Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=imjustlikemusiq]The only other player that could have made it in the NBA from And 1, aside from Alston, is Alimoe AKA The Black Widow (Dont remember his real name), I dont know how he got mixed up on the way in his life, but, the guy is ill. Hes too old to get a shot now, though, nobody is going to give a 28 year old with no NBA experience an invite to training camp, but he is better than Alston is and ever was. Im talking about a 6-7 guy with the ball handling skill that mirror those of most NBA point guards, he has a perimeter game and post moves. Hes not obsessed on crossing people up, doing "moves", he doesnt carry the ball, etc.[/QUOTE]
Tyrone Evans.
Jerry Tarkanian came to the Rucker to see Al and Skip play. Tark fell in love with both. Tell them if they went to a JUCO and did what they were supposed to in class they would get a free ride at Fresno State.
We all now how it turned out for Skip.
Al went to a JUCO called Sullivan. In his first few games with the team he averaged something in the area of 20 points 5 boards and 5 assists. This was the first time Al played ball for nothing in years.
He quit the team and school a few months into the season to return to NYC. He was playing for nothing but a scholarship so he was broke. He decided he'd rather go back home and plays for money/gifts on the streets. He figured the NBA would eventually notice just like Tark did. Sadly, the days of NBA scouts watching the parks for possible prospects are long gone so Al never got a second chance.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
First of all the games would not be close with just the AND1 ballers mainly because they dont have any size and most of them are not even D1 college players. There are a couple of cats with the heart to bang with the NBAers like Main Event and Half-Man but they're old now and they are both undersized.
AND1 team also could not beat some of top EBC and AAU teams.
I got love for those guys though because they used to be fun to watch and they have some of the great freestyle dunkers like Helicopter and AUT.
as for ballhandling it's a different level in the NBA. Rafer looks like he's unstoppable against AND1 guys but in the NBA well let's just say he's no Tim Dog.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
streetballers are a bunch of hacks who don't pass the ball, have clue no of the team concept, all think they can play in the nba etc. nba allstars would beat the best street ball squad by 100. the average college team would beat the and1 streetball squad, especially with refs and defense being played
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=imjustlikemusiq]The only other player that could have made it in the NBA from And 1, aside from Alston, is Alimoe AKA The Black Widow (Dont remember his real name), I dont know how he got mixed up on the way in his life, but, the guy is ill. Hes too old to get a shot now, though, nobody is going to give a 28 year old with no NBA experience an invite to training camp, but he is better than Alston is and ever was. Im talking about a 6-7 guy with the ball handling skill that mirror those of most NBA point guards, he has a perimeter game and post moves. Hes not obsessed on crossing people up, doing "moves", he doesnt carry the ball, etc.[/QUOTE]
AO tried out for the Sonics some time ago, they said he had decent PG skills but his overall body strength wasn't up to par.
Everyone talks about Skip but don't forget Starbury was the man AND1's early days. Jamall Tinsley and Smush were well known streetballers too, I don't know if Tinsley was AND1. DC's got this one cat named White Chocolate, everytime AND1 comes to DC he has a good game against them. He's playing in a minor league right now, on that Maryland team that got the 7'8" dude from China.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
why no streetballers? because in the NBA...
1. they have a rule called "traveling"
2. they have another half of the court where they play D.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
And wasn't J-Will a streetballer? Wow, he excelled the NBA skill aspects alot.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=bleedinpurple]why no streetballers? because in the NBA...
1. they have a rule called "traveling"
2. they have another half of the court where they play D.[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: They also:
3.Do have a palming violation (That's how all those morons dribble)
4.Have to be able to hit a set jumper.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=Fudge]And wasn't J-Will a streetballer? Wow, he excelled the NBA skill aspects alot.[/QUOTE]
J-Will prob played bball at the parks but he isnt a street baller. He played high school than went to Florida than to the NBA. HE took the same root as anay1 else.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=Younggrease]J-Will prob played bball at the parks but he isnt a street baller. He played high school than went to Florida than to the NBA. HE took the same root as anay1 else.[/QUOTE]
White chocolate...
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
Anyone got any video links to be able to see stuff like NBA players vs And 1, or NBA players versus average people?
In particular, I wanna see the one where Jeff McInnis stripped the ball 3 times in a row against some flashy And 1 player, plus Jeff had a bad hand or wrist or something.
Please see if you can get videos like that, thanks in advance, you will be well rewarded.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
[QUOTE=STelfair31]Why isn't there any street ballers from AND1 in the NBA other than Rafer "Skip To My Lou" Alston??? Them guys are crazy but when you watch on a fastbreak none of them hustle back... can any of y'll answer this question....
If it was NBA all-stars vs AND1... I'm takin NBA but i think it would be close....
In a college game length i think the score would be like 120 easy... for both teams[/QUOTE]
Because they suck.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
And1 is entertainment and NOT how these guys really play ball... so if you probably have not seen them play organize ball how can you make a fair criticism or comparison...???
NBA is a collection of the worlds best players and And1 is a collection of entertainers with athleticism.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
Now back in the day, you'd have NBA players playing in parks, and three-on-three tournaments, and [B]losing[/B] to guys like Bernard King (ex-NBA player, ex-scoring champ) Goat (Probably would have been an NBA player, but became so messed up with heroine), and the legend of legends, Jumpin Jackie Jackson (ex-Globetrotter).
But this was before the time of liability, and when the game was pure, if stars wanted to play, they played, and many made a bigger name for themselves on the streets than on the hardwood.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
It's called a jump shot, and none of the AND1 guys have one.
Re: Why Isn't There As Many Street Ballers in the NBA??
simple. streetball is a lot different then pro ball.