"Street Basketball", originated in the United States, the game does not need to be in the official basketball court, in the city square or street side of the open area of half a basketball court size of the flat hard ground, set up a basketball rack, you can play the game. In recent years, three-player basketball has been introduced into our country, in some large and medium-sized cities have conducted a number of competitions, very popular among people. Speaking of street basketball culture, can not be mentioned is the New York Manhattan district of West 4th Street and Harlem Rucker Park. in these two areas created a lot of street basketball heroes and myths. The goat (Earl Manigault) is one of the legends, he can easily take down the 25-cent coin on the top of the rim, as well as that fast dribbling and cutting, so that opponents can not be defended, the height of only 6-foot-2 he can easily have 7-foot-2 NBA superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defeated, and from now on the goat (Earl Manigault) is known as the "goat". Since then, Earl Manigault has been called [the greatest player to never play in the NBA]. However, due to the influence of gangsters and drugs on the streets of the United States, many street players could not join the NBA league even if they had good strength, so they could only finish their basketball career on the streets. Because of this street basketball has been passed down from one generation to the next, and each street player has his own unique style and skills to win the approval and respect of the audience. Hot Sauce is perhaps the most popular street player in the 21st century today, because he has created many New Tricks to make street basketball more watchable and entertaining. If you could see him play you would truly understand that street basketball is not just a sport, but an art that puts you right in the middle of it and makes you feel the power of the game.
Street Basketball Terminology
Streetball: Unlike traditional basketball, streetball is characterized by its fancy, free, fluid, and wild nature.
Free stlye:Free mode.
Hip hoop:Street dance thunder.
Crazy handle:Out of this world ball control.
Dribbling:Ball handling skills.
Trick:A fancy move.
Crossover: Dribbling the ball across the floor.
One-on-one:One-on-one.Sneaker:Sneakers.
Skins or Shirt:Since most of the foreign countries are black people playing streetball, it's easy to confuse them, so there will be one team with their clothes off and one team with their clothes on.
Check Ball:Pass the ball to the defender before kicking off and wait for the ball to be passed back before kicking off.
No Look Pass:Pass the ball without looking at your teammates.
Alley-oop:Catching the ball in the air and then into a bottle.
Holyshit:Describing a person who has perfected his skills.
On Fire:Describes a person who hits a hundred shots and is on fire.
Break/Shake/Cross:When you dribble the ball and use a fake to make a defender lose focus or trip, making the defender look ridiculous.
Your shoes are untied: Loose laces are a common occurrence on the court, but just call your shoes.
Holy shit: This is a more flattering way of saying holy, meaning sacred, which means that when the other team is desperate to praise their opponent, this phrase comes in handy, representing a look of hopelessness.
Man that was smooth: also means praise.
Outlet: to throw the ball to a teammate on a fast break.
Game that\'s game: the end of the game.
One more wanna quit:
What is a Street Basketball Star
Before we talk about Rafer Alston, and at the request of some of our readers who are enamored with the stories of Street Basketball Legends, we need to clarify the definition of a Street Basketball Legend.
What is a "street basketball legend"?
■What is a street basketball star
In my knowledge, after the mid-80's, there were few "real" street basketball legends, because with the advancement of the times and the revision of the concept of basketball, the real basketball players began to receive a formal basketball education as early as the junior high school and high school levels. The real basketball players have already started to receive orthodox basketball education in junior high school and high school, and have gradually entered the NCAA basketball tournament, and then challenged the NBA. They have routine practice on weekdays, and are even more busy participating in basketball camps in the summer, or joining the AAU team to increase the practical experience in the tournament, so they won't be able to risk getting hurt or getting into trouble on the street basketball court.
So the NBA's New York-born stars, such as Rod Strickland of the Trail Blazers and Stephon Marbury of the Suns, aren't "real" street basketball legends, they're following the path of regular basketball all the way to the NBA, where they've become basketball celebrities, and where they've made a name for themselves. The reason why they became famous on the streets was that they became neighborhood heroes after making a name for themselves in the New York High School League, and that they joined AAU teams during the summer to participate in tournaments held on street basketball courts, such as the "Entertainer's Basketball Classic," which is regularly held in Harlem's "Holcombe Rucker Park" every summer. Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, for example, hosts the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) every summer, which attracts AAU teams*** and makes a name for themselves.
But not every good player will be able to develop successfully in junior high schools, high schools and colleges, because in order to stay on the varsity team, you have to take care of both basketball and academics, and being good at basketball doesn't mean that you will go to school or meet the minimum qualification for the game, so this kind of "all limbs, no brain" recognizes the basketball but can't recognize a few words, or has no interest in academics. Or the players who have no interest in school are all over the place in New York.