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NBA: Power Ranking The 30 NBA Head Coaches Entering 2016-17

By Michael Saenz

May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey talks to his team during a timeout in the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey talks to his team during a timeout in the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

16. Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors

Dwane Casey often gets overlooked. And when he’s not getting overlooked, he doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the Toronto Raptors’ success. After making a run to the Eastern Conference Finals, enough is enough.

Casey is a good coach. Even though he’s taken advantage of a mostly stacked roster, headlined by DeMar DeRozan Kyle Lowry. Still, with how beat up and how poor the team performed in the postseason, it wasn’t a mere fluke that the Raptors found themselves in the Conference Finals.

Whether you want to believe it or not, Casey had a role in the team succeeding in the playoffs. Though, it’s going to be interesting to see what Casey and the Raptors do as an encore. Part of being a good coach is continuing to take steps forward. That’s the next goal.

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