[Game] 31/82: Kings vs. Pistons 26 DEC 2024, 7pm PT/10pm ET
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Even worse. Fox was just standing about six or seven feet from Ivey, who was parked in the corner. He did not see that the ball was being passed left to right and headed for the corner. By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late to close out. What he was doing in no-man's-land on that play is beyond my ken. Also, beyond Coach Brown's comprehension:
<"I need to go back and watch the film and see exactly where Fox was but there was no reason for there to be a hard closeout. We were O.K. with them scoring a two at the rim, so you should not be in position to help at all. You should be hogged up to your man at the three-point line, everybody should.">
<Sacramento coach Mike Brown gave a scathing review of his unit on the floor to end the game, suggesting that the instruction was for the Kings to foul on the floor if possible. "They dribbled for eight seconds and we didn't foul them," Brown said.>
But neither Keon nor Trey attempted to foul on the play, which suggests that the instructions were not clear.
https://www.si.com/nba/mike-brown-a...gs-incredible-implosion-vs-pistons-jaden-ivey
<"I need to go back and watch the film and see exactly where Fox was but there was no reason for there to be a hard closeout. We were O.K. with them scoring a two at the rim, so you should not be in position to help at all. You should be hogged up to your man at the three-point line, everybody should.">
<Sacramento coach Mike Brown gave a scathing review of his unit on the floor to end the game, suggesting that the instruction was for the Kings to foul on the floor if possible. "They dribbled for eight seconds and we didn't foul them," Brown said.>
But neither Keon nor Trey attempted to foul on the play, which suggests that the instructions were not clear.
https://www.si.com/nba/mike-brown-a...gs-incredible-implosion-vs-pistons-jaden-ivey
The instructions were to stay connected to your player at the 3pt line and/or foul if your man gets the ball with his back to the basket. The play started with over 10 seconds on the clock and they didn't want a foul right away on the inbound.....too much time left. Once the second pass got to Beasley with him faced up, a foul was not the right play, as he's looking to get into a quick shot.
There's no good reason or excuse for anything that Fox did on that last play. Sagging off and on his heels. Everybody else was good there
There's no good reason or excuse for anything that Fox did on that last play. Sagging off and on his heels. Everybody else was good there
This is not a 1 time thing. Fox is a good man defender, but off the ball he CONSISTENTLY falls asleep, ball watches and loses his man. It’s just now being brought to light because the Kings lost on a 4 pt play. Maybe it’s a good thing because Fox can focus on fixing it, although I’m not sure if it’s something that can be fixed or if his IQ is what it is at this point.
i think he was peaking at the ball thinking beasley would be forced to drive for the 2 points and he could make a game ending steal. Totally boneheaded and selfish (assuming my hunch is right and he wanted to make the big game sealing play….if not it was just a terrible brain fart). When he got up in the air on the close out, I think he then for some reason thought he should take a foul. Thats why his initial reaction was to indicate to the ref that the foul was on the ground/before the shooting motion. it Was a play I would have expected from Buddy Hield, not DeAaron.
I brought up in another thread and I’ve been a Fox fan from the start. Uber talented guy but why is it that other similar PG’s and lesser have brought their teams to playoff wins while Fox can’t? I don’t buy not enough talent around him because there is. I don’t buy that the coach is the problem because Brown is and has been capable.
There has been visible signs for all of us to see. Effort level comes and goes. Remember the 2 or 3 week disinterest in post game pressers. This Klutch/contract issue is a thing. If I’m his teammates, I’m wondering what the deal is because there is NOT a lack of talent on this team. I don’t buy DDR is a fit issue….freaking offense was ranked high.
Fox seems like a good dude and no one can question how good of a 2 way player he is but maybe this has run its course like many things in the NBA. Coaches don’t last forever except for a few, players get traded except for a select few.
What I do know is that this group has been good but there are no series playoff wins. I dont think a rebuild needs to be the answer but moving Fox for the Houston group or say younger but already productive wings and picks may be the answer to the leap we all hope for. If Carter can play as advertised, he and Monk and Keon and Huerter and DDR can more than handle the backcourt as long as there is an infusion of talent at the other positions.
It looks like the next progression may involve the trading of Fox.
There has been visible signs for all of us to see. Effort level comes and goes. Remember the 2 or 3 week disinterest in post game pressers. This Klutch/contract issue is a thing. If I’m his teammates, I’m wondering what the deal is because there is NOT a lack of talent on this team. I don’t buy DDR is a fit issue….freaking offense was ranked high.
Fox seems like a good dude and no one can question how good of a 2 way player he is but maybe this has run its course like many things in the NBA. Coaches don’t last forever except for a few, players get traded except for a select few.
What I do know is that this group has been good but there are no series playoff wins. I dont think a rebuild needs to be the answer but moving Fox for the Houston group or say younger but already productive wings and picks may be the answer to the leap we all hope for. If Carter can play as advertised, he and Monk and Keon and Huerter and DDR can more than handle the backcourt as long as there is an infusion of talent at the other positions.
It looks like the next progression may involve the trading of Fox.
Wow! 19 pages...quite a read. A variety of emotions, thoughts, and recommendations from start to end.
Now it is prudent to look ahead to the Lakers game. A good showing in that game could mollify a lot of hurt, at least temporarily. It also could be a step-up to a level that would bring the team to a play off/play-in opportunity. Hope and possibility are still alive.
To achieve success at this point in the season, and given the insights gained from the first third of the season, some adjustments need to be made. Who makes the adjustments and what they are is the issue. Clearly, the current path is somehow flawed.
Now it is prudent to look ahead to the Lakers game. A good showing in that game could mollify a lot of hurt, at least temporarily. It also could be a step-up to a level that would bring the team to a play off/play-in opportunity. Hope and possibility are still alive.
To achieve success at this point in the season, and given the insights gained from the first third of the season, some adjustments need to be made. Who makes the adjustments and what they are is the issue. Clearly, the current path is somehow flawed.
And yeah, if that's the case then the choice is probably easier since the timeline has been so drawn out with Fox. He's entering that amount of years where most players get canned by their team. Especially when the GM has done as much as he has. For anyone knocking Monte, be glad he's not been sitting on his hands like prior GM's.
Keon isn't going to solve all the problems, but again, on the surface he represents attacking one of the main issues philosophically. That's the main issue. It's like Browns answer to fighting this fire is throwing more fire on it. Yeah, that can work and I was even a proponent at one point, but if it doesn't? Time to change gears. And as for Keegan. It's the same thing. Someone even posted the stats of Keon as the POA not too long agao and he's much, much more effective than even Keegan. The Kings defense is the issue considering the Kings seem to be just a bit short most games. A bit short most games = no playoffs.
Keon isn't going to solve all the problems, but again, on the surface he represents attacking one of the main issues philosophically. That's the main issue. It's like Browns answer to fighting this fire is throwing more fire on it. Yeah, that can work and I was even a proponent at one point, but if it doesn't? Time to change gears. And as for Keegan. It's the same thing. Someone even posted the stats of Keon as the POA not too long agao and he's much, much more effective than even Keegan. The Kings defense is the issue considering the Kings seem to be just a bit short most games. A bit short most games = no playoffs.
Fox is a veteran point guard. He's not a rookie with a year of college experience. He shouldn't even have to hear "three-point instructions." He should know it and enact it on the court with NO coach instruction. In fact, he should be reiterating to everyone on the floor that it's not a close-out situation, it's a close-up situation. All that said, he was told *SEVERAL* times by Brown to stay close to his man and that this was NOT a close-out situation. There is no freaking close-out because obviously everybody should be already *close* to their man at the three point line. He was told. He was told. He was told. It's ridiculously absurd that he not only closed-out on Ivey, but also did his best to jump as high as possible and leave his feet. It's a clown act. He was also instructed toward the end of the game to run the ball up the floor, just like they did successfully in the first half. His response: roll the ball on the floor and walk it up. I think it's safe to say that he doesn't give a **** what Brown tells him.
Most teams will mirror the effort, grit and seriousness of the best player on the floor, so it's no wonder that the Kings can't win against the Pistons on their home floor.
It's time for a change.
Most teams will mirror the effort, grit and seriousness of the best player on the floor, so it's no wonder that the Kings can't win against the Pistons on their home floor.
It's time for a change.
I always say that the stuff you see on TV is not the half of what you see behind the scenes. I think Brown had just had enough of Fox. He couldn't stomach his insubordination any longer, no matter that it would cost him his job. How can a coach tolerate the open insubordination of a player? It totally undermines the entire team. At some point, Brown figured he had nothing to lose because a job in which Fox continually punked him was nothing that he would want anyway.
