Check out our new poll question:
Which former Elite 24 participant will have the biggest year?
Just go to the bar on the right and scroll down below our guest bloggers’ panel to vote!
Our last poll question was:
What sneakers are you balling in this summer?
The winning answer with 61 out of 511 votes was: Nike Hyperdunk
Second place answer with 53 votes: Jordans
Older poll results:
What college squad will bring the most playground-style highlights to the NCAA Tournament?
The winning answer with 56 out of 196 votes was: Memphis
Second place answer with 48 votes: UConn
What shoe brand do you feel cares the most about worldwide playground basketball a.k.a. streetball?
The winning answer with 268 out of 675 votes was: Nike
Second place answer with 156 votes was: AND 1
What is your favorite way to stay in shape while gyms are unfortunately closed for holiday breaks?
The winning answer with 33 out of 132 votes was: Hoopin’ everyday (the first time a reader suggested choice won!)
Second place answer with 28 votes was: Push ups and sit ups
None of these are favorable, but which would you prefer if you had to choose one . . .
The winning answer with 86 out of 230 votes was: Pinned on the board then have your shot thrown out of bounds.
2nd place answer with 56 votes was: Jordan picks you up for a full court run but then cuts you cuz you have on fakes?
January 12th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
oslama says:
Its gotta be K1X, Look at the players they’re picking up, Nike don’t even have battlebrounds anymore and And1 is a joke now
January 12th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
true balla says:
K1X for now but a new brand is gonna blow them out of the water this summer. u heard it here first. they were a one summer wonder. the streets are already talking about it
January 12th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
vancitykat says:
@ oslama
And1 is the original though so how could you not give them props? K1X even put a “1″ in their name!!
January 13th, 2009 at 12:15 am
raymond says:
tru balla – whut r the streets sayin about k1x for summer 09?
January 13th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
true balla says:
its a cool thing that they (k1x) tried to do, but they not gonna be able to grow anymore. i even heard that the K1X dude that was on MTV is out and is working with Under Armour. my man hoops with him at Fordham at the G-Unit run. stay tuned ima find out
January 15th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
TheOne says:
True Balla,
you need to show up to the “G Unit” run….
March 9th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Casey Lee says:
Wow…the streets are talking. It should be interesting.
I don’t think Davidson will make the NCAA Tournament to note.
Other non-tournament teams definitely have more playground flavor than these structured NCAA teams, which is why they make it in such a structured gym under a structured system. hah
March 9th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Sean Couch says:
UCONN, Louisville and Kansas display most playground style.
March 9th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
funkalot says:
Oklahoma is another squad with playground style with willie warren, tomy crocker, austin johnson and dunk master/supreme facial himself and the 2009 NBA no.1 draft choice Blaze Griffin. Oh and Wake forset gets funky with it too, peep
March 9th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Randy Millard says:
Pittsburgh play as if they’re playing 5 on 5 at any park in the nation.Toughness and tenacity=Pittsburgh Panthers.Nike will always run streetball.Even though Battlegrounds isn’t around anymore,who has the most leagues in the city or better the world?And 1 is the greatest
March 10th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Randy Millard says:
Pittsburgh play as if they’re playing 5 on 5 at any park in the nation.Toughness and tenacity=Pittsburgh Panthers.Nike will always run streetball.Even though Battlegrounds isn’t around anymore,who has the most leagues in the city or better the world?And 1 is the greatest of all time
March 10th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Sho-Nuff says:
UNC hasn’t had that “dude” in a while. Maybe McCants was the last one who came with even a lefty dunk.
Danny Green has a few highlights (Paulus got T-bagged) but no one who is a high flier.
I would go with Pitt I guess.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Elliot Rosado says:
Under Armour is about to take the streets over. K1X Just hade nice uniforms that don’t count. And at the end of the day it’s the people on the sidelines who determines who runs the streetball scene. So as long as they keep making the white on white air forces “NIKE” runs the street ball scene.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
40 Cal says:
Ha ha ha… And here i see people are sleeping on the K1X brand, wait till you see the leak coming out on them next. Now remember last year they took the bronx by storm this year they will be putting up a fight by adding a tournament within a 2 mile radius of a NIKE major tournament, somthing like the ongoing fan war between wether the people uptown wanna see EBC or Tri State. Besides Under Armur is thought of more like a football brand (WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE) no one wears that on the court you would just look lame rocking some under armur sneakers. Anyways I just wanted to say the poll where it says None of these are favorable, but which would you prefer if you had to choose one . . . is the funniest hands down
The winning answer with 86 out of 230 votes was: Pinned on the board then have your shot thrown out of bounds.
2nd place answer with 56 votes was: Jordan picks you up for a full court run but then cuts you cuz you have on fakes? (can you imagine mike screaming at some guy for rockin fakes)
April 30th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Niels says:
walk the walk, then talk the talk. see you all in summer, under which circumstances exactly, is still to be determined, after we were forced to make some logistical changes in north america. but it’s good to feel some hype in the air. for the record, there were brands before K1X, they’ll be brands after K1X, and there’s some brands out there with us right now, which is all good. we’re doing our thing and hope the hoop community will like it.
check out the “world b. free” collection on kickz.com today…
July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
DDB says:
Hooping in the Kobe IV and the Zoom Soldier 3 (not a choice on the bar). I have the Lebron VI too but they just don’t measure up to the Zoom Soldier 3 in my opinion.
July 15th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Antonio Gil - SoSe says:
You forget K1X 187. I’ll go with it
July 16th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Jeremy says:
I’m hoopin’ in the Nike Zoom MVP joints made famous by Steve Nash. Nice shoe to rock & hoop in. Light and comfy.
July 16th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Sweet English says:
Ay 40 i mentioned that in a post maybe on Dime when they were showcasing the Brandon Jennings Under Armour kicks. Might aswell turn up to the court Rockin your Starbury’s or some DaDa Sprewells, cos no one is gonna take your kick game serious if theyre wrapped in a Football brand’s attempt at some bball kicks.
At least K1x has always been about ball, that’s why they took over.
Personally im in some white/varsity red Zoom BBs’.
July 16th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
40 Cal says:
LMFAO, WE JUST HAD A THROWBACK MOMENT BOB, THE DADA SPREWELLS WITH THE SPINNERS ON THE SIDES. LMFAO
July 17th, 2009 at 4:53 am
Sweet English says:
You know you got a couple pairs in the back somewhere 40. Cos if you ain’t got spinnin chrome wheels in the side of your shoe, you just ain’t ballin….
July 17th, 2009 at 8:08 am
40 Cal says:
You know I gotta keep em clean to. Lmfao I actually have a pair of sprees but not the Dada ones, I have the throwback and 1’s that he took the Knicks to the final with, speaking of AND 1 are they done?
July 17th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Sweet English says:
AND1 has been dead and gone for couple years now, IMO. I live in the UK and theres a discount sports store down the street that pushes there HELLA ugly kicks out at about £20 a pair. Thats dirt cheap. Man i remember dishin out like 200 bucks for a pair of KG21’s 5-6 years ago. White low tops with a shiny turquoise over sole. Man they were dope. One of the first shoes to use there dope air system, which was always great. Can you believe AND1 used to have KG endorsing them? Thats crazy.
Plus the mixtapes got whacker and whacker. Just show me some ball at rucker, Not 1 and a half hours of Shane the Dribbling Machine making high jokes. I still sit down and watch my bootlegged copy of mixtape 3 when i’m bored. That thing has seen some play time.
‘Ay its your boy snoop dogg chillin with my man SET FREE…’
WTF happened to set free?
October 11th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
e says:
yo bounce on the current poll what happened to lance stephenson cause theat was my vote for former elite 24 player to have the biggest year yall mustve forgot his body of work well i guess you will be reminded once the college hoop season starts
October 11th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Jon says:
John Wall will have the best year this year, hands down.