Casey Looks at +/-, Considers Lineup Change; RR Looks at NetRtg, Suggests Who To Bench
After four consecutive losses to teams that aren't tanking, Dwane Casey is considering a lineup change after looking at some rather mercurial statistics.
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Dwane Casey Comments on Last Play, Approves of Amir Three (GIF, Quote)
See if you agree with Casey's post-game comments about the shot the Raptors got to tie the game.
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Dwane Casey Explains Decision to Not Foul
Dwane Casey chose not to foul despite approximately a 2-second difference between shot and game-clock. Here's the final play and the explanation for it.
Dwane Casey on taking Johnson and Lowry out after their fourth fouls
That was a gamble, but there’s no way you could go without either one of those guys if the game was close in the fourth quarter and it was so deep, I think it was seven or eight minutes to go in the third quarter. Foul trouble got us in a bad way and that…
Dwane Casey Goes Off On Officials (Transcript + Video)
I’m tired of this. I’m tired of losing games because of missed calls at the end of the game. I know the league’s going to come down on me but I don’t care. These guys have fought their hearts out, played their hearts out, and at the end of the game we get cracked, [then…
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Memphis and Toronto pushing closer on deal to send Rudy Gay to the Raptors, sources tell Y! Sports. Raps would part with Calderon and Davis. There have been scenarios today that include third teams, and also where Grizzlies and Raptors could do deal straight up, sources tell Y! Raptors and Grizzlies are discussing framework of…
Casey Provides Injury Update on Bargnani and Valanciunas
Casey said both Bargnani (torn right elbow ligament and strained right wrist) and Valanciunas (fractured metacarpal on right ring finger) have some more tests on their respective agendas, but with practice time both Sunday and Tuesday, Casey figures he’ll have a good idea where they are after that. “If I was a betting man, I…
Byron Scott went for the kill
Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said he suggested Irving try to win the game with a three-pointer as opposed to trying to force overtime with a drive. The Cavaliers played Friday night, while the Raptors were rested. “I told him, ‘I’m glad you took my advice, went for the win, went for the kill,’” Scott said.…
Kyrie Irving on beating Toronto
I wanted to get a win. It was personal for me. In a year and a half of being in the NBA, I hadn’t gotten a win against Toronto. To hit a game-winner and beat them on their home court feels good. Kyrie Irving on beating Toronto Source