I like the way they dribble up and down the court

Today I went to The Springfield Hall of Fame Hoop Hall High School Classic.



This is probably my 9th year attending with my dad. One year I saw Saw Kevin Garnett play, ill.


Today I saw three games. The first one was whatever, but the next two were amazing.


Game 1: Abraham Lincoln High School from Brooklyn, New York Vrs. St. Benedicts from Arkansas. St. B's won with the help of their extremely tall center that was equipped with quick twirling feet and a speedy yet smart guard that held a nice tempo. Lincoln had skill, but lacked the ability to hold up momentum. Just when it seemed like they were catching up they fell behind.

Lincoln won the NY state championship last year.










St. B's head coach was one angry man, I would hate to see what he looks like when his team was losing. One would think with the way he yelled across the court (using what was left of his dying voice) that his team was down 20 in the state championship, and yet they held the lead for about 85% of the game. As soon as the buzzer that signified the game was over went off he became a cool and compassionate man, congratulating his players and embracing them- opposed to his prior attitude to them 5 minutes before when he was yelling in their faces and slapping their butts in a rages. Yes I said Butts.



Next game up, a team from Chicago, Illinois vrs. Mater Dei from California. I saw Mater Dei last year and they killed it. Same thing happened again this year.


Did I mention Michael Jordan's son was on the team from Chicago? Did I mention Mater Dei has a set of twin brothers playing for UNC next year? And another playing for UCLA?

These twins were numbers 12 and 24, both smart players, to tell you the truth I couldn't pick one thing the one did different than the other.





#5 Marcus Jordan






This game was really a shame matchup wise. Mater Dei Dominated with the help of the twins, and yet the team from Chicago still made some amazing shots and remained pretty consistent throughout the game. A few uncalled fouls by stripes possibly could have led to the 20+ point lead Mater Dei ended up with.



Can't wait for next year.