Not sure who your talking to exactly but I'll respond cause you clipped one of my posts.
Like most things, you can handle a situation many ways and still have the same outcome.
I was critical of the way the Kings handled the Brown firing, even if I was open to the idea that it was the right decision. Same with Fox, I have zero hate towards him for leaving (As I posted in the Thank you thread) it was how he left thats starting to not sit so well because of his doublespeak that's now coming out.
I believe he was being deceitful for a long time, instead of just saying the truth.
If you don't believe that's a "reasonable" request and is "too much" to ask, I guess we should just agree to disagree.
See I think he did the exact opposite. He told the front office what he wanted instead of keeping them wondering. They asked if he might change his mind and he told them no. There's really no nice way to tell someone that you're breaking up with them. But if it feels like the right thing to do, you just have to do it anyway and deal with the consequences.
You say you're not mad about him leaving but what else could this be about? We (the Kings) proposed and De'Aaron said "naw, I feel I can do better" and a whole bunch of Kings fans are sore about it. Which is their right but I think if you (any Kings fan, not you specifically) take a step back and look at the big picture, it's not an unreasonable conclusion for a player to come to that their career would likely be better if they chose to go somewhere else. He gave us 7 solid years to get our act together and this franchise could not. This is my team and I wish he'd stayed but trying to look at this from his point of view, I think he made the right call.
We were going to get screwed in any Fox trade no matter what, just as we get mediocre value
every time a star player gets traded out of here. All Star games, Olympic Medals, playoff wins, All NBA and All Defense votes -- this is how everyone assigns trade value to players. From a pure numbers point of view, Fox should have had a lot more accolades on his resume. Playing for Sacramento is what suppressed his value because it suppresses everyone's value. This is why I tend to advocate for acquiring young players instead of established stars in trade proposals.
I don't know how long you've been a Kings fan but way back in 2001 the Maloof brothers, who owned the Kings at the time, put out an ad campaign to persuade Chris Webber not to leave in Free Agency. There was a big billboard that said "Chris-- Joe (Maloof) will mow your lawn if you stay. - Gavin (Maloof)". And he did stay which was huge for this city, to keep a star player in his prime. Then he hurt his knee. And when the Kings traded him it was a phone call: "you're going to Philadelphia" and he had to sort out all the details of where he was going to live, how he was going to sell his house, etc. I've never forgotten that and it colors how I look at every one of these player-team breakups. Nothing is guaranteed as a player. The business owner in charge of your contract is
always going to do what they think is right for their business.
Maybe the lie is more comfortable for all of us -- that these are
our guys and they should love
us because we love
them. I don't think every time a player says that they love their fans it's a lie, but there is a broader truth behind that which is that there are fans in other cities too. And if you really do wish a player well who has brought you some measure of joy over the years, what's the harm in allowing them to do what they think is right for their family without painting it as some grand betrayal?
And also... please don't boo this man when he comes back to Sacramento. For heaven's sake, if any fanbase should know what happens when you make De'Aaron Fox mad it's us. I don't need to see him dropping a double nickel on our heads.
