sasha sasha!!!

Flight · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:09 am Post subject:

Add me in to the Sasha Club.

I've liked and backed him from day 1. Once he bulks up and gains more strength, he's going to be a very effective player.

Agar5 · Starting Rotation Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 146

I'm happy to see him maturing and playing better. All he needs is confidence for his shot to go down in the games and he could really cause some problems for other teams when Kobe is double or triple teamed.

LakersPimp · Star Player Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 2231

how do u guys like sasha so much...when ALL he gets are WIDE open jumpers...and misses so many of them...and he does play good pressure defense...but he cant really move laterally...and he REFUSES to drive to the whole...and at the same token hate SMUSH so much...i dont get it. I want sasha to do well...but if he was black, he would be a dumb player....

thumpinghead · Star Player Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 5657

Sasha IS still a kid. If Sasha was in college he would drilling more of the NCAA threes then anyone, he would dominate!

Black or white, when Sasha's confidence rises a tad, (and its bound to did he jus turn 21??) he's going to be a deadly weapon with his shot.
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Supa · Star Player Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2210

Supa · Star Player Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2210

On the subject of Sasha. I think he'll be a good player. He can be a starter someday. He has the tools. He's still very young and has the desire. Those shots are going to start going in consistently eventually, and that will be invaluable.

4OnTheFloor · Star Player Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 1148

I would to congradulate Sasha on making his first driving layup in traffic of his career.

Mark_in_Tulsa · Franchise Player Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 12977

Well we have;

Laker_in_Tulsa, kobe_somebody_odom, LakerFan4Lyfe, lakersdynasty999, methticaL, lakez34, lakers0505, waterman40, ElginBaylor, K8B_Flight.

Who have said they are in the Sasha Club. lol.

Now I'm sure next time he throws one away, we be all over him. But I really do think when this kid grows up he will be really good.
Maybe Mitch really can read talent!!!!

D-Dogg · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject:

I love Sasha, and it's idiotic that people bash him. He gives his all on the court, every night. He's heart and desire. Him, Ronny and Kobe all play with passion and I respect that to the highest degree.

More_Than_A_Fan · Rookie Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 13

flashakadrano · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 1028

i hope all you sasha clubbers are right.

i dont agree, and i think, at best, he'll be a good backup guard.

i love his effort, but i wish he could do more with that effort. i wish he could get his confidence up, be a good gametime shooter, and refine his skills on both ends of the court.

however, i can say the same thing for von wafer, and many other players who ride the bench in the nba.

magic_bryant · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 18179

A Sasha fan club???

I've heard it all now.

I love the kid's game. He's a better fit for this team than Smush. Sasha makes the offense "flow" more fluidly, while raising the entire team's energy on D.
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Supa · Star Player Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2210

Here's a game that everybody forgot about. I had to delete it from my DVR because I needed room, but that's how I was reminded of it.

LINK

Kobe hit the game winning free throws, but Sasha is the reason we were able to win that game. He played played the whole fourth quarter and hit some huge shots, on a perfect 3/3 FG 2/2 3PFG, scoring 10 of his 12 points.

SHAQ/KOBE=#1 · Star Player Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 3260

If Sasha gets his 3pt shooting up to 40% (and he has the form to do it) then I would see a point in keeping him or having him as a regular rotation player.

But right now he is hitting only 33% from distance (Smush is higer) and while I love his intensity, that doesn't prevent him from getting burned on a nightly basis.

Right now his best quality is that he facilitates ball movement and doesn't turn the ball over. Other than that, Smush outplays him in every facet of the game.

ncaugnit · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject:

I think we'll see a little more from Sasha....with Jimmy Jack breathing down his neck for playing time.
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they-perch · Star Player Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 1184

i wont go overboard like some people are right now. but i do agree, im a sasha fan and i have faith in his potential. how old is he right now? barely 22. this kid is at the age of a college senior. A COLLEGE SENIOR. realistically he'd be coming out of college this year and next year would be his true rookie season. he's adjusting well. and anytime a player is that young their progress is not a straight upward incline, theres a staggered progress of two steps forward one back.

he had a HUGE CONTESTED shot last night and drove well through traffic and more importantly converted on his layup.

he has potential for sure, he's very young and people need to realize that. hope he keeps it up.

VujacicFan · Star Player Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 6073

Those Sasha lovers are all bandwagoners! When Sasha wasn't on hot fire there was no one defending him. I'm one of the original Sasha fans and I'm the one that actually went out and waited three hours on line to see him. I'm glad to see that Sasha even has a bandwagon though. He played terrific and as usual, was extrememly clutch

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ishi331 · Star Player Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7258

I'll join if he performs well again Friday against the Spurs. If he mans up and has a good game, then I will support him. And anyways, he's got a sweet shot.