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

HornetShocker · Post #1621 » by **HornetShocker** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:52 pm

I can't imagine why Lance wouldn't get the calls. :tooth

Post #1622 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:52 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/489496520996433920[/tweet]

Magic approves

RichBoy923 · Post #1623 » by **RichBoy923** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:53 pm

Don't think Lance has any connection to #33. My guess, Vonleh switches to #5, Lance goes with #1.

Post #1624 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:54 pm

RichBoy923 wrote:Don't think Lance has any connection to #33. My guess, Vonleh switches to #5, Lance goes with #1.

RichBoy923 · Post #1625 » by **RichBoy923** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:54 pm

Right but that's only because Cashmere Wright was #1 that year.

LofJ · Post #1626 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:55 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Bonnell acts like he really, really does not like the signing.

good, makes me like it more actually.

Post #1627 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:03 pm

Liver_Pooty · Post #1628 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:04 pm

Stephanie Ready talking about Stephenson on Sportscenter.

Mmmm come to daddy baby girl.

LofJ · Post #1629 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:04 pm

JDR720 wrote:

Is it weird that I added a buzzing sound effect to this when I saw it?

duke11693 · Post #1630 » by **duke11693** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:05 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Bonnell acts like he really, really does not like the signing.

Was reading his 12 things to know about Lance. Why does that guy have such an infatuation with Josh McRoberts? Mentions him like three times in an article about Lance

Post #1631 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:06 pm

duke11693 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Bonnell acts like he really, really does not like the signing.

Was reading his 12 things to know about Lance. Why does that guy have such an infatuation with Josh McRoberts? Mentions him like three times in an article about Lance

He wishes he had McBob's fabulous hair.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1632 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:07 pm

duke11693 wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Bonnell acts like he really, really does not like the signing.

Was reading his 12 things to know about Lance. Why does that guy have such an infatuation with Josh McRoberts? Mentions him like three times in an article about Lance

He will be talking about McRoberts a year from now, not even kidding.

I know McRoberts was an integral part of last years team, but its not like we had Dirk Nowitzki and he left us. Life goes on.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1633 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:08 pm

Post #1634 » by **JDR720** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:09 pm

Lance should wear #69, that is destined to be a top 5 jersey in sells

mrknowitall215 · Post #1635 » by **mrknowitall215** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:11 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Bonnell acts like he really, really does not like the signing.

I hope that lead to him getting fired for making Hornets players feel not welcomed in the local media and direct team beat writer. He's had his antagonizing attitude towards multiple players in years past and I don't understand it. Most team beat writers are happy-go-lucky about virtually every player on the team to a certain extent to the point it's understandable homerism, but not Bonnell, he hate for the wrong reasons

LofJ · Post #1636 » by **LofJ** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:13 pm

Bonnell hates on guys for dumb reasons or sometimes no reason at all. He's never once gone out of his way to praise MKG or Biyombo, but he definitely won't hesitate to put them down. That's probably the thing that irritates me the most about him. Both Biz and MKG are good kids that are doing everything you can ask of them to get better, they deserve to be supported and praised for their efforts not get put down at every opportunity.

EwingSweatsALot · Post #1637 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:22 pm

OK, So I looked at the regular season stats now on Lance's FTA.

I took the top 30 perimeter players in the FGA <5ft per game stat. and also free throw attempts. I just did a ratio of FTA/FGA<5ft. Out of those 30 players Lance is 28th in that. He attempted 5 shots inside 5 feet a game and only shot 2.5 FTA. The two players worse than him are Tyreke Evans and Tony Allen. Kevin Durant led the stat with 1.8 FTA per shot inside 5 feet.

The average ratio was .9 FTAs. That would put Lance at 4.5 FTA per game which is a decent step up.

Bassman · Post #1638 » by **Bassman** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:24 pm

EwingSweatsALot wrote:
mrknowitall215 wrote:Chris Broussard just stated (and confirmed by his multiple sources ) on ESPN that the man, the G.O.A.T, the legend himself, Michael Jordan met with Lance Stephenson face-to-face in Las Vegas yesterday before sealing the deal. Cho, who?

Jordan always seals the deal in Vegas...

And the sequel begins....

Jordan has found his pupil, the one who shall follow, and he shall teach him well...

BeesWax · Post #1639 » by **BeesWax** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:25 pm

Bonnell will hate any player we get who makes him look wrong. When he says something isn't going to happen and it does he holds grudges against the players involved.

EwingSweatsALot · Post #1640 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:25 pm

LofJ wrote:Bonnell hates on guys for dumb reasons or sometimes no reason at all. He's never once gone out of his way to praise MKG or Biyombo, but he definitely won't hesitate to put them down. That's probably the thing that irritates me the most about him. Both Biz and MKG are good kids that are doing everything you can ask of them to get better, they deserve to be supported and praised for their efforts not get put down at every opportunity.

I mentioned this to him on twitter at some point last year I believe. How he seems to always be negative about them, but always positive about Byron Mullens of all people. He called me a drunkard, haha.