Source: Toronto Star

Dwane Casey heard all the negatives about Terrence Ross. Sorting through the yeas and nays of a player's scouting report is part of a coach's predraft job.

And when Ross, the former Washington shooting guard, came to Toronto last month for his predraft workout, Casey was as frank with him as a punch in the mouth, letting Ross know the dark side of the report.

"Everybody has told me that you have a tendency to fade in and fade out," Casey, the Toronto Raptors' coach, told him. "They say I have to push you, stay behind you. But if you want to make it in the NBA, you have to play hard on every possession. You have to work to get open on every possession. You have to work defensively on every possession. Not just one, but every time. That's how you make your mark in this league."

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