Derek Fisher not getting job done for Lakers

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The other Forum blog, Forum Blue & Gold, offers a number of reasons for the Lakers’ loss Thursday night to Denver. Still, it’s clear Derek Fisher is taking most of the heat:

‘But Phil Jackson trusts Fisher because they have a history. Because he is stable. Because he has hit big shots in the past. All the reasons that we Lakers fans love Fisher. But at some point in these playoffs that trust has to bend to the new reality that Fisher is not getting the job done. He is a defensive liability. He is not hitting his shots. He is just not the same player.’

-- Randy Harvey