Billy B Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The most famous Canadian associated with the sport of basketball:Or you know, Steve Nash.But technically, Nash isn't full Canadian since he was born in Johannesburg. At least Aubrey "Jimmy" Graham was born within the GTA area.Well then we can wait for a year when the #1 pick is Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The most famous Canadian associated with the sport of basketball:Or you know, Steve Nash.But technically, Nash isn't full Canadian since he was born in Johannesburg. At least Aubrey "Jimmy" Graham was born within the GTA area.Well then we can wait for a year when the #1 pick is Canadian.Hi guys. On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Maple Jordan! (c'mon, Pistons, suck this season, so you can get him in 2014!) Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBolt3 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Nah, he'll be the first pick for the Charlotte Hornets.But on topic, all I want is for them to bring back purple. Maybe update the logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The most famous Canadian associated with the sport of basketball:Or you know, Steve Nash.But technically, Nash isn't full Canadian since he was born in Johannesburg. At least Aubrey "Jimmy" Graham was born within the GTA area.Well then we can wait for a year when the #1 pick is Canadian.Hi guys.So, the "best" Canadian player is an All-American? https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Besides, what Americans are calling Canadian teams "arrogant" for dressing up in maple leaves and calling themselves "Canada's Team"? Really, it's the basketball fans outside of Ontario who don't give a crap about the Raptors who think of it as "arrogant". Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The most famous Canadian associated with the sport of basketball:Or you know, Steve Nash.But technically, Nash isn't full Canadian since he was born in Johannesburg. At least Aubrey "Jimmy" Graham was born within the GTA area.Well then we can wait for a year when the #1 pick is Canadian.Hi guys.So, the "best" Canadian player is an All-American? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Not that this actually means anything but the Toronto Star is having a re-brand the Raptors contest.http://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2013/06/03/toronto_raptors_contest_new_name_new_uniform.htmlGet ready to see some terrible concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockngoalie1 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Omg, that template... Maryland Terrapins Uniform Tracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan0518 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Maybe when Andrew Wiggins gets drafted to the Raptors, that'd give them a good excuse to change their logo. Look at the what the Cavaliers in 2003 when they drafted hometown hero LeBron James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Maybe when Andrew Wiggins gets drafted to the Raptors, that'd give them a good excuse to change their logo. Look at the what the Cavaliers in 2003 when they drafted hometown hero LeBron James.The logo would have changed if the Cavs got LeBron or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Raptors isn't great, but it's unique. They've been around 20 years and have built a brand. It would be beyond dumb to change it now.Why do teams do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb6 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Raptors isn't great, but it's unique. They've been around 20 years and have built a brand. It would be beyond dumb to change it now.Why do teams do this?well in the NBA teams like the Charlotte Hornets, Seattle Supersonics, and Bullets franchise thought it was a good idea so why not Raptors (and of course, the Bullets name was changed for a reason, and unless i'm forgetting something the hornets and sonics had no reason except new ownership, etc.)The NBA needs to stop renaming teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Raptors isn't great, but it's unique. They've been around 20 years and have built a brand. It would be beyond dumb to change it now.Why do teams do this?well in the NBA teams like the Charlotte Hornets, Seattle Supersonics, and Bullets franchise thought it was a good idea so why not Raptors (and of course, the Bullets name was changed for a reason, and unless i'm forgetting something the hornets and sonics had no reason except new ownership, etc.)The NBA needs to stop renaming teams.The Sonics changed because they moved, and usually relocation is a good reason. The original Charlotte Hornets just changed from the New Orleans Hornets to a more regionally appropriate name and the Bobcats are changing "back" to the Charlotte Hornets to appeal to the desire of the fanbase, or at least the fanbase they aim to have. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Maybe when Andrew Wiggins gets drafted to the Raptors, that'd give them a good excuse to change their logo. Look at the what the Cavaliers in 2003 when they drafted hometown hero LeBron James.The logo would have changed if the Cavs got LeBron or not.This. I'm pretty sure they unveiled that uniform set at halftime of a game the year before they got LeBron. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Though they had some radical extreme 90's-erific uniforms and court that I loved and used thoroughly in NBA Live 98, they should've been named the Toronto Huskies from day one. Royal blue and white color scheme, maybe hints of some light blue and red would've been excellent. Plus, it has historic NBA ties.Their current nickname feels incredibly dated and I think that's because the name Raptors just feels like someone involved with the team had watched Jurassic Park too recently. Did anyone know what a velociraptor was before that movie? If the team had started 3 years earlier they wouldn't be the Raptors, if they had started 3 years later when 'The Lost World' was a big dumb suckfest they definitely wouldn't have named themselves the Raptors. They fell into that pocket when a big hit movie made people excited about dinosaurs for a little bit (or maybe that was just me and my friends being kids and I'm remembering things differently).There's no local tie-ins (that I know of. Does Toronto and/or the GTA have a prehistoric dinosaur history?), the animal is extinct, the logo doesn't even depict their most recent findings of how the actual animal looked, and it just feels like they got swept up in Jurasic Park mania. I say change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 If a Huskies logo can be designed that doesn't look like it aped the any former or current Timberwolves logo then I'd be open to it. As for Raptors, I don't understand how people can gush over the Mighty Ducks' Disney look but can write the Raptors' name off as a lame attempt to cash in on a popular movie.As for local tie-ins, the GTA itself doesn't have much of a fossil history, but Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum does have a substantial dinosaur fossil collection. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The Huskies were conceived as a date-filler for the Maple Leaf Gardens and played for one (1) season in a predecessor league to the NBA. They finished 16 games below .500, missed the playoffs, and had horrific attendance that caused the owners to lose roughly $100,000. Which back then was a big deal.It is mindboggling that people wax nostalgic for this organization, and honestly there needs to be a better rationale for resurrecting it than "its old". Raptors is a perfectly fine name. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonkj Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 So, the "best" Canadian player is an All-American?Last I checked, Canada is in North America. I haven't checked in a while, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The more I read through this thread, the more I think the Raptors should try a royal blue & dark purple color scheme; as a nod to their past and to tie in with the rest of the city's teams except Toronto FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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