With the Detroit Shock, Laimbeer made six consecutive playoff appearances and won three league titles.
The Wizards fired him early in his sixth season after 197 victories and four playoff appearances.
The 55-year-old Carlyle coached Anaheim for seven seasons and led the team to five playoff appearances.
The Phillies ran off five straight playoff appearances, which included ending the World Series drought in 2008.
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Michael Vick led the Falcons on the field to multiple playoff appearances.
Manning won a record four MVP trophies with the Colts and led the team to 11 playoff appearances, including one Super Bowl title.
From 1967 to 1985 the Raiders won 13 division championships, one AFL championship (1967), three Super Bowls (XI, XV, and XVIII) and made 15 playoff appearances.
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After seven consecutive playoff appearances, the team finished in last place every year from 1988 to 1992 and was wasting away in the league's second-smallest market.
But through a cumulative 111 seasons and 37 playoff appearances, Seattle boasts only one champion: the 1979 Sonics of Gus Williams, Jack Sikma and Dennis Johnson.
Atlanta's postseason misery is legendary, led by the Braves' failure to take home a world championship in 13 of 14 playoff appearances from 1991 to 2004.
The Grizzlies have been bleeding red ink for the past decade, but are coming off back-to-back playoff appearances that helped bump attendance up 7% last season.
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"I'm really, really proud of my group, " said Drew, who has led the Hawks to three straight playoff appearances but was eliminated in the first round the last two years.
The year got off to a rocky start for NFL superstar Peyton Manning, as he left his adopted home of Indianapolis after leading the Colts to nine consecutive playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title.
Brodeur also has more sticks than he can remember from his 175 other playoff games and nearly 1, 200 regular-season appearances among other items like pucks, pads and jerseys.
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Mike Petke, the 37-year-old former Red Bulls defender and all-time leader in appearances, was tabbed to replace Hans Backe, who was ousted after failing to deliver a playoff series win.
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