Me not liking the trade was more about me not realizing how good Domas is and I got over it in about five minutes of seeing him and Fox on the court together.
[Game] Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns, 12/8/2023, 6pm Pacific 9pm Eastern
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Rob-The-Great
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4 people brought up Hali today in the chat. Not just me. Hali had an amazing game and is on the front cover of sports today so naturally he will get brought up. Have I brought him up at any other time this season?
Same reason anything rare is more valuable than something common.
Most people here in the game thread don’t really give 2 craps what it would look like anymore. I think we are all waiting for you and others to get over it and enjoy what we got.
Perhaps, but you appear to be the only one who seems surprised/mystified by the pushback.
SacTownKid
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That's a good question. Him not coming back was odd for sure.
Didn’t have it…..AND was ineffective on D as well. Just one of those games
Rob-The-Great
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I’m not defensive….but I’m very annoyed lol. What the. I was on the Fox shouldn’t be Traded side while half y’all was on the get rid of him train. Don’t rewrite history when it’s already been written.
let me agains state” I’m happy with the trade” but Hali in flame thrower mode makes you wonder what if. Especially with his dedication towards sac
let me agains state” I’m happy with the trade” but Hali in flame thrower mode makes you wonder what if. Especially with his dedication towards sac
Vinny Basketballerino
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Thank you.
There is some interesting human psychology going on when people evaluate the trade. Here's what doesn't count: how good Haliburton is now. It has nothing to do with how good the trade was for us.
You have to strictly evaluate how the team has performed before vs. after the trade (even then there are other variables). It was a FANTASTIC trade for us. Not even just good. It was one of the best trades in Sacramento Kings history. None of what is happening now happens without that trade.
iowamcnabb
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6 pages… I’m not going to go back and read through tonight but I’m guessing it wasn’t too fun? 
I left the game feeling good that we have a superstar but admittedly it wasn’t a very satisfying victory. Still we are probably due for some luck or good fortune. I’ll take the dub, the Sasha Experience, the Keegan can still score when the 3s don’t go effort and Kings being 9-1? When Keon plays.
I left the game feeling good that we have a superstar but admittedly it wasn’t a very satisfying victory. Still we are probably due for some luck or good fortune. I’ll take the dub, the Sasha Experience, the Keegan can still score when the 3s don’t go effort and Kings being 9-1? When Keon plays.
Two minutes ago you were saying Hali is better than Fox. I just think that's a very simplistic way of looking at it. Hali on the Pacers with his current group of teammates is a perfect fit and so is Fox on this team with this group of teammates. There is no "what if" where the Kings have Hali along with Turner, Mathurin, Toppin, Rick Carlisle, etc.
Not to mention... and this is the key point, the Kings were the 3 seed in the West last season. Who cares about "what if" when that's the team we've already got? This is an old reference but to me it's like David Justice being married to Halle Berry and still looking around like he's going to find someone better. I won't ever understand it.
Rob-The-Great
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We’ll keep waiting. If It comes to my head I’ll speak on it, you don’t speak for all kings fans. I’ve been a miserable kings fan for 38 years. I can speak on anything kings related past and present. I’ve earned it sir
There’s a separate thread for Haliburton. Lots of conversation there for you
Tetsujin
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Tyreke or Rubio: who is the better pick?
Kingz19
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He was terrible and its not unusual for Huerter to cap out at around 20 minutes or less on nights he is terrible. He didn’t record a stat that wasn’t a foul until the second half. He did have a nice steal on a Booker isolation though.
Keon benefited from the extra minutes and played very well
LoungeLizard
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He was just off and when that’s the case, Brown usually limits his minutes, rightly so.
Jimmer or Quincy Douby, who was the better pick
Vinny Basketballerino
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It started getting fun when someone on the PHX bench mouthed off to Fox lol!6 pages… I’m not going to go back and read through tonight but I’m guessing it wasn’t too fun?
I left the game feeling good that we have a superstar but admittedly it wasn’t a very satisfying victory. Still we are probably due for some luck or good fortune. I’ll take the dub, the Sasha Experience, the Keegan can still score when the 3s don’t go effort and Kings being 9-1? When Keon plays.
Rob-The-Great
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not once did I say Hali was better than Fox. Not once. I also said fox was better for this team. I said you could argue it and you most def can. Also having to amazing passers on the team is amazing to think about as well. But let’s not put words in my mouth sir
Vezenkov with 3 steals by the way...
Not bad for poor defender (well one of those was followed by his only turnover , but statistic can not show that
I loved what I saw from Vezenkov today. Tough rebounds, multiple deflections, took good shots and made almost all of them. He helped fuel that big run that gave Sacramento the lead going into the fourth. He should be playing more.
Rob-The-Great
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Haven’t commented once on that thread and don’t intend to. Hali had a great game. Fox had a great game.
this forum has 2 pages in the 3rd quarter when I made that comment. You should be happy to liven things up around here
coolhandluke
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You don't poke the Fox. Kids these days smh.
Rob-The-Great
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Glad you remembered that. How many players that was ahead of him on the lineup are still with this team today? How many in nba for that matter?
That is the only thing i want to see honestly ...
I love the guys playing attitude and i am sure all of you as Kings fans will love him , if you can see him a bit more in action , but not 6-8 minutes , separated on 3/4 times ...
Fair enough. I wasn't trying to pick on you. As good as Hali is on the court, he's an even better person off of it too so he's easy to root for. It does make me a little sad that we only got a year and a half of him in a Kings uniform but it is what it is. Mostly I'm just stoked to see one of my favorite non-Kings players having an incredible season.
I wouldn't say that opting against dwelling on the past and wanting to move on from a trade that happened almost two years ago, when your team is playing well, counts as "rewriting history."
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