6 Quotes by Pat Riley about absolute

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    People got a view of absolute greatness. It's absolutely beyond description. I haven't seen players do that in a long time.

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    The upside is there could be absolute power dominance inside. But the downside is somebody could say, 'OK, you're going to go big, I'm going to go with five guards -- one shooting center and four guards.' And then who's going to beat who first?

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    It was an absolute eye-opener. I've seen a lot of great quarters. I don't think I've ever seen one exactly like that where a team hits nine 3s (actually eight). We didn't play well, we didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row.

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    I think people got a view of absolute greatness, back and forth. The bigger the moment, both of them stepped up even bigger and bigger.

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    They were a step ahead of us because of their effort and their energy and their absolute desperation to make the playoffs. When you get a team with that frame of mind, they are going to be a step ahead of you.

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