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Interchangeable at times, but not ideally in a starting/closing lineup if you want to be a contender in most cases. For example, I don't see Keegan Murray as a starting 4 on a contending team. By the same token, if DeRozan is your starting 3, you're not very convincing if he was your starting 4.

The argument could be made for drafting Knecht over Carter, but he's a not a 4. Was there someone else you would have picked?

Now I'm wondering what Monk's value is around the league, or what it could be if he puts up good numbers as a starter. Could they possibly get a 4 for him, who really fits this roster?

If they think it would upset Fox and possibly influence his decision on his future with the Kings, it would be reasonable to assume that it would factor into decisions about how they handle him, if they wanted to make a change with the defensive position. Especially during the season. As well...

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. That Luke is the best defensive coach they could have found to work with Brown and he's actually qualified for that position and doing a good job?

When you consider that Fox has brought Luke along with him on vacations so that he can train with him, I don't think it's overstated to say that he's "his coach". No other coach is personally as close to Fox. Carter could definitely be a good NBA player, but he's going to have to be really...

Fernandez was known to be good enough around the league, to earn team Canada's head coaching position and to be hired as an NBA head coach. I can't imagine anyone trying to claim that Luke is as qualified

Blows my mind that anyone is watching this close and trying to somehow blame DeRozan

They need to make some teams prove they can score enough points to win, inside the 3 pt arc. Otherwise you're just using the same strategy over and over, which has proven to not work. That is the definition of insanity

I'm coming from a place of that I wasn't convinced that he was the coach who would be a key factor in helping this team become a contender. Without that, I'm not extending him. Let him lead another playoff team in the last season of his contract and then we'll decide. It's all water under...

yeah, I'm not totally against it. If he can't figure out a way to make this a competitive team that looks like it could be dangerous against playoff talent, then someone else needs to come in and give it a go. The thing he can change, is the defensive scheme and approach. He can't shoot for...

One of the nice things with the 22/23 team, is they were not nearly as limited in this aspect. Sure, they were fortunate to avoid injures, but they could also plug in Terence Davis or Metu and still function as a good enough team to be .500 or better

Would look pretty "strange" to extend a coach with 3-4 more years, then fire him a few months later. I don't understand why he would put himself in that position, when he could have simply let the guy play out the last season of the contract that he agreed to, or fire him during that season if...

If he could at least pick up a little short range shot, like Holmes did with his "push shot", it would go a long way. Keeping in mind that Holmes also turned himself into an ~80% free throw shooter, which really helped

They're probably screwed if any one of Fox, Sabonis, DeRozan, Monk, or Murray miss games. Nobody can semi fill their roles. So basically hoping for a lot of luck at this point, to even have a chance of making a run to the post season.

Do you chance wasting more seasons for core players in their prime, because Ranadive was in a rush to give Brown an extension, when the smarter move would have been to let his first contract play out through this season. I never saw the sense it then and still don't now. The psychology of it...

Wow, this escalated quickly for you. Wasn't it just over a week ago when you didn't think there was any way he would be fired. Makes sense though

You know who has the #1 defense against the 3? The Warriors. There's no reason that this Kings roster couldn't do much of what they do to prevent the 3, if they had a similar scheme and understanding of what and what not to do. I also blame the coaching staff

It very well could be. They put a guy in charge of the defense who came on the sidelines as Fox' trainer. Most good teams have very experienced former head coaches in charge of the defense, like the Clippers with Van Gundy. Seemed like an odd assignment at the beginning of the season and...

The freaky gumby guy didn't win this game. It was leaving other shooters open, time and again. Reduce that and you can survive big games from top individuals