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Pat Riley Says Miami Heat Is Moving On From "Run It Back" Phase

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Aug 12, 2023; Springfield, MA, USA; Miami Heat president Pat Riley walks the red carpet at the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Symphony Hall. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
Aug 12, 2023; Springfield, MA, USA; Miami Heat president Pat Riley walks the red carpet at the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Symphony Hall. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

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The Miami Heat are moving from their mantra the past few seasons.

There has been little change of the roster since 2020 when they advanced to the NBA Finals. The organization was comfortable with a "Run It Back" mentality. After failing to win a title, the Heat are going in a new direction.

"We're not going to do that," team president Pat Riley said Friday during his postseason press conference. "We're going to try to stay away from that."

It appears the only pieces the Heat are content with keeping are Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Riley sounded as if he's ready to move forward with them as the cornerstones. That means they will spend the offseason searching for complementary players.

"We probably won't run it back but it doesn't mean, miracles, players are gonna show up," Riley said. "I mean, you have to make deals. You have to look up at the board. You've got to try to do somethng that's going to benefit your team and your key two guys. I think we're probably in as good of a situation as we could've ever been from a draft pick, young player favorable contract situation in a long time."

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here