Miami Heat President Pat Riley Addresses Season at Press Conference
On Friday, Miami Heat President Pat Riley addressed the franchise’s season at a Press Conference making it known off-season changes would be a necessity. Nonetheless, Riley got into a number of topics. Discussing a Tyler Herro extension, Jimmy Butler, whether the team is going to run it back; and if adding an aging star, like a ‘Lebron’ or ‘Curry’ could possibly be on the table.
Beginning with his thoughts on Herro and whether or not an extension is in the plans. Pat Riley reveals,
“We’ve already talked about it. I’ve talked about it with Tyler. You’ll see what happens as we plan… Definitely Tyler is deserving of the thought of an extension… He’s pivotal for us… we need more around him to do a little more what he does… I hope he can stay here the rest of his career.”
Therefore, it looks like the Heat see Tyler as being a part of a future winning formula and are going to build alongside his talents. However, what about the culture that is being built in Miami? What type of players is the Heat wanting to add? And will they run it back next season? Riley mentions,
“Run it back. We’re probably not going to do that… Players aren’t just going to show up. You have to make deals.
Players, like LeBron and others, that have played into their mid to late thirties and produced at a high level can help teams win championships. I’m not against [adding] that.
[On people critiquing Heat Culture], it’s a narrative put out by other people who don’t know what it’s like here… I’m proud of the culture… For people who don’t really know, but it’s fashionable to comment on it, to hell with them.”
Miami Heat President Pat Riley Addresses Season at Press Conference
As one can somewhat surmise, it looks like Riley wants to add a star. One that can produce. He wants one more championship before retirement and knows he must bring in some more firepower in order to get it done. And for a guy who has won five championships as a head coach, the Heat organization obviously feels he can meet such a goal.
Nevertheless, one last topic was thrown at Riley. Jimmy Butler. Pat took a moment to discuss some fond memories of Butler; and in the end left things with this thought, “There’s no doubt that what happened with Jimmy had a tremendous impact on our team… I’m not going to apologize for saying no to him on the contract extension… It’s done. I wish him well.”
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