OT: Will the NBA return to Vancouver?

[Josepho]

to be fair as much as i f***ing hate going through customs it's probably easier as a professional athlete

 

[lawrence]

It's hilarious how even a city like Toronto is considered a bad destination for a player when it's probably a top 5 city in the entire league.

American's really are clueless bastards, Vancouver would be a top 3 city in the entire NBA.

I hope your joking. top 5 in terms of what? living standards?

 

[hellstick]

The NBA is dead to me. No, I don't want to see Golden State vs Lebron every year and don't even get me started about the Grizzlies debacle. I used to be a huge NBA fan in the late 90's/early 2000's. Now I don't give a shit about that league anymore.

 

[F A N]

It's hilarious how even a city like Toronto is considered a bad destination for a player when it's probably a top 5 city in the entire league.

American's really are clueless bastards, Vancouver would be a top 3 city in the entire NBA.

I hope your joking. top 5 in terms of what? living standards?

Hate to say it, but Vancouver is probably the least attractive NBA city for African Americans.

 

[Addison Rae]

I hope your joking. top 5 in terms of what? living standards?

In terms of everything.

Toronto is a great city, I’ve been to pretty much every major city that has a NBA team.

Even the culture there is completely different then it is here. I do agree with fan in the regards to Vancouver being unattractive to african americans, but Toronto is completely different.

It’s emerging as one the hotbeds for hip-hop/rap music ever since drake became popular, Toronto is oozing with current mega stars in the industry. Toronto is incredibly diverse and it’s fashion and culture is dominated by immigrants.

As someone who goes there at least twice a year has an abundance of family and friends there, Toronto is a great city for the NBA.

I know it’s popular on here to post [mod], but it’s a great city and they also have a fantastic hockey team.

 

[Nucker101]

Hate to say it, but Vancouver is probably the least attractive NBA city for African Americans.

I have to agree, it would definitely be bottom 5 at the very least.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Hate to say it, but Vancouver is probably the least attractive NBA city for African Americans.

Why do you feel this way? Anson Carter and Jordan Subbann liked Vancouver just fine.

 

[sexydonut]

It's not about race. Utah is whiter than sour cream and attracts players. Places like Minnesota are frigid and boring. And there are teams in flat out dumps like Cleveland, Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans.

Any half decent basketball player of any color would have thought twice about playing for the Grizzlies in that era. It's the equivalent of joining the Ottawa Senators.

The Grizzlies were owned by slimeballs, run by an idiot GM, and our highly paid center spent most of his time at Uncle Willy's.

 

[StreetHawk]

It's not about race. Utah is whiter than sour cream and attracts players. Places like Minnesota are frigid and boring. And there are teams in flat out dumps like Cleveland, Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans.

Any half decent basketball player of any color would have thought twice about playing for the Grizzlies in that era. It's the equivalent of joining the Ottawa Senators.

The Grizzlies were owned by slimeballs, run by an idiot GM, and our highly paid center spent most of his time at Uncle Willy's.

Would Vancouver end up much better than Utah when it comes to signing free agents? Who have the Jazz signed since the end of the Malone and Stockton era? Hayward left for Boston.

Even when Lebron returned to Cleveland they already had Kyrie and traded the wiggins pick they owned to get Love. They retained Thompson but overpaid him. Didn’t attract that extra high level guy to go up against GS.

About half the league hasn’t done anything outside of miss the playoffs or been a 1 round and done in the playoffs over the past decade.

Vancouver would still get fans to their games but I would not expect a contender.

 

[Josepho]

Why do you feel this way? Anson Carter and Jordan Subbann liked Vancouver just fine.

Neither of which are "African-American".

Not to mention those guys played a combined 81 games here.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Neither of which are "African-American".

Not to mention those guys played a combined 81 games here.

Manny Malhottra.

 

[Josepho]

Malhotra is brown and he is also Canadian.

The only American blacks to play here off the top of my head are Brashear and Etem.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Malhotra is brown and he is also Canadian.

The only American blacks to play here off the top of my head are Brashear and Etem.

Isn't Emerson Etem East Indian? (American mind you). I might be wrong here.

 

[Josepho]

 

[Horse McHindu]

Definitely East Indian.

 

[Josepho]

Etem comes from a family where rowing is very popular, and his African-American mother Patricia made the U.S. Olympic rowing team, though due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, did not participate at the 1980Games in Moscow.

This is all very easily googleable.

 

[Horse McHindu]

Etem comes from a family where rowing is very popular, and his African-American mother Patricia made the U.S. Olympic rowing team, though due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, did not participate at the 1980Games in Moscow.

This is all very easily googleable.

There's definitely some Hindu in there somewhere. Just my opinion.

 

[lawrence]

especially with someone of your track record who trolls Leafs fans for no reason

when did I "troll" them? also when did I make any actual negative remarks of Toronto?

 

[VancouverJagger]

Former Grizzlies season ticket holder........Really sucked when the team left. We were undone at that time by a number of factors including the outrageous exchange rate from USD to CND (it was over 1.5 at that time) and our dumbass GM Stu Jackass Jackson giving a max deal to a bumbling oaf who was more interested in big macs and farm life then he was playing basketball.

I think we could definitely support a team now - I have heard several times that they regretted leaving and I wouldn't be surprised to see a team back in the next 10-15 years - especially due to the large Asian population that we have here. I think it's gonna happen - just not holding my breath as to when.

 

[canuckfan75]

Aquilini said today that $2 billion for the team is too much and they will not be involved

 

[StreetHawk]

Aquilini said today that $2 billion for the team is too much and they will not be involved

The last 2 sales have been the clippers and rockets. 2 large markets. Wonder what Memphis or New Orleans would go for?

 

[Hit the post]

The last 2 sales have been the clippers and rockets. 2 large markets. Wonder what Memphis or New Orleans would go for?

I would suspect the people of Memphis put some kind of provisions in place to protect themselves (I mean why wouldn't they trust Michael Heisley? ).

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Simple answer is no. Unless Jimmy P wants to buy a team, outside of Jason Momoa, no one locally has the cash required to purchase a team from scratch or relocate.

Too much money in the NBA right now causing the prices to go through the roof.

 

[CanuckleBerry]

If Aquilini cannot afford it then I'm sure there is no shortage of billionaires in China that would like to own an NBA team. They love the NBA there. It could be hugely marketable in Vancouver. Court the right investors and it'll happen.

 

[kanuck87]

The NBA doesn't need a team in Vancouver. They've already done about as much as it needs to do to grow the game here in Canada. The rest will sort itself out.