I watched the Dodgers advance to the World Series last night and didn’t watch any of the Rockets-Lakers game live. When I did see the ‘fight’ on ESPN it made me laugh. The whole thing starts because Brandon Ingram is upset about being called for fouling Harden. What a joke. It made me think of this play by Derek Fisher back when he was a key part of those Kobe Laker championship teams. I just love this play. This is in large part what the Thunder need—that being someone who will standup and lead the team to do things the right way.
This was a hockey play is what this was by Fisher. He was just basically saying with his elbow to Luis Scola,” Please shut the fuck up you’re playing the world Champion LA Lakers and quit bothering my teammates.” Westbrook needs someone like Fisher on the roster right now. Presti needs someone on the team like Derek Fisher in his prime. Felton is the closest thing, but Felton hasn’t shown me that edge I need to see. Way too many young guys with that Brandon Ingram look about them on this Thunder squad. Presti needs to package a deal and send a couple of these youngsters like Ferguson and perhaps maybe Schroeder in exchange for a real player in the present tense of like ‘NOW’. Leadership manifests itself in many different ways on a ball club. But the Thunder could clearly use a Derek Fisher type right now since Nick is no longer playing.
OKC has no edge other than Westbrook. They play like a bunch of white choirboys without Westbrook. Steven is an author, not a brawler. He’d rather smell Pop’s hair than fight one of his players. It’s not even watchable. You know who I would like in this role…Marcus Smart. When the Thunder don’t re-up Andre on his current deal they should pursue Marcus Smart as our Derek Fisher type. Presti loves Smart. He was all over him when Smart was at O State. Trust me…my sources were clear on this. Boston is going to need to shed payroll. Maybe something to consider or think about. Smart is an intangible guy to the core.
Great interview.