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Kings notes: Williamson ready, willing to do whatever it takes
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Sunday, March 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Sacramento finally feels like home again for Corliss Williamson, who left his life of solitude at a local Embassy Suites and recently welcomed company into a more comfortable rented home.
He is back with his family, with wife, Michelle, and their two sons having arrived recently from their home in Little Rock, Ark. And the couple are expecting their third child in early May, amounting in enough good news to stave off any potential playing-time frustration.
Like the Kings as a whole, Williamson continues to learn his role on the fly. In his first three games with Sacramento after being traded from Philadelphia, Williamson played 25-plus minutes in each. In the eight games since, he's averaged 14.3 minutes, the high in that stretch being 22 minutes and 22 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11.
"Some games we're going to need scoring," Williamson said. "Some games need someone to bang. Sometimes you need someone to board and play defense. You may play 20 or 30 minutes and then not play the next night. You've got to keep yourself ready."
Nugget of insight - The Clippers came home humbled to face the Kings after playing a revamped Denver squad the night before. Los Angeles lost 115-96 in Denver on Friday, giving the Nuggets their 15th win in 22 games since the hiring of coach George Karl.
But while Karl has received the most credit for the turnaround, T.R. Dunn, the Kings assistant who spent his previous three seasons in Denver, said fired coach Jeff Bzdelik may have flourished if he had the support of management. "He had no power," Dunn said. "You give (Bzdelik) some power, can he do the same thing? Probably. Any coach that doesn't have any power, how can he last?"
Kings notes: Williamson ready, willing to do whatever it takes
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Sunday, March 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Sacramento finally feels like home again for Corliss Williamson, who left his life of solitude at a local Embassy Suites and recently welcomed company into a more comfortable rented home.
He is back with his family, with wife, Michelle, and their two sons having arrived recently from their home in Little Rock, Ark. And the couple are expecting their third child in early May, amounting in enough good news to stave off any potential playing-time frustration.
Like the Kings as a whole, Williamson continues to learn his role on the fly. In his first three games with Sacramento after being traded from Philadelphia, Williamson played 25-plus minutes in each. In the eight games since, he's averaged 14.3 minutes, the high in that stretch being 22 minutes and 22 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11.
"Some games we're going to need scoring," Williamson said. "Some games need someone to bang. Sometimes you need someone to board and play defense. You may play 20 or 30 minutes and then not play the next night. You've got to keep yourself ready."
Nugget of insight - The Clippers came home humbled to face the Kings after playing a revamped Denver squad the night before. Los Angeles lost 115-96 in Denver on Friday, giving the Nuggets their 15th win in 22 games since the hiring of coach George Karl.
But while Karl has received the most credit for the turnaround, T.R. Dunn, the Kings assistant who spent his previous three seasons in Denver, said fired coach Jeff Bzdelik may have flourished if he had the support of management. "He had no power," Dunn said. "You give (Bzdelik) some power, can he do the same thing? Probably. Any coach that doesn't have any power, how can he last?"
