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"We all hated him for doing it" - Magic Johnson was irate when Pat Riley vowed to win back-to-back championships at the 1987 parade
The Showtime Los Angeles Lakers dominated the 1980s not only because of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the other ...
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“When he’s kinda done with you, he does it publicly” - Antoine Walker on how Pat Riley has a habit of spoiling a superstar’s reputation
Antoine Walker believes Pat Riley has a pattern of publicly tarnishing star players’ reputations once he’s done with them, ...
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Pat Riley now wishes he wasn't so hard on his players: "That wasn't absolutely merciless, we had a lot of fun"
The playing career of Patrick James Riley isn't one to write home about ... his story doesn't end there. Pat took over the Miami Heat in the 1995-96 season and waited nearly a decade to deliver ...
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Pat Riley showed he was way ahead of his time by using math formulas to evaluate the Lakers players in the '80s: "Elite players scored at least 800"
Pat Riley is known in the NBA for his meticulous attention to detail, a trait that has significantly contributed to his success as a coach. His dedication to understanding every aspect of the game ...
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"You have to live your dreams out, even if you don't know if you can make it" - Pat Riley hardly sweated about coaching the future with the Lakers before the 1982 Finals
Pat Riley is someone who is hard to read. He seems like the type who has hardly rattled under any circumstance throughout his career as a coach. When he was surprisingly installed as the Los ...