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The refs just are what they are and will be a hurdle to overcome for quite some time as we continue to be a franchise trying to shed the bottom dweller label. This group has won a lot of games by building significant leads. They're going to have to adapt to being more disciplined in winning close games if they want to win a playoff series. Such is the next step in the evolution of their development.

LaMelo with a clutch 3

Hornets can't get out of their own way at the end here unfortunately.

They're all big games. Just get into the playoffs and anything can happen.

Why do people still line up to simp for this guy? Did our game against the 49ers where he had 3 picks and a Bryce Youngesque stat line not make it clear enough for you that he is a game manager at absolute best?

Very nice punctuation to send the Knicks and their fans home with.

Hornets way too hyperfocused on running the clock. Game ain't over.

LaMelo looked like he was struggling after going down hard a few plays earlier.

Hornets pouring it on right now. Beautiful.

LaMelo and Kon

The Knicks even having the nerve to challenge this foul call after all the calls they got in the first half is laughable.

They're playing hard no doubt but damn they need to stop taking these awful shots.

Lmfao Miles got the ball back just to get it stuck at the rim.

Whistle for everything. Then they get an easy basket.

The refs are certainly making their presence felt in this one.

As a longtime fan it's annoying but nothing new whatsoever. The Panthers as a franchise under the Tepper's aren't going to get any credit or benefit of the doubt until they go out and put the league on notice. We certainly didn't do that last year backing our way into the playoffs with several notable losses. And at the end of the day every year teams sign the best free agents but it doesn't guarantee anything. If the Panthers start actually drafting well early and in the later rounds you'll see more people taking notice.

It's a real nice change of pace to be on the better end of so many blowouts.

https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/24/puka-nacua-restraining-order-allegedy-biting-woman-made-antisemetic-remarks/ "The woman says the night got off to a rocky start after the 24-year-old allegedly said, "f*** all the Jews" during dinner, which distressed her." Puka is either legitimately insane or this woman is trying to sell a story.

It's a simple matter of do the positives outweigh the negatives. And such is the case when assessing any potential signing. Even if you can talk him down on his salary expectation it will still be a higher end deal compared to younger counterparts that don't have the potential very real diva baggage. And then there is the matter of keeping him healthy. In a perfect world you would like to have him for depth but on top of all the variables of such a signing we also have young receivers who need the targets and continued development. I chuckle every time people mock any vague skepticism of maxing out the salary cap for an unproven roster as if this franchise just began it's existence several years ago with the Tepper's. Too many people cocooned within the confines of social media have little understanding or concern for anything that isn't recent. The Panthers have been around the block before with these concepts. It's ok to be realistic with expectations.

He's probably going to be a stud. If we actually had a QB with physical tools I would be over the moon at the possibility of adding such a talent. But we need help on defense and Bryce Young can barely see down the middle of the field without hopping around.

Blew out the Grizzlies. Next up the Kings in Charlotte on Tuesday night.

Certainly we had a very solid free agency. There are things to like about Morgan. There are also things to be weary of. Beyond that I mean this isn't really that different from past iterations of the Panthers. In that I mean pushing ourselves up against the limits of the salary cap to maximize a team that could ultimately end up just being mid. And at the end of the day the only area of success that will matter in making this franchise a legitimate Super Bowl contender for now and the next few years will be if Dan Morgan can navigate multiple successful drafts. And not just in the early rounds either. He needs to find high end talent in the mid to late rounds too. That is what separates the pretenders from the contenders in the NFL. Until that comes to fruition nothing is going to truly change for the better regarding the trajectory of this franchise.

With that RAS score he's probably going to be a Panther.

Murray will be out of the league soon but at least he's actually spent time in the weight room.

Retired Dell's jersey and beating the brakes off the Magic. Feels good.