Dwayne Casey’s Classy Exit in Toronto

Dwayne Casey was fired as the Toronto Raptors head coach despite just winning 59 games and easily being the winningest coach in franchise history in his seven years.

That’s what happens in sports. I have no idea who comes in and makes DeRozan and Lowery better in the clutch, but good luck to that coach. Much like good luck to the coach who eventually replaces Billy Donovan with the job of changing Russell Westbrook’s game.

Rule No. 3 of Coaching…You’re always hired at some point to be fired.

It happened to Scott Brooks. It will happen to Billy Donovan. Only those rarest coaches like Pop and Phil escape the death chamber of Rule No. 3 in pro sports or in college sports for that matter.

Casey, unlike Kevin Durant did in Oklahoma City, took the time at his own expense to thank Toronto for his experience in what I think is the loveliest city in North America.

Trust me on this as a guy who was born in San Diego that Toronto is the loveliest city I’ve ever spent a week in–and not just because the Hockey Hall of Fame is there. The place just reeks of diversity and ambience. You know…the exact opposite of Oklahoma City unless you’re into seeing the daughter of our governor with her trailer on the state capitol grounds next to the Ten Commandments statue. Yeah—those same Ten Commandments which Trumpster Fire has ignored except for the one about shooting someone in broad daylight on a busy street.

How refreshing in the era of Donald Trump’s total disdain for anything even remotely classy that just fired Dwayne Casey took the time to be classy.

How nice.

He must have become a Canadian in those seven years.