Big Al's Paint: The Al Jefferson Thread

[Liver_Pooty]

Watch SVG make him a DPOY candidate within 3 years.

Maybe, but he has a long, long way to go.

It might be this upcoming year. The guy already be posting 20-20 games like it ain't nothing with at least 1 steal and 2 blocks. Give him SVG's system which is basically a advanced version of Clifford's system and I think he'll make All-NBA Defensive 2nd team next year at the least.

Doubtful.

[TheKingofSting2]

Why wasn't Big Al an All Defensive Team selection then?

[mrknowitall215]

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[LamarMatic7]

This video should have been out during the weekend, sorry, guys. I've had technical issues with Sony Vegas that, matter of fact, I still haven't solved. But I couldn't hold out on this stuff any longer as I've been dying to post this.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYemXYhtR2Q[/youtube]

This isn't any campaign against Al and is simply all in good fun.

(The video still doesn't seem to run smoothly. Please tell me that I'm the only one thinking like this.)

[Eoghan]

Oh man, that Andray Blatche pump fake and reverse jam had me seeing the red mist during that game.

That's playoff game winning defense right there.

[yosemiteben]

This video should have been out during the weekend, sorry, guys. I've had technical issues with Sony Vegas that, matter of fact, I still haven't solved. But I couldn't hold out on this stuff any longer as I've been dying to post this.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYemXYhtR2Q[/youtube]

This isn't any campaign against Al and is simply all in good fun.

(The video still doesn't seem to run smoothly. Please tell me that I'm the only one thinking like this.)

I mean wow.

[amcoolio]

I would be concerned about it if he had a better body/was younger....but honestly I don't want him jumping and trying to take charges and making Biz-style blocks at this point in his career. I'd much rather have him 70 games in the regular season and the entire playoffs

[BeesWax]

Watch SVG make him a DPOY candidate within 3 years.

Maybe, but he has a long, long way to go.

It might be this upcoming year. The guy already be posting 20-20 games like it ain't nothing with at least 1 steal and 2 blocks. Give him SVG's system which is basically a advanced version of Clifford's system and I think he'll make All-NBA Defensive 2nd team next year at the least.

So he follows up those 20-20 games with 6-6 games? He averages 13-13 so it must not be quite so easy for him to put up 20-20 on the regular. Drummond will be fine but he has a long way to go to become the player everyone wants him to be.

[EwingSweatsALot]

If you get a chance to listen to the BS Report with Boogie Cousins, he talks about Al for a few minutes. Simmons asks who the toughest guy he has to go up against and he says it's Al because of everything he can do in the low post.

[LamarMatic7]

If you get a chance to listen to the BS Report with Boogie Cousins, he talks about Al for a few minutes. Simmons asks who the toughest guy he has to go up against and he says it's Al because of everything he can do in the low post.

he surely had Boogie frustrated during the game we had at Sacramento against them. you could hear Cousins cussing and see him throwing temper tantrums after Al scored buckets on him.

[-Ian-]

Al Jefferson Loves Hornets’ Moves

Last season, the Charlotte Bobcats took a tremendous step forward as a franchise. After losing 120 of 148 games in the previous two years, expectations were low entering the season, but the team managed to go 43-39 and secure the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. It was just the second postseason appearance in the organization’s history, and the improvement was in large part due to the addition of Al Jefferson, hiring of Steve Clifford and growth of Kemba Walker.

Now, Charlotte is hoping to continue their successful run and take the next step in the 2014-15 season. The team name has changed from the Bobcats to the Hornets, but they’re hoping the culture change that started last season is just getting started.

Jefferson, who was mocked and questioned by some when he signed with Charlotte last offseason, is excited to pick up where the franchise left off last year and continue to grow as a team.

“We just need to continue to build off of what we did last year,” Jefferson told Basketball Insiders. “We know that if we play defense and focus on defense, we will have a chance to win. That’s one of the things that I did last year that I’ve never done before, just really buying in to the defensive end. I believe us finishing sixth in the NBA in defense was the reason why we had the success we had. We just have to continue to build off that.”

Much of Charlotte’s core has been brought back, but they’ve also made some key additions this summer including Lance Stephenson, Marvin Williams, Noah Vonleh and P.J. Hairston. Jefferson loves the moves and can’t wait to take the court with his new teammates.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Jefferson said. “I told them how I felt when the season went over well. They did everything they said they were going to do [this summer]. I think we have got better.”

Jefferson is particularly excited about the Stephenson signing. Last season, the 23-year-old averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Indiana Pacers, emerging as an All-Star candidate. Sure, some of his antics have been criticized, but there’s no question he makes the Hornets a more talented team on both ends of the floor.

“I think Lance is the type of guy we need on our team,” Jefferson said. “[He’ll] bring that aggressiveness on defense, he’s a playmaker, he can shoot it and he knows what it takes to win. He’s got deep into the playoffs every year for the past couple years. I’m really excited to have him.”

Jefferson is also thrilled to see Charlotte adding more quality young players like Vonleh and Hairston. He recently made his way to Las Vegas to be around the Hornets’ summer league team and give the players some guidance, and he plans to continue leading the youngsters when the season starts. So far, he likes what he sees.

“I like them guys, they play with a lot of energy and I see a lot of good shooters out there,” Jefferson said of the Hornets’ summer league squad. “We need to get more rebounds, but I know it’s been a long couple weeks for these guys. I’m satisfied.

“It means a lot, not only just for the Charlotte Hornets but the whole NBA, having a bunch of us [veterans] all around the league come out and support the young guys. Ten years ago, I was one of them young guys playing here. It’s come a long a way. It’s been a while since I’ve been here and to see the fans that come out to support the young talent and the NBA, it’s amazing. It just shows you how big it’s getting.”

Jefferson really wants to work with Vonleh, who is just 18 years old and has seemingly unlimited upside.

“[My advice to Noah is] stay around the vets and just learn everything you can,” Jefferson said. “He is 18 years old; that is unbelievably young in this NBA in this day and times. There is going to be a lot thrown at him. It’s good for him to be around the veteran guys and the great coaching staff and we can help him get through this process.”

The Miami HEAT have broken up and the Indiana Pacers ended the season in ugly fashion and then lost a key piece in Stephenson. Every squad in the East recognizes that the conference is currently wide open, which has everyone entering the season with optimism and confidence – the Hornets included.

[Elden Payton]

Cheers -Ian-!

[JDR720]

[EwingSweatsALot]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/joelembiid/status/508383277498269696[/tweet]

[TheKingofSting]

Embiid is a twitter legend in my book.

[messed_up_todd]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... itis-gone/

Al Jefferson was a beast last season for Charlotte — he averaged 21.8 points on 50.9 percent shooting, pulled down 10.8 rebounds a game, plus he worked hard on defense and had the best year of his career at that end. That was enough to get the Hornets to the playoffs and Jefferson on to Third Team All-NBA.

But come the playoffs he was slowed by plantar fasciitis, enough so that he missed Game 4 against the Heat.

The only real cure for plantar fasciitis (an inflammation of the plantar fascia tissue band that runs along the bottom of the foot) is rest, and Jefferson told the Hornets’ official site he got that this summer and is good to go. He was back at the team facilities taking part in optional workouts with no restrictions.

Nice little article on Jefferson. Good to see that he is back to 100% and is still looking to get better on the defensive end of the court because he definitely has a lot of room to improve.

[HornetJail]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/joelembiid/status/508383277498269696[/tweet]

cool now come play for us

[LamarMatic7]

better late than never. with all of the Big Al mixes out there, I didn't feel a need to rush so I completed this when I had the time to do so. there already have been a few, but I had spent too much time accumulating footage not do go through with it. plus I had the opportunity to include the inside jokes (Stephanie and sprite, Pistons being devastated by Al) that others didn't to properly immortalize Al's season.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNtUrVjwu-w[/youtube]

[JDR720]

http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-and- ... ub-9/24/14

[fatlever]

amazing work on the big al video lamar. one of your best. how many post moves did he master in that video? it was at least 7. most NBA bigs have 1 post move and perhaps a secondary move. the really good post guys have 3 or 4 moves. kevin mchale and hakeem olajuwon are the other only bigs i have ever seen that had as many mastered post moves as big al.