Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The NYC point guard
New York City, much like Texas in football, puts out the most skilled basketballers and the MOST basketballers in the world. All types and positions, from Cousy to Jabbar, Hawkins to Erving, Nate Archibald and on and on. Let's look at the point guard position, where the last 3 NYC phenoms have been slightly disappointing. Kenny Anderson: The most heralded NYC schoolboy player since Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) was selected as one of the best 5 high school players in America....as a JUNIOR. Bounced around the league, made a stack of cash, but not really an impact guy as was anticipated. Stephon Marbury: From a basketball family, this cat is a physically gifted dude with 20 - 10 (points and assists) ability who, like Anderson, has bounced around the league, and can't seem to make his team any better. I do admire his line of shoes, reasonably priced at $15 ,addressing a real urban social ill, the overpriced basket ball shoe. If Marbury would play defense and pass first, he'd be ok, and I know he has the ability to do so. The latest in line is the super quick, ball handling genius, Sebastian Telfair. Only 21, he is already on his 2nd team and is struggling to develop. The Celtics are giving him 20-22 minutes a game, and while those aren't starter's minutes, they are still enough to show more than he is (6 pts, 2 asts). The book is closed on Anderson, is closing on Marbury, and if Telfair can't get it going in Boston (a dismal, but young and semi talented bunch), it will close on him as well. NYC will crank out another phenom at some point, they've got it like that, and I'll probably buy in, just not with as much zeal in the past, at least until he shows and proves.
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look no further than Edgar Sosa, he runs Rick Pitino's Offense in Louisville.
if you ever checked out Rucker Park and WEST 4th st cage in the village you'd be blown away at how good these streetballers are
I shot hoops with Steph when he was in Lincoln High, his cousin (the cat that didnt make it and plays in Italy) went to my JHS.
At the time he was the greatest player Lincoln ever saw.
and sorry but you left out Nate "tiny" Archibald who was brillant and Smush Parker (Lakers) even though Smush aint all that he was filthy on the street balling circuit
one more
Lenny Wilkens
also if you get a chance read the story of this fella or watch the movie starring Don Cheadle
good stuff son i wouldnt steer you wrong...
The Goat
Not true El P. I mentioned Nate at the beginning. I know all about the Goat, the question is, do you know who Artie Green is?
sorry, oversight
Artie Green
vaguely
do tell
Artie is a Brooklyn native who was about 6-2 who according to my boy from Flatbush, could dunk, catch the ball coming out of the basket, then dunk again. He supposedly had a 54 inch vertical.
I saw the movie about the Goat, and Jabbar said he was the greatest player of all time.
Lenny Wilkins drafted my friend from Brooklyn (Erassmus Hall) in the 10th round when Len coached the Sonics. My boy was a guard who went to Baylor, who played with the Sonics and Trailblazers and had a 10 day with the Knicks in the early 80's. Needless to say wherever we hooped, Shabazz was hands down the best player on the court. The highest compliment I ever recieved was when he told me I had Division One abilty. That was about 18 years and 80 pounds ago.
I enjoyed Sosa's battle with Dallas native and A&M guard Acie Law IV in the tournament this year.
ah the double dunk, i know of the double dunk just not the originator or i dint know it was him
furthest i got was a back-up PG in college, it was Community College
part of CUNY, which i guess is Divison III, my problem was a i was just too skiny
i'm lights out though and was (kinda still am) quick
i wanted to play baseball but got cut the last day and i got no one to blame but myself --- shoulda told the coaches i could pitch
I had a feeling you would have a lil' insight about the content of this post, El P.
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