Pat Reilly defended the long-standing heat cultures that have been attacked in recent years after Jimmy Butler Fiasco.
Pat Riley is, without a doubt, one of the most legendary figures in NBA history. He is one of the few, if not only, if not the only, to find success that he has been successful as a player, coach and executive.
A stubborn NBA for over 40 years, Riley has been respected throughout the league by fans, players, coaches, executives and media members.
But this year, we saw the bad side of Pat Reilly as Jimmy Butler Saga brought out the worst aspects of his strict management style.
Eric Sporstra even claimed that Riley and the fever deserved embarrassment over the way they dealt with the Butler Saga.
Long-standing “heat culture” has been attacked in recent weeks. But Pat Reilly stands firmly in their patos and changes responsibility elsewhere.
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At the Miami Heat season exit press event, Pat Riley spoke about the awful season of the Heat. He condemned the eroded culture images of Jimmy Butler’s Heat.
Riley believes Jimmy Butler Saga has derailed what really means to represent the Miami Heat Organization.
“We’ve got a great culture that’s not crushed,” Riley continued. “And just because there were some issues that weren’t culturally oriented this year, they were player oriented.”
“I’m talking about the butler situation, our culture is the same. It’s a culture of work. I believe in that statement.
“The hardest working, most conditioned, most professional, selfish, most robust, most troublesome, and most disliked teams, there weren’t four that we weren’t like this year. We have to adjust them.
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Speaking further at the event, Riley stood in his position, defending the fever culture and the fact that he has worked to build with the team for 30 years.
“It’s a story that came out to some of the others who don’t know what the inside of here is. So our culture has been like that since I came here. At least that’s how I see it.”
“Did it be adjusted in any way, shape, or shape? Yes, and you have to do it for this generation of players and leagues.”
“But I am proud of this culture and the environment we have created over the years.
“And for those outside who really don’t know about it, but who want to comment on it, criticize it and go to hell with them because it’s a trend.”
Riley, now 80, appears to have refused to acknowledge the flaws in the fever culture. And perhaps that will only be recognized when he leaves the franchise.