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The new guys--finally--have taken the heat off Riley.(NBA)
Vindicated? Probably too strong a word considering Pat Riley insists he never had doubts.
Relieved? That better describes the feeling the Heat coach took into the Eastern Conference finals.
After his team advanced within 2 minutes of the Eastern Conference championship last season, Riley--then in the sole role of Heat president--ripped apart his roster.
Out went Rasual Butler, Keyon Dooling, Damon Jones and Eddie Jones. In came Gary Payton, James Posey, Antoine Walker and Jason Williams.
For months, the debate was whether Riley was a mad scientist--or simply mad. The Heat went from 59 wins and the top seed in the East last season to 52 ...
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