By Bounce
Mookie Thomas connects on a free-throw during the first half.
By Trevor Kapp
“Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” was the perfect choice for music during halftime of the game between #4 N.I.K.E. 1 and #1 Dyckman. It was an old song for an old team with lyrics that couldn’t have captured the moment any better.
There really was no stopping the 37-year-old Junie Sanders, or 32-year-old Darren Phillip or 31-year-old Tyrone Grant as the veteran-led N.I.K.E. 1 held an unfathomable 35-point lead at recess, eventually defeating the younger Dyckman, 119-107. Read More »
Tags: Alexis Foyle, Bryant Dunston, Darren Phillip, Dyckman, Gold's Gym, Jr., Junie Sanders, N.I.K.E. 1, PDG Queensbridge, Pro-City, steve burtt
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By Antonio Gil a.k.a. SoSe
photo: ViveMenorca
Steve Burtt Jr. landed in Spain some weeks ago. ‘All Day All Night’ came to my country to help Vive Menorca to keep in the first league. It will be a hard goal because his new team is in the last position, but Burtt Jr. is doing all he can to make it happen.
His Spanish debut was a kind of soft, with 10 points (1-9 three point) in 23 minutes, but then Steve started to show why he is one of the best players in NYC. Against F.C. Barcelona (Andre Barret’s team) he hit 28 and last weekend he hit 25 in 25 minutes.
Keep pushing. Spain is watching.
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Tags: steve burtt
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By Sean Couch
My Fritz League Jersey
This is my rookie year in the Pelham Fritz Basketball League. The tournament hosted by Lawrence House, Sr. is the premier 38-and-over run in New York City. Former NBA players Charles Smith, Gus Williams, Mike Bantom, and Steve Burtt play with the likes of former overseas and pro veteran streetballers Molloy “Future” Naismith, James “Speedy” Williams, “Master” Rob Hockett, Wes Correa, Troy Bowers, Leroy Shaw, Chad Woodley, Omar Booth, Daren Rowe, Jack Ryan, Jose Alvarez, Tony Greer, Curt Middleton, Ed Duncan, Gerald “Doogie” Thomas, Bobbito Garcia, Tony Hargraves, Drederick Irving, and Dexter “Twin” Gardener.
Our record is 10-2, one game back from the Bulls who feature the legendary “Future” whose legs are still young. One of the highlights of the league is the announcer, AZ – the voice of Harlem. AZ speaks straight James Brown griot-chant, dispensing the nicknames and keeping everybody’s feet semi-light. My fellow Sun’s teammates – “Twin” and Correa are respectively called “The Eradicator” and “Wild Wild Wes,” but my nickname is “Coach Couch.” I’ve decided to gun for the game over, grimy, I’m straight destruction nickname. I’m not sure, however, if my hamstrings are going to allow me to do it though… Read More »
Tags: "Master" Rob Hockett, AZ, Bobbito Garcia, Chad Woodley, charles smith, Curt Middleton, Daren Rowe, Dexter "Twin" Gardener, Drederick Irving, Ed Duncan, Gerald "Doogie" Thomas, Gus Williams, Jack Ryan, James "Speedy" Williams, Jose Alvarez, leroy shaw, Mike Bantom, Molloy Naismith, Omar Booth, steve burtt, Tony Greer, Tony Hargraves, Troy Bowers, Wes Correa
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By Ali
photo: hoopedia.com
“It was all a dream…”, B.I.G.’s opening lyrics to Juicy
It’s no mere coincidence that as we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream, along with the historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama and the dream that he represents, that this offering in “The Playground Gave Us…” pantheon focuses on b-ball’s “Dream”. Read More »
Tags: alvin franklin, barack obama, benny anders, clyde drexler, david robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, ed pinckney, ed pinkney, fonde recreation center, gary springer, guy lewis, hakeem olajuwon, kenny smith, larry micheaux, lou carnesecca, manu ginobili, martin luther king jr., michael young, moses malone, pearl washington, phi slamma jamma, reid gettys, richie adams, rod strickland, steve burtt, walter berry, yao ming, yommy songodeyi
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