21.   And when a team gets old, you have to make changes.

22.   Any team can get hot.

23.   Any team can get hot and do some damage.

24.   --Another team could get hot and catch the Lakers in an ill-timed cold spell.

25.   Apparently, the International team is getting the hang of this format.

26.   As of Tuesday, they got a little bit better with the drafting of Vladimir Radmanovic, but all other teams got a little bit better, too.

27.   As some teams got rich, other franchises such as the Royals and Expos lost the ability to compete.

28.   As the IMF finished up this task, another IMF team got to work on the August review, a more-extensive quarterly review.

29.   Associate coach Craig Ramsay and left wing Dave Andreychuk had personal items confiscated during searches before the team could get on the plane.

30.   At least those teams got a year or two from free agents.