“He came in with great DNA and great credibility and this is a tough time for Bryan,” Richard Peddie, the chief executive officer of MLSE, said. “He's feeling it.”
Those close to Colangelo describe him variously as humbled, worn and humanized by the recent turn of events. “He's getting banged on by a lot of people,” said one source, requesting anonymity. “A lot of people are nervous.”
Those close to Colangelo describe him variously as humbled, worn and humanized by the recent turn of events. “He's getting banged on by a lot of people,” said one source, requesting anonymity. “A lot of people are nervous.”
Peddie remains confident in his team president, but stopped short of saying a contract was in the midst of being inked. “He's in the last year of his contract and we will probably talk to Bryan about an extension but nothing is going on right now,” Peddie said. “… Bryan will go to the board in the next month or two and talk about his plan for the next year and everyone will see if Bryan is comfortable with it and we're comfortable with it and that will dictate what we do in the future.”
But pressed, Peddie suggested Colangelo will get a chance to rebound from two seasons where the Raptors fell well short of the Colangelo's own public expectations.
“I think he wants to stay [and] it's a two-way street. I still think he's really an excellent choice. I really do,” Peddie said. “ I look around and think, geez, who else would I want?”
Publicly Colangelo is hardly shrinking from the challenge, sounding almost defiant in his defence of a roster that went 22-10 in between a 7-13 start and its 11-19 finish.
“I don't view this as a team that needs to be dismantled, with or without Chris,” he said in interview before leaving for Europe where he will be scouting the Euroleague Final Four in Paris.
But pressed, Peddie suggested Colangelo will get a chance to rebound from two seasons where the Raptors fell well short of the Colangelo's own public expectations.
“I think he wants to stay [and] it's a two-way street. I still think he's really an excellent choice. I really do,” Peddie said. “ I look around and think, geez, who else would I want?”
Publicly Colangelo is hardly shrinking from the challenge, sounding almost defiant in his defence of a roster that went 22-10 in between a 7-13 start and its 11-19 finish.
“I don't view this as a team that needs to be dismantled, with or without Chris,” he said in interview before leaving for Europe where he will be scouting the Euroleague Final Four in Paris.
“I have an insatiable desire to succeed,” he said. “[And] I'm basically looking at the next four years as the next step. This doesn't happen over night. But you deal with [the obstacles] and you keep pressing forward.”
I think this off-season is make or break time for Colangelo. He worked really hard and shook things up last off-season. He put forth great effort but the results were not where people had hope. I think he will aggressively attack this off-season, just like the last. Here's to hoping he can get some luck this time around.
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