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.
There are so many similarities other than size.
I think I read a headline today, 'Great players versus a great team', and I hope we do have great players on the way to becoming a great team. I think a win like this today begins to develop a sense of confidence.
It came down to one or two plays and we didn't make them.
We just couldn't stop Vince. We put two or three different guys on him. We tried to guard him the best we could. But Vince Carter is a great player. He's a runner and when he elevates, he can get above big guys.
You can characterize it however you want to, they are finding ways to win. They make plays at the end of games and that's what it is all about.
We feel his decision to come back is going to be critical toward our success and goal of winning an NBA championship. We have the utmost respect for Alonzo and he deserves to be part of this championship run.
We were very fortunate to win. I think we understand that. But you have to win some games like this.
My mother always used to say, and she told me time and again this week, 'Life goes on, so get on with it. She couldn't stop saying that to her children. That's who she was. And we're getting on with it.
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.