Derek Fisher contemplating a comeback makes about as much sense as me (a 62 year old man) contemplating trying out for the NBA. The guy wasn't even that good in his prime. At least he has kept his ego in fighting trim......
I lost the little bit of respect I had for Derek Fisher when he used his daughters' eye problem to get out of playing for Utah to go back to the Lakers, and I think he did it again after that. He's one of the biggest pieces of shit in the nba and I want the Blazers to have nothing to do with him.
Yep, Fisher was the ultimate coat tail rider. He used his daughter's eye condition to void his contract with UTA and return to the Lakers supposedly so his daughter could get better medical care and he could ride Kobe's coat tails for two more rings. Then he forced his way out of DAL because he wanted to spend more time with his family, and then signed with OKC two months later when it looked like they had a shot at a championship run. Mark Cuban's tweets were dripping with sarcasm: "His kids are older," Cuban said last week. "It's easier to fly in and out of Oklahoma City than Dallas. I understand that. It's a decision a parent has to make. Every parent has difficult decisions to make." Moments later, Cuban added: "A lot can happen in 65 days." BNM
Hopefully the Kings sign him to a 10 day contract so Matt Barnes can send him off into the sunset. Literally.
Yep, good memory. He coached 16 games (5-11 record) in 93-94 and then came back and played 32 games in 95-96. He was 36 at the time and hadn't played professionally since the end of the 90-91 season. And, he was still way better then (PER = 21.1) than Fisher was in his prime (career best PER = 14.8). Fisher is now 42. BNM
I thought so. I remember it being fairly quick and then he came back beefed up and had altered his game a bit.
Lenny Wilkens almost qualifies. He was a player/coach with Seattle for three seasons from 69-70 through 71-72. Got traded to Cleveland, as a player (made the all start game), and fired as a coach prior to the 72-73 season. He played in Cleveland for two seasons and then was sold to the Blazers where he served as player coach for the 74-75 season, after which he retired as a player and became a full time coach. So, his career progression was player -> player/coach -> player -> player/coach -> coach without any gaps in between. Player/coaches were pretty common back in the 1950s and 1960s. Bill Russel was the most successful example and the only player coach to win an NBA championship. He actually won two (1968 and 1969) and was an all star as a player in both of those seasons as well. BNM
That was the only person I had really thought of, but I was trying to avoid player/coach situations. Just someone who played, then coached, then came back to play. Magic might be the only guy.
...they failed at that too! This looks like he is going thru drills trying to teach 3rd graders how to play basketball for the first time. He'd be much better off attempting this comeback overseas in some obscure country.
13.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 3.0 apg with a barely above average PER of 15.6 is otherworldly? Yeah, he got hot from 3-point range during the playoffs, so we can probably agree those two months were the "prime" of his 18 year career. BNM