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

82.   Anderson watched baseball on TV Monday night, but Karl Malone went to Comiskey Park to watch another big man, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals.

83.   Another possibility might be Sixers big man Matt Geiger, who has a monstrous contract Philadelphia has been eager to move.

84.   As a rule, NBA scouts have scoured Europe for good big men, a scarce commodity in the U.S.

85.   As for Brown, the NBA lusts after athletic big men.

86.   As each big man goes, so will his team.

87.   As the big man wandered from hug to hug on the floor of the party-time Staples Center, his face was locked in teary immobility.

88.   As the Lakers continue their search for a rebounding big man, they are closing in on a deal to bring New Jersey Nets swingman Kendall Gill to L.A.

89.   At first glance, what the Mavs need are big men.

90.   At a practice, the coach divided the guards and big men into separate corners and privately asked the guards how to reach Webber.