I already knew the utah jazz fans were morons and know nothing about basketball. It's obvious every time they boo the good calls against them, and cheer for the bad calls against everyone else, but tonight i see how low class they truly are. I was watching the jazz and lakers, and every time derek fisher got the ball they would boo him for leaving for LA. The problem is he didn't leave b/c he wanted to,the left b/c LA has the best medical situation for his daughter and she has eye cancer!!! How *@*@ing pathetic can you be when you treat someone like that for trying to save one of his family members? They are by FAR the lowest class and worst fans in the NBA! That's just horrible
I couldn't hear any comments from the analysts, but i hope to God they said something. It's sickening, the man loves his daughter and they boo him....
Fish played very bad last year. He was the Jazz equivalent of Rafer in the eyes of the fans, who repeatedly ripped Sloan for playing him over Ronnie Brewer. Judging by Brewer so far this season, I imagine the Jazz and their fans are glad Fisher is gone. Just trying to give another perspective. Not really trying to defend Jazz fans, who I also dislike.
Except Fisher's story is bull****. It was always bull**** and Jazz fans know it's bull****. Salt Lake City has one of the best children's hospital in the nation that can provide the care Fisher wanted and they also have one of the best cancer institutes in the country (used by Don Nelson, George Karl and his son). Fisher could have stayed in Utah and received the care his daughter needed. Instead, he lied about it and bolted for LA. Retinoblastoma is treated 9 to 10 times a year at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City and was easily accessible to Fisher had he wanted to stay in Utah. But he didn't want to stay with the Jazz, which was known, and essentially blamed his daughter's condition on why he wanted to leave. The fact the Jazz let him out of his contract for basically a poor excuse has pissed off Jazz fans. It doesn't help he also left Utah to play for the Lakers -- probably the most hated team in Utah.
didnt see that, but it is certainly deplorable. their organization acted first-class to forgo one of their best defenders, ball handlers and leaders in the interest of matters that go beyond basketball. the fans are just ignorant. utah is the smallest market, these people are so used to not being represented on the national sports scene that the jazz receive all that pent up energy from the fans. trouble is that their nba scope generally doesn't extend outside salt lake city, and many may not even understand the situation around fisher. the organization i respect. their fans are some of the most ignorant in the league. but i sure wish that toyota center sounded like energy solutions arena.
Sean Reynolds, if what you say is true and that hospital in Utah is so good, why did Fisher fly elsewhere during the playoffs while his daughter was treated?
this is a very insensitive view point. even if you what you say is true, about the facility in salt lake, doesn't fisher have the prerogative to seek the BEST medical care for his seriously ill daughter? just because there is a way to play for the jazz and get some treatment, doesn't mean that he has to stay because it helps his daughter. the sick child is his first priority, the team the second. he chose LA because of the medical treatment, and i refuse to believe otherwise. also, comparing him to rafer is somewhat flawed. i'd much rather have fisher and i'm sure most here would also.
If PCMC wasn't constantly ranked as one of the best children's hospitals in the nation, I would agree with you. But that isn't the case, as it's constantly ranked as one of the best. He chose LA because he wanted to go back and play for the Lakers. It had nothing to do with his daughter. Salt Lake could have the #1 Retinoblastoma treating center in America and he would have still left.
Are you certain about that? http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680196315,00.html I think it's just Jazzhole fans being Jazzhole fans.
SeanReynolds: I think the jazz boards are looking for a new member to help support their "Kill Fisher" movement, why are you here? It was his choice where he wanted to go for the treatment, that's no reason to boo him.... How the hell can you defend that?
I was comparing the feelings of Jazz fans about Fisher last season to the feelings of Rockets about Rafer, which were almost identical. Sloan was roasted as a stubborn old, out of touch hardhead just like JVG and Brewer had a huge groundswell supporting him sort of similar to V-Span here. Few would argue that Fisher isn't a better player than Rafer, which wasn't the point.
Why am I here? Why do you care? Hell, I've been posting on these boards for a long time. You know, there was nothing that said ROCKET FANS ONLY when I signed up.
That link suggests that he could have still received treatment for the cancer, does it not? He made the choice, anyone that lived in Utah during the season knew Fisher was unhappy here. He wanted to play for the Lakers and used his daughter for that reason to move the entire family to LA.
As someone who has not posted that many times, I can say that you have not been posting here a long time either. You may be a long time member, but you haven't been posting that much in comparison to some. you can do whatever you want, but stop spouting off bad language about a man who helped out his daughter. it's not like he left the jazz for the spurs, mavs or suns. he left for a team that will barely make the playoffs....i don't care what you think you know, LA obviously has better care for his needs
To me it says that choosing a particular path for treatment is based on many factors. The option that he deemed gave his daughter the best chance for survival is not available in SLC. He could have chosen a different option, but he didn't. Is that a reason to boo him? Because he wants to do what he and his family doctor feel is the best for his daughter?
