peternorth
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- May 6, 2005
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- #51
Just on Fish - I am clearly biased by 0.04. (which I will go to my grave thinking wasn't legit - but them's the breaks).
But I reckon a big part of it for it for people is about how he left the Jazz to return to the Lakers just in time to win 2 more titles. Obviously there's nothing you can blame him for in that situation - sick daughter, asked out a contract to spend more time with her, be closer to specialist care etc... but then signs a contract shortly afterwards with a Lakers team that was ready to make a run at the title. Just the timing and team he joined was just a bit ah - 'fishy'. (just noting as well, that reportedly, his daughters initial specialist treatment was in New York).
As I said, you can't blame him for making any decision at that point, you just feel sorry the Jazz with how that all played out, particularly after Fisher was an important part of their playoff run that year.
i welcome your honesty mate.
at the time, the vitriol spewed at him was disgusting, mean, something alan jones would be proud of. certainly bigfooty had some posters who attacked him and his situation (not to the level of the jazz fans). i wasnt mod at the time, but it couldve been handled better. alas time passed and we all move on, and we're all mates.