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Cuban Criticizes Derek Fisher

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by SacTown, Mar 18, 2013.

  1. SacTown

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    CUBAN DELIVERS FINAL SHOT AT FISHER

    DALLAS – The Derek Fisher-Dallas Mavericks saga had one last loud go-round Sunday, as the point guard who played nine games for Dallas between Thanksgiving and Christmas was lustily booed when he checked in late in the first quarter.

    Mavs owner Mark Cuban led the chorus.

    “I’ll just boo him like hopefully everybody else,” Cuban said prior to the Mavs taking on Fisher’s new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

    Fisher signed with the Thunder in late February, about two months after asking the Mavs to release him from his contract. Fisher said in a statement at the time that he wanted to return to his family in Los Angeles. Fisher, 38, immediately took over as the starting point guard for Darren Collison and averaged 8.4 ppg and 3.4 apg. The Mavs, who have had trouble finishing games all season, were 5-4 with Fisher.

    After the 17-year veteran signed with title-contending Thunder, the team he joined late last season, as well, Cuban reacted with sarcasm. He said that Fisher’s kids had time to grow up during the eight weeks between leaving the Mavs and joining the Thunder, and Cuban joked that it’s easier to fly in and out of Oklahoma City than Dallas.

    On Sunday, Cuban said that Fisher repeatedly made pitches to him and asked for advice before signing with the Mavs. Cuban said he “took the bait.”
    “With his history, I shouldn’t have been surprised with what happened,” Cuban said. “I tried to offer him some help. I thought I offered him some positive encouragement and advice, and then we signed him. I expected a different turnout than what happened.”

    After the 2007 playoffs with the Utah Jazz, Fisher asked out of his contract to better deal with his infant daughter’s battle with eye cancer. He later signed a three-year contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. Last season, after being dealt from the Lakers to the Houston Rockets, he had his contract bought out and joined the Thunder, who lost to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

    After Sunday’s shootaround, Fisher said he holds no hard feelings toward Cuban. He hopes Cuban will eventually feel the same.

    “I love Mark and I have a tremendous amount of respect for what he’s done and does in terms of this team,” Fisher told The Dallas Morning News. “There’s no question about how passionate he is for his team. If it was my team and I wanted to win, I would want as many players that I felt like could help me.
    “I take [Cuban's criticism] more as a positive thing than a negative. He saw some value I provided and would like to still have me here. But as far as long-term for me, I don’t have any issues with Mark, and hopefully one day, we’ll be able to get past this and have much more things to enjoy and laugh about than the short few weeks here.”

    Fisher might be waiting a while.

    “It’s not so much what he did,” Cuban said. “It’s how he did it.”

    http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/03/17/cuban-delivers-final-shot-at-fisher/?ls=iref:nbahpts
     
  2. smr6

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    Saying what we all already knew. I'm glad Fisher never played a game in a Rocket's uniform.
     
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    It takes someone pretty special to get Houston, Dallas, and Utah fans to all agree on something.
     
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    I was gonna post this yesterday but I was like "eh, its Derek fisher, who gives a ****?"
     
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    You got that right.
     
  6. clippy

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    Fisher has always been incredibly slimy, but well-spoken, sort of like a criminal defense lawyer. A less intelligent person would never have been able to get away with what he did in Utah without more public criticism (and, indeed, Fisher was actually praised for that by most of the media outlets!) He essentially used a sick kid to put his career in a better situation-- which is as low as it gets (for those unaware of the facts, Salt Lake City has one of the best modern eye care institutes in the nation, his daughter was receiving more treatment in NYC, but he relocated to LA due to "medical reasons").

    Ultimately, though, these teams were better off by having Fisher leave on such disgraceful terms because he's probably the worst player in the NBA and has been for some time. He brings nothing to the table except possibly instructing players on how to flop and manipulate the refs. The guy has been done for about four years.
     
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    As a player I would be a little worried that Fisher is the union's president. This stuff raises some credibility issues.
     
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    Plus he's at a point in his career where he should probably retire. He's under 5 ppg for the Thunder and is obviously going to continue to take flak for all of this. It's not like he's going to garner a starting role for their offense anytime in the near future barring an injury. Just retire already.
     
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    LOL Cuban butt-hurt getting trumped by Fisher.
    I wonder how his insider trading lawsuit is going.
     
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    He's got one or two years left. If his body is able to handle it, who are we to tell him when to retire? I would play him off the bench because his starting days are over. He's a seasoned veteran and could still knock shots where it counts.
     
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    Fisher cheats on and off the court.
     
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    The one with the lied shirt is sexy in a weird boner inducing manner
     
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    He took a huge paycut to move his family back to LA when the Jazz made the W Conference Finals and the Lakers were seeded lower and looked like trash. I don't see how that's a career move. And someone you love gets a rare disease, you don't hop to the nearest clinic, you chase a specialist you trust, especially if you have money.

    The guy is an initiator pg who could never penetrate or make plays but he's clutch, he's willing to bang against bigger guys, he's a powerful locker room presence and when he was on the Lakers he ran the triangle to perfection. You guys underestimate what he brings to a team

    nice Lakers are Gay hat
     
  15. Patience

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    Classy Utah fans as always :rolleyes:
     
  16. Jontro

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    Fisher needs to get fined every time he steps on the court, just because he's Fisher.
     
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    Derek Fisher is a piece of crap.
     
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    That's all well and good, except for the fact that his daughter was actually treated in New York.
     
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    And that doctor referred him to another specialist at Children's Hospital LA
     

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