As good of a player Al Jefferson is, his defense could be a bit stronger perhaps. He doesn’t have the quickest feet in the world which contributes to this. The good thing is that Al is aware of this and vows to get better. If so, the Hornets could be one of the better up-and-coming teams in the East.
“I refuse to continue to keep getting picked on at the end of games. It’s not fun….Last year at the end of games teams always put me in high pick-and-rolls. I got sick of them thinking that was to their advantage, and it was to their advantage….
“There’s a reason (teams pick on his defense) – I’d pick on me too,” Jefferson said. “So I want to take the challenge to get better at that so it’s not an option they always go to. And they do go to it, so I’m culpable.”
H/T: Charlotte Observer
