Kings trade rumor SZN 2023-2024 edition!
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I question whether or not he’s actually back. Didn’t really show up the last 2 games after seemingly getting back to his original self in those other games. He can’t be no-shows at all because this team only goes as far as he takes them, but I think that rings true for any good team out there.
Adding someone like Caleb Martin doesn’t do anything if Fox comes out and gives low effort with 12pts a night on bad shooting.
I’m not sold on Fox being back until he can do it every night like he did last year or at the start of this season.
Yeah that was an awful trade by Monte that doesn’t get talked about enough…
Adding someone like Caleb Martin doesn’t do anything if Fox comes out and gives low effort with 12pts a night on bad shooting.
I’m not sold on Fox being back until he can do it every night like he did last year or at the start of this season.
Yeah that was an awful trade by Monte that doesn’t get talked about enough…
That wasn't the plan. The plan was most likely to clear that space so the could absorb the difference in salary with that Beal trade. I also think it's pretty obvious that Monte from day 1 ran it back with the hopes of flipping Huerter and Barnes later. The problem is that process included pushing them towards the back of the offensive pecking order, well with Barnes for sure, and it severely damaged their value since it wasn't just a few weeks, it was months.
Guards are like that historically. The thing with Fox is that he's on a team where too much of the burden is on him. If you are built around a guard reliant on drawing contact, you're going to need at least one other takeover player offensively. Most teams at the top have at least 2 players that can get you 25 a night even if they don't do it every night. If a team doesn't have that, they better have some pretty good defense to help ease that pain. The Kings by the averages aren't terrible defensively but it's not cutting it right now.
Yeah, and so far the result of Brown putting Duarte in over the offensive guy saw his offensive rating sink 7 points and the defense not only not improve but sink a point as well. This is a strategy problem that might be somewhat exacerbated by incomplete roster options along with not enough time to fit new guys in as need fillers. Brown has either been showcasing or searching but after the deadline that needs to stop. If this is the season of run it back then chemistry is his advantage. He's got to find his solid 9 and stick to it. Len and Keon will hopefully be a part of that because by their own play there was no reason for them to exit the rotation over Davion and JaVale in the first place.
The elite guards though are not seeing these wild swings month to month. Look at SGA, Doncic, Booker, and Curry’s monthly stats. Their scoring and shooting percentages are pretty consistent and have much, much smaller variances. I know what you’re saying about the burden he carries (I would argue SGA and Doncic do too) but it’s a consistent theme of who Fox is throughout his career. I love him but we do need players like Keegan to step up and soften the effect of these blips
Curry has months where his overall FG% dips. Plus he's always missing games. Doncic isn't De'Aaron. Doncic isn't a 180 pound PG. He's basically a PF sized PG. In terms of consistency size matters. Always has. Smaller guards are going to get dinged up and we know that's Fox to a T. He needs help. That's one of the main reasons why. Domas has stepped up but he's still maxing out as a scorer at around 20 a game.
