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First Cup: Friday
Published 5/23/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... : "Kobe Bryant started calling himself 'Black Mamba' a few years ago, explaining to ESPN, 'The mamba can strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. That's the kind of basketball precision I want to have.' ... He had it Wednesday night, but why'd he wait so long to reveal it? ... Oh, right, he wasn't cornered." ...

The Real Defensive Stopper in the Lakers/Spurs Series
Published 5/23/2008 by Dime Magazine at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
... Bruce nor his protege will totally shut Kobe down. But in game one, we watched as a different three-point artist demonstrated a defensive savvy we hadn’t seen before. Sasha Vujacic , who’d been known by everyone outside of L.A. as that guy who wears the headband of a female soccer player, got under Manu Ginobili’s jersey and forced him into a miserable 3-13 night for 10 points.“No matter who the opponent is, no matter who we’re playing, he finds a way to get under their skin,” Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw said . “He’s the kind of player that you’re happy he’s on your ...

Sasha Vujacic: “The Machine”
Published 6/3/2008 by Rubin Thomas at Lakers Library
... Vujacic started playing ball at the age of 16 for a professional team in Italy. Most players in the U.S. have it easy in comparison to what Vujacic had to endure. He had to pay a $350,000 buyout to the Slovenian national team just to play for the Italian team. The Italian league was the only way he would get serious notice from NBA scouts. Later after arriving in the NBA, he stayed with his parents during the season and became an easy target for teammates to tease (DailyNews). But in the end it’s a legacy that Vujacic can be proud of. He might ...