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Nick Borges 9y

Report: Raptors smartly halt coaching carousel

With the end of the regular season, two head coaches -- Scott Brooks (Thunder) and Monty Williams (Pelicans) -- have been fired. At this time, the Toronto Raptors are planning to retain Dwane Casey as their head coach. From Donnovan Bennett of Sportsnet.ca:

    "As the Toronto Raptors season winded down it seemed Masai Ujiri had a decision to make—and it had to do with Dwane Casey. The general consensus is that he’s already made it, and I’d argue he made it last year when he gave Casey a three-year extension. In my time around Ujiri I’ve observed him to be patient and pragmatic. In other words, he’s bucking the trend among his NBA GM brethren. Around the league it seems like expectations for coaches have become unreachable for all but a handful of guys in immediate title-contending situations, and that bench bosses with winning records are more vulnerable than ever. ... I’m not convinced Casey is the man to lead the Raptors to a title. And given Ujiri’s noncommittal stance at the year-end press availability ('everyone will be evaluated.) it sounds like neither is he. I am convinced, however, that the way this season ended does not provide enough data to make that decision. The truth is, Casey was coaching a squad featuring injury-laden top-end talent, and the total talent level of the roster wasn’t anywhere near with the top teams in the league."
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