[Koreen] Siakam: “I’ve never been a selfish player in my life. I’ve always played the game the right way. … Always been a team player.”
"I've never been a selfish player in my life. I've always played the game the right way. … Always been a team player."
— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) October 2, 2023
by EarthWarping
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Man, he looks chipper lmao
He looks so mad 🫠🫠
Facts. What the hell was Masai talking about bringing up selfishness responding to a question about Pascal’s possible extension
hes gone man. definitely not happy
Fuck Masai
Dumbass chose to respect Fred over doing right for the team and then chooses to disrespect his actual best player
Tbf Siakam is pretty famous for dumbass isos and foul hunting. I understand the star of a team can’t think of themselves as selfish, but if he isn’t carrying the team to victory you have to help others get you there. Sorry, you want the max contract. 🤷♂️
Yea there’s some disconnect here. It’s clear the rumours if him being shopped pissed him off
Interesting that we’ve chosen to implode before the season rather than during
2023 Angry Siakam season incoming. He’s gonna play for that next big deal (probably his last big deal), so he is gonna go all out.
We the Mid
Yeah Masai is ruining this team lol.
Gary and Fred were imo the most selfish players last season. With Fred being gone and Gary hopefully playing more team ball this season I’m hoping we are better off.
Does anyone else think Masai is alluding to players wanting more money as being selfish? Kind of seems like that to me a bit maybe.
FVV got out of the shitshow while he had the chance. If the Raptors start the first 10~15 games below .500, the trade offers are going to be even lower than it was the summer
Masai really botched that answer. Not a good look.
Where are the Masai defenders now? Still saw some people trying to defend his comments ab the selfish thing not being about Siakam. Too many delusional fans here
Some will say he tried stat padding for all-NBA honors. ESP when the team was down and out and he was forcing the issue. that’s just perception by some people on popular boards like realGM
I don’t think Siakam is a important piece for the future, but Masai just exposed himself for this. You can’t be saying shit like that when you’re responsible for improving and building on this team. Disgusting.
I think Masai is still holding some resentment towards Siakam for ruining his leverage when he was trying to trade him to Atlanta or Portland.
Damn. Where is that guy who was claiming Masai wasn’t talking about anyone specifically?
So now that he’s pissed will we “respect” him enough to make no trade and let him walk for nothing after this year?
I don’t think he was talking about Pascal being selfish. I think he and Pascal are on the same page.
I used to think that Masai was some sort of mastermind but now I’m realizing he’s a f#$king horrible negotiator and has no people skills…literally every book I’ve read on negotiating and leadership says to do the exact opposite of what Masai does lol Masai has taken zero ownership, it’s “the players are the problem”….YOU DRAFTED AND SIGNED THEM DICK HEAD! lol you’re the leader of the organization, you’re the one who tried to reinvent the game with “position less ball” instead of creating a roster that makes sense
ugh….
The fact that he even has to answer this sucks. I’ve never thought of Pascal as selfish on the court
Self destruct in 5,4,3,2,1…
I read this differently. Part of being a leader is to be accountable for the behaviour of the group as a whole. The players were generally out to get theirs and nobody was reigning them in. Pascal was encouraging FVV to go get his and that “my bad” on missing that bunny lay up to give FVV his 20 assist in a stat padding game (he did eventually get it) showed the team where his head was. He specifically might not be selfish, but he wasn’t stopping said behaviour and even enabling it.
Because he’s the best player on the team, like it or not he’s a leader and what he does and what he allows matter.
Ffs man great now Pascal is gonna be unhappy, gg Masai
Chill guys, watch the actual interview and you’ll see pascal and Masai are on the same page. Pascal started with “I’ll speak for myself” regarding selfishness. And ended with “I don’t think you were taking about me anyway” to the interviewer. Masai was clearly referring to the other guys who played selfish (Fred, Gary, OG).
The only thing weird was Masai bringing up the selfishness angle about the team when someone asked him specifically about extending Pascal. Maybe Masai actually meant “Last season the team played selfishly, I want to evaluate how they play this season before extending anyone”
I support everyone in the Raptors organization because they are part of the Raptors but damn Masai… what are you trying to burn down????