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The new life of Riley: when you're a legend, you don't have to prove you're tough. In his second go-round with the Heat, prickly Pat has become darn near cuddly.(NBA)
Even before Pat Riley opens the door from his office suite that overlooks Biscayne Bay to walk onto the practice court at AmericanAirlines Arena, his players brace for the worst. Instructions are to be on the court, ready for work, at noon. Needless to say, none of the players has plans scheduled for the afternoon. Or early evening.
Practices broke at about 1:30 when Stan Van Gundy was the coach. But now--more than two years after Riley left the Heat's bench for the front office--Riley is about to conduct his first full practice with the team. His players get what they have been bracing for--more than three hours of sweat, strategy and stimulation.
They ...
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