Charles Lee wasted no time setting an agenda in his first training camp practice as coach of the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets opened practice at Duke University on Tuesday with four straight defensive drills — a very intentional statement Lee was trying to make to his players after Charlotte finished near the bottom of the league in most defensive categories last season and won just 21 games.

Consider this life with coach Charles Lee, a snippet of how the Hornets plan to operate under the guidance of the 39-year-old. From the moment Lee took the job, he’s consistently harped on the need for improvement on the defensive side of the game.

Consider this life with coach Charles Lee, a snippet of how the Hornets plan to operate under the guidance of the 39-year-old. From the moment Lee took the job, he’s consistently harped on the need for improvement on the defensive side of the game.

Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee spent a handful of minutes with the media following the first training camp practice at Duke on Tuesday to discuss how things went. Here are a few quotes from that availability.

So far, the answer is no. Things are already off to a rough start the big man entering his third season. Mere days before the start of camp, the Hornets announced Williams strained a tendon in his left foot during an offseason workout Thursday, and he’ll be out until he’s re-evaluated in at least two weeks.