SacBee: Ailene Voisin: Theus thinks he's made the grade

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Kings coach Reggie Theus, who is entering the final weeks of an eventful rookie season, has contended with injuries, trades, the often turbulent presence of the talented Ron Artest, along with other issues common to franchises engaged in the rebuilding process. In a lengthy conversation with Bee sports columnist Ailene Voisin, the former Kings star shares his thoughts on a variety of topics, among them his current personnel, his offensive philosophy and his relationship with Geoff Petrie. Here are some excerpts:

Carl Costas / ccostas@sacbee.com​

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Several things that Reggie said that stood out to me.

“Needs to understand that he can do the same thing in 20 minutes that he does in 35, whether it's here or somewhere else. May not be a starter, but can always have valuable role in this league.”
- John Salmons

He really does need to understand that coming off the bench might not be the worst thing. I don’t ever recall that he was a starter before coming here. The only time he’s gotten a starter position was this year and that’s because Ron was out…Something else I said was that John doesn’t seem like a starter to me, he’s more of a bench guy, I guess Reggie agrees.

“Needs to get in shape. A few pounds overweight. Won't know who he is until we work with him this summer.”
- Sheldon Williams

I’ve said that Sheldon needs to lose some pounds, I think that will be very important for him and us, see if he’s really a part of this team or not. He really needs to get in shape.