Fried Chicken and Bonghits: The Al Jefferson Thread 2.0

ChokeFasncists · Post #601 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:37 am

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Lol, yeah, well, the team did start the year pretty nicely before Al's injury.

Post #602 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:55 pm

Charlotte Hornets ‏@hornets 4m4 minutes ago
Per Coach Cliff: Big Al went through his first full-contact practice today and will play on Friday if the next few days go well at practice.

...unless he's no longer on the roster...

euphorbus · Post #603 » by **euphorbus** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:48 am

Let's hope they are not rushing him back the way they did Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Like others, I have to wonder at some of the decisions made on this team with respect to injuries and playing time.

ChokeFasncists · Post #604 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:16 am

Didn't he already come back once and got injured again?

Not good......

bws94 · Post #605 » by **bws94** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:03 am

post assumes no trades to any rotation player.

So how will Al get re-integrated into the team. I think he's coming in on the 2nd unit, not starting immediately. What to do about the Batum-Cody connection in the long term? Break it up and put Cody back in the bridge (off-bench, bridge to 2nd unit)? And if Al plays in the 2nd unit, won't that create a different flow, speed to it and maybe take away some of Lin's penetration?

Assuming Al is as good as he says he is and will play for the rest of the season, any thoughts on his reintegration? Cliff said barring any setbacks, he plays this weekend.

HornetJail · Post #606 » by **HornetJail** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:07 am

Al has missed too much time this season. I can't see him working himself into anything resembling game shape until late March. Wouldn't be surprised if he's coming off the bench for the rest of the season *fingers crossed*

Post #607 » by **Diop** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:09 am

euphorbus wrote:Let's hope they are not rushing him back the way they did Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Like others, I have to wonder at some of the decisions made on this team with respect to injuries and playing time.

or is this an announcement to let teams know that he is about ready to play, so he is worth trading for :pray:

TheKingofSting · Post #608 » by **TheKingofSting** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:39 am

Big Al says his knee is as healthy as it has been in over a year. I guess Zeller will be heading to the bench soon.

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Post #609 » by **JDR720** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:29 am

hopefully he doesn't play well enough to trick us into resigning him

Braggins · Post #610 » by **Braggins** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:55 am

TheKingofSting wrote:I guess Zeller will be heading to the bench soon.

Is this speculation or was something said about the situation?

ChokeFasncists · Post #611 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 7:05 pm

Al needs to lose some weight

Post #612 » by **BigSlam** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:43 pm

ChokeFasncists wrote:Al needs to lose some weight

I actually said to the GF last game that I thought it looked like Big Al had beefed up a bit since the start of the season after he dropped all that weight.

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TheKingofSting · Post #613 » by **TheKingofSting** » Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:12 am

Braggins wrote:
TheKingofSting wrote:I guess Zeller will be heading to the bench soon.

Is this speculation or was something said about the situation?

The healthy knee part was a quote. I was speculating about Zeller.

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ChokeFasncists · Post #614 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:32 am

BigSlam wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Al needs to lose some weight

I actually said to the GF last game that I thought it looked like Big Al had beefed up a bit since the start of the season after he dropped all that weight.

I just saw an article, people saying how weed can help one be healthy and lose weight. Him being scared of being suspended might have something to do with this.

EwingSweatsALot · Post #615 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:21 am

ChokeFasncists wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Al needs to lose some weight

I actually said to the GF last game that I thought it looked like Big Al had beefed up a bit since the start of the season after he dropped all that weight.

I just saw an article, people saying how weed can help one be healthy and lose weight. Him being scared of being suspended might have something to do with this.

Weed helps people lose weight??? That's a new one. Also there are plenty of other ways Al could lose weight without the fear of getting suspended. He just chooses not to do those.

Braggins · Post #616 » by **Braggins** » Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:42 am

TheKingofSting wrote:
Braggins wrote:
TheKingofSting wrote:I guess Zeller will be heading to the bench soon.

Is this speculation or was something said about the situation?

The healthy knee part was a quote. I was speculating about Zeller.

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Awesome. If someone from the organization was already talking about starting Al again I would be greatly disturbed lol.

Post #617 » by **fatlever** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 8:25 pm

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article64685742.html

“I’ve been telling people all week I kind of like coming off the bench,” Jefferson said. “You kind of see how the game is going and you get to play against the backup center most of the time. You kind of know what you need to do or what you shouldn’t do, and I kind of like it.

“Cody (Zeller) starts the game off well. He’s a great defensive center, and we have enough scoring in there among the starters.

“If coach wants me back in the starting lineup, I’d be fine with that. But off the bench, I’m fine with that right now, getting myself in better shape.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article64685742.html#storylink=cpy

Kudos to Al for embracing his new role.

MPM · Post #618 » by **MPM** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 8:58 pm

This is great - I've always loved the idea of Al as the king of the bench.

LofJ · Post #619 » by **LofJ** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 9:28 pm

Al's future in the league is as a scorer off the bench. Kudos to him for recognizing that and embracing the role.

Post #620 » by **BigSlam** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 10:23 pm

fatlever wrote:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article64685742.html

“I’ve been telling people all week I kind of like coming off the bench,” Jefferson said. “You kind of see how the game is going and you get to play against the backup center most of the time. You kind of know what you need to do or what you shouldn’t do, and I kind of like it.

“Cody (Zeller) starts the game off well. He’s a great defensive center, and we have enough scoring in there among the starters.

“If coach wants me back in the starting lineup, I’d be fine with that. But off the bench, I’m fine with that right now, getting myself in better shape.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article64685742.html#storylink=cpy

Kudos to Al for embracing his new role.

That might be the nicest thing you've said about Big Al.

Ever!!

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