NEW YORK -- Unlike everyone else who leaves Arizona in a hurry, Bryan Colangelo didn't head for the hills south of the border.

Instead, the Suns president/GM Monday became the first person to cross north of the border when it was announced he would accepted a challenge/opportunity to run the Toronto Raptors' basketball operations.

Like most of us have done when we were in the same position, Colangelo caved when presented with roughly a $2 million pay raise from a franchise with the 25th worst record (20-35) and arguably the fourth-best city in North America (New York, San Francisco, Chicago) and bolted, oh, so regretfully.