11.   You wonder how poor Alonzo Mourning will ever crack the lineup of heavy-hitting centers.

12.   But the confident Kirovski has cracked the lineup of all-stars with increasing frequency since joining the club last season.

13.   Even that probably would not be good enough to crack the lineup.

14.   He has never managed to crack the lineup with the main team, though he has been called up three separate times.

15.   When he finally cracked the starting lineup in late December, he considered it a milestone in his two-year NBA career.