The 30 greatest players turned coaches

[post_page_title]Pat Riley[/post_page_title]
Pat Riley knows how to win, and what you need to get there. Riley has been around the NBA as a player, coach and now President of the Miami Heat. During his playing days in the 1960s and 70s, Riley won the 1972 Championship with the Lakers. It was his first of nine overall championships. After his retirement in 1976, Riley turned to coaching, starting with the Lakers as an assistant (and winning a second ring) and eventually taking over the head coaching gig in 1981-82. Riley won a third ring during that first season, and led the Lakers to four NBA titles and three more Western Conference Championships. As a coach he won another ring with the Miami Heat in 2006, while also serving as team President, and won two more as an executive during the LeBron Era.