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unchartered woods  When the Memphis Grizzlies continue their
unheralded postseason journey in the Western Conference Finals,
they'll be facing a bear of a task in the San Antonio Spurs.
The Grizzlies, though, will be ready to make their case as
legitimate title contenders.  But take a minute to remember the
Grizzlies' NBA inception in the late 1990s as a franchise based
in Vancouver. As if people in the mainland of British Columbia
cared about professional basketball, which began in the 1995-96
season. Bill Clinton was the U.S. president then and the Dallas
Cowboys won their fifth and most recent Super Bowl.  "Apollo 13"
and "Toy Story" took over the box offices, stamps were 32 cents
and gasoline was under two dollars ($1.35).  It was also a few
years before the powers that be wisely decided to move the
Grizzlies to the states and take up residence in Memphis, Tenn.,
a city which embraces hoops a bit more than hockey-laden
Vancouver. It was a roug