Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Rileyis an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association. He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995 and head coach in two separate tenures. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams, four with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Heat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 March 1945
CityRome, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I think we know who we are. We're disappointed with the loss because we caught them at the end of a tough trip. We came out strong but we couldn't finish it.
I think we know what we're doing. Coming into the gym every single day and getting a sweat, when you get to this time of the year, you get into really good shape. I don't know if the body needs to sweat every 24 hours or, if at least, it should.
I think the mitigating factor for us was trying to find a way to overcome the free throw shooting.
I think every team has a prodigal son, probably. What he's given to the city as much as what he's given to the team, the fans, has been extraordinary.
I said that already before. Of course they (ESPN) made big deal of it. That's what they do. But it's the same thing I've told to my beat writers.
Our guys have to stop talking about being what they think they are and they've got to do it. I think we've done it a little bit over the last couple of weeks, but enough is enough now.
Our guys had tremendous energy to start the game. I hate to say it: Then the game got stopped -- whistle after whistle after whistle.
Our guys had great respect for this team. They stung us.
I think I read a headline today, 'Great players versus a great team', and I hope we do have great players on the way to becoming a great team. I think a win like this today begins to develop a sense of confidence.
It came down to one or two plays and we didn't make them.
It is like a game-to-game thing. Back-to-backs have been a little bit difficult for him. We might look at it differently as to how we do that.
Late in the fourth quarter, everyone hit a critical shot. Tony Parker hit one, Bowen hit a couple and Brent Barry had the one which pretty much was the nail in the coffin.
I think they have great respect for New Jersey. They are a very effective team right now and they're developing a lot of confidence.
I think they've turned the corner. They've acquired a tremendous amount of talent.