True Fans

Since there's no news of any kind I'm just gonna rant.

As I was watching the later stages of the Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors game on TV, I heard an unusual sound from the fans at the ACC when superstar Chris Bosh touched the ball, it wasn't the cheers I was used to hearing or the chants of "M-V-P," he was being booed by his home fans. At first I was confused and thought maybe the Raps were playing in Dallas but sure enough it was the "loyal" ACC fans that were booing the only high profile player in the whole city of Toronto from any sport (except for maybe Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay).

The so-called die hard Raptors fans, are Not true fans. The only reason they probably even watch basketball is 'cause the Leafs suck ass and always will, at least the Raptors are good. However this isn't uncommon in the world of sports, Roberto Luongo was booed by the Canucks faithful at Trevor Linden's retirement ceremony!!, on many occasions home fans will boo and slander the players they believe are the best because they simply are having a bad game or season (i.e. Markus Naslund, Vince Carter, A.J. Burnett, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Vince Young etc...).

Even the best players can't produce great numbers game after game or season after season, they are humans just like the fans, they get tired (probably more so than normal people) and they get old.

However, what the ACC fans did to CB4 was uncalled for and unjust because he has been producing good numbers and is averaging personal bests in almost every category this season, plus he is the heart and soul of the Raptors and has carried them on his shoulders since he was 19 and Vince Carter left the Raps without an identity. Not only is he the best player but he is also the most humble and works harder than anybody on the Raps and has huge responsibilities outside of basketball in the Dallas (where he grew up) and Toronto communities through: NBA Cares, Read to Achieve, Chris Bosh Foundation etc...

The ACC fans should learn from CB4 who has actually been loyal to the franchise he could have went for more money or to a much better team when he was a free agent in 2006 but he stayed with the Raps (he donated $1 Million the day of his signing to local charities in Toronto), but with his contract expiring in 2010 many GMs of other teams are salivating at the thought of getting him on their teams especially the Atlantic Division rival New York Knicks who will have enough money in 2010 to sign marketing icon and superstar LeBron James and he might invite his good friend Chris Bosh to join him in going to the Knicks as they will have the money to pay both of them and Madison Square Garden and the city of New York are considered to be the Mecca of basketball.

To stop this from happening the Raptors fans must be that, true fans, and support the team through the bad times and not just the good times because if you make Chris Bosh feel unwelcome and unappreciated I'm sure the Knicks faithful will have no problem accepting him and his Double-Double (10+ points per game and 10+ rebounds per game) average with open arms. If that happens and the Raps lose arguably the best Raptor ever the Raps won't have a Chris Bosh like player to fall back on and hand the franchise to 'cause no one on that team comes even close to being young (he's only 23) and an all-star. The T-Dot can't fuck this up 'cause the franchise will be crippled and they'll be relegated to the painful task of watching the Leafs (that name is grammatically incorrect, cocky Torontonians) lose night in and night out.

I mean how can you not love CB4 check the vids,

CB4 on Leno



This one's CB4 in his early years as a Raptor, sorry 'bout the music but it does go with the vid,



Peace and Much Love To Ya