WE THE NORTH!

Awesome series. Grats Raptors. +1 on teams in Vancouver/Montreal. Vancouver got shafted by the Grizzlies.
 
Not knowing the back story, how did they get shafted or did Vancouver bungle their bid.

It was poor management from the get go. They were terrible first off, and did nothing to get better. And then finally 5 years in drafted Steve Francis. He refused to play in Vancouver and so was traded to Houston for a bunch of scrubs. That’s when the team started to lose money and was sold knowing full well the new owner was just going to move them immediately. There was always great interest and support in Vancouver for them while they were here despite their horrible performance, but management never did anything but make things worse. They never had a chance here. Unlike in Toronto where team ownership of the raptors was always fully invested in the community where they resided.
 
It’s nice to see Canada winning a national title - although basketball of all things? Especially since they haven’t won a hockey title since 1993!!
 
It’s nice to see Canada winning a national title - although basketball of all things? Especially since they haven’t won a hockey title since 1993!!

A Canadian invented the game! No Canadians on the team though, but huge spirit. The Parade is going on right now. Its fantastic to see the effect a championship has on a city.

At least the Blues had a lot of Canadians on it! No Stanley cup for Toronto since 1967.

Now we need to get an NFL team here in Toronto!
 
NFL is badly needed in Canada. I swear when I go to a Seahawks game half the cars there have BC plates. It’s always a nightmare at the border crossings on game day. CFL just doesn’t cut it. I can’t take a league seriously that only has 9 teams ..6 of which make the “playoffs”.
 
What a series!
The win was great ..right up to the minute after they won and said they wouldn't go to the White House... That made it a non-event for me and I am not talking about Dem/Rep politics... just the fact they had to make a point.... in a fan supported sport it's disrespectful at every level....just like women's soccer right now
 
Everything is political these days it seems. I don’t know what is happening globally, but the only place where leaders seem to have respect of the full populous is the dictatorships where they respect or risk death or persecution. Anyway, it was a great win and a bandwagon I was happy to jump on. Now if only the Maple Leafs could figure out a way to peak in the playoffs rather than in the first 1/2 of the season!
 

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