Lance welcome presss conference. 1pm

[bLACKpANTHER]

oh my gosh, can we get some reporters to ask question to get him to open up a bit?

 

I waited an hour for that!?

 

It would have been a ton better if they had twitter questions from the fans or something- that was terrible

[teeray]

After Lance asked Bonnell what he was talking about, Bonnell sounded like he morphed into Porky Pig with all that stuttering.

[Rules&Regulations]

What did Bonnell ask? I wasn't able to watch.

[lindseyjw14]

LMAO...

Lance shut Rick down after he asked the stupid question about him "betting on himself" with a shorter deal. "Say it again? No. I came here cause it's where I wanted to be." *you dumb motherf*cker death stare*

2 things I noticed...

Lance seemed a lot more shy than I expected. He seemed very timid & nervous speaking. On a related note, Cho has gotten much better with his public speaking. He was worse than MKG when he got here.

Lance is the cockiest & most confident SOB in the league. He answered about every question with "I'm a great player."

[teeray]

What did Bonnell ask? I wasn't able to watch.

Hard to tell with all the stuttering, but essentially why did Lance take a 3 year contract over a 5 year contract.

Lance just said he thought the Hornets was a good fit for him

[SuperJTheGreat]

What did Bonnell ask? I wasn't able to watch.

Asked him why he wanted a shorter contract and declined Indian's offer.

[cbarrier90]

oh my gosh, can we get some reporters to ask question to get him to open up a bit?

 

I waited an hour for that!?

 

It would have been a ton better if they had twitter questions from the fans or something- that was terrible

 

I don't think it was that bad outside of Bonnell's question which was answered in initial reports by his agent (wanted a shorter deal so he could get a max deal after the new TV contract is signed if he performs up to his potential as opposed to being locked in under his market rate for 5 years in Indiana) and was a more appropriate question for his agent. The other reporters asked questions directly pertaining to his on-court demeanor and he said he's extremely competitive on the court but off the court he's a different person.

 

He doesn't lack self-confidence, that's for sure. Could be that guy with the "edge" that this team has been missing.

[teeray]

I still don't believe this all materialized in 48 hours

[cbarrier90]

I still don't believe this all materialized in 48 hours

 

There were so many rumors even before free agency started that there had to be much more to it.

 

My take: We set out with Gordon Hayward as option A and Kemba convinced us to make Lance option B. When Hayward didn't materialize, we simply sat back and let the market run its course to get Lance at a discount. The way the Roberts deal was structured was a dead giveaway that we were setting up for Option B.

[teeray]

Lance is taking twitter questions on @hornets. This was my favorite exchange so far

@_imsamking_: @hornets why are u so awesome?

@hornets: .@_imsamking_ I'm just cool. It's a gift!

[teeray]

@kalap_: @hornets Who is Lance's favorite Carolina Panther? What was it like playing highschool ball with Kemba?

@hornets: .@kalap_ Cam Newton! Because he wears #1!

[teeray]

@JohnGunstBarnet: @hornets who's gonna break more ankles this year between you and Kemba?

@hornets: .@JohnGunstBarnet That's going to be tough! @KembaWalker has the handles and I have the handles. We'll battle to see who gets the most

[JJman]

Lol

[Chuckie]

Think the Hornets need to pull Bonnell's media pass. Otherwise Lance may knock his ass out before the season begins. Not saying it would be a bad thing, just that people outside Charlotte would look at it negatively.