(In my best Santogold impression) “Broooookllllllllllllyn We Gooooooooo Haaaaaaaard”
Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls and my fellow Brooklynites. The Brooklyn Report is finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ever since I started working with Bounce Magazine, it seems like Brooklyn Basketball does not get as much love in the summertime. Even though Brooklyn ballplayers come to different boroughs throughout New York City and sometimes destroy the competition, we still don’t get no respect at times. I love New York but I am Brooklyn guy with a Brooklyn game.
The Brooklyn Report is a blog that will have interviews on basketball tournaments, players or what is relevant to the basketball community throughout the best borough with the best basketball players and that is (my best Jay-Z impression) “Brrrrrrroooooookkklllllllyyynnnnnn”. If you have a tournament or league that you would like covered to be put on The Brooklyn Report you can contact me at RCMillard5@tmo.blackberry.net or RMillard1@gmail.com
Remember people………(Just read the words below on the picture)
Big ups and Shout outs:Much love to everyone who came home from playing professional basketball overseas (Mookie, D.P., Eugene Lawrence and others;if I missed you I apologize) , the collegiate basketball players who completed their freshmen year of playing to one’s who graduated (Levance Fields),Horse (We are here son!!!!!!) the high school ballplayers, the little shorties who be in the parks ready to play rain and shine and lastly the lovers on the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 5th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
ali says:
is brooklyn in the house? w/ out a doubt! i look forward to it randy.
June 6th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Casey Lee says:
Randy,
BK all day!
I would love to see some major tournaments in Brooklyn.
I remember watching Booger Smith play, reading Heaven is a Playground, and viewing Soul in the Hole clips.
Keep it Brooklyn b/c your borough is overshadowed by Manhattan, Harlem, and Bronx tournaments…bring it back!
The Brooklyn Report is in the building!!
June 6th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Casey Lee says:
Oh yeah…you GOT to get some support from Spike Lee!
June 6th, 2009 at 10:00 am
illest says:
respect all day. good luck with the blog.
June 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am
? says:
i agree with all you guys the borough that bought us guys like booger,charles jones,fly williams.junie,mike campell, and many more i would like to see a big time tournament in brooklyn with that same uptown flavor it can be done especially if its backed by a guy like spike lee
June 6th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
“still got no respect at times?” we all had this discussion last year–when does brooklyn not get the respect it deserves? for real. how can you say that. i’ll have to look up how i responded in ‘08, but Booger and Tillary Park was on the cover of SI, for Bounce Mag more Brooklyn borough players have graced our covers than any other borough (think Lance, Junie, Sebastian and Ethan Telfair, so on), Lincoln HS has taken the last 7 of 8 PSAL chips, SOUL IN THE HOLE doc was all about Kenny’s Kings from Bed-Stuy, on the subject of greatest playground legends of all time it always comes down to joe hammond (harlem) and fly williams (brownsville) . . .
i’m interested to know–when does brooklyn not get respect, randy? can you point out the reasons why you would say that? i’m interested to learn my brother!
June 6th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
illest says:
i was going to mention that we had this same convo last year. its brooklyn. who doesnt respect the planet?
June 7th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Da Ankle Mangler says:
Interested in knowing how many brooklyn Ball players who tried to be Booger Back When Soul in the hole was on?
And how many Brooklyn Ballplayers actually Have a smilar game or playing style as far as speed handles passes rhythm and swagg goes ?
I remember I read alot of cats use to copy Shamgod but what about Boogs ?
June 8th, 2009 at 3:20 am
j.rillay says:
Its intresting how lots of people talk about booger and shamgod but personally I think mookie deserves more respect, he has won chips in Nyc for years and overseas in the UK and most recently in the middle east, He is a genuine pg who you could put on a team anywhere and he will help you.
June 8th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
sure says:
Every borough deserves to have a tournament as big as Tri-State,H.I.T.S, and so on. I hope one day it happens because it would be great for basketball. If you thing Brooklyn gets no love what about the Q-boro. I’m still a NYC guy and man I love all of our players from all over L.I.,S.I. It’s not about where your from it what you do on the court that brings a great amount of respect and notoriety to your borough. It’s a monster everywhere. Look at Sylven Landesburgh for example. You wouldn’t even know he plays basketball and he’s the goods. Might end up in the league next yr.
June 8th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
40 Cal says:
BROOKLYN GOT RODNEY PARK!! Ok not the best of all places to be in the summer where there is no shade but the comp is allways good, all they need is one good sponser and brooklyn is back.
June 8th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
roman aka da gift says:
40 cal is right! My home court Rodney Park!!!… starts last week of this month…is probably one of the best outdoor tournaments in Brooklyn!! Also, dunkers delight in wingate, brooklyn Pro (funsport) and also tillary…But my home court Rodney is like the Brooklyn version of Dyckman…the crowd is ruff and they will talk trash if u don’t show up!!! Big ups to Bio commisioner of Rodney!!!! Talent lik, anti-freeze, mookie, karl sanders, undertaker, homicide, baby shack, bone collector…I can keep goin!!! Its Real out here!!
http://Www.rodneyPark.com
J m or z train to marcy av…
June 29th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
David Silva says:
I’m a former street baller from back in the day. Played mostly Tillary St, Columbia Street Park. Now looking for a league for my 13 yr old. Not having any luck. Any suggestions?