So long Vince...good riddance

So, he is finally gone. Check out any media outlet - The Star, The Globe, TSN, ESPN, whatever. It's the same story everywhere. Vince is now a New Jersey Net. In exchange, we get Alonzo Mourning, Erik Williams, Aaron Williams and 2 draft picks. In a nutshell...we get a disgruntled big man, a pretty serviceable forward who is averaging good minutes and points, a useless spare part and potentially two decent picks.

I guess the question is...did they get the best they could? People will always question if they could have gotten more. Mourning, Williams and Williams are spare parts and used cars. So, is that a good thing? Does it make the Raptors better? Only time will tell but on first look, it doesn't seem that great

They now have more flexibility with their payroll. The contracts they get back are not long so we'll see what they can do with them. GM Babcock can work with this and see what options are available.

One big thing is that this is a huge moment in Toronto Sports. Vince Carter has been a defining superstar in Toronto (definitely on a decline but nevertheless). In no other sport, have we (meaning Toronto teams) ever had one of the top 3 players in the league (I'm not saying recently). But now, the Carter era is done. Enjoy the swamp you chump!

People are saying that this deal fits very well with this team. The two Williams' will do well in Coach Mitchell's system and will support Chris Bosh quite nicely. Bosh is definitely the new face of this organization and they are building around him. We'll see what that does.

I was on a message board just now and came across this post:

"WHATEVER! Another day. Another deal. But in the end, nothing; like sitting on the toilet and only making some noise! No substance!"

That is beautiful. Very beautiful.

Later folks.