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Pat Riley Quotes

«It's an ongoing battle. It's becoming more and more and more difficult to do it. There's so much talent, so much ball-handling ability. There's so many things that officials allow perimeter players to get away with that it's difficult to guard the ball.»
Author: Pat Riley
«They just kept raising the energy level. I hate to break that up.»
Author: Pat Riley
«I hated to break up the energy level we had going early in the fourth quarter.»
Author: Pat Riley
«In some games, he's going to have to do it. When he plays against Detroit, possibly he's going to have to play (guard) Rip (Hamilton) in those big games.»
Author: Pat Riley
«That was a game situation. He's supposed to be on the court, but I had a hard time taking anybody off the court at that time, because we were down and then we went ahead by eight. As a coach, you're going to ride that lineup as long as you can.»
Author: Pat Riley
«Obviously, it was a surprise, based on what's been happening for us. We were running; they were missing. We were running; they were missing.»
Author: Pat Riley
«I think every team has a prodigal son, probably. What he's given to the city as much as what he's given to the team, the fans, has been extraordinary.»
Author: Pat Riley
«I think we're beginning to learn more about individual performances by perimeter players who have the ability to do what he does... We have to do something different at times to take the ball out of his hands, force him into areas it's not as easy for him to get done what he gets done.»
Author: Pat Riley
«Obviously we're concerned about everybody's health, based on what happened last year. We've still got 19 games to play. You can't walk around on egg shells, but we do have to be conscious of the maintenance of these guys.»
Author: Pat Riley
«It's not about long, enduring practices. It's about practicing on the right things. That's got to be our objective as we're trying to still close out the season.»
Author: Pat Riley