Dwane Casey
Dwane Casey
Dwane Caseyis an American basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Casey is also a former NCAA basketball player and coach, having played and coached there for over a decade before moving on to the NBA...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 April 1957
against create defender defensive gets offensive post score stick tough
He can score offensively, but No. 1 he's a defensive stopper. You can stick him on 1s, 2s, 3s and some 4s and say, 'OK, let's go to work.' That overshadows his offensive game. Once he gets a defender going to the basket, he's tough to guard. And he can post up against some and create mismatches because he's so strong.
attack ripped telling took
He just ripped it through and took it to the basket. That is what we have been telling him to do, attack their feet.
ball guys
He is one of the quickest guys with the ball in the league.
coast gets quick standstill
He gets them in so many different ways. He is as quick as Iverson with the ball, probably not from coast to coast, but from a standstill going to the basket, he is as quick.
calls couple coverage double faces fourth people single triple
He made the right read and the right calls a couple times. That's what he faces in the fourth quarter. He does not face single coverage. He faces double coverage, triple coverage a lot of times in the fourth quarter. The people around him have to make plays.
basketball bit early flashes good mark opportunity score seen starting
We've got to try everything to get better and in a groove. I've seen flashes of real good basketball from Mark Blount. I think getting him in the starting lineup will give him a little bit more ownership, a little bit more opportunity to score early in the game.
defense energy plays
His energy and the way he plays defense is going to be a big part of what we do.
against anytime came half jump playoff second settling shots team
Anytime you have a playoff team on the ropes and (lose), it's disappointing. We came out in the second half and started settling for jump shots and you can't do that against a team like New Jersey.
amazing days dog gets
That's amazing that he never gets tired. These are the dog days and he's like the Energizer Bunny.
gets hope rehab until
That's always a concern, but I hope that's not the case. I think rehab should be the first option. But if he has to (have a cleaning-out procedure), we have to keep going until he gets back.
couple execution last minutes
Execution down the stretch, that's been our story the last couple games. We haven't done the little things in the last couple minutes of the game.
call cocktail dinner drive guys legal limit reminded
I just reminded guys that if you do go out to dinner and have a cocktail or drink, don't drive, because you don't know what your legal limit is. Don't even take any chances. Have someone drive for you or call a cab. You have a lot to lose.
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I remember I was so intimidated meeting him. I went into his office, and he had no basketball pictures. It was just all of his prized cattle. He was huge into raising Black Angus cows.
far giving guard guy himself hope mentality pit point respect sees wants within
I hope he sees that we're giving him an opportunity. He's got a lot of respect within the organization from our coaches. I think he's everything we would need. We have a big point guard in Marko. And we would need a guy like himself and A.C. as far as a pit bull-type mentality defensively, and offensively being able to go where he wants to go with the basketball.