Pat Riley talked big in the aftermath of the Miami Heat's NBA Finals defeat, and though they weren't in the room, his words were aimed directly at LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
"This stuff is hard. And you got to stay together, if you've got the guts. And you don't find the first door and run out of it," he told reporters, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today.
It was a stirring speech, one clearly designed to appeal to the competitive instincts of Miami's Big Three. He was effectively telling them not to quit when times got tough, an exhortation meant to ease the pain of their recent defeat but also one with a forward-looking slant. Knowing the difficult task of rebuilding the Heat roster on a minimal budget lay ahead, Riley might have also been preparing his top players for a second disappointment.
Now, Riley is about to find out whether his failure to provide the Big Three with the help they wanted could result in Miami heading into next season with the most soul-crushingly clean slate of all time.
Critically, it's not Riley's fault that he'll head into a reported mee ...
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