First up ... I really enjoyed this relatively short - but poignant - review of Vince & the Fans. It brought back a certain nostalgia. Which for me, and I know for others, it was early childhood as a Raptor fan(atic).
I also think this poll missed one alternative.
Should Vince apologize?
I believe that Vince has served his time. I get the booing. It was a reflection of basketball fans realizing what had just escaped. Of course that just part has lasted much longer that a dictionary would ever ascribe to.
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Should Raptor fans (and the organization) celebrate - and forgive - what hindsight will probably acknowledge. That Vince Carter single handedly had the most profound effect on basketball in Canada. A sport invented by a Canadian, no less.
He made me a fan. He made many a fan. He made Tristan a fan - his idol. A reason to make basketball his eventual livelihood. That also includes Wiggins and other foreign NBAers from the North.
Vince Carter elevated basketball in Canada more then anyone else. He made Steve Nash more relevant - and not in any superior way. He just made Canadians more aware of this 2xMVP PG. And before anyone gets their David Hasselhoff panties in a bind, IMO .... Carter electrified a sport that had always been dominated by the ice men (cometh). Guys with sticks still dominates, but put a Star in front of these folks, and not only would basketball return to its own personal glory, but with a more entrenched base.
Which I contend will always reside in Vince Carter chronicles.
Time to bring our history back to where it should be. At some point we have to give up the elephant imitation. That denser brain persona could be hazardous with our lifestyle.
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I also think this poll missed one alternative.
Should Vince apologize?
I believe that Vince has served his time. I get the booing. It was a reflection of basketball fans realizing what had just escaped. Of course that just part has lasted much longer that a dictionary would ever ascribe to.
.
Should Raptor fans (and the organization) celebrate - and forgive - what hindsight will probably acknowledge. That Vince Carter single handedly had the most profound effect on basketball in Canada. A sport invented by a Canadian, no less.
He made me a fan. He made many a fan. He made Tristan a fan - his idol. A reason to make basketball his eventual livelihood. That also includes Wiggins and other foreign NBAers from the North.
Vince Carter elevated basketball in Canada more then anyone else. He made Steve Nash more relevant - and not in any superior way. He just made Canadians more aware of this 2xMVP PG. And before anyone gets their David Hasselhoff panties in a bind, IMO .... Carter electrified a sport that had always been dominated by the ice men (cometh). Guys with sticks still dominates, but put a Star in front of these folks, and not only would basketball return to its own personal glory, but with a more entrenched base.
Which I contend will always reside in Vince Carter chronicles.
Time to bring our history back to where it should be. At some point we have to give up the elephant imitation. That denser brain persona could be hazardous with our lifestyle.
.
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