Vancouver Grizzles Part Deux?!
 

http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=354073


.......obviously they wouldnt be known as the grizzlies if they are looking to purchase the hornets......

Saw this on a bunch of my buddies' news feeds and statuses, would be pretty sick to have a Vancouver team back in the NBA

Another article on it, http://www.news1130.com/news/local/a...k-to-vancouver

hope they dont fuck up and get someone like Bryant "Big Country" Reeves for their first choice!

Please don't hire retards for management this time.
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It would be cool to see an NBA team make it in Vancouver with owners who actually want to keep the team here.

I'm not much of a basketball fan, can't watch it on TV, but watching the athleticism live is impressive.

If they do come all it's going to be is a another profitable Vancouver franchise giving money to revenue sharing have-not teams in the NBA once the new CBA forces a hard cap on the league

Personally I'm against it because another team in Canada will be just like the raptors, some kid from the hood in Chicago won't want to deal with border issues, ignorant morons look at Vancouver and say "lol Canada? No thanks" and until a decent reputation and respectable team is put together, this Vancouver team will have to overpay FA's to get them to come here because why would some southern born and bred player want to come here for another 500k when he could play in Memphis and be closer to
Home, etc etc

Stay away NBA!
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Poorly written article.

Fact: As much of a shitty GM Stu was, he did try to draft Nash with a secondary pick. We tried to trade up with a second 1st round pick back it was not high enough to get him. Lieutenant Hindsight says we should have drafted him, but no way he was that good to be 3rd pick overall at that time. Even the following year, the 4th pick (used to get Antonio Daniels) was the asking price of Phoenix for giving up Nash. Again, it would have been a questionable move at that time to deal the 4th pick overall alone for Nash. Phoenix knew how much he was worth to the Vancouver market and commanded a lot of premium for him. If I were Stu, I would have asked for a backup big-man along with Nash for the 4th pick (hot rod williams comes to mind) at that time. I wonder why Stu did not entertain that. Oh never mind, he was a shitty GM.

Reeves over Finley
Abdur Rahim over Allen, Kobe, Nash
Daniels over McGrady
Bibby over Carter, Nowitzki, Pierce <-- our best pick actually
Francis over Artest, Hamilton, Davis
Swift over Crawford, Turkoglu

That arrogant SOB Francis put a dagger into our franchise. I still remember his protruding lower lips and a face like his dog died on the day of his draft. DUDE, U JUST GOT DRAFTED! At least fake a smile.

Nonetheless, I would welcome the Grizzlies back. But again most of these NBA players have attitude problems and its funny how many of these players attended college but still think we live in igloos

Reminds me of Stromile Swift when he moved to Memphis along with the team. During a meet n greet at a school, the rims on his yukon got jacked. He was complaining how ghetto Memphis was and that he missed Vancouver and all its amenities.

Since the NBA is more global now, it would be great to grab 1 or 2 players from Europe and China if there was a team here.

I think they will have an easier time in terms of signing players and staying afloat this time around tho. I think we're forgettin that our dollar was really weak at the time as well so you really were paying 1.5 times what the signing amount was. And given the strong economy we have going right now, there should be a fair amount of corporate support especially for those companies that don't want to sponsor an enormous amount for the canucks given their popularity.
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If the NBA came back here it would be great, games are cheap and fun to watch. I don't understand why you think there would be border issues for players from the NBA, they get on a plane and fly across. Not all Americans are "ignorant morons" and you prove your own ignorance by saying that.

I still have a grizzlies paw glove from back in the day :P

I wouldn't actually mind a return of an NBA franchise here. The only reason Vancouver didn't do so well was the lack of talent we had, which led to declining attendance because of constantly poor performance.

I saw an Abdur Rahim Grizzlies jersey @ the Jersey City near my mall, I was really close to buying it because Dipt sells them for ridiculous prices IIRC. Hard to find them nowadays. (I love the fitted hats though.)

- It was impossible to see Finley to be this good.
- Abdur Rahim was a good pick. I would have picked Ray Allen though. Steve Nash was not worth the 3rd overall pick at that time, it was impossible to conceive he would be that good. Kobe, well that was a big risk.
- Bibby pick was dumb, Paul Pierce stated he wanted to play for the Grizzlies.
- Daniels over McGrady - yeah, it was a weak draft, I would have risked picking a high school kid as well.
- Francis and Swift - weak drafts as well, perhaps trading down would have been the best options

I hope we get a good GM and headcoach for our next nba team.

does anyone know of another city where 2 pro teams were successful? by success i dont mean revenue generation/profitability -- i mean Stanley cups and championships ..

I have said it before and I will say it again

FUCK YOU STU JACKSON
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Boston

Superbowl Champions, NBA Champions, Word Series Champions in a short period of time.

chicago.....

blackhawks, bulls, bears, and cubs(long championship drought, but popular team)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Stanley Cup in 2007-08 and 2008-09
Pittsburgh Steelers: Superbowl in 2005 and 2008

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IT'S NOT MY FAULT

I remember when they were giving away free Grizzlies tickets in elementary school.
Sister gave them to me for free after she got them from her teacher. lol.

I can only hope they bring a franchise back to Vancouver...after Grizzlies left, I went to Seattle for a couple games/year...now I have to go to Portland to watch a game!

at least we would get some cheap entertainment, until vancouver got really good in the nba, then the prices would rise for games

This city cannot financially support an NBA basketball team. :Petting :twirleye:

As cool as it would be, the bottom line is ticket sales. Considering how much we pay in taxes here and how expensive goods and services are. How much do you think your average ticket will have to cost to sustain the NBA salaries, all associated staff with the team and to ensure a profit in Aquilini's pockets? Chris Paul makes about 16 million a season. How much do we pay the Sedin's or Luongo? Less than 10 million a season I think.

I have to ask those who actually support an NBA team in Vancouver. How much are you willing to pay for a ticket and what is your limit? Limit being how much before you say fuck it and watch the game on the couch at home.
$50/seat, $80, $100? and of course, you'll want to go with a friend. So everything is x2. Unless you're this guy ---> :alone:

Let's not forget, season ticket holders are what keeps teams in towns. The majority of Canucks season ticket holders are corporate/business with no plans of letting those tickets go. Is it possible to get those companies to purchase both NHL and NBA season tickets? If not, do you think the average Vancouver citizen will be able to add NBA season tickets to their expenses?

Going to a game or two a season is not enough to support an NBA franchise.

I wonder how long "next few years" really is.... 2? 3? 4? lol.. hope we do get one soon though!!!! Go Lakers!! :)