1.   In attack we looked like a team without any ideas.

2.   Although no player has ever made a Ryder Cup team without a PGA Tour victory, Kite said experience was the key issue.

3.   And by quickly adding more talent during the off season, the Knicks retooled their team without putting fans through a long rebuilding process.

4.   And it always ends in baseball for teams without pitching.

5.   And tired teams without star-caliber players are going to struggle with fresh teams that have players like, well, Garnett.

6.   And the Patriots, the team without an offense, need to invent one very, very quickly.

7.   And, because the pace usually slows in the playoffs, teams without effective big men find themselves at more of a disadvantage.

8.   Are the Coyotes a better team without Keith Tkachuk?

9.   As a center on a team without its best center, Jozef Stumpel, who is holding out in a contract dispute, that is a good thing.

10.   As for the issue of leaving the team without explanation, Babcock said he hoped Rider and the team could close the door on the subject.