Official masai ujiri press conference thread

[CalgaryRapsFan]

LOL, that's about right. Don't forget "Fire Ujiri" threads as soon as they hit their first losing streak.

They could start even sooner if any of the Raptors Republic official banned words/phrases are uttered publically by Ujiri:

- enigma
- organic growth

...please feel free to add to this list...

[CalgaryRapsFan]

TSN's summary is up: http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=424705

[Fuchan]

They could start even sooner if any of the Raptors Republic official banned words/phrases are uttered publically by Ujiri:

- enigma
- organic growth

...please feel free to add to this list...

- Floor spacing
- Internal Competition
- Natural Power Forward Posistion


All with a little bit of internal organic growth (tm) of course

[Eric Akshinthala]

THANK FUCKING GOD

Irresponsible.

[phez]

I know Ujiri wasn't giving out specific details about the team, but I think someone should atleast have asked about his ethos. ie does he favor superstar-centered team? run and gun like miami? or just builds from whatever and any asset available?

[Bendit]

who is the idiot asking about colangelo?

THe crazy coot Mike Toth.

[phez]

Leiweke will be on Sportsnet at 1:20 with Tim & Sid

[drunkmunky]

Sportsnet radio?

No mention of Andrea Bargnani

[phez]

Sportsnet radio?

No mention of Andrea Bargnani

yep
http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/

[Bendit]

That was a good presser. Said all the good things about the basis of team building/construct....be on the same page organizationally, decide on the playing/makeup/swag of the team, execute at all times. He didnt have to use that term "accountability"....it was a given. Wants to have a small/flat organization which is good. He started out quite emotionally I thought like he either wanted to be here or that he now really had his own team (Denver wasnt his entirely...he had to share decision making with Josh Kroenke). I also suspect he will be passing on some of his salary to his basketball work in Africa. Good man I think and I hope good for the Raptors.

[planetmars]

That was a good presser. Said all the good things about the basis of team building/construct....be on the same page organizationally, decide on the playing/makeup/swag of the team, execute at all times. He didnt have to use that term "accountability"....it was a given. Wants to have a small/flat organization which is good. He started out quite emotionally I thought like he either wanted to be here or that he now really had his own team (Denver wasnt his entirely...he had to share decision making with Josh Kroenke). I also suspect he will be passing on some of his salary to his basketball work in Africa. Good man I think and I hope good for the Raptors.

I was hoping for some more details about the direction he wanted to take the Raptors but it's too early to really do that. He seems like a very humble man. The complete opposite to Colangelo from that regards.

[thead]

http://threeinthekey.ca/masai-ujiri-...ss-conference/

Tim Chisholm's take

[Evia99]

hard thing to do to talk about direction and personnel decisions without crapping on colangelo. he wont publicly do so

[Michel G]

"the back of our roster has to be young guys that we can continue to grow" - "I want to develop young talent" - Masai Ujiri

That's all I wanted to hear. I still have a headache from when BC traded the 2nd round pick for Telfair.

[isaacthompson]

Irrelevant, but first thing I noticed when watching is that Ujiri kinda looks like Jay-Z from the side. Lol.