NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 3: Sergio Scariolo of the Toronto Raptors reacts during the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on April 3, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matteo Marchi/Getty Images)
It could be his years of experience, it could be his cooling calm, it could be his slick grey hair and bushy eyebrows, but when Sergio Scariolo took the head coaching reigns on Friday night, Toronto Raptors fans breathed a communal sigh of relief.