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I can agree. But in that event it all depends on how we lose.

Nothing matters unless Bryce continues to evolve as a passer. These two upcoming games will be the most consequential matchups of his career.

The veterans played better last night and they actually were looking for Kon but Bridges and Sexton went for a combined 2-15 from three. That is so bad.

https://www.talkbasket.net/206848-lamelo-ball-frustrated-by-hornets-struggles-amid-durability-concerns "Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is reportedly frustrated by the team’s lack of forward progress, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer." Apparently in his mind being perpetually injured and playing less than Gordon Hayward while on a supermax contract has no effect on the forward progress of the franchise.

The Bucs stumbling is one of the least surprising things. They've been good but not nearly as unbeatable as some have suggested. And just like that. Tonight and the game against the Rams look pretty tough. If we can somehow come out on top in both I will be elated. But it's a tall order for our Panthers. We'll see.

31 sacks given up by the Raiders this season. The Giants Chargers and Patriots have all given up more sacks and their QB's have performed better. They hitched their wagon to the wrong guy. It is what it is.

No LaMelo Ball no Brandon Miller tonight. Probably going to get pretty ugly in Atlanta.

I suppose someone put a gun to his head and forced him to trade for Geno Smith and give him a big contract.

Things aren't looking good for Pete Carroll. Seahawks not only haven't skipped a beat without him they've kicked things up several notches. He is overrated.

It's the Panthers. In primetime. This is either going to go really well or really bad.

He may be ready to give JJ McCarthy the Fargo treatment by January.

He probably would have been perpetually injured here knowing how things go for the Panthers.

Adam Thielen must be having the time of his life.

Kon with 6 three pointers tonight. The rest of the team is 2-20 from behind the arch. The shooting is HORRENDOUS. And these boys are getting sonned by a 36 year old James Harden on defense. At this point I think beyond moving on from certain players Charles Lee is no longer beyond criticism. This is pitiful. If he can't do better than this then he needs to go too.

The complaints about the silver because it isn't in our logo don't really make any logical sense if you're advocating more white. If your position is black and blue as the primary across the board then the most logical third color to offset is silver or gray. At the end of the day though this all seems like putting the cart before the horse. Let's actually see if we can win in primetime and make push for our division the rest of the way and then worry about looking snazzy.

Don't forget that Rhule actually took Tepper's offer to the Giants and they balked. He was just seeking the big payday which should have been a red flag. I have no idea how much time Tepper spends within the Panthers building. I do know that he in the past has been too much involved. He supposedly held weekly meetings with Reich. Then after firing Reich Tepper he held a press conference where he did virtually all the talking and made it about himself. Before that Tepper went out of his way to bloviate to the press about how he spoke to Bryce Young months before the draft and directly told him he wanted him to be a Panther. Then he went to the well of his selling point about Bryce being a point guard and we wouldn't need to invest in elite weapons. The guy thinks and talks like he knows what he's doing. At the end of the day the franchise has been in the gutter in large part due to he and his wife's involvement. It is what it is. Appreciate the convo.

Well there's a couple issues with that. He handed Matt Rhule generational wealth over some meatballs. Then he was a driving force in pushing for us to trade up to #1 in 2023 and obviously for selecting Bryce Young. The problem with Tepper isn't that he doesn't know what a bad deal is the problem is his ego is the size of Texas and he refuses to acknowledge that he is completely out of his depth. Nothing that has transpired as of late has given an indication that he has learned much if anything from these debacles. We'll see though.

Lost to the 1 win Pacers and LaMelo had 6 turnovers. Rookie Kon Knueppel is basically our best player. And now word is LaMelo Ball apparently wants out. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/sources-lamelo-ball-open-to-trade-away-from-hornets-215320940.html

It was a noncontact injury. Could have just as easily happened in practice. It's awful but sometimes players have bad luck or are just prone to these things. Hopefully it will be the last time our GM takes such a big risk on a position that is largely plug and play now.

Eh. Don't speak it into existence lol. We've got enough on our plate just trying to overcome the bad juju of what has been our historically bad perfomances more often than not in primetime over the course of 30 years. We're overdue for a statement primetime game!

I think LaMelo could maybe grow into an improved version of himself in all those areas over time but if he cannot stay on the basketball court none of it matters. At one point he had played less games than Gordon Hayward over a few years span. That's just insane for a guy who isn't even 25 yet. Not to go off on a spiel but this really is a glaring example of why the NBA is going in the wrong direction on viewership. You have to jump through hoops just to be able to tune into games and then too many of the best players are consistently in street clothes and they're on supermax contracts. And it's hard enough putting up with that as a fan of a big market team but I have no idea how so many of these perpetually rebuilding small market teams will survive if the NBA doesn't figure something out. The league going to be in shambles ten years from now when the remaining big name veteran stars are long gone and the newer generations struggle to stay motivated to get onto the basketball court.

I'm pleasantly surprised they gave it to Bryce Young over Josh Allen. Finally we're getting some respect. Now I'm just hoping the team follows this up accordingly and doesn't lay another egg.

He's 6'1 and fully off his feet just to be in a position to get his fingertips on it. This is what some of us have been saying for weeks about the dynamic between QB and WR being a two way street. Better ball placement means better opportunities.

At some point people just need to take a breath and just let it play out. We have two upcoming games against the 49ers and the Rams that will tell us plenty. Bryce Young will either sustain this level of play or he will revert to the same old same old. All we can do is wait and see.