71.   But even now, more than a quarter of a century after he stopped playing basketball, the NBA has never had a player quite like him.

72.   But even with players like the rookie Stephon Jackson and a hodgepodge of journeymen filling the gaps, Scott believes the Nets can do more than just survive.

73.   But for small players like Chop Wee Kiat, sticking with this ancient trade amid the latest financial storms has meant staying in touch with modern-day economics.

74.   But he also never carried the weight of the Dodgers high-profile players like Mike Piazza, Hideo Nomo and Chan Ho Park, who became international superstars.

75.   But he also realizes it is his time to do what players like Mark Gubicza, Floyd Bannister and Charlie Leibrandt did for him.

76.   But cheap shots like these should be balanced with a ringing endorsement from a player like Luc Robitaille, who came to New York from French Canada.

77.   But I also have to say he helped young players like Grant and myself.

78.   But how often does a player like Woods come along?

79.   But her hard-edged blues sensibility owed something to Dinah Washington, while her highly improvised phrasing came from horn players like Sonny Stitt.

80.   But meanwhile, new Net-only players like Wingspanbank.com, a unit of Bank One Corp. of Chicago, have been advertising to draw depositors.