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
treat
I'm going to treat him just like everyone else.
agents cap coach salary worry
I just want to coach basketball. I don't want to worry about the salary cap and agents calling.
came game half lead physical second tempo took
In the second half (Denver) came in and established the tempo of the game and the way they were going to play. They were more physical than we were. We had a six-point lead and took some ill-advised shots. We have to be more disciplined down the stretch, especially on the road.
mess
If you mess with the game, it will come around and get you in the end.
continue positive speed work
I like our group. The positive energy, the speed and quickness. We've got to continue to work and get better.
fragile half last
The first half was a carry-over from last night. ... We've got to get over that and regroup. We're fragile right now.
deserved fun guys hope mockery
The guys were having fun with it. For what we've been through this season, I thought the guys deserved it. I hope what we did didn't make a mockery of the game.
confidence guys lost
The guys had lost confidence a little bit. I thought we got it back today.
chicago dead far incident team thoughts
The incident happened. It's history. As far as I'm concerned, it's a dead issue. Our whole thoughts as a team are going to be, from here on out, the Chicago Bulls.
aggressive area contact creating cuts difference energy offensive
(The difference was) the aggressiveness and energy in the cuts and screens. They had 18 offensive boards, which is another area of aggressiveness. ... It was the all-out aggressive play - cuts to the basket, making screens, and creating contact first.
coming kevin react ricky safety situations time
You want to put them in situations to see how they react under competition, with the referees, the crowd, time and score, fatigue, frustration, with no safety blanket. You don't have Kevin coming in, you don't have Ricky coming in. It's on you.
approach brought came earlier game mental nails tough year
You've got to have a mental approach that's got to be as tough as nails because of the way they play here. I thought earlier in the year we had that when we came in here and won. In Minneapolis I didn't think we had that same approach when they brought the game to us.
above fool innocent key weigh
The key is his health, above basketball, above anything else. He's a competitive guy. Don't let that innocent look fool you. He has to weigh those things in the decision.
along basketball brings experience iq kevin loved mark people position quickly talked wealth
He brings a wealth of experience that I like, that we need at that position to go along with Kevin (Garnett at forward). We'll see how it goes. We'll see how quickly we can get Mark acclimated. His basketball IQ is high. I talked to a lot of people that loved him.