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
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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.
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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.
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I really think his groin is bothering him. I don't think he's 100 percent on his jump shot, just watching the way he's running.
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I really like the scrap by our team tonight. They've been together for 500 games, and we've been together for two days.
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Garnett was special (tonight). We opened up the lane for him quite a bit where he had the chance to move from block to block. He took advantage of the fact that we spaced the floor. They were sending a couple of guys at him - one in front, one behind, and one on top of him. They had three guys on him at all times, so we had to get creative with the ball.
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He's very competitive. He's edgy. I like that. He scraps. If the game is ugly, he can play that way. If the game is pretty he can play that way.
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He thought he had an open shot. He was wide open. So he took the shot. I will never question a guy if he feels like he has a shot.
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He's like a locomotive going to the basket. It's almost physically impossible to stop him without fouling him.
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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.
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I've explained to him to get in there and push the ball and defend and do what he's supposed to do when he's starting. The key is getting that opportunity, because Marcus is playing so well right now.
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He's a handful for us down there wrestling with him. He's really played well and been a force.
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He's a one-man wrecking crew. We spent the whole night trying to figure out the offensive sets around where he was on the play. He's a great player. He's one of the guys you have to think about for Defensive Player of the Year.
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His energy and the way he plays defense is going to be a big part of what we do.