41.   So forget about that defensive specialist stuff.

42.   Spehr, a defensive specialist, is expected to receive an invitation to the big league camp.

43.   The addition of a defensive specialist gives teams a rover.

44.   The Mavs need more two-way players, not defensive specialists.

45.   The midseason addition of sage defensive specialist Bill Arnsparger as an adviser appears to have helped embattled defensive coordinator Mike Nolan.

46.   There is also a defensive specialist allowed on the floor, and that person will wear a different-color jersey.

47.   They also had defensive specialist Michael Cooper.

48.   They call him a shot blocker, a defensive specialist and, more often than not, a freshman.

49.   They will have to offset the loss of retired defensive specialist Doc Rivers and the herniated disc of three-point gunner Chuck Person.

50.   Third-line defensive specialist Juha Ylonen is out four to six weeks because of sprained knee ligaments.