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Let's rehash the Derrick Fisher controversy

Darkwing Duck said:
1. That's a definite lie. https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=6283486&itype=NGPSID&keyword=&qtype= Fisher NEVER said he was done playing basketball for good.

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=6285059&itype=NGPSID

"This is what I have to do to go forward and manage her care," he said. "I have no plans to retire from basketball, but her care is what we have to consider first and foremost, and we'll go down the line in terms of steps we need to take care of in that arena first."

2. Again. False. You are lying. https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=6287603&itype=NGPSID



I remember reading somewhere the cities that were in that handful. Can't find it yet. LA was, of course, one of them. Off hand, I think Seattle was another one. New York was only for chemotherapy. It was the after care that opened a few extra cities up.
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Did you actually hear the press conference for your self? Ya he left the door open that he would play again, and he left the door open for treatment centers elsewhere besides New York. But his tone was much different. Anyone listening to that press conference would have gotten the message that he was to go to New York and put his career on hold indefinitely. He signed with the Lakers way too soon for any of that to change that soon.
 
BluesRocker said:
Did you actually hear the press conference for your self? Ya he left the door open that he would play again, and he left the door open for treatment centers elsewhere besides New York. But his tone was much different. Anyone listening to that press conference would have gotten the message that he was to go to New York and put his career on hold indefinitely. He signed with the Lakers way too soon for any of that to change that soon.
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The timing of the signing was the only issue. His tone was that he didn't think anyone would want to sign him. Kupchak called him immediately. Fisher obviously didn't contemplate the implication of signing so quickly with the most hated team in Utah. I think his seeming obliviousness to why Jazz fans would be upset at his quick signing with the Lakers is the most concerning thing.
 
You mormons talk all about family but i guess if you aint mormon you dont matter right? LA has better medical hospitals then salt lake city. Get over it.Geez
 
And to be exact. It wasn't even 3 weeks later that he signed with the Lakers. It was 17 days. All the while his girl was getting treatment in New York. What? He couldnt play in Utah and get the treatment in New York. I say again. Utah is closer to New York than L.A.
 
BluesRocker said:
And to be exact. It wasn't even 3 weeks later that he signed with the Lakers. It was 17 days. All the while his girl was getting treatment in New York. What? He couldnt play in Utah and get the treatment in New York. I say again. Utah is closer to New York than L.A.
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His girl was getting chemotherapy in New York. His girl was getting after care in Los Angeles.
 
If it wasn't about getting out of Utah to go play in L.A., and he was so worried about being with his daughter, then he should have sat out at least a year. Or waited til months later to sign with a new team. To me, it wasn't so much about the fact he signed with the Lakers. It was that he signed with any team so soon. If he plays on any team that year. It would mean that he would be doing a lot of traveling. And he wasn't sincere with his doubts on his return. 17 days! That's it! That's all it took for him to decide that it was cool to continue traveling around the states and playing ball while his child was deathly ill.

I challenge you to find the audio from that press conference. You might see things differently
 
BluesRocker said:
If it wasn't about getting out of Utah to go play in L.A., and he was so worried about being with his daughter, then he should have sat out at least a year. Or waited til months later to sign with a new team. To me, it wasn't so much about the fact he signed with the Lakers. It was that he signed with any team so soon. If he plays on any team that year. It would mean that he would be doing a lot of traveling. And he wasn't sincere with his doubts on his return. 17 days! That's it! That's all it took for him to decide that it was cool to continue traveling around the states and playing ball while his child was deathly ill.

I challenge you to find the audio from that press conference. You might see things differently
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Like I said, the timing is the biggest issue. One did expect him to sit out a year.

But he ended up in a city where more than half his games were in a city where he had care for his daughter, instead of 3 or 4.
 
In fact. 17 days was the time difference between release and signing. I'm sure L.A. didn't approach him on the 17th day and say hey we have an offer, and that's when he made his mind up. He knew long before he signed with L.A. where and what his plans were.
 
The Thriller said:
Lets talk about the most important issue, is LIED still available?

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FYI: she's married.
 
BluesRocker said:
In fact. 17 days was the time difference between release and signing. I'm sure L.A. didn't approach him on the 17th day and say hey we have an offer, and that's when he made his mind up. He knew long before he signed with L.A. where and what his plans were.
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Like I said, I'm 100% certain Kupchak contacted him immediately. Fisher was released during the moratorium period where no one could sign. I'm sure they started negotiating soon afterward. I'm also pretty sure Fisher's first choice would have been L.A., so he jumped. Upsetting for Jazz fans, but not egregious.
 
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