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
What I want are players who are versatile and do a lot of things,
Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday!
The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.
We have been able to secure one of the most dominant men to ever play the game of basketball as a member of the Heat, ... At the same time, we have gained the flexibility to achieve our ultimate goal of winning an NBA championship.
We were very fortunate to win. I think we understand that. But you have to win some games like this.
We are all so quick to judge around here, but the demise of Shaquille O'Neal has been greatly exaggerated. I guarantee you that.
We're absolutely finding ways to win. We're making play after play we need to make in crucial situations.
This trip reminds me of when I started. You've got to get after it.
You can't be happy with the whole disposition of our team in the second half, playing with a 20-point lead and not defending at all. We showed very little respect for all the hard work and good play. I'm happy we were able to win it at the end, but obviously we can't play like that.
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.
We didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row. Crossroads No. 1 is where we're at right now.
We don't have time to reinvent the wheel.
We feel that he will be able to play three positions for us, giving us added versatility.
We're going to bring them in and have them lean on him and lean on him and we're not going to let him just back them in. And then he's going to have to take 100 jump hooks and 100 turnaround jumpers.