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Lawrence Frank can relate to Mike Woodson

Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank signals from

Photo credit: AP | Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank signals from the sidelines during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. (Dec. 16, 2011)

Lawrence Frank was in Mike Woodson's shoes about eight years ago. He could have been in them last night and coached the Knicks against the Pistons instead of the other way around.

If Frank hadn't been named the Pistons' coach last summer, he likely would have been hired as Mike D'Antoni's lead assistant. The position eventually went to Woodson. After D'Antoni resigned, Woodson replaced him,...

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