<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Petrie Sees Growth And Development Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie sees growth and development -- and looks forward to seeing how much it can continue. "I really think we're playing better," Petrie said Wednesday. "We're gaining a sense of what we're doing, and if you knock off that first three-game road trip (all losses), we've basically been a .500 team. We didn't have Ron (Artest), Mike (Bibby), Beno (Udrih) or Spencer (Hawes). And we don't have Mike and Kevin (Martin) now. "We were struggling to score the ball at one point, but (coach) Reggie (Theus) has made some changes I think that have helped us better take advantage of what we have. The spacing is a lot better, and we're utilizing better the things Brad (Miller) and Mikki (Moore) can do. With Beno's ability to turn the corner and get into the lane, he's been able to draw and kick the ball out to shooters." -- Sacramento Bee</div>
