Rick Pitino wonders 'what if' Knicks coach stint lasted long

Coming off a 1988-89 season in which the New York Knicks reached the second round of the NBA playoffs, there was friction between Rick Pitino and then-general manager Al Bianchi about how each saw the future of the franchise, and Pitino had an offer to take over the men’s basketball program at Kentucky.

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