SHOULD THE RAPTORS RETIRE VINCE CARTER’S JERSEY?
Vince Carter will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this upcoming August. TSN’s NBA production team sits down discuss Carter’s time as a Raptor, his impact on the city and if his jersey should be retired by the franchise.
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No. He quit on the team.
Wassup
Yes yes yes its a no brainer🤷🏾♂️
No, he’s a hall of fame worthy player for sure, but hell no. The Raptors can show their respect other ways but retiring a jersey is reserved for players like Lowry who had not only the skill, but the leadership and passion. With the championship to back it up.
Yes and it’s not even a question. Grow up Toronto.
No he quit on the team
To me, his on-court production is not the main reason I think the Raptors should retire his jersey, the cultural impact is why. He made Canadians give a shit about basketball.
Also, on the graduation thing, wasn’t it a promise to his mom? Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure he promised his mom he would attend. As someone who loves his own mom, I’m not about to crucify someone because they wanted to make their mom happy. Even though it was not a good idea, he had the best intentions.
The Raptors have an opportunity to make a statement that regardless of how shitty the ending was, they are grateful for what he did for us. Vince has clearly moved on and has embraced the Raptors while defending us on multiple occasions. Does Vince deserve criticism for how it ended? Absolutely. Is he the greatest Raptor? Absolutely not, he’s barely on Mount Rushmore imo. But for the Raptors, he was our first star and led us to our first period of success. The Raptors don’t have a lot of history, he is a pioneer. He’s a crucial figure in Canadian basketball history. He deserves to have his number retired, move on.
Yes, it’s not revisionist to say the franchise became successful because of him. How he ended his tenure was a mess, but how do people still hold a grudge after all this time. MLSE were garbage at the time, terrible presidents and gm’s for leafs and raps. They’ve totally turned things around and it’s water under the bridge, remember the good times, he respects Toronto, Toronto should respect what he’s done, retire the jersey. Lowry will be there soon. He’s the raps first hall of famer, acknowledge the milestones
Absolutely not. He Quit and left without winning anything.
Not until Lowry's is
Absolutely without Vince…Raptors will be in Florida lol.
100 percent
Yes but not before Lowry
All this douchebag in this show. No wonder no one is watching. They need new crew with a little personality! I have been watching the raptors since 95! … if there was no Vince Carter there would not be an NBA team in Canada…just ask Vancouver! He saved the Raptors and helped many Canadians to reach their dreams…example Barret, Wiggins, brooks, murray, etc.. No more debates…Vince deserves to be in the NBA HOF and the raptors will retire he's jersey! nocap!