1.   Honestly, sans both McDyess and Pippen, the Rockets might as well have traded Hakeem, given Barkley a tearful farewell embrace and started over.

2.   Our farewell embrace carried a silent message to both of us to want to be together again.

3.   Coach K hugged him for what seemed to be an eternity, a farewell embrace for his national player of the year and team leader.

4.   Coach K celebrated by hugging Battier for what seemed to be an eternity, a farewell embrace for his national player of the year and team leader.

5.   He hugged him for what seemed to be an eternity, a farewell embrace for his national player of the year and team leader.