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Mark Jackson grateful for Rick Pitino’s Knicks coaching endorsement: ‘Got great taste’

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Rick Pitino , who coached the Knicks from 1987-89 , said he has no interest in the Knicks job.

But Pitino did stump for one of his former Knick players, suggesting they hire Mark Jackson .

Jackson won NBA Rookie of the Year under Pitino in 1988 and was an All-Star the next season .

Jackson was fired in 2014 and hasn’t coached since.

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72

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70

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39

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formal

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English

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35

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