An admirable event, but...

[ABARedWhiteBlue]

http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3766302
Deroit Hoops to play HOT 102.7FM in benefit game
January 19, 2009 - American Basketball Association (ABA)

Detroit, MI. This week, the ABA Deroit Hoops played a Pre-Inaugural basketball game against Radio One's HOT 102.7FM WHDT to get students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA) excited about this historical event in America with Barack Obama becoming the first African-American President.
The Detroit Edison Field House (Home of the Detroit Hoops) was packed as the students saw one of the most exciting basketball games filled with high flying dunks to start the new year. The Hoops defeated HOT 102.7FM, 86-82.

DEPSA held a raffle for one blessed student to win a trip of a lifetime to the historical inauguration. The raffle was won by a 7th grader who was very excited about this rare opportunity. The Hoops care about the community and after the Pre-Inaugural game against HOT 102.7 FM, both teams had a "Meet & Greet" with the students. Some of the Hoops players included Roderick Brown, Sean Mitchell, Robert Banks, Dwaynbe Williams and Katu Davis. The students were very excited to meet the players and really enjoyed the game.

Teaching drug prevention to our youth in Detroit is also a major mission of the Detroit Hoops organization. Because of that, the Hoops formed a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization called "Hoop Dreams Foundation." Hoops Dreams will be giving basketball camps over the summer and visiting schools throughout the year.

Hoop Dreams Foundation will provide drug prevention messages with the help of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) during the summer basketball camps and visits to schools throughout the year in the Metro Detroit area. If you would like for Hoop Dreams Foundation to speak at your school, please email gwatson@rhythmnsoul.com or visit www.thedetroithoops.com or www.abalive.com.

- not sure if the headline error is on the Hoops or OSC (Deroit Hoops)
- either way, it says "to play HOT 102.7FM" when the entire article is about a game that was already played
- nice gesture giving a young student the chance to be in DC tomorrow; more teams should follow this lead when it comes to work in the communities...

- but, a professional (for the sake of this discussion) basketball team plays a RADIO STATION in a game, and only wins by 4 points (86-82)? Not a good sign for the on-court product supplied by the Hoops, if they can barely beat a few interns and weather/traffic reporters...

[preeths]

"Detroit" misspelling comes in the first line of the release, too. We've corrected it on OSC.

[Paul S]

Ya ABARWB has a good point. This is a "pro" beating a radio station by 2 points. They also lost to the Chicago Steam something like 150-65 so offense isn't exactly their strong point, of course, neither is defense.


I will say though in the old IHL a lot of times about 10 of the guys from the teams would play charity games against a group of police and firemen. They'd usually be up 6-0 and let the cops and firemen score a couple then it would be 9-6 in the 3rd period and they'd ramp it up again to win 12-6. They had to keep the crowd (these games would be done for charities or a cause) who had paid 4-5 bucks to see the team interested. NHL Alumni teams do this as well.

[runninref]

I thought Warren G. Harding was our first African - American President? :mrgreen:

[tops804]

How about regular season game results?


http://www.thedetroithoops.com/Schedule.html
Away
> 12/6 CLEVELAND ROCKERS L 111 - 93
> 12/20 CLEVELAND ROCKERS L 121 - 112
> 12/21 CLEVELAND ROCKERS
> 12/28 CHICAGO STEAM L 150 - 83
> 1/18 CLEVELAND ROCKERS


With the state of the ABA right now, how soon until these charity games are
included in the power rankings?

[nksports]

How about regular season game results?


http://www.thedetroithoops.com/Schedule.html


With the state of the ABA right now, how soon until these charity games are
included in the power rankings?

Or would Hot 102.7 FM get listed in the power rankings and get a post-season berth?

[TEN]

Reminds me of my radio station basketball team 18 years ago. We had me (6-7) and another guy (6-5) and a bunch of unathletic out of shape DJ's...we played the Kansas State University woman's team and lost 78-74...I scored 30, the other big guy scored 38, but we had NOBODY who could stop their 3-point shooters because our guards were smoking cigarettes and drinking beer on the bench and during timeouts...

Basically, what I'm saying....This is NOT good pub for a supposedly pro basketball team.

[turbocamyes]

Ya ABARWB has a good point. This is a "pro" beating a radio station by 2 points. They also lost to the Chicago Steam something like 150-65 so offense isn't exactly their strong point, of course, neither is defense.


But they beat Chicago on the 18th, 108-100. Granted, the Steam played in Nashville two nights earlier.