King Lennie, you just don't seem to understand. Nobody is directly comparing Fisher to LeBron because of you had read my previous posts, you would know that I have already said LeBron is the better player in general. The little thing you quoted me on, I stand by. You're making it seem as if Fisher was just a guy standing in the court while The Lakers where doing their thing in the finals, while he clearly wasn't. He played an important role in the series. No, maybe not as big as Kobe's, Gasol's or Artest's in Game 7, but he was damn sure important, and I am completely sure the Lakers wouldn't have done it without him, maybe they wouldn't miss his overall in game, but his presence. Damn, see how good the lakers did with Smush Parker and Chucky Atkins as their PGs.
As for Enzo, yeah, I believe Fisher will one day go into the Hall of Fame. Maybe the balloters will get him in out of his accomplishments alone, or maybe politics will come into play and they'll do some kind of combo with Kobe Bryant, but for whatever reason, Fisher will enter the HOF.
Secondly, comparing him with Robert Horry. I didn't mean buzzer beaters when I'm talking about Fisher's big shots. He has a thing for hitting 3 pointers in the right time, not buzzer beaters, but lacking 1 minute, a minute and half and his shot usually serves as the gateway for Laker's comeback. Or he'll make the shot that cools down the other team. Besides, comparing Horry with Fisher is just silly. Horry might have hit more buzzer beaters, but like I said, that was not what I was talking about, besides Fisher's role in the Laker's is more of the veteran, the glue that keeps the team together, and the only one that can influence Kobe Bryant.
However, and I will say it again, this discussion has become into a comparison between Fisher and LeBron, which just like the Horry-Fisher comparison, is silly. I don't think at any point I have said Fisher is a better all around player than LeBron. Fisher's name just came as an example for the "guys with rings" department when comparing with LeBron.
I just think that to mention LeBron in the "best player today" or even worse, "best player ever" argument, until he actually wins a championship, is just plain wrong, should he win one, sure, build all the case you want, but until he does, he damn sure cant be on that discussion.
And now, even if he does, of course it will be frown upon. I might be talking off my ass here, but I am damn sure LeBron James in his mind wants to be considered, when it is all set and done, a better player than Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. And sure, like I have more than so widely said, winning a championship ring is vital in doing so, but c'mon, you can't just ignore the circunstances in which he might do so. Michael Jordan didn't want to team with Larry Bird. He wanted to beat his ass. Kobe damn sure didn't want to be Paul Pierce's or KG's teammate, he wanted to beat their ass. They are stars. They should want the spotlights for themselves. We could say LeBron is not like that, that he's humble and he only wants to play the game, but the self proclaimed King is everything but humble, so we know that's not the case. What LeBron did is said he was tired of carrying the spotlight by himself. Should he want some help? Sure, go ahead, ask for the Cavs for more pieces. Kobe asked and got Gasol. MJ had Pippen and Rodman. Damn right. But dont quit on your team in the most coward of ways and leave to play with the guy who should be your archrival and so gladly say you will share the spotlight.
A star should crave the spotlight and should crave competition. Damn, look at Shaq and Kobe, they craved for spotlight so much one of them had to leave the team. I'll say it once and I'll say it again, LeBron just showed he will never be what he so deeply wants to be. Forget the numbers, most of the fans dont give a damn or don't even know about the numbers. If that was the case, Wilt Chamberlain would be leagues ahead of MJ in general image with the audience. But no. We consider Michael Jordan the best player ever. Is it because of his stats? No, it's because of his general aura. And right now, LeBron will be seen as the guy who went to Dwane Wade's team.
