The insanity around Vinsanity.
"Vince is a whiner and a complainer." "Vince wants to out of the Raptors." "Vince is soft."
The sports press here in hockey (Leafs) crazy T.dot have been very unfair to Vince for two years now.
"Vince is a whiner and a complainer." - Has Vince ever whined and complained to the press? No. He hasn't said a word. Has Vince complained to Babcock, the new GM? No. Babcock hasn't even spoken to the guy. Has Vince complained to Richard Peddie? Maybe, but Peddie runs the show here (The Leafs AND the Raptors), doesn't everyone in the organzation complain to the man on top? You think Mats or Pat Quinn or Ken Dryden never let their opinions be known to Peddie. Even if Vince was disappointed with the organization, doesn't he have a right to be disappointed and perhaps express it to the guy who pays him. Vince has not said a bad word about his employer at all.
In Vince Carter, we have an undeniable superstar athlete. Vince Carter has almost single-handedly turned the Raptors to Toronto's second favourite team and remains one of the most popular and talented players in the NBA. We have not had a more exciting sports personality in this city since the world championship Jays. Unfortunately for Vince, what we also have is a guy that is caught in an organization that could care less about winning the NBA Championship and more about how many box seats they can fill as added perks to their corporate cronies. The press loves to criticize Vince and for what, the fact that he has a knee injury and has adjusted his game in order to protect it. He is taking more jump shots and fewer high flying dunks, passing the ball to the other guys who cannot score. Come on! MLSE dont care about basketball in Toronto or the Raptors and are doing the many NBA fans in this city an injustice. MLSE only care about Leafs. They will soon realize that trading Vince away will do nothing but clear out some seats at the ACC.
If Vince really didnt like it here, he could have easily bolted for sunny Orlando with TMac and continued their dynamic duo. By staying here, he got a huge paycheque and a chance to be involved in the building of a worthy 'small market contender'. Sports fans are a strange bunch sometimes. In New Jersey, the Nets played very entertaining basketball with a great solid team (before trading away K-Mart) and the stadium was half full. Across the river, were the Knicks...a losing team with a very full MSG. In Toronto, we have the laughing stock Raptors with an arena full of dedicated fans, curiosity seekers and everyone else in between.
Sigh, if Vince really wants to be traded, i dont blame him a bit. All I can say Vince is, good luck to you. I, for one am glad that you might be going somewhere that acually cares about basketball and watching you. I'm gonna miss ya!~ As for the Raptors, if we cant beat the Knicks, are we trying to become them? (Kurt Thomas, Kenny Anderson and an aging Mutumbo??) Looks to me like Isiah is still building the Raptors as he is building the Knicks...
The sports press here in hockey (Leafs) crazy T.dot have been very unfair to Vince for two years now.
"Vince is a whiner and a complainer." - Has Vince ever whined and complained to the press? No. He hasn't said a word. Has Vince complained to Babcock, the new GM? No. Babcock hasn't even spoken to the guy. Has Vince complained to Richard Peddie? Maybe, but Peddie runs the show here (The Leafs AND the Raptors), doesn't everyone in the organzation complain to the man on top? You think Mats or Pat Quinn or Ken Dryden never let their opinions be known to Peddie. Even if Vince was disappointed with the organization, doesn't he have a right to be disappointed and perhaps express it to the guy who pays him. Vince has not said a bad word about his employer at all.
In Vince Carter, we have an undeniable superstar athlete. Vince Carter has almost single-handedly turned the Raptors to Toronto's second favourite team and remains one of the most popular and talented players in the NBA. We have not had a more exciting sports personality in this city since the world championship Jays. Unfortunately for Vince, what we also have is a guy that is caught in an organization that could care less about winning the NBA Championship and more about how many box seats they can fill as added perks to their corporate cronies. The press loves to criticize Vince and for what, the fact that he has a knee injury and has adjusted his game in order to protect it. He is taking more jump shots and fewer high flying dunks, passing the ball to the other guys who cannot score. Come on! MLSE dont care about basketball in Toronto or the Raptors and are doing the many NBA fans in this city an injustice. MLSE only care about Leafs. They will soon realize that trading Vince away will do nothing but clear out some seats at the ACC.
If Vince really didnt like it here, he could have easily bolted for sunny Orlando with TMac and continued their dynamic duo. By staying here, he got a huge paycheque and a chance to be involved in the building of a worthy 'small market contender'. Sports fans are a strange bunch sometimes. In New Jersey, the Nets played very entertaining basketball with a great solid team (before trading away K-Mart) and the stadium was half full. Across the river, were the Knicks...a losing team with a very full MSG. In Toronto, we have the laughing stock Raptors with an arena full of dedicated fans, curiosity seekers and everyone else in between.
Sigh, if Vince really wants to be traded, i dont blame him a bit. All I can say Vince is, good luck to you. I, for one am glad that you might be going somewhere that acually cares about basketball and watching you. I'm gonna miss ya!~ As for the Raptors, if we cant beat the Knicks, are we trying to become them? (Kurt Thomas, Kenny Anderson and an aging Mutumbo??) Looks to me like Isiah is still building the Raptors as he is building the Knicks...
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