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
When we are in the penalty, you have to go to him as much as you can. We kept trying to call his number.
(Walsh) is not going to become a little whip in this thing. He held out and got fair value.
We know he's a big-time tumbler. He goes hard to the basket. He hits the floor a lot. If he could play he'd be out there.
We pounded that ball down in the paint.
When I left, I knew the end was near. I didn't think it was going to be 48 hours. ... Anybody who's been through it, you understand. I've got a job to do and I'm going to do it.
We have to guard the ball a lot better. And he's got to go to the rim a little more with his blocks.
We were trying to survive. The game got to that point. We had a 20-point lead, they cut it to five. We made a couple of plays and we got out of here.
We were a minute and a half away from the Finals -- big deal, ... It's about winning a championship.
The demise of Shaquille O'Neal has been greatly exaggerated. I can guarantee you that - and I coach him.
We will get beat tomorrow night if we bring any of the defensive lapses that we had against Seattle.
When you are getting your (butt) kicked you take it and move on to Game 4. They were doing a great job of kicking our (butt) and then we started looking at the officials. Our guys have a lot of pride, but to me that is not what it is all about.