via Jaime.
This is fantastic. I always wonder why major league sports never hire street art athletes. Why aren’t the Harlem Globetrotters on the US basketball team? Or playing for the NBA?
I vote that some country snatch these guys up and put them on the field. Can you imagine being in a soccer game and having one of these guy twirl in the air only to dribble away with the ball and score? Goalies from the other team would have no idea how to read their bodies. “Oh, he’s flipping the air, a triple luxe!, I think that means he’ll be shooting to the left.” Wow. Plus, think about how these guys could elevate the game. Or what skills regular professional soccer players will have to develop in order to adjust to this level of play. This is so exciting. The possibilities are endless!
I didn’t mean for this to become a soccer blog. It will not be a soccer blog. I swear. I’m just really excited by soccer these days.
Awesome ad! It’s Shaolin soccer meets the Jose +10. Do you remember Jose from those Adidas ads that ran during the World Cup? They were awesome.
The simple reason that the Harlem Globetrotters aren’t in the NBA is that they’re not good enough. But make no mistake about it, the best basketball players in the world, much like the best soccer players in the world, honed their skills on the streets. Wilt Chamberlain and Dr. J did it at Rucker Park in New York. Jason Kidd and Gary Payton honed their skills in Oakland. Kevin Garnett and Dwyane Wade came from the South Side of Chicago. While these guys play at the highest level, us sports people can still see the “street” in the greatness of these players.
Well, these guys are better at soccer than the Harlem Globetrotters are at basketball. The amount of control and lack of trampolines set them apart.
Actually, there is a former Globetrotter playing in the NBA currently, Jamario Moon for the Toronto Raptors.
you are added, blog friend!