51.   It is a disturbing span that has raised questions about whether this is a veteran Knicks team experiencing a short-lived crisis or a team that has outlived its usefulness.

52.   It is not supposed to happen to a veteran team that came within a game of the Western Conference finals.

53.   It should be the veteran teams that are rewarded this year.

54.   It was no time for witticisms or insults as Karl stammered through an explanation of why his veteran team had been rolled over twice in a row.

55.   Jackson is effective because the Bulls are a veteran team.

56.   Jackson felt a veteran team like Chicago did not need two-a-day workouts.

57.   It will be a veteran team spiced with young talent that seems to be coming together at the perfect time.

58.   Kansas is a veteran team that listens to coaching, even when it comes from an academic adviser.

59.   Last year, Syracuse was one of the most disappointing teams in the nation, a veteran team that failed to live up to its potential.

60.   Many of the veteran team members recalled admiring the T-Birds as children, and say they are still surprised that their childhood dream has become a reality.