October 24, 200322 yr Pat Riley announced today that he is no longer the coach of the heat. he is still president but Stan Van Gundy is the new coach
October 24, 200322 yr i saw that hours ago flash across the bottomline, i couldnt believe it. i figured it would eventually happen but not this season, especially a week before the season opener
October 24, 200322 yr me neither I'm in shock I thought he would step down two years from now. But I guess he's tired of losing
October 24, 200322 yr Well, looking at Pat's tenure with the Lakers and Knicks, I had been expecting this for a couple seasons now. In fact, I was surprised when he didn't announce his resignation a couple months ago after Zo up and left. Pat Riley is one hell of a coach who just isn't used to losing, and this season didn't look like it would make things any better for him. Here's the story in case you want to read about it: Pat Riley resigns as Miami Heat coach TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Pat Riley watches as the Heat squanders a 16-point lead and falls to the Grizzlies 97-82 Tuesday, Oct. 21st, dropping the team's record to 5-2 for the preseason. MIAMI - Pat Riley resigned as coach of the Miami Heat on Friday, saying the team's rebuilding process is on track enough for him to step aside. Riley ranks second in NBA history with 1,110 victories, and he led the Los Angeles Lakers to four championships in the 1980s. But the Heat missed the playoffs the past two years, finishing last in the Atlantic Division at 25-57 last season. Riley was entering his eighth season as Heat coach. He will be replaced as Miami's coach by Stan Van Gundy, his top assistant the past several seasons. "It's the first time I feel it's right in the last three years," Riley said at a news conference. "It's right for me to. It's time." Riley said he made the decision Wednesday and it was not health related. He will remain as team president. Riley, 58, was voted one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history in 1996. His 21 seasons running NBA teams include from 1981-90 with the Lakers, 1991-95 with the New York Knicks and 1995-03 with Miami. He was the NBA's Coach of the Year in 1990, 1993 and 1997. Riley led the "Showtime" Lakers of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the 1982, 1985 and 1987-88 league titles. With the Knicks, he had more of a defense-oriented, bruising team that lost to Houston in the 1994 NBA Finals. With the Heat, though, Riley never duplicated that sort of success. His Miami teams lost in the first round of the playoffs four times, and only made it as far as the Eastern Conference finals once, losing to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in 1997. One of the key moves in Riley's efforts to rebuild the team was the offseason acquisition of power forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers. Riley is a three-time coach of the year with Miami, New York and the Los Angeles Lakers. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...rts/7095644.htm
October 24, 200322 yr Sucks.... Just Wondering but is Steve Van Gundy that Rockets Coaches Brother? Yes, Stan Van Gundy is Jeff's brother.
October 25, 200322 yr Sucks.... Just Wondering but is Steve Van Gundy that Rockets Coaches Brother? Yes, Stan Van Gundy is Jeff's brother. Van Gundy is going to be a hell of a coach in the NBA, it's about time he got his shot, even if it comes this way. Never really liked Riles, but he's a great coach, gotta give him his respect.
October 25, 200322 yr bahahhah he did the right thing. he said himself that the umps werent giving him the calls no more. ~Billy G.
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