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Nick Nurse: The Entrepreneur Of Basketball

On May 11th, 2018, four days after the Toronto Raptors were swept out of the playoffs for the second consecutive postseason, Masai Ujiri made the castigated decision to fire head coach Dwane Casey, who was just weeks away from accepting the NBA’s Coach of The Year award for his incredible season with the team. At … Read more

The Evolutions of OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam

Caterpillars live their whole lives like one another: dragging themselves around, chomping away happily at leaves on the ground, and hiding under more leaves after it gets dark outside. That is until one day, when they realize that they were destined to be more than just a caterpillar. The finest of them eventually make their … Read more

Season in Recap: A Transformative Journey

The Toronto Raptors end the regular season 2nd in the East with 58 wins. Despite this great finish, any fan will know this season has been far from the ordinary journey. Last season the Raptors had 12 different starting lineups. This year they’ve had 22. This is a testament to their strength in holding the … Read more

Raptors blow Dwane Casey’s return to Toronto in wild finish

Dwane Casey led the Raptors to the greatest era in their franchise history, but he’s never looked happier in Toronto than tonight, where he was coaching the other team. Despite a lead of as much as 19 points, the entire Raptors roster signed GoDaddy contracts midway through the third, blowing the lead and losing at … Read more

Three recent cases similar to the Casey firing and how they ended up

The Raptors firing of Dwane Casey is unlike most firings. DC getting the axe after getting swept by Cleveland should surprise no one, but it will go down in infamy nonetheless. It was an unprecedented move given the team’s regular season success and the heights Casey had brought them to, but likely necessary. With all … Read more

Dwane Casey isn’t simply a victim of LeBron, and the Celtics are proving that

Dwayne Casey led the Raptors to the promised land. But it’s what he did once he got there that got him fired. It’s been funny hearing the Stephen A.’s of the world comment on the absurdity and the issues of firing a coach who just won 59 games, as if this was some silly mistake. … Read more

Firing Casey was a mistake

It’s the end of an era, as the Toronto Raptors have fired their head coach, Dwane Casey. Under Casey, the Raptors have had 3 50-win seasons – a mark that was never reached before his arrival in Toronto. Masai Ujiri said in a press release “I have decided this is a very difficult but necessary … Read more

Fellow coaches name Casey Coach of the Year

In the aftermath of an embarrassing sweep by the hand of the Cleveland Cavaliers for a second straight year the Toronto Raptors franchise has something to be proud of. Head Coach Dwane Casey today was awarded the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award. ” It honors the spirit … Read more

WATCH: Shaq and Chuck get heated discussing DeMar’s benching

During these playoffs, Charles Barkley has become Nav Bhatia South, the Raptors number one accross the border. Although the Raps may not be relevant in the playoffs anymore, they sure created a stir tonight on Inside the NBA. After the Warriors-Pelicans game, the TNT panel discussed a hot topic around the league, the future of … Read more