1.  As a coach, you try to get your best players out there.

2.  Anybody who saw Cade play Saturday knows why we feel he's the best player in the country, and certainly the most valuable."

3.  Despite Bryant having a great season, Miles considers O'Neal to be the best player in the NBA.

4.  Dennis Paulson has been saying all along he deserves to be included among the best players on the PGA Tour.

5.  Despite the fact that he was the best player in this locker room every night, he treated everybody the same."

6.  Denver didn't step up for its best player, its cornerstone.

7.  Despite Toronto's woes, the Leafs are getting a good season from their best player, center Mats Sundin, who leads the team in goals with 16.

8.  Derek Jeter might be the best postseason player in at least two decades.

9.  Despite the region's big-time programs such as Kentucky, Kansas and Utah, the 6-8 senior forward might well be the best player here.

10.  Despite a .500 record without his best player, Coach Terry Murray of Philadelphia has been the subject of rumors about his job security.