Loyal readers know I’ve several times deplored the Toronto Raptors’ habit of letting the usual suspects take the final shot in end-of-game situations. DeMar DeRozan was The Man time and again during his tenure with the team. Most painfully, Kyle Lowry had his shot blocked by Paul Pierce of the Brooklyn Nets to lose Game 7 of the 2014 quarter-finals.
Dwane Casey was the coach during all these predictable situations. Masai Ujiri decided he couldn’t stomach any more post-season pain, and dumped Casey last summer following the disastrous semi-finals wipeout against the Cleveland LeBrons.