The Grizzlies rank below average in all but two of seven categories, which may seem surprising for a team on the upswing.

But this small-market survey may reveal that while the fortunes of the franchise have certainly taken a pleasant turn since its days laboring in Vancouver with Mike Bibby, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and an otherwise anonymous supporting cast (ah, to remember Stevie Franchise’s famous pout out of Vancouver before even setting foot in the city…), there’s still work to be done in Memphis.

But the good news for Grizzlies fans isn’t only that they’re rooting for a competitive, 41-25 team that finished second in the NBA Southwest in 2011-12. The fan cost index (which measures the price of four average-priced tickets, two small draft beers, four small sodas, four regular hot dogs, one car parking, two game programs and two caps) places a trip to see the Grizz at the FedEx Forum the least expensive in the NBA, at $192.80.