You see the faces. I’m sure you know the history. But this year’s Hoop It Up in Toronto at the end of July was about people coming together. It was about streetball as a close-knit community rather than a bunch of arguing brats. I have been to every Toronto Hoop It Up this decade, and I honestly have to say this one was right up there for me. 1st or 2nd (2005 was crazy, no matter how you look at it), but 2009 might be the most fun I have had at the tournament. Just because. Im not gonna go into too much detail here because Ghost did a great job recapping everything on his blog, and if you read that and download the 700 or so pics below, well then you basically have heard and seen just about everything that happened through out the weekend.
C-Stan bringin '88 back
As for the site, I would like to thank everyone that has supported and contributed since we kicked things off in April (seems like a long time already). You may have been wondering where the updates are at. First of all, I would like to apologize, and second I would like to assure you that the site will be back. From the end of June I have spent a good deal of time out of town/country and had various work and personal responsibilities and as a result I had to put this site on the back burner. But I plan to relaunch in September with some fresh ideas so please don’t write The No Look off just yet. I think this underground streetball scene is an amazing story and a lot of it has yet to be told and I’m confident that The No Look will be the one to tell it.
watching these 2 freestyle together was like seeing Tupac and Biggie on the same stage
A few "moves" courtesy of T-Mill
A doubles freestyle by Ghost and Mad Skillz, coached by C-Stan. Imagine the possibilities.
At the end of the day, its all about family...and championships.
Had to take a bit of time off to get his business in order, but Pete Roc is back with a new video. The Jumper is looking ridiculous. Interview on the way.
This video is from a news broadcast in Quebec. They interview Justin Darlington aka “Jus Fly” and speak about his goal to make the 2012 Olympic team as well as his dunking ability. I believe the behind the scenes footage of this was posted earlier by No Limitz. Shouts out to Mouad.
This clip shows Jus Fly and Grimey throwing down a couple of dunks after a show. They were both exhausted, but nothing will stop these guys when they are together!!! Justin’s dunks of 1 foot are so funny and Carl said he wouldn’t leave the gym until he gets that 540 down clean. Good times
The full dunk show should be posted on TFB’s account.
–Mouad
Well, this is the finale of Thank Us Later Season 1. As you can see from the write up, there will be some dramatic structural changes taking place for TOTB at this point so the future is unclear, but regardless its been a great run and this final episode is a dope way to go out. Shouts to Clown Prince, Mad Skillz, LC, and TOTB for all doin their thing and reppin for streetball culture.
What’s Up Streetball world,
I just want to thank The No Look for giving me the time and day. From the get go I want to announce that there are no hard feelings.So this episode features Clown Prince with a nice little snippet freestyle from Mad Skills. As I stated at the end of this episode, this is the last of the season. Now let me get back to stating that there are no hard feelings, but I had to take my leave and depart from Thinkin Outside The Box. I just feel like it isn’t what I expected? In many different ways. I realized that we have different goals that we are trying to accomplish and that TOTB wasn’t for me. I’m not sure what you can expect from them, but I wish luck in anything. As of right now, I’m sort of on a stand still when it comes to releasing streetball footage/freestyles….. But since its not only the cool thing to do, but me being on the computer alot contributes to my thinking of starting my own little blog (www.world-of-elcee.co.nr). Anyways, hope y’all enjoyed my editing(except for the few sloppy mistakes I’ve made lol) and like I said, no hard feeling as I hope for the best of TOTB. As well as let me thank The No Look and Ayo himself for a lot of support to keep myself motivated.
The second segment in our new series called Baller’s Ink. Shouts out to Kit Kat for getting things started. For our second installment we caught up with T-Mill. Aside from streetball T-Mill is a dedicated tattoo enthusiast and has some great original work. Check it out.
If you know someone in the streetball world that you think should be featured in this section, get at me.
Well, Justin was in Montreal once again with No Limitz Streetball and this was a solo dunk session with media. His crew-mate Grimey was not able to reach due to personal reasons. This session was featured on TV, it was a light dunk session tough for Jus Fly. Next dunk show coming up June 13th. The crowd is supposed to be huge!!!!!
Some great game footage here from No Limitz Grimey showcasing the 1 foot and 2 foot vertical leap. Grimey is making strong progression as a streetball player and I have recieved word that he has complete a couple of new dunks that will truly elevate his status to the next level. Expect to see footage of that in the upcoming weeks. Shout outs to my man Mouad for the heads up.
