1.   Coakley said playing better and supporting Zimmer was the crux of a team meeting at the hotel Saturday night.

2.   Having won two of the three games in Dallas, and playing better than most people expected thus far, should help in that area.

3.   The only team playing better of late is that Krzyzewski bunch.

4.   There are few examples of jazz musicians who took an extended break from the music and reappeared playing better.

5.   Players said he just stressed playing better.

6.   So is Woods playing better than he was in the United States?