trick

Were you upset the way Zo left New Jersey?

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trick

If I was getting paid 12+ mil a year I will be too thankful to be thinking about myself.

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Yao 11

LOl, that's different story. For me, half that number would be enough.

Air Fly

Everyone has bad games, VC had one tonight so no big deal here. He'll torch it up tomorr whoever they facing.

chulo

yeah... also didn't like the way he left miami when he went to Jersey either. He's another example of a spolied brat

seifer0406

Despite his market value, a professional basketball player should always try to play his best. If I'm not mistaken, the Raptors signed VC to a max contract. If VC couldn't do it out of being a sheer competitor, do it for the 12+ mil. Just look at Allen Iverson and KG. It is obvious that both players doesn't want to be where they are right now, but everytime that they step on the court, they are giving their 100% effort for the organization that they are playing for. Compare those 2 with someone like a Ron Artest or VC, then you can see why fans are angry.

chulo

I totally agree with you

anniebananerz

I think that some fans just can't get over the whole incident because of the way Carter half-assed his way through the final days of his stay in Toronto. His conduct and play during that time lowered his market value significantly. Don't get me wrong, frankly, Babcock could have waited for a better deal or something. I don't know all the details and I'm not going to pretend to know. But Carter could have at least fulfilled the whole "being a professional" bit and at least played with some passion and some heart. Plus, there was the whole thing about how he tipped off the other team about which play the Raptors were going to run after the time out. That's beyond being unprofessional.

It's not that these people don't remember or realize that it was him who put the Raptors on the map and that he was the one who popularized basketball in a hockey-oriented town, it's just that it's always disappointing when a someone blessed with so much talent, luck, and skill, doesn't make good use of their blessings at all times. Fans who have supported VC and the team during the years probably felt betrayed by someone they idolized.

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VCdunkking

As you can see from my name, I admire VC
i actually started a post a couple weeks ago about this
since someone started a new one
might as well give some opinion

I am a 100% raptors fans, started watching b ball from 1999-2000. It is true, VC MADE the raptors, IF it wasn't him, raps will probably ended up like the vancouver grizzles

It is also true, the way he left is not professional and i totally understand why some ppl hate him, but guys, come on, everything goes both way, VC was the franchise man and i think he should have a "say" in hiring a GM, i don't know the inside story, but of cuz they ended up hiring BABCOCK.

I watched the game tonight and i was pissed off when they started saying, carter sux, carter sux, like come one, He has done more (+) than (-) in TO, you have to admit

I am pissed off how Raps gave the number 15 to garbo, CRAP
if the raptors will ever hang up or retire a jersey, it will be carter's jersey

And chuck just pissed me off, everytime the camera is on VC, he would say, " WOW, he is laughing when his ball club is down by 10, what is he thinking" Like come one, same as jack armstrong, both of them are so biased,

If you guys like to boo ppl, start booing ppl like MOURNING
that guy is called unprofessional!!!!!! wasn't happy to come to TO, and didn't come to report, we ended up BUYING OUT his damn contract, at least partially, i don't see you guys booing him when he comes here, what he did is worst than what VC did

and I am pissed at the front office, we got NTH, absolutely NTH from the VC trade,

Last q?? Don't you think the most exciting raptors basketball was when VC was here??? VC is very entertaining and fun to watch and i truly want him to come back.......if possible.

Yao 11

Those commentators are garbage. Their stupid biases, arguments,and "gossiping" always make me sick.

Yao 11

I don’t think VC is less professional than AI and KG. It is just different way and manner to play game from different players. Just like some one works hard like soldier, and some one works just for enjoying fun. If you don’t like VC’s way and manner, don’t offer him job or just let him go, and try to get AI or KG. Unfortunately, I guess those guys even don’t want to think about Raps. Mourning always play very hard with your favorite professional manner, but he even refused to come to Toronto after he was traded to Raps.

shookem

No he didn't. No they wouldn't have. You don't seem to know much about the team prior to Carter and know even less about the financial make-up of Canada's cities and the demographics within.

I started watching the Raps the first year they came into the league, me along with 100s of thousands of other people. Believe it or not this city had basketball fans before Vince pulled the MTV set into NBA.

Wince, I hope you choke.

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JuniorNoboa

1. I was never mad at Vince when he asked to be traded in the offseason.. disappointed (at that time, i.e. offseason), for sure... I never questioned the injuries - knee injuries are tough to overcome.. and yes he always rolled around on the floor in his first three / four years here before the major injuries.. I never made a big deal about it, actually defended him, because he would come back in the game shortly... he was simply being a drama queen which didn't really bother me.

2. I got mad at Vince once the 2004 season started. His play on the court, and his effort, was an absolute disgrace to all his fellow teammates and fellow NBA players, and all professionals in any form of employment. HE DAMAGED HIS INTEGRITY WITH ALL OTHER 29 NBA GM's making himself untradeable.

3. VInce tanked, his integrity was shot, he had no value - there was no good offer, because everyone thought Vince was done and that he had no integrity.

4. Will I always hate Vince - well I don't hate athletes off the floor, but as a basketball player yes I will always hate him.

JuniorNoboa

Logic is not allowed in these fanboy threads. You should know better ST.

Actually, the trigger point with management was when VC was not allowed to choose the GM. Vince was the GM in the 2001 offseason, which is why our franchise got into roster issues in the first place.

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