captlopez0012 wrote:HAAAhhhh! really dude? the most watched sports in canada are hockey and football by far. and sports being watched is what equates to dollars. maybe basketball is on the uptick in canada (many seem to think so), but that doesnt make it here and now. and dont get ahead of yourself. so far, one canadien basketball player has accomplished anything. the rest (and there havent been many) have been average to below average. and this "influx" of canadien talent is still a long way away. there is 1 top 150 (out of 600 players) recruit coming out of canada in the next 4 years. so id say the nba and basketball still has a ways to go in canada. Sit down!
LOL, even if it's true, are you just going to gloss over the fact that this year's #1 overall pick is a Torontonian, or that Wiggins, the #1 pick coming up is also a Torontonian? Or #4 overall pick Tristan Thompson also being from Toronto? C'mon man. We may not have a million up and comers, but we're also 1/10th the population of the USA. To produce 2 consecutive #1 picks is nothing to scoff at. The stereotypical American ignorance and egocentrism is alive and well.
When Vince Carter was playing for the Raptors, they were #2 behind hockey, and had games broadcast on ESPN. Kevin Durant grew up a Raps fan, largely because of that. I think the negative perception of basketball in Canada or Toronto only refers to the lack of competitive teams. If we had Vince and T-mac together all those years, you don't think Toronto would be near the top of FA destinations, or ESPN, or Sportscentre etc. etc.?
