Dwane Casey Quotes (126 Quotes)


    There was nothing about this year that we're happy about. There's frustration for everyone. But we do have a plan. The plan is to get better in a lot of areas.

    They did a great job of containing the basketball and getting guys out of their spots.

    It's a big year for him. I think he wants to come in and establish his position in the league again, like he did out of college. He's got to re-establish himself. It's a new beginning for him.

    One thing that hurt us tonight was our transition defense. They were playing a small lineup and we didn't recognize that they were coming down and looking for the 3-point line. If you're not ready to get back in transition, it's going to be a long night. We saw the best of Phoenix tonight.

    I felt for him, just because he's one of my players and he's going through a tough situation. I didn't judge him, saying, 'He's a bad guy. Let's get rid of him.' No I didn't.


    I thought it was great for our confidence in close games, to come out and close the game, and win a game when a team is making a hard run at you like that. We're excited about it. The guys are excited about it.

    We didn't do a good job of matching up in transition. They were playing a small lineup. We didn't recognize quickly enough, because they were coming down and not looking to run a play but looking for the three-point line. If you're not ready to get back in transition, it's going to be a long night.

    He worked out this morning, but the ankle was a little sore so we'll hold him out tonight. We'll err on the side of caution.

    I think he's making his best basketball play. I don't think he's being too unselfish. If somebody has a better shot than you, you've got to make the play.

    We'd like to be an up-tempo team at the right opportunity. We want to make sure we know our roles, know our alleys, know our rules in running. It's very difficult to be a running team. That's something that you grow into, work on in training camp.

    We needed a game like this in the worst way. It was good because it gave our starters a chance to play and not have to scratch to be in the game. It was good medicine for us.

    Unforgivable. That was the most disappointing thing of all. I thought everybody was a culprit, whether it was the pick and rolls... We mixed up our coverage, and they exploited all of it.

    My heart came up into my throat. That's why you only play your superstar between 20 and 25 minutes in the preseason. Those are situations you want to avoid.

    The guys were having fun with it. For what we've been through this season, I thought the guys deserved it. I hope what we did didn't make a mockery of the game.

    That is unforgivable. If you give 50 points in the paint to a team, you are not playing very much defense and that is the most disappointing thing of all.

    His energy and the way he plays defense is going to be a big part of what we do.

    I see the same Kevin. Kevin wants to win he wants to attack. I see him everyday and I see the same passion. I thought tonight that they were double-teaming him and I think that's kind of what got him out of whack. Until we knock down shots and be aggressive and attack the rim, he's going to see that.

    I'm very encouraged. If you put a 15-year coach in this situation, they probably wouldn't be as patient, but I understand that ... it takes time.

    Would I love to have them Yes, but I understand injuries, and there's no use in forcing it or taking any chances.

    The incident happened. It's history. As far as I'm concerned, it's a dead issue. Our whole thoughts as a team are going to be, from here on out, the Chicago Bulls.

    We're more in an attack mode, which creates rebounding lanes and a little bit more space where his man has to help. He can get it, catch it and has a little more room to operate.

    It's who's playing the best basketball, at both ends of the floor.

    I thought we lost a lot of juice. I thought they were quicker than us tonight.

    As the season goes on, that's going to be the recipe for him, cutting back his practice time. If you're a 10-year veteran, there are not a lot of new things you're going to learn.

    I just want to coach basketball. I don't want to worry about the salary cap and agents calling.

    It's irresponsible. You learn, and like I told him this morning, if he has to go somewhere, call a cab. Walk or call a cab or get a ride. Don't even take a chance of getting involved in something like that.

    He just ripped it through and took it to the basket. That is what we have been telling him to do, attack their feet.

    It's just better to just go ahead and not even be tempted to give them those minutes.

    They are the measuring stick of the league. They have been together for what Five years We've been together for three games.

    Same story in the third quarter, we had a tough third quarter, execution-wise and scoring-wise. They went on a 14-point run. I think we had a lead almost every game on this road trip in the first half. In the third quarter, I don't know where we go to. We go stagnant in the third quarter.

    I don't think they blew by us once in a pick-and-roll situation. Where in the past couple games, they've had a smorgasbord, tonight he did an excellent job of containing that, stopping that and really executing our defensive schemes.

    Well, he's coming along. He's letting his play do his talking now. He's just matured as a young man and matured to the NBA game. His approach and his work habits are far, far ahead of where he was at the beginning of the year.

    We got good looks last night, so it wasn't the fact we weren't getting shots. I think we're better prepared (after Thursday's practice) for the rhythm shots now than we were yesterday.

    It's the NBA everything's fair. If (the trade) doesn't work, it's on my shoulders. I take that responsibility, against a short amount of practice time. But it's the job of myself and my coaching staff to make it work.

    Not only because of the sprained ankle we definitely want to make sure that we preserve him in these exhibition games and not extend his minutes so he's ready and fresh.

    We had an opportunity to get in the playoff race, and to come back with a goose egg is very disappointing for me. It should be disappointing for the players, and it's disappointing to the staff. When you have young guys like that, we make so many mistakes on both ends of the floor, it's hard to recover from that on the road.

    It's not really who you play it's us. It's how we mentally prepare. It's how we execute offensively. It's how we execute defensively more so than who the other (team) is.

    Fifty points in the paint - that's unforgivable. You're not really playing very much defense.

    We told him to pump fake and go. It's a very delicate thing because the worst thing you can do is start putting hesitation in a shooter's mind. It's learning, reading, being in that situation numerous times.

    If he sees somebody open, he's going to make the pass. He's very unselfish, which is what you want in your superstar.

    The second half, that's the way we need to play. The effort we had in the first half will get us right back into the draft lottery if we carry that into the regular season.

    I thought it was a clean block at the end. It was a big win, a lot of people counted us for dead. I was glad to see our guys fight back, they met the challenge. Tonight the guys pulled together, responded and executed down the stretch on the fly.

    I thought we came out with too much respect at the beginning of the game and were on our heels instead of coming out attacking the way we did the last few games without Ricky and Kevin.

    The stat that jumps out on paper for me is the turnovers. That's huge. We took care of the basketball and that gave us more bullets on the offensive end.

    I've always told them to run. The only time we want to stop and run a set play is on a dead-ball situation. We get a rebound, we want to push it. We never want to walk the ball up the court, never.

    We've got to regroup. We've got to come back together. This is us. Nothing is changing. No one else is coming in this locker room. ... I know there are trade rumors, but this is us. No one else.

    I thought we would respond a little bit more offensively in the second half. Every big play we had, there was an opportunity to extend the lead and we didn't come up with making the play.

    That's always a concern, but I hope that's not the case. I think rehab should be the first option. But if he has to (have a cleaning-out procedure), we have to keep going until he gets back.

    The guys had lost confidence a little bit. I thought we got it back today.

    That's our business. That's what we sign up for. That's what the players sign up for. We're all pros. It's a volatile business. Even though you're surprised at the moment, it's not earth-shattering. There will be more changes before the year's over. We know that.


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