Welcome to my blog everyone! Thought I would create a blog to share my opinion on certain topics. If you want updates on my life (as I'm sure EVERYONE does, right), my wife Jodi's blog is probably a better place to get them. I wanted to talk about things that I want to talk about. Kinda like a journal....pretty cool.
So unfortunately my first topic comes at 3:30 a.m because I can't sleep...I think I'm getting a little sick. So while I've been up, I've looked at some of my friends' facebook statuses. One of my mission companions posts talks about Derek Fisher...he's a Jazz fan. Sorry Jazz fans, you're a little biased when it comes to Fisher but I want to hear your opinions on this matter. It's sad that my first post is about a Laker...I hate the Lakers...but I don't understand where Jazz fans are coming from. Here's my question:
Jazz fans, why do you hate Derek Fisher?
Really though, why do you hate him? Fisher played in California for 10 years, Utah 1 year. How do you get upset because he's going back to the place that he's spent just about all of his career at? He's not a Jazz player at heart, he's a Laker player at heart. And I hate the Lakers! (just making sure you know that I'm on your side of that issue) But how can you blame someone for wanting to go back to the place that they've played most of their life?
To help put this in perspective, let's switch it. Let's say Stockton, towards the very end of his career, got traded to the Pistons. He was there one year, and decided to come back to Utah to finish out his career. Would Piston fans be right in HATING him? He was only there ONE year! He's a Jazz guy! He's got family, friends, and business partners here. He knows the city, he feels at home here, his kids probably love it (one plays ball at Westminster) here. How can Detroit fans hate him for coming back after only 1 year with their organization?
If you haven't noticed by the pic, I'm a Cavs fan. Last year, we got Ben Wallace. Actually 2 years ago. So he played with the Cavs for 2 years before he got traded. He started his career out with Washington (3 years), then went to Orlando for a year (any Magic fans hate Ben Wallace?), then to Detroit for 6 years where he won a championship and anchored their defense, then to Chicago for 2 years (unfortunately for him), then to Cleveland for 2, got traded to Phoenix and then released shortly after and now he's back with Detroit. Little different circumstances, but I don't know of any Cavs fans who hate Ben Wallace. Yea he didn't ask to be traded, but he was going to retire had he not been traded. Even if he retired from the Cavs and went to Detroit we wouldn't hate him. And Cleveland is a very hateful city!! Just ask a Cav fan about Carlos Boozer.
So if this isn't enough, I watched the actual press conference where Fisher announces he's going to join the Lakers. First off, he thanks the Jazz a million times. He's a pretty classy guy off the court...on the court is another story. But I hear a lot of "well, Derek Fisher lied!! He's a liar!! He said he wanted to go to LA to use their doctors but he still uses his doctor in NY!!" Calm down, Jazz fans. He said in his press conference not once but twice that he is still using his doctor in NY as his treating physicain until his child is fully transitioned to the facilities in LA. His doctor in NY gave him a list of places that had adequate facilities where he could take his kid to in order to treat them.
He didn't say, "I'll be using the doctors here in LA and that's it." He clearly explained why he was going to California and that he would keep his treating physician in NY. So someone please explain to me where he lied or "gave up his integrity" by signing with the Lakers.
Everyone outside of Utah, even fans of teams who hate both Utah and the Lakers, really bag on Jazz fans for this. So I leave it to you, D-Will-ites (guess that doesn't really work). Why the hate on Derek Fisher?
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