1.   Carlesimo said he wanted to mix his lineup and see how different players performed together.

2.   The trumpet player performed an improvised solo.

3.   And in between, Jamaica played a flashy, aggressive game, with role players performing intelligently, and Coach Dewitt Thomson shuttling a dozen players.

4.   And people are always curious to see how a player performs after his team has tried, and failed, to trade him.

5.   Any American basketball player would have performed a victory dance after those backhand return-of-serve winners.

6.   As a result, U.S. players performing well likely will end up leaving MLS to play in other countries.

7.   As the Yankees manager, he has always made it clear that he is only a genius when his players perform.

8.   Both players have performed well for their new teams.

9.   Afterward, Van Gundy blistered his own performance as coach, but his statements also reflected how poorly the players had performed.

10.   But the players all performed very well.