"We sort of gathered ourselves after a horrendous start," Riley said.

Not long ago, he was clearly satisfied that the Nets were finally emerging from their horrendous start.

This is the second consecutive year that the Oilers have gotten off to a horrendous start.

The panel, by its own admission, got off to a horrendous start.

Since his horrendous start in the first four games, Elway has been playing with renewed confidence.

The Nets (1-7) are off to a horrendous start and have had trouble drawing fans.

"If you take off his horrendous start, he's had an awful good year," said Johnson.

The Nets (23-32), who had crept back into playoff contention after a horrendous start, have lost five of their last seven games.

Charlotte, after such a horrendous start, finished 37 of 79, or 47 percent.

But it had a horrendous start after it went on the market in the fall of 1998.