Back when Dwane Casey was a hustling reserve guard for Joe B. Hall at Kentucky, the Union County product was UK’s go-to guy for public speaking.
“He was a kid who took any speaking engagement, whether he was being paid or not, to develop his ability to handle himself in front of a crowd and deal with that pressure,” Hall recalled Friday.
In his current gig coaching the Toronto Raptors, Casey has proven fairly skilled at handling pressure.
With Toronto needing a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Thursday night’s NBA playoffs opening round to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, Casey watched his team open a 71-46 lead with 5:17 left in the third quarter.