Fried Chicken and Bonghits: The Al Jefferson Thread 2.0

[spaceballer]

Thanks for being the first free agent to really sign here. I mean it.

Team's gonna miss him, he was great in the locker room by all accounts.

Indeed. I was impressed that he didn't sulk or complain even when he got moved to the bench. He came here to be a center piece, but in the end the team went a different direction and he was moved to a much minimized role. But he still came to play every day. A true professional.

[red32]

I thought Big Al gave Hornets a presence at the post and gave the team a different way of scoring, specially when the outside shots were falling. He handled Whiteside pretty well, on the offensive side.

[SWedd523]

Thanks Al, i'll miss your soft touch around the rim.

Here's a softball for you SWedd.


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I mean come on, you don't even have to try these days

[Makaveli92]

Big Al was still the best center on this roster imo

[James Gatz]

Al signing elsewhere instantly makes me like him more. Did big stuff for us that first year and really showed us we could be a basketball team again. Don't forget he was 3rd team all NBA.

Glad he's moving on from a bball perspective. A 34 year old Albus guarding PnRs will be a sight.

[Eoghan]

Thanks for being the first free agent to really sign here. I mean it.

Team's gonna miss him, he was great in the locker room by all accounts.

Indeed. I was impressed that he didn't sulk or complain even when he got moved to the bench. He came here to be a center piece, but in the end the team went a different direction and he was moved to a much minimized role. But he still came to play every day. A true professional.

He was constantly injured and busted for weed. He had no room to sulk or complain.

[LofJ]

Big Al was still the best center on this roster imo

Centers need to be able to play defense, mediocre scoring efficiency is easy to come by.

[bws94]

Thanks, Big Al.

[MPM]

So...there are non-Hornets fans on the GB that seem to think Big Al's defensive shortcomings have been exaggerated. I'll just leave it at that.

[Walt Cronkite]

Yea, people were considering it one of the best contracts. Feels like an instance of watching his numbers or success on the playoffs without seeing how much he negatively impacted defense.

[BlackOutBuzz]

Can't wait for Al's defense to wear on them and Bird calls Cho.

"Sure, we'll take him back for a couple firsts."

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[yosemiteben]

Can't wait for Al's defense to wear on them and Bird calls Cho.

"Sure, we'll take him back for a couple firsts."

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Well done.

[tondi123]

We sound just like the Jazz fans did when we first signed Al. They tried to warn us.

[BatumtheGlue]

Can't blame the non-Hornets fans tho. They didn't have the luxury to watch how Al played on the defensive end

[MPM]

We sound just like the Jazz fans did when we first signed Al. They tried to warn us.

The exact same thing I thought.

[-Ian-]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/hornets/status/755426544848338944[/tweet]
I love this. Great gesture from our franchise, IMO.

[TinmanZBoy]

I ate a lot Bojangles for Al at Charlotte Airport multiple times