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 just kept hanging in, hanging in, hanging in.
We don't see anybody close to that in the East. I'm not worried, unless we play them in the Finals.
To get him on the move is an objective of ours. All the dunks and lobs he's been getting are a direct result of some of that movement.
You have to leave the last two games behind us. We didn't like how we played up there. We didn't play very well. We didn't play well enough to win. Probably didn't deserve to win.
As soon as we begin to struggle offensively or get a little bit discouraged, two or three things happen to us and we stop playing defense.
As soon as we began to struggle offensively, we stopped playing defense. We have to stay the course defensively because we're going to have droughts.
As (the game) got worse, we started getting stronger and stronger and Antoine made big plays for us, big shots for us. That's what he's capable of doing. He's very explosive.
Continuity is important, and James does certain things for us that allows (guard) Dwayne (Wade) and (center) Shaquille (O'Neal) to get into the game fast.
We feel like with this trade 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.
To be honest, at the end of a game like that, I would have liked it to end quietly, but the fans like it.
We are very fortunate to have been able to acquire a player of Gary Payton's stature, ... He is a proven veteran and will be a big addition to this team.
We are very fortunate to have been able to acquire a player of Gary Payton 's stature. He is a proven veteran and will be a big addition to this team.
Vince Carter basically beat us. He was unbelievable not only as a shot-maker but also drawing fouls.
There's a fine line here, and that fine line is that we are operating in a corporate world and pro basketball is part of that world,