1.   Along with Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich and executive vice president for basketball Carroll Dawson, Barr was responsible for player acquisitions and related decisions.

2.   And with a full season in the new offense, plus a couple of key player acquisitions, Aikman is truly optimistic.

3.   But there are no test tubes available to gauge chemistry in this era of quick-fix player acquisition.

4.   But their differences are most apparent in their drafting, their other methods of player acquisition, their current rosters and their prospects for the immediate future.

5.   He lobbied hard and successfully for player acquisitions such as Christian Laettner and Michael Curry, who joined the team last season.

6.   If this keeps up, the Bruins soon will be issuing season ticket-holders palm-sized, wireless PCs to keep up with real-time player acquisitions.

7.   Often it is difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality in the MLS, mainly because coaches and directors have limited roles in player acquisitions.

8.   Reeves did not have autonomy over player acquisitions in his final seasons in Denver, and he never had it in his four seasons with the Giants.

9.   The coach of that team was Carlos Queiros, who was recently hired by the US Soccer Federation and has been assisting MLS in player acquisitions.

10.   The inconsequential player acquisition.