Mavs Sign Fish

[Pugz]

Derek Fisher will sign with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.

Rick Carlisle announced the move following the Mavericks loss on Wednesday to the Bulls.

 

[buzzy]

k.

 

[Mr.Baller]

I haven't been watching them this year but Collinson and Beaubois aren't getting the job done ? Well Fisher isn't going to be a game changer for them ....

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Collison was just benched and Roddy isn't doing anything.

I'm not surprised, I predicted this.

 

[ZigZag]

Mavs sign everyone, not hard to predict

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Fromrobasketballtalk

Mavs Carlisle thinking of starting Fisher, benching Collison


Texas was not one of the states that passed legalized marijuana. Right?

Because I’m generally a pretty big Rick Carlisle fan, I think he makes smart decisions as a coach. And I get he is frustrated with Darren Collison and his play, particularly on defense. And Collison is battling a finger injury. Collison was benched on Wednesday in favor of Dominique Jones. (Although, I’m not sure what Carlisle was expecting — this year’s Collison is pretty much the usual Collison. There was a reason George Hill took his job in Indiana.)

But Carlisle said he would prefer to start just-signed Derek Fisher — who at age 38 hasn’t put up numbers close to Collison’s in years — over Collison, reports the Dallas Morning News.

“I loved the way (Collison) played in Philly (off the bench),” said Carlisle, who announced the Fisher news after the Mavericks’ 101-78 blowout loss to Chicago on Wednesday night. “I think that’s a great role for him right now. I think Fisher can help us as a starter. This is a great opportunity for Darren to develop into a true starting point guard in this league.

“I really like Darren Collison as a player, and I like him even better as a person. But putting him in a position to be the starter on this team right now isn’t fair to him. With Derek coming in, it’s a great opportunity for Darren to learn from one of the greatest winners in the history of the game.”

Derek Fisher has five rings, he has a presence in the locker room, he is fearless in big moments… but the game has passed him by.

In total last season (between both the Lakers and Thunder) Fisher averaged 5.6 points a game on 5.5 shots a game, shooting 37.1 percent overall and 31.2 percent from three. Fisher had a PER 8 last season, which is way below the league average. In fact he hasn’t had a PER near the league average since 2006 and has never posted a season PER better than Collison’s 15.6 this season. Fisher is not a traditional point guard, he didn’t have to be in Phil Jackson’s triangle, but in Dallas he’s going to be asked to do things that are not his strengths. Plus he is a worse defender than Collison.

Look at it this way — the Lakers let him go last season. And Kobe Bryant loves having him around.

But go ahead and start him because he’s a winner, Carlisle. That should really solve your problems.

 

[elcheato]

lol

 

[Mexi]

past few years they've been signing everyone

2012: Azubuike, OJ, Brand, Kaman, Delonte, Curry, Ely, CDR, Troy Murphy, Fish
2011: Brandon Wright, Sean Williams, Peja, Pavlovic

some of them waived, but you see what im saying

 

[Pugz]

yea they sign bums hoping they turn out good.

 

[Rios15]

That team is just old . I think their best bet is trying to rebuild the team very soon before they cannot rebuild anymore. Sucks that Dirk is there and still wants to play for a few more years because that makes them feel like they need to compete for a ring just for Dirk.

 

[ZigZag]

Gotta talk to Dirk and give him an opportunity to leave for greener pastures, kind of like the Steve Nash situation this year.

 

[RipCity32]

I honestly thought he still played for the Thunder.
:kobe: