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175855.26 in reply to 175855.25
Date: 3/1/2011 8:39:19 AM
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Milot.

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Date: 3/4/2011 2:55:40 PM
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I am editing my vote and casting it for Gary Milot.

The reason I decided to change it is because in a lot of ways Abbott, and to a lesser extent TSA, aren't as remarkable a Milot. Abbott was never the best player on an U21 or full NT and was only the best SF in Canada for maybe 2 seasons. He wasn't a trail blazer like Wendon and was quickly surpassed by Kaleel.

TSA is probably the first truly well rounded NT PF, and is arguably Canada's best current player on paper, so I can see him being in the running.


The reason why Milot is worth inducting is that as an u21 guard he was light years ahead of just about any other guard the team has ever seen. (correct me if I am wrong). He basically barely improved after he turned 22 and was a national team caliber guard from that point on until last season. He contributed to the NT, and his rise was way faster than just about anyone.

Vote Milot!

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Date: 3/4/2011 10:07:02 PM
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Voting will remain open until tomorrow at 5pm Mountain time. AT that time we will crown the winner and raise a banner.

Keep the votes coming and thanks to those who have voted so far.

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Date: 3/6/2011 9:27:10 AM
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Well in an incredibly close vote Gary Milot has been elected to the Canadian Hall of Fame. Milot beat out current NT superstar TSA by one vote, and is truely deserving of the award. As mentioned by others in this thread, Milot was a true powerhouse in his day and lead the U21 and NT during his time in the lineup. Unfortunately his career was cut short by a few transfers and the lack of training that followed.

Congrats Gary Milot, you are a Canadian legend!

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Date: 3/11/2011 3:14:01 PM
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It is my honor to announce this seasons Hall of Fame Nominees.

They are as follows:

Jean-Paul Laviolette(373520)

Geoff Abbott (4472574)

Téo Saint-Arnaud (6676028)

Gary Milot (6675490)



This whole thread is a little silly and pointless. Since when do you put 26 year old players in the hall of fame? If you want to nominate a Canadian 'player of the year' award, then that's fine, since that appears to be what this award is about. Can you imagine the NBA nominating Chris Paul for the hall of fame? That's essentially what you're doing here.

My vote is not to vote for anyone if you don't have any deserving candidates who have finished their basketball careers.

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Date: 3/11/2011 3:58:49 PM
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The problem is that there are no notable players who are retired in BB and probably won't be for 4-6 more seasons.

Even a guy like Romero who first played for the NT in season 3, was the world's best around that time and played his first game at the end of season 1 is now only 31 and still contributing to a solid (ahem) division II team.

To suggest that its "player of the year" is also wrong since Gary Milot is no where close to be the current best player in Canada and hasn't been a real NT contributor in almost two seasons.

The purpose of the award (at least as far as I see it) is to encourage discussion on the forums and to try to inform newer managers about the short, fictitious history of Canadian Buzzer beater.


And let's be honest: literally everything about this game is more than a little silly and pointless

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Date: 3/11/2011 10:28:08 PM
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This whole thread is a little silly and pointless


Honesty your post is not only silly but is also pointless. "Hall of Fame" might be the wrong term, but as Chris said this is intended to encourage discussion about Canadian players

Can you imagine the NBA nominating Chris Paul for the hall of fame? That's essentially what you're doing here.


Can you imagine the NBA only playing games on Saturday and Tuesday or letting teams scrimmage every Thursday just to try a new offence. Can you imagine Chris Paul getting benched once a week to allow an 6'10 atrocious player learn how to pass? Clearly this is not the NBA and should not be compared to it in any way shape or form.

My vote is not to vote for anyone if you don't have any deserving candidates who have finished their basketball careers


My vote is that rather then tearing down what other managers are doing to help the game, you find something that you like and try to make it better. I guess the quote "If you want to complain about something you better be prepared to make it better" comes to mind. The Canadian community would be happy to have you help make our forums more active and enjoyable so feel free to get involved.

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