my favorite basketball team is the vancouver grizzlies.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada. Following the 2000\u201301 season, the team relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and are known as the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies played their home games at General Motors Place for the entirety of their 6 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 managed to win more than 30 percent 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 continued to lose games despite high draft picks. After they selected Steve Francis as second pick in 1999, he refused to play in Vancouver and was traded away. After the 1998\u201399 lockout, lower attendance and a weak Canadian dollar caused the owner Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment to start losing money on the franchise.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like the Vancouver Grizzles. They are from Canada and play basketball"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've never heard of them.  Only basketball team from Canada that I know of is the Toronto Rapters."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, they were actually created in 1995, along with the Raptors. NBA was trying to expand in Canada."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting Fact.  Fred VanVleet is an extended family member from our hometown, Rockford, IL.  Who is your favorite player?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Shareef Abdur-Rahim was pretty good. He started in 1996"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Have you ever been to Canada or seen  a Canadian team play live?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I haven't, but Vancouver Grizzlies actually relocated to Memphis, TN and are now known as the Memphis Grizzles. My state!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've heard of the Memphis Grizzlies, but didn't now they were originally from Vancouver.  I have family members in Memphis."}]