firekil wrote:Idiots sucking Carter's balls tells me a lot about this fanbase. He is in no way blameless for how he left here and as far as I've seen he has never apologized.
Have you ever thought about blaming the mamagement and ownership for the way he left? Honestly, I don't blame him because of the garbage MLSE did during the end of his time here. Of course, he was immature and he didn't give his all at the end - but that has a lot to do with our ownership.
Back then, we fired Grunwald as GM and we ended up signing ROB BABCOCK as our GM!... seriously... he was the absolute worst thing to happen to this franchise in our history. Did Carter want him? No... he wanted us to get Dr. J as our next GM because of his reputation and ability to get players to come to Toronto. What did Babcock do? he drafted "Hoffa" Aroujo instead of Iguodala with his first move... lol.
Man... I just dont understand the hate VC gets from this fanbase... Carter is probably one of the biggest reasons we havent been ousted like the Vancouver Grizzlies. VC was the Raptors, and he was known globally. Highest vote getter in the ASG for many years, jumping over a 7 footer in the Olympics... he made us who we are. He's the reason why Canada Basketball has a promising future.
It's not about "sucking his balls," it's about respecting what he's done for us... he's done more charity for the city than anyone that's been with us, and he's genuinely loved the people of Toronto since day one. He should rightfully have his # retired here for everything he's done for us. He is Air Canada Carter for a reason.