Hornets sign Lance Stephenson to 3yr/27m contract.

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[Proudiddy]

Yeah, I'm sorry, nothing against the Pacers or their fans, but I've always thought Vogel was a joke as a coach.  If I was one of his players, I'd do what the f I wanted because nothing about him makes me want to give him any respect. 

 

If you've ever seen the sideline mics of him in the huddle, I've never once seen or heard him draw up a play or get onto a player.  I've never seen him bench a player for moping around or fuging up. 

 

He's a pushover coach who desperately wants the players approval.  I also remember seeing a show on NBATV awhile back when DJ had first signed with them and I believe Vogel had just been named the permanent head coach.  They showed them at a practice and he pulled the players aside to give them some generic "rah rah" talk and all of the players, including DJ (which was surprising to me considering his character) were looking away and like rolling their eyes as he talked.

 

So, I'm not worried about Lance getting out of line here and causing a disruption.  For one, Big Al IS NOT, I REPEAT, IS NOT, Roy Crybaby Emo Hibbert.  And two, players actually respect Steve Clifford.  And three, Paul Silas is still a consultant in case anyone wants to get Tyrus Thomas'ed into a locker.

[yasuhara2241]

Indiana brought Lance in and "took care of him" from the get go.    Lance needs stability.  

 

Now he has money, probably seeing himself as "the man" on this team...

 

 

You all will find out real fast what Sir Lance is all about.    If things go south .........

 

and don't kid yourself.. .  Indiana is a vetern team.    They went to the ECF 2 years in a row.    And they run "a very tight ship" ..   Lance thinks he is a "superstar" ..     And he will try to prove it in Charlotte.   

 

I can't wait to see how this unfolds...

 

We all appreciate your concern about our new player and coming over to our team forum. I find it funny that it seems all Pacers fans wanted Lance back but now that he decided not to come back, it's going to be addition by subtraction for you all. 

 

Well we already know about the negative stuff about Lance bc our Hornets beat writer is likes to talk about the worse things from this transaction. 

 

So how about you talk about some of the ways he positively affected the game in Indiana bc Bird and Co wouldn't have offfered him a 5 yr deal if they didn't want him. 

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Indiana brought Lance in and "took care of him" from the get go. Lance needs stability.

Now he has money, probably seeing himself as "the man" on this team...

You all will find out real fast what Sir Lance is all about. If things go south .........

and don't kid yourself.. . Indiana is a vetern team. They went to the ECF 2 years in a row. And they run "a very tight ship" .. Lance thinks he is a "superstar" .. And he will try to prove it in Charlotte.

I can't wait to see how this unfolds...

That garbage that Vogel let him get away with won't fly with Clifford.

As far as stability goes, Charlotte is one of the most stable teams there is. We aren't the best team, but we have no inner problems within our organization or team.

As far as the money goes, Big Al will keep him in line. Yes the Pacers have a veteran laden team but they lacked leadership after Granger's departure. It's been speculated that George is a silent leader, Al Jefferson on the other hand is a very vocal leader. I think the Pacers problem as a whole stemmed from their inability to gel and that can't be blamed on one singular player.

Like I said, Clifford suspended a player for showing up five minutes late to a team meeting. To my knowledge, neither Stephenson nor Turner were suspended for their locker room scuffle. Once again, that garbage won't fly with Clifford and Stephenson will get more than just a stern talking to if it happens.

I'd also like to point out that your season seemed to go south when Granger was traded for Turner, not because of Stephenson. In fact the only reason you guys even won a single game in the ECF's was due to Lance's amazing performance. I also find it funny that Turner didn't play in that game.

And even though Bird is a very influential man and someone that you would want to please, I highly doubt you want to get on MJ's bad side.

Our hope is that Lance does indeed think he is a superstar and subsequently plays like it.

[Proudiddy]

That garbage that Vogel let him get away with won't fly with Clifford.

Like I said, Clifford suspended a player for showing up five minutes late to a team meeting. To my knowledge, neither Stephenson nor Turner were suspended for their locker room scuffle.

I'd also like to point out that your season seemed to go south when Granger was traded for Turner, not because of Stephenson. In fact the only reason you guys even won a single game in the ECF's was due to Lance's amazing performance. I also find it funny that Turner didn't play in that game.

And even though Bird is a very influential man and someone that you would want to please, I highly doubt you want to get on MJ's bad side.

Especially not when he's the guy paying you...

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Especially not when he's the guy paying you...

That is true, Bird is the team president of Indiana.

Jordan on the other hand is the actual owner.

[cbarrier90]

THIS is EXACTLY the Lance you DO NOT WANT ...    trust me.  

 

Go to Indy boards, listen to podcasts...     This is the Lance indiana got the second half of last season.  

 

Ball moves, gets to Lance....   one on one go to the rim or shoot a silly 3. 

 

That is NOT the Lance you want.    He is a GREAT facilitator.        He is NOT Michael Jordan.   

 

By the way you all will like Noah V...     Tom Crean is an idiot.     He totally underutilized this guy.

 

Lance now has a guy in the post that can score and while Kemba is not the greatest distributor, he benefits from having someone else who can handle the ball and can score as well, which is what we lost when McBob left for Miami. Kemba and Al are upgrades offensively to Hill and Hibbert.

 

Just like Al, eventually, if all goes well I will not be surprised to hear that Kemba had a big hand in recruiting Lance and pitching him to a front office that had just lost out on Hayward. Kemba is a New York guy. They played together at Rucker Park and competed in high school and in the Big East. Kemba loves this move. Steve Clifford is also a New York guy as is Patrick Ewing, who Lance grew up watching and was in the room along with MJ to deliver the contract.

 

Whether or not fans wanted him gone doesn't change the fact that Indiana let a potential star get away with nothing in return at 23 years old on a bargain contract to a fellow playoff team in the same conference. If you're the Hornets, antics aside, you take that every day of the week.

[Rise of The Hive]

Fug yeah!

[Porn Shop Clerk]

i can honestly say my mind was blown by this news

[rippadonn]

No he's not Jordan, but he has Jordan's ear and will surely get some tutoring. If he pays attention to half of what MJ tries to show him he could be even more dangerous. Lance isn't far from being a great player. He needs to make the most of his opportunity here. He's fortunate to be playing for the guys he idolized growing up, MJ & Ewing. Now it's time to put the work in

Who could be a better mentor for Lance than MJ.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

MJ made Gerald Wallace way better because Gdub listened to him.  but character wise stephenson and wallace are miles apart.

[lindseyjw14]

I honestly feel the Pacers didn't want him back or they could have made it happen very easily.

[FuFuLamePoo]

The fact that he chose opportunity over security is so promising

[RoaringRiot]

You can not tell anything from SL. Dudes have lit it up and sucked in the NBA. Dudes have sucked in the SL and played well in the NBA.

I expect 8-10ppg points from PJ if given decent burn.

Last week you had him starting out of the gate and tearing it up. You're back off of that now, right?

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