Why have the Raptors not signed Vince Carter ?
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Why have the Raptors not signed Vince Carter ?
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Why have the Raptors not signed Vince Carter ?
For about 5 straight years now Vince Carter has been going from random team to random team and the raptors had no interest in bringing him back. Previous years I get it, the team was focused on the championship and didn't want any distractions. But this year what is the excuse ? The team is not contending this year, might as well have something to cheer about this year. I don't get this move by Masai, clearly Vince wanted to return. BRING HIM HOME !
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Because who the hell cares why.
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Maybe he doesn't want to
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Because he already signed with ATL.
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Because he wants to live in Atlanta .. so its difficult to commute from Toronto.
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did he win a championship for us?
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Who gives a ****? We've moved on to bigger and better things, while that guy will always be a career loser.
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Damn I thought yesterday's announcement would finally end this talk.
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Woodman19 wrote:Maybe he doesn't want to
He said he wants to
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There is literally zero reason to sign a 43 year old Vince, outside of some weird, rose-tinted nostalgia.
People used to make fun of Ibaka by suggesting he's washed & in his 40's. But Vince IS washed and in his 40's.
People used to make fun of Ibaka by suggesting he's washed & in his 40's. But Vince IS washed and in his 40's.
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niQ wrote:Because he already signed with ATL.
Yup that’s about right
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Josh Lewenberg reported recently that the Raptors have previously shown interest in signing Vince Carter, but the interest was not mutual.
Which means that Vince Carter does not really want to play again for the Raptors.
Which means that Vince Carter does not really want to play again for the Raptors.
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Vince Carter is the anti-thesis of a competitor.
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Because Masai doesn't let snakes back into the organization
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End of story.
VC left cause he didn’t like it here, now he tries to rehab his image by saying “the organization didn’t want me”.
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There are only 2 teams in the league that rank in the top 6 in offensive and defensive efficiency: the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors.
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Because Masai rather give some a player who has his whole career ahead of him a chance instead of giving a spot to a guy whose career is behind him.
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Masai's job is to build a team that can compete for a championship in the near future, not make fans who were eight-years-old when Vince was at his Toronto peak feel nostalgic.
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steamed hams wrote:Because Masai doesn't let snakes back into the organization
I sort of think this as well - VC quit on the team and organization, propagated the idea that Toronto was not a place an NBA athlete wanted to be, forced us to trade him when his value was low, set us back years competitively... and now wants us to lessen the quality of our team for the sake of nostalgia?
We're like the nerd that got dumped in high school for the popular jock, then got rich and handsome, and now the girl wants back in. Naw lady, door's locked.
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