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An Open Letter From A Laker Fan to Sasha Vujacic

Found May 22, 2009 on Lake Show Life:
PLAYERS: Sasha Vujacic
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers

Mr. “Machine”-

I hope this message finds you in good health and good spirits. I’m confident that your $15 million contract is affording you the lavish lifestyle you feel you deserve. On to more pressing matters…

What the hell are you doing, man? Seriously! From a fan’s perspective, you seem completely useless on the court. Whenever you come into a game, everyone in the room watching with me mumbles under their breath something along the lines of “Here comes a team foul in the next 30 seconds.”
Original Story: http://lakeshowlife.com/2009/05/22/an...
11 Comments:
  • I love this post. Love it!

    Don't forget -- Vujacic gave himself that nickname, according to Doug Collins. Who gives himself a nickname?
    by JohnPaulsen   May 22, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • No, it was long time local (LA) broadcasters Stu Nantz and Joel Meyers that gave him this name.
    by speedwell   May 23, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Someone on this page said it was Spiro Dedes.

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090123022030AAnyer1

    Regardless, Doug Collins said over and over in last year's playoffs that Vujacic kept mentioning his nickname. The way that he played this year, he should have it stripped.
    by JohnPaulsen   May 24, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • His name is Spero not Spiro.
    Journalism is in trouble if we have to cite random anonymous Yahoo Answers for facts.
    But, obviously I agree. I never liked Sasha's excessive crying after foul calls and his alleged defense (which consists of running around frantically and slapping the ball handler until a foul is called). His three point shooting was his only redeeming quality. On another note, Vujacic's website prominently advertises game 2 as "Sasha vs. the Nuggets". That is pure self-absorbed comedy.
    by speedwell   May 24, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Sasha Vujacic is killing me. Why even play this guy with the way Shannon Brown and Ariza are playing? They are outshooting the shooter and are actually excelling at other things as well.
    by ArrowheadAdam   May 22, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • I'm a Boston and Denver fan, but yeah gotta admit that the Lakers who really stepped up are Ariza and Brown. Kobe is Kobe, Fisher and Odom are soft, Gasol is great, and the rest I couldn't care less.
    by RatherUnique   May 23, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Sasha is garbage,how can a person with this low grade of talent have a nickname?"Machine"...are u kidding me?
    by Scrapper1   May 22, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • What I hate about hearing is how he hits every shot in practice, blindfolded, etc, etc...if that is the case his name should be the Mental -- not the Machine.
    by ArrowheadAdam   May 22, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • LOL.
    by RatherUnique   May 23, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Yeah, Sasha is having a terrible year. I believe it's 100% mental. He's got performance anxiety and can't get it up for games. 25% FG% is terrrrrrible. Shannon Brown deserves every minute that he takes away from Sasha.
    by speedwell   May 23, 2009   Reply   Options  
  • Go Denver!!!!
    by giantsrepeat   May 23, 2009   Reply   Options  
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