We've been watching Casey for long enough to understand his numerous deficiencies as a tactician. This team has been poorly prepared for every playoff series he has coached. That's not to say he hasn't made some good coaching decisions, the issue is his propensity to not recognize what's not working until his team is in a big hole which he always helps to dig. He doesn't know when to use timeouts to cull opposing team's momentum. He sticks to rigid rotation patterns even game flow dictate otherwise (see Game 3 vs Cavs, starting the 4th Q with most of your starters on the bench, including Derozan and JV who were the only guys scoring). He doesn't create an offensive system in which his team can create easy baskets. He doesn't help develop players to become smarter or more efficient. Etc. Etc.
However he coached a few gems in last year's playoffs--games 5-7 versus Miami and the two games we won against Cleveland. So, he's performed well in five out of a lot more than five playoff games he's coached. That's not something to praise.
