Pat Riley: State of the HEAT | May 6, 2024

Pat Riley addresses the State of the HEAT during Monday's Press Conference at Kaseya Center.
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[@bertoyardie8731]

Pat just negotiated Jimmys extension with one line. “Availability” genius

[@Melquiades_]

Lmaoo Pat wanted to call this era soft like 100 times in this interview but restrained himself every time😂

[@lazarperic4525]

*Pat Riley:* 42minutes 50sec of implying that this team needs a better bench/role players *Media and fans:* Yooo, yall heard what he said to Jimmy?! That's crazy! 🤯

[@aja3longhorn375]

This dude is like the Yoda of the NBA at this point

[@jaybanthony]

Pat is a straight shooter. Respect.

[@babywatt1964]

Even though Pat left my Knicks by a text I still love what he stands for hard work and dedication.

[@trespatines305]

Wasn’t it a fax?

[@Wavetopp]

@@trespatines305w

[@geoffreykruszynski8103]

Why the Knicks didnt offer Pat Riley a mega contract extension with more power over the construction of the roster is beyond me. With Pat in charge Ewing would have been able to retire as a Knick and the organization would have been relevant for the last 30 years. ​@trespatines305

[@trespatines305]

@@geoffreykruszynski8103 I agree. I’m a Heat fan. Born and raised in Miami and can tell you he changed this city forever. Miami become much more relevant as soon as he arrived.

[@NinjaAirBike]

I learned so much about basketball in general with this lecture

[@gidkidd-maddcity3104]

pat speaking facts this generation SOFT

[@rickalimmuhammad9842]

Super SOFT!!

[@jgvgaming93]

Fr 💯

[@menacephilosophical]

AF

[@user-dk8bf3us1w]

@@rickalimmuhammad9842 Most are divas sob

[@aplan4u328]

Soft like butter

[@LastNameInTown]

We had 35 starting line ups. That is always going to end in losing. What Pat focused on is the most important thing for us and that's availability that can turn into consistency.

[@VisualHighlights.]

"that's a looong answer to your short question" lmfaooo Pat is hilarious

[@connarhackbart4069]

This was a refreshing news conference to hear. Especially when he was talking about how Bam should change up his game (try the 3 ball)

[@trespatines305]

Bam needs to be imprisoned e enough to commend a double team. And that’s on the block. Besides Jimmy, no other player on our roster commands a double team. It will open things up for us a lot.

[@DThornDigital]

Jaquez Jr. Will be the best Jimmy

[@Und890]

He heard what Riley said and will strive to play 73+ games book it.

[@mamba97]

Pat Riley doin an amazing job for the heat

[@carsonnik]

He runs back a similar team every year since Jimmy got there.

[@acforsale5802]

run it back doesn't work anymore it didn't work for 4 years we always came up short

[@jaygordonjone7892]

What tf have you been watching? He ain’t done shit since jimmy been here

[@TheWordIsMarc]

Pat said Jimmy if you ain't on the court keep your mouth shut about these rivals! 😂😂

[@zissiskonstantinou3311]

Gotta LOVE it when "The Godfather" decides to go for "a walk", and all of a sudden the Earth trembles beneath your feet, and you start to LISTEN to what is being said. That's "Old School", Baby. No Divas and Blowhards allowed. Send them to The Clippers. --------------------- When the likes of Pat Riley, Jerry West, Isiah Thomas or Larry Bird speak about coaching or running a franchise, everyone needs to: sit down, be quiet, and take notes.

[@recrevs963]

heat is out of playoffs but for some reason i still love watching what pat has to say. it will be interesting to see what they do, jimmy is great in playoffs but team lacks some firepower to put points against some of these teams.

[@aja3longhorn375]

this dude just oozes charisma lmao

[@Familyhoopman71]

🔥🔥Pat is hypnotizing!! I’m not even a Heat fan but listened to his entire interview!!🔥🔥

[@oscarenriqueariaspaz8760]

The injury reporting has to be very clear nowadays because of sports gambling that is so big for the NBA’s revenue

[@trespatines305]

Ahhh that makes a lot of sense. Thanks. I don’t bet so maybe I’m biased but just love the game for what it is. I think it’s hurting the game little by little.

[@babywatt1964]

Every NBA team needs a Pat Riley running their team with his no nonsense approach you wanna get paid then play.

[@yay568]

If you want to win, you get big time players not patty mills smh

[@myan9590]

@@yay568 and not tyler herro as starting pg for sure

[@lovemarriane]

I like it when they tried to build their players to become better, giving them chance to become better and they know better than us what their players are capable of so let's just believe that they know what they are doing. Pat is right, if there's an opportunity, if there's someone comes in that helps the team, there's a lot to consider in trading. As for Pat saying towards Jimmy to shut up whether he's just trolling or not, I would do the same. Son, just stop talking unnecessary things and let's work our a*s off. For me, Heat forever🔥 Give us a better fight next season, playoffs.

[@NinjaAirBike]

Seems to imply showing up is 99% of winning - i.e. play the games and don't call in sick during the regular season

[@Raggamuffin007]

I listen to the whole thing not the sound bites #culture

[@babywatt1964]

Me too

[@phil1980boy]

Old School. Real talk. Avability. Fragile. Commitments. Nutrition. Conditioning. Cardo. 5 year window. Stability. Continuity. Organizational stability. These are winning words.

[@siberianhusky5874]

The Heat PR guy got involved and ordered an edit. I wonder what was chopped out. Check it out, the edit occurs right around the 15-minute mark.

[@davidd7508]

If you think about it, it is true that superteams don’t always work out. The nets big three, the Suns Big three, the thunder big three with Durant, Westbrook, Harden, the 76ers big three Maxey, embiid, Harden. The lakers big three Westbrook, Lebron, Ad. In a way the thing they need is more depth on the bench cause the Heat already have Rosier and Tyler for scoring and then aren’t even the main two guys with Jimmy and Bam there. Sure Tyler didn’t perform as they wanted him to but he basically got the Trae young treatment when the Heat vs the Hawks in 2022 playoffs. They probably need more depth and a few pieces here and there but most of all availability.

[@myan9590]

games are winnable if there hadn't have the shameful shot chucked by 14 even without contension

[@dboii9741]

Imma keep saying it. This man was calling hits out on mfs in the 80s😂 the NBA godfather

[@JohnBurgundy]

Somewhere along the way the Heat lost their culture, I respect Pat and what he said. The team hustles and always shows up to play the hardest and physical. That’s gone, need that back! #heatculture

[@the-octagon]

Why is the audio always so bad every year when Riley does his speach?

[@acforsale5802]

the best ability is availability always is

[@justingarfield8076]

Losing the grit of max strus and gabe vincent was like giving up 20 extra points on the defensive side

[@JosephArceLogodesign]

2-Do we see a trend in the games, with coaching?...I believe yes, there are always lost leads, we were up by 15 or 12 to finally goind down, do not make time outs after see the team going without scoring for 3 minutes, or the other team doing a 8 pts run, do not make challenge calls (none, almost never), the team was playing better with Love, instead of Adebayo, even with that, the coaching sat down Love. Thank you

[@kevinmaniebo4881]

2013 was different time 🔥🔥

[@Meyna86]

Yeah, Riley's had enough of Jimmy's antics. About time. The dreadlocks and emo looks on photo day 2 years in a row, the sudden disappearances in the ECFs against Boston. "Play-off Jimmy" rarely showed up past the 2nd Round. He wants a max extension that will end when he's 38... I appreciate what he's done last 5 years but no, it's time to plan for the future, get younger and stop giving out big contracts to old players (I'm still angered by the Lowry signing).

[@jmha2428]

Whom i might add was a player Jimmy wanted here, so when you have all the Jimmy apologists talkin about they never gave him any help 🙄🤷🏼‍♂️

[@bobjoe1343]

Pat if you see this, the heat need a switchable defense and tall guards!

[@Defjeff12]

Facts! 🎯

[@SohileAli]

Next time let’s get a Lavalier mic on him

[@qikstar]

Yeah Jimmy should’ve kept his mouth shut. Now he catchin strays from the reporters, fake fans and dude didn’t even play the first round. Milwaukee ain’t doing this to Giannis. Hope this motivates Jimmy for next season. Respect to the Godfather!

[@FPJawn]

why is the audio so low speak up

[@georgiosgrigoriadis6200]

Continuity, the key word. That's why they established a culture and became the most successful east team after the Jordan era.

[@vrzymlask2560]

Im not even a fan of the Heat but whenevever this man speaks i will listen

[@yannickescalera3231]

Lets go Heat

[@cameronmccollough98]

I love and miss Pat Riley. The Heat are my second team because of Pat & Eric. Pat Riley should be the Owner of my Los Angeles Lakers. We need him so bad . . .

[@joefried6604]

Jimmy needs to show Pat he can play full season .

[@CarlosReyes-tv9oq]

I hope we can keep JJJ

[@eb9172]

We should have kept Struss Pat

[@andrecarvalho589]

Muuuuuito fixe

[@edgardusmc]

He’s an incredible player who never plays and doesn’t take a killer instinct move in the regular season

[@SDotwarrior]

518!! One time for the one time!! 🔥🔥

[@kaydevious]

"He's a shot taker and maker." How about the majority of the games he played in he shot something like 8-23, 7-22, 9-27, 4-14 over and over.... We have bigger problems than just one guy, but, Tyler running our offense is not the answer. Need better spacing, need a real point guard, need consistency. Even when guys weren't hurt, the lineup changed constantly. I hate hearing post-game interviews and shit when they talk about that makes them stronger for the playoffs. It doesn't. Need to make some trades, pick a lineup and stick with it. Can't build good habits and consistency for the postseason if you're constantly changing the lineups and the approach. That's why they look so fucking lost all the time out there the moment chucking up threes fails them, they don't have any confidence in themselves from the look of it and they never adjust. Just keep chucking... I've been watching the team throw away leads and make the same mistakes for 2 whole seasons. Something's gotta give...

[@myan9590]

trade 14 for gods sake

[@pv2639]

Why this team always hurt in the groin area? That's want I want to know first and.foremost.

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

Not groin, but the knees.

[@goat964]

👀👀👀👀👀 damn pat went in on the whole team

[@edgardusmc]

I think pat is not interested in winning a championship. He just said no major changes. He’s living in a fantasy world or his comments were meant. The Miami Heat were saw this season needs major changes. Jimmy doesn’t play. Herro is fragile and a liability. They need big trades and a big man addition.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen7302]

Pat said stop talking shit if you ain’t on the court! 💯

[@lilruse]

9 rings

[@jopygopilan1209]

Exactly, Just keep your mouth shut. Look what we got us. Karma!

[@fairx]

Take one drink when you hear the word available. Thank me later.

[@allanpelaez2903]

Jimmy is great #2 for a championship team. Bam and Tyler peaked in the bubble . And I don’t see any superstars becoming available anytime soon . We are becoming the Chicago bulls of the south .

[@qikstar]

What the MVP Rose Bulls or the current Bulls? Miami is still a far better and more battle tested team than current Bulls.

[@ramon-bq8sc]

Then he said we need to fix our bench 2nd. 3rd look at what’s available if we loose our core

[@contentlounge6652]

Ahah get 💩 on Ethan! 😂😂

[@serjikzolfaghari6357]

We already had Mike Miller and UD. They missed the majority of 10-11 season. If UD doesnt come back Heat lose to Bulls in the ECF. IM surprised how so many forget this

[@geordan10]

Most likely running it back again next year. And will have another play in team next year. Keep sleeping Pat and don’t make a move again. Sleep well

[@usmanqureshi8941]

What do you want him to do?

[@geordan10]

@@usmanqureshi8941 just sleep

[@myan9590]

@@usmanqureshi8941 trade 14 by all means

[@betterrecognize4558]

@@geordan10 LMAO

[@IIIlIIIllI]

so my team could possibly be cooked???

[@Defjeff12]

We’ll be fine my boy lol. The God Father won’t let us down this time.

[@zaytowven1]

Aye Miami Fans Brandon Ingram would be Ideal

[@myan9590]

pass, won't be better option than either niko or jaime

[@zaytowven1]

@@myan9590 bro you gotta be trolling 😂

[@HILLSDALE75]

Keep your mouth shut means exactly that when it comes from Coach Riley.

[@joseholguin9996]

Trade Tyler and try to talk better about Jimmy, who is the best player to wear the Heats shirt since the Wade era.

[@jgvgaming93]

He said the truth fool don’t be soft!

[@fairx]

He roasted your boy good. Maybe call Jimmy up and tell him to play basketball?

[@JosephArceLogodesign]

I listened to Pat, I am a Heat fan for 21 years, I saw him dancing in 06 in front of the arena, I was behind them, I like him, but I have some questions with my answers: 1-Do we need to trade Jimmy and Bam?..Answer: I believe , yes. Two finals and 5 year run, were the peak for this guys...it is not enough in 2025 the power of these 2 players to lead the heat. Thank you.

[@gtgargon]

gotta trust the basketball minds to make basketball decisions. imagine being stuck with Brad Beal no-trade clause for years to come? Or KD. Some make decisions to make decisions and end up in a worse off position.

[@stanthebull]

Jimmy and Bam?? Hell naw

[@asburycollins7328]

Fans are last on their self-made idols

[@cristianrivera4817]

Trade for Durant asap.

[@Miles_305]

Averages around 27pts, 6 rebs and 3 apg..shooting just over 40% from 3..also gets you 2x stocks

[@jalenneal4531]

2017 was 7 years ago!

[@casas9425]

Pat buried the crap out of a couple of players in this press conference lol. Jimmy is as good as gone. Tyler Herro is a jabroni.

[@antwangloster4501]

Fr Jimmy need to keep his mouth shut especially after he failed us 😮

[@joefried6604]

Hero / Rozier/ Duncan play NO defense Can’t hand more than 1 of them on the floor the same time .

[@slamjaminjordan]

Phil Jackson #1a Pat Riley #1b Chuck Daly #2 Greg Pop #3

[@aaronfagernes8020]

JERAMI GRANT

[@siberianhusky5874]

Are you kidding? Grant's salary is $30 million a year and he can't stay on the court.

[@aaronfagernes8020]

@@siberianhusky5874 ima blazer fan just trying to get him off our team. Also he not injured just not playing for tanking reasons

[@Link_aura]

Pat if you don’t get better players around jimmy and bam you should retire

[@fairx]

Lol Jimmy needs to actually play. He got roasted by his boss ngl.

[@vercirec9814]

How can they pay for better players if Jimmy is demanding a max contract.

[@alixv8088]

It's obvious Pat does not believe in Miami's current rooster while Jimmy does.

[@siberianhusky5874]

Current rooster? Maybe trade the rooster for an equivalent salary hen.

[@SummerCarnivalDreams]

You can't keep running it back! With a play in team.

[@Trends02]

I will stay humble here with my opinion BUT I am not a SPO FAN.

[@Jhokher-bd6jy]

Trade Jimmy and get a picks in return! 🔥

[@siberianhusky5874]

That's not how it works. Salaries need to match and why would any team give up anything but low picks for an 85-year-old player. Butler isn't going anywhere.

[@kerronpritchard9474]

So jimmy getting traded then

[@jopygopilan1209]

SuperTeams are overrated! Change is coming! 🤔

[@Jesus_is_King14]

We need another great player, butler and adebayo is not suficienttly. #HeatCulture

[@pbrewster11]

Get real wat u say first. There better than any other out there

[@oldirtydasher]

Pat >>> Phil

[@FernandoLopez-ei3hc]

Pat ran Lebron out of town with this bullshit and is gonna run jimmy out of town

[@Defjeff12]

Pat didn’t run lebron out of town. Lebron wanted to control the ship more and didn’t see eye to eye with Spo and Pat with how things were done in Miami. He also got survivors remorse for winning in Miami and not his hometown. Riley didn’t want him gone in the first place.

[@Defjeff12]

Pat didn’t run lebron out of town. Lebron wanted to control the ship more and didn’t see eye to eye with Spo and Pat with how things were done in Miami. He also got survivors remorse for winning in Miami and not his hometown. Riley didn’t want him gone in the first place.

[@vercirec9814]

D Wade was declining that's why LeBron left.

[@asburycollins7328]

Longer practice for all non-starters.

[@TylerHerro-rz9qr]

Damn he got the dates wrong at 2:59 not my king getting rusty

[@josephmclean1878]

U might wanna go bacc and listen to what he sed cuz u Getting rusty 🫠

[@TylerHerro-rz9qr]

Quote starts on 2:56 “you back to 2006 we all know that story, when we saw Dwayne Chris Bosh and lebron james that were going to take them all to 2010”

[@TylerHerro-rz9qr]

@@josephmclean1878on 2nd thought idk if I misinterpreted what he said, does he mean like Bosh and lebron signed with their former teams till 2010 then they planned on coming to the heat?

[@siberianhusky5874]

​@@TylerHerro-rz9qr Uh...Riley did not make a mistake with that quote.

[@doz03]

Why would you speak crazy about your best player!? This is just Jimmy being Jimmy.. we love this Jimmy, who’s willing to ride this hard for our team! Smh…

[@Theyluv.markyyy]

What part did say that

[@LeGoat-23]

The only thing he's willing to ride is the bench

[@JohnBurgundy]

I think Pat is tired of Jimmy not playing hard during the regular season!

[@doz03]

@@Theyluv.markyyy Towards the end

[@doz03]

@@LeGoat-23 Huh?? 😂

[@kingcarterslums4400]

Idk about y’all but it’s pretty obvious the big acquisition this off season will be LeBron James. Pat Riley is obviously hesitant on making a big change and I believe he will heavily entertain a D Mitch trade but he won’t include both Jaime & Jovic one will stay. If trade doesn’t fall through he’s running it back with Bron + same roster. As long as the roster stays healthy that’ll bring major change without subtraction. And this roster is tailored to all of LeBron’s strengths and we hold the 15th pick which can possibly be used for Bronny James.

[@davidisaackson2764]

wow really threw the great Jimmy Butler under the bus with harsh words...without Jimmy we saw how bad this team is...Jimmy should take his talents elsewhere

[@Austin2Sexy]

Because of Jimmy half-assing the regular season, he's the reason they were a play-in team to begin with

[@edriantan6685]

Pat is washed and useless. He did nothing since trading for Shaq. LeBron, CB and Jimmy came to Miami because of Dwyane not old man Pat. All this old man got to do is to surround Jimmy with players that can help which he failed year after year. Lebron era was a free one, all the veterans wanted to come to Miami for a vets minimum so basically Pat was doing nothing. Multiple superstars wanted to come to Miami the past few years already and HE FCKING DID NOTHING! BUT RUNNING IT BACK? even letting vincent and strus go. I'm starting to think Pat is gay and Herro is his boy toy!

[@Zeke47]

Bruh wtf? This gotta be one of the heat players burner….

[@c5vette739]

He said a lot of nothing as usual. Wouldn’t trust this guy as far as I can throw him.

[@Shpankyy]

One of the most overrated of this time

[@adityamozumdar383]

Lol you don't know ball 😂

[@brandon_expo]

Man has been apart of over 20% of the nba finals in the associations history but he’s overrated 😂

[@LastNameInTown]

Lmao. 9 rings overrated? Celtics fan. 😂

[@SummerCarnivalDreams]

​@@LastNameInTownNo! A toxic heat fan

[@RKsi1988]

So pat Riley corroborates what lebron said on the podcast about the depth being the issue in 2011 but these jackasses on ESPN will say the opposite. Pat Riley 9 time champion and lebron james 4 time champion but Stephen A (0 rings) said lebron was blaming the bench!