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
We traded a lot, but we got back three quality players. Antoine Walker is one of the very best multi-faceted, versatile players in this game. ... He is able to handle the ball, pass it, make plays, shoot 3's and rebound the ball. There isn't anyone in this league better at doing that.
My mother always used to say, and she told me time and again this week, 'Life goes on, so get on with it. She couldn't stop saying that to her children. That's who she was. And we're getting on with it.
I think our guys remember that. I think they do remember getting embarrassed and humiliated in that game. It wasn't much fun.
I put no credence into how we finished at all.
His conditioning is the thing. Coming right in to the playoffs and expecting him to play well is unrealistic.
It's not about long, enduring practices. It's about practicing on the right things. That's got to be our objective as we're trying to still close out the season.
That's a lot of shots. We key a lot of our defense to him. He didn't have an outrageous night. When you've got a guy that's rising on you and you've got your center, your power forward always out on him, it just wreaks havoc on the boards. James did a good job on him.
That's a lot of shots. Obviously, we keyed our defense to him. James (Posey) did a good job on him.
A rivalry will develop if the thing goes on long enough. It's only been one year now.
Their defense was fresh, energized, committed. They knew where we were going to go with the ball and they took it away.
I know he had fun and he was a major part of this. But in order to get something good back, you have to give up something good going out. I wish him nothing but the best.
I know Chicago's got a lot riding on this game, but I've always taken the position that at the end of the season, it's not our responsibility to take care of other peoples' destiny. I've got to get my team ready for the playoffs. I've got to rest certain guys, I've got to get other guys time and at the same time, still make it a game.
I haven't seen players do that in a long, long time.
I haven't listened to any of it. I'm totally indifferent to what other people think because that's not my responsibility, because there's always going to be people out there trying to take you apart even when you're good and when you have your night.