We can’t confirm it yet, but we just got word that NBA star point guard Baron Davis is playing ball right now down at West 4th St. (6th Ave. in Greenwich Village, Manhattan). Was anyone there to see him, or worse on the court guarding him while getting crossed up and cuffed on? In Nate Robinson’s rookie season with the Knicks, the street savvy guard went down to the Cage one afternoon himself to call next. The Knicks still had a game or two left on their schedule. We love hearing stories like this. Big ups to all the cats who get paid to suit up but still know where it’s really at on the concrete and do it for the love . . .
The Dunk! The Ram! The Slam! The Bong! Whatever you want to call it, it’s an art form, birthed on the playground, that has revolutionized the way the game is played. And few used the Bang! to make a bigger splash than Anthony Jerome Webb, aka Spud. Read More »
Last weekend I flew out to Seattle to spin the Resident Media’s RING THE ALARM jam. I arrived early that afternoon and spent some time building with promoters Tina and Alan, then slid to the club early to hear DJ Spinja get down before my set started. Time and time again, heads would share, “Man, Bob, we know you love basketball, so you’ll feel me when I tell you how much this town misses the Sonics . . .” I heard stories of fans crying at the last game, how petitions went around to try to get the Seahawks owner to purchase the squad, how cats still got their Payton and Kemp jerseys from back in the day, on and on. I wondered how Minneapolis felt when the Lakers bounced to Los Angeles way back in the day.
I also thought about the Seattle squad that went to EBC America chip at Rucker Park in 2006 that featured Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford, Spencer Hawes, and Brandon Roy. They only had five players, and played two games in one day. According to my Bounce partner Sean Couch, Nate Rob was doing “ninja turtle crossovers” as he was so low to the ground Kareem Reid could not do much to stop him. They took an L in the Final, even though Crawford dropped 25+ in the second half alone, and heads Uptown still talk about them with reverence.
I also thought about announcing the 2008 Elite 24 Classic at Rucker Park, and watching HS freshman Tony Wroten Jr. from Seattle Read More »
While the critical mass is still trying to wrap its head around blogs, the trendiest social media dabblers are ramping up their Twitter games.
Lost?
Translation: Twitter is a compelling text-based service that allows users to post messages of up to 140 characters in length.
Still lost? Think Nate Robinson or Andre Barrett: short, quick, but altogether effective.
Bounce recently took the plunge; Charlie Villanueva suffers from a full-fledged addiction; and Shaq? Well, he’s entirely more consistent with posting Tweets than he is with connecting from the charity stripe.
All of this begs the question: If I join, how do I connect with members of the basketball community? Simple. Kevin Rose, who bears no relation to Chi-town’s cornerstone distributor, just created the most user-friendly directory–aptly named, WeFollow. Ya Digg?
Under the popular tag of basketball, you’ll find 40,034 users. The NBA tag lists 489,893 Twitter accounts. And streetball? Well, let’s just say the sole registrant is doing an individual workout for now. This void offers a ripe opportunity for Bounce readers to cash in on this keyword. If you didn’t know, Twitter is the fastest growing social media platform in the industry.
I had a week to think and reflect about the last NBA All Star Weekend. The result is that there were just a few things that go down in history: Shaq’s presentation, KryptoNate, Rudy Fernandez, Kobe and Shaq ‘friends for ever’… Anyway, I’ll have a good memory in the form of sneaker: the Adidas TS Lighthing Creator ASW09.
At first I thought that I couldn’t wear those colors, but then I realized that this was not the most important thing. The shoe is comfortable and functional. Now I have to look for a gold jersey to wear with those shoes perfectly. Anybody said Washington Wizards third uniform? Anybody said Agent Zero?
Ryan “Special FX” Williams in the Brooklyn Pro Game at Jefferson HS.
If the NCAA ever needs a new commissioner to organize its 64-team tournament, it should probably consider Rickey Rivers. The affable Rivers always seems to gather the premiere talent to produce competitive leagues full of highlights and upsets. Read More »
If we could see one Streetball vs NBA matchup, it would be the blazing speed and
chop of Nate Robinson against the mesmerizing handles of the Bone Collector. Bone
did not play in NYC in 2008, while Nate made some appearances last summer. If
anybody knows, what’s up with Bone? In Bounce Edition #10, there was a strong feature on Bone where the Collector said, ” No one can guard me.” Larry “Smooth”
Hughes got it out in Saint Louis a few years ago when Bone threw the ball through
his legs and watched Larry do a complete 180, looking for the rock. While Bone is notorious for the now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t handles, Nate’s blazing hand and
foot speed with the ball is equally dangerous. Who do you think would get the
most talked about move and win the overall battle?
