He is also one hell of a ball player. Single handedly shut down Golden State.
He’s very poised, and for a guard he’s got a lot of muscle.
I'm reminded of a playoff series in 2001, the West Finals against San Antonio, a sweep of the Spurs by the Lakers. In the last game of that sweep, which preceded the second of their three titles, Derek Fisher was 6 for 7 from the field - ALL 3 POINTERS. He was also very active defensively.
And recall, two or three straight offseasons, he had to deal with a stress fracture in his foot...both of them, I think, though not both at once. Each time he rehabbed, he came back, he played with heart, he tried to mediate the mess that was Shaq and Kobe...
He was and is all class, and more than the departure of Shaq, the departure of Fisher really signaled the beginning of the end for the Laker franchise. IMO.