They were out of character, too, finally beating an inferior team the way they should.

"I'm not taking three weeks out of my life to play with an inferior team," Hull said.

The Red Storm built an early lead against an inferior team and held it.

The Knicks know all too well what happens when you give an inferior team hope.

This has worked against mostly inferior teams, so it was a big test.

Jordan, on inferior teams, has yet to win one.

The Rangers are playing some ragged, sloppy games against what were once thought to be inferior teams.

Nor was it the way to initiate a four-game series against an inferior team.

The Nets played listlessly against inferior teams in the second half of the season.

Glass half-empty: they often play to the level of their competition and have not learned to put an inferior team away.