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  The Armchair Empire - Xbox Reviews: Street Hoops
Street ballers play for the love of the game on the paved courts and urban playgrounds of America, not the love of the almighty dollar and adoration of the masses.
This is the game of basketball that Activision is hoping to capture with Street Hoops for the Xbox, a title similar in spirit but not in its execution to the excellent EA Big Sports’ NBA Street.
Street Hoops has a lot of little extras that could have made it the Jordan-era Bulls of video game basketball.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/XBox/street-hoops.htm   (1116 words)

  
  Street basketball - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Street basketball is a very popular spin-off of basketball, played worldwide by millions of people, males and females.
Some of the cities most famous for their street basketball players are New York, Chicago, Oakland, and Los Angeles, although it is also said that there are good street players in Germany, Israel, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Spain and Australia.
Street basketball is a very popular game worldwide, and a fun way for young people to keep out of trouble and avoid problems such as juvenile crime and drugs.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Street_basketball   (696 words)

  
 Street basketball: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Street basketball is a very popular game worldwide, and a fun way for young...
Street basketball is a very popular spin-off of basketball, played by millions of females and males worldwide.
Some of the cities most famous for their street basketball players are New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, although it is also said that there are good street players in Germany, Israel, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Spain.
www.encyclopedian.com /st/Street-basketball.html   (572 words)

  
 Street game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A street game is a sport, usually a team sport, that is played on city streets rather than a prepared field.
Street games are usually simply play time activities of children in the most convenient venue.
When street games are based on organized sports the rules are usually highly modified to fit the situation, i.e.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Street_game   (152 words)

  
 Street basketball: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop....
The national basketball association of the united states and canada, commonly known as the nba, is the premier professional basketball league...
The baylor university basketball scandal was a 2003 incident where baylor university was found to be guilty of violating many ncaa regulations....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/street_basketball.htm   (1360 words)

  
 street basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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dx1.us /street-basketball.html   (610 words)

  
 History of Street Basketball
You will find them playing basketball in the street courts and gyms that populate our urban communities, enjoying the game, talking trash and trying to earn a living.
Yet, the level of play they bring to the street court is top tier and they are beginning to draw crowds from among people who cannot afford the price of an NBA ticket.
Yet, the foundation of the sport of basketball is in the grassroots, in the urban community that produces the super star athletes of the NBA.
www.streetballtour.com /history.htm   (470 words)

  
 DreamStation.cc :: Street Hoops :: PlayStation 2
Street Hoops has been compared to NBA Street but I think it is more like a street version of NBA 2K or NBA Live.
Street Hoops is all about authentic street basketball the way street ball player play the game.
Street Hoops is a decent basketball game that will definitely appeal to people who are part of the street basketball culture.
www.dreamstation.cc /reviews/street_hoops/street_hoops.shtml   (1131 words)

  
  - ebc street basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Basketball players of all heights have demonstrated athletic ability and skill such as tearing apart the rim with a record slam dunk on a 12 foot rim (regulations ten feet).
Whenever you wish to run with the most amazing guys at the school basketball court or YMCA you want to be a well-conditioned athlete.
Home Basketball the Australian basketball culture and - The EBC is the original street basketball tournament in the world.
www.basketball-dunk-shoot.com /ebc-street-basketball.html   (387 words)

  
 Ticonderoga bans street basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The town has banned basketball from its streets, especially those games in which a portable hoop is hauled to the edge of the road.
Police knocked on doors in neighborhoods where street basketball was being played, asking residents and their children not to play in the public roadway.
Although sports such as hockey and football also should not be played on public streets, the basketball games were especially dangerous, Dedrick said.
www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2004/09_2004/090220045.htm   (395 words)

  
 GameDaily: Expert review for GameBoy Advance Street Jam Basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
You choose from a number of street-based teams and go at it in a number of courts that take place straight from the streets, from a rooftop court with a neon sign in the background to a city park where onlookers are seeing what's happening.
Street Jam Basketball doesn't really do anything to stick out in terms of enjoyment, presenting the basics in every category and then insisting you put your all into having fun with it.
Recommended for only the most basic of basketball players...and even they may want to consider just picking up an old 16-bit copy of NBA Jam and seeing what insane slammin' and jammin' is all about.
gba.gamedaily.com /game/review?gameid=1890   (743 words)

  
 AlterNet: WireTap: The New Street Basketball Industry: Who Profits?
As rap Great Biggy Smalls once put it, "In the streets, itis a short stop/ You're either slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot." For many youth, basketball is the only ticket towards opportunity and chance at a trip out of the ghetto.
While they're daydreaming, however, far too many of these patrons fail to realize that large sports corporations have invaded their enclaves and are tapping into the power of street basketball for the purpose of marketing.
Street basketball has been a major part of New York's inner city culture since the late 60's, but up until this past decade, no one outside of its neighborhoods had paid it much attention.
www.alternet.org /wiretap/14120   (1773 words)

  
 House of Moves captures Street basketball legends for Activision's 'Street Hoops' - allPS2.com
This highly anticipated videogame is based on the culture and vibe of street basketball and is being published by Activision, developed by BlackOps Entertainment, and is slated for release in August.
In addition to the standard basketball moves captured for Street Hoops, HOM's services were retained to replicate the moves of the signature talent for the game, including: Half Man Half Amazing, Hot Sauce, Speedy Williams, The Future, Booger Smith, Main Event, AO and Headache.
The game allows players to compete in a nationwide tournament representing their hometown on the most notorious street courts in nine U.S. cites, as well as four fantasy courts that can be unlocked during gameplay.
www.allps2.com /news/stories/6282002101231.asp   (494 words)

  
 GamersInfo.net - XBox - NBA Street 2
When the NBA Street came out in 2001, it was the first intriguing take on the basketball video game genre since the NBA Jam/Hangtime/Showtime series.
Street proved to be much better that the latest Jam descendant, combining the addictive, extreme, and yet simple arcade gameplay of NBA Jam, only updated for the modern age.
NBA Street 2 is the most addictive basketball game I’ve ever played, and there are no real faults with it other than that it’s likely the same game for the X-Box as it is for other systems.
www.gamersinfo.net /index.php?art/id:110   (1225 words)

  
 streetball
When he got out of prison, his basketball skills were limited -- he was not able to do the things that he was able to do just a few years before.
The American Basketball Association's Utah Stars gave Manigault a chance to try out, but his talen was disintegrating and he wasn not good enough to make the team.
In street ball, each basket is worth 1 point, regardless of where you shoot the ball from on the court.
www.sci.edu /sleepyweasel/weasel99/michaelminuto.html   (1201 words)

  
 NBA Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
NBA Streets has players high-flying, monster dunking, and back talking with three-on-three basketball action Interestingly enough, NBA Street is a level-based game.
In city circuit mode, players are challenged to take on best of street basketball in courts all over the States.
To make NBA Streets the most realistic-looking street basketball out there, EA Sports Big motion capped actual streetball players--some of the best in the country.
www.nz.playstation.com /playstation_2/software/n/nba_street.jhtml   (328 words)

  
 GameSpy: FreeStyle Street Basketball Preview
FreeStyle Street Basketball is a new MMO out of Korea that aims to answer both objections at once.
The difference between this game and standard sports titles, however, is that every other player on screen will be controlled by a human being elsewhere in the world, and the road to greatness is blocked by a whole lot of these living, breathing obstacles.
The most interesting aspect of the game, however, is the way FreeStyle Street Basketball is working to create an MMO for ultra-casual gamers through both its play style and its business model.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/freestyle-street-basketball/706151p1.html   (814 words)

  
 IGN: Street Hoops Review
In their efforts to differentiate Street Hoops from arcade basketball games like NBA Street or Midway's Showtime: NBA on NBC, Black Ops drew on every element of hardcore playground basketball they could--from the music, to the clothes, to the jewelry-- to give their game an unrivaled sense of street credibility.
Street Hoops features playground legends like Booger Smith, The Future and Main Event, players who have more showmanship and trickery than most pro athletes you'll see in the NBA.
Street Hoops doesn't quite make that connection (more on that later), but all of the pieces for a surprisingly genuine street basketball experience are all in place.
ps2.ign.com /articles/367/367849p1.html   (975 words)

  
 Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America
Using original reporting to examine the evolution of playground basketball, Anderson and Millman are the first journalists to unravel the thickly woven tapestry of the sport's subculture.
Basketball is more than macho melodramas acted out in America's inner cities.
Pickup basketball is about basketball on the fltops, at its most basic level.
www.versobooks.com /books/ab/a-titles/anderson_l_pickup_artists.shtml   (339 words)

  
 Streetplay Essays: Will they ban street games in Fairfax, VA?
In communities across the country, street games that just a generation ago were a fixture of childhood are fading under rising fear about traffic, the proliferation of homeowners association rules and neighbors who simply dislike the noise and hubbub.
Each year in the Washington area, scores of illegal street basketball hoops are removed under pressure or confiscated by officials.
To some, any crackdown on street games is an assault on a vital part of childhood: the freedom for children to improvise and play their games right outside their front doors.
www.streetplay.com /stories/essays/washpostfeb17.shtml   (1394 words)

  
 Street Hoops Game Review | Basketball | Playstation 2 | Xbox | Activision | Tony Hawk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Street Hoops tries to take all the style, attitude and coolness of street ball and pack it into something you can take home.
Street Hoops even lets you customize your player's look from their sneakers all the way to their hairstyle.
Street Hoops has some coolness to it - there are some good tunes, it's a blast to customize your character and the game has a ton of style.
www.kidzworld.com /article/2609-street-hoops-basketball-ps2-review   (219 words)

  
 Basketball Street Moves Portal - Basketball Street Moves Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Basketball street moves new resources for basketball street moves.
Street is all about basketball from the street ball perspective.
NBA 2K3 is the basketball equivalent of Madden.
www.free-throw.com /basketball-street-moves.html   (1097 words)

  
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The Rucker (or the Entertainers Basketball Classic) is a tournament that features some of the best street ballers and some NBA players such as Kobe Bryant and Baron Davis.
Street Hoops features many of the players from the And 1 Mix tape, like ½ Man ½ Amazing, Booger Smith, Headache and Hot Sauce (who I am ashamed to say embarrassed me when I played against him at Run and Shoot in Atlanta) The tape shows a different kind of basketball.
A game that attempts to be more like actual street basketball then NBA Street but at the same time have the same fun factor.
www.operationsports.com /Reviews.asp?game=streethoopsxbox   (1383 words)

  
 Street Basketball with extra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Street Basketball Association and CIAA Basketball Tournament Team Up for Round Two of Super Saturday Street Ball Showcase.
Street basketball is a very popular spin-off of basketball, played by millions of people, both...
Street Legend Rodney Dixon has created a basketball style 'Street Legend' and its slogan is "Mastery of the...
www.sports-nutrition-facts.com /basketball/3/street-basketball.html   (434 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | FUNNY OLD GAME | Let's Play...NBA Street
For those who like to take part in a basketball simulation that is fast, action-packed and frenetic it will not disappoint.
NBA Street offers only two game modes which is a little limiting.
Despite this, with practice you'll find NBA Street is the most absorbing basketball game in years.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/funny_old_game/1435908.stm   (568 words)

  
 Ticonderoga bans street basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The town has banned basketball from its streets, especially those games in which a portable hoop is hauled to the edge of the road.
Police knocked on doors in neighborhoods where street basketball was being played, asking residents and their children not to play in the public roadway.
Although sports such as hockey and football also should not be played on public streets, the basketball games were especially dangerous, Dedrick said.
archive.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2004/09_2004/090220045.htm   (395 words)

  
 The Sports Gaming Network - Street Hoops (PS2, Xbox) Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This gritty street-style basketball game will take players to the most notorious neighborhood courts in 10 U.S. cities as they compete for street cred and bragging rights on the fltop.
Street Hoops will not only focus on the action and showboating of street basketball, it will include the popular culture and lifestyle that surrounds it.”
Street Hoops is a gritty, “in your face” street-style basketball game that encompasses the look, speed, energy and attitude of park/playground fltop competition.
www.sgn.cc /basketball/street_hoops/preview.shtml   (338 words)

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