Dwane Casey was named the NBA’s coach of the year Wednesday. Less than 48 hours later he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. Welcome to the harsh world of the NBA in 2018.
Casey’s dismissal after years of sustained success in Toronto and coming off of a 59-win season is bound to stir excitement in fans of the several listless NBA franchises currently looking for a head coach — including the Detroit Pistons.
But Casey was a good head coach that was part of a great organization. What happens when you take a good head coach and put him into an absolute quagmire of an organization?