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"I am confident I will continue to lead this team on and off the court. Let the hunt for six begin."

Uhhm. OK. Lead them in what? Being the lowest paid starter on the team?

While this may not be the most lucrative contract I've been offered this offseason, it is the most valuable.

Is the vet minimum offer from Miami more lucrative than the $2.5 million offer from the Lakers? Oh well, what is a little white lie.

finnegan wrote:

"I am confident I will continue to lead this team on and off the court. Let the hunt for six begin."

Uhhm. OK. Lead them in what? Being the lowest paid starter on the team?

While this may not be the most lucrative contract I've been offered this offseason, it is the most valuable.

Is the vet minimum offer from Miami more lucrative than the $2.5 million offer from the Lakers? Oh well, what is a little white lie.

You're making the assumption that he only got offered a deal from the Heat and Lakers. I think there are more than two teams in the NBA who would love his leadership.

Get over it.

Sloanfeld wrote:Get over it.

Says the man with the Fisher Lied girls in his sig

I've stated many times my position on the whole thing, that I don't think he lied.

Sloanfeld wrote:I've stated many times my position on the whole thing, that I don't think he lied.

I figured as much.. it just looked funny.

Claiming he lied was a bit of a stretch; trying to find something to criticize about him returning to LA this offseason is a massive reach.

Lock this **** please.

DevilsAdv wrote:You're making the assumption that he only got offered a deal from the Heat and Lakers. I think there are more than two teams in the NBA who would love his leadership.

I'll admit I'm bitter, and it was probably to the Jazz's benefit that Fisher left (i.e. Wesley Mathews PT).

However; I'll respond to your two points:

1) The market is pretty open now days. If another team had made Fisher a more lucrative offer than than the Lakers, then I beleive it would have made the news. The fact that Fisher always has to set himself up to look like a great guy, just seems really pretentious to me. (i.e., 1) leaving the Jazz to join the Laker for his daughter, and 2) signing with the Lakers because it was his highest offer but stating otherwise),

2) It always stuns me when a player from their unsolicited comittee of one, declares themselves as the team leader. My question was somewhat serious. Leader of what??? On the court he is not anywhere as good as Kobe, Bynum, Gasol, or Odom, and no one looks to him to be a major contributor on the floor. Off the court, there are a few dents in the armor. So what is it he is leading.

Of course this was a waste of both our time (my writing and your reading), as Fisher is not a terrible person, but he is not the greatest guy in the world either.

I have been a major Fisher hater since he left, but I actually respect him for sticking with the Lakers on this one. He wasn't wooed to the Heat like a childish school-girl batting eyes at "the king". When all is said and done, Fisher will have more of a legacy than Lebron in my eyes. Bron bron basically sold his soul to the devil, as far as I'm concerned.

And you can't deny that the dude stepped up big time in the playoffs this year. I have no doubt he's a big part of the leadership of that team. I think everything he said above was classy and professional.

HammerDunk wrote:I have been a major Fisher hater since he left, but I actually respect him for sticking with the Lakers on this one. He wasn't wooed to the Heat like a childish school-girl batting eyes at "the king". When all is said and done, Fisher will have more of a legacy than Lebron in my eyes. Bron bron basically sold his soul to the devil, as far as I'm concerned.

That sentiment towards LeBron seems to be more common than I expected.

However; I feel that it was more of a matter of LeBron not playing his cards very well.

1) It was foolish to go down the route of "the decision." It's like breaking up with a girl and making her look stupid on National television. Wasn't he concerned at all about the feelings of the Clevelan fans?
2) Wade and Bosh were well coached and I think their advisors played LeBron pretty well.
a. Bosh saying that he preferred NOT to play in Cleveland.
b. Wade acting sincerely interested in Chicago.
c. Then BOOM Wade and Bosh annoucing the day before "the decision" their intention to sign with Miami.

What was LeBron going to do? Go back to Cleveland and get knocked out of the playoffs by Miami. After making such a big deal about "the decision", I think that LeBron had to go the direction that he did. However, I think he was more like a foolish teenager, than a scheme-ing manipulator.

HappyProle wrote:And you can't deny that the dude stepped up big time in the playoffs this year. I have no doubt he's a big part of the leadership of that team. I think everything he said above was classy and professional.

Yeah I think that in game 5 (if I remember correctly) he was a difference maker at the end of the game. I just think he is phony and pretentious, and that he is kinda like Kevin McHale where the truth is irrelevant in their mind depending on the situation.

That being said, throwing down the gauntlet is kind of interesting (the championship 6 comment). If you think about it, is Miami really going to blow away the Lakers. My geuss is that Miami is really going to struggle with Gasol and Bynum, and that Miami doesn't have anymore money to reasonably fill that hole.

Nonetheless, Lebron will never have the legend the likes of Jordan, Magic, Bird, Kobe (I know, I know, but it's true), and plenty of other superstars that played for teams their whole lives and were able to make it to the top. There is just something extraordinary about a player that stays with one team his whole life and is able to be the best in their sport at the same time.

I agree that Fisher's modesty rings false. With regard to how he left, it was probably bull, but in that situation, a father deserves the benefit of the doubt, so it always irks me to see the "Fisher Lied" signage.

Fisher sucks.

Fisher stays with the Team that drafted him and shows that LA is really his home. I respect that.

DWill_daShizzle wrote:Fisher sucks.

so does ur mom

detroitboy416 wrote:

DWill_daShizzle wrote:Fisher sucks.

so does ur mom

Lucky your mom does, too....how else would the bread get on your table in the city plagued with the failed auto industry?

DWill_daShizzle wrote:

detroitboy416 wrote:

DWill_daShizzle wrote:Fisher sucks.

so does ur mom

Lucky your mom does, too....how else would the bread get on your table in the city plagued with the failed auto industry?