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
He's amazing. He gave us the defensive lift we really needed.
Gary is old school. Of course he'd know that.
I don't think there should be any follow-up. I thought the penalty was harsh as it was. He was ejected. Let's move on with it, not take it to another level.
I don't think there's any doubt what kind of skill level he has.
I don't take joy in anything else. The fact they have lost two games in a row. ... Welcome to the NBA. I'm really concentrating on our guys, our team. I'm not watching the standings much right now.
I don't think he fights it. I really don't. It's a hard thing to do. But I do think everybody that I have coached that have gotten a little bit older, they realize in order to maintain in this league that they have to do something differently.
I don't think anybody thinks we've got anybody that can shoot.
I don't want to get the paddle out or the baseball bat out, but they know what I want.
I don't want to go through what we did last year with injuries. It's a matter of managing maintenance with complacency.
He's methodical. He really took in the film today. He slowed down a little bit tonight. He really took a look at the defense and did a good job.
He's methodical. He really took in the film today.
He's incredible. That's what we have learned about him, that he's a big-game player, a big-time player at the end. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He has a way of making plays.
He's incredible. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He was a way of making plays, he's just incredible.
I'm going to continue to ask him to give more and more and more, because he's got to do it. If we want to win, he's got to defend.