The Panthers get a C to a B- because they are plain Jane average this year. They are sitting right around where I think we should have expected, considering the youth and loss of experience from last year.
If you want to grade their conference play, after considering their non-conference play, I'm looking at the D range. I don't know what has happened but it's been very frustrating to watch them lose games after holding double digit leads and looking like the dominant team for most of the game. Lack of experience, a dominant player, whatever you call it I don't want to see it in the future.