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Kupchak said he anticipates that Derek Fisher will remain the starter, adding that there are "a lot of minutes" for Blake
Kupchack reiterated Fish is expected to start. Blake said he admires Fish: "I've always looked up to him. He's a winner."
96 Til Infiniti wrote:Blake will get his PT and opportunities, he just needs to stay ready. I expect him to become a leader for the bench this season along with LO.
Edrees wrote:What about Kobe? Is he starter too?
As long as Blake gets at least 25 MPG I don't give a rats ass who starts. In fact, I'd prefer that he get about 28 minutes and Fisher about 20. About the only thing that could possibly make our bench worse is if Fisher were leading the charge, so it's probably best that we hide his lack of on-court production by putting him with the starting unit.
brandonkb8 wrote:As long as Blake gets at least 25 MPG I don't give a rats ass who starts. In fact, I'd prefer that he get about 28 minutes and Fisher about 20. About the only thing that could possibly make our bench worse is if Fisher were leading the charge, so it's probably best that we hide his lack of on-court production by putting him with the starting unit.
Where does all this hatred for Derek come from? Geezuz wheres the loyalty.
joe.linnen wrote:I want us to add something else to that bench. Odom and Blake is a nice start, I love Walton too, but I want something more. I'll take Kurt Thomas and another wing to back up Bryant.
LA Bench
SF:Walton
PF:Odom
C:Thomas
SG:I have the utmost confidence in Sasha Vujacic being a solid player
PG:Blake
semi-sentient wrote:As long as Blake gets at least 25 MPG I don't give a rats ass who starts. In fact, I'd prefer that he get about 28 minutes and Fisher about 20. About the only thing that could possibly make our bench worse is if Fisher were leading the charge, so it's probably best that we hide his lack of on-court production by putting him with the starting unit.
As long as Blake gets at least 25 MPG I don't give a rats ass who starts. In fact, I'd prefer that he get about 28 minutes and Fisher about 20. About the only thing that could possibly make our bench worse is if Fisher were leading the charge, so it's probably best that we hide his lack of on-court production by putting him with the starting unit.
brandonkb8: Where does all this hatred for Derek come from? Geezuz wheres the loyalty.
Hatred?
What do we need to do? Suck his dick?
Look, I'm glad he's back. We all are. He's a valuable locker room presence and he's a guy that comes through for us in pressure situations, BUT, he's still one of the worst starting PG's in the league. His defense, outside shooting, and decision-making all suck at this stage of his career, so I don't see why in the world it's a bad thing that Blake get the bulk of the minutes.
It's not hatred to point out he was one of the worst starting point guards in the league last year, if not the worst. That's pretty much fact.
ChampagnePapa wrote:I still don't understand why people rip on Fisher. That's like saying Shaq is not what he used to be. Obvious people. The guy is smart on the floor, rarely takes an ill advised shot, willing to make the pass and accept his role as a facilitator and ball mover with a few scoring opps sprinkled in. His D has been largely overblown. He draws charges with the best of them. With that alone he is forcing plenty of turnovers. "he can't guard fast PGs"...really? Because everyone else in the league is just shutting down Deron, Paul, Westbrook and Rondo, right? That's like calling Kobe finished because Durant got the best of him at the end of game situation vs. OKC. A mismatch is exactly that, a mismatch, it doesnt always mean the player is trash.
I am not saying the guy is an All Star, but when options 1-4 read Kobe, Pau, Bynum, Artest, the man is not going to put up numbers. So all these posts I keep reading talk about "he's a great presence and does the little things but doesnt do much on the court" is really being look at the wrong way, there's a reason why the guy is not putting up crazy numbers and I don't think anyone expected him to when the Lakers signed him. At 3 million + a year in this NBA market...I'll take it. When the position is expected to get about 4-5 shots a game, its not a big deal who is in that spot, but I am sure glad it will be Derek Fisher and not some Smush Parker experiment.,