Time and time again, I often catch myself ease dropping on conversations concerning the state of New York City Street ball. I would like to let the readers of Bounce Magazine and the proud fans of New York City Street ball know, I am not a nosey individual. I like to know your thoughts about Street ball in New York City. That is all.

This is a question that I would like everyone to answer with their complete honest opinion: who is the best announcer in New York City? Read More »

This past Saturday in Boston, the Back Bay Fens played host to Red Bull’s first ever 2-on-2 Revolution Tour stop, where only one team would distinguish themselves as Boston’s best. As 32 local teams poured into the park in the morning, players began stretching out, taking practice jumpers and doing everything in their power to prepare themselves for the long day of physical basketball in the blistering summer heat that lay ahead. In the end, Game Time, a duo comprised of 28-year-old Jared Hite and 23-year-old Rob Adams, took home the championship and a $2,000 prize.

The road to the ‘chip was a brutal one. Read More »

Dexter “Twin” Gardiner is one of the most prolific scorers in NYC playground history. He averaged 40 this year at the 40 and over NYC Pelham Fritz League and still plays in some of the top tournaments in NYC. He hosts an invite-only streetball tourney up in the Bronx in August. For info: Read More »

Baltimore’s Stacy Brown throws one down

It was a star-studded event at Orchard Beach this weekend for the Hoops in the Sun (HITS) All-Star Game. Baltimore’s ESBL squad took on a HITS all-star team that included the likes of Steve Burtt, Jr., Miguel “Miles High” Milien, Haron “H2O” Hargrave, Adris “Too Hard to Guard” DeLeon, Jesse Sapp, Kenny Satterfield and Mike “Optimus Prime” Glover. There was a major giveaway at halftime that saw Yankees tickets, a Nintendo Wii, an iPod and XBox 360 video games awarded to lucky winners. There was no shortage of highlights for the fans and media in attendance. Read More »

Back in May the Bingo vs R2K Spring Hoops in the Sun chip was so hot that t-shirts were made. As we head into the home stretch, what do you think is the biggest rivalry in NYC? What team do you think will be in the most chips int 2010?

X-Men won Fireball and Bingo’s has Spring Hoops in the Sun so it’s 1 up. My choice for 2010 at the end of August: X-Men.

Biggest Rivalries:

1. Bingo’s All-Stars vs Sean Bell All-Stars. 2. Money Train or TNP vs X-Men. 3. Prime Time vs United Brooklyn. 4. Terror Squad vs S.Carter at EBC. (permanent ink) 5. Nike 1 vs Prime Time. 5A. Nike 1 vs Queensbridge. 6. Dominican Power vs Da Young Ones. 7. United Brooklyn vs Dyckman. 8. Dominican Power vs Harlem Ballers. 9. X-Men vs Sean Bell All-Stars. 10. R2K vs Bingo’s All-Stars.

Time: 3:00 PM Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Place: Orchard Beach, Bronx NY

Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.

Wouldn’t you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go

Where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same You wanna be where everybody knows Your name.

While the lyrics may refer to a classic t.v. show, it also reflects what the Dolphin Basketball Classic has meant to countless people during the past twenty-five years. Whether you are a player, fan or committee member, there has been something for everyone during this classic three day event held in Richmond BC. Thanks to the efforts of the four originators; Bira Bindra (Sam Malone), Bruce Watson (Cliff Clavin), TJ Johal (Norm Peterson) and Tony Wonghen (Woody Boyd), and the endless number of volunteers that have graced the Dolphin Basketball Classic since inception, this year will truly be one to celebrate. So this weekend while you are taking in the action, sit back and think about what have you committed your life to for twenty-five years?

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The one-man Fury traveling team, Darren “DJ” Jiang of Battlegrounds fame and now part of the Nike team, came back to NY on Tuesday to help oversee the opening of Nike’s new space in Harlem. When not acting as Lebron and Kobe’s personal translator in China, DJ drops in from time to time and gets a game in with us. And, he ALWAYS has on the latest from Nike

Unfortunately, I’m no sneakerhead by any stretch and shame on me, I’m an embarrassment to Bob especially. I didn’t even get good shots of the kicks. In the game, DJ wore a pair of new, Carolina Blue pre-release Nike Hyperfuse, the latest incarnation of the Hypderdunk line, set to launch at the World Basketball Festival in August. Read More »