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Fowler asks if Cam's, Luke's and Kemba's best years being wasted.

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We have seen people here say plenty of times that we're wasting Luke's and especially Cam's best years. Well Scott Fowler is perhaps the first journalist to ask the question, but he also includes the highly talented Kemba Walker and ties it all up with Charlotte. 

 

"The Panthers are obviously closer to their championship goal than the Hornets are. Carolina went 11-5 in 2017 and made the playoffs before losing in the first round. Old/new Panthers GM Marty Hurney – who drafted Newton and Kuechly in the first place – has spent this offseason trying to give both his star quarterback and his standout linebacker more weapons to allow them to be great.

"But will it be enough? The Hornets tried to give Walker more talent, too. And while they are no longer a 7-59 laughingstock like they were in 2012, no matter who surrounds Walker, they can’t seem to climb more than halfway up the mountain.

"Like Cam and Luke, Kemba keeps chasing the dream. In the right circumstances, with the right teammates, they all have the ability to catch it.

Charlotte is a city that badly needs a major pro sports title itself. It has the athletic stars in place – but will the stars ever align?"

http://m.wbtv.com/story/37807660/are-the-best-years-of-cam-newton-kemba-walker-and-luke-kuechly-going-to-waste-in-charlotte

 

It will be an opportunity lost if this Queen City trio can't finally get to the mountaintop. Could you blame any one of them for leaving Charlotte to salvage their chances to win some hardware if it comes to that? Being real, it's not happening for Kemba any time soon as a Hornet. Perhaps some feel the same in regards to Cam and Luke, but at least it's within the realm of possibility...with the right blend of hard work, personnel, and luck.

 

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Basketball is my favorite sport by far but the NBA is fugged. Jordan was right, if you're not one of the 3-4 super teams, you don't stand a chance. The Hornets might as well be G-League team at this point. I almost wish Kemba would have been traded to the Cavs so he could have a chance to play on the national stage in games that matter.

At least the Panthers will be rid of their average-at-best owner soon.

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Definitely, just like Steve Smith was.    Granted, Panthers aren't on Browns level, but with the talent we've had, we should have done more, and that is probably the issue here.    ZERO back to back winning seasons in franchise history.      I think a big issue is this city's acceptance of mediocrity.     You're talking about a football team that kept Fox around for a long time, then hired a coach slightly better but basically his twin in Ron Rivera.    Then you have Clifford, another "not bad, but mediocre" coach that keeps his job (to be fair, I don't know who is available that's better).     Look at how long Cho kept his gig as GM of the Hornets as well.

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There has never been a more accurate statement from the observer ever. The worst owner in sports has done everything in his power to waste their best years. When the football gods finally threw us a bone to rid ourselves of him, we then got his yes man Marty to do everything in his power to was their best years.

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We're talking about apples and oranges here.  The Panthers have been to the playoffs 4 times during Cam and Luke's tenure.  They went to the Super Bowl and finished 17-2 one year.  This is in a league where only 6 teams make it from a conference of 16 teams, including only 2 wild cards.  The only "waste" is that they weren't able to win it all, but they certainly have had a great deal of success during that time.  

The Hornets have only made the playoffs twice during Kenya's tenure and haven't made it to the second round yet in a conference where 8 teams make it in out of 15.  Of course, it's harder for the Hornets to have success than the Panthers based on the structure of both leagues, but the Hornets have "wasted" Kemba more.

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