Berman doing a little more work for Mills, throwing Fizdale under the bus a little more after the bus left the station weeks ago:
There are still some excuses you can offer David Fizdale.
The last five games he coached with the Knicks, he faced title contenders in Philly, Boston, Toronto, Milwaukee and Denver. Fizdale did not have starting point guard Elfrid Payton, part of the recent resurgence, for 17 straight games.
And while Fizdale has gotten rousing support from the coaching fraternity, the old Bill Parcells adage is never false: You are what your record says you are.