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
That was the first time I ever called an open isolation against a 2-3 zone. He's a remarkable player and I'm glad to have him on my team.
That was a game situation. He's supposed to be on the court, but I had a hard time taking anybody off the court at that time, because we were down and then we went ahead by eight. As a coach, you're going to ride that lineup as long as you can.
That was obviously another one of those games. They (Boston Celtics) played extremely well. They were focused and they had a tremendous approach to the game. They executed in the first quarter flawlessly. They did not feel our defense and they did not feel our presence. We were waiting for them to miss and they just didn't.
That was a positive note. You could tell he was comfortable and in a good rhythm. When he is comfortable like that, he can make them.
That was a positive note. You could tell he was comfortable.
That's two games in a row that we showed, at a time when we need to show it, a real lockdown mentality defensively. It's not surprising to me if they're committed on doing it. They've done it off and on. Not consistent. It's when the mood strikes them.
He broke the game open on that (steal). He stole it, made the cut without going out of bounds and was free for the dunk. That's amazing athleticism.
He plays the game that we need him to play. He is just so committed defensively and offensively on missed shots and loose balls.
Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude.
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.