Tag Archives: Derek Fisher

The Peterson Principle 4/2/12

Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant is having an MVP year
From the NBA to the NCAA to the MLB to the CIF and high school football…
Lake Show Canceled?
I guess the bright side is that Kobe Bryant made the one that counted – a three pointer that turned out to be the game winner against New [...]

The TEN: 3/22/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspends New Orleans Saints’ Head Coach Sean Payton for one year without pay and DC Gregg Williams indefinitely for the cash bounty system. The Saints were also fined $500,000 and had their 2012 and [...]

The Peterson Principle 3/19/12

So for six months the NBA news revolves around Dwight Howard and it turns out he’s not going anywhere. Yes he’s arguably the best center in the league but he’s also the most indecisive. The latest news on Howard has him opening his own waffle house when he retires.
If I was Mitch Kuphcak, in the [...]

The Ten: 3/16/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga traded to the Lakers for Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and a first round pick in 2012.
2.) Mario Williams’ deal with Buffalo, which could reach $100 million, is the highest ever for a defensive [...]

The Peterson Principle 5/31/11

Mike Brown will be fine for Lakers
Contrary to popular opinion I don’t have a problem with the Lakers hiring Mike Brown. Listening to the reaction this week after the Lakers announced that Brown would be the new coach; you would have thought they hired Bobby Brown.
“Worst hire ever!” screamed one talk radio caller. “Absolutely [...]

The Peterson Principle 4/20/11

Can Kobe and the Lakers bounce back?
It’s not that shocking that the Lakers lost to New Orleans in game one of their playoff series. What is shocking is that numerous pundits, and nearly all radio talk show hosts thought that a Laker sweep was a foregone conclusion.
The fact is this team isn’t great. The Lakers [...]

The Peterson Principle 5/18/10

LeBron will need more help next year
How quickly they turn and how soon they forget. How did the best basketball player in the world become a stiff overnight? Does anybody remember what the Cleveland Cavaliers were like before LeBron James got there?

I’m not the president of the LeBron James fan club but wasn’t this [...]