Whether he’s delusional or not, you can easily see how Masai Ujiri might view the hiring of Ime Udoka as charting the straightest possible line to a magically improved Raptors team. Opinion by dfeschuk
Even though he’s one of the highest-paid executives in pro sports, the man has always had a gift for connecting to the masses.president can put himself on the level of the disgruntled fan who, in the frustrating throes of the disappointing season that ended with last week’s play-in collapse to the Chicago Bulls, might have been as apt to cheer for the Raptors as he was to rain boos on them from the 300 level.how Ujiri summed up his 2022-23 Raptors viewing experienceDitto. Hear, hear.
“We’ve always said it’s not going to be a straight line. This is development, you know. These things happen,” Ujiri said. “Study some other teams. Like Boston went to the Eastern Conference finals and then they were a .500 team , I think, if I remember right. These things take time.” “Scottie understands what’s at stake,” Ujiri said. “He grew a lot this season, realized a lot this season.”
There are plenty of potential candidates; heck, there’s a veritable raft of NBA assistant coaches seen as imminent heirs to a head-coaching gig, including Raptors assistants Adrian Griffin and Earl Watson. The Raptors will no doubt cast their net widely in the course of due diligence.
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