PHILADELPHIA—Even in the best of times, coaches are coaches and they can find things to pick at and to teach, little “learning opportunities” that ensure their players don’t get too comfortable.
Dwane Casey had just watched his Raptors easily dismantle the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, the team’s fourth straight win and 10th in 11 outings and there he stood in the hallway of the Spectrum Center insisting all was not as good as it seemed.
Despite the 129-111 victory, which had been in the bag about a couple of minutes into the second half, Casey was perturbed by the way his younger players finished the game.