CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ No one will accuse Terry Rozier of hiding his thoughts.
He's blunt. He's emotional. And he's not sorry about it.
"I'm pissed off about a lot of stuff," the Charlotte Hornets' new point guard told the Observer. "I want to prove myself again."
He will get abundant opportunity to do so. For the first time in his soon-to-be five NBA seasons, Rozier is about to be a full-time starter, replacing the Hornets' all-time leading scorer, Kemba Walker.
With Hornets training camp starting Tuesday, Rozier understands the love Charlotte had for Walker, the three-time All-Star who signed with the Celtics this offseason. He also knows the comparisons are inevitable _ and that it's impossible for him to immediately replicate all that Walker did for Charlotte.
"I'm not Kemba. I'm not coming in here acting like I'm Kemba. I'm Terry," Rozier said.
"I respect the hell out of Kemba: When I play against him, I'm going to give him my best, and I know I'll get his best. But Kemba? I don't want to hear it. Don't talk to me about Kemba."
