Hornets Sign Lance Stephenson 3y/27.5 mil (p67)

LofJ · Post #1461 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:44 pm

I definitely lost my patience yesterday, the Humphries signing put me over the edge. The brilliance of the contract we got Lance to sign completely turned things around though. Our front office knocked it out of the park after screwing up the Hayward and McRoberts signings.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1462 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:44 pm

MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

#5 seed in the Eastern Conference is probably the worst case scenario in my eyes. I think we could achieve #3 or #4 seed for home court advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. It's too early to predict, but I'm currently staring down us winning 50-55 wins pending if we re-sign CDR and make a few other moves to improve that I believe are possible

MCoster · Post #1463 » by **MCoster** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:44 pm

LofJ wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:Where is the Hendo move I was hoping Cho worked tirelessly to line up following this signing? Too soon? It's coming imo. Lance is a risk as it is. It's so hard to believe Hendo is earning 6 million to Lance's 9 to Hayward's 16. There must be a market for Henderson, even if it's one team looking to not get embarrassed every game (Philly) yet still tank safely.

We could easily dump Henderson on Philly, it might only cost us a 2nd rounder. HInkie seems to have an obsession with stockpiling them.

They didn't take Lin and 1st, theyre not going to take Hendo and a 2nd

MasterIchiro · Post #1464 » by **MasterIchiro** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:46 pm

MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

It was a weak plan...

Stephenson had been in the process of finalizing a possible deal with the Mavericks before the Houston Rockets decided to allow Chandler Parsons to follow through on his offer sheet in Dallas, sources told RealGM.

Cho has been crapping 4-leaf clovers all offseason between the lottery, Vonleh falling, the Rockets inexplicably gambling away Parsons then not matching. Cho was rebuffed on all his highly prioritized plans, Henderson + 24 for Afflalo, Hayward matched.

This guy almost struck out.

olive_triangurl · Post #1465 » by **olive_triangurl** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:47 pm

BobsBuddy wrote::noway:

IT'S TIME TO VENT CHARLOTTE..IF YOU WATCHED GAME 6 LAST NIGHT I"D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR OPINION on LS!

Hand swipe to James face was intentional.
Standing over James and not moving where James had to put his head in Lances crotch to force him to move was intentional and he should have been T up.
The boilermaker he put on Norris Cole was intentional and the SOB should have be thrown out and fined 25K

This guys a lunibin is a bad example for kids coming up.
I hope nobody signs him . As far as I'm concerned he can go play on Rodman's N.korea team..

What a joke!!!!!!!!!

the more harm Lance does to LeBron, the better.
let's hope there is plenty more where that came from!
Lance is my favorite player in the NBA and the true NEXT JORDAN :bowdown:

LofJ · Post #1466 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:49 pm

MCoster wrote:
LofJ wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:Where is the Hendo move I was hoping Cho worked tirelessly to line up following this signing? Too soon? It's coming imo. Lance is a risk as it is. It's so hard to believe Hendo is earning 6 million to Lance's 9 to Hayward's 16. There must be a market for Henderson, even if it's one team looking to not get embarrassed every game (Philly) yet still tank safely.

We could easily dump Henderson on Philly, it might only cost us a 2nd rounder. HInkie seems to have an obsession with stockpiling them.

They didn't take Lin and 1st, theyre not going to take Hendo and a 2nd

You may be right, but seeing as how young our team is we have the luxury of sending a pick or two out right now. We shouldn't hesitate to attach next year's 1st to Henderson to simply dump his contract if we can't find a suitable player to swap for him.

UNCNYC · Post #1467 » by **UNCNYC** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:49 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:
UNCNYC wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:
My favorite point guards during that era were Isiah Thomas, Tim Hardaway, and Rod Strickland. That was when I was first introduced to basketball and I marveled at the way they played. To this very day, I still watch highlight reels of them and try to emulate a few of their moves on the basketball court

Yeah I LOVED ISAIAH, I actually have him in my top 10 of all times and my Uncle who was a REALLY good street ball player grew up and played with Strickland. I met Rod on two occasions. Always loved his game

does your uncle have any stories about Strickland's bad temper?

Not that I know of, he mostly tells me stories of Rod and Pearl Washington playing against them on Gouchos when he was playing with Kenny Smith on Riverside Church

mrknowitall215 · Post #1468 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:53 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:
MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

It was a weak plan...

Stephenson had been in the process of finalizing a possible deal with the Mavericks before the Houston Rockets decided to allow Chandler Parsons to follow through on his offer sheet in Dallas, sources told RealGM.

Cho has been crapping 4-leaf clovers all offseason between the lottery, Vonleh falling, the Rockets inexplicably gambling away Parsons then not matching. Cho was rebuffed on all his highly prioritized plans, Henderson + 24 for Afflalo, Hayward matched.

This guy almost struck out.

Bash me all y'all want, but I refuse to give Cho much credit for this signing. I'm under the belief that Jordan (the owner) put the call in...

This offseason was headed towards near destruction, and remember it's Jordan's reputation that's on the line to the general public whenever the Charlotte Hornets fail, not Cho

Post #1469 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:54 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:Bash me all y'all want, but I refuse to give Cho much credit for this signing.

SHOCKER

MasterIchiro · Post #1470 » by **MasterIchiro** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:56 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

It was a weak plan...

Stephenson had been in the process of finalizing a possible deal with the Mavericks before the Houston Rockets decided to allow Chandler Parsons to follow through on his offer sheet in Dallas, sources told RealGM.

Cho has been crapping 4-leaf clovers all offseason between the lottery, Vonleh falling, the Rockets inexplicably gambling away Parsons then not matching. Cho was rebuffed on all his highly prioritized plans, Henderson + 24 for Afflalo, Hayward matched.

This guy almost struck out.

Bash me all y'all want, but I refuse to give Cho much credit for this signing. I'm under the belief that Jordan (the owner) put the call in...

This offseason was headed towards near destruction, and remember it's Jordan's reputation that's on the line to the general public whenever the Charlotte Hornets fail, not Cho

Cho's plan B was highly suspect now that we know Stephenson was on the verge of signing with Dallas (probably for over 10 million BTW). He lucked into the 9th pick. He lucked into Vonleh who was supposed to go top 5. He lucked into Lance and probably was pressured by Jordan to sign him. Houston not matching on Parsons saved Cho's ass on this new Hornets kickoff.

When Afflalo opts out, they need to sign him.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1471 » by **LamarMatic7** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:56 pm

UNCNYC wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:
UNCNYC wrote:
Yeah I LOVED ISAIAH, I actually have him in my top 10 of all times and my Uncle who was a REALLY good street ball player grew up and played with Strickland. I met Rod on two occasions. Always loved his game

does your uncle have any stories about Strickland's bad temper?

Not that I know of, he mostly tells me stories of Rod and Pearl Washington playing against them on Gouchos when he was playing with Kenny Smith on Riverside Church

damn. a duo of Rod and Pearl Washington...

Robot Rock · Post #1472 » by **Robot Rock** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:57 pm

Laynce!!!

BobsBuddy · Post #1473 » by **BobsBuddy** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:57 pm

Now with Lance in the Stable...I guess Hendo and others will get traded for a veteran C,PF or SF?
trade checker# 6488034 Hendo/JT/Neal for Phillys Sims (C) Thompson (SF) moultrie (PF) Richardson (SG)Expiring

mrknowitall215 · Post #1474 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:57 pm

yosemiteben wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:Bash me all y'all want, but I refuse to give Cho much credit for this signing.

SHOCKER

Post #1475 » by **yosemiteben** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:59 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:
MasterIchiro wrote:
It was a weak plan...

Cho has been crapping 4-leaf clovers all offseason between the lottery, Vonleh falling, the Rockets inexplicably gambling away Parsons then not matching. Cho was rebuffed on all his highly prioritized plans, Henderson + 24 for Afflalo, Hayward matched.

This guy almost struck out.

Bash me all y'all want, but I refuse to give Cho much credit for this signing. I'm under the belief that Jordan (the owner) put the call in...

This offseason was headed towards near destruction, and remember it's Jordan's reputation that's on the line to the general public whenever the Charlotte Hornets fail, not Cho

Cho's plan B was highly suspect now that we know Stephenson was on the verge of signing with Dallas (probably for over 10 million BTW). He lucked into the 9th pick. He lucked into Vonleh who was supposed to go top 5. He lucked into Lance and probably was pressured by Jordan to sign him. Houston not matching on Parsons saved Cho's ass on this new Hornets kickoff.

When Afflalo opts out, they need to sign him.

He seems pretty lazy so he probably didn't know what was going on. I bet he just sat in his office twirling a pencil and waiting for MJ to just take over. MJ seems much more plugged in to what's going on around the league.

Robot Rock · Post #1476 » by **Robot Rock** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:01 pm

mrknowitall215 wrote:
MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

#5 seed in the Eastern Conference is probably the worst case scenario in my eyes. I think we could achieve #3 or #4 seed for home court advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. It's too early to predict, but I'm currently staring down us winning 50-55 wins pending if we re-sign CDR and make a few other moves to improve that I believe are possible

I just want us in the playoffs.

HornetShocker · Post #1477 » by **HornetShocker** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:03 pm

Great day for the Hornets! Now, trade Hendo (and whatever else) and get Harrison Barnes. I am the minority on Barnes but I want him here.

mrknowitall215 · Post #1478 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:09 pm

Robot Rock wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:
MKGsMotor wrote:What a brilliant contract. I guess Cho is a genius. How good do you all think this makes us?

#5 seed in the Eastern Conference is probably the worst case scenario in my eyes. I think we could achieve #3 or #4 seed for home court advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. It's too early to predict, but I'm currently staring down us winning 50-55 wins pending if we re-sign CDR and make a few other moves to improve that I believe are possible

I just want us in the playoffs.

You'll get that barring a total catastrophe of injuries

MasterIchiro · Post #1479 » by **MasterIchiro** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:10 pm

Lance makes the whole team better but I'm particularly intrigued with the potential for some incredible chemistry on the court with Kemba Walker. I think they will terrorize the East.

Dancingpanda · Post #1480 » by **Dancingpanda** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:12 pm

Do you guys think we still need a reliable 3pt shooter off the bench?
I still see some trouble with floor spacing. Not as much as last season but its still there.