179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART XXVI): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

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schoolyard basketball was a big sports activity.  unfortunately i have always been a third string basketball player.  i could run up and down the court just fine but handling the ball, shooting accurately and the threat of being knocked on my ass detracted from my performance. 

we usually played on the public school 6 outdoor court but we had also played at public school 67 (mohegan between 178th and 179th) schoolyard.  at least once we snuck up to the roof of ps 67 which had a court.  several nights of the week public school 67 was open for teenager activities and you could play on a court on their ground floor.  the problem with this court was that the ceiling was right above the backboard.  if you were about 15 feet out only a line drive shot into the basket would work but many kids got good at this. 

practice, practice, practice.

(to be continued)

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GO JETS ... NEXT WEEK, NEW ENGLAND, ARRGHH.

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