Is Dwane Casey the best head coach for the Toronto Raptors?

Dwane Casey was born in Morganfield Kentucky, and graduated from Union County High School in 1975. During his university years at the University of Kentucky he was a vital member of his school’s basketball team as he served as the team captain in his senior year and held a career average of 12.3 points and 6.1 assists per game. Casey was never able to make the NBA as a player but instead became an assistant coach for the same school he was a part of right after he graduated. After his time came to an end with Kentucky Dwane Casey was hired on as an assistant coach for the once Seattle SuperSonics.  Casey was able to serve as the Japanese National Basketball Teams head coach over the summers and in 1998 was able to take the team to the FIBA World Championship basketball tournament which was that teams first appearance back there in more than 30 years.

Casey first official position as a head coach in the NBA was with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2005-2006 season. His career was soon ended the next year though as he was fired in halfway through the next season in 2007. The following year Casey was lucky to receive a spot as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks in the 2008-2009 season. The Mavs went on the next year to win their division title and then the following year they were victorious and won their first ever NBA championship in 2011. After this, Casey was signed to the Toronto Raptors in June 2011. This was a gain for the raptors as we were in need of a new head coach.
There are some who like Casey as the Raptors coach and then there are those who believe that the raptors would be better off with someone else. I believe that Casey and Toronto is indeed a good pair and they go hand in hand. Although the Raptors did not make the playoffs last season with Casey as head coach and it seems as though it is safe to say that they will not make it this year either, the one positive is that Casey along with the rest of the coaching and management staff of Toronto are trying to recreate the Raptors as a team that won’t be overlooked and will one day make it to the playoffs and possibly win a title.
So is Dwane Casey the best head coach for the Toronto Raptors? all I can say is that I believe Casey will continue to be beneficial for Toronto and we should let him do what he’s doing as our team continues to grow.

Our Raptors team

This year has definitely been a year of big changes and has been filled with new ideas for the Toronto Raptors. A lot of people might argue that the team that they have put together this year is the best team that they have had in a long time. With the current record that they are able to hold onto they definitely still are not seen as one of the NBA’s all-star teams, but they are doing a little bit better than they have in previous years. A lot of credit has been given to the Toronto Raptors new head coach, Dwane Casey. He is said to have a great concept of how the sport should be played in Toronto and he is also known for his great defensive tactics. Dwane Casey along with the rest of the Toronto Raptors Coaches and head management staff has been able to put together a rather impressive lineup for us here in Toronto. Our new starting point guard and one of the main changes and most talked about player in Toronto is Kyle Lowry. He has been in the league for six years and has definitely created a buzz for himself as a new Raptor. Our Backup point guard is none other that Jose Calderon. Jose continues to be strong aspect for the raptors but he does not give us the push that we are expecting from Lowry. Our started shooting guard remains Demar Derozan; small forward is Landry Fields; power forward is Andrea Bargnani who is also the franchise player, and our centre is Jonas Valancunias . With this lineup it would still be pretty far fetch to say that the raptors have a champion ship team but we might just definitely be going in the right direction.