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This guy is a little taller and like 30 pounds lighter than Funch. The Robbie Anderson comparison's a lot closer.

Phillips was a desperation plug for a dire need. The fact that we paid so much for a guy with his risks tells you all you need to know about how bad our pass rush and the market for that position is.

Operating like we're anywhere near making a run right now would be delusional. I'm glad that Morgan isn't mortgaging the team's future to try to prop up Canales and Young. He's a prototypical LT who just needs to get coached up. He's long and athletic. If all else fails he's a fine RT. I feel like I'm being gaslit about the state of the offensive line. If they didn't address it now it could be a crisis in a years time.

How is any of this “win now mode”? We’re not even sold on the QB and head coach long term but need to draft immediate starters? Make it make sense.

You can hear his passion in the phone call. That drive to be great is what's been missing in the team culture. We have talent on the roster but I think Dan's finally finding dogs with guys like Freeling and Phillips.

I really like this. Now we can see how Ickey bounces back and we have an insurance policy cooking in the meantime. It’s great sign to me that some media are calling this a “luxury pick” as if there isn’t uncertainty around our LT.

Was at the game and NYCFC honestly outplayed CLT the whole way. Khalina and Zaha carried the team. Zaha's wife on IG making it sound like he's gone come July. They're going to have to pay him or find a big time replacement because the team looks like pretty lost without him.

No one's saying LaMelo has no blame we're responding to you acting like he's the reason they lost. The scapegoating and blaming the teams woes on his personality is where it's like Cam Newton all over again. It was a failure on multiple fronts and primarily Lee's. Dude said ON AIR pregame that they had to protect the paint and if that was his gameplan going in he couldn't have botched it more. As the commentators said Ball's a rhythm guy and Orlando was preventing him for getting any kind of flow going. I'm a normie watching on TV and said they needed to bait them into fouling to combat that. They didn't even try until the 2nd half when it was too late. I think it's fair to expect the star to overcome whatever but LaMelo was not the problem in that game and he's not what is holding the team back. He's the only reason they're flirting with being a great team. I kinda put the center play on Lee too. Moose is great until he's up against a big who can body him. We've always known that and that's what Kalkbrenner is for. I don't know if it would have changed much but Kalkbrenner should have had more minutes than him. And moving forward with the center position, I just think it's the time to trade Diabate while his stock's high and that's not an indictment of his game. He's like an evolved combination of Biyombo and PJ. He's a great rim protector and the strength issue is just what you're going to have to deal with if you want that. But Kalkbrenner is perfectly capable of protecting the rim and we gotta get away from the undersized centers or it'll always be a problem for us.

sometimes I wonder if I’d care as much after a championship or if I’m just in it for the chase

Now everyone whose been acting like it’s Kon and Brandon’s team all year is hitting me up to blame LaMelo lol

I’ve seen enough

Magic noted that the refs let Miami brawl

They should be trying to draw the magic into fouling more if they’re getting bullied but Lee has lost control

Return of the Bobcats

I don’t see the similarities outside of their frame tbh. Mingo was supposed to be a slot YAC guy who was great at route running, XL a jump ball bully whose big weakness was routes, and McMillian a dynamic receiver who lacked physicality.

It was reckless and worthy of a fine by Melo but the internet is acting liked he grabbed Bams by the ankles like Hulk did Loki, give me a break. Ridiculous how many people are convinced it was "obviously intentional" and comparing to Draymond, who got suspended in part because he had a history. Seems like a lot of people are just looking for an excuse to hate on him and Bridges for their behavior off the court. On the other hand it going to be a dark cloud over the rest of the playoffs and maybe LaMelo's career if they don't suspend him so I kinda hope they just get it over with.

He drove at the end for you @frankw lol

That wasn’t a fuging foul

BEZOS FIX YOUR poo

Eric would have died calling this game

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOBYYYYYYYYYYYYGGGYHHGGYDUYDYDHD

said awhile back we can only afford one of LaMelo/Kon/Brandon to go cold to have a chance.

where is the perimeter defense

Still close. Still time.

I hope Kon is getting it out his system. Real rookie hours.