MEMPHIS—Dwane Casey is convinced that whenever his Toronto Raptors shake this unseemly slump, when they are hale and healthy again and fully operational, they will be better because of these struggles.
The head coach is probably right — a little adversity never hurt anyone — but the journey to that point is no fun.
The Raptors dropped their fifth game in a row here Wednesday night, beaten by the Memphis Grizzlies’ frontcourt in a 101-99 loss, to continue the franchise’s worst slide since February, 2015.
“Like I told the team this morning, coming out of this will tell us who we are, it will help build our character going through this tough time now,” Casey said before Toronto fell to 28-18.