Kobe would never want to play in Toronto. He's going to a big market team.

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Originally posted @ Well, the Raps began training camp yesturday with a completely revamped roster. There hasn't been this much excitement in Raptorland in years so let's see how this season turns out..... Post all Raptor and NBA related discussion here.... Team Roster NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BORN COLLEGE 7 Andrea Bargnani F 6-10 225 Oct. 26, 1985 4 Chris Bosh FC 6-10 230 Mar. 24, 1984 Georgia Tech 8 Jose Calderon PG 6-3 210 Sep. 28, 1981 11 T.J. Ford PG 6-0 165 Mar. 24, 1983 Texas 15 Jorge Garbajosa F 6-9 245 null 14 Joey Graham GF 6-7 225 Jun. 11, 1982 Oklahoma State 43 Kris Humphries F 6-9 235 Feb. 5, 1985 Minnesota 20 Fred Jones SG 6-2 220 Mar. 11, 1979 Oregon 2 Darrick Martin PG 5-11 170 Mar. 6, 1971 UCLA 12 Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 270 May 30, 1976 18 Anthony Parker SG 6-6 215 Jun. 19, 1975 Bradley 24 Morris Peterson GF 6-7 220 Aug. 26, 1977 Michigan State 10 Uros Slokar F 6-10 238 May 14, 1983 9 Pape Sow FC 6-10 250 Nov. 22, 1981 Cal State Fullerton 1 P.J. Tucker F 6-5 225 May 5, 1985 Texas http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/printSchedule?team=tor&season=2007

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Originally posted by kotsy http://www.thestar.com/article/219252

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Kobe would never want to play in Toronto. He's going to a big market team.

Come again? Toronto is a small market team? Where do you think Toronto ranks in terms of media market size in North America?

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Originally posted by SuperJimbo Come again? Toronto is a small market team? Where do you think Toronto ranks in terms of media market size in North America?

not small market but there's bigger, more enticing cities out there. i'd be surprised if toronto was in the top 5.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH not small market but there's bigger, more enticing cities out there. i'd be surprised if toronto was in the top 5.

1. New York
2. L.A
3. Chicago
4. Toronto

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Originally posted by slingshot 1. New York 2. L.A 3. Chicago 4. Toronto

Where the hell are cities like Detroit, SA, Miami, Philly or Boston?

edit: when i think about though, Toronto really represents all of Canada so it does make sense.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH i'd be surprised if toronto was in the top 5.

lol you're 0/2 with me today, first you hate on my sopranos and now my raps... who's next? my girlfriend? hahah

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Where the hell are cities like Detroit, SA, Miami, Philly or Boston? edit: when i think about though, Toronto really represents all of Canada so it does make sense.

SA is probably the smallest media market in the league. Philly is the biggest of the remaining. Miami, Boston, and Detriot about the same i'm guessing.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Where the hell are cities like Detroit, SA, Miami, Philly or Boston? edit: when i think about though, Toronto really represents all of Canada so it does make sense.

There only four cities in the US with populations over 2 million:

Rank City Population
1 New York City 8,213,839
2 Los Angeles 3,844,829
3 Chicago 2,842,518
4 Houston 2,076,189
5 Philadelphia 1,463,281
6 Phoenix 1,461,575
7 San Antonio 1,256,509
8 San Diego 1,255,540
9 Dallas 1,213,825
10 San Jose 912,332

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_by_population

The GTA has a population of close to 5 million.

The Raptors aren't looking so bad now, are they. Added bonus is that New York has nothing to offer, and I do believe Kobe would want to play for a team led by Colangelo.

Chicago, Houston, Phoenix seem and Dallas seem like the only other realistic alternatives at this point.

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Originally posted by Jeff Button How about Calderon, Peterson, Dixon and their 1st Round Pick in '08

Keep dreaming. Your proposed offer is ridiculous and would likely spark a new round of LA riots if Mitch Kupchak was dumb enough to agree to it.