Suns offer Kings tough test of Carril's lessons

The refreshing taste of victory against Golden State on Saturday served as a reminder to the Kings that hustle and rebounds can generate a lot of goodwill. And then there's Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame coach who douses that good cheer by reminding all comers that this is still very much a work-in-progress process: The Kings have one triumph in four exhibition attempts. There are three more exhibition games this week as the crash course session begins on tightening up a player rotation as the season opener at Oklahoma City looms. When Carril stopped scrimmage Monday afternoon to make a point, everyone listened, including head coach Paul Westphal, who hustled over to absorb the tutorial. Carril coached the Kings summer league team while Westphal watched. Now the roles are reversed, though Westphal indicated he'll always listen to the grand old coach. "I just love to hear what he has to say," Westphal said. "He really has the total freedom to say wha...