CYP Tournament

So my brother is a junior in high school and plays on the Port Chester Kings/Frenji AAU team.  They play in the outbracket of the tourney bc only the local dominant aau programs like MetroHawks, etc. get into the regular bracket to start...so last night they played the NJ Roadrunners who they knew nothing about....my bro was starting and the PG on his team called guarding the SG of the roadrunners, so someone told my bro "yo, you've got irving."  My bro didn't know he was.  So his teammate was like, you know, Kyrie Irving - Duke's PG for next year ha ha ha.  I'm sure that's when he had a "oh sh!t" moment, and texted me from the bench "I think I'm abotu to guard Kyrie irving"

Anyways he only guarded him for 3-4 mins before the coach made the PG guard him, and my bro was guarding some 6'7 beast on their team, but it sounds like they had a great time...well as great as you can while losing by 50, but most of the kids on my bro's team are prob going D3 or D2 with a few exceptions that will get D1 offers, hopefully.

CYP is a great tournament, but I always have a hard time believing high school kids want to play in that gym.  I played there for CYO from 3rd to 8th grade and it is SO crowded, bench and the stands are on the court, such a small gym...it's crazy.

Anyways no real relevance, just thought I would share.

awesome. i hear irving is a beast - would have liked to see him play. 

So my brother is a junior in high school and plays on the Port Chester Kings/Frenji AAU team.  They play in the outbracket of the tourney bc only the local dominant aau programs like MetroHawks, etc. get into the regular bracket to start...so last night they played the NJ Roadrunners who they knew nothing about....my bro was starting and the PG on his team called guarding the SG of the roadrunners, so someone told my bro "yo, you've got irving."  My bro didn't know he was.  So his teammate was like, you know, Kyrie Irving - Duke's PG for next year ha ha ha.  I'm sure that's when he had a "oh sh!t" moment, and texted me from the bench "I think I'm abotu to guard Kyrie irving"

Anyways he only guarded him for 3-4 mins before the coach made the PG guard him, and my bro was guarding some 6'7 beast on their team, but it sounds like they had a great time...well as great as you can while losing by 50, but most of the kids on my bro's team are prob going D3 or D2 with a few exceptions that will get D1 offers, hopefully.

CYP is a great tournament, but I always have a hard time believing high school kids want to play in that gym.  I played there for CYO from 3rd to 8th grade and it is SO crowded, bench and the stands are on the court, such a small gym...it's crazy.

Anyways no real relevance, just thought I would share.

I watched the two games last night with Mr. Konchalski. He said Irving was unstoppable the night before against your brother's team, outscoring them in the first half.

The Panthers had more talent (J.J. Moore and Ryan Rhoomes) last night, but they lost in a relatively close one. In the nightcap, Team Frenji assembled an amazing amount of talent and will likely win the tournament. They had so much talent that Devon Collier (a top 100 caliber player/Oregon St.), Jabarie Hines (a top 75 caliber junior), and Jermaine Saunders (one of the best juniors in NY) were the sixth, seventh, and ninth men off of the bench for the team. There was more talent on their roster than we've had at St. John's in a decade. The guy who assembles the talent has made his money in, um, construction.

The guy who assembles the talent has made his money in, um, construction.

Unrelated, I went to school with a kid whose wealthy father was an "elevator salesman in Columbia".

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on March 25, 2010, 09:21:27 AM

The guy who assembles the talent has made his money in, um, construction.

Unrelated, I went to school with a kid whose wealthy father was an "elevator salesman in Columbia".

The amount of, well, unique titles, whose kids I went to grammar and high school with, was off the charts. As for this one, the guy arranged for Hassan Whiteside (a walking lottery pick), who was playing in NC, to play for him last year. He was, well, financially benevolent to Henriquez, for being nice to his son. Let's just there were plenty of jokes about the salary cap last night.

good i hate work i forgot cyp started. thats the best tournament in new york hands down.

Quote from: Tha Kid on March 24, 2010, 10:07:29 AM

So my brother is a junior in high school and plays on the Port Chester Kings/Frenji AAU team.  They play in the outbracket of the tourney bc only the local dominant aau programs like MetroHawks, etc. get into the regular bracket to start...so last night they played the NJ Roadrunners who they knew nothing about....my bro was starting and the PG on his team called guarding the SG of the roadrunners, so someone told my bro "yo, you've got irving."  My bro didn't know he was.  So his teammate was like, you know, Kyrie Irving - Duke's PG for next year ha ha ha.  I'm sure that's when he had a "oh sh!t" moment, and texted me from the bench "I think I'm abotu to guard Kyrie irving"

Anyways he only guarded him for 3-4 mins before the coach made the PG guard him, and my bro was guarding some 6'7 beast on their team, but it sounds like they had a great time...well as great as you can while losing by 50, but most of the kids on my bro's team are prob going D3 or D2 with a few exceptions that will get D1 offers, hopefully.

CYP is a great tournament, but I always have a hard time believing high school kids want to play in that gym.  I played there for CYO from 3rd to 8th grade and it is SO crowded, bench and the stands are on the court, such a small gym...it's crazy.

Anyways no real relevance, just thought I would share.

I watched the two games last night with Mr. Konchalski. He said Irving was unstoppable the night before against your brother's team, outscoring them in the first half.

The Panthers had more talent (J.J. Moore and Ryan Rhoomes) last night, but they lost in a relatively close one. In the nightcap, Team Frenji assembled an amazing amount of talent and will likely win the tournament. They had so much talent that Devon Collier (a top 100 caliber player/Oregon St.), Jabarie Hines (a top 75 caliber junior), and Jermaine Saunders (one of the best juniors in NY) were the sixth, seventh, and ninth men off of the bench for the team. There was more talent on their roster than we've had at St. John's in a decade. The guy who assembles the talent has made his money in, um, construction.

That's crazy...yeah I got confused for a sec bc the PC Kings have affiliations with Frenji, didn't realize Frenji put a whole team together just for the game...pretty sick.

Who else is on the NJ Roadrunners of note besides Irving?

i advise anyone who wants to see great basketball and up and coming stars to go to this tournmanet, is8 during the playoffs, and if u are out in north carolina during memorial weekend go to bob gibbons. u cant lose. take ur kids and the wife and relax

Kid, were you there that night?? I was there. Which # was your brother?? i only stayed for the 1st half of that game cause it was a blowout.

He's #13 on the Kings. 6'2 lanky SG. 

i advise anyone who wants to see great basketball and up and coming stars to go to this tournmanet, is8 during the playoffs, and if u are out in north carolina during memorial weekend go to bob gibbons. u cant lose. take ur kids and the wife and relax

Those are all good ones. I like the Gibbons' national competition and weather, but I heard the NCAA was going to take the teams out of the college facilities this year.
Peach Jam & Vegas (hot as hell-112+) too

Frenji has come out of nowhere the past few years to grab some players from the traditonal powers.

I was thinking of going tomorrow night (Friday).  Anyone know the matchups?