Putting the 1999 Grizzlies, who won the second-lowest amount of games in NBA history, into context. What had to go wrong to make them one of the worst teams of all time when all signs seemed to be pointing to them being semi-respectable this season? A lot of things, but it all came down to Big Country. Includes some Toronto talk. Also, I am laughing about the episode’s single joke as I’m typing this -- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Player stats, transaction dates, and roster information from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Contract info from Spotrac and the newspapers below. Theme music by Carlos Chagas. “Vancouver” by Jeff Buckley copyright SME on behalf of Columbia/Legacy Sources: New York Times, The Province, Vancouver Sun