Even if the rebranded (is it a rebranding if you’re just going back into an old brand? How do brands work? Someone get me a new strategist on the telephone ) Charlotte Hornets are not anything close to title contenders, they will at least look good as they attempt to improve on the No. 7 seed they grabbed as the Bobcats last season.
The new duds are slick, and Lance Stephenson will unveil the club with plenty of»no, no, YES!» razzle-dazzle. Not only that, but rookie big guy Noah Vonleh is fascinating, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s jumper looks more like a shot than a contortionist pattern gone horribly wrong.
There’s reason to get fired up about these Hornets. Perhaps you will say there is a buzz in Charlotte. You wouldn’t say that, of course, because that is about as hacky as it receives.
Suffice it to state the addition of Stephenson and more moments for Kidd-Gilchrist could help the league’s sixth-ranked defense get much better this season. If the offense around focal point Al Jefferson also improves (which it could with Kemba Walker heading into a contract year), the Bugs could certainly climb the playoff ladder.
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