By Sean Couch
Photo: Erin Edwards
Who is your NYC Summer Player of the Year?
Summer of ‘09 is a wrap. Tri-State declared Lil Rah’s Sean Bell All Star’s the champions on a forfeit. Last time a major tournament went out like that was the Terror Squad vs S. Carter EBC forfeit back in ‘03. A straight-to-video account of the drama is available now for those who want to listen to Joe flow about how he always comes correct for the big moment.
Dyckman saw a chip played on 2/3 of a basketball court because of the “no-one-denied-access-to-the-chip-pass.” Dyckman remains “hood-deep,” as the song – “Shook Ones” – gets FunkFlex rotation uptown for those who understand what I’m saying…
St. John’s bound Dwight Hardy won two player of the year awards at Hoops in the Sun and Tri-State respectively, while Italian League star Sundiata Gaines had a strong summer too, winning the MVP at EBC and dominating at Pro-City. Adris “2 Hard 2 Guard” DeLeon closed the summer out at the Nike TOC like a terrorist on a mission, showing that he belongs among the elite scoring guards in summer city ball. Read More »
Tags: Adris DeLeon, and Kiwan Smith, Corey Fisher, feature, James "Stixx" Williams, Junie Sanders Darren Phillips, Kemba-Walker, Miguel "Miles High" Millien, Mike Glover, Quinton Hosely, Sundiata Gaines
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By Casey Lee
2009 Finals MVP: Yatta Gaines
Photo: Casey Lee
2009 EBC Champions: Prime Time
Photo: Casey Lee
(Monday, August 17th) There was standing room only, and the park was filled to capacity for the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) 2009 Men’s Unlimited Championship. Jadakiss was in attendance to watch his crew, Team 914, with half of Westchester County!
Packed crowd
Photo: Casey Lee
Coaches also were found everyone–Rah (Sean Bell All-Stars), Dee (Team Cam’ron), and even [Queens] Cardozo HS own Ron Naclerio–to peep Team 914 and Prime Time battle for first place and bragging rights.
Ron Naclerio (left) talking with James Ryan (right)
Photo: Casey Lee
The first half was filled with defensive intensity. Both teams went back and forth as the score was tied up at halftime, leaving a question mark as to who would dominate the second half. Read More »
Tags: 155th, Aaron "The Problem" Williams, Abdul "Magic" Mills, ebc at rucker park, Entertainer's Basketball Classic, feature, Harlem, James Ryan, Jomo Belfour, Kyle Cuffe, Miguel "Miles High" Millien, Prime Time, Sean Oliver, Shareef Fordham, Shiron "S-Class" Brown, Sundiata Gaines, Team 914, Torey "Stix" Thomas, Yatta Gaines
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