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
ball contain guys
Our perimeter guys did not contain the ball at all.
quarter second tall
Our second quarter killed us. If we get anything at all in the second quarter, we're in tall cotton.
allowed confidence easy forced quick rhythm took
I thought we took some quick shots, which allowed them to get easy buckets. It got their confidence going; it got their rhythm going. We forced some shots.
bit extend lead opportunity respond second
I thought we would respond a little bit more offensively in the second half. Every big play we had, there was an opportunity to extend the lead and we didn't come up with making the play.
basketball game head stuck tough
I thought defensively he was great. He stuck his head in there and got some tough rebounds. It's just an all-around basketball game that he is playing.
dallas took
I thought Dallas took us to the woodshed, especially in the first half. We didn't come out like we were on a three-game skid.
focus mental toughness trying
I think you have to have a focus on the road, a mental toughness on the road, that I think we're trying to find. That's the story of our season.
black changed coach early head minority remember totally university
I was early (in the program's integration). I can remember a lot of times (recognizing) that it was a big thing to be a minority at the University of Kentucky. But it's totally changed now. They've got a black head coach (Tubby Smith).
came half
I thought we came out in the first half in a nonchalant way.
bad felt judge players rid tough
I felt for him, just because he's one of my players and he's going through a tough situation. I didn't judge him, saying, 'He's a bad guy. Let's get rid of him.' No I didn't.
fred kid line party people sure wants wish
I feel for Fred. He's like the little kid that wants to go in the party and play but can't. I told Fred I wish we hadn't amnestied him. ... I'm sure he's going to have a long line of people after him.
coaching good great players whether
From a coaching standpoint, I would say I would like to have other players involved. He's a great player, you can't take that away from him. It's entertaining, it's good for the league. Whether it's good for his teammates, I don't know.
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.
coming locker trade
We've got to regroup. We've got to come back together. This is us. Nothing is changing. No one else is coming in this locker room. ... I know there are trade rumors, but this is us. No one else.