Riley the Scout

Post #1 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:29 pm

Hey guys,

Sorry if you've seen this already but I couldn't find it on the board, so here's an articleabout Riley's scouting actions.

It talks about how Arizon is responsible for Riley's shift in focus.

Post #2 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:31 pm

Among the more interesting notes in the article:

- Riley will be seeing the top 5 picks personally

Like Riley, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas also holds the dual title of team president. But despite his team also being lottery bound, Thomas said he did not consider leaving the bench.

Thomas called Riley basketball "royalty" and said any of Riley's moves should be considered beyond question.

- the Heat signed Bobby Jones, but thought about Gerald Green and might try out some other prospects

Neat stuff.

EDIT:

Also...

Riley said the Heat considered Gerald Green and Sean Banks before signing Jones and could use the remaining weeks of the season to try out additional prospects.

"We're allowed to bring in up to four players and work them out for two days," Riley said. "We might do that next week, sign another guy to a 10-day, if, in fact, we feel he deserves it."

EDIT 2:

Riley confirmed Ron Rothstein would replace him in his absence.

CRHeel94 · Post #3 » by **CRHeel94** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:41 pm

Ron Rothstein is coaching? There goes wright's playing time.

HIF · Post #4 » by **HIF** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:51 pm

That was a joke wasn't it?

FlaMoses · Post #5 » by **FlaMoses** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:14 pm

I'd like to see us bring in a big. Maybe one of these 3:

Elton Brown

Darryl Watkins

Luke Schenscher

insfo · Post #6 » by **insfo** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:20 pm

lol, Spoelstra is the "DWright" of the coaching assistants

Moses_Malone95 · Post #7 » by **Moses_Malone95** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:03 am

Why does Riley do the scouting? Doesn't Miami have scouts under salary?

HeatSince88 · Post #8 » by **HeatSince88** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:09 am

If you had final say on a Top 5 pick -- and thus the credit or the blame for years to come -- wouldn't you want to see the players for yourself?

And I don't mean just what they show on TV. I mean watch their EVERY move during a game, including how they interact with their coach and teammates during timeouts, how hard they run the court when they're not in the play (thus not on camera), etc ...

360 · Post #9 » by **360** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:46 am

Riley scouted Rose today. Rose had a mediocre game.

Post #10 » by **GameTime_3** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:39 pm

Moses_Malone95 wrote:Why does Riley do the scouting? Doesn't Miami have scouts under salary?

Yes and they are playing right now. Chris Quinn,Joel Anthony,Mark Blount,Bobby Jones,Earl Barron.

CRHeel94 · Post #11 » by **CRHeel94** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:47 pm

HIF wrote:That was a joke wasn't it?

Sort of. Wright's playing time evaporated when Ron subbed in for Riley last year.

I bet Ron doesn't even put hi in games this year. :wink:

Post #12 » by **GameTime_3** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:11 pm

360 wrote:Riley scouted Rose today. Rose had a mediocre game.

Memphis plays at 4:30?

the game riley should be at is the Texas A&M vs Kansas ST
Beasley VS Deandre Jordan

CB4MiamiHeat · Post #13 » by **CB4MiamiHeat** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:56 pm

so what games is Riley watching?