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“When I first became a head coach in Toronto, I was more of a dictator, wanted to do everything, all the development, defense, offense, whatever it was.” quote by Dwane Casey — Download Open image

“When I first became a head coach in Toronto, I was more of a dictator, wanted to do everything, all the development, defense, offense, whatever it was.”

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I can hold my head high for what we built in Toronto.

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From a pure basketball standpoint, it's hard to say you wouldn't want Kawhi Leonard on your team.

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Make or miss, you still have to shoot the same shot with confidence.

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For someone to believe in you, that's all you want as a player and as a coach.

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I'm not a big car person. I'm not into lots of fancy things.

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