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The essence of Pat Riley came in a simple answer Monday. People always wonder what he does, how he leads, and what this idea of “Heat Culture” means, if anything.

The Eastern Conference is as open as it has ever been. Any discussion about the Sixers’ offseason needs to start there. It’s a good thing. A great thing, really. Desperation rarely leads to good decision making. The Sixers have an opportunity to make some immensely consequential decisions this offseason. Things…

During Pat Riley’s 27 seasons with the Miami Heat, the franchise has won three NBA championships. The Heat has also made nine appearances in the Eastern Conference finals and six appearances in the NBA Finals during that time.

The 77-year-old team president had some fun with the media when the topic of retirement came up.

Will Manso: Pat Riley on Udonis Haslem, "we want him to be in this organization as long as he wants to be." Says he wants to have UD around, but they haven't discussed yet. He says UD still deciding if he wants to be on the court. "I'll sit down…

Brady Hawk: Pat Riley on Kyle Lowry's conditioning: "The bottom line with me and for me as far as hoping you can get the most out of a player…is that you have to be in world class shape, you just have to be." "He's definitely gonna have to address ...

Tim Reynolds: Pat Riley, 77, says he's not going anywhere: "I'm 77 years old and right now I can do more push-ups than you can right now." Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds What's the buzz on Twitter? Ira Winderman @ IraHeatBeat Heat's Pat Riley ...

Brady Hawk: Pat Riley on Tyler Herro: He goes on and on about how he can score in every spot on the floor "And he's 22." "The next step for him…if you want to win a championship and you want to be a starter, you have to become a two-way…

Brady Hawk: Pat Riley on if they need to add a star: "I think we all realize you can always use more." "We're always gonna try to improve the team." Jokes: "If there's one out there, throw him to me." "We will look. We will explore. We always do ...

MIAMI — The thought was simple and straightforward.

To that end, an NBA executive just namechecked one of the league's ultimate lockdown defenders - who also happens to be a career 38% three-point shooter - as a player Miami has designs on prying from his current team. "The Heat would love to get ...