European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 21 2007 stars and stripes Page 39 Riley says heat will Rise for playoff run by Tim Reynolds the associated press Riley sat in his of fice one morning the Sun Glimmer ing off Biscayne Bay behind him and shared one of the worst kept secrets about his Miami heat he suggested this seasons first 82 games  exactly Moti vate the defending Aba champions i would not want to be a team on the other Side of us in a seven game series because this is a  Type of team Riley said on the late sep tember Day even before training Camp began it is it might not be an everyday occasion Type of team but theres something about them when if s the right time and it gets hot and it gets real competitive that there formidable motivation int a concern for the heat anymore this is that right time Riley spoke about if s playoff time we Are built for this said heat guard dwyane Wade the reigning Aba finals map we Are built for the playoffs Miami visits Chicago on Satur Day in game 1 of a Besto seven Eastern conference first round series the second straight year the heat and bulls collide in the opening matchup Miami ousted Chicago in six games a year ago and an overconfident Riley is eager to put Bis theory to the test i think the team can repeat regardless of what the situation is Riley said we have a lot of re Spect for the teams in the Eastern conference and whoever will be there in the finals but were the defending champions we know what we have to do and How we if youve got passion for the game then play to win a season pass to the military Golf course of your Choice in Europe enter our tee off with Volvo military sales and stars and stripes Golf contest april 1230 two Lucky winners will each receive a season pass to the Mili tary Golf course of their Choice a value of More than to win find the stars and stripes Ball hidden within the pages of your Hometown newspaper submit your entry by logging onto  and clicking on the link one entry per id card stripes military Golf directory 2007 is now even equipped with the Best financing find your Volvo cars military sales agent at  Volvo cars military sales its a great Deal Volvo for Fife have to do it and whatever we have to fight through were going to do that Miami has fought through plenty this season Shaquille Oneal sat out 42 games mostly because of knee surgery and averaged a Ca re Erlow 173 Points although to be fair he also averaged a Ca re Erlow 12 shots per game Wade missed 31 games and had his sea son threatened by a dislocated left shoulder Jason Williams Jason Kapono Gary Payton and James Posey All missed significant time and even Riley missed 22 games for knee surgery and a hip replacement it was a Tough year Wade said but if s a different season now and were looking Forward to defending our Crown you cant really defend it until the playoffs you go out every night and you try to Wear the Crown with re Spect because it takes a lot to win a championship a lot of sacrifice but you cant defend your title until you get to the playoffs out of the 82 games on the regu la season slate the entire team All players and coaches were healthy and available exactly once Miami went on to win Only 44 games this season if s been 29 years since an eventual Aba Cham Pion had that Low a regular season winning percentage san Antonio won 37 games in 1999 the strike shortened 50game but the heat insist that the Reg ular season Given All the injuries will soon be rendered completely irrelevant weve got enough cunning Ness and enough veterans to get it done Oneal said Well be ready Oneal who is seeking a fifth Riley will see to that the 62yearold coach and team president has seven championship rings five As a head coach one As an assistant and one As a player his career postseason coaching record is 171107 making him the  playoff coach in league history seven Vic tories behind the los Angeles Lak ers Phil Jackson some of his postseason ways have become the stuff of legend look at his resume Oneal said weve All grown up watch ing him and we know what s on his resume that s it that All you need experience resume and experience that what Sepa rates him when Miami lost the first two games of last years finals in dal Las Riley wrote 62006 on a Marker Board in the locker room told the heat that they win the title on june 20 and walked out sure enough he was right the heat took the title with a game 6 win that very Day on the Maver icks Home floor a Good thing because Riley said he packed one suit one shirt one tie for that trip to Dallas Hes a better playoff coach than he is in the regular season and that s saving a lot Wade said but that s Why Hes won championships he knows How to get the team to relax How to get the team to play and that what we need that s Why Hes our Guy