Dwane Casey proud of the growth he’s seen in former Raptors players
TORONTO — Dwane Casey woke up Monday morning thinking about the Toronto Raptors.
But the Detroit Pistons coach said if there was any trepidation about Wednesday’s return to Toronto, it was more about facing the league’s hottest team and less about being back in the place from which he’d been unceremoniously punted six months ago.
“It will be different being on that side of the bench but I would be disingenuous to say it’s not going to feel funny,” Casey said in a phone interview. “But the reason I say I woke up this morning is because we stubbed our toe against Charlotte, and I thought about who we have next and it has to be the Toronto Raptors, and I thought ‘Oh my goodness, they’re a good team.’
“Any human being worth his salt will say it’ll be a different feeling, a funny feeling, but I think once the game starts and they throw it up, it will be one of 82 and I’m sure it’s going to be the same for the players from the other side too.”