Lakers are on point with trio of Fisher, Farmar and Brown
Posted by rsanrel on October 7th, 2009
The finish line is nowhere in sight.
There are miles still to be run. Pounds still to be lifted. There are baskets still to be made and passes still to be completed before Lakers point guard Derek Fisher calls it quits.
Yes, he turned 35 during the offseason.
No, he’s not ready to retire from the game.
How long he continues in his present role is anyone’s guess, however.
Even he sounded unsure when he spoke about his future Tuesday afternoon.
What is clear is that he’s approaching the 2009-10 season just like it was any of the other 13 he’s played in the NBA. He’s not ready or willing to step aside simply because there are two energetic young studs poised to take his place.
Yes, there is increased competition at point guard during training camp.
No, there is not likely to be a changing of the guard – at least not this season.
“Until somebody tells me something different, I’m going after everything I can get on every opportunity, on every possession,” said Fisher, who is in the final season of a three-year contract he signed with the Lakers in the summer of 2007.
“You can’t just show up at training camp and think your body is going to respond the way it needs to, to have the impact that you want to have. I guess if I was just kind of hanging on, maybe the offseason wouldn’t mean as much to me.”
So, Fisher worked out with Peter Park, who has served as the strength and conditioning coach for cyclist Lance Armstrong, during the summer. As a result, Fisher showed up for training camp, older, wiser and just as fit as ever.
Click here to read the full article – By Elliot Teaford of DailyNews.com
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