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07-19-2010, 05:43 PM
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors will face Steve Nash and Phoenix in an exhibition game at Rogers Arena, and also plan to hold part of their training camp in Vancouver.
The game against the Suns will be Oct. 6, the Raptors announced Monday. Nash, the two-time NBA MVP, grew up in nearby Victoria and played here last preseason, when Phoenix and Portland sold out an exhibition game.
This will be the first time the Raptors have come to Vancouver since the NBA left in 2001. Coach Jay Triano indicated that the team also plans to hold at least part of its training camp in Vancouver, but said the team was still finalizing details.
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wasn't here for last year's, GOING TO THIS ONE FOR SURE!!!
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07-19-2010, 05:46 PM
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Definately going. Basketball vibe is awesome at GM Place.
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07-19-2010, 05:48 PM
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sounds good
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07-19-2010, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS  GM Place. | *ahem* Roger's Arena   | |
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07-19-2010, 06:45 PM
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now alll we need is an overwhelming show up to this event, then maybe we will get back a basketball team.
hockey is just not enough...
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07-19-2010, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by orange7 now alll we need is an overwhelming show up to this event, then maybe we will get back a basketball team.
hockey is just not enough... | The support is always there.
Steve Nash's charity games are always 15,500+. The way the NBA is going right now, they are either going to have to have contraction or relocation to cities that are NBA ready (i.e. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Vancouver) etc.
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07-19-2010, 07:55 PM
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#7 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Tickets going through ticketmaster I'm guessing?
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07-19-2010, 07:58 PM
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07-19-2010, 08:00 PM
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David Stern basically did admit that he regretted that Vancouver lost the team on his watch, but he would never allow a franchise to come back to Vancouver.
Again, as a fan of the Grizz back in the day, the whole NBA experience left a bitter taste in my mouth.
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07-19-2010, 08:16 PM
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not going...went to the previous pre-season game between Portland and Phoenix. While it's nice to have professional basketball in Vancouver again, the game was a joke. I used to go to Seattle to watch the Sonics regular season games, I should make a trip out to Portland to watch a regular season game sometime.
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07-19-2010, 08:44 PM
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Now i was never a big bball fan to begin with or anything, but i'll say what i have said many times over and over again.
FUCK YOU STU JACKSON.
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07-19-2010, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by carisear Now i was never a big bball fan to begin with or anything, but i'll say what i have said many times over and over again.
FUCK YOU STU JACKSON. | +1
FUCK STU JACKSON
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07-19-2010, 09:08 PM
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Go! Canada's only team! Go!
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07-19-2010, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jermyzy not going...went to the previous pre-season game between Portland and Phoenix. While it's nice to have professional basketball in Vancouver again, the game was a joke. I used to go to Seattle to watch the Sonics regular season games, I should make a trip out to Portland to watch a regular season game sometime. | well really, did you expect playoff intensity in a preseason game? Its basically going to have the compete level of an all-star game...
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07-19-2010, 10:07 PM
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You need a black population market to run NBA teams. Quote:
Given another chance, NBA commissioner David Stern would have handled the league's foray into Vancouver differently.
In a podcast interview with ESPN.com, Stern was asked what decisions he would take a mulligan on over the course of his 24 years on the job.
"I wish we hadn't had the Vancouver experience," Stern replied. "Great city, and we disappointed them, and we disappointed ourselves."
The league expanded into Toronto and Vancouver in 1995. The Vancouver Grizzlies amassed a 101-359 record in six seasons before moving to Memphis in 2001.
Stern said he thought the league might have mishandled the expansion.
"Maybe we shouldn't have done it there, maybe we should have only expanded into Toronto ... but that was a great disappointment to me," he said.
Stern added that he didn't think the league could return to Vancouver.
"I don't think we can go back," Stern said. "I think that was a great city, and I think we just didn't take advantage of the opportunity."
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07-19-2010, 10:37 PM
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it was good last year. Bunch of the canucks was there too...it's pretty cool
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07-20-2010, 07:11 AM
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when do tickets go on sale?
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07-20-2010, 08:46 AM
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where's Rogers Arena? i only know GM Place.
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07-20-2010, 09:16 AM
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FUCK STU JACKSON
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07-20-2010, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by shawn79 You need a black population market to run NBA teams. | Where in the article you posted does it insinuate you need a black population market? Edit*** You need a black population market that isn't below the poverty line. Memphis has black people (60+ % of the population).
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07-20-2010, 11:01 AM
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#21 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by shawn79 You need a black population market to run NBA teams. | Vancouver is much different city (and market) than it was in the 1990s. You need a market that worships celebrities and the "baller lifestyle" which Vancouver now does.
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07-20-2010, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jigga250 well really, did you expect playoff intensity in a preseason game? Its basically going to have the compete level of an all-star game... | No, but it was worse than watching even a pickup game. Had no defense (which I expected for a pre-season), but no exciting offensive plays either. Blown dunk by Oden, blown dunk by Richardson, rest were just jumpshots.
Having said that, with Demar Derozan and Sonny Weems for the Raptors, might get a few highlight dunks this time around.
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07-20-2010, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mo_bettah +2
FUCK STU JACKSON | for sure man
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07-20-2010, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS Definately going. Basketball vibe is awesome at GM Place. | I still call it GM Place too..
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07-20-2010, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDood where's Rogers Arena? i only know GM Place. | Quote:
Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS Where in the article you posted does it insinuate you need a black population market? Edit*** You need a black population market that isn't below the poverty line. Memphis has black people (60+ % of the population). | TRDood, did you fail my post because I failed yours? 
You guys think at Major Sports League will move to Las Vegas?
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