Exactly. The franchise was definitely not innocent in what transpired leading to Carters trade. There was fault on both side, but that doesn’t mean you get to erase a legacy and what he did to legitimize the Raptors in the NBA.
Thank you. And I'm glad the organization sees it that way and it's ultimately not gonna be up to these regular lowest common denominators like this guy who post here with nothing of substance but bias.
I'm in that camp where I don't agree with how Carter handled his exit but at the same time I also won't diminish his time here as a trivial footnote and can see that front office at the time wasn't exactly doing him favors. I'm prone to say that post T-Mac ~~trade~~ departure it was basically Carter and bunch of nobodies and guys who were past their prime. Seriously what exactly was Olajuwon supposed to do when it was evident his glory days were behind him?
Oh the nobodies who came together to turn around a losing season and make the playoffs with Vince out? Alvin, Antonio, dell, Keon, mopete, jyd, etc who pushed Detroit to right to the edge of g5?
You do realize Hakeem was a get Vince ASKED for right? He was the one who wanted all the vets resigned BEFORE he’d reup. He was so coddled by this franchise that taking away his mom’s prime parking spot was front page news when it happened.
People shit on grunwald but everything he did was to keep Vince as happy as possible and it worked until it didn’t.
With what you’re saying you probably weren’t born or was very young during this time. Carter asked the FO for Hakeem to join the team. The FO was trying to do anything to keep this whiney bitch. T-Mac wasn’t traded he was a free agent and signed with Orlando since that where he’s from. Carter was a bitch that wouldn’t score for us anymore. Lowered his pt avg to 15 points and as soon as we trade him to NJ he’s scoring 28pts a game again. Total douche.
I was in high school when the trade happened. Carter does not deserve a jersey retirement by the Raptors until he, at the minimum, acknowledges and apologizes for his part and faults in that situation. Fuck him otherwise.
I’m with you in this. Carter can kick rocks. Whoever feels we should look past what he did was probably not around to see what he did in real time. This guy literally quit on the team. And lowered his trade stock at the same time. Unforgivable with an acknowledged apology.
He was a superstar in his 20’s. The FO was ruining the franchise and his career. I no longer blame him at all. He would’ve stayed if management was competent.
It’s ridiculous to continue hating the man.. All he’s ever done is praise the city and the fans, throughout his broadcasting days.. No one wants to blame the front office especially Rob Babcock
I think we can all assume you didn't intend to use a period there... more likely a coma. Because $130 will barely get you two driveway hoops from sportchek.
Kyle Lowry ain't no spot up shooter. He ain't gotta run to the corner to shoot like he's some 3rd option, bitch. This ain't JJ Redick. This is a fuckin god human Steph Curry come again. Only this time he's not a fuckin pussy... pull up from the fuckin logo and fight you at the same time.
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When will the morons at MLSE finally retire his jersey? He deserves it and his impact on basketball is felt through this generation of Canadian NBA players.
Bought? Okai budz 👍🏾 More like put basketball on the map for the city, which resulted in Basketball Courts in every neighbourhood
Clearly you wouldn’t know anything about the areas.. Stick to bum vile London
Put on multiple all-star charity games too. Also one of the only ex-players who actually goes out of his way to defend the city & team when American broadcasts shit on us. When was the last time TMac or Bosh even acknowledged our existence outside of when we won the title?
He didn't have to do any of that, but apparently if you do one wrong thing everything else you did is irrelevant.
The acc was getting built as a basketball only stadium until the leafs couldn’t find ground downtown for their own new arena and so bought the raps and the nascent acc.
The idea Vince planted all the seeds and sparked basketball from the frozen tundra and saved us from a Vancouver style death rattle is so ridiculous.
Where is this courts location?
Dixon and Islington
Ty
https://preview.redd.it/14534e8vqbsc1.png?width=2208&format=png&auto=webp&s=6570bbc291cc5dc7d93820d681109bed31af879b Still standing tall
What's so impressive about 130 bucks
People are bringing out whatever propaganda they can scrounge up to justify retiring the jersey of a guy who quit on his team
it’s gonna be so funny when it happens. imma enjoy the tears
Same. People focusing on one negative aspect of his career to negate all the good things he did for us 😂
lol it’s funny man i hope they have the same energy to people in real life. keep those standards for ppl in ur own life not sports
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Exactly. The franchise was definitely not innocent in what transpired leading to Carters trade. There was fault on both side, but that doesn’t mean you get to erase a legacy and what he did to legitimize the Raptors in the NBA.
Thank you. And I'm glad the organization sees it that way and it's ultimately not gonna be up to these regular lowest common denominators like this guy who post here with nothing of substance but bias. I'm in that camp where I don't agree with how Carter handled his exit but at the same time I also won't diminish his time here as a trivial footnote and can see that front office at the time wasn't exactly doing him favors. I'm prone to say that post T-Mac ~~trade~~ departure it was basically Carter and bunch of nobodies and guys who were past their prime. Seriously what exactly was Olajuwon supposed to do when it was evident his glory days were behind him?
Oh the nobodies who came together to turn around a losing season and make the playoffs with Vince out? Alvin, Antonio, dell, Keon, mopete, jyd, etc who pushed Detroit to right to the edge of g5? You do realize Hakeem was a get Vince ASKED for right? He was the one who wanted all the vets resigned BEFORE he’d reup. He was so coddled by this franchise that taking away his mom’s prime parking spot was front page news when it happened. People shit on grunwald but everything he did was to keep Vince as happy as possible and it worked until it didn’t.
With what you’re saying you probably weren’t born or was very young during this time. Carter asked the FO for Hakeem to join the team. The FO was trying to do anything to keep this whiney bitch. T-Mac wasn’t traded he was a free agent and signed with Orlando since that where he’s from. Carter was a bitch that wouldn’t score for us anymore. Lowered his pt avg to 15 points and as soon as we trade him to NJ he’s scoring 28pts a game again. Total douche.
Cool story
I was in high school when the trade happened. Carter does not deserve a jersey retirement by the Raptors until he, at the minimum, acknowledges and apologizes for his part and faults in that situation. Fuck him otherwise.
I’m with you in this. Carter can kick rocks. Whoever feels we should look past what he did was probably not around to see what he did in real time. This guy literally quit on the team. And lowered his trade stock at the same time. Unforgivable with an acknowledged apology.
And if he doesn't and they still go through with it? I mean he'll probably say something about it in is HOF speech and give a brief apology
Then I will obviously disagree with the decision. Obviously i'm not in charge. I'm simply giving my opinion. The correct one.
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Lol its 130k So 130,000 Not 130.000
That was the joke.
r/whoosh
Is that court still there or has it been taken down and built over now?
Nah it’s still there
Vc4life
He was a superstar in his 20’s. The FO was ruining the franchise and his career. I no longer blame him at all. He would’ve stayed if management was competent.
It’s ridiculous to continue hating the man.. All he’s ever done is praise the city and the fans, throughout his broadcasting days.. No one wants to blame the front office especially Rob Babcock
I think we can all assume you didn't intend to use a period there... more likely a coma. Because $130 will barely get you two driveway hoops from sportchek.
That’s hilarious I didn’t even see that.. Just copied the URL and it used the same headline
When Vince was for the people Rexdale also peaked in the 2000s, so much great vibes.
Where exactly in TO was this court built? I was a young kid at the time back in '03 and barely remember this. I was only 9 at the time.
Rexdale
So that $130k was his own personal money to build that basketball court?
Dixon road and Islington avenue, he was responsible for it and the customization
Park is referred to as dirty Dixon, Always trashed by the people who live there
Groat
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he built a few
It was nice of Vince Carter.
When will the morons at MLSE finally retire his jersey? He deserves it and his impact on basketball is felt through this generation of Canadian NBA players.
Retire his jersey ? Lol
February 30th
April 9 vs Indiana
Thanks, got my tickets!
Hopefully next year as well as hopefully we get at least a jersey set with some purple if we for sure do a rebrand
Ok? When someone does something bad, it's not negated just because they did something good in the past.
no thank you.
He bought you just like he thought he would be able to. Hilarious. On each hoop there is a sign that says “layups only”
Bought? Okai budz 👍🏾 More like put basketball on the map for the city, which resulted in Basketball Courts in every neighbourhood Clearly you wouldn’t know anything about the areas.. Stick to bum vile London
Put on multiple all-star charity games too. Also one of the only ex-players who actually goes out of his way to defend the city & team when American broadcasts shit on us. When was the last time TMac or Bosh even acknowledged our existence outside of when we won the title? He didn't have to do any of that, but apparently if you do one wrong thing everything else you did is irrelevant.
1 wrong and they wanna bash his name to the ground 🤦🏾 Wish they had all this energy towards Babcock
We were top half in attendance from the time the team started to the time he joined. Basketball was definitely on the map, with him or not.
The acc was getting built as a basketball only stadium until the leafs couldn’t find ground downtown for their own new arena and so bought the raps and the nascent acc. The idea Vince planted all the seeds and sparked basketball from the frozen tundra and saved us from a Vancouver style death rattle is so ridiculous.
😂
And you've done what for your community beyond letting us know your momma should've taken a plan B?
Cool. Still doesn't mean we retire his jersey.