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Casey continues to practice and preach patience through Pistons' spiral

Detroit — As Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows all too well — he's walking it precariously right now — there is a very fine line between urgency and panic at this stage of a long NBA season.

“It’s a fine balance for me because I get frustrated,” he said after a 45-minute shoot-around at the Pistons practice facility in Auburn Hills Monday. “You can forget where we are and want to be ready for Golden State in the Finals.

“But that’s not where we are right now. We are a growing and developing team, but we’ve got to do it in the right way.