photo: maccabi.com
Chicago playground legend Will “The Thrill” Bynum is still catching wreck, for those who’ve been wondering. The strong, diminutive Chi-Town guard with the ill hops has, most recently, been plying his trade overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Isreal. Peep how he’s been laying it down while cashing those Euros.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_H6l-NrVSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqEh0ShSEI&feature=related
Before he led Georgia Tech on their cinderalla Final Four run in 2004 with his unmistakable park boogie, burst and flavor, “The Thrill” had already etched his name into his hometown’s rich basketball tapestry. And that’s saying something, considering the fact that Chicago’s point guard roster boasts the likes of Isiah, Mo Cheeks, Doc Rivers and Tim Hardaway. (Peep Bounce Issue #12 for an in depth, deep dish, Harold’s Fried Chicken and Catfish look at the past, present and future goings-on in The Chi)
photo: si.com
At Crane High School, The Thrill was All City four years in a row. But the parks and elite summer tournaments like the Nike Pro City at Whitney Young HS is where he cemented his true legacy by smashing fellow Windy City cats like Antoine Walker, Sean Dockery, Tony Allen, Luther Head and Dee Brown, among many others.
In ‘05-’06, Bynum led the D-League in scoring as a rookie with 24 ppg for the Roanoke Dazzle. He grabbed a quick cup of coffee with the Warriors in the NBA before heading to the Euroleague. In last week’s championship, Will dazzled with 23 points, though Maccabi lost to CSKA Moscow 91-77 behind Trajan Langdon’s 21 points.
Keep representing for the playground Will, bringing our delicious style, seasonings, essence and grace to the world-wide smorgasbord.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
illest says:
of course i saw how ill he was on the show preps. he was killin people on that show. the show had that bum eddy curry, dockery, jason straight, and luther head. it also showed probably the player who has more success than any of them…cappie poindexter.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
ali says:
illest,
i’m anxious to see the latest chicago phenom, Candace Parker w/ the LA Sparks. That girl can do it all from everywhere on the floor.
May 9th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
for those interested–sean couch put up some nice youtube clips here at bouncemag.com a couple of months ago, just put will’s name in the homepage searchbox and enjoy . . .
May 10th, 2008 at 1:20 am
illest says:
ali…i agree. she can definitely play.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Jeremy Ripley says:
Thanks Ali, great post as usual…Bynum was one of my favorite guards in the country when he played at ‘Zona and Georgia Tech.