Dave Hyde: Tankers beware! Riley’s classic way to reconstruct the Heat (and save the NBA from itself?).
MIAMI — Pat Riley is not retiring, resigning or — here’s the relevant point — retreating. Did anyone expect that from him? Nor is he tanking, backtracking or — again, the timely point — changing.
For some reason, there was some question entering Monday’s annual State of Riley address whether the Miami Heat president, at 81, had lost some of his bite. This lion of winter answered in a roaring, ...
MIAMI — Pat Riley is not retiring, resigning or — here’s the relevant point — retreating. Did anyone expect that from him? Nor is he tanking, backtracking or — again, the timely point — changing.
For some reason, there was some question entering Monday’s annual State of Riley address whether the Miami Heat president, at 81, had lost some of his bite. This lion of winter answered in a roaring, 10-minute monologue to open his news conference. He’s staying.
He’s plotting. And … “I’m really pissed; I’m disappointed, disgruntled,’’ he said. “Just like everyone else in the organization is that understands what we’re about.
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