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Man the memorys
In 1999 I was 19 me n my boys from England 3 outa 4 of us were ballas would go stay in Philly center city chinatown n in the evenings hit up the PAL centersall around the city are friend was a co-ordinator for PAL in Philly.
Now understand that our dream was to go into the hood and play ball hard nosed tough city ball so we loved this.
We took a day trip upto New York Greyhounded it and hit up the NBA store etc but we was in Dr Jays on 34th when we see this streetball tape playin was on aminute loop n we spotted Fat Joe on there.So we hit up the counter n they like thas volume 2 but heres vol1 so we scooped us a copy each.
Next day we got to a PAL center early n watched this tape n we was buggin id never seen street moves b4 n I was buzzin to play 1on1 after watchin it.
When the kids from the hood the PAL centre was in strolled in I was like I gotta play somebody this one dude steps up n I first time wrapped the ball behindhis back all his boys was gettin on him and I fell in love with streetball n developing a handle.
We got back home few weeks later n was destroying everybody with crazy moves we was in love n the tape nearly got worn out cause everybody wanted to see it.
Vol 1n2 was pure street
Vol 3 was the begining of the end because Hott Sauce is not streetball hes like a juggler with a basketball real streetballers are ballas with game and trickslike Skip,AO,Shane,headache n all them cats.
Like everything it becomes mainstream and every penny squezzed out of it the best thing about vol1&2 was they was playin n somebody happened to film itafter that everybody was playing up to the cameras as good as some of it was it lost the true essence of street basketball oneupmanship battleing.
Ill never forget the first day I saw vol 1 thas a life long memory right there
Peace
Scottie
In 1999 I was 19 me n my boys from England 3 outa 4 of us were ballas would go stay in Philly center city chinatown n in the evenings hit up the PAL centersall around the city are friend was a co-ordinator for PAL in Philly.
Now understand that our dream was to go into the hood and play ball hard nosed tough city ball so we loved this.
We took a day trip upto New York Greyhounded it and hit up the NBA store etc but we was in Dr Jays on 34th when we see this streetball tape playin was on aminute loop n we spotted Fat Joe on there.So we hit up the counter n they like thas volume 2 but heres vol1 so we scooped us a copy each.
Next day we got to a PAL center early n watched this tape n we was buggin id never seen street moves b4 n I was buzzin to play 1on1 after watchin it.
When the kids from the hood the PAL centre was in strolled in I was like I gotta play somebody this one dude steps up n I first time wrapped the ball behindhis back all his boys was gettin on him and I fell in love with streetball n developing a handle.
We got back home few weeks later n was destroying everybody with crazy moves we was in love n the tape nearly got worn out cause everybody wanted to see it.
Vol 1n2 was pure street
Vol 3 was the begining of the end because Hott Sauce is not streetball hes like a juggler with a basketball real streetballers are ballas with game and trickslike Skip,AO,Shane,headache n all them cats.
Like everything it becomes mainstream and every penny squezzed out of it the best thing about vol1&2 was they was playin n somebody happened to film itafter that everybody was playing up to the cameras as good as some of it was it lost the true essence of street basketball oneupmanship battleing.
Ill never forget the first day I saw vol 1 thas a life long memory right there
Peace
Scottie
