City-hopping isn't all it's cracked up to be
By Ray Ratto
Special to ESPN.com
Michael Heisley understands how bread is buttered, which is why he
thoughtfully waited until the end of the NBA All-Star Break to confess that
he has been greenlighted to move the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim can't win games by himself in Vancouver.
Heisley, who owns the hell out of the Grizz, has talked with The High
Lord Stern about his insurmountable problems (lousy team, lousy attendance,
lousy business support, lousy exchange rate, blah-de-blah-de-blah), but held
his tongue until the caravan had left Washington, D.C. After all, with all