1.  As a coach and former player, Paul Silas has been a part of enough roster overhauls to know that most do not produce instant results.

2.  As a former player for the Knicks, "I have nothing to apologize for," he said.

3.  As a former player, he said he was also bothered that the sport had dragged itself into the courts to solve its problems.

4.  As a basketball coach and former player, Martinez marveled at how the team persevered over its trials and tribulations.

5.  Current assistant coach and former Huskies player Lorenzo Romar scored 10 points in 25 minutes.

6.  Despite all that knowledge, not every former player is the savior.

7.  Dierker joins a long list of former major-league players who were named managers without any experience.

8.  Dick DeVenzio, a former Duke basketball player and longtime activist on pay for college athletes, said Young's stance wouldn't go over everywhere.

9.  Didn't somebody up there think that former Aggies player Chuck Knoblauch would be a nice, sentimental choice?

10.  Dikembe Mutombo, a former defensive player of the year, could not handle Baker on Monday in Philadelphia.