View Full Version : Pat Riley hits back at those who took shots at Heat
duncan228
09-10-2010, 03:28 PM
Pat Riley hits back at those who took shots at Heat (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-pat-riley-s091010,0,6357173.story)
By Ira Winderman
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Miami Heat President Pat Riley broke a two-month silence Friday by wondering why so many around the NBA could not hold their tongues when it came to his team's July signings of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
In his first expansive comments since skimming off the top of this offseason's free-agent class, Riley hit back at those who took shots at the decision by the three All-Stars to join forces in South Florida.
Riley was particularly animated in discussing the ongoing disparagement of the moves by TNT analyst Charles Barkley, the Hall of Fame forward.
"Charles Barkley, to me, went way over the top. I thought way, way, way over the top," Riley said. "I think Charles is probably the only guy in the league that can get away with what he gets away with. For some reason, he just gets away with it. And calling these guys a bunch of punks, it's a personal attack.
"They are not that. LeBron isn't that. Dwyane is surely not that, and neither is Chris. And Charles knows that. And for him just to say that is wrong."
Riley also took umbrage with comments emanating from the Orlando, namely from Magic General Manager Otis Smith and Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, the former Heat coach and long-time Riley bench assistant.
"Stan's out there making comments about Chris Bosh being a lapdog to Dwyane Wade or something like that," Riley said. "I don't know what happened to some of these guys along the way."
Smith had spoken about how the "great ones" do it on their own and "usually stay in one location." He said of LeBron, "I thought he was, I guess, more of a competitor."
"I thought that was an absolutely stupid remark," Riley said. "He never made any kind of comment like that when he signed Rashard Lewis and he brought him down from Seattle with a $128 million contract or anything like that."
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sefant77
09-10-2010, 03:40 PM
Wake me up if he tells how Wade came to him 1-2 years ago telling him to clear the roster because the SBF decided allready to team up...
I approve this message :tu
nkdlunch
09-10-2010, 03:44 PM
he must have borrowed Lebron's notes
kidd_91
09-10-2010, 04:05 PM
Smith had spoken about how the "great ones" do it on their own and "usually stay in one location." He said of LeBron, "I thought he was, I guess, more of a competitor."
"I thought that was an absolutely stupid remark," Riley said. "He never made any kind of comment like that when he signed Rashard Lewis and he brought him down from Seattle with a $128 million contract or anything like that.
So is Pat Riley comparing Rashard Lewis to Lebron?
Steve Kerr
09-10-2010, 04:07 PM
Funny how Riley didn't wanna touch the rumors of him taking over if Spoelstra struggles
Jt.ONE
09-10-2010, 04:13 PM
he must have borrowed Lebron's notes
:lmao:lmao:lmao
silverblk mystix
09-10-2010, 04:49 PM
Riley hit on the truth. People in here are unable to see through their homerism,but everything he said was spot on.
I am not a Heat or a Riley fan but that does not stop me from seeing things as they are.
Killakobe81
09-10-2010, 05:14 PM
Funny how Riley didn't wanna touch the rumors of him taking over if Spoelstra struggles
Spolestra has to win and win big early ...and ring. If they struggle or don't ring Riley wont have to "force" himself in, they will be begging riley to show them the way ...
BTW I love riles, before the past 2 seasons he was STILL my favorite NBA coach ...I have to give the man credit he has the makings of a dynasty ...
Daddy_Of_All_Trolls
09-10-2010, 05:21 PM
In my book, Riley is an ok guy. What he said makes sense to me. However, he probably should have said nothing. His comments make him look butthurt in my mind. Better to fight back with his team, not his mouth.
Killakobe81
09-10-2010, 05:25 PM
In my book, Riley is an ok guy. What he said makes sense to me. However, he probably should have said nothing. His comments make him look butthurt in my mind. Better to fight back with his team, not his mouth.
You do have a point, he does seem bitter. It's like the jets ...no sense in being humble now. Embrace the hate!!!
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 05:51 PM
I approve this message :tu
Riles just being opportunistic...Notice he didn't say shit about Magic, MJ, or Larry Bird and they all spoke out against these punks..:lol
Lakers History notwithstanding....Riles did quit on the Heat after they lost several key players to free agency while Zo battled health issues...,he chickened out just before the '03-'04 season to supposedly focus on his duties as GM... (which oddly enough didn't seem to matter when Riley thought he could get credit for another title run the year before).
After they traded for Shaq in '05, he jizzed his pants at the thought of coaching for another title run...so he "reluctantly" :lol dismissed Stan ( Ron Jeremy look alike) (who allegedly resigned to spend more time with his kids) even though Stan had guided the team well through previous seasons.
Pat's ass was itching on this one. He had to give token lip service ( so he chose Barkley) to all the criticism so Lebron wouldn't spit up too much on his baby bib. Pat knows when to hold em and when to fold em but what he doesn't realize quite yet is that Lebron will cause him to have blue balls. He will come close with Lebron but he won't be able to achieve that good ole fashioned nut he's looking for. :lmao and whatever he is able to release will be unloaded or ejaculated on all the faces of the Heat fans and the Spur bandwagonners...:lmao
Riles just being opportunistic...Notice he didn't say shit about Magic, MJ, or Larry Bird and they all spoke out against these punks..:lol
Lakers History notwithstanding....Riles did quit on the Heat after they lost several key players to free agency while Zo battled health issues...,he chickened out just before the '03-'04 season to supposedly focus on his duties as GM... (which oddly enough didn't seem to matter when Riley thought he could get credit for another title run the year before).
After they traded for Shaq in '05, he jizzed his pants at the thought of coaching for another title run...so he "reluctantly" :lol dismissed Stan ( Ron Jeremy look alike) (who allegedly resigned to spend more time with his kids) even though Stan had guided the team well through previous seasons.
Pat's ass was itching on this one. He had to give token lip service ( so he chose Barkley) to all the criticism so Lebron wouldn't spit up too much on his baby bib. Pat knows when to hold em and when to fold em but what he doesn't realize quite yet is that Lebron will cause him to have blue balls. He will come close with Lebron but he won't be able to achieve that good ole fashioned nut he's looking for. :lmao and whatever he is able to release will be unloaded or ejaculated on all the faces of the Heat fans and the Spur bandwagonners...:lmao
Just when I thought you couldn't, you still managed to turn that post into something gay congrats.
http://www.x-entertainment.com/kool-aid/reviews/rainbow_punch/1.jpg
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 06:03 PM
Ace -- I suggest you keep your mouth open so when Riley shoots his load toward the crowd after the Heat lose to Boston you can be there to catch it...
Chomag
09-10-2010, 06:16 PM
he must have borrowed Lebron's notes
:lol first thing that I thought of when reading this as well.
namlook
09-10-2010, 06:59 PM
So is Pat Riley comparing Rashard Lewis to Lebron?
Yeah that's Riley grasping at straws. Rashard is not a #1 guy you build a team around.
Did Riles say anything about Magic, Bird and Jordan who all slammed the move by Lebron? Why did he leave those guys out of his comments?
Ace -- I suggest you keep your mouth open so when Riley shoots his load toward the crowd after the Heat lose to Boston you can be there to catch it...
What's with Laker fans and their fantasy of one male ejaculating into another male's mouth?
Giuseppe
09-10-2010, 07:08 PM
Ace, readin' his porn stash aloud.
tee, hee.
What's with Laker fans and their fantasy of one male ejaculating into another male's mouth?
Take that back. In Giuseppe's case its little boys.
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 07:19 PM
What's with Laker fans and their fantasy of one male ejaculating into another male's mouth?
I apologize for being insensitive ACE... in LA we have no idea what getting jizzed on feels like. if it ain't rape it's cum in the mouth of our opponents...we're spoiled Laker fans...
16 and counting...:lol
I apologize for being insensitive ACE... in LA we have no idea what getting jizzed on feels like. if it ain't rape it's cum in the mouth of our opponents...we're spoiled Laker fans...
16 and counting...:lol
Really?
Steve Kerr
09-10-2010, 07:22 PM
in LA we have no idea what getting jizzed on feels like
I don't think the movie brokeback mountain was produced in Miami.....
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 07:27 PM
I don't think the movie brokeback mountain was produced in Miami.....
No it was produced in Canada...and as far as I'm aware the NBA's Canadian connection ( Chris Bosh) just migrated to Miami...Brokeback Miami
http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadawest/p/brokebackmounta.htm
Steve Kerr
09-10-2010, 07:36 PM
Good find.
:lmao Medvedenko
Giuseppe
09-10-2010, 07:38 PM
Take that back. In Giuseppe's case its little boys.
lmcontrollinao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It'll never end.
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 07:42 PM
Good find.
:lmao Medvedenko
Don't laugh too soon there is a real Miami connection... :lol
http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=109641
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 07:46 PM
This is totally unrelated but fuck it I wanted to get this out there so you Ho's can be further pissed off....
Kobe is the only player who's currently playing and is in the Hall of Fame...He's a living legend...
ok to a lesser extent but he's still in there already..the article is dated to reflect the time he was enshrined into the Hall before he could give his speech:
Jan 28, 2006 4:47pm ET
Springfield Wants Kobe's Shoes
"Officials at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., called Kobe Bryant the day after his 81-point outburst," writes Sekou Smith of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. "Bryant said he thought they might want his jersey or perhaps shorts, so he quickly put those aside after the game. `But they want the shoes,' he told the Orange County Register. `That's really, really cool. That's not something I ever thought about.'"
http://www.nba.com/news/257893.html?rss=true
Don't laugh too soon there is a real Miami connection... :lol
http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=109641
I should ask how you know so much about that movie but I think we all already know that answer to that.
Giuseppe
09-10-2010, 08:13 PM
Really?
Yep, really. Vug just jockeyed right on over & canned those two ft's.
Like shaved pussy.
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 08:28 PM
I should ask how you know so much about that movie but I think we all already know that answer to that.
here's my extent it's a big deal when we lose a game to the Spurs so much so that our coach refers to the lose as a brokeback game:
The Context and Understanding:
M-NLzjcA3kM
The Apology::lol
C-m0xfdID34
here's my extent it's a big deal when we lose a game to the Spurs so much so that our coach refers to the lose as a brokeback game:
The Context and Understanding:
M-NLzjcA3kM
The Apology::lol
C-m0xfdID34
What's gonna say when the Heat crubstomp them? Hopefully the Lakers don't cry again when the Heat end their run. Can't wait to see the amount of YouTube videos you post then. If you still post that is.
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 08:49 PM
What's gonna say when the Heat crubstomp them? Hopefully the Lakers don't cry again when the Heat end their run. Can't wait to see the amount of YouTube videos you post then. If you still post that is.
you guys just don't get it do you...Laker fans aren't hoping and wishing...Like Kobe we expect our team to win...we know it's destiny we've seen the vision and it paints 2 more titles for LA...this year we beat Boston and next year Kobe closes out Miami...you guys are confident in men...we're confident in destiny...it's called Prophecy....that's the reason exude confidence with a slight touch of arrogance...
Wine and Cheese is for the Aristocrat and Uber Class crowd of which I'm proud to be a part of.....:whine
you guys just don't get it do you...Laker fans aren't hoping and wishing...Like Kobe we expect our team to win...we know it's destiny we've seen the vision and it paints 2 more titles for LA...this year we beat Boston and next year Kobe closes out Miami...you guys are confident in men...we're confident in destiny...it's called Prophecy....that's the reason exude confidence with a slight touch of arrogance...
Wine and Cheese is for the Aristocrat and Uber Class crowd of which I'm proud to be a part of.....:whine
So which is it Kool you hood or a "Uber Class"? Saran wrap if you ask me.
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 09:25 PM
So which is it Kool you hood or a "Uber Class"? Saran wrap if you ask me.
I'm Mel Gibson like....
I'm Mel Gibson like....
Fake
Koolaid_Man
09-10-2010, 09:37 PM
Fake
Vicious...
TheHeatIsOn
09-10-2010, 10:43 PM
Pat Riley done speaks the truth maine. All these hating matherfuckers need to get a life and stop hating on da niggas. Cuz they done did everythang good maine. And for nigga jordan he jus acting up and afraid da nigga Bron gon win more rings than him he jus mad he didnt think of makin a mathafucking superteam and maine he gon get over
lefty
09-10-2010, 11:30 PM
Pat Riley :worthy:
And Othis Smith should STFU: he is one of the worst GM's in the NBA
http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/26/pat_riley_oj_mayo.png
TheMACHINE
09-11-2010, 02:26 AM
Lol at Riles feeling the need to defend his babies.. He must know they are weak mentally.
TheManFromAcme
09-11-2010, 11:30 AM
Pat Riley done speaks the truth maine. All these hating matherfuckers need to get a life and stop hating on da niggas. Cuz they done did everythang good maine. And for nigga jordan he jus acting up and afraid da nigga Bron gon win more rings than him he jus mad he didnt think of makin a mathafucking superteam and maine he gon get over
huh?
TheManFromAcme
09-11-2010, 11:32 AM
Pat Riley :worthy:
And Othis Smith should STFU: he is one of the worst GM's in the NBA
http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/26/pat_riley_oj_mayo.png
Pat Riley learned everything he knows from when he was a Laker.
Underneath it all, Riles bleeds Purple and Gold and he knows it.
He's still looking for that pat on the back from Dr. Buss. :tu
Giuseppe
09-11-2010, 11:58 AM
He's still looking for that pat on the back from Dr. Buss. :tu
Sad, but true.
DPG21920
09-11-2010, 12:27 PM
Truth be told, I think all these people in the NBA (meaning coaches and players) are way out of line with their criticisms. It is extremely unprofessional and reeks of butt hurt.
I don't have a problem with some analyst spouting off. That is what they do. But as an owner, GM, player or coach, you should not do that.
They did absolutely nothing wrong and operated within the rules. These guys were FA's and did nothing wrong. Everyone was going after the same players and just because MIA did better than everyone, does not mean they did something wrong.
These teams bring in players on huge contracts, lure FA's away from their former teams and team up all the time. This is absolutely no different, and these people are way out of line.
lefty
09-13-2010, 10:32 AM
Pat Riley learned everything he knows from when he was a Laker.
Underneath it all, Riles bleeds Purple and Gold and he knows it.
He's still looking for that pat on the back from Dr. Buss. :tu
No
We saw the real Riley in NY
Hard-nosed, mean, defense oriented.
He didnt learn shit from Paul Westhead; different philosophies
He doesnt give a fuck about the Lakers
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