31.   For him, conditioning was paramount, as he promises it will be for the Indiana Pacers, for whom he has recently become the rookie head coach.

32.   Finally, John Calipari, the animated rookie coach, could sit down.

33.   He spent long minutes on the bench and was harshly criticized at times by Colin Campbell, the rookie coach.

34.   He was a rookie head coach last time in the postseason, when his team lost disastrously to Randall Cunningham and the Vikings in the final minutes at home.

35.   In New Jersey, rookie coach Robbie Ftorek has done much the same thing.

36.   In the meantime, J.R. remains their best forward and perhaps greatest hope for rookie coach Craig Hartsburg getting Chicago back in the finals.

37.   Instead of being viewed as a rookie coach in an impossible situation, he was looked at as another veteran assistant unable to win games as a head coach.

38.   It has been an initiation, however, for rookie coach Gailey, who says he never expected everything to go perfectly.

39.   It takes its toll on rookie coaches.

40.   It proved to be a wise choice for the rookie coach.