1.   Before the injuries, Carolina and Jacksonville had the opportunity to demonstrate that last season was no fluke, that these model franchises are not one-hit wonders.

2.   He wanted a model franchise, so he began setting his sights on a model coach.

3.   It was hardly the model franchise, its owners hated in Charlotte, the team now halfway to New Orleans.

4.   The model franchise is in need of remodeling.

5.   The Orlando Magic was the model expansion franchise.

6.   There was Norm Sonju who, as general manager, helped build what was once, yes, a model NBA franchise.

7.   They were a model franchise until owner Ewing Kauffman died.