Sacramento Kings's head coach Keith Smart talked about his team as the 2011-2012 NBA season winds down. First, Keith talked about Terrence Williams and JJ Hickson. He said that both players are very talented, but didn't fit on the teams they were on prior to their current teams. Williams didn't fit in Houston and Hickson didn't fit in Sacramento, but they're both getting shots to display their talents with Williams in Sacramento and Hickson with the Portland Trailblazers. Keith also discussed Isaiah Thomas's performance guarding Steve Nash in Tuesday night's loss to the Phoenix Suns. Keith said that Isaiah was able to put pressure on the ball and force Steve Nash to work for everything on offense.

Next, Keith talked about how the lineup may change with Marcus Thornton out with an injury. Coach Smart said that he would continue to experiment with the lineup in order to develop a winning spirit for the Kings. He said that different guys will play and he will continue to mix up the lineups in order to see what works and what doesn't work.

Coach Smart also discussed Demarcus Cousins and how he has developed this season. Keith said that he knew that Cousins had some issues with his anger, but also knew that Cousins was talented. Keith said he did a lot of individual work with Cousins to get him to understand his importance to the team. Outside of that, Demarcus did a lot of individual work to improve his game.

Finally, Grant and Keith talked about the Kings's remaining schedule, and how they've progressed this season. Keith said that the Kings will be competitive for the rest of the season despite playing a large number of playoff teams in the back end of their schedule. He said that the players have a hunger to practice and play and they must continue to fight. He said the players will continue to play hard, and that it will pay dividends in the future. As for how the team has come along this season, Keith said that they are ahead of schedule. He said that they're playing together and have a fondness for playing for each other on the court. He said their conditioning is up where it needs to be, and they're a little behind defensively. Overall though, he said they're on schedule to transition to the off-season and into next season.