Do the people of Canada follow the nba or college basketball? Do people even care about the toronto raptors? Is there a liking for basketball in Canada? Are canadians proud of steve nash ? silly questions, but I was just wondering.
2007-01-05 13:37:58 · 7 answers · asked by rube 2 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
We have a strong affiliation with Basketball, especially since it was invented by a Canadian. May not be as popular as hockey here but we know our sports and sports heroes.
2007-01-05 14:31:44 · answer #1 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since having a pro b-ball team is fairly recent the fan base is young and urban. The Raptors have a loyal following and do very well in ticket sales. College basketball is much like American college football, we watch the playoffs. Most of us played some basketball in high school. We're very proud of Nash, even people who don't follow the sport. He's such a good ambassador, unlike some of those spoiled headcases who (no disrespect intended) are American. He is a truly nice man who works hard with kids and charities and embodies the virtues we would like to see in ourselves. We are having a great year for Canadian MVP's. Justin Morneau - American League MVP. Joe Thorton - NHL MVP. Steve Nash - NBA MVP. A MVP in the NFL would give us a sweep!
2007-01-06 01:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basketball
2016-05-22 21:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wouldn't believe how popular Basketball is in Canada. The voice of the Toronto Raptors CHuck Swirsky gets so many eamils from all over Canada and the World. I still think that Football is the most popular sport among teenagers but Basketball is not far behind. If you want to go to Chuck Swirsky's blog I'll elave it in the source section.
2007-01-06 08:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by googlebball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basketball? Never heard of it being so isolated from the rest of the world and stuff, don't get cable in my igloo, ahd to walk 40Km dodging polar bears to get to nanook's to borrow her computer and answer this question.
Kidding, sorry. Basketball is big in Toronto as it's the only NBA team in Canada, but Hockey is still the most watched and followed sport here, even curling at the Olympics or Scott's Tournament of Hearts, and lacrosse plus the CFL would probaly rank higher in tv viewing
2007-01-09 02:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know a lot of basketball fans, but they do exist.
Certainly not as big as it is in the US. I don't think anyone follows college basketball, though, even if they do watch NBA.
Hockey and football really are the sports that are the most popular with fans here. :)
2007-01-05 15:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by Japandra 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally people don't follow it. Some do, which is funny because it comes from Canada. Mostly we are a hockey people, then there is the CFL, the Canadian Football League. It is like American football but with slightly different rules and a different sized statium. I mostly just like Hockey and Curling. Most people won't admit it but we like to watch curling.
2007-01-06 03:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Constant_Traveler 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋