Congratulations to 2008 D-League MVP Kasib Powell. Sib produced big, dominating for the Sioux City Sky Force averaging 22.3 points and 5.8 rebound per game. Powell is a Dyckman Basketball alumni and now an achiever of his NBA dream as a member of the Miami Heat. In Bounce edition 10, I asked him about his […]

Packed house at EBC’s opening day 2007. Photo: Bobbito Garcia
Has the EBC at Rucker Park lost its swagger?
I happen to be one of the guys who made the first ever EBC Dream Team, and got experience of what the league was like when Burtt Jr. dropped 68 on us. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in uniform ‘til […]

Bounce Magazine distribution boxes are in Chicago and New York. Just open the front and take as many copies for your friends as you wish–THEY’RE FREE! Don’t trip if it’s empty; we’re refilling them each week!
Chicago
South Side YMCA (63rd/Stoney Island, 773-947-0700).
Washington Park (5500 S. MLK Dr., 773-256-1248)
Whitney Young HS (773-534-7500). Ask for Coach Slaughter […]

Bounce Magazine is on a mission to catch all the greatest moments of park/pick-up ball around the world. My personal favorite moment as a player was up at Dyckman Park when my 12-year old biddie crew beat the Gauchos by 20 points and I dropped 30+ on ‘em. After the game, the ‘Chos director came […]

Several New York City playground guards are excelling on the collegiate level this year.
Notable Players:
Corey Fisher, Nova/EBC
Gavin Grant, NC State/EBC
Jessie Sapp, G-town/EBC
Mike Coburn, Rutgers/Dyckman
Gary Forbes, UMass/EBC/Dyckman
Three who don’t get the light they deserve are Russell Robinson, Kansas/Dyckman, Edgar Sosa, Louisville/Dyckman, and Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall/Dyckman/Kingdome.

Photo: Seton Hall Basketball
The surprise of the group is […]

Checked out the Knicks/Clippers match on monday. I’m not an NBA analyst, so here’s my playground perspective of what I saw, just random notes steez:
Jamal Crawford was cash money in the 4th, but doo doo in the first 36 minutes. If he can score double figures in one crunchtime quarter, why can’t he do that […]

As I mentioned weeks ago here (http://www.bouncemag.com/2008/01/02/im-tight/), I’ve put myself to a challenge to come more fresh out the box with original and unique butters on the court lately. Maybe you the readers can help me out, though. Which outfit looks the illest?

Nike Team Elite II Shox with Puerto Rico Pro Legends shorts during the […]

Last week Adris “2 Hard 2 Guard” DeLeon dropped 42 (18 more than his previous career high) on 14 for 28 from the field with 8 of 10 from the charity stripe in OT to lead E. Washington over Northern Colorado. Read the whole wrap-up here: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap?gid=200801170184
In ‘06, he hit his first 50+ game at […]