Kanyewest wrote:dckingsfan wrote:OMG hands, Casey is turrible... let's hope they give him an extension
I would say Casey may have his limitations. Guys like Quinton Ross and Jonas Valanciunas haven't gotten better- although I wonder how much of that is on those guys just not working on their game enough. James Johnson also hasn't been utilized although when he missed 4 free throws, I could see why Casey had been reluctant to use him.
For this series, the decks may be stacked against Casey given the injuries or whatever is going on with Kyle Lowry and Amir Johnson. Even 6th man of the year winner Lou Willliams has disappeared- he hasn't really been that good and is shooting only 30% from the field and 13% from 3 point range. Lou Williams has struggled in the playoffs with the 76ers and the Hawks so it isn't really that surprising. DeMarr DeRozan can't get it going offensively against Otto Porter.
For now it appears the Wizards are running a better offense, they are getting more shots in the paint, and taking more 3s. Casey could be making better adjustment defensively but for now I see Washington's increase in offense as a result of Washington playing more small ball and shortening the rotations. If Otto Porter keeps playing like this, I'm not sure what Casey or any coach can do.
Perhaps Casey could have played Lowry less in the regular season to preserve his health although that became a tougher proposition once DeRozan had his injury. A coaching change may need to be made but there are certainly places where Toronto could add more talent .
Exactly. And for all that.. they have still been in every game.
I don't see Casey as the problem. He is up against better top end talent in #1 Wall against one of his best players who is injured, smaller and older. Also, we rolled out of stretch line ups no on had tape on. And Otto is beasting on their other core player D Roz.
We just have the pieces defensively to surgically limit their best offensive pieces. Its what we did to CHI last year.
Then we have Gortat and Nene vs Val and Hans.
We just have the talent advantage in the right places and he have a better defensive team. They were more an offensive team this year. But even then, they did cause 17 turnovers.
These games have been close. Not sure what Casey could do that would change the fact we have Wall over injured Lowry, Otto on D Roz, Gortat vs Val and we have The Truth.
Give Casey the Wizards roster and it would be 3-0 TOR. I actually think he has done well with what he has.
As someone that believe in how much coaching can play a role in outcomes, that isn't the case here. This is a talent/injury/experience issue.
Only major thing I think Casey did wrong was start Hans the first two games. But I get why he did it. But even when he started Amir who I hear is on bad wheels, they still lost. Either way they go, I don't think they have the horses to beat the Wizards with this roster when the Wizards are also willing to play stretch line ups. But Amir starting would have given then the better chance.
Its not Casey that is the problem. It just where TOR is in their rebuild is farther back then where the Wizards are in theirs. And in a snap shot for just this playoffs, the different is marginal. Long term, it will be much bigger in the Wizards advantage next year. Wizards have a better core in place.
But their roster cleans up some this offseason and they gain lots of cap. TOR will likely win less next year before they build to win more. Wizards will keep moving forward around the core they have in place. The teams are just in two different places.
