November 2006 Streetball News

30/11 - Canadian Hot Sauce
Toronto - The last time there was a major streetball event here in the T-Dot was waaay back in the summer of 2003 - Skip To My Lou, Alimoe and Main Event were in the building for the And 1 Mixtape Tour’s first and only visit to Toronto. What remains a mystery to me is why they never came back. At the time, I spoke to some of the And 1 reps and they told me that up to that point, there had never been a larger audience for an And 1 Mixtape game, ever. Strangely, three years have passed since then, and now we have the Killer Krossover Tour coming to the ACC on Thursday night at 7:30pm. ..read more..

29/11 - Ghost & area's best featured in Killa Krossover
In the world of street basketball, legends are born on the concrete courts of inner city Detroit, the school yards of New York and the barrios of Los Angeles. The biggest stars go by names such as Hot Sauce, High Rizer, Sik Wit It and High Octane. But some also come from Toronto and have a name like Michael Zanidean. Zanidean, who is known as Ghost among street players in his downtown neighbourhood, will suit up tomorrow against the world's best streetballers in an exhibition game at the Air Canada Centre and on Saturday at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton in the Killa Krossover Tour 2006. ..read more..

28/11 - Silk's Best of Both Worlds Streetball DVD Promo
Silks Best of Both Worlds DVD will be for sale on his web site in the near future.

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27/11 - Still Ballin Tour - Tour Stops in Mojo Land!
The NBNE Street Ball Legends extended a special effort to win in their second stop that featured yet another historical city with a sports background that was featured on the big screen. The Odessa Permian Panthers story was featured in the blockbuster film Friday Night Lights. The players dazzled the crowd as they put on a show while being defeated by the Odessa ‘432 All Stars’. Hawk ignited the team to an early lead with an impressive array of jumpers and dunks, hitting for 23 points and 11 boards, including 3 major dunks. ..read more..

26/11 - Escaping mean streets - Vyron Phillips
Winnipeg basketball player Vyron Phillips was selling candy when his 11-year-old brother was shot dead by a gang member. Phillips remembers every detail of that day in 1996, when his youngest brother Byron died, an innocent victim struck by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting. Phillips last saw Byron alive on the steps of their neighbour's house in inner-city Minneapolis where he was playing with some friends. Phillips recalls having a strange, gut feeling that told him to stick around, but he wanted to earn some cash to buy a PlayStation videogame system. ..read more..

25/11 - Still Ballin Tour phenomenon debuted in El Paso
The high energy game had its share of interesting side stories. El Paso is home of the 1966 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Champions Texas Western College, now known as the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). El Paso gained national recognition when the blockbuster movie Glory Road was released in 2006. El Paso was in a high pitch fever the entire game. Fans were wowing as Hawk unleashed a variety of dunks which included a windmill off the backboard to himself. Exile scored at will with his array of offensive skills and tricks. ..read more..

24/11 - Pharm & Special FX in Charity All Star game
When Malcolm Bennett heard he was going to see a celebrities at a charity basketball game, he thought of NBA players. But Bennett, 12, didn't see the Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade yesterday - he had his own game to play. Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon didn't make a cameo. But they weren't supposed to. There was streetball at the Westchester County Center last night. And even if Gordon wasn't in the building, another Mount Vernon star took center stage and showed about 200 honor-roll students, things that won't be on ESPN Top 10 plays tomorrow. ..read more..

23/11 - The "Circus" is back in town
In December of 2005, the Strong Island Sound were experiencing the ups and downs that all teams do in their inaugural seasons. That month, they signed a 5'10" guard out of Wichita State that went by the nickname of 'Fridge,' and in only his second game with the team, Jerome Holman was the Sound's high scorer with 30 points in a 119-115 win over the Boston Frenzy. That was a sign of things to come as Strong Island eventually went on a run all the way to the Final Four at the ABA's Great 8 Tournament in Rochester. ..read more..

22/11 - 'Samurai' unleashes excitement on court
Nobody was quite sure about the final score, or about who scored how many points, how many assists they had or how many rebounds they grabbed. Because after all, those were probably the least important things the fans cared about. Yet still, there was one thing during last week's AND1 Mix Tape Tour in Japan that these hoop-crazed folks cared about: interaction with "Samurai." To indicate his satisfaction, Yuichiro Morishita, didn't get on the bus to the hotel quickly, but stayed at the arena to talk with his fans, relatives, friends and staff, all of whom were beaming with bashful smiles. ..read more..

Unprotected Hoops
Remix-Tape Trailer
Official trailer for the release of the upcoming Unprotecetd Hoops Volume 1: Da-Remixtape, featuring some of the most talented street ballers coming out of the bay!, See names like Kodak, Intimidator, Mission, H20, Pure, Replay, and many more as they lay it down.

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20/11 - AND 1 mixtape tour PR person QUITS!
InsideHoops.com reports that Mandy Murphy, who for years has been the main PR person for the AND 1 MIXTAPE TOUR, is leaving the company and will soon move to Boston to work for Reebok. She began with AND 1 as an intern over eight years ago. Murphy said this in an email sent to InsideHoops.com and others: "You must truly believe in what you’re doing to be effective and so I’m not doing myself or this brand any justice anymore by being here. The AND 1 I know and love is now only a memory so, I’d never thought I’d say this, but it’s time for me to move on." ..read more..

19/11 - Time to enshrine Mr. Rucker
Inside of the office, his presence is felt. It's in a picture hanging on the wall. It's a picture of Tiny Archibald, not Nate. He's standing outside on a basketball court in the middle of somewhere. Just standing there. The ground he's standing on is not yet hallowed; yet to be discovered by "GMA" as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World. Next to that picture is a large framed photo of a Parks and Rec worker. So nondescript is this man that if the photo was not inside of this office, no one would know who he was or why he's framed. ..read more..

17/11 - Up Close: Rafer Alston
The Houston Rockets have plenty of star power in Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, but the man who dictates the flow of the game for the Rockets is point guard Rafer Alston. Find out exactly how valuable Rafer is to the Rockets in the words of Jeff Van Gundy, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, Avery Johnson, Jason Terry, and, of course, Rafer himself - in this HOOPSWORLD Exclusive! "If you put Rafer with gazelles he'd be a great leader of gazelles," says Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. "He does a great job in that way. ..read more..

16/11 - Professor makes his return to the tour after injury
Professor made his return to the court Tuesday night in Kobe, Japan. The game in Kobe was the first of a 2 game tour in Japan for the And 1 Mix Tape Tour. Team And 1 set out to bring all of its players across the water Saturday to play a 2 game series featuring everyone signed to the Mix Tape Tour. The first game was a success in Kobe, nearly selling out a 7000 seat arena and had the crowd on their feet the entire game. Fess ended the game with a solid performance with 15 pts and 5 dimes as the 2 teams went head to head for 50 minutes of live action. ..read more..

15/11 - With Alston in gear, Rockets find overdrive
It can be as simple as a look or a wink. Or just a feeling. "I always talk to my teammates and let them know that just because they're overplaying you and somebody's guarding me tough, don't worry about it," Rockets point guard Rafer Alston said. "Don't just peel out." And don't say a word. The unspoken understanding that great teams always seem to have was not there a year ago. Sometimes, teams play together for months and never find it. The most elusive thing in the NBA is the basketball equivalent to finishing each other's sentences. ..read more..

14/11 - And1 Mixtape Tour - Japan
The always entertaining antics of these skilled ballers will be back in Japan for there 3rd straight year. The first stop on the Japanese tour takes the squad to Kobe World Memorial Hall on Tuesday Nov. 14 for a 7 p.m. show. The players then head to Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday Nov. 16. This year the And1 squad will be split into two teams were they'll face each other. Team 1 will be AO, The Professor, Bad Santa, Air Up There, Special FX, Go Get It and coach Steve Burt. Team 2 will be. ..read more..

13/11 - Luis 'Trikz' Da Silva Joins Team Starbury
World's Greatest Basketball Ball Handler Hits Road on Starbury Slam Tour Beginning November 11. Stephon Marbury and Steve & Barry's announced today that Luis "Trikz" Da Silva, street ball legend and the world's best ball handler, has joined Team Starbury. This past Saturday, November 11, in Orlando, Trikz hit the road on the Starbury SLAM Tour(SM), with the first of many appearances at Steve & Barry's stores and schools across country to perform his unique style of Hip Hop-themed basketball wizardry in front of kids and parents. Visit www.starbury.com for the Starbury SLAM Tour(SM) schedule through December. ..read more..

Freestyle Street Basketball Trailer
When we think of sports games like basketball, it doesn't always occur to us to think about a company that isn't American to be developing something for the mass market. You can now throw away that assumption because there's a different b-ball game getting ready for a US release, and it comes from the land of the online game, Korea. The name of the game is Freestyle Street Basketball, made by JC Entertainment in Korea and set to be distributed by Sierra in the US. ..read more..

10/11 - "Go Get It" signs with the IBL's Phoenix Flame
The Phoenix Flame, an expansion team in the International Basketball League, have added Tony Jones to their 2007 roster. Jones, better known as 'Go Get It' from the And 1 Mix Tape Tour and the ESPN show Streetball, will play shooting guard and both forward positions for the Flame. Jones, 6'8", played at Mesa Community College (1997-1999) before transferring to Chicago State University to complete his collegiate career. Jones has played in several summer pro leagues, earning individual workouts with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies. . ..read more..

09/11 - Nike shifts its summer basketball emphasis
Nike on Wednesday unveiled a new model for it's grassroots summer basketball operation, providing a progressive first step toward altering a system that many feel has been flawed for years. With the help of some of its signature stars, including LeBron James, Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant, Nike this summer will start promoting skill development and team play ahead of the individual, street-ball style that has permeated youth basketball in recent years. ..read more..

08/11 - Once upon a time on West Fourth Street
No tickets are sold. Rosters are constantly in flux and the public announcer is half jester, half rapper screaming into a bullhorn instead of a microphone. From my summer apartment there is only way to get to the "arena," by walking into the heart of Greenwich Village through Washington Square Park. The heat on most days is like something out of the tropics. Resistance is futile as the black-top and buildings add to the sweltering heat, each breath entails swallowing the dry-scorching air. As I enter the perimeter of the park, it is now evident that I am now in the heart of the New York University campus. ..read more..

07/11 - Independent film success lifts local star to big-screen
Imagine you are forced to lay it all on the line for one game. Win and you get it all; a house, a convertible and $200,000. Lose, however, and it'll mean you pay the ultimate price, your life. In his first international film, "Shoot-Out," New Britain-born actor and the movie's executive producer Tyshawn Bryant stars in the role of a street baller named House Washington who is faced with this challenge. The movie, written and produced by Bryant's college friend David Branin, is just a 15-minute short starring Bryant and actor Daniel Sol in a one-on-one confrontation, but "Shoot-Out" has caused a positive stir in Holly-wood. ..read more..

06/11 - Rafer Alston "All Rockets need at point guard"
The three qualities that should be valued most in an NBA point guard are, in order — handle, passing ability and shooting. So why were the Rockets so intent on finding someone other than Rafer Alston to hold the keys of a team so well-equipped in virtually every other way? Alston personifies those qualities in every way. He cannot be considered a premier NBA point guard, but a premier guard would command more shots. That is, take shots away from bigger, more important stars and shooters on this Rockets team. Alston is, instead, what the Rockets need, but apparently do not always want. He keeps the ball on a string, is equally adept at going left and right, drives, splits double teams and breaks pressure. ..read more..

03/11 - NBA Streets 4 Named
Electronic Arts announced today that NBA STREET Homecourt will be the name of the newest iteration of the critically acclaimed and culturally defining streetball videogame franchise. The 4th chapter of the multi-platinum franchise expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay that has made the franchise a hit. The game is in development in Vancouver, B.C. by EA Canada under the EA SPORTS BIG™ brand. ..read more..

Street Handles 4
Street Handles is back with thier 4th installment of the famous Street Handles series. Featured players include Snap Shot and Launch aswell as YPA's Caution and Juice who are currently touring with the 2006 Still Ballin Streetball Tour.

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Edited by BT. www.streetballin.net
Music Center of Attention by Babu The Dilated Junkie.

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