UCLA’s Lorenzo Mata: In Pictures

By Victor - Thursday December 21st 2006

'Zo Mata
The man-in-the-middle for the pre-game huddle.

Good form on holding the ball. The release could use some work.
Good form on his free throw shooting up to this point. But everything after this freeze frame could use a little work.

He hits the floor like none other.
The man is a human Swiffer. He’s on the floor fully 50% of the time he’s in the game.

And, yet again, hitting the deck.

“[Arrr]… arrgh!!!”

DIRECTOR’S CUT BONUS PICTURES

Close-up of that wicked tatt on his left gun. Print this out and take it to your local tattoo parlor for your next ink.

The lovely and talented Lindsay Soto of Fox Sports spotted in the bleachers. She sports glasses and 4″ stilettos off camera. And a fat wedding rock.

This guy in the suite folds and lays out the towels. Too bad they aren't in numerical order.
This guy in the suit folds and lays out the towels. Points off for the broken numerical order.

What now?

13 Responses to “UCLA’s Lorenzo Mata: In Pictures”

Posted by joolz 12/21/06 at 12:34 am #

Gotta love the somewhat uncoordinated effort. Could we someday see “Nostrils” screaming at dog-whistle pitch at a Championship Parade a la Mark Madsen (Lakers 2001)?
Posted by more hipster than you you stupid hipster 12/21/06 at 10:34 am #

Bruins. So hot right now.
Posted by blood orgy 12/21/06 at 10:34 am #

What’s the Mata?
Posted by dude 12/21/06 at 10:39 am #

mata faka
Posted by Jeannette 12/21/06 at 11:17 am #

nice photos!
Posted by MikeH 12/21/06 at 12:21 pm #

LoMata – the pride of South Gate!
Posted by Corey 12/21/06 at 12:40 pm #

I wouldn’t say he’s THE pride of South Gate. He’s a pride of South Gate. Cypress Hill is another pride of the city. As is Former Mayor/Treasurer Albert Robles.
Posted by Ron 12/21/06 at 2:40 pm #

And let us not forget Pete Ellis Dodge
Posted by Scott 12/23/06 at 8:05 am #

My boy, big pimpin! http://www.bruinsnation.com/story/2006/12/18/102138/55
Posted by Diego Renteria 12/29/06 at 2:51 pm #

Robles is not the pride of South Gate. Mata and Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, are the pride of South Gate.
Posted by Analina Romero 1/10/07 at 11:21 am #

Mata is a great player but he should represent South Gate instead of Huntington Park By the way
Posted by Pete 1/14/07 at 1:23 am #

Man, he sure did a number on ‘SC today. 12 points and a whole assload of hustle plays.
Posted by Rafael Cruz 1/13/08 at 4:39 pm #

Lorenzo Mata is a fellow Bruin and South Gate High School alumni. We are very proud!

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