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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.

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Pat Riley
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 20
American Football Player
Basketball Coach
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New York
Patrick James Riley
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Patrick James Pat Riley
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