04-30-2020, 01:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-30-2020, 01:18 AM by SleepingHero.)
I love to keep repeating this because this is one of the reasons why I love that we no longer have Barnes.
The Kings before trading for Barnes were 28-26 and looking to be one of the biggest surprise teams of the year with a chance to sneak into the playoffs in the tough West.
After trading for Barnes (for essentially 2 players that weren't even in their rotation), the Kings ended the season 11-17. They've continued their losing ways. 39-53 is the Kings record with Barnes.
They're paying him 20+ million and he can't be a cornerstone with Fox to lead that team to wins. Is Barnes solely to blame for the Kings record? Obviously not. But its interesting to see how we were always mediocre with Barnes, and we traded him to an up-and coming team and now they're the exact same mediocre team playing him in a very similar role.
The Kings before trading for Barnes were 28-26 and looking to be one of the biggest surprise teams of the year with a chance to sneak into the playoffs in the tough West.
After trading for Barnes (for essentially 2 players that weren't even in their rotation), the Kings ended the season 11-17. They've continued their losing ways. 39-53 is the Kings record with Barnes.
They're paying him 20+ million and he can't be a cornerstone with Fox to lead that team to wins. Is Barnes solely to blame for the Kings record? Obviously not. But its interesting to see how we were always mediocre with Barnes, and we traded him to an up-and coming team and now they're the exact same mediocre team playing him in a very similar role.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.