Bleacher Report on NYC hoops dissapearing act

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

I don't get it either. Niqqas be leaving NYC to down down south to work two jobs and shyt. Makes no sense to me, but they got grass under their toes so I guess it makes sense.

Dog.....NONE of my homies live in NYC anymore. All of the groomsman from my wedding either live in the dc/md area or in the ATL.

Nah i get it you can get a house down south for 4 hunnid thousand that would be near a mill in nyc plus sittin on acres where in nyc people are on top of each other like cattle

Also i dont really consider md/dc the south but thats another story

 

[Trip]

Nah i get it you can get a house down south for 4 hunnid thousand that would be near a mill in nyc plus sittin on acres where in nyc people are on top of each other like cattle

Also i dont really consider md/dc the south but thats another story

DC expensive as fukk too

 

[aceboon]

I agree. My son goes to Catholic school and they are always looking for a handout. Luckily for his parish they have well to do members that donate quite a few dollars annually to keep their educational and sports activities afloat. I still think there is talent but the discipline isnt there anymore.

Does Riverside and Gauchos AAU still exist?

Riverside later turned into the Metro Hawks but they're basically irrelevant, and the Gauchos lost their Nike sponsorship right after Omar Calhoun graduated so they're irrelevant as well. The premier NYC AAU programs are Team SCAN(Nike), NY Lightning(Nike) and New Heights(Under Armour).

 

[Trip]

Riverside later turned into the Metro Hawks but they're basically irrelevant, and the Gauchos lost their Nike sponsorship right after Omar Calhoun graduated so they're irrelevant as well. The premier NYC AAU programs are Team SCAN(Nike), NY Lightning(Nike) and New Heights(Under Armour).

Formerly the LI Lightning?

 

[Malta]

just like hiphop yall had to evolve or die and yall died

ALso you must be the shortest group of nikkas ever why cant yall grow a nikka past 6'4

This is the only cat yall got on the horizon whos evne gonna sniff the nba and probably be a solid pro

This kid is from NYC too, but he's being developed by IMG so he really can't even be counted



(6'10" to Syracuse)

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

DC expensive as fukk too

thats why i said i dont consider it the south dc/md is still the east coast maybe too nyers its the south

 

[tremonthustler1]

Would agree it's overstated....plenty of D1 kids coming out of the city still. You cant judge it by NBA players. The CHSAA is still one of the best leagues in the country.

Chris McCullough is a BX native but he went to HS in Maine then IMG in Bradenton, FL. Back in the day there woulda been no point in him leaving but shyt ain't the same here.

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

This kid is from NYC too, but he's being developed by IMG so he really can't even be counted



(6'10" to Syracuse)

Yeah i had my eye on him but saw him in a few of the big all star games he seem soft as shyt

Yall best shot is a few of these african nikkas who grew up in nyc like cheick diallo

Christ the king got a young cat Rawle somethign got alot of talent but will proably fall into the nyc trap like most guards

 

[JBoy]

Nah i get it you can get a house down south for 4 hunnid thousand that would be near a mill in nyc plus sittin on acres where in nyc people are on top of each other like cattle

Also i dont really consider md/dc the south but thats another story

South is still fairly good if you hold a bachelor's and especially if you hold a master's or higher, however if you are blue collar good luck getting anything near a decent paying job (though this might be everywhere at the moment I will admit)

 

[aceboon]

Formerly the LI Lightning?

nah, separate programs

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Riverside later turned into the Metro Hawks but they're basically irrelevant, and the Gauchos lost their Nike sponsorship right after Omar Calhoun graduated so they're irrelevant as well. The premier NYC AAU programs are Team SCAN(Nike), NY Lightning(Nike) and New Heights(Under Armour).

Damn. Times have seriously changed. I havent played ball in a while but I checked out the Nike tournaments they had in that Park near Barclays on Dean and seen KD come out here and drop a few in the park on Dekalb but other than that I havent heard much about summer tournaments throughout the city. I you tubed a clip of some old NYC ball footage and ran into some from Conrad McRae. I remember son dunked on the rim at Rucker so hard once and bent it.



Does Rucker even exist anymore or was it turned into some outdoor yoga studio?

 

[Slim]

My son knows nothing about NYC b-ball culture. Lil man is in soccer leagues all up and down Brooklyn.

NYC has thrown away it's old culture in droves bruh.

On the bright side ,if lil man is a prospect, dat soccer money

 

[Malta]

who the white kid at Iona Prep?

Nah, Jordan Tucker, already has offers as a freshman.

 

[Trip]

nah, separate programs

Gotcha. I remember back in the mid 90's....couldnt have been older than 6th grade.. LI Panthers showed up to the game in a limo. 12 year olds.

And edit- yeah I got the Lightning confused with the LI Panthers.

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

South is still fairly good if you hold a bachelor's and especially if you hold a master's or higher, however if you are blue collar good luck getting anything near a decent paying job (though this might be everywhere at the moment I will admit)

Im talking about people who lived in nyc for awhile made a gang of money and moved down south and bought a house for way cheaper then they could in nyc