The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a huge crisis. They currently have the worst record in the Western Conference and the second worst record in the NBA (1-8), only behind the winless 76ers who have a record of 0-9. This is a very sad situation for a franchise that has 16 NBA championships.
You look at the roster the Lakers have and think to yourself that they should not be in this position. Injuries have been a key factor to this team’s downfall, but with players like Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer, and Wesley Johnson surrounding Kobe Bryant you would not think that the Lakers would have a 1-8 record.
It was not too long ago when the Lakers had arguably the best team in the NBA. Led by coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers played in three NBA finals from 2008-2010 and won two of them. They had a record of 57-25 in 2008, 65-17 in 2009, and 57-25 in 2010. The team had players like Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, and Pau Gasol.
The bench during that time was one of the best in the league with the likes of Jordan Farmar, Shannon Brown, Vladimir Radmanovic, and others. But there is one player in particular that always stood out for me and that was Sasha Vujacic, also known as “The Machine”.
Vujacic was a key player off of the bench. He always played stingy defense and was a great shooter. What many people do not know of are the hilarious and entertaining machine videos that were made while he was a member of the Lakers.
Vujacic played with the Lakers from 2004-2010 and was part of both championships in 2009 and 2010. These videos are mostly from games during the 2008 playoffs, but you will surely have a good time watching them. So, without further ado, here is the list of “The Machine” videos.
Well there you have them Laker fans, hopefully these videos bring a good memories and a smile to your face.
Sasha Vujacic signed a contract on October 28, 2014 with the Laboral Kutxa, a Spanish team, to play for the rest of the 2014-2015 season.
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