Pat Riley No Regrets On Ending w/ Jimmy Butler

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Pat Riley had his end of the season exit presser Friday... We break down key moments of the presser. Did Pat Riley free Tobin of his crimes?

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00:00Go ahead.

00:04Do your thing.

00:06Oh my God.

00:08I feel like it was better like on Friday.

00:12It feels like it starts very strong, but it peters out.

00:16When he talks.

00:17When he talks.

00:19So he does the hand.

00:21Like, no.

00:23Too much.

00:24Am I doing too much?

00:26At one point, it sounded good.

00:27Oh my God.

00:31Welcome back, everybody.

00:32Tobin and Leroy here with you.

00:34Hey, we got a country artist.

00:35Lee Bryce is coming to War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale in September.

00:40And we got your chance to win some tickets.

00:43Just keep on listening to our show.

00:44We'll give away those tickets to Lee Bryce.

00:46This is a live nation show.

00:50Bryce.

00:51I'm going to ask your opinion.

00:53I've heard some of his stuff.

00:55All right.

00:56For the show's sake.

00:57He's great.

00:58You're going to want these tickets.

00:59I know rumor.

01:00There's a rumor going around.

01:03You know, we're going to come back with some Lee Bryce today.

01:07Where's the rumor going around?

01:09It's like Godfather.

01:10I don't understand.

01:14Yeah.

01:15Lee Bryce sounds like a closer.

01:17I'm hard to love.

01:18I made him Bruce Springsteen.

01:23I've heard some of his stuff.

01:24He's good.

01:25He's good.

01:25That Lee Bryce.

01:25He's good.

01:26He's good.

01:26You know who's coming to War Memorial who I want to go see?

01:28Shaboozy.

01:29I want to go see him.

01:29I didn't see him at Tortuga.

01:30I want to see him at War Memorial.

01:31He seems like a nice guy.

01:33Does he?

01:33Every time I've seen him.

01:34I like his music.

01:35Yeah.

01:36He's good.

01:36He seems like a nice guy.

01:38That's what I'm talking about.

01:39So, yeah.

01:40So, Friday, Pat Riley spoke to the media.

01:43Had his press conference.

01:44Hey.

01:44Oof.

01:45Kind of took the blame off of me, by the way.

01:47Can I just say this?

01:49What?

01:52It's a shame.

01:53Can I just say our listeners are the worst?

01:56What do you mean?

01:57They wasn't listening to see what Pat Riley had to say.

02:02They were listening to make sure the saboteur wasn't in there ruining the franchise.

02:07It's saboteuring, dude.

02:08And he basically said that when you didn't say nothing, they called you chicken.

02:15I did say something.

02:17I got in there.

02:18All right.

02:19He told his critics to go to hell, basically.

02:22That was the answer to my question.

02:24But he did start the Brexit conference because he was asked right off the bat about the Jimmy thing.

02:28And he goes, apologize?

02:30I'm not apologizing.

02:31I'm not apologizing for nothing.

02:34Nothing, dude.

02:35Did you hear that and go, exactly?

02:37I don't know.

02:38I thought it.

02:41Because if he would have said, if he would have said, I asked some regrets.

02:44And I was like, damn.

02:46But now that he has no regrets after a year, that means I'm off the hook.

02:50No.

02:51So here's the problem.

02:53Okay.

02:55You're not off the hook if you got the wheels in motion.

02:59What?

03:00It was your question that got Pat in the frame of mind to not give a bleep.

03:06That's not fair.

03:07That he was done.

03:08Oh, no.

03:09That's not fair.

03:10Okay.

03:11Did he just say, Jimmy needs to shut it?

03:15Or did you ask a question that got him to say that?

03:19That got him fired up?

03:22Look.

03:23No, no, no.

03:23Answer the question.

03:25And then you can move forward.

03:26I asked a question.

03:27But my question had nothing to do with the reason why Jimmy Butler left.

03:32You mentioned his name.

03:33You said Jimmy said.

03:35What do you mean?

03:36Jimmy said.

03:37I'm sorry.

03:38He's the star player.

03:39Am I not allowed to ask about the star player?

03:42Okay.

03:42I don't understand.

03:46Yeah.

03:46That's right, Dave South.

03:48It's like applauding BP for cleaning up the oil spill.

03:51No.

03:51It's just.

03:52It would be like.

03:53But not blaming him for the oil spill.

03:55No.

03:55But it would be like.

03:56It would like BP being like.

03:57Hey, guess what?

03:58That oil spill.

03:58That wasn't on us.

03:59You know.

04:00Like.

04:01Something just randomly happened.

04:03That was going to happen.

04:04No.

04:05No.

04:05That's what you're doing.

04:07No.

04:07Nothing was going to happen.

04:09I'm telling you right now.

04:10Were those comments.

04:12Going to happen.

04:13Whether you ask the question or not.

04:16Yes.

04:16Because Pat Riley is going to say what Pat Riley wants to say.

04:18Because he's a grown man.

04:20But you.

04:20You lit the.

04:21Lit the match.

04:22I don't appreciate that.

04:23Okay.

04:23You sat there.

04:25Challenged Jimmy Butler to play more games.

04:27To maybe watch what he says.

04:29And concentrate on winning.

04:31After that.

04:32In December.

04:32You issued a statement saying.

04:33Jimmy Butler.

04:34Would not be traded.

04:35You suspended him three times after that.

04:38And your very players.

04:39Who sat there just a week ago.

04:40Said that greatly impacted their season.

04:43One.

04:44Your thoughts on how you approached it.

04:46Both a year ago.

04:48How you approached it during the season.

04:50And how much of an impact.

04:51Do you think that overall had.

04:53On the direction.

04:54And the type of season.

04:55We're coming off of.

04:56I don't think what I said.

04:58You know.

04:59Last year really was.

05:01Relevant.

05:02I simply said.

05:03Softly no.

05:05And.

05:06And.

05:07And.

05:08I'm a person.

05:10That.

05:12In all the teams that I did coach.

05:14When you lose.

05:15You take your loss.

05:16And you go home.

05:17And you're quiet.

05:19You know.

05:20But there wasn't trolling back in that day.

05:22You know.

05:23So.

05:24There's no doubt that what happened with.

05:26With Jimmy.

05:27Had.

05:28A tremendous.

05:30Impact.

05:31On our team.

05:32There's no doubt about it.

05:33So.

05:33The buck stops with me.

05:35I'll take that hit.

05:36If you want it.

05:37What happened during the regular season.

05:39I don't want to really discuss.

05:42That's it.

05:43So.

05:44Not relevant.

05:46Not relevant.

05:47I'm out.

05:48I'm free.

05:49Wait.

05:49So now.

05:50Hold on.

05:51Awful.

05:52You weed through coach talk.

05:54And GM talk all the time.

05:56And now you're going to take him for his word.

05:58Because it.

05:59Vindicates you.

06:01Not so fast.

06:02No.

06:02Absolutely.

06:03That's what he said.

06:04He's trying to be nice.

06:06I don't know.

06:06Understand.

06:07Like.

06:07Why do I have to take.

06:08Continue to take the blame for something.

06:10That he.

06:10Said.

06:11Had no relevance on it.

06:12Because she's right.

06:14You started.

06:16The back and forth between Jimmy and Pat.

06:19I don't appreciate it.

06:20By running.

06:21When you.

06:21When Jimmy said something.

06:23By running to Pat.

06:25And reporting.

06:27Like a little thing.

06:29First of all.

06:29I don't.

06:30I don't run.

06:30Jimmy said.

06:31Jimmy said.

06:31Okay.

06:32First of all.

06:32I don't run anywhere.

06:34Second of all.

06:35Second of all.

06:36It had to be asked.

06:37And it wasn't really about what Jimmy said.

06:39It was.

06:39Hey.

06:39Your roster.

06:40Isn't there with Boston.

06:41With Jimmy.

06:42Without Jimmy.

06:43You.

06:43You could have asked that.

06:45I did ask that.

06:46It's literally what I asked.

06:48It's literally what I asked.

06:49All I opened it with.

06:51Was saying.

06:51Jimmy.

06:52His opinion is.

06:53If he played.

06:54Boston would be home.

06:55Pat.

06:55If Jimmy played.

06:57Do you believe that?

06:59And he said.

07:01Jimmy.

07:01Needs to shut it.

07:03Because.

07:04My question.

07:04Lost.

07:05Okay.

07:05But my question was relevant.

07:07Yeah.

07:08Relevant to the breakup of the team.

07:11By the way.

07:12You see.

07:12Do you want to get swallowed up by Rudy Gobert.

07:14Those last eight minutes.

07:15Swallowed.

07:16I see him score.

07:17Hey.

07:18Three points though.

07:19Jimmy.

07:19You would have paid that guy 60.

07:21You know what they call him.

07:22What do they call him.

07:23They call him.

07:24Three and a half quarters.

07:25Jimbo.

07:26I've heard that.

07:26So my question is this.

07:29Depending on the outcome of this series.

07:34Does it make Pat right?

07:36Yeah.

07:36About why he wouldn't extend him.

07:38I mean.

07:38And so if it makes Pat right.

07:41Mm-hmm.

07:41It makes you 100% wrong.

07:43Because you would have gave Jimmy the 60 million.

07:46I would have given Jimmy the bottle of the 60 million.

07:48Right.

07:48And you would have been wrong.

07:50Maybe.

07:50No.

07:51It's not.

07:52Maybe.

07:53Oh my goodness.

07:54Take the L.

07:55Well.

07:56You don't take the L.

07:57Because I got let off the hook.

07:58And you're still blaming me.

08:00You didn't get let off the hook.

08:01Maybe if you take your own advice.

08:02Maybe I'll follow suit.

08:03You didn't get let off the hook.

08:04You got let off the hook.

08:05Dude.

08:05I got let off the hook.

08:07Pat Riley is not blaming me.

08:09Because Pat Riley.

08:09Look.

08:10And if that is to your case.

08:11Pat Riley is like.

08:11You know.

08:11I wanted him out.

08:13No.

08:14I'm not going to apologize for saying no.

08:17On a contract extension.

08:18When we didn't have to.

08:20And I don't think I should.

08:22And I will always say that to the players.

08:26If I was coaching.

08:28You know.

08:28Keep your mouth shut.

08:30I'll see you next training camp.

08:32And you get it back.

08:33You know.

08:33On the court.

08:34But it's different today with players.

08:35So anyhow.

08:36That's.

08:37That's what I want to talk about.

08:40With Jimmy.

08:41I've been through.

08:44Those kinds of situations before.

08:46Even with this team.

08:48A couple times.

08:50And so it's over.

08:52He's done.

08:53I wish him well.

08:54Good luck to him.

08:55And I hope deep down in his heart somewhere.

08:58He wishes us well too.

09:00Nope.

09:02Nope.

09:03Pat.

09:04Pat.

09:05Deep down.

09:06You got to get all the way down to the guts.

09:09To see.

09:10You're not just.

09:12Piercing the skin a little bit.

09:13Yep.

09:14Yeah.

09:34Yeah.

09:35Yeah.

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