1.   In his first season, Fuller inherited a team that had graduated five seniors, including four starters.

2.   And likewise, Johnson inherited a team in Miami with its own problem dynamic, and he too failed.

3.   As a rookie GM, he inherited a team with built-in problems, mediocre players and severe salary-cap restrictions.

4.   Beyer has inherited a team that lost the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

5.   After two last-place finishes, general manager John Hart inherited a team full of holes.

6.   Chaney has inherited a team that is apparently short on standup guys.

7.   Deane has inherited a team that lost three of its top four scorers and its top two rebounders.

8.   Even though Collins inherited a team that almost won the West two years ago, he overcame the institutional negativity that has undone many Angels managers.

9.   Ex-Raider aide Gunther Cunningham is a good man, but he inherited a team in descent.

10.   Ford, who was hired through the closing smoke of the NBA lockout, inherited a team defined by chubby players in the getaway season of their contracts.