<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Point Guard: Damon Stoudamire (1995 - 1998) Shooting Guard: Vince Carter (1998 - 2004) Small Forward: Tracy McGrady (1997 - 2000) Power Forward: Chris Bosh (2003 - present) Centre: Antonio Davis (1999 - 2003, 2006) Bench Charles Oakley (1998 - 2001): The toughest player the Raps have ever employed, Oak was the conscience of some good Raptor teams - Carter never quite played the same once Oak was gone. Doug Christie (1996 - 2000): The all-time franchise leader in steals, Christie was one of the best perimeter defenders the Raps have ever had. Jalen Rose (2003 - 2006): A streaky shooter, Rose could fill it up fast. He and Carter were a potent duo, but neither could stay healthy long enough to capitalize. Alvin Williams (1997 - 2006): The all-time team leader in assists, Williams hit the shot to seal the lone playoff victory over the New York Knicks. Morris Peterson (2000 - 2007): The all-time leader in games played, MoPete was an excellent shooter, defender and a class act his entire career. Jerome Williams (2001 - 2003): Someone needs to wave the towels. Seriously, though, Williams was one of this franchise's most tenacious rebounders. Matt Bonner (2004 - 2006): A fan favourite, Bonner could hit the three and always left it all out on the court.</div> http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=229012&hubname=
Well, I guys since this list is based on "how well they played for the Raptors" and not other teams, it's an pretty good list. I guess Billups, Camby and Hakeem didn't do much, but I think they still should of been on the list.
If you go by their contributions while on the team, Hakeem has no business being on a an all-time raptors list. Camby possibly. definitely not Billups either.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Feb 7 2008, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If they won't include Camby, why include T-Mac? -Petey</div> Exactly. That list in bunk. Oak and JYD? C'mon. I'd rather have Calderon on my team than Damon too. It looks like the kind of list that will have to be rewritten many times over the next few years, as I predict, more qualified and successful candidates will emerge.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Feb 7 2008, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Feb 7 2008, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If they won't include Camby, why include T-Mac? -Petey</div> Exactly. That list in bunk. Oak and JYD? C'mon. I'd rather have Calderon on my team than Damon too. It looks like the kind of list that will have to be rewritten many times over the next few years, as I predict, more qualified and successful candidates will emerge. </div> They should make a Raptors worst line-up. Chris Childs and Derrick Martin can run the back court.
I was about to say the same thing shook. This year's Calderon may actually be the best pure distributor the Raptors have ever had. Also, Anthony Parker deserves a spot. And I'd probably move VC to the 3 and put Christie in the starting lineup.
PG- Damon Stoudamire SG- Vince Carter SF- Tracy McGrady PF- Chris Bosh C- Antonio Davis Exact same as the list above. Camby definitely deserved some consideration but Antonio Davis was an all-star with Toronto so I'm going to give him the nod. Also, Chutney, had Damon stayed on Toronto he'd have a much different legacy than what we've seen from him in Portland/Memphis.
Damon definitely would have, but we have to recognize that he was a scoring point guard that had shit teammates. As a result, he had the ball on almost every possession. I think he definitely deserves a spot, but if I'm trying to build the best team out of this group of players, I look at that starting lineup and realize that it has enough scoring as it is. It needs a very good distributor and Jose's probably the best this franchise has seen (just ahead of TJ, Mark Jackson, etc.).
