Masai/Leiweke Press Conference (Recap P31, Video P40)

[witnessraps]

tim speaking truth

[SwaggWagg]

MU looks like he wants to puke

[Brinbe]

Already like these guys more than BC... they're not about BS

Yeah right. TL is absolutely full of shyt

based on what? He's already been realer and more realistic in his statements than BC ever was in his entire tenure here. The guy has an impeccable track record.

[Duffman100]

Feels weird without BC there.

By weird, do you mean ear-to-ear grinning good?

[22haytham22]

I am really liking TL

[Susp3ct]

Love the way TIm speaks

[changes]

Ujiri needs some body language work.

[RINSE]

President and GM?

[Rhettmatic]

Leiweke:

Thank you. Well first off since this is my first encounter and first activity in Toronto, I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome, tell eveyrone how honoured I am to be here, to be part of this great organization, and how excited I am about not just the organization but all the teams. But today is about the Raptors. And I'm excited about the news and the progress we've made within that organization. When we began this road about a month ago, Larry, Bell and Rogers, we all saw the vision teh same way, which is, this is not an organization that wants to make the playoffs, this is an organization that would like to win championships. And we understood that we needed fresh new thinking, dynamic thinking, and leadership in order to get us to where we want to go to. And we clearly understood that we have not had the success that the owners, the fans, or this team deserves. And so we set our sights on bringing in a new leader, a new chemistry and culture for the organization. And when we set our sights, we decided to set our sights high. We were very forutnate, there were a lot of poeple who were interested. In fact we were overwhlemed by the interest we received. But there was one person we focused on. And many people in the league said you'll never get him. He's the NBA EOY, there's no way someone like that will leave an organization that good and come to Toronto.

Well, that's a myth. People want to come to this organization, people want to come to this city, and if you don't bleieve it, look at the two guys sitting at this podium. We both wanted to be here and we're both orver the moon to be part of this organization. (Thanks all the Denver people. Who cares. I'm not transcribing this part). So today, on behalf of MLSE, it gives me great honour and pride to introduce the future of this Raptors organization, the president of basketball operations and the general manager, Masai for me, I couldn't be more thrilled that you're here based on not only your experience and your reputation but your commitment, passion and enthusiasm for what we need to do as organization. So I welcome you back to Toronto. For me personally, I am extremely excited about being your partner about building the Raptors into a championship organization.

[pbj]

ALL HAIL THE SAVIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fredericklove]

BC is boiling hot while watching this

[Truthrising]

Feels weird without BC there.

By weird, do you mean ear-to-ear grinning good?

Hell ya..lol

[dat90zKiD]

GREAT intro by Leiweke... This guy is the real deal boys.

[witnessraps]

im comin home im comin home

[Brinbe]

aww

[booyah_child]

MU: "I'm home"

[carl_english]

Cue...I'm coming home

[Duffman100]

I'm home. That was cute. I like this guy.

[fredericklove]

"i came home", *tears*

[Susp3ct]

Leiweke:

Thank you. Well first off since this is my first encounter and first activity in Toronto, I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome, tell eveyrone how honoured I am to be here, to be part of this great organization, and how excited I am about not just the organization but all the teams. But today is about the Raptors. And I'm excited about the news and the progress we've made within that organization. When we began this road about a month ago, Larry, Bell and Rogers, we all saw the vision teh same way, which is, this is not an organization that wants to make the playoffs, this is an organization that would like to win championships. And we understood that we needed fresh new thinking, dynamic thinking, and leadership in order to get us to where we want to go to. And we clearly understood that we have not had the success that the owners, the fans, or this team deserves. And so we set our sights on bringing in a new leader, a new chemistry and culture for the organization. And when we set our sights, we decided to set our sights high. We were very forutnate, there were a lot of poeple who were interested. In fact we were overwhlemed by the interest we received. But there was one person we focused on. And many people in the league said you'll never get him. He's the NBA EOY, there's no way someone like that will leave an organization that good and come to Toronto.

Well, that's a myth. People want to come to this organization, people want to come to this city, and if you don't bleieve it, look at the two guys sitting at this podium. We both wanted to be here and we're both orver the moon to be part of this organization. (Thanks all the Denver people. Who cares. I'm not transcribing this part). So today, on behalf of MLSE, it gives me great honour and pride to introduce the future of this Raptors organization, the president of basketball operations and the general manager, Masai for me, I couldn't be more thrilled that you're here based on not only your experience and your reputation but your commitment, passion and enthusiasm for what we need to do as organization. So I welcome you back to Toronto. For me personally, I am extremely excited about being your partner about building the Raptors into a championship organization.

Damn you're too fast