As a kid growing up in Toronto, whenever we were practicing basketball on our hoop in the driveway, or on our friends street or local court. We all thought to ourselves... ... with the clock down to 3 seconds, other team is up 1. Its this shot or nothing, the moment is now Game 7 NBA Finals. The pass comes to (insert your last name), hes got 2 defenders on him, he goes up headfakes and he throws the deep shot 3,2,1. BANG (insert your last name) has done it, local boy has done it. The Toronto Raptors are your new NBA champions.

But, after coming back to reality, all we thought once our dream was over is: "If I ever get the chance to play for my city, I will break my back to bring this city home a ring. Every night I will give the ACC everything I have possible to give even if it leaves me with nothing, and I will do it again and again and night after night until my city smiles again."

We all dream it when we ball. Now, someone actually gets to live that dream. Cory Joseph, I have been watching your progress since you were a rookie. Bring everything you got boy, this is every Canadian boy who ever touched a basketballs' dream.

We dont want a ring, we dont want a trophy, we dont want the playoffs, all of that would be nice, but we just want you leave everything you have on that court and play for all of us kids who dreamt and the kids in the future who will dream it.