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Originally Posted by Acajack
There is at least a shred of truth to this, but do you really think that the NBA did not work in Vancouver because American players didn't find the city felt enough like home? I mean, without saying that they're exactly like the U.S., how does Vancouver feel significantly *less* like the U.S. than Toronto does? On that metric at least it seems to me that they're about the same.
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Almost every player complained to one degree or another about being in Vancouver. Most notably Steve Francis, who refused to come to Vancouver at all, and Mike Bibby, who made it clear he didn't want to play here. Tony Massenburg complained that you couldn't get Captain Crunch in Vancouver. It was an endless turnstile of players coming and going.
Here's a quote from former Grizzly Michael Dickerson. This says it all...
“Vancouver has always been my love,” Dickerson told The Province in 2010. “I have always loved it here. I never wanted to leave here. I was probably the only one on the Grizzlies that never wanted to leave.”
Didn't Vince Carter complain about Toronto not having very good cable TV? If players are concerned about breakfast cereal and other trivial things, they sure as hell aren't going to like a place where most people speak French. Don't get me wrong, I love Montreal, but I don't think NBA players would.