What ever happen to the AND 1 basket ball tour, you know the basketball tour where the ballers could showcase their talents as the tour came into their hometown. Maybe even have a chance to play in the exhibition game or be offered (the holy grail) a chance to play on the tour. Unfortunately, what I came across on the box was the watered down version: The Ball Up Street Ball Tour.
What I gathered from this was that all the present and former great AND1 players have been demoted to the Ball Up street Ball Tour or we ought to just rename it to the Street "D-evelopment" League.
Quick question! Are they now riding around in a van instead of a bus?
How weird were the introductions? This weird: male stompers cheering and welcoming the players. Not your scantily clad cheerleaders my friends. Stompers!
Dude Wanna Be Stompers! Like they were hired from the GAP!
Then the players high-fiving those dudes as well... awkward? Nah...that just made me feel bad for them.
I loved the fact that Dennis Rodman was one of the coaches. Loved it more when they intro'd him and he had the look of "AAh YEAH! I am getting 10G's for leaving the bar early and raising my hand up to wave to the crowd two times".
Things got a little worse during the National anthem:
Sin #1: it was sung by Stefano Lagone of American Idol Fame (finished 7th, Season 10) Who says that AI can not take you places!
Sin #2: shame on half the crowd for disrespecting Stefano in the beginning. That Span-Italian boy brought the anthem home!
Sin #3- pro Baron Davis didn't take his hat off. Big contract = little respect.
Go play overseas!
Sin #4- saluting the flag with your hands in your pocket?
(THIS ISN'T HOW WE DO IT!)
(could help but sing that part)
Commentator Roger Lodge: you were better hosting Blind Date.
Can't understand it, the inner city kids seems so drawn to you(says the sarcastic SF)
We all know who Globetrotters played: the Washington Generals
Here we got Team Ball UP, ok its their league name. I can live with that butthey played against "Dennis Rodman's Team". That's a "D minus" League name in my book.
Was it too hard to name them "The Worms" or " Men who wear dresses".
That's my contribution.
I end this rant with one thing left to say "The Worm has left the building".
Coach Worm left this game with 7.5 minutes left. Can't miss last call y'know.
The sportsfreak will keep hoisting them up them for you.
