I love the Vancouver Grizzlies, they're my favorite!  I just can't remember what conference they play in?
Oh, what kind of sports team is that?
They're a Canadien basketball team based in British Columbia.
Oh, that's cool, I've never seen any Canadian basketball.  Is it similar to US?
Oh yeah sorry I should be more specific.  They play in the NBA, and are part of the Midwest division.  They are just based in Canada is all.
ohhhh I gotcha!  Obviously I don't know much about basketball haha.  Do the Grizzlies play in a particular arena?
their six seasons in Vancouver.
Like most expansion teams, the Grizzlies struggled in their early years. The team finished last in the division in five of its seasons, and never won more than 30% of its games in any of the team's seasons in Vancouver. In total, the team won 101 games, lost 359, and never qualified for the NBA playoffs. The two expansion teams were denied early draft picks in the first season, but the Grizzlies secured Shareef Abdur-Rahim in 1996. The team
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