I know BC was always talking about bringing in only character guys and for the most part that seemed true.. although not sure what happened with James Johnson as he could be considered a guy lacking character (assuming the stories were true where he was smoking pot on the team bus).
And drafting based on character is fine so that you don't end up with guys like Bynum or Cousins but I do think a guy with character issues can change under the right system and with the right group of veteran players (see ZBo).
But with MU indicating that a big red flag for him is laziness.. well how do you not appreciate that? The Raptors have had a history of having lazy players. And most of the fan favourites even if they weren't the most talented players, were always the blue collar/hard working players like JYD, Reggie, Alvin Williams and Garbo. And with Carter having a nickname of "Wince" is a testament to that despite what Carter did for the franchise. With JV, Amir, DeMar and Lowry all considered hard workers.. it's nice to see that being a part of their identity.
And drafting based on character is fine so that you don't end up with guys like Bynum or Cousins but I do think a guy with character issues can change under the right system and with the right group of veteran players (see ZBo).
But with MU indicating that a big red flag for him is laziness.. well how do you not appreciate that? The Raptors have had a history of having lazy players. And most of the fan favourites even if they weren't the most talented players, were always the blue collar/hard working players like JYD, Reggie, Alvin Williams and Garbo. And with Carter having a nickname of "Wince" is a testament to that despite what Carter did for the franchise. With JV, Amir, DeMar and Lowry all considered hard workers.. it's nice to see that being a part of their identity.
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