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
couple dire far pieces rebuilding
We're not in such dire straits as everyone thinks. We're probably in the rebuilding process, whatever, but I think we're a couple pieces away, or not that far away from getting to where we want to be. ... But it's a process.
couple mark onto steps switch
We wanted Mark Blount to switch onto James. But we didn't want him to get up into him. Mark got a couple steps too close.
almost guys kevin pulled team wanting
When Kevin went out, the team pulled together. Our young guys did well. It was almost like the youngsters wanting to do well for their big brother.
everybody exploited mixed pick whether
Unforgivable. That was the most disappointing thing of all. I thought everybody was a culprit, whether it was the pick and rolls... We mixed up our coverage, and they exploited all of it.
fifty paint playing points
Fifty points in the paint - that's unforgivable. You're not really playing very much defense.
addition both brings defend defense experience gain great guard losing nba opportunity player playing point shooting team tough veteran
It's tough losing a veteran player like Sam, but this was a great opportunity for us to gain a good, young combo guard. Marko is a big guard who can see over the defense, and he can defend both the point guard and shooting guard position. We feel we've really upgraded our defense and our team with the addition of Marko. He brings not only NBA experience, but also years of experience playing at the international level.
against coming difficult guys knowing players shows veteran
It's very difficult knowing your guys are young players coming in against a veteran team. This shows us what it's like to play against a playoff-ready team.
against coming compete difficult gives guys playoff taste team teams tough veteran
It's very difficult because you know these guys are coming in here against a veteran team like Memphis, which is a playoff-ready team. They are playoff tough. To come in here for our young guys and compete ... it's a tough task. This gives our young guys a taste of what playoff teams are about.
execute mentally
It's not really who you play; it's us. It's how we mentally prepare. It's how we execute offensively. It's how we execute defensively more so than who the other (team) is.
job question
It's not my job to question him. If he can't go, he can't go.
against amount coaching job practice short staff
It's the NBA; everything's fair. If (the trade) doesn't work, it's on my shoulders. I take that responsibility, against a short amount of practice time. But it's the job of myself and my coaching staff to make it work.
coming confidence funny great losing position shoot starting sure
Confidence is a funny thing. You shoot great when you have it. I'm sure that's some of it, losing the starting position and then coming back. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.
changes players sign surprised though volatile
That's our business. That's what we sign up for. That's what the players sign up for. We're all pros. It's a volatile business. Even though you're surprised at the moment, it's not earth-shattering. There will be more changes before the year's over. We know that.
feels happen nobody sports worse
That's something you don't want to happen in sports. Nobody feels worse about it than Kevin.