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8 hours ago, toldozer said:

We have 5 guys that can attack the paint, they need to do that more when they are ahead in games and the 3 isn't falling instead of doubling down.

If the players are just making their own decisions without direction or any semblance of a plan then what is our head coach doing?

And ironically one of the league's best young players statistically in the paint we traded away for crumbs a few years ago.

POVERTY!

Realistically as much fun as it has been to see this team bombard teams from 3 it just isn't sustainable for us as a winning formula aside from catching better teams off guard from time to time and it isn't going to translate to a playoff run and certainly not a championship when we are so ineffective in the paint and have no go to answer in that area when games are on the line. The strategy of this franchise entering the offseason should be getting better in the paint. Drill that into everyone's head inside the building. All this rabble about not disrupting chemistry is weak minded. What chemistry? This team is 10th in the standings heading into April. In a historically weakened Eastern conference.

I still say the Hornets should weigh all their options at head coach after the season. Too much potential on this roster.

7 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

Damn back to 10th. I only caught the last 5 minutes but some of those 3's were horrible lol. In that close of game you can't be launching those many hail mary's when you could be chipping away from the foul line. I guess no one wanted to get in the paint and didn't trust the refs to give them the calls maybe? Gonna watch the highlights to get a better idea of the flow of the game

Yeah we had multiple chances to tie up the game or take the lead. We have made some significant strides as a team shooting threes but this group absolutely needs to get more aggressive in the paint in crunch time if they want to be a playoff team.

For all the praise of the group and Charles Lee being talked up as coach of the year that's just pitiful and unacceptable.

Also adding even more insult to the loss. Apparently Embid is 21-1 against the Hornets.

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.

13 hours ago, csx said:

Purdy is much better than the Huddle wants him to be

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?

3 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

That dunk by Miles...

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.

7 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

What an idiot. He was close to a really big pay day after JSN contract. 

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.