Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at 5:24 am  |  51 responses

Jackson asked Vujacic to cut his hair

In an attempt to give Sasha Vujacic a fresh start at training camp, Coach Phil Jackson said today he asked the backup guard to cut his flowing locks. Vujacic complied.

Said Jackson: “Last year, Sasha got injured on the first day of training camp and it literally limited him for three weeks. So he got off to a bad start and never recovered. So we’ve asked him to cut his hair and he did. He’s going to have a new look. I think it’s a total fresh start. I think Sasha played with his hair more than he played on the court (last season).”

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  • Remo Williams Posted: Sep.27 at 5:54 am
    wow. we talking about hair. HAIR. not basketball. HAIR! jk. lets see if cutting his hair helps that broken stroke.

  • K.a. Posted: Sep.27 at 6:11 am
    sounds like a call for a new edition of lakers 90210 if ya ask me. Today coach request macheen to cut hair, say hair getting in way of performance. Macheen comply but what machine do with all this hair product?

  • Mark Posted: Sep.27 at 6:36 am
    Look what happened to Adam morrison when he cut his hair, got no minutes. but Morrison kept that ugly moustache

  • WB30 Posted: Sep.27 at 6:37 am
    Where “cutting your hair ‘cuz your coach asked to” happens.

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  • Blinguo Posted: Sep.27 at 7:40 am
    Again, the most TMZ team in the league.

  • Willie Posted: Sep.27 at 8:31 am
    why is this news? LOL

  • 6marjons Posted: Sep.27 at 9:05 am
    is thisa celebrity gossip magazine now?

  • Dave Posted: Sep.27 at 10:21 am
    Vuj: “Talkin’ ’bout HAIR? C’mon! We talkin’ bout HAIR?!”
    PJ: “I think he played with his hair more times than he played with the ball.”
    And so forth.

  • Today’s Celtics Links 9/27 | Boston Sports Nation Posted: Sep.27 at 10:45 am
    [...] Dimemag    NBA training camps get started; all eyes on Bosh and Luol Deng Slam Online    Jackson asked Vujacic to cut his hair Washington Post     Former NBA Player Kenny Anderson Is Working Hard to Be a Good Husband and [...]

  • C-Mac Posted: Sep.27 at 10:52 am
    man that guy is whipped by his coach

  • T Money Posted: Sep.27 at 11:28 am
    I love Phil Jackson.

  • underdog Posted: Sep.27 at 11:35 am
    @Mark: ” Look what happened to Adam morrison when he cut his hair, got no minutes.” Won a ring.

  • A Vujacic “se le cae el pelo” « Jugones Posted: Sep.27 at 12:01 pm
    [...] de Jackson son ciertamente curiosas. A Vujacic le ha sugerido que se cortase el pelo (leer en slamonline) para empezar la pretemporada….y el esloveno no lo ha dudado. Al parecer Phil Jackson [...]

  • pitofloro Posted: Sep.27 at 12:14 pm
    ke gilipolleces tiene el jackson
    xr gana campeonatos
    un saludo desde Spain
    viva españa
    Jose Calderon very good

  • Jukai Posted: Sep.27 at 12:42 pm
    THE MACHINE: UPGRADED

  • Z Posted: Sep.27 at 2:05 pm
    I think Sasha played with his hair more than he played on the court… that’s cold lol

  • jdn41 Posted: Sep.27 at 2:10 pm
    im going to miss vujacic’s hair it looked good when ray allen blew by it

  • black pinoy Posted: Sep.27 at 3:46 pm
    dude//he looked like a girl last season.. and he sure played like one too..the point guard spot for the lakers is stacked.. farmar/ vujasick/ fisher and brown // hope they all get enough playing time to matter

  • niQ Posted: Sep.27 at 3:53 pm
    And with his new haircut, Sasha becomes the leading scorer of his team.

  • Simmy Sosa Posted: Sep.27 at 5:38 pm
    Now if he could just ask him to slit his wrists…

  • Yassi Posted: Sep.27 at 6:22 pm
    “Last year, Sasha got injured on the first day of training camp and it literally limited him for three weeks. So he got off to a bad start and never recovered. So we’ve asked him to cut his hair and he did.”
    Is there some hiden logic in this, which I am missing? Could someone please explain? Nobody seems to question this very interesting line of logical thinking.
    wtf? 90210 indeed…

  • ab_40 Posted: Sep.27 at 6:37 pm
    wow@ that ring comment adam morrison and darko millicic both have nba championship rings. sasha ‘the machine’vujacic needs to be recycled for a nice first round pick and cash. I just don’t know if he would survive outside of LA

  • Boing Dynasty aka make it reign aka flightschool aka the ghetto Kornel David Posted: Sep.27 at 7:33 pm
    Allow me to “Quote Monger” for a moment.
    Phil Jackson:”Your limited production on the court dosnt quite out weight the uncomfortable feeling i get from looking at that slicked backed greasy euro dome of yours, and i dont feel like looking at it for the next 7 months, and since im Phil Jackson 10 time NBA champion and your Sascha Vuja-somthing-or-other, quite possibly the worst player in the league, your going to do what i say.”

  • Gerard Himself Posted: Sep.27 at 8:44 pm
    Jackson asked the same thing from Dennis Rodman. As a reaction Rodman kicked a cameraman and got suspended for 11 games. “There’s your anwer.” he said to Phil Jackson.

  • vic21 Posted: Sep.27 at 9:53 pm
    Vujachick no more.

  • Jukai Posted: Sep.27 at 10:11 pm
    Yassi: This is PHIL “ZEN” JACKSON WE’RE TALKING ABOUT!!!

  • Gabe Posted: Sep.27 at 11:51 pm
    Wow, this makes me hate vujacic and love phil jackson so much more. We call him sasha suchabich.

  • Rnz Posted: Sep.28 at 12:57 am
    its amazing what passes for news during the offseason

  • Dave Posted: Sep.28 at 1:12 am
    Long hair is a symbol of retaining your past. Cutting it is a symbol of breaking with the past. Hence, Voya cutting his hair means they’re trying to turn over a leaf, to mix our metaphors.

  • Anton Posted: Sep.28 at 1:21 am
    Artest rolls up Sasha’s hair into a ball and cannot resist the temptation to take an ill-advised off-balance jump shot into the garbage can; misses, eats the hair.

  • Yassi Posted: Sep.28 at 2:39 am
    @Jukai: didnt think that the crisis is so bad in L.A. that zen advisers need a night job as hairdressers or make-up artists.
    Rodmans reaction is more like it ;-)
    I still dont get it. Are they giving each other styling tips too? swaping nail decors? helping out on intimate razorwork? To sum it up: ARE the f*** WE PLAYING BALL or what???

  • Yassi Posted: Sep.28 at 3:19 am
    on a related issue…..what was Jaxons advise to Lamar Odom? “Get a lobotomy”??? Apparently he complied as well………

  • gomez Posted: Sep.28 at 6:07 am
    lol, well lets see if this helps..

  • Joe_king Posted: Sep.28 at 6:31 am
    @Z cold but had to be said.

  • helterskelter Posted: Sep.28 at 8:43 am
    damn slam online has some haters…sasha on his worst day is better then most of yall hatin asses on your best

  • Cordeazy Posted: Sep.28 at 11:31 am
    He’s the anti Sampson. of course now he’ll average 24 ppg, 10 rb, and 2 blocks per.

  • lew Posted: Sep.28 at 3:09 pm
    good call coach. I mean really, every camera shot of this guy had him messin’ with his hair! maybe now he can focus on his shot instead of getting advice from Laker girls on how to keep hair out of his eyes. lol

  • ShoeNut Posted: Sep.28 at 5:10 pm
    I don’t understand why any athlete would have long hair. It just doesn’t make sense. It gets in the way and probably smells like doo doo. Hopefully now Sasha will make his wide open 3′s. Good call Phil.

  • Allenp Posted: Sep.28 at 5:15 pm
    This was to make Artest more comfortable in the shower.

  • LA Huey Posted: Sep.28 at 5:19 pm
    @helter skelter, by that logic we can’t be critical of any player in the league.

  • rob stewart Posted: Sep.28 at 6:20 pm
    When I made my college basketball team as a walk-on my coach made me cut my hair. It didn’t make me any better but it showed my teammates that I was committed to the team.

  • ClydeSays Posted: Sep.28 at 6:27 pm
    The Zen Hippie made a player cut his hair? What that his way of telling Sasha that he has to play defense this season? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Egcl2YXWc

  • Moose Posted: Sep.28 at 6:35 pm
    Now he’ll be 40% less annoying (which still tops most of the league).

  • Dacre Posted: Sep.29 at 2:57 am
    Anton Posted: Sep.28 at 1:21 am
    Artest rolls up Sasha’s hair into a ball and cannot resist the temptation to take an ill-advised off-balance jump shot into the garbage can; misses, eats the hair.
    ___
    I choked on my breath with that one.
    10/10 FTW.

  • flahah! Posted: Sep.29 at 7:50 am
    ginobili was better with that long hair… but sasha? long or short… he will always be the rusted machine hahahaha

  • Captain Jean Luc-Picard Posted: Sep.29 at 2:05 pm
    Sasha needs to grow some…

  • Que haces tu para mejorar a tu equipo? « El papá de Anaís y Monserrat Posted: Sep.29 at 4:25 pm
    [...] Segun Jackson “Sasha pasaba mas tiempo jugando con su cabello, que jugando en la cancha“. [...]

  • George B Posted: Sep.30 at 2:13 am
    good luck sasha

  • Laumol Posted: Sep.30 at 6:43 am
    I heard the starting five this year will be Kobe / Artest / Odom / Gasol / Bynum. Anyone wanna try playing smallball against these five?

  • Machine cutting Posted: Oct.1 at 4:54 am
    Good advice for Sasha by the coach. Lets see if there is any difference in his performance now.

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