The Pacers shot only 46.9 percent, but several of their players showed the grit it takes to have playoff success.

He agreed with his players - that their experience, their recent playoff success, are factors.

That year, with a record of 40-8-2, placing third in the league, their hope for playoff success, was high.

After two slow seasons, business seemed to pick up from 1997 until 1999, but the team had utterly no playoff success.

After 4 straight years near the top of the league and little playoff success, the Royals folded in 1980.

In 1994 they found playoff success winning the first two games but eventually losing to Jasper.

During the regular season, Wright's playoff success of 1997 carried over.

He has also been responsible for Philadelphia's modest playoff success in recent years.

Chicago had another stellar season in 1932, but that did not translate into playoff success.

"Where you pick in the draft should have something to do with your playoff success," Holland said last week.