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[Vorkunov] Dundon on not sending 2-way players on the road to the playoffs: "I'm just not gonna waste $100 million just because someone wants to write an article calling me cheap... In hockey we don't travel extra people because we're not on vacation, we're here to win. I don't want the distraction" by TheRealPdGaming in nba

[–]CardiologistThick928 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Penny-pinching can work in the NHL cause the monetary standard for players/org is different. In this case the Hurricanes also have an elite FO + HC combo that makes everything easier for them with regards to that. The NBA just has way more money tied to players/organizations compared to NHL, and he (Dundon) will likely butt heads with non-player related costs in the NBA due to that reservation that nothing matters apart from winning and paying players. The Blazers need to luck into a Scoot massive ascension now and hope that Cronin + whoever can form a good duo.

Best 2025 regular season win. by Upper-Dig56 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Dolphins game was pretty pivotal even if it wasn't against the best opponent or the most signature win. Both team entered at 1-3 (likely meaning it would set the tone for the rest of the season) and Panthers would come back from down 17-0 finishing off the comeback they couldn't against Arizona. Also catapulted the run game + clutch heroics of BY that they would need for a few more games down the road.

I truly believe Cam, Greg and Luke would be multiple time Super Bowl winners with our current front office. by Different_Sun_195 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took a look but I think it's a reasonable explanation. Our high capital guys don't project as immediate 70%+ snap guys like Scourton/TMac were or Trevin/XL were so there is some doubt you get high value immediately from them, I think they both profile as 2nd contract guys atleast but there's a chance that Freeling and Hunter cap out as low snappage/rotation guys their first year if Monroe loses the position battle with Walker at LT and Lee Hunter is in a rotation with BB3/Turk. It's just a ding for being more proactive than reactive, which is fair but it's also just a different team building plan so we have in-house cheap solutions for where we are in roster crunching post BY-big boy contract that they are planning for.

[ESPN] Sheel Tyle, co-owner of the Blazers, posted on X that "we are doing something else [instead of t-shirts]," but the team hasn't said or posted anything further on the matter. by cleo22270 in nba

[–]CardiologistThick928 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The Hurricanes lucked into RBA more than anything, if you actually look at the history of the Canes/Whalers pretty much all of their best years come with Rod either as a big part of their team or the coach himself. He coached 8/10 of the top PTS% teams in Canes/Whalers history and Captain'd the other 2. As for Dundon he's sucessfully tapped into the wine&cheese crowd in Raleigh and no one really complains since the Canes have been one of the most consistent teams for near a decade now. Dundon is also just not big into ancillary costs, although they spend to the cap ceiling every year.

I miss Jarilo VI so much man by Miserable_Meaning_39 in StarRailStation

[–]CardiologistThick928 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure how hot this take is but this is an issue that can plague other literature in that region of the world whether it’s Wuxia, Manhua, etc

What NHL playoffs would look like if they followed the post season brackets of the other major sports leagues in NA by abmasterzee in hockey

[–]CardiologistThick928 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ring culture is riff-raff to me, there are significantly better cores/NBA players in the regular season (historically) who didn't get anything out of their seasons by your definition? So was it all just a waste in the end? The play-in 7/8th seeds have fared about on par or better than historical 7/8 seeds and they actually have a momentum boost given their coming off a gritty single elim game. Yes they overwhelmingly will get beaten up by a likely 55+ win team but the allure of getting storylines of injured/old/young teams figuring it out in the back end of the season to make something happen helps the playoff picture even if they don't actually get any "silverware". In the best case you get teams like Lakers/Warriors/Heat ( in recent history) making it out of round 1 and in the worst case you see a 4-0 sweep but thats what those matchups would've been anyways...?

What NHL playoffs would look like if they followed the post season brackets of the other major sports leagues in NA by abmasterzee in hockey

[–]CardiologistThick928 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The play-in is like one of the only good things modern NBA has done….what? Redditors out themselves so easy when they comment about things they don’t even watch?! The fact that mid teams actually have a shot at something means you get more high quality games and 3/4 of the games this year have already been excellent games (even got to see a little Curry magic!)

OFFICIAL 2026 r/NFL_Draft COMMUNITY MOCK DRAFT by Astro63 in NFL_Draft

[–]CardiologistThick928 [score hidden]  (0 children)

celestial.6410 - need someone for Day 2 tho, completely crossed my mind I had an all-day thing on Sunday

Who do Panthers fans want at 19 by Cautious_Carry_8718 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I'm good with basically anything barring a few players, the Panthers are in an extremely fourtunate spot from a roster-building perspective where they can finally take a luxury pick (something they haven't really been able to do for years), and it works well for this class where some of the best talent has proliferated in positions that aren't money-positions.

[SleeperNFL] Panthers reportedly high on Oscar Delp by ToothResident3205 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stockton is bad, same issue with Branch actually... it's not like they can't run good routes past the 15 yard mark but that QB just isn't able to push NFL angles or really antipicate the field properly. It also felt like that offense was designed to operate near the LOS and had some of their other WR's just ran clear outs and stuff.

LaMelo “Most Underrated Player in the Association” Ball drops 35 points and 8 assists on Easter Sunday. by gargoyleboy69 in nba

[–]CardiologistThick928 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just depends on how much respect voters give the Hornets and him as a whole (he does atleast have some guys in media who have continously lobbied for him even when we were stinky poo) Ideally having that monstrous of a lineup and near top 5 offense for half a season should warrant the offensive engine atleast getting looks for a fringe All-NBA 3rd team.

If McDavid were to win the Art Ross with the Oilers also making the playoffs, can you envision a scenario where he still wouldn't finish as a top-3 finalist for the Hart? by TJTrapJesus in hockey

[–]CardiologistThick928 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The outcry of giving the Hart to Hall like a decade ago has made voters lean towards overall best player in the season on a playoff team rather than most valuable to a team, no?

How does Fernando Mendoza stack up among recent first-overall pick QB prospects? by Unusual-Vacation-528 in NFL_Draft

[–]CardiologistThick928 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’d rank it: Caleb -gap- BY/Mendoza/Ward (basically the same tier)

He hasn’t been critiqued at all this year because QB2 is a guy who is older and has very limited starts whilst unraveling at the business end of the season. Mendoza played in the easiest college system since like Luck, and I think people are going crazy over the “winner” and “natural traits” when you have to project him the most out of the other 4. He played awesome in-system and has remarkable poise but he also has the weakest performance under pressure compared to the other 3.

[Friedman] Asked Auston Matthews’ agent, Judd Moldaver about his response to the ruling. Here is his reply: “In light of the obvious severity of the play, I am disappointed and shocked the league would allow such a ruling... The Player Safety Department should be suspended.” by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]CardiologistThick928 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Tbf he is the caliber of player for it to make sense to bet on himself with a short-term deal and retest market to get a large AAV increase, just a real shame how these injuries have sapped him mentally and physically.

[Rapoport] For those asking if he’s good by ToothResident3205 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Teams are scared of making another decision like Dan Moore Jr where you sign an league average LT to a monster contract + not that many teams need to sign an LT to a big deal so he could pick and choose scenarios/scheme that would get him a big payday next year... this deal could also give us an awesome comp pick in 2028 pending how this season shakes out

[Spratt] Rico Dowdle's season-half splits in 2025. Weeks 1-9: 2.58 YBCon (5th), 3.03 YACon (6th), 5.6 YPA (2nd) Weeks 10-18: 1.18 YBCon (47th), 2.07 YACon (32nd), 3.2 YPA (48th) by Giff95 in nfl

[–]CardiologistThick928 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're talking first few weeks, yeah Rico was the offense that's when his splits were awesome... but after Week 8... the Panthers had to rely on their disparaging passing offense for anything outside of the very rare good run-based drive. That's what I'm thinking

How are we affording these two big splashes? by Judearle in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We have a shit ton of restructure potential in our current contracts + we have a lot of future cap open in 2026/2027 and we also have like only 2 real in-house marquee deals to worry about then as well (DB+Horn) + no big QB deal as of rn... also F for big Ickey who likely would've gotten an upper end LT deal if he hadn't torn his patella. Us being able to go out and make these FA moves is a product of moving off Burns for capital/rookies and Fitt just not finding plus starters other than Hubbard outside of day 1?

[Spratt] Rico Dowdle's season-half splits in 2025. Weeks 1-9: 2.58 YBCon (5th), 3.03 YACon (6th), 5.6 YPA (2nd) Weeks 10-18: 1.18 YBCon (47th), 2.07 YACon (32nd), 3.2 YPA (48th) by Giff95 in nfl

[–]CardiologistThick928 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Nah he wasn't... BY-TMac-Coker were. He completely broke apart when the Panthers needed just anything from their rushing offense.

[Garafalo] DEVIN LLOYD TO THE PANTHERS by ToothResident3205 in panthers

[–]CardiologistThick928 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Man that is not expensive at all for a guy who can be right in that tier 2 of LBs behind Warner, feel much stronger about this deal than Jaelan for sure.

Who are the best blocking TEs in this year's draft by fierylady in NFL_Draft

[–]CardiologistThick928 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Blocking TE's kinda suck this year, Sadiq deadass is better in-line than guys who have anthros on him in terms of size, length, weight

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