Sasha Vujacic--Hate him or Love him?

lakersdynasty999 · Star Player Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 1893

A lot of people tell me that Sasha is "trash" and can be found in a dumpster. A lot of others tell me that he plays hard and contributes a lot to the team.

What do you all feel about Sasha?

Love?
Hate?
Mixed?

Not to add any bias, but I LOVE SASHA!

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DaggerInTheHeart · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

So you like Sasha and hate Puke?

lakers2626 · Star Player Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1948

I say mix because it's not his fault he plays. This is his 2nd year in the NBA, and I think the only team that would have drafted this guy was us. At times I can see why we drafted because of his hustle and heart. Then other time I wonder why we drafted him because of bad decisions and inconsistant shooting. Only time will tell if he's going to be a real player or just a journey man.

bambam · Star Player Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 9013

he doesnt belong in the NBA.

lakersdynasty999 · Star Player Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 1893

orwell · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:

eldrunko714 · Starting Rotation Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 223

I like him. I wish he would hit the gym this summer and learn how to finish around the basket. He seemingly can get into the paint but can't finish. Sasha has actually hit some big shots for us. I think he can improve as a player. Like him.

lakeshow03 · Star Player Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 3084

its a thin line between love and hate,esp. with sasha

Van-Exel26 · Star Player Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 1402

I don't HATE him but I'd prefer he not play.

lakers0505 · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 10701

wow, alot of sasha love, wonder if this is because of his recent play. Well i voted yes because ive neve given the guy any trash, jus waiting it out with him

Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

He is the new Rick Fox.

threetimechamps · Starting Rotation Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 240

Not even a factor to comment on

More_Than_A_Fan · Rookie Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 13

numero-ocho · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:58 am Post subject:

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trmiv · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:10 am Post subject:

Can't stand him. Every time I see that whiny face of his after he commits some dumbass foul 35 feet from the basket I want to kick my TV.

Laker_Dynasty · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

Sasha is decent. Not great. I don't hate his game, but don't love his game either. Advantage here is that he's really young.

Problems I have with his game are ball handling (i.e. dribbles way too high), attacking the basket (he really needs to work on getting stronger and do agility drills to improve his leaping ability; for being 6'7 he should be able to attack the rim), defense (he has decent hand speed and length for stripping the ball, but if he gets a little quicker on his lateral movements, he'll be much more effective on defense).
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doughboy · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:43 am Post subject:

daniel80111 · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 281

Sky from over at CL summed it up the best about Sasha...he tries hard...but trying just isn't good enough. He doesnt have the skills it takes to play in the NBA. Especially defensively, too slow for 1's, too weak for 2's. A supposed shooter that can't really shoot during game time and one of the worst finishers in the NBA. That's all I'll say.

daniel80111 · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 281

From Sky at CL...pretty much everything he says is dead on.

Hustle and bothering his man are style points, what's the substance? Vujacic is a total freaking matador with no 4th gear and lateral speed, a guy with a rep as a great shooter firing at 35% from the floor. Dude blows chunks. I'd much rather have his backup at Udine (Nikagbatse)than Sasha.

He doesn't play defense well. He tries hard, he looks like he's playing defense, until his man blows right past him off the dribble, until Sasha gets vacuumed into a screen or goes under it in pick and roll, until his man takes it to another gear that Sasha is physically incapable of matching.

He has great potential as a shooter. Only.

Sasha reaches for the steal in front of him on seemingly every play. When his man is 35 feet from the basket that's not a very good idea, especially when it's so easy for a ref to call.

Sasha can't stay in front of his man. He reaches for the steal, is off balance and can't recover quickly. As his man continues to dribble Sasha stops trying to stay in front of him and pointlessly runs beside him. By the time his man is in the key Sasha is running oin the side of his man who already has him beaten by a step.

Sasha in pick and roll goes underneath rather than over, allowing his man an uncontested look over the top of the screen as Vujacic gets stuck in traffic. Same idiot fundamental mistake Fisher made in pick and roll. Sasha does not have Fisher's excuse of Shaq didn't show. The current laker bigs will show, they have to, because Vujacic won't go over the screen. Set a screen and watch Sasha disappear.

All that Sasha can do defensively is reach for the steal right in front of him, occasionally lucking out, but offset by unforgivably moronic reach fouls more than 30 feet from the basket.

PER and efficiency ratings are nice, but for point guards what they don't reveal is terrible defense leading to easy assists. What Fisher did to Vujacic in the Warrior game is ample proof of that. Opposition scores a lot of points, a ton of it is due to Sasha's human turnstile act, but it doesn't show up on 82games.com because it's not his man doing the scoring.

Sasha plays defense? Technically yes as he's at least attempting to defend his man. The better question is does Sasha play good defense? NO. Sasha Vujacic is a matador, a defensive liability.

sodapoppenski · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject:

lakersdynasty999 · Star Player Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 1893

Many interesting comments on here...the poll shows that fans love sasha more than hate...but most are mixed

but it seems in the responses...that most people still hate him...

so what i got from this thread i started...more people like him than hate him...but the people who do hate him, feel very strong hate and write more about their hate than the people that like him...
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kobe_somebody_odom · Star Player Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 1661

Third member of the Sahsa V club

How could you not like somebody that looks up to Kobe, and plays hard. Those are the two most important qualities in putting a ROLE player next to Kobe. All the other things will fall into place by just being Kobe's teammate. Kobe can make anyone a solid starter, or atleast a decent player. Look at Smush, he is putting up 12/3/3 for 750K. I hate Smush, but how can you argue that the gey is not a great bargain.