I think that this loss shows positive signs - it def. makes me a feel a lot better about the Kings bench. The Kings showed that they could compete without their big names. That being said, I think its obvious that the Kings need Peja and Webb back if they want to consistently beat quality teams. Minnesota has not been playing too good, so the Kings victory there didn't really demonstrate how important the King's all star forwards are to their team.
If anything, these past 2 weeks have shown me one thing - a healthy Kings roster is nearly undefeatable. The starters have too much talent and the bench has too much energy for oppsing teams to compete with. Furthermore, the Kings are actually developing into a decent defensive team. If they can rebound consistently, the King's might finally earn those elusive rings that seem to keep hiding from their fingers.