“His ability to see the floor and initiate the offense”

since when has Derek Fisher ever had the ability to see the floor and intiate the offense? he’s a shooting guard who played point because Kobe plays the 2. initiating the offense? you mean pass the ball to Kobe and let him be Kobe? or in this case, pass the ball to Dirk? Darren Collison could do that too.

The only thing Fish brings is his position in the players union and the respect that gives him. in terms of basketball skill, you could probably plug Obama into the lineup and get about the same production as you would Fisher.