Toronto Raptors Basketball Club

Please move the Raptors to the states! I don’t care which city, basketball is not for you. Toronto is a hockey town, it’s for the Maple Leafs. Although they showed they have a lil fan base but they don’t show up all season long. But nice team after terrible years since Vince left.
Grade: D

#wethenorth
OK. I think their new Drake-​infused marketing scheme is a bit annoying, but I’m a lady pushing 30, so I’m not their target demographic. I get it. This *is* Canada’s basketball team, because it literally *is* the only one. No other NBA team has a market of over 30 million, so I respect their hustle in reminding us it’s Canada’s team. But Toronto is a huge city in the southern most part of Canada, so it is pushing it a bit for my taste.
I love the energy at the ACC. I love that in the lower bowl I can get poutine, beer, nacho pretzels and wine delivered right to my seat. I love that the mascot is a purple dinosaur shaking his tail for our enjoyment. I love how Canadians jump on band wagons and get super excited when teams are doing well. I love drinking and yelling, and I love how the Raptors are maturing!
When our boys make it a little further in the playoffs next year, I’ll bump this to a five star. I mean, if my Unilocal review isn’t motivation enough, than really what is?

Just a quick precursor to this review: I’ve been a casual fan of The Raps since their first game. However, I gave up season tickets when Chris Bosh left and have never looked back because I need name brand players not Linas Kleiza.
So anyways, after quickly coming to terms with The Leafs prolonged 18 car pile up (Video embedded:
) known as the 2013 – 2014 NHL Season I decided to see what The Raptors were up to and possibly accept them back into my life. To my surprise not only were The Raptors still playing basketball in the NBA but they were actually doing quite well (in what will go down as the least competitive conference in sports history).
So once I found out all this stuff I decided to watch today’s game. According to our opponents jerseys my now beloved Raps would be playing The «Motor City Pistons».
I don’t remember this team existing back when I used to watch basketball but I guess since this time The NBA has considerably expanded its’ reach and have gone international. The only thing I found confusing was that when I consulted my bedroom globe Motor City was nowhere to be found. Perhaps this was a late season exhibition game against some Euro Team?
Either way The Raptors gave The Motor City Pistons an absolute shit kicking in the first quarter scoring 42 points and going up by roughly 18 points. However, it’s a good thing I kept watching because Tim Leiweke’s vision of MLSE is alive and well. By the time there was 3 minutes left in the 4^th The Raptors would be down by 3. It’s nice to know that somethings never change because with 2 minutes left it was great seeing The Raptors take an absolutely horrible 3 point shot while up by 1 (a play they have been employing since 1999 and that was made famous of Andrea Bargnani). It’s amazing that no matter who the personnel or staff are The Toronto Raptors will always take amazingly risky and useless shots in close situations when the 29 other teams in the NBA would drive for the foul.
Now, I don’t know what basketball players do at the end of the season, (Perhaps they go golfing with The Leafs?) but I cannot wait for The Raptors to get swept in the first round of the playoffs by Brooklyn so that we can all go back to focusing on the important things: our sad meaningless lives.

Let’s go Raptors, let’s go! Being the little brother of the Maple Leafs sucks, but I love this team. Been following them since the booing of the non Ed O’Bannon draft choice to the cheering of the VC era to the booing of the VC era to the Kyle Lowry era.
I love the atmosphere at the ACC. Better seats than when they played at the Skydome. I find the games are very interactive and you get really into it. I love my sports, but I’m usually not one to jump out of my seats, but I always do it for the Raptors. The cheerleaders are great, the Chicken is great, the fan girls are great (though I’m biased — because one of my friends is one of them) and under Tim Leiweke, it appears the Raptors are on the road to NBA relevance again.
Keep it up Raps and keep up the great entertainment!

Good value for your money in terms of excitement, music, experience, and atmosphere. Not very similar to Maple Leaf games where the music is subdued and depressing. The crowd is younger and more enthusiastic than most of the other TO teams (though not as enthusiastic as TFC soccer).
The quality of in game entertainment is high. Great place to take out of towners who haven’t yet realized that Toronto has a cool urban vibe.

Drunk in Toronto?
Don’t know what to do for fun?
AVOID THE RAPTORS.

To tell you the truth I didn’t know or care much about the raptors before moving up to Toronto. I am Lakers fan for life and have been following that team since childhood.
I got introduced to this franchise through coworkers and friends who happened to be from Toronto/​Canada and this being the only Basketball Team now in the NBA for Canada they didn’t have much of a choice but to luv/​follow this team.
I watched them put it all out when they lost in the conference finals in the early 2000’s and enjoyed it thoroughly to the team they are now that I can hardly see their highlights.
Sadly this team is a mere transition place for most of the players as they put their time in before moving on. I guess it all started out with Vince Carter but can you blame CB4 for leaving camp? why would he stay here when he can play for a team that pays the same amount of money and is serious about winning.
However I think this city deserves a better team for one of the largest and culturally diverse city in North America I can’t comprehend why this team is not that popular. Basketball is a more international sport than ice hockey so logically it should be more popular in this city. I think it has a lot to do with ownership of this franchise and I don’t feel they give this team the attention it deserves. I get it its business after all if you can make your moolah from Maple Leafs why bother with another team.
Maybe they ought to take a leaf from Marc Cuban’s book who turned Dallas in to the championship team they are now. If you spend money and commit to this sport the fans and money will follow in eventually. You will built a loyalty that leafs enjoy if you show a commitment.
I have seen them play live at ACC against the Lakers and guess what there were quite a few Lakers fan in the stands and I found them to be more passionate than the raptors!
If things continue to be like this it will be nothing more than a place for players to start before moving on or to end their career.

I’ve been following Toronto Raptors since Vince Carter era, even been to a few playoff games… Yes I’ve experienced better than what we have now…
Raptors really need players that are exciting, charismatic, entertaining and that will bring interest and of course attendance.
Sometimes is not us FAN… we cannot support a team blindly just because it is our home team. (aside for the Maple Leafs, Toronto is a hockey town after all!!)
Raptors’ management please has a long term plan… build a good team and the fans will come!

Neil T. is completely correct that if you can consider me as a Raptors fan, I am only as loyal as their last victory. Unfortunately I am still staring at my Sun Apr 11, 2010 Raptors vs Bulls ticket so my loyalty was WAY WAY BACK in the past.
That game was suppose to be a DESPERATION game and I saw nothing of that sort even when you consider CB4 out of the game due to injury. The only signs of life was from Barney and Jarrett Jack.
I couldn’t believe in such a CRUCIAL game that they brought in Reggie Evans and he DID disappoint as I look at the board and saw ZEROS across his stats. Turk wasn’t much better as I saw him miss simple free-​throws.
The HIGHLIGHT was the Dance Pak and when Nesterovic got some game time. At least I had a cup of Tim Hortons Double Double to entertain myself!
Season was pretty much OVER and I got to watch it happen, YAY me. With an uncertain future for this franchise, would you get SEASON TICKETS for next season???

Who cares? A team that does nothing year after year that TSN especially tries to shove down our throats. Sorry, supporting anything in Toronto is like asking a Londoner to have his fave soccer team be CSKA Moscow.
We live three time zones away here on the West Coast, get back to us when your team is entertaining to watch.
Plus Raptors? Worse team name ever.

I’ve chosen to review one of the most dear-​to-​my-​heart franchises as my 100^th Unilocal review. I’ve been bleeding purple for the last 15 years and live and die by them (mostly die over the years).
The problem with Toronto Raptors fans is that they’re only as loyal your last victory. When the Raps are on a roll, the ACC is buzzing and the place is sold out. Go on a bit of a losing slide and the media here reads like the franchise is a complete failure. We’re so schizophrenic.
So where do we stand now?
1) A competitive and entertaining team with loads of talent
2) Depth on the bench
3) A playoff team (in 5^th place right now and on a five game winning streak)
4) Playing more like a team, executing plays in crunch time, and winning close games
5) Generally going in a positive direction
6) Best mascot in the NBA, if not all pro sports
So far, so good. The only concern after this season is re-​signing Bosh. He’s a perennial all-​star and likely a future hall of famer. But if we do lose him, it will give us plenty of cap space to pick up another quality free agent. I am optimistic of his return, especially if we can make it past the first round of the playoffs.

Scary to think that the Toronto Craptors can sink deeper into mediocrity than they did this year, but without major roster changes I cannot fathom a better scenario for next season.
With Chris «Rupaul» Bosh, on the outs after this season Toronto fans will once again have to deal with the exit of another marquee player who has failed to live up to expectations.
As a raptor fan, you should be worried. Let’s face it, the guy’s upstairs haven’t done the best job, filling roles when our stars have left Toronto. Think T-​Mac, Vince, Chauncy Billups, Doug Christie, etc…(ok Christie is a stretch but he played well as a Raptor and we got nothing in Return.)
Lets just hope better decisions are made during the off season, and the Draft brings us an athletic scorer in the shooting guard/​small forward spot.
But don’t hold your breath… I predict another sorry season next year.
Hopefully the leafs get Tavares, so Toronto fans have something to cheer about.
Ps…Keep Triano, send Roko to the D-​League.