Soon Jerry Buss' Invincible Laker Girl Army Shall Be Complete. Ah Ha Ha Ha Ha!

The Los Angeles Times may not have a handle on every story, but by God they had a reporter up at 8 a.m. on Saturday to cover Laker Girls auditions. By his own admission, Adam Rose took "about 350" photos, plus some video, the latter which he hasn't posted yet. Hopefully he was invited and not just hiding in a hamper, because that would be wrong.

Approximately 500 girls attended the tryout, some disqualified because "they didn't bring a head shot." Rose:

Several members of school dance teams were at the tryouts, including UC Irvine, UNLV, CSU Long Beach, and UCSB ... but rumor was that the largest single contingent came from Disneyland.

It' been a long time since I've been to Disneyland. Perhaps I should return. Also, you should be happy to note that Lakers fans take these auditions even more seriously than the actual NBA Draft. From the post's message section:

It's sad when the Lakers had an amazing girl like Miss Jessica (formerly of the Golden State Warrior Girls ) try out yesterday for the squad and got "cut". I mean a 2 season vet of one of the NBA's hottest dance squads???! Who are these judges?! Is Paula one of them and possibly having too many morning cocktails?!

I'm now convinced that the reason why the Laker Girls aren't the "Glam Ladies of the NBA" anymore is because they cut a girl like Jessica and leave the ones that we see year after year. NO cute, fresh faces-no real personality. That's definitely the reason why the Heat, Warriors and other squads have now taken over the title of ?"the Glam Girls of the NBA"

If this is the Jessica he's referring to, he definitely has a point.

More Laker Girls audition photos:

So You Think You Can Dance? [Los Angeles Times]