[Game] 39/82: Kings @ Bulls 12 JAN 2025, 12:30pm PT/3:30pm ET

[Tetsujin]

De’Aaron’s clutch genes kicked in early

 

[Capt. Factorial]

JUST LIKE WE DREW IT UP

 

[TaxMan]

Hell yeah!

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

wow. stole a lead going into the 4th. gritty

 

[Spike]

Now that's how you finish a quarter.

 

[Remi]

very nice, Fox making clutch 3

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Now, I definitely can live with OPEN Fox threes!

 

[fansinceday1]

Always has to be somebody, just surprised it's Fox. Would figure on either DDR or Keegan getting hit full on first. I guess the Klutch stuff is probably the deciding factor.

Did fox’s cotract situation change when I wasn’t looking?
just because they’ve been playing well lately doesn’t change the fact that he’s our best option for pulling in a haul. IMO, our best option for getting better is to trade Fox. If not Fox who else, cause I assumed that we al know that the status quo will not make this team better. Or was Christie the only thing that was missing for this team to make a good playoff push?

 

[SacTownKid]

Fox and Carter is an inevitability if Fox is in the plans.

 

[Tetsujin]

Small sample size, but so far it feels like Fox/Carter > Monk/Ellis.

Fox and Carter are both really strong for their size which probably helps more against Bouncy Klay and Not-Allowed-On-Campus.

 

[gunks]

I honestly did not have "Fox becomes obligatory forum scapegoat" on my 2025 bingo card.

I'm pro-trade Fox, but it has a lot more to do with roster balancing and his value as a trade piece vs me thinking he stinks or whatever.

He's still easily a top 2 player on the roster (arguably the best, but I'm a Domas guy), and the type of player you need in the playoffs.

Best case scenario is McNair pulls off some miracle Kevin trade to balance the roster and clear the guard log jam, but I can't imagine rival GMs are knocking down the door for Huerter.

Actually I'll amend that, I'm not so much "pro-trade Fox" as "he's not untouchable". It's gotta be for the mythical haul!

 

[thingfish]

This is a good freaking game

 

[Angelo127]

Why in the world people are even thinking of trading Fox is some of the most non-Lasagna stuff I've seen in a long time.

It's downright Greek. I mean we're talking like Greek table wine level stuff here.

Yea I don't really get it

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Fox is not going to let us lose this game.

In the fourth quarter he'll will us to victory, and pass Tiny Archibald on the all time Kings list as well.

 

[SacTownKid]

Fox and Carter are both really strong for their size which probably helps more against Bouncy Klay and Not-Allowed-On-Campus.

On paper there are literally no holes if Carter can hit 3's at a decent clip.

 

[TaxMan]

I think we need a little less monk lead guard role in the 4th. It was effective to some degree but stagnet.

 

[Remi]

Did fox’s cotract situation change when I wasn’t looking?
just because they’ve been playing well lately doesn’t change the fact that he’s our best option for pulling in a haul. IMO, our best option for getting better is to trade Fox. If not Fox who else, cause I assumed that we al know that the status quo will not make this team better.

Strongly disagree.

 

[Double-K]

Fox and Carter is an inevitability if Fox is in the plans.

You can safely assume that when Monte drafted Devin Carter, Fox was clearly "in the plans".
That much you can take it to the bank.

 

[Angelo127]

Wow and we should not even have to be losing this game, that lineup was bad

 

[Tetsujin]

Did fox’s cotract situation change when I wasn’t looking?
just because they’ve been playing well lately doesn’t change the fact that he’s our best option for pulling in a haul. IMO, our best option for getting better is to trade Fox. If not Fox who else, cause I assumed that we al know that the status quo will not make this team better.

Or instead of looking for a haul to build for the future, we could keep a top 20 player in the league and try to win some time in the next couple of years.

 

[Sluggah]

Chicago dogs are god tier food. Wish I had access to a Portillo‘s

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Domas is also having one of his worst defensive nights in a while.

I mean, if they're going to give Vučević Shaq's whistle... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[SacTownKid]

Or instead of looking for a haul to build for the future, we could keep a top 20 player in the league and try to win some time in the next couple of years.

Only Monte and Fox's agents know what the story truly is.

 

[TaxMan]

We are giving up on the three closeouts way too easily this game.

 

[Angelo127]

If we are going to win this game, it will be because of Keon and Devin

 

[Double-K]

Or instead of looking for a haul to build for the future, we could keep a top 20 player in the league and try to win some time in the next couple of years.

I don't mean to call anybody out, but it is clearly a case where some of us Kings fans have never been close enough to sniff the Larry O'Brien thus they never build up the winning habits, which make them hastily see a couple road blocks and decided that a detour is the best course of action.

 

[fansinceday1]

Or instead of looking for a haul to build for the future, we could keep a top 20 player in the league and try to win some time in the next couple of years.

Isn’t this an issue because of Fox and his agent? I’d assume the kings would rather build around Fox but if there is a chance that he can leave the kings with nothing to show for him then I am all for the team trading him.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Gotta break the Law™ one more time.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Did fox’s cotract situation change when I wasn’t looking?
just because they’ve been playing well lately doesn’t change the fact that he’s our best option for pulling in a haul. IMO, our best option for getting better is to trade Fox. If not Fox who else, cause I assumed that we al know that the status quo will not make this team better. Or was Christie the only thing that was missing for this team to make a good playoff push?

There's a difference between assessing what Fox's trade value is - which I have been opining on myself in the past week or two - and arbitrarily blaming Fox for the team's poor performance in a particular game during the game thread.

I was talking about the latter.

 

[Angelo127]

Wow, the genius lineup