Don’t worry, we still felt ease and familiarity when he only grabbed less than 5 rebounds a game like last night.
StaytheCourse
If fans booed Bargnani as a Raptor and urged that he be traded for even a negligible return why do they boo now that they got their wish???
Some of our fans are basketball Philistines! They simply don’t get it.
robertparrish00
They were booing the many years of laziness.
NyAlesund
So, the Rapts fans booing Carter, Bosh, Turkoglu and Bargnani.
When do we start to grow up?
Bargnani said anything wrong except he wasn’t as good as everyone hoped.
If you have to boo someone I suggest you and the fans to boo Colangelo.
HogyG
I was embarrassed to be a Raptors fan when the people at the game in Toronto decided to treat AB like he was VC. I wish the hooligans would stop doing it all together, but at least I understand the reasoning somewhat behind booing Carter ( in case you need a reminder watch this – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcTHP2K1ZWY )
If you really feel a passion to Boo VC for his wrong doings then fine, but Andrea did nothing to warrant this reception. He gave what he had to the organization, he was over-hyped and mislabeled by our former GM through no fault of his own. He spent much of his career recovering from injuries or sickness and just never got it going, but he’s gone now and we’re all left to start a new chapter. Booing him like he was VC dilutes the reasoning behind why we boo Vince in the first place.
It’s supposed to be a reminder to other players not to treat Toronto as a dumping ground for their crap or see it as a destination to get a free ride (just ask Turkaglu) it’s a team you play hard for because the fans have your back through thick and thin. Together we stand…but if we boo every player that leaves the organization then we’re just a town full of ugly people who boo anyone who used to represent us. This will scare talent away and Raptors fans don’t want that.
Unfortunately, I feel that a lot of the blowhards in the stands that showed up for the return of Andrea Bargnani weren’t Raptors fans, so much as they were Toronto hooligans looking to be ignorant and rowdy and found a target to outlet their belligerent behavior in the form of booing AB.
It’s time to prove we as basketball fans in Canada know the difference between chastising a player for his wrong doings and actions while a part of our team and respectfully letting go of a player that couldn’t hone what initially piqued our interest when he first became a part of this organization.
Wish him the best, look forward to the future of the franchise and save the boos for the day AB unloads for 40 and 10 against us. haha
RapthoseLeafs
I always believe we aren’t doing ourselves any favours with the vengeance persona. Publicity for the club is always good. Bad on the other hand, isn’t. That only works for Miley.
As I’ve always said, we have enough of an issue attracting players to this fair land, there’s no reason to pile on more. The pessimist in me sees no solution to the Canuck problem. The optimist sees a growing northern contingency to the majors, and figures maybe it’s time to start targeting Canadians. One at least.
i think about this topic alot... a few other effective/efficient ways to create a more soccer-like atmosphere in the arena:
-Use the jumbotron: all euro soccer fan groups have a leader to shout out instructions/songs etc.. the jumbotron could be used in the same way at the acc - for example: if a player gets hot his name can flash up on the screen (kind of like they have now with "D-Fence!"), "everybody jump" to get everyone in the arena to jump (looks great), flash up longer chants than just few syllables - some euro supporter group chants are full songs
-Eliminate the music: please please please stop with the music during play... it adds absolutely nothing and creates a Disney-like mood which is an atmosphere killer... possibly just leave the drum to serve as rhythm for chants
-Eliminate the circus surrounding the game: mascots, cheerleaders, stupid games during time outs... this is absolutely unnecessary... you are watching the best basketball players in the world, appreciate it! there is no need for anything else there to entertain you... focus on the basketball game
-More flags, especially like the big "We The North" one we had in the playoffs... should have those large flags for every big game and with different things drawn/written on them (not just "We The North")
-Banners - encourage fans to bring banners and hang them from the upper bowl terrace... it would look amazing if the entire upper bowl was covered in flags/banners... the banners can also indicate different parts of toronto/ontario that different fans come from
Just a few things off the top of my head, but i think these can be easily implemented and would significantly improve the atmosphere in the arena
For anyone that wants to see a good basketball atmosphere, youtube "partizan basketball fans" or "red star basketball fans"
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