Richard Peddie
Richard Peddie
Richard A. Peddieis a former President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment...
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What we're missing out on is the single game sales and when you start the season 1-15, that doesn't get the heart racing. People aren't engaged yet.
gm
I said we were going to go out and get the most proven, experienced GM that we could and I think we have.
fear
If we have to, absolutely. (We'd have) no fear at all.
bryan candidate job
Bryan was our No. 1 candidate for the job right from the start.
people side tough
He may look like a big, blurry Irishman, but he's not as tough as he may seem, there's a side to him that a lot of people don't see.
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He has complete autonomy for the basketball operation.
serious
We're in very, very serious discussions with Brian.
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This was a tough decision, but one that we feel is in our best long-term interests. We recognize Rob's efforts to clear cap space and bring in young talent, but it's time to bring in someone with proven experience as an NBA general manager to take us to the next level.
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We look forward to working with the three levels of government as we prepare for construction of the stadium in early 2006 and while we finalize our franchise agreement with Major League Soccer,
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We have to do a major course correction. We used to follow a buy strategy and now we have to follow a build strategy.
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We also feel that in moving Wayne into the role of general manager on an interim basis we will be better able to develop (coach) Sam Mitchell's growth toward being a very good NBA coach during the second half of the season. Wayne has the leadership qualities and league-wide credibility that we need to get to the next level. He has the full powers of a general manager.
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We are looking for just a general manager, ... He will set the strategy and the tone. We are just hiring one person.
best interest tough
It was a tough decision, but one that we feel is in the best long-term interest of our franchise.
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First of all, typically people you would be interested in would be tied up through the end of the season and when we were allowed to talk to Bryan in February, that was unexpected. When your top person gets available months earlier than expected, you jump at that chance.