Lupica: Stiff task leading Isiah's stiffs
Published 5/11/2008 at NYDailyNews.com - Basketball
Mike D'Antoni now becomes the most important coaching hire the Knicks have made since Pat Riley, and even he didn't have to clean up the biggest mess in the history of Madison Square Garden, the one left by Isiah Thomas.
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