Who's your favorite Laker bench player of all time? Becoming a fan in 99, I'd have to say it's a tossup between Brian Shaw, Robert Horry, and Derek Fisher (I know Horry and Fish started some seasons for the Lakers but for the majority of time they were backups). Shaw was just generally a nice guy, he knew his role and didn't try to do more than he could, and he is one of the smartest basketball minds in the league. Horry was Horry, he was money when they really needed him (sans 2003) and was always perceived as a down to earth, calm kind of guy. Derek Fisher was one of the classiest players to ever put on a Lakers jersey, his performance in the 2001 playoffs was unheard of for a player like him, and he hustled his heart out every game.
Pretty much the entire bench they had in the 1999-2000 season. They had so many great veterans that stepped up whenever needed. Ron Harper, Glen Rice, John Sally, AC Green, Thats my favorite lakers team of all the Shaq and Kobe Laker squads. Second place is the 1997 team.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dagameplayer @ Jun 4 2006, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Pretty much the entire bench they had in the 1999-2000 season. They had so many great veterans that stepped up whenever needed. Ron Harper, Glen Rice, John Sally, AC Green, Thats my favorite lakers team of all the Shaq and Kobe Laker squads.</div>Yeah, I forgot about some of those guys. They had heart, class, and a lot of intelligence. It also didn't hurt their popularity that that team went 67-15.
horry and glen rice WERE starterswe are talkin about the bench players rightwell idk id say turiaf from this yearand from years past Kurt Rhambis and Mychal thomson
I still haven't forgiven Horry for pulling that choke job in 2003, wasn't he like 2-38 from 3 land in that series? and then his shot rimmed out against the spurs
Everyone misses shot, give him a break and praise him for what he had done, like the big shot against Sacremento. Praise D-fish for the big shot against San Antonio.
Could've... But I doubt it, that was the team's worst year of all-time in the Shaq/Kobe era. And that Dallas team was better and tougher than the LA team.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AirBlaze @ Jun 4 2006, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Could've... But I doubt it, that was the team's worst year of all-time in the Shaq/Kobe era. And that Dallas team was better and tougher than the LA team.</div>The Lakers of 2003 would have absolutely recked that Dallas team, it would be one of the most one sided conference finals in history.
Big Shot Bob no doubt. Rick Fox for my mom though, ahaha.Nowadays it's always entertaining to see that little two way game B cook has with Kobe. And I just like his cocky gum chewing personality.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kobeaki @ Jun 24 2006, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>hmm....rodman,been a lot of good guys that have gone through the team</div>He was with the team for like 30 games.
hence the tone of my post, its hard to say there have been alot of role/bench guys i have liked over the years, chuck nevin anyone? just kidding.
