If Vince Carter Wasn't Loved in Toronto, No One Will be Loved in Toronto

I'm not so sure they're embrasing Bosh more than they did Carter around 2000. Vince was the League's most popular player for a few years, and Toronto made sure he had the love he deserved. However, Vince brought on Toronto's hatred himself, so we have no sympathy for the man.

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Who cares about Vince....dude has no heart. He quit on his team and the city. He wanted out and that was fine, but at least play the way a man that is getting paid way to much to play the best you can while your there. Toronto did embrace him, even with all the whining, ankle grabbing and face making. Bosh is a man that plays hard EVERY night, not just when he feels like it.

On a team with VC and Kidd the Nets should be dominate even without Jefferson. But they are not. Cater will never be anything more than a poor mans Dominque Wilkens. Dunk champ, and .....well hes a dunk champ.

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You do not live in T.O. do you? Chris has heart for the game. Vince has natural talent less the heart. The way he left our team was right up there with the largest insults in pro sports history. Read the archives and you will find quotes from Vince to support this. If you read this you will understand the resentment Toronto fans have for VC. Toronto is the 3rd to 4th largest media market in North America. Trust me it was well covered. Vince is out for Vince. Chris is out for the team he is apart of. Vince uses the word me. Chris's vocabulary starts and ends with WE (aka Toronto Raptors).
Devin W.
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By the way Bryan has to win exec. of the year.

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I'm sorry - whoever wrote this article has never followed the Raptors...Here is the reason the fans love Bosh and hate Vince:

When the team was terrible, Vince bailed and Bosh signed an extension...now we have a great young, fun team in Toronto, and we appreciate that Bosh always believed this could happen. When things went bad, Vince quit on his team and city, that onced loved him...he's a baby and one of the all-time underachievers.

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As far as to say that Vince is right, I have to disagree because who is he to judge that? What has Carter accomplished with the Nets?

Bosh is definitely up there with the best of them. The Toronto Raptors have proved the critics wrong this year and part of that is because of Bosh's leadership, hard work and determination.

These are charcteristics that Vince Carter lacked when he was a Raptor. He gave up too easily when games weren't going his way, something Bosh has never done and probably will never do.

Reacting at the MVP chants just proves that he simply has no class. Not to mentinon he also mocked Morris Peterson while he was urging the crowd to make noise and help push the team in the 4th quarter.

I'm glad that he is out of Toronto. The Raptors don't need him as he would just ruin he chemistry of the team.

If he really wanted to have fun with the fans he should have kept his mouth shut, stepped his game up and helped his team win. The woeful shooting percentage is laughable for a guy who mocked the chant and who thinks he's the king of basketball. He is not a true professional and is in some way tarnishing the image of the NBA.

Just my 2 cents...

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When Vince first came to Toronto I was excited. The first few years he was great. It took a lot for the Raptor faithful to give up Vince, but he showed he lacked heart, injuries were questionable at best. I really believe he brought this hatred upon himself. Imagine if he played in Philly. Just to soft at times, a little over-rated not a proven winner.

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Vince Carter is the biggest Cry BABY ever! VC is an amazing player and has a lot of talent, but has no passion for the game. When the team is down he doesnt care, because hes got his 20 pts for the night and the millions of dollars. On the floor is the kind of guy who jokes around with the players on the opposing team, I mean come on put some effort into your game!

Last week, he cried because they erected a statue in his name in his school in Florida but that was given by his mom!! This dude needs help!!

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I remember a game in vince's last year where mitchell benched him in a losing affair and the guy was almost in tears on the bench. When a guy cares that much about losing you know as a GM and coach you have the right kind of leader for a team. ill trade that inner fire for vince and throw in a Hoffa cos he was just bad.

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I live in Toronto and we have to appreciate what Vince has done for us. He braved the cold climate because he loved Toronto for soo many years and he changed the way the the American cities look at basketball in Toronto. Without Vince the Toronto Raptors would have moved to another city, so what if he left it doesn't matter. Chris Bosh probably wouldn't have signed an Extension if Bryan Colangelo didn't come to Toronto. Phil Jackson said L.A. might sign him. He would gone to sunny Los Angles instead of here! Vince Carter may have left on bad terms but that's cause Rob Babcock traded him for crappy playes.

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I live in Toronto and we have to appreciate what Vince has done for us. He braved the cold climate because he loved Toronto for soo many years and he changed the way the the American cities look at basketball in Toronto. Without Vince the Toronto Raptors would have moved to another city, so what if he left it doesn't matter. Chris Bosh probably wouldn't have signed an Extension if Bryan Colangelo didn't come to Toronto. Phil Jackson said L.A. might sign him. He would gone to sunny Los Angles instead of here! Vince Carter may have left on bad terms but that's cause Rob Babcock traded him for crappy playes.

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For those that don't know, Carter mouthed "Come on, MVP?" and later laughed at Morris Peterson while Peterson was waving his arms implorining the crowd to get louder. I can't give video proof, but The Score (a Canadian channel), showed the replays ad nauseum.

As for Bosh, he's overrated in Canada, partially because of the fact that no neutral television coverage exists. It's like it would be in the states if Tom Heinsohn was put in charge of Basketball highlights for TNT and ESPN. Now, Bosh is a great player but one national broadcaster (TSN)showed more Chris Bosh highlights than Kobe highlights during their post-All-Star-game package. I'd say Agent Zero, Kobe, Nash, and Dirk should clearly be ahead of Bosh right now in the MVP race, and Howard, McGrady, Duncan, and somebody from Utah(Okur, Williams, or Boozer) should be slightly ahead. Remember, Bosh:
1. Is not in the top ten in scoring, assists, or rebounds
2. Plays on a team that is in the Eastern Conference and not even playing .600 ball.
3. Has missed twelve of 53 games do to injury.

The crybaby/quitter was right. I know you hate Carter, because he demanded a trade, pretended to be hurt (with the lowlight being when he was jumping around during the Canadian Video Music Awards while he was refusing to play), and generally is one of the biggest pansies on the planet but "C'mon, MVP?". Somebody had to see it, because it sure wasn't going to be Swirsky or Rautins.

P.S. If anyone has a link to the footage from the Pistons-Nets game when Vince goes down and is clutching his knee, and 'Sheed walks by and motions for someone to come "sweep him off the floor", I'd be eternally grateful.

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MJD, please explain to me why Toronto basketball fans will shun Bosh they way we have Carter? Unless Bosh fakes injuries, poisons the locker room, and later admits in interviews that he did not play near his abilities while in Toronto, I doubt fans here will spit after uttering his name.

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OK you say you loved Vince but do you love him any more?I dont think so.I think he still loves toronto despite you hate him now.Why because he left toronto?He gave too much to the raptors and he was the only good player.He was alone on the team he had no help.This couldnt last for ever.He asked for help but the management didt help him so he left.7 years isnt enough?Vince is right.Everyone would do the same.There was a lot of critisism about him when he was injured but now he is healthy again and he is playing very good as he was playing in 2001.This change was very good for Vince but all of us want him back to the raptors and i am sure that he wants to return thats why he is a little bit jealous of Bosh.So why dont we encourage him to return?If he returns back to toronto,the raptors will win the championship.
Carter-Bosh-Ford imagine it :D

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OK you say you loved vince but do you love him any more?I dont think so.why because he left toronto?He gave too much to toronto and he was the only good player.He was alone on the team and he asked for help but the management didnt help him so he left.This couldnt last for ever.7 years isnt enough?Vince is right,everyone would do the same.There was o lot of critisism when he was injured but now he is playing like he did in 2001.This change was good him.
All of us want him to come back and i think he wants it too thats why he is a little bit jealous of Bosh.So lets encourage him to return.If he returns the raptors will take the championship.
Carter-Bosh-Ford imagine it :D

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You clearly know nothing about basketball. Wince Carter truly earned his nickname by quitting on his team. "If Vince Carter Wasn't Loved in Toronto, No One Will be Loved in Toronto' What a BS headline! We loved him and he cheated on us. Half Man- Half a Season is dead to me.

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