Pat Riley won't coach, Heat will contend
MIAMI -- With the disappointment still lingering from Miami's loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Heat president Pat Riley took his first public steps Tuesday toward regrouping for another title run next season.
"I
can say this," Riley said in his postseason meeting with the media, "we
will be a multiple championship-contending team. This was a great year.
It was a disappointing ending."
In a 40-minute Q&A session, Riley's message was about maintaining continuity around LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh
moving forward. He also challenged each of the team's top three players
to come back next season with improvements after the Heat fell two
victories short of meeting their championship expectations with a 4-2
series loss to the Mavericks in the Finals.
Riley quickly ended any speculation that he would entertain a return to the bench to coach the Heat in the future.
Erik
Spoelstra will return for his fourth season as coach, which is believed
to be the final year on his contract. But Riley said there has been no
discussions about a long-term extension for Spoelstra.
Riley, who
recently has worked under a "year to year" agreement with owner Micky
Arison, said he would continue to guide the Heat's basketball operations
under a similar arrangement.
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