A biography for Dwane Caseyhasn’t been written yet.
“You can't allow yourself to get typecast as a recruiter, because that label sticks and carries. I fought it. I made myself learn the game and teach the game.”
“I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.”
“I totally can relate to guys going in for job interviews, and not having a tie, not having a white shirt, and that type of thing to wear. That's why I think as coaches we can do things to help. We have plenty, we as NBA coaches and players are all very blessed to be in a profession so that we can provide for.”
“I understand the outrage because it seems the list continues to grow: Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. The injustices continue to mount and nothing seems to be changing.”
“In Minnesota, we were caught between rebuilding or trying to continue to build around Kevin Garnett. I got caught right in the middle of that. KG was at an age where he was a good player, but he couldn't carry a team anymore. I think my inexperience as far as being a head coach hurt me there.”
“As you get older, as a father, you hope your kids can make that kind of impression on somebody who will say, 'Hey, here's a guy that you want, a guy of character, got his head tied on right, a good student, a good basketball player,' whatever it is.”
“Basketball is like society - you're going to have good and bad.”
“In my mind, LeBron James is the best player in the league.”
“I knew I was going to have to work my way back to coaching in the States, and I had a job offer here before I went to Japan, but I thought it was the right thing to get away. I had some friends over there.”
“Sid Lowe is someone I respect in the league. Knows the game, knows how to teach, great teacher.”
“You can't have mental breakdowns defensively because teams like Golden State and Cleveland will make you pay dearly.”
“I'm ready to roll 24/7.”
“It wasn't until I went to college that I started getting interested in style. Then I got jobs that started to pay a bit more money and was able to afford some nice slacks and suits.”
“My grandparents taught me about hard work, about fear of failure.”
“I'm not a very materialistic person.”
“I love watching players improve - even as a Little League coach.”
“I remember going with my grandmother to the houses she cleaned when I was little, and I would have to stay down in the basement while she cleaned, and then we walked back home together.”
“You always take rest over rust in the playoffs.”