How The Vancouver Grizzlies REALLY Lost Their NBA Team
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- The Vancouver Grizzlies only existed from 1995 until 2001. After 6 seasons of losing a ton of games, they relocated to Memphis. In this video, I talk about the full history of the Vancouver Grizzlies and what caused the relocation. Enjoy!
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You gotta admit the Vancouver Grizzlies had a killer logo and design though. Shame that they didn't last long.
Yeah, that northwestern-influenced design work was amazing.
Yes Sir.
Anrui Raptors did too. Have always loved them both
Logo yes, but those loud ass 90s unis SUCKED
R u being sarcastic? Hope so cuz I thought the design sucked. It looked too gimmicky, like a cereal box logo
This team was never given a chance, it was over before it even started.
true that and one can certainly elaborate on it
Never allowed a #1 pick. Worst front office, so bad one of them.got hired by the league. Signed a fat injured big country max money. Shareef was overrated, easy to avg 20 when you're the only scoring option. Than drafting steve francis.
@@nundzi1548 And it's even worse considering who the Grizzlies passed over in that 1996 draft. They could have gotten Marbury, Ray Allen, or Kobe. And in 1999, instead of drafting Steve Francis, which made no sense as they had Mike Bibby, they could have drafted Shawn Marion, Lamar Odom, Richard Hamilton, or Ron Artest.
@@pomerlain8924 Let's not forget about Steve Nash or the 98 Draft they could've drafted Vince Carter instead of Bibby
Nah they sucked and nobody wanted to fly or live in Vancouver for obvious reasons.
Again, these jerseys are still cold.
Facts
Yessir
Whomever designed the Raptors n late 90's Rockets jerseys with Steve Francis mostly likely designed them. They all got the same cartoonish look.
Love these and the wolves old jerseys
💯💯💯
Shareef Abdul Raheem was a baller, so underrated his Vancouver jersey is so rare
I have a vancouver grizzlies jersey of him, im sure u can get it cheap on dhgate
you can still get it on nbastore
Mitchell and Ness carry his jersey along with Mike Bibby. Not too sure about Big Country Reeves tho
Mitch and ness has all three of those players jersey
As someone who worked for the Grizzlies during the time they were in Vancouver, a few things need to be discussed and were not mentioned in the video. 1) The moment Michael Heisley bought the team--he did everything he could to run the team into the ground. Season ticket holders were not given their tickets and many had to come to the box office for every game to get their tickets. 2) No phone lines were set up to receive information about buying tickets. The Vancouver Canucks had about 20 people on the payroll year round selling tickets. Grizzlies had an automated number where you would leave a message and they would call you back. 3) They stopped even trying for corporate sponsorship under Heisley and those companies who wanted to be sponsors were given the royal round and and told they would pay the same price as LA Lakers corporate sponsors. 4) Key managers did not live in the city. they guy in charge if selling season tickets lived in Oakland and would get weekly updates--not daily--but weekly updates. 5) Several UFAs expressed an interest in signing in Vancouver but were turned down by the team--being told that the team was going to build from within and would not be signing players--only to trade for overpriced players instead
*Old jerseys were waaaaay better looking...same with rhe old raptors jersey wirh the actual dinosaurs on them*
I had one of those jerseys as a kid just because of the raptor and I'm a Dallas fan!
Lot of folks hate those old purple jerseys with the red raptor on it, but I loved it.. then again I was a 10-11 yr old boy but still
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i thought those were fucking hideous but to each their own lol
Machine Gun Bobby Bro I agree with you lol. All of these new NBA uniforms look so stale and boring. That only works for the Spurs because they’re the Spurs, simple but really freaking good
I wish the NBA came back to Vancouver. The emerging culture here would definitely embrace it this time.
kings to vancouver
Timberwolves to Vancouver
Portland misses the rivalry
@@splashnskillz37 No B ball is working in Minnesota
No, Vancouver does not need a basketball team
I live in Vancouver and I’m mad that they had to remove this team it felt so cool having a team where I live
Portland remembers
And we miss our 2 I5 rivals up north
It's lonely up here in the NBA's PNW
Don't worry we still come down to Portland to cheer you guys on!
Yeah, the NBA has been rather mean to the PNW lol. Both teams also moved to the South, where there's already plenty of NBA teams.
Yeah it sucks being an NBA fan who is living in Alaska...
@@hughbukowski4810 took PNW to the next level lmao. At least you guys had mario chalmers.
The Grizzlies' first NBA game (and win) was also the first-ever game at the Rose Garden in 1995.
I just want the Grizzlies to bring back those fly-ass jerseys.
GA. Luigi at least they Did same with the Raptors:)
something you may not know is the two Canadian teams were pitted as rivals. Basically everyone picked Vince Carter . If you had Grizzles gear it was because your parents made poor xmas gift choices.
Lil V lmao
Hahahhaah
t mac vc hakeem mugsey damon camby davis oakley christie mo pete ...of course people chose them over the grizzlies whose best known players pre 2001 were bryant reeves tony massenburg old ass otis thorpe shareef abdul raheem mike bibby greg anthony othella harrington ....and a few weird named players like felipe lopez blue edwards lee mayberry cherokee parks shareef abdul raouf sam mack terry dehere dejun wheat stromile swift makhtar N'diaye
@@razkable For the love of God, use some damn punctuation!
@@razkable What's so weird about Felipe Lopez name?
I lived out in Vancouver when the grizzlies were around, I went to a few of their games and it was always a good time even though the team was bad… The best part was easily the mascot named Grizz, hey simple grizzly bear costume, but after halftime he would always turn into Super Grizz, that same grizzly bear, only now dressed up as a superhero with a mask and cape and everything, a giant T-shirt cannon and he would fly around the arena and everything, it was great.
There was a documentary made not too long ago on Bryant Reeves and finding him it's actually really good.
poor bryant reeves..hes known for the worst losing % in nba history for a player who played at least 2 full seasons in the nba and over 200 games ..and he started in all 6 of those seasons most of his games...6 years in the nba and his best season was 23-59 ...he won only 101 games over 6 seasons that's an average of 16.83 wins per year ...bwaaaaa...he didn't win 20 games in 1 season until his 5th season....78 wins over 5 seasons and 56 over his first 4.....56 wins over 4 seasons is brutal
Hes s gangster on nba myteam. Hes the most fire ruby center
Last I heard he's got a big farm by his hometown of Gans, OK.
The Sixth Man yeah I watched it
I saw it, it was a great documentary. It’s great that he and his family have been doing well all this time after his retirement
Lmao, does Memphis even have grizzlies.
That_Canuck_God nope
lol they even used the animal for the grit&grind mentality
Memphis Whiskeys would be better , I guess.
Probably at a zoo
Does Utah even have Jazz? Does Los Angeles even have lakes?
what's up with those Canadian teams and their extremely awesome uniforms?
The intro music always make me feel like I'm meeting Andy in the back of a diner and he's giving me inside information on the NBA
They could have drafted Steve Nash.
The NBA needs another Canadian team in the league.
Calgary or Montreal or both. Montreal is a good French language market as many international NBA players come from French speaking countries. There would have to be a Seattle franchise first before there's a team in Vancouver.
Maybe Montreal, they should have never lost the Expos.
@@markg.7865 the weak loonie was the main reason why the Expos left.
@@aboriginalbrotha9947 MLB should've helped keep the Expos in Montreal, the weak loonie didn't kill the Bluejays.
I’m certain the majority of players do not want to move to Canada. Toronto already struggles with big name FAs
4:57--What a jerk. He should be grateful to play in the NBA
Eric Matterson lmaooo he does have a point
@@AnimalBlundettoK nah man Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world
@@cinnamongirl43 LOL vancouver is a trash city and it's a very boring city, there is litterally nothing to do there expect watch the rains pour down
@@44.dreamz46 Lmao no get ur faxs right. You probably don't even live here
@@cinnamongirl43 My nigga I live in Toronto, it's wayy better then Trashcouver
You guess, Shareef was easily their best player and it sucks people have forgotten about him.
bibby was pretty good too
Doknot1999 prolly because of his name
Shareef and Bibby were the beast. Blame on bad coaching staff and the way the team could not close game even after having 10 pts lead with a min to go.
Bibby to Dickerson was the real killer combo
@@23youngmoney1 How so?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also has a long Muslim name, and he's a household name.
Shareef was just always on losing teams which is why his career is somewhat forgettable.
Press F to pay respects to those Deleted Videos
Matthew Cepeda why were they deleted?
TEAM CLASSIC SONIC I think because of the sponsorships being pretty dodgy
Esc = Amen
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i wish we still had a team in vancouver
Hopefully, the NBA will bring them back to Vancouver in the future.
Don’t we all
Joshua Rivers who said it has to be the grizzlies
In 96' Vancouver needed to move up in the draft to pick Nash. They got the 22nd pick from Houston only to see PHX pick Nash at 15. That was a big loss.....
They coulda took nash at 3 instead of shareef. Or kobe bryant..or marburry ..or ray allen.
Shareefs the one they should been jockeying for their second pick.
But they way it went down your absolutely right.
There were quite a few players in that draft that ended up being better than Shareef Abdur Raheem.
I said going into that draft Allen should've went higher than #4.
@@jamesatkinson9940 Kobe Actually Didn't Mind Vancouver But He Thought It Was Too Cold
I remember seeing the Sonics there, as well as the Hakeem, Clyde and Charles Rockets. Best by far was the game against the Rockets on December 17th 1996. Big Country with the fadeaway for the win. It was like we won the championship that night, so loud!
Bro you didn't mention the Jason William trade for Mike Bibby
funny how they drafted greats like gasol battier miller and added stud wright after the move to memphis ..smdh...
I really feel old when I know Grizzlies once was in Vancouver.
Miss that team.
I’m a Lakers fan so my most favorite memory is that we lost to Vancouver for the first time ever, 1999 I think, and they fired Del Harris as our coach after the game. But that was ok because Kobe & Shaq lead us to 3 straight titles the following seasons 🙌😁🎊
4:45
"Steve Francis didn't like the city and didn't want to move to Canada....an incident in the airport where people thought he was a rapper was the final flaw."
LMAO
*straw
Steve Francis wasn’t the only player that hated Vancouver. I remember George Lynch complained about Vancouver not having enough grocery stores. Othella Harrington was pretty vocal about his distain for the city to.
Canadians loves long lineups 4 everything
Stefan Milisic yeah I know. All of those day long bread lineups we face.
Vancouver has changed so much since 2001 that it doesn't even feel like the same city anymore lol NBA team could totally be successful here now, no question
Rocker5593 I agree Rocker. Things have changed since then. I know Vancouver could support an NBA team.
to be fair. Nyc ( manhattan specifically) doesn't have the big chain grocery stores unless you want trader joes brands. Its cheaper to buy simple foods from like Rite Aid or something lol. And ya Vancover reminds me a lot of Boston(where I live)but more active now. more people moving there and expanding so so much. Like at Dubai speed lol
I owned a "Big Country " Bryant Reeves' jersey while I was in college during the 90s.
sorry to hear that
Damn I've seen all three of these re uploads, but it always good to watch again. Keep up the good work Andy
Andy Hoops still watched the original vid, still love the vids even if you have to re-upload them dude
Been here a while and you've consistently been my favorite sports UA-camr Andy. Keep it up bro.
I want to see the Sonics back. The Vancover Grizzles had some cool jerseys but that is it.
as a heat fan I thank the grizzlies for giving us james posey jason williams shane batier and mike miller all of whom were on the same first grizllies playoff team back in 2004....without those guys we don't win rings ...
I'm from Seattle and obviously want a team back here more but a team in Vancouver at some point would be great too.
Cool jerseys that weren't available in stores outside Vancouver or BC.
Goro Majima town buisness
I agree
Yo Andy Hoops that Jazzy background music is so dope it gives your videos such a nostalgic feel
Killing it with these uploads 🔥🔥
They could’ve given away free weed to improve attendance.
That's a great idea from a financial point of view.Pump them full of free grass and they would buy 10x the food while at the game.Doesn't even need to be good grass either lol.
Man I'd love to go if that was the case. I'm Canadian, love basketball and love weed lol. That would be perfect
I’m a proud raptors fan and always will and I have Canadian in my blood I’m quarter Canadian and finding about Vancouver lost their teams I was so sad hopefully the NBA can realise a Vancouver team in the NBA would make Canadians so happy because the raptors and Vancouver would be a great rivalry
200k SUBS!!! Proud to have been with you since 50k
Andy back at it with the great content 💯
I really loved the colors and the logo of the Grizzlies. They fit right in with the 90s and Vancouver is an amazing city!
I was born in the Bahamas and moved to Vancouver BC when I was 14yrs,I love the place.Steve would have had a city and a country on his shoulders.To be in the NBA draft should be considered an honour no matter what team or country you play in.From my point of view in any sport a drafted player should have no business at all refusing to play for a city and an entire country,Francis plays over seas now in China.Any professional sport should have a rule that states that the refusing party has to at least sign a 1yr contract.If the player completes that season without being traded at deadline and goes to free agency the team that picks him up gives drafted team money and a compensatory draft pick.
Great video love the research keep it up man✊
Congrats on 200k subs Andy
Shout out to Blue Edwards, a solid two guard who put in work for Vancouver and deserves just as much recognition as anybody else involved with that team back in the day.
Yep. He always was a total pro.
Steven Boardman only thing vancouver remembers about blue was his child custody case
Damn rofl and that's because if they missed it in person they could watch the made for TV movie about Blue and that very same case he was fighting.
My favorite memory of the Vancouver Grizzlies was how my fav teams always got easy wins against them! They will be missed!!!
Congrats on 200k💯💯
You’re videos are awesome man
I was privileged to have actually PLAYED on the actual home court of the Vancouver Grizzlies back in my high school days in Canada. It was a special tournament where a select number of local high schools get to play an exhibition tournament there (called the GM Centre" The coaches there let every player ,including the bench warmers such as I , played at least a few minutes. It was an experience I will never forget
Good for you.
Them 2 dislikes were the last 2 Vancouver fans left in attendance at the final game
Andy I love your private investigator music 😆 it reminds me of the show “cheaters” 😂.... I love all your content though you have a lot of knowledge
Congrats on 200k
Does anyone remember NBA 2k for dreamcast and Michael Dickerson with the high socks?
Dontdoittoyoself I remember dude was good & Lorenzen Wright
Henry Witherspoon Yea RIP Lorenzen Wright. Stromile Swift could also ball.
ayyy i remember playing the dreamcast. That video game system is way ahead of its time. people were hating on it once ps2 came out but i was perplexed because even though ps2 was a good system, dreamcast was also good in its time. its pretty funny now because one of the reasons why people liked ps2 more then dreamcast cause it had a dvd player. lol. granted, the internet back then is not what it is today but even back then i could see the value with dreamcast
NewEarth Son I remember I got myself a PlayStation 2 with NBA Live 2002 & 2003 with it
@@henrywitherspoon8064 yeah. Ps2 definetly crushed the sega game system building when it came. Also got to remember to, gamers were upset with sega in tge 90s before dreamcast came.
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Beautiful? FUCK YOU
Vancouver reminds me of a trash can honestly
vancouver is so shit but go off
Amen - Vancouver has been consistently ranked among the best cities in the world.
@@MichaelBarrett1984 ...if your rich or a homeless addict
Great video!!
Good vid and research
As a Vancouver born I hope till the day I die I live long enough to see them bring a team back to Vancouver🙏🏼
The NBA needs to move back to Vancouver it has grown so much over the 20 years and they love basketball over there.
great video!
Ver”Sauce” 😭💀
😂😂😂
Dick Versace is the greatest name of all time
His voice sounds like one of those bot programs. That is how a computer would pronounce Versace.
That was extremely interesting. I am a born and raised Memphian and a huge Grizzlies fan. I was very excited and surprised when, now the late owner Michael Heisley had chosen my hometown to relocate his franchise to. To this day I am very grateful to him for that decision. There is no doubt in my mind that if it had been any other owner, rather than Heisley, they would not have chosen Memphis. But sometimes when I look back on it, I feel bad for the fans in Vancouver. Because if we ever lost the Grizzlies because of relocating, I would be devastated. It must be nice being from cities like NYC, L.A. CHICAGO and other bigger markets, where you know that no matter how often you have to tank in order to be competitive in the future, it is almost impossible to lose your franchise to another city. IT MUST BE NICE..... ( RIP MICHEAL HEISLEY.)
Also made me subcribe seeing this video much love brother
I was there for the 1997 Naismith Cup in Halifax, NS, Canada between Vancouver & Toronto. It was a fun night & I thought both teams had a bright future. Turns out I was half correct. Also, the Canucks were far more popular & profitable in the city since the country's national pastime is hockey and all so I'm sure that was a factor too. Great video.
Raptors about to bitchsmack the warriors
lol this aged well
@@CarlCarson362 haha yes it did
You should do 'How Peja Stojakovic aka Serbian Sniper was good actually'
Most underated and overlooked player in NBA 2000s
Won ring, World Cup and European Championship with Serbia&Montenegro
Great player plagued by injuries, happy he went out with a Ring.
Yesss that guy had a lethal shot
Had some amazing moments,ring,two time 3point champion..and i know much of NBA fans do not apriciate international succes but Peja had a commitment just to win it all,EC in ''01 and World Cup in Indianapolis ''02 win against USA in 1/4 and Argentina in final was a peak, it wasn't a dream team but team with P.Pierce, J.O'Neal,R.Miller,S.Merion,A.Miller,A.Walker and others was still team to beat at US soil and it was great game though..Those crazy games and great rivalry against Dirk&Nash, WCF against Shaq&Kobe..had some injurys but still very good on that Hornets team with CP3 and T.Chandler, end of carier was realy something,'revenge' win against Lakers, sweaping them, Peja&J.Terry goes bizzare fourth game with shoting threes and eventualy ring against Heat though he didn't play much. Even statisticly i think his one of the better shoters in NBA history.
@Nosson Rossman That statement is just dumb af dude, how could Peja choked if he played only 3 out of 7 games against Lakers in ''02? Took only 23 shoots FG in whole series..and everyone, except bandwagoon Lakers fans like you are probably, knows that refs decided that series. You didn't even watch NBA basketball back than and still wanna talk shit here, gtfo dummy.
@Nosson Rossman And in ''03 Playoffs Kings lost against Mavs in 7. Peja was by far best scorer with 23p and he was second option behind CWeeb, in ''04 they lost against Wolves and Peja and CWeeb were almost tied with 17p so tell me again how he choked in playofs??
27 Jan 2000, Michael Dickerson hit a fadeaway at the buzzer to beat the Nets. I was lucky to watch the game live at GM place, will never forget it. One of the few bright spots we had.
Love these videos man, you should really do one on how Charlotte moves the hornets to New Orleans
Still waiting For MLB to bring back the Montreal Expos.
Montreal might get a NBA TEAM FIRST!!!!
@@hafeezkhaliq7776 not happening, the NBA isn't going to expand, too many horrible teams as is!
Jack Meoff you kidding? The nba is definitely gonna expand in the next 10 years, it’s inevitable, the nba goes wherever the money is
@@mr.anderson2241 According to Charles Barkley it would be pointless as there are too many horrible teams as is and fans don't want to go watch a team lose night in and night out.
Jack Meoff Charles Barkley isn’t affiliated with the NBA anymore in any way aside from commentary, he doesn’t know what the NBA is planning or wants to do in terms of expansion
Vancouver has seen huge improvement with interest in basketball and I think Vancouver deserve another team
No, Vancouver had its shot and blew it. Seattle should get a franchise before vancouver
hmoobmeeka can’t blame Vancouver for a shitty gm and Americans being nationalists
wontwonsoup veggie He’s not wrong. I want the Grizzlies back, but Vancouver is a bad sports market. If the team isn’t winning, it’ll have poor attendance.
AggressivelySpicy Highlights2673 Vancouver wasn’t the problem and if we were to get a team back here the market would be massive acting as the gateway to China with so many people of Asian descent in Vancouver and Richmond. A team can 200% be supported here and Rogers arena has a larger capacity than fedex forum
Vancouver rulz
Hey Andy can you do a video on what happened to the Buffalo Braves? I think it's an interesting story that you could make a good video out of.
much love Andy
Steve Francis ruined the chances of this team staying. I've only seen one NBA game and that was when they were still in Vancouver, we lost to a pretty bad GSW team featuring Clarence Weatherspoon and Muggsy Bogues. I feel like all the fans like Muggsy more than anyone on the Grizz, but I'll miss never being able to see them again. I always figure the only time I'll see another NBA game is if I were rich and the Raptors make the finals I'd fly across the country to see them, but I don't think the former is too likely as tickets will probably be like 1000+
vocouver fuckin sucked
@@eag4485 ok??
while I would disagree that francis alone could of saved the team from moving unless he won 50+ games brought fans in and was like minny ai bin terms of entertainment which he wasn't, his fun style with their new team vibe could of fueled them to make an early playoff run thus having success and fans and keep them maybe but it takes 12 guys not just 1 ...francis was way more fun then bibby though so
They made it boiii! Time to pony up that dough.
Biggest reason why they moved was their inability to sell out and/or sell enough corporate boxes at Rogers Arena for the Grizzlies. My neighbor across the alley way here knows Arthur Griffiths personally and that is the feedback I got from him via Arthur.
O have lived in Memphis most of my life and this is a basketball City and we wanted a NBA team for soooooooooooo long
This is not Memphis's first pro basketball team
eric mcgowan in the 4 major pro sports it is!
@@trusteppakt5908 u said y'all wanted an nba team for awhile. Yeah, this is Tennessee's first nba team. But Tennessee had an ABA team in the 70's: the Memphis Sounds. So Memphis has had at least 2 pro teams including the Grizzlies. I love the Grizzlies too dude. My favorite team in any sport
eric mcgowan I know that but at the time the ABA/NBA merger wasn’t a thing so yeah.. that’s what I’m saying, I get what you’re saying as well but true me I’m every aware of everything you stated.
@Joshua Rivers I hope so. I read an online rumor today that Pera wants to relocate to the west coast. Like OP said Memphis deserves an nba team and NBA deserves Memphis as a host city. If Stern was still commissioner I wouldn't be worried. No way he'd let that happen
Digging these videos
@Andy Hoops. My neighbor across the alley way here is friends with and personally knows Arthur Griffiths the teams original owner. Feedback I have gotten from him from Arthur was one of the reasons the team moved was their inability to sell enough corporate boxes at Rogers Arena for basketball. NBA teams depend quite a bit on arena boxes being sold out for NBA games. Arthur is currently in the process of trying to get a MLB team here to Vancouver. He wants a ball park built in the cambie street industrial area of the city.
Imma tell y'all RN. Next generation of Vancouver gon be lit
I recommend a documentary "Finding Big Country" to everyone here! It's filmed by Vanceouver Grizzlies fan and it's on UA-cam.
I'm gonna look into it!
I remember rock101, a local radio station had a promotion where if the Grizzlies won and scored more than 101 points then you could bring your ticket stub to the old spaghetti factory and redeem it for a free spaghetti dinner. The Grizz ended up beating the Clippers that night, who were also terrible at that time. The crowd went wild when the 101st point was scored. I played youth basketball during the early years of the Grizz and we would get free tickets all the time
I remember going to a Jazz vs Vancouver game in Utah back in the day:)
As a Tennessee boy I'm happy they relocated.
They need 2 change their name to somethin' that has a local feel.
@@MoneyC225 I think sooo too bruh.
MoneyC225 as a Tennesseean and a Grizzlies fan, I agree. Just change it to the Bears. Keep the current logo and colors and just be the Memphis Bears.
200k in what a year. Congrats I remember when u we're at 10k
One of my good friends was a manager at a hotel downtown where alot of the players lived and his stories about the orgies and cocaine sessions are legendary.
Great jerseys. That’s about the best memory I have of the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Caris levert story
Man I love the Vancouver grizzlies. Especially their jerseys at the time.
I remember watching the Vancouver Grizzlies play the original Charlotte Hornets from the 3rd row at the Charlotte Coliseum when I was a teenager, an amazing experience. It was the worst feeling when the Hornets moved to New Orleans a few years later.
Are you doing reuploads or have your videos just been done a lot?
Seattle needs a new NBA team.
No they don’t!
they should do a Seatle and Vancouver Hybrid team
@@bryanyancy4587 yes they do. they got fucked over big time. and they are a historic part of the nba
Screw Seattle, bunch of commies mostly
@@borismcgillicutty3042 none of your billionaire idols care about you
3:48 Was the man hovering？
I live in Vancouver and really hope the NBA comes back. Whenever we host an NBA preseason game the arena is sold out. Also unlike Key Arena our arena is full with modern amenities and it could easily be home to an NBA team. I think that having an NBA team in Vancouver again would be awesome because we would have instant rivalries with Portland, Memphis and perhaps one day even Seattle. If we do get an NBA back in Vancouver I hope that Memphis would be willing to rename their NBA team so we could bring the Grizzlies back to Vancouver. My suggestion is that Memphis renames their NBA team either the Rock or the Blues.
Those jerseys and that Logo is too good
Two words: STU JACKSON.
Why not take a chance on that kid from Victoria?
The team was an abomination, mostly due to atrocious management.
agreed as well as their inability to sell out their corporate boxes for basketball at Rogers Arena. My friend across the alley way here in east vancouver knows Arthur Griffiths personally. That is one key reason why the team moved.
Plus owners who didnt want a team in Vancouver.
LOL Big Country....he was good in College
thats what got him picked so high.
Do your videos keep getting taken down Andy?
I wonder did you ever do a video on the NBA team Baltimore Bullets who are now the Wizards ?
All I remember was Shaq abusing Big Country
Petition to bring back the Vancouver Grizzlies.
If I remember correctly, Bill Laurie from St. Louis had agreed to buy the team in September 1999. He was going to movie them there, although publicly being vague about it, but an outcry from fans caused him to back out of the purchase several months later.
I was never a huge card collector, but I remember being a little kid and Bryant Reeves being one of the only cards I had.
Lol Bryan Reeves classic