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 were a minute and a half away from the Finals -- big deal, ... It's about winning a championship.
We're going to go at it (Wednesday) without trying anything new. I think if we ever get to that point where we play them down the road we'll probably have a few other things that they haven't seen.
When we are in the penalty, you have to go to him as much as you can. We kept trying to call his number.
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.
There are universal truths of defensive basketball. If a guy is open, guard him. Don't leave him standing in the corner or out on the three-point line.
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 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.
I didn't even know he was going to play. He hasn't been able to condition because he hasn't been playing basketball. We've got to get him court time.
It was a ploy ... a way to get them to think bigger. It means something, but it's not what we are playing for.
He's had some pretty ... good games. He's playing extremely well, we're winning and he's stepping up.
I agree with him. We want to keep playing the game better, we want to keep winning, but it's not a measuring stick as to how good we are or how good we can be.
This is to see whether the two years, all the drill work and all the hard work have manifested itself into something positive for him. It should be something he should be eager to do.
I think they have great respect for New Jersey. They are a very effective team right now and they're developing a lot of confidence.
It's just good to get this win and get ready for Indiana and the next six or seven games that are coming our way.