Vince Carter Back to Visit Old Friends

Despite being in their 14th year of existence, the Toronto Raptors still doesn't really have a genuine rival. The only player or team who really stokes an emotion amongst the fans is ex-Raptor Vince Carter. Carter makes his return to Toronto tonight when his New Jersey Nets are in town.(7pm EST, TSN) There will be plenty of Raptors fans who still booooo VC15 with the same enthusiasm they did when he first sulked his way out of Toronto, but for those of us who are over it and have moved on, we are mature enough to appreciate the good days of Carter. The two fondest memories of Carter's time as a Raptor were the Dunk Competition in 2000 and that amazing seven-game playoff series against Philadelphia. For all of Allen Iverson's heroics in that series, games three and six were the best. Carter toyed with the Sixers in both those games and Toronto should have won that series. Should haves and could haves mean nothing of course, but it's great to sometimes just let yourself imagine what might have ... (link)