Definitely not all his fault, but he did play a roll... nice to see a franchise at least hold someone accountable after a disappointing season... yes they won 59, but what does that really mean if you can’t win in playoffs... they have maxed out... much like the Blazers
Sometimes even good coaches, need to go in order to shake things up for an organization. I actually think Casey and Stotts are good coaches, but sometimes the message gets stale and you need a change of messenger.
Sometimes, but usually in the NBA it seems like it's just a good way for a GM to turn the heat down on his own job by sacrificing a coach.
Just to embellish on my previous post a bit, I think that the Raptors and Blazers are a lot alike in their construction. They're guard-dominant teams without much in the way of other scoring options and they're pretty easy to game plan for in a series. While they have really good All-Star level players at the guard spots, they don't have a true superstar level talent on the roster. I don't think a coaching change makes either one of these teams competitive to win it all. They both need at least another All-Star talent at one of the other positions. That's harder for a GM to get than it is for him to dump the coach and pretend that's going to fix it.
If Casey is still available after all the current coaching vacancies have been filled he would be a nice addition to our staff. Also he and Stotts both worked together in Dallas.
I'm predicting that Bud goes to Toronto & Casey goes to Milwaukee. I think it will be good moves for both franchises
Although Casey shouldn't shoulder most of the blame for how poorly Toronto ended the season, including the limping run-up to the playoffs, regular season success is not the measuring stick for the franchise and I'm glad for that.
It’s worked for some teams and hasn’t for others, Memphis was never the same after Holland, and Golden State went from good to great under Luke Walton, whoops Steve Kerr!
I look at them the same way I look at us. They're not good enough to win a championship. Realistically, they're probably worse off because their best player isn't better than our best player. But neither team is a legitimate threat to win a championship. I guess playing in the east means you can hope to coast to the Finals and maybe face a team that was decimated by injuries while going through the west. That's really the only way I see a team like Toronto or Boston winning the championship.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Jay Triano coach the Raptors now...Casey is a good coach...he'll land on his feet somewhere. He and Stotts worked together for a long time with the Mavs
Casey designed the defense that held LeBron down in the finals vs Dallas. Bron CERTAINLY wasn't gonna allow that again.