Masai Ujiri is Overrated

[maternal85]

Couldn't keep a championship team together. Couldn't keep Kawhi in town. Massive failures, so, yes, overrated.

yeah i thought toronto was the next big thing when they won but kawhi bolting pretty much shut up their fans for a whole yr until scottie even then most of their fanbase were bashing the poor kid. this is what a small market team do that cant sustain long term success. GS used to be a **** team but being in the usa and warm just made them more valuable than the Lakers and soon knicks.

Thats what I realized location and weather is all what matters over a 100 masais. His counterpart Presti is dealing the same crap he drafted goat team and couldnt win a ring bc it wasnt LA. Masai is now also getting overrated because his competition is getting better. Even sacramento i used to trash hired huge analytics draft wise they are nearly on par and being in california whoever the owner will win a ring very soon. Basketball is one of the simplest sport even myself with college level stat could understand derozan for kawhi was better and kawhis success was a logical one. Like in 2030 all the robots are gonna do the decision, Masai has no real advantage.

Lived in vancouver, i wish vancouver got grizzlies back I think they can compete with LA despite from Canada. What Toronto needs is a owner like bill gates that is ready to be bankrupt rather than being small market conscious of the tax. Even then, I dont think they can beat James Dolan's Knicks long term. masais quotes of admitting mediocreness after loss of kawhi was pretty much the final blow.

Small market team? Isn't Toronto like the 5th largest city in North America?

4th. It's bigger than the Chicago area as well.

[lobosloboslobos]

Could be, but Piston's players have more impressive Detroit area mansions than Raptor's players have anywhere in Canada.

You're out of your depth here. Toronto is in the NFL of real estate.

It's not a desirous place to live for Americans.

lol. nice user name.

[DrCoach]

I said yes he is over-rated, only because I feel he is way up on a pedistal, but at teh same time I believe he is one fo teh best 3 GM's in the league. So yes over-rated, but also yes really really good.

My one problem with Masai and the one reason i couldn't be 100% stokedabout the title the Raptors won, (I live in Ottawa ON and the Raptors have always been my second favourite team since they joined the league, no really the only team I follow). Is I couldn't get behind the 1 year rental of Kawhi Leonard, I wish the Raps had run back the core with Derozan with Jonas and the team could have continued to be a top 2 team in the East and legit title contender for another 5-6 years.

I feel the sabotaging the down the road success of the team to steal one quick, (not easy) for sure title was more about winning a ring for Masai himself then for the good of the team. Just my two thoughts, I know some people will say but what if they had convinced KL to stay you had to try to do it, but to me that was fool gold. I love that the team won a title but it pains me that Demar doesn't have a Raptors NBA championship ring.

What a ridiculous take. Championships are incredibly hard. He did what nobody thought he could. Win in Canada.

It takes extreme balls to get rid of Coach of the Year and abeloved player to do that

[kanersen]

Best president/GM + Best coach + they've got their fingerprints all over this team's DNA... surely this means multiple titles are just around the corner?

Would you care to lay a little wager on the Raptors winning a title this year, or to do a double... or why not go all the way and bet on a three-peat?

no

this is a "rebuilding year" from Masai's own mouth.

This is what we do in a rebuilding year in our program that attracts no free agents or power swings to push players North.

Meanwhile, LA who's the #1 destination in the NBA and have had top 100of all time players that have forced trade/signed their way their from Kobe, Shaq, Dwight, Nash AD, Lebron, not to mention every washed up former superstar that manouvers his way to the Lake Show...the list goes on and on.....what do you have to show for it, congratulations - you didn't even make the playin in a competing year with arguably the 2nd best player of all time in one of his best seasons ever to date...at least on the stat sheet. Apparently that's what counts in LA - fools gold.

I'll put our system over yours any day and i'll put any bet on the line the Raptors will win their next championship before the Lakers.

Our best player is overlooked, was lucky to be 1 late 1st rounder and considered a major reach

Our all star was undrafted.

Our high lottery rookie was considered a major reach and considered a long term project and lambasted as a pick over the 4th of the surefire allstars in a top 4 can't miss draft.

We know how to pick them, develop them and make them shine. Our players play for each other, yours play for the stat sheets and bright lights.

You're a destination.

We are a team.

Sounds like you're making a whole lotta excuses for why the Raptors won't win despite having the Best President/GM, Best Coach, and their fingers all over the team's DNA.

If you are right about them being the best, go on, be confident and pick one. Will the Raptors win a title this season? A title next season? A double? A three-peat? What's your pleasure?

Bad timing on your part. You're "world class" organization is trying to weasel its way into the pants of our coach lol. Nice try, next time.

[LascelleL]

*Chef's Kiss*

Eat your crow.