Raptors crush tanking Pistons before NBA play-in chase really heats up
It has been an intentionally difficult season for the Pistons, whoin the first month before embarking on a season-long rebuilding process.
They have the league’s worst record because of the conscious decision to develop rather than go to any lengths to win. It’s a long play but one they felt was necessary, and Casey went along with it even though it ran counter to his competitive nature. “We won my last few years here, we won in Dallas, won in Seattle, so the losses never get easy,” he said before the game, “But the process gets easier. You’re watching guys grow, giving them minutes, seeing incremental growth in different areas: defence, decisions, shooting.
“You see that, but they don’t always get rewarded with wins. As an organization, our ownership, we’re all on the same page, which makes it much easier. The expectation is development.”prized draft pick Victor Wembanyama“I stole this from Mike Babcock a long time ago: It gets ugly. Development is ugly sometimes,” Casey said. “But … there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”
The Raptors face an entirely different set of circumstances as the regular season winds down, and after dropping an important game to Indiana on Wednesday they needed to rebound with a solid outing. They got it from start to finish, opening with an energetic 36-point first quarter, building a 20-point halftime lead and pretty much coasting home in the second half.
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