Oh the drama! Sheriff made a good move to get to the basket as time was ticking down. But the youngster didn’t go up with authority and left the weak-hand layup short.

But there was Q, flying down the lane, slamming home the miss with the Supermoon Under Armours flashing for the cameras. I can’t identify these neon green kicks from Under Armour. I’m guessing the older Curry One Low??

Hawaii’s not looking to good headed to Irvine for a rematch. Fleming isn’t back to his old self, Valdes is sick, and to me, it looked like Roderick Bobbitt was fatigued or sick himself.

It looked like the Bison were staying at the Ala Moana Hotel as I saw logoed shirts on hotel guests and what appeared to be Bison players checking out.

I love me my full length Max Air and lower cut. Gotta love the bright colors of course and the grey helps tone it down just a bit. If only I still balled…

Make sure you unmute the audio track in Vine.

Must be the music that’s putting me in the mood as well.

“Victoria’s a secret down there,”
– Charles Barkley.

Can the AppleTV stream this content natively? Seems like the best option so far is to Airplay the stream from a computer or iOS device to an AppleTV. Gotta keep looking…

Which player were you? At times, I was Mr. Accessory though for the wrong reasons with ankle braces, knee protection, and foot orthotics. I was a few years removed from the shooting sleeve popularized by Allen Iverson, but I would have definitely worn one (and only one) shooting sleeve. I would have said no to the headbands trend when it dominated the NBA. Without a doubt I was the “Shoe Guy” if shoes aren’t considered an accessory. I wore different kicks on court depending on how I felt.

I played against a few of the last stereotype. Did nothing all game then takes and makes a hurried shot for the win. You just gotta shake your head at those moments.

One stereotype missing from the video is the dirty player. Everyone’s played against this stereotype at some point. The hardest part is finding out who that is before you get hurt. Usually, the dirty player plays hard to make up for ability level. To get an advantage, there’s a push here, a hold there, and screens with shots to your knees as you go by. All of this is followed by unfazed looks of innocence, but you know the intent of the dirty player was purposeful.

Oh hey, one more stereotype not in the video is the “Black Hole.” Like the astronomical marvel, black hole pickup players have a gravitational pull that’s impossible to overcome. So when the ball touches the black hole’s hands, teammates will never see the ball again. Double, triple teams won’t trigger a pass out of the black hole since it’s simply impossible. Yes, I have been called a black hole in the past, but you know, wearing Jordan XI shoes gives you the right to keep taking shots. Wearing Jordans on the court is the virtual green light to keep shooting.

How many of these magical moments did you see unfold?

Maybe you also need these Oreo-inspired shoes for that 2.2-second burst.

Those spinning in the air, backwards shots by Bird or the swooping to the rim dunks by the Doctor? It was fun to see how far you could push this game. Is there a version for iOS?

So what’s it to you? There’s a Kickstarter project that has taken the Gooley method and created an iOS app called Simple Bracket for the upcoming March Madness festivities. For a mere $1, you can have access to the app. Pay more for additional goodies.

Now here’s the challenge from my point of view. The app is the thing, but the developers are only asking for $1. The entire project is aiming at $10,000 in funding by March 5. That’s a heck of a lot of $1 pledges in a short period of time. Sure, there are higher pledge packages, but I don’t see many paying more. I’m hoping this project gets funded, and this video will convince you to offer up a buck.

Though you have to give it to your teammates who do the dirty work like setting screens.

What surprises me more is the amount of time it must have taken to sift through all this footage! Now that’s passion.