31.   In sum, in short, and in substance, the rookie is a thinking man.

32.   It is possible that several rookies will be starters or near-starters by the end of the season.

33.   It seems all but inevitable that either Jim Jackson or Gill will have to go if the rookie Kerry Kittles is to be the shooting guard of the future.

34.   It was the type of performance that allows critics to say rookies are usually out of their league once the playoffs begin.

35.   Kanell likes to throw to his backs, and the rookie Tiki Barber is healthy again.

36.   Kemp is at his best in the open court, and so are the rookies.

37.   Last year, there were several rookies who were of immediate help to their teams.

38.   Nobody other than the hero of a detective story is ever buoyed by the news that a time-wastingly attractive rookie is on the scene.

39.   Now all those space rookies are veterans.

40.   --Our rookies will be better than their rookies.