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holfresh
Posts: 38679 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 1/14/2006 Member: #1081 |
7/12/2012 8:31 AM
This took me back...I grew up in Brooklyn and played ball in Bed-Stuy, Fort Green, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Canarsie, Bensonhurst, Downtown at Tillary Park, and in Manhattan...This article brought back memories...NY Hoops was great growing up and was a great way to get the know NY from a hoops perspective...Catch the slide show...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/sports/basketball/a-new-arrival-explores-new-york-through-pickup-basketball.html?hp |
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misterearl
Posts: 38786 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 11/16/2004 Member: #799 USA |
7/12/2012 8:44 AM
Outstanding piece.
Written with authenticity and humor. once a knick always a knick
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ChuckBuck
Posts: 28851 Alba Posts: 11 Joined: 1/3/2012 Member: #3806 USA |
7/12/2012 9:33 AM
Hey hey, don't you badmouth my QBoro!
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ChuckBuck
Posts: 28851 Alba Posts: 11 Joined: 1/3/2012 Member: #3806 USA |
7/12/2012 9:58 AM
Game Over
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EnySpree
Posts: 44919 Alba Posts: 138 Joined: 4/18/2003 Member: #397 |
7/12/2012 10:15 AM
ChuckBuck wrote:Game Over man ether is one of the most overrated songs ever.... Subscribe to my Podcast https://youtube.com/c/DiehardknicksPodcast
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Paladin55
Posts: 24321 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/6/2008 Member: #2098 |
7/12/2012 10:20 AM
A nice read.
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee
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EnySpree
Posts: 44919 Alba Posts: 138 Joined: 4/18/2003 Member: #397 |
7/12/2012 10:21 AM
no more music....how bout we post famous stret ballers from each boro???
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ChuckBuck
Posts: 28851 Alba Posts: 11 Joined: 1/3/2012 Member: #3806 USA |
7/12/2012 10:22 AM
Kinda, but Nas definitely BBQ'ed Jay Z lyrically in this song. Skill wise Nas anyday over Jay. Commercial wise not even close!
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EnySpree
Posts: 44919 Alba Posts: 138 Joined: 4/18/2003 Member: #397 |
7/12/2012 10:33 AM
Booger Smith was the best point guard I ever saw in person.....and I saw Skip to my Lou play just as much as I saw Booger. Thing that separates the two was Booger was about the team and Skip was always about talking **** and putting on a show to showcase himself. Booger was like Magic Johnson with a Skip to my Lou handle. Subscribe to my Podcast https://youtube.com/c/DiehardknicksPodcast
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Allanfan20
Posts: 35947 Alba Posts: 50 Joined: 1/16/2004 Member: #542 USA |
7/12/2012 11:05 AM
Is there a reason he doesn't get money for that documentary and is there a reason he can't sue? I saw that movie when I was like 11.
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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EnySpree
Posts: 44919 Alba Posts: 138 Joined: 4/18/2003 Member: #397 |
7/12/2012 11:23 AM
Allanfan20 wrote:Is there a reason he doesn't get money for that documentary and is there a reason he can't sue? I saw that movie when I was like 11. broke people can't sue anyone....that's the dig. Booger Smith is in the catagory of Mike Tyson. I say that as it relates to his brain. He's not the brightest bulb in the box and he loved being in the hood doing nothing. He probably could have had someone fight for him. Not sure if he ever did. But its a shame that the dude never got paid for that. I mean I have the dvd in my collection. Shame. We're the same age just about and I remember the dude very well. Booger Smith playing was must see TV...Charles Jones who was in the documentary as Boogers teamate was incredible too. He led the nation in scoring while playing for LIU....the nba never have him a shot either. Subscribe to my Podcast https://youtube.com/c/DiehardknicksPodcast
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RicanHavok
Posts: 20165 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 7/10/2012 Member: #4274 USA |
7/12/2012 2:24 PM
Cool story, a lil goofy to me for some reason but still a good look into NYC ball. I was born and raised in the bronx but played ball in almost every borough and New Jersey just cause I had friends from all over going to Laguardia HS. The biggest difference I noticed from each borough and park to park is my fave spots would usually be the ones where they actually played team ball and the comp was serious as opposed to the park that was run by one dude or all the cats playing were just showboating.
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