Roll the Tape hosts Afi Ahmed and Kyle McLaren discuss a topic dear to their hearts—Vince Carter’s impact on basketball in Canada.
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Show notes:
- The 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest [0:54]
- Did the Dunk Contest establish the Vince Carter aura? [4:30]
- If Vince wins a dud of a contest, is it a moment we still talk about? [10:00]
- How much of an impact did Vince Carter have on Canadian basketball? [17:30]
- If Vince Carter doesn’t exist, what is the moment of the early Toronto Raptors? [29:42]
- Could the Raptors have survived as a franchise without a superstar like Carter? [32:45]
- Regardless of tenure, who is the best player in a Raptors uniform? [38:30]
- What is the meaning of Vince Carter? [45:37]
- Hot Take Corner [48:00]
Notable Mentions:
Demar DeRozan | Chris Bosh | Steve Francis | Tracy McGrady | CIA Bounce | U19 Canada basketball
Additional Reading:
- The oral history of Vince Carter’s dunk contest win. Sportsnet
- How our love for Vince Carter turned to hate. ESPN
- The Carter Effect transformed Canadian basketball. CBC
- Vince Carter, Drake, and the Slam Dunk That Changed Toronto. VanityFair
- Vince Carter’s impact goes coast to coast. The Star
- The rise of basketball in Canada: By the numbers. CBC
- 2000 Oakland or 2016 Toronto: Which dunk contest was better? Raptors Rupture
- Toronto Raptors: Who is the Greatest Raptor of all time? Raptors Rupture
- Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter: What If They Had Stayed Together? Bleacher Report
- Toronto’s Return to Relevance Has Healed the Vince Carter Wounds. Vice Sports
- A tale of 2 careers: How Vince Carter forged his own path into NBA lore. The Score
- Damon Stoudamire on Coaching, Expansion Franchises, and Jailblazers. The Post Game Podcast.
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