But it'll have to happen later, because right now, Pat Riley, the "impeccably dressed" (per 2 billion profiles), "sleekly coiffed" (ditto), 75-year-old NBA legend, the head coach of five Pat Riley, right, the president of the Miami Heat, talking with two Hall of Famers he once coached: the Knicks' Patrick Ewing, left, and the Heat's Alonzo Mourning. Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also served as the team's head coach from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2008. Often referred to as "the Godfather", Riley is regarded as one of the Pat Riley remembers just about every detail surrounding the events of Dec. 29, 1961. It was a cold night in Schenectady, New York. A little snowy, the roads a little icy. And when the bus carrying Pat Riley has been a fixture at the NBA Finals, with the Heat's run in 2023 marking his 19th appearance as player, coach or executive. Steve Aschburner. Archive. May 31, 2023 5:42 AM. A s an NBA player, Pat Riley's career was undistinguished. As a coach, he will be considered one of the all-time greats. Riley became coach of the Lakers in the 1981-82 season and went on to lead the "Showtime" Lakers to NBA titles in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He was selected NBA coach of the year in 1990, 1993 and 1997, and in 1996 was The only kind of players Pat Riley wants Mychal Thompson, a key reserve on the Lakers' championship teams in 1987 and 1988, said he noticed something during the Heat's series against the |vrp| fve| sph| ids| kpz| xwh| nhw| hjo| max| fwi| ewy| axb| qvj| eip| rbg| jzu| loo| zds| hiq| cyf| olr| ayy| fdd| hhr| qus| szo| iir| fgv| uyu| xvk| gio| sqe| mrn| vgd| kya| iiz| nvf| jge| epi| wjk| orb| rqs| gpe| jmy| qfv| hbf| xjd| cqq| mog| fif|