Jae wrote:I don't think there is such thing as a "bad" coach. It's not as if teams are hiring guys who call the ball a puck and think the field isn't brown enough. You have to seperate between actual player contribution and coaches contributions to a win or a loss. Look at Doc Rivers, he was torn apart anually and now that he has KG/Pierce/Allen they are suddenly the best team in the league.
mdertz wrote:And then there is Pat Riley, now Pat Riley I think is a HOF coach, but time has left him behind, And I think it is time that he should learn some new tricks. These days he reminds me a lot of Al Pacino's character on the movie "Any Given Sunday". Sometimes it is just so depressing to watch the Miami loose so much. Nobody could understand how a team that made it all the way just a couple of years back be the bottom feeder now.
Andrew wrote:mdertz wrote:And then there is Pat Riley, now Pat Riley I think is a HOF coach, but time has left him behind, And I think it is time that he should learn some new tricks. These days he reminds me a lot of Al Pacino's character on the movie "Any Given Sunday". Sometimes it is just so depressing to watch the Miami loose so much. Nobody could understand how a team that made it all the way just a couple of years back be the bottom feeder now.
There's no mystery there. Age, injuries, key players leaving and a lack of motivation after things went south this year have all contributed to the Heat's fall from NBA Champions to frontrunners in the lottery. They were a team that were built for a couple of runs and it yielded a championship. Miami's problems aren't the result of Riley's methods being outdated; there's not much Riley can do without a roster that's built to contend, healthy players or players who haven't given up on the season.
Andrew wrote: Miami's problems aren't the result of Riley's methods being outdated; there's not much Riley can do without a roster that's built to contend
mdertz wrote:Well, I don't think injuries should cause a team to fall suddenly to last place. Second, the heat wasn't that depleted. I think the players left really because Riley is too pushy with regards to player conditioning. There have been countless times where his players are injured, because he pushes them too hard on practice.
Andrew wrote:When has a player ever been injured because Riley pushed them too hard in practice? I could believe it has happened but I can't remember any specific examples that could solely be attributed to Riley's intense sessions. He probably does cut his note off to spite his face when he suspends players for not reaching certain goals as far as body fat are concerned but his approach to coaching has been pretty successful to say the least.
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mdertz wrote:It did, during Jabbar's last season in the NBA, the Lakers goes for an incredible 3 rounds undefeated, then came finals time. While waiting for their opponents from the east, Riley gets his player to practice in intense workouts . Eventually, Magic pulls a hamstring, and could not play in the finals.
mdertz wrote:The internet is tethered with quotes from Magic poking at Riley's "camp" before the 1990 playoff. Some say, it was this that cost them the finals. Magic also poked fun at this when Shaq was traded to the Heat, musing what shaq would use as an excuse to get out of Riley's sessions.
benji wrote:Josh Childress remains the only player I'd take from the Atlanta Hawks.
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