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
It definitely was the bottom. We responded very well to that, there's no doubt.
I thought it was the first time Shaquille, in a couple of weeks, really has been running to the rim. We have to get back to that game.
I thought Jason was great. I love him as a point guard. I wouldn't have traded for him if I didn't. And I thought Wade was really good. He was magnificent.
Maybe something happened at the other end of the court, but I don't like that. There has to be dignity at the end of the game.
Maybe something happened at the other end, but I don't like that. There's got to be some dignity at the end of the game. I've got to talk to him about it. I didn't like that.
We need what he brings to the table.
We came out strong, but we couldn't finish it and you've got to give them credit. Their defense was fresh, energized, committed; it was knowing. They knew where we were going to go with the ball, and they took it away. It was tie, tie, tie, and once it got down to four or six points, there was no coming back for us.
We made a run at them, but we were one or two possessions short.
(Wade) was real efficient against Portland. He was 13-for-19 tonight, 11 assists. When they load up on (Heat center Shaquille O'Neal ), it makes the defense guard him or not guard him. He's such a great pick-and-roll player.
We just didn't make enough stops in the fourth quarter.
The argument is they know what they're supposed to do. At least they tell you, 'We know what we're supposed to do.' So you back off a little bit on the real big muscle work that could cause them injury.
We've got to stop the penetration, that's key. We've got to keep our bodies in front of the ball better.
With me, you're either in or out. I picked them. I'm with them. I'm going to try to keep coaching them. I'm not going let this shake me. I've been around this game too damn long.
We thought we were going to win. We can play with anyone when we're really in it and focused mentally on what we have to take away from a team like that.