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
If it's two to four weeks, then I'll be happy. He'll work very diligently to get it healthy. He'll stay in condition. Just as long as he's ready to play when it counts the most.
I give all the credit to Brian Hill for keeping that team together.
If we would have gotten Finley, ... then we would have had what people would have called the perfect summer.
If Tim Duncan's foot is bothering him in the playoffs, you never know what could happen. The Lakers are a good team. They could make a run in the West.
He was at the rim all night. Once he gets in the open court, you can forget it.
He was at the rim all night. He has tremendous athleticism, strength, force and instincts.
He's had some pretty ... good games. He's playing extremely well, we're winning and he's stepping up.
He's had a very consistent year, with the exception of the last couple of weeks, and I think he's getting worn down a little bit. He's got a little bit of an injury, so we're trying to work through that, but it is what it is, because he has to play now with Jason out.
He's grabbing the ball strongly. He's catching the ball in traffic now. It's positioning. It's conditioning. It's getting your head under the rim.
He was definitely set back with the back for three months, and I don't think he ever really regained physically his game 100 percent.
He understands what he needs to do to get himself ready. And I think he's very, very smart in what he's doing in dropping the weight and getting down to a point where it's going to extend his career. I think he understands that, even though he won't admit it.
He has a great demeanor about it. If he got upset, it would be awful.
He had a problem with it the first year he was here. He sweats a lot and, like most players, doesn't drink enough liquids.
He had an impact on some of the drives they made. I'm sure they kicked it out a lot because of him.