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
Our guys had tremendous energy to start the game. I hate to say it: Then the game got stopped -- whistle after whistle after whistle.
Our guys had great respect for this team. They stung us.
We're caught between a rock and a hard place.
Yesterday was a blow. There's no doubt. But I'm ready to roll. We're ready to roll. It's not going to affect me.
We're a long ways away, and they'll be the first ones to admit it. There's a lot of good here that manifests itself throughout the season. Right now, it's spotty.
We played the game very well offensively. So much better than we did (in Friday's loss) against San Antonio.
When you're getting your (butt) kicked you take it and go on to Game 4 (Sunday). That's what it's all about. They were very good and they were kicking our (butts) and we began to look at the officials. Guys have a lot of pride, but to me, that's not what it's all about.
When you're getting your ass kicked, you take it, and you go on to game four. They were very good and they were kicking our ass. And then we began to look at the officials. To me, that's not something you want to do.
When you're getting your ass kicked, you get on to game four. That's what it's about.
When you're getting kicked, you take it and go on. That's what it's about.
We had a lot of shots around the basket that didn't go in. I thought we got frustrated by not getting the calls that we thought we should have got, which leads to complaining to the officials. ... There's got to be a lot more mental toughness against a team like this.
I think he is a week away from conditioning.
I think he has helped all of us. Whether or not Phil Jackson is correct? That is up to you to discern, not me.
I think going to him plays right into their hands.