After six straight seasons of making the playoffs, the Miami Heat fell short during the 2025-26 NBA season. Despite finishing with a better record compared to last year, the Heat failed to make it out of the play-in tournament. After a lengthy stint as the teams president, there was some thought that the 81-year-old Pat Riley would use the teams disappointing finish as a way to exit his role.But during Mondays exit interview, Riley quickly squashed those rumors, saying he has no intention to retire, resign or step aside. Riley then said he was pissed and disappointed about the season, and said hes already looked at offseason possibilities and additions.While Riley said he was not happy with where the team finished, he added that hes not going to apologize for the team only making the play-in tournament. We didnt want that, he added. We would have loved to have got sixth [place].Despite some fans clamoring for the team to completely tear it down, Riley said hes not interested in doing that. He said the Heat were going to continue to try and win every single season, and that theyve been able to do that generally during his tenure as team president. Riley, however, did admit that hes not proud of the past three or four seasons with the exception of the year the team made the NBA Finals.While the Heat have remained competitive in recent years, they havent consistently made deep playoff runs. In the teams last six playoff appearances, theyve made the finals twice and Eastern Conference finals once, but have suffered a first-round exit three times. The team managed those playoff appearances despite trading away star Jimmy Butler in 2025. The team hasnt reached the same highs since that deal, but it doesnt sound like Riley is interested in fully committing to a rebuild.Instead, hes going to continue to try and improve the core the Heat have in place even if that means another season where they are fighting to make it out of the play-in tournament.