CHICAGO—It’s a luxury for Dwane Casey, one that few NBA coaches possess and it makes nights like Wednesday so much easier for the Raptors coach to handle.
Starters aren’t playing particularly well?
Find a couple of guys off the bench who can step in and immediately produce and let things unfold as they will.
It was Delon Wright and Fred VanVleet against the Chicago Bulls, the young backcourt duo bailing out a so-so performance by the rest of the team, a couple of kids who simply take care of business.
And when you need it, get the ball to that DeMar DeRozan fellow and let him go to work.