As trite as the word “swagger” has become, arguably no other term can better encapsulate what it was that Lance Stephenson brought to the Indiana Pacers.
“Lance is a little crazy,” Kevin Pritchard admitted on 1070 The Fan’s The Dan Dakich Show. “But, he brings a unique energy to our team, and he brought everybody up. He walked in the building and Paul (George) had a little bit more swagger. Jeff Teague had much more swagger when we had Lance.”
Still, as much as the Lance-effect on the Pacers was real, the Pacers-effect on Lance was real as well.