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You guys are so stupid. Riley is not only one of the best coaches in NBA history. He is also one of the best PLAYOFF coaches. RILEY was the reason the heat won the NBA championship in '06. He assembled the team, not SVG. He had his chance in '05 and was outcoached by Larry Brown. Riley OUTCOACHED Avery Johnson in the '06 finals. The Mavs were a better team until Riley came up with a magnificent gameplan after being down 0-2 in the series. Riley gets a "free pass" because HE HAS WON TITLES. Isaiah Thomas last time I checked has never had a winning SEASON.

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Pat Riley = Isaiah Thomas without the media scrutiny and villification.

I hate to say it, but if Pat were a black coach, people would have been screaming for his head a long time ago.

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This is really unbelievable. I can't wait for the Heat to pick up a good young coach, pick up a new young player, have the heat be good again, then send the coach packing so Riley can take over. They should just make this part of the new coaches contract: "If the team has a chance of winning the championship, regardless of whether in mid season or between, you will be fired so that Pat Riley can coach the team" Thanks, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

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Only 9 different NBA organizations have won The NBA Championship in the last 28 years. Look at the Hawks, Clippers, Bucks, Wizards, Grizzlies and many other teams who haven't figured out how to compete and build a championship team. Riley has kept the Heat near the top for most of his 13 seasons there. Not sure why everyone is a hater. This guy is a motivated and aggresive winner. Lets hope he sticks around to build another championship team. Spoelstra will bring fresh blood to the table and the Heat will rise again!!!

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He's such a pompous ####. In the NBA, the only coaches the players listen to are those who have the status whereby the players know they won't get fired - Riley, Phil Jackson, Sloan. So, he got lucky by being the coach of arguably 3 Top 15 players of all time - Magic, Jabbar, Shaq, plus some other damn good ones - Ewing, Wade, Worthy. Right place at the right time for this jerk, who I hope never resurfaces.

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Wow, he doesn't want to coach them in the first place, then they get Shaq, then he takes credit for Stan Van Gundy's hard work, then they get bad, then he quits? How can he be considered an all-time great coach? I could win multiple championships too if I got to coach Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Shaquille O'Neal, and Dwyane Wade.

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Originally posted by Legion4Life:
Dude let it go.

I guess getting a team a championship destroyed the team. Pat Riley Destroyed the Heat by not getting any younger players in and some help for D-Wade and Shaq at the start of the season. Besides Shaq and D-Wade you could not tell me who else is on that team.

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Shaq gave up on the team and played as if he were hurt. He wanted to be traded and no longer liked it in Miami. As soon as he got to Pheonix, he was healthy all of a sudden. I hope they get their azz waxed.

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Originally posted by J B:
This isn't a Shaq issue, it's a Pat Riley is a CREEP issue.

Riley made the dumb decision to pay Brian Grant all of that money.

Pat quit on the Heat the year they started 0-7 or whatever it was. Van Gundy came in and rallied the troops, they over-achieved, and made the playoffs.

Riley fired...I mean suggested Van Gundy spend more time with his family once he realized he had a championship caliber squad. BTW Shaq was a big part of that squad.

Now dude's running again because he can't see his way out of this mess.