Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday they have hired Ed Stefanski as the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations. Stefanski joins the Raptors from upper management positions with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, where his teams qualified for the NBA playoffs in eight of the past nine seasons. In his position, Stefanski will report to Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo.
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
if you're bc and your forced to hire an upper-level exec by your board do you
a. hire someone that the board will become comfortable with replacing you with
b. hire someone you know is irrelevant, to secure your position with the franchise
(that is some piss poor english language. long week..., brain=mush)
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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Originally Posted by bluerap
if you're bc and your forced to hire an upper-level exec by your board do you
a. hire someone that the board will become comfortable with replacing you with
b. hire someone you know is irrelevant, to secure your position with the franchise
(that is some piss poor english language. long week..., brain=mush)
hahaha. good one. BC must be a bigger dumba$$ then we thought.
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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Originally Posted by Qwyjibo
Awesome! I can't wait until the Raptors are run by the man who built the current Sixers dynasty-in-waiting.
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The reality is this signing means nothing.
BC will still be making all the final decisions.
And when he finally does get canned after this year or next Stefanski will be canned with him.
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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Originally Posted by bluerap
The reality is this signing means nothing.
Correct answer.
Both guys basically have 3 season (based on BCs deal) to get "something done" as mandated by the Teachers Pension Fund.
More than half the problem here is not BC and Stef ; its that the Teachers Pension Fund owns them. Mindless, thoughtless, corporate double speak by committee decisions.
Listen to Bobcat on Friday nite last ? "Could the Raptors survive in TO as an independent team? "
The answer is yes - with the right owner. Mark Cuban without the baggage.
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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Originally Posted by Jballer
Correct answer.
Both guys basically have 3 season (based on BCs deal) to get "something done" as mandated by the Teachers Pension Fund.
More than half the problem here is not BC and Stef ; its that the Teachers Pension Fund owns them. Mindless, thoughtless, corporate double speak by committee decisions.
Listen to Bobcat on Friday nite last ? "Could the Raptors survive in TO as an independent team? "
The answer is yes - with the right owner. Mark Cuban without the baggage.
Re: Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
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Originally Posted by bluerap
We should start a fund to purchase the team.
FYI BC only has 2 years on his contract.
I think it was announced he got 3 plus an option. Anticipating a 'lock out' the contract was structured to give him 3 full seasons as I recall.
So basically in corportate double speak terms -
(1) make the team exciting (2) get us to the first round in the playoffs so we can charge more money for tickets the next season and get all that lucrative playoff revenue (3) get the 'general' fans talking about the team again making it 'spin' as positive as Anthopolis and the Blue Jays regardless of whether you actually win a championship or not...
Ed Stefanski Hired as VP of Basketball Opperations
