Is You Sayin Somethin?
I
didn’t realize that my blog would be so popular but with over 10,000
views, hundreds of phone calls and more emails then I could imagine I
realized that now more than ever before I have the whole areas
attention. And after yet another successful event at a COLLEGE VENUE
and another event less than six weeks away, I decided that another blog
was in order. For those of you hip to the title you can already guess
what this blog is about. But for those who aren’t, here is the whole
line and where the title came from…
“Is you sayin something? Uh uh YOU CAN’T TELL ME NOTHIN” from Kanye West.
So
it’s obvious that I’m feeling myself…. Pause… But why shouldn’t I be? I
mean what we at More Than Basketball have been able to do is really
history in the making. And that’s just the basketball part. People
don’t even know the notoriety my band (Google TO
has or how many
mainstream rap artists we have played with or are booked to play with,
or how many shows a week we have where we perform in front of hundreds
to thousands of people. Or my rap artist, (Google Champ Yon) who just
released the second of 4 music videos with tens of thousands of views
and has a bunch of shows lined up. Or my fashion line Swagger and
Substance clothing or my online television show In the Life w/ Jrock
that I am the executive producer of. With all that the basketball part
is easy. Just like its going be easy to retire The Rock like Vince
McMahon this summer with our 2nd annual Born to Bump Summer League at Takoma Academy.
has or how many
mainstream rap artists we have played with or are booked to play with,
or how many shows a week we have where we perform in front of hundreds
to thousands of people. Or my rap artist, (Google Champ Yon) who just
released the second of 4 music videos with tens of thousands of views
and has a bunch of shows lined up. Or my fashion line Swagger and
Substance clothing or my online television show In the Life w/ Jrock
that I am the executive producer of. With all that the basketball part
is easy. Just like its going be easy to retire The Rock like Vince
McMahon this summer with our 2nd annual Born to Bump Summer League at Takoma Academy.So
in this blog I’m going to address the haters, non believers and
competitors and simply ask IS YOU SAYIN SOMETHING and tell them exactly
why YOU CAN”T TELL ME NOTHIN all while explaining why the Born to Bump
SL is the new standard for Summer basketball.
Reason 1: IS IT JUST ME OR DO IT JUST BE TOO DAMN HOT IN THERE…
Because
Juan Hill just got to Takoma and they haven’t been known for having
rich basketball tradition, a lot of people don’t even know just how
nice that gym is. It mite be the best gym in the area. Its college
sized and they want basketball to be the flagship. They
have a new floor, AC and upper level seating. The only thing missing
was your boy coming in there with the best talent and organization this
side of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. I mention Juan Hill because he along
with the other points of contact for the venues that I hold events at
know what I have been trying to tell the rest of the basketball world
for two years now. They believed when others didn’t and decided to put
their reputations on the line and take a chance on the boy wonder. And
I put my life on the fact that they won’t regret it.
Reason 2: YOU HAVE THE WCAC SCHOOLS BUT WHO SAYS THAT I NEED THEM
I
mean it’s a known fact that McNamara shows love and is a big part of
the movement and hopefully we can get them this summer. Ryken is a
believer as well. But McNamara took a chance when NOONE else from that
league did, including the boys on Madison street or their new joke of a
trainer. In fact, we met this summer to discuss some potential events I
could run at their new facility saying things like “We want to be as
closely associated with you as we can” or “It will be an honor to say
we took part in helping you get to the next level.” So I bought in and
put some things on paper. Guess how long it took them to get back to
me? I’m still waiting. But oddly enough they decided take that info to
you know who to try and do what I came up with, just like those guys
out VA or Capitol Poop did with VMG. How do I know you ask? Because the
Grape Vines I hear from have three stripes and are like family. We may
fight each other but we will never just let anyone else do the other
dirty. So with what we did Saturday at Trinity I just have one question
for you, your AAU affiliate, your sloppy seconded trainer, your sponsor
and basically you’re whole damn movement…. Which event was better?
Compare the numbers, compare the atmosphere… And by the way, I told
yall then that Q. Cook was leaving, mainly because he didn’t feel you
could prepare him for the pro level even with your little trainer. And
he’s right. How many pros have you produced since you have been there?
Danny Ferry and Adrian Dantly are old as hell now. And they were part
of the Morgan Wooten regime anyways. But Kevin Durant’s not neither is
Grevis Vasquez or Linas Kleiza and you know who they played for. You
also know how many pros Oak Hill has had. So I ask…IS YOU SAYIN
SOMETHIN…UH UH...YOU CAN’T TELL ME NOTHIN!!!
Reason 3: SPEAKING OF CAPITOL POOP…
For
all my readers who were at Trinity Saturday or for the few who heard
guess who decided to cover the event? You guessed it, he did it in a
cowardly way though. He didn’t come holla at me or nothing he just
stood around for a while then took out his tiny home video sized camera
and started recording. I walked over to him and was like I could be
real petty right now and not only put you out but have my goons get
real disrespectful as well and take it past basketball. Cause you know
I’m a boss now and worth to much to get my hands dirty. I told him how
dumb he was for ever jumping ship and how that event or the event at
Bowie State could have easily been associated with CH and how none of
these other guys can do what I do. I also told him what I been telling
him which is that these older dudes don’t have love for us and by the
look in his face he knew I was right. He felt it, I mean he was
standing in the middle of my success looking real weak standing next to
nationally known sites like Hoopmixtape and Ball Is Life, neither of
which even heard of his little site.
Speaking
of those sites I know a lot of you are probably saying that it was
mature of him to swallow his pride and I should leave him alone but
that’s only because you don’t know the real reason he was there. When I
was told why I just smiled because I always knew he wasn’t worth two
cent and now I know he hasn’t even earned that much either. Can you
believe that this dude actually went to each of those entities and said
and I quote “I have actually lost money doing this, how do you guys
make money cause I haven’t made a penny yet” (thus my comment to him
not making two cents). After hearing this and laughing at him for about
ten minutes I realized that I don’t even want to do business with him.
Or associate my million dollar brand with his little top 100 camp. So with i95 Camperz (get it yet) not even having video on their site imagine what I think of them. And
DC No Fans you’re not even worthy of mentioning. As far as I’m
concerned you never have to cover an MTB event again. So for all you
LOCAL media guys I ask…IS YOU SAYIN SOMETHIN…UH UH...YOU CAN’T TELL ME
NOTHIN!!!
Reason 4: PROXIMITY IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE
Last
summer we started off at Georgetown Prep and ended up at Champions
Field house, which for some of the teams was a long ride. But this
year, we are in Takoma Park, which according to MapQuest is 12 minutes
from High Point and the same distance from the highway. We are right
outside the city and with the parody and diversity in the league last
year just imagine what we have in store this summer (we already have
commitments from Suitland and National Christian in addition to last
years teams). And of coarse all games are under one roof and we have a JV and both girls divisions. We
are also going to be running two games at the same time until the last
game where it will be our featured game of the night giving those teams
the opportunity to play the long way and get the college feel.
If
the boys in Chantilly and the guys at High Point taught us anything
it’s that the location is secondary to the talent. On one side of the
coin one entity believed that having a nice facility would be a saving
grace and relationships, organization and proximity were secondary,
which we all now know was wrong. And on the other side of the coin the
other guys think that having good teams with nothing else to offer
would last. Well actually it does if there isn’t anyone doing better.
But the basketball community hasn’t seen a league that has the
combination of a great facility with great competition. Not
to mention top flight structure, organization and parody. I guarantee
you there won’t be an all WCAC final four in this league. And
with two successful events at universities under our belt and another
at Takoma Academy just weeks away we invite those mentioned before as
well as the MCRD summer league to prove otherwise.
Reason 5: IT’S NOT JUST A LEAGUE, ITS AN EVENT, IN FACT IT’S A PART OF A MOVEMENT
We
also will be doing raffles twice a week, will be playing music
throughout the day, and will overall be creating a live atmosphere that
will be enjoyable to coaches, players and fans alike.
As we continue promoting the league will also be promoting our Diamond In The Rough Unsigned Senior Camp and our 2nd
Annual College Tour. You see with us its so much MORE THAN BASKETBALL,
it’s a lifestyle, a mentality, opportunity and us doing anything we can
to help produce better people and professionals. Do you know how many
of these private school educated kids that can’t tell you what HBCU
stands for? We are trying to break the thinking process from both
player and parent who really believe that basketball is their only
option to a scholarship. We are pushing young people to be well rounded
individuals and we make ourselves the example.
Reason 6: OLD FOLKS TALKIN BOUT BACK IN MY DAY….WELL HOMIE THIS IS MY DAY
Reason
six is another line from that same Kanye West song which is my and my
unit in a nutshell just reminding everyone in the basketball world that
their time is up and our time is now. That right there is reason enough
to join our league and get with our movement. TOB or Champyon should be
performing at every schools dance, homecoming or prom. Jrock should be
hosting with either DJ Kool or DJ Teck on the 1s and 2s. We will sooner
rather than later become the sole standard of Sports &
Entertainment and overall professional excellence in the DMV. If not us
then who? These other guys have had their chance and failed so why not
keep running with us? We haven’t and almost seems like can’t miss,
regardless of location or venue. Whether Cesar Chavez or Bowie State,
Capital Sports Complex or Trinity, Takoma Academy or Deanwood (shhh,
more details coming) we shooting 100%. So for all those who said we
were too young, too arrogant, said we wouldn’t last without the Curtis
Symonds or shoe company cosign, talked shit on a message board,
associated yourself with a competitor, or just threw salt or tried to
knock the way we eat… IS YOU SAYIN SOMETHING…UH UH YOU CAN”T TELL ME
NOTHING….
SEE YOU AT TAKOMA FEBRUARY 20th
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