1.   Barnes replaced longtime coach Tom Penders, who resigned in April after a well-publicized player revolt.

2.   Barnes took over a team in disarray after Tom Penders was fired last spring because of a players revolt.

3.   Before training camp was far along, there was a player revolt over his nonstop drills, twice a day every day.

4.   But the silence may have indirectly helped trigger a player revolt that threw a last-minute monkey wrench into the negotiating machinery.

5.   Hill, who was fired after a player revolt in Orlando, replaces President and General Manager Stu Jackson as coach.

6.   Hill, ousted in a Penny Hardaway-led player revolt last spring, received a standing ovation before the game.

7.   Reports in Orlando have pointed to Hardaway as the ring-leader of the player revolt that led to Brian Hill being dismissed as coach.

8.   The high-powered agents who have caused the player revolt are subject to scrutiny because clearly they have a heavy financial self-interest in the new collective bargaining agreement.

9.   The organization by default has to be more stable than last season, with its coaching change and player revolt.

10.   They had more than their share last season when frequent player revolts and infighting contributed to a miserable season.