Are you an NBA fan at all? I follow the Memphis Grizzlies, but few people know that they used to be called the Vancouver Grizzlies. Kind of sad they're not in Canada anymore, since I'm Canadian. I've missed them since they left in 2001.
Yea I follow the NBA, i am in san antonio, grizzles are alright i guess 
Yeah, they've had it rough for a while, I suppose. They weren't kind of horrible in Vancouver, never won more than 30% of their games in any of the seasons they had here. Finished last in the division 5 times, too. But I love the underdogs.
Its hard for US athletes to play in canada as they get killed on the tax rates. but they have been better with the new owner
Very fair point. I'm sure Toronto struggles with that too; they're the only Canadian team left. That's actually relevant to why they moved, partially--the 98-99 NBA lockout led to low attendance, and the weak Canadian dollar led to the franchise to start losing money. Was downhill from there.
Yea it was bound to happen, im glad at least the Raptors have stayed, we shall see what happens in the future.
Those two franchises, the Grizzlies and Raptors, will always have a weird bond that most don't think about today.. They were the two expansion teams created in 1995.. Canada lost the Grizzlies. The Raptors seem to be doing okay for now, and Toronto is a better city. I'm sure the NBA will want at least one city in Canada for the future.
Perhaps unless they can make more money moving it to Seattle or something