In Shakespearean terms, it's Patrick The Great, Part III. Eighteen years after his last NBA championship experience, and 12 years after his last Finals experience, Pat Riley is back in the NBA Finals, with the Miami Heat, a team whose roster is entirely a Pat Riley creation. Is there a New Riley, a la a New Nixon? (Full article: 1289 words)

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