Sasha Vujacic

[MikeyMike]

Why does Phil even play this guy? Why is he not buried on the bench?

I hate him with a passion. In fact, I've always hated him. He had one good season as a Laker, count it...one!

The way he consistently jack's up one brick 3 after another. The way he always complains after every obvious foul he commits. I just have hate in my heart for the guy.

I was watching the game with my old man last night. He said, "If I could shoot one person it would be that guy"...referring to Vujacic. FYI, my pops never says things like that, lol.

I'm starting to think maybe Phil put him out there to burn against Denver. To show ownership/management this guy needs to go. Laker's biggest weakness right now is defending little guards.

[Jajwanda]

He put Vujajic out there to try to get length on Smith's shot. It didn't help and furthermore for a former PG Vujajic has no ability to create for anyone. He's garbage no question. He single-handedly is keeping the team from making further moves and along with the Walton will cost the team NINETY million over the course of their contracts. No that's not a typo, 90m over the course of their contracts.

[MikeyMike]

Walton gets a lot of hate from Laker fans but I'm actually cool with him. He's a great guy off the bench and he was pretty clutch in the Finals last season.

Sasha is just an absolute bum.

[Jajwanda]

That's wonderful but he shouldn't cost you what he does. At least he had the decency to bench himself. I was screaming to not re-sign Sasha at the end of the 08 Finals run along with a vast number of posters but a maximum 12 mpg player got 5m a year.

Kirk Hinrich I'm confident would be a Laker right now if Sasha had received a 2 year, 10m deal. If he signed to play in Europe who cares all he was was a flash in the pain 3 point shooter that couldn't do anything other than that. There were so many players that could have been signed that could have done the same and if they couldn't one could have been traded for.

What saps such an unbelievably talented roster in L.A. right now are its poor decisions. The Celtics, Cavs, and Hawks don't have poor decisions on their roster. Their paid players contribute heavily. Mitch got rid of Radmanovic but I don't think he can do anything with Vujajic and Walton. My hope was that Vujajic could be used to deal for a long-term contract at PG but that isn't happening right now.

[96 Til Infiniti]

I hate that Phil continues to play him, especially early in big games for some reason (Cavs twice, Celtics, and now while down @ home to the Nuggets).

I remember seeing Vujacic playing in the summer league right after he got drafted. I had a bad feeling about his on court attitude immediately, the way he barked at teammates even when he was equally at fault for turnovers, complaining after every call against him...5 seasons later and he hasn't changed or improved at all.

Get him off the Purple and Gold, he doesn't deserve to be on another championship team. Add him to the list of trash we've got rid of...Vlad, Brian Cook, Kwame, etc.

[Jajwanda]

If it were possible I'm sure they'd do it. It's really only until the end of the year though. Next year he'll be an expiring contract and will be traded for a guy they could get in FA at a reasonable price (instead of signing a MLE they'll trade Sasha for either a backup SG or a rotational PG on a long-term deal.

Walton is the bigger mystery. I wonder if NY gets desperate for 2010 room will they take Jeffries for Walton+ a couple of picks. They save a little in cap room and get a superior player.

[RaePingYu]

Trying to increase his value before the trade deadline or at least get it from negative value to 0 so the team can ship his ass out of town.

[laduane1]

Sasha has little value, so he is not going to be traded. He might have more value to the Lakers than anyone else. At lease he knows the system and is a tall guard as Phil likes. Walton is another player with more value to the Lakers than any other team. No one is going to trade a player who is making about 10 million and get Luke and Sasha in return.

Morrison might have more value in trade as his contract is up. But that is only 5 million and how far will that go.

Farmar is restricted and only problem in trading him is if Fisher get hurt. Jordan is the only small guard on the roster that can be a good back up. I do not want to waste S. Brown in his role.

Lakers are not going to make a trade to just make a trade. Just seems like what we have is what will be here at the end.

[cbrown32]

Phil plays scrubs in meaningful games in the regular season to get them ready for the actual meaningful games (the playoffs). Sure that might cost him a few games over the course of the season, but it's important to keep scrub ass players' confidence up in case we get hit with an injury bug. Sasha is a scrappy defender, and a lights out shooter when he's confident. BUT he has major confidence issues, that's the only thing holding his game back. I wouldn't mind seeing him leave but you gotta work with what you got, and Sasha's not a horrible player, he's just a headcase. Stu and Joel always talk about how lights out he is in practice, he needs to figure out how to get outside of his own head and just play ball

[doozyj]

Showcasing him for a potential trade.

[DubaLakers]

Sasha is put in for a few reasons, he has a quick release, he plays honest defense and sticks with his man and he has size on other 1's and 2's.

If Sasha only took threes with his feet set and just played the game without shooting again unless he has his feet set on a three he'd be an asset but he just refuses not to shoot off balance jumpers, it's maddening.

[daddyfivestar]

4 months 21 days until trade-ability.

[_-IvIadNice-_]

If there was someone I could get it to shoot his a55 it would be Kobe without question. Sasha seriously needs to stop and take a timeout or a vacation and forget what happen the past effin seasons.

[semi-sentient]

GET MAD

[Sofa King]

I've been hearing that he's been lights out in practice for years. I wonder who's guarding him. If it's Fisher, I be lights out too!

If Sasha was paid the minimum, I'm sure we would give him a break and not be on his ass much. But this guy gets paid to just take down shots. He doesn't. I have not seen any improvement in his game either after all these years as a Laker.

While guys like Shannon makes a difference after a second year. What gives?

[Dr Aki]

I've been hearing that he's been lights out in practice for years. I wonder who's guarding him. If it's Fisher, I be lights out too!

If Sasha was paid the minimum, I'm sure we would give him a break and not be on his ass much. But this guy gets paid to just take down shots. He doesn't. I have not seen any improvement in his game either after all these years as a Laker.

While guys like Shannon makes a difference after a second year. What gives?

i bet kobe "guards" him

[Speedlot]

Sasha runs the offense better than farmar. Fact

[Rotoman898]

Play making abilities of our bench

Luke >> Lamar >> Sasha >> Farmar >> Brown

Brown has the worst passing ability.

[Jajwanda]

I'd say Farmar is a much better passer than Sasha especially off of the dribble.

[dub81]

Sasha cannot pass off of the dribble!