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Tom Haberstroh: Pat Riley: "Contrary to somebody's opinion, we worked very hard to build this team. It wasn't easy to get LeBron and Chris to come here." Twitter

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So Pat Riley tells LeBron James at MVP ceremony, "We love you. Not just because of this, but because of what you mean to our organization." Now if only he could extinguish James' 2014 opt-out clause in Magic/Dwight-like fashion. Sulia

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Miami Heat President Pat Riley has sold his Coral Gables mansion for $16.75 million, property records show. The buyer of the home in the Gables Estates Club is 180 Arvida LLC. The name Mark Hasner appears in documents seeking membership in Gables Estates. The club says on its website that membership is a prerequisite for buying a home there. The property records were filed Wednesday in Miami-Dade County. weblogs.sun-sentinel.com

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The 5-bedroom, 8-bathroom home sits on nearly two acres at the end of Arvida Parkway in the exclusive Gables Estates Club, with a second story to better take in uninterrupted views of beautiful Biscayne Bay. Built in 1991, the home has 12,856 square feet of living space, a media room, wine cellar, library with fireplace, a private, sandy beach and dock, and a pool that can host an entire franchise for, say, an NBA title celebration. Here's hoping Riley's new home -- wherever it is -- is equally equipped for such a celebration. Huffington Post

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"Pat Riley was smart enough because he's been there before to know that the team that was playing was not responding and would only respond to a person with the proper resume," O'Neal said of Riley coming out of the Heat front office to replace Van Gundy and win his fifth NBA title as a coach. "We knew that Pat Riley could take us there, and that's exactly what he did. When he came in there, we started playing hard and (for) the playoffs took the No. 1 spot and we won the championship. That never would have happened if Stan was there. Ever. I'm telling you it wouldn't have (happened)." FOXSports Florida

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He's crushed the Celtics ... the Bulls ... and now NBA legend Pat Riley is accused of destroying his neighbor's basement ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ. According to the docs, Riley and his wife Christine own a beachfront property in Malibu ... which he overhauled in 2009 with new landscaping, remodeling, terracing and a new irrigation system. Everything seemed hunky dory ... until Pat's next-door neighbors began to experience some major leakage at their property a short time after the Rileys completed their work. TMZ.com

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Here is Heat President Pat Riley singing “My Girl” at Shane Battier‘s recent “South Beach Battioke” charity event. NBA.com

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In Kobe Bryant’s first meeting with Mike Brown, he cautioned the Lakers’ newly hired coach “not to pull back” to coach him “like everyone else, otherwise the players will turn on you,” Bryant told me during dinner in L.A. just before Christmas. Kobe said he heard Brown didn’t yell at LeBron James and acknowledged Phil Jackson didn’t yell at him. “Phil coached everyone different because he’s Phil. His rings gave him license to do that. Pat [Riley] and Pop [Gregg Popovich] also have earned that right — nobody else.” New York Post

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At 66-years-old, Pat Riley is eligible for retirement, but Jerry West doesn't believe the Miami Heat president will be going anywhere soon. "I was talking to Pat, and I told him, 'Don't walk away from something,'" West, the Hall of Famer who called Riley his "best friend," said Wednesday in a phone interview with FOX Sports Florida. "I would be shocked if he did (anytime soon). . . If I were him, I would stay there and watch them win championships." FOXSports Florida

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Yes, that would plural. West called the Heat, with stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, "absolutely" the best team now in the NBA. And he expects that to continue for years to come. "They've got two of the three best players in the NBA," West said of James and Wade. "I think they can win numerous championships." FOXSports Florida

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When asked if Riley is better as a coach or as an executive, West said he's been great at both. He spoke mostly about Riley's ability as an executive because that's what he's doing now. "Pat is able to see things differently," said West, Executive of the Year with the Lakers in 1994-95 and with Memphis in 2003-04. "He can convince players to come and play for his team and be part of a family. . . He's had unbelievable success." FOXSports Florida

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Ethan J. Skolnick: RIley on his offseason: "If I could have gotten Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, then I would have loved that lineup. But that’s not possible." Twitter

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Erik Spoelstra won’t be a lame duck coach this season. Pat Riley maintained that Spoelstra wouldn’t have been one anyway, that it would have been a media creation. Palm Beach Post

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Still, Riley’s Friday announcement that he quietly — as usual — signed Spoelstra to an extension will at least alleviate some speculation. Riley said that the deal was done not because there was any doubt, but because the Heat to keep other teams from “stealing” someone they hope can become “a Hall of Fame coach.” Palm Beach Post

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Chris Mannix: Chuck Daly once demanded in his contract his per diem be $1 more per day than Pat Riley. Twitter

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And, in talking to the media, Riley spent some energy criticizing those who aren’t doing enough to help those who need it. “I wish our politicians would get a little bit more angry,” Riley said, after he was given a statistic about the huge numbers under the poverty line in Miami. “Show some emotion and some anger and some passion about the reality of that. And that isn’t just that, it isn’t just the underprivileged or the hungry or the maimed or the returning veterans or the unemployed. There is just so much going on in this country right now that is negative, that is being brought to our attention, that you cannot get away from it as a human being. Maybe because I am getting a little bit older now, I feel more conscientious about helping people. But I have never been more aware in my life of what the bad things in this country are about. Everybody is out there standing up on this pulpit telling everybody what they are going to do, and they are smiling when they should be angry…. I can’t wait until the leadership is going to be able to come in and help with a lot of this, that is going to take away from us, where we won’t have to do this on a regular basis. One day that will come.” Palm Beach Post

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For all the shots Shaquille O’Neal has taken in print and in promotion at Pat Riley’s expense when it has come to his new autobiography, “Shaq Uncut: My Story,” one somewhat leaps off the page. That would be Page 180, when he talks about Riley’s “Gestapo conditioning.” Monday, at a Miami Heat Thanksgiving event at the Miami Rescue Mission, Riley took a moment from assisting to address some of what recently has come his way from his former star center. “He’s marketing. He’s a marketer. He’s just marketing right now,” Riley told the Sun Sentinel with a dismissive laugh. “That’s all he’s doing.” South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Riley then was asked specifically about the use of the term “Gestapo.” “I’m trying to figure out whether or not Hannibal Lecter, the Gestapo or John Gotti, I don’t know which one is worse,” Riley said of the characterizations he’s received from O’Neal over the years. “They’re all equally insulting.” South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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O’Neal, hawking his new book “Shaq Uncut,” writes glowingly of his Lakers coach Phil Jackson and disparages Miami’s Pat Riley. The Post first reported on May 10 following Jackson’s retirement that he could return to the sidelines, with the Knicks his No. 1 option, citing an NBA source. Mike D’Antoni’s contract ends after the season. O’Neal doesn’t disagree with The Post’s report. “He may come back,’’ said O’Neal, who will work for TNT. “Phil always says he won’t come back [but] he changed my NBA career. It was his focus when he did things, the way he talked, cool, calm and respectful level. When I went to Miami [under Pat Riley[, I had a problem.’’ O’Neal then raised his voice, imitating Riley’s pitch. “I just won three of four [titles] with Phil,’’ O’Neal said. “Why would I do it this way? That’s why we had problems.’’ New York Post

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Miami's Mickey Arison and the Lakers Jerry Buss are pushing for a deal while Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and the Suns Robert Sarver's are among the hard line owners unhappy with the offer the players recently rejected. "Mickey has a higher guru in Pat Riley to handle the business," says Shaq, who retired in June. "He makes unorthodox moves but his moves pay off. Sarver…his moves don't pay off. "We need to create a system where the owners are protected from themselves. They're trying to blame us for bad management. Both sides bring up great issues but it will be a shame if we lose a season." New York Daily News

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