Nike Recess Federation Tryouts
Nike Recess FederationWhen I signed on with Dime this Fall full-time, one stipulation I had during my negotiations was to play in the Nike Recess Federation. If you play ball, the NRF is the league to be in. With ballers from all of the industry’s heavy hitters, ranging from Wieden+Kennedy, EA Sports, Complex, MTV, ESPN, XXL, Alife, 10.Deep, and of course Nike and Dime, you know you’re ballin’ with NYC’s finest.
While the powers at be couldn’t solidify my spot in the L, they did get me a spot at tryouts last night. Apparently just getting an invite to the gym is harder than securing a cabinet position in the Obama Administration. With 75+ guys vying for spots in the 10 team, 100 person league, the competition was fierce. Each of the 10 teams has a captain and three keepers from last season, so that means there are only 60 spots available and no one is backing down easy.
We were broken into squads of five and rotated through playing different teams each time in six minute games. All the GMs and keepers, who didn’t need to display their talent, were littered throughout the sidelines with clipboards and Captain’s Notebooks listing all the players trying out. We were wearing marathon numbers, so they could take notes accordingly. Don’t worry, No. 2 took care of business. If I decided to get secondary quotes for this story, you’d hear about my unselfish play, court vision and severe knack for getting people buckets.
After the tryouts, the GMs congregated in one of the classrooms at the high school and picked their squad. While I am not privy to the results as of yet, I doubt I’m going to have to go the route of Anthony Morrow. I’m thinking more along the lines of Dwyane Wade at No. 5. Let LeBron, Darko, ’Melo and Bosh go ahead of me – I’ll win the ’chip in my first two years in the League.
We’ll keep you posted once the rosters come out…
December 4th, 2008 at 11:03 am
justice(knicks fan) says:
you’d hear about my unselfish play, court vision and severe knack for getting people buckets…
So in other words u will average 9ppg and foul the shytt outta people
December 4th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Aron says:
Haha. 9 ppg sounds nice! If I can average 9apg as well, I’d be happy.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
qUeSt??? says:
those people in the pic, do not look like ballers.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
justice(knicks fan) says:
@quest
lmao especially the guy trying to post up with the gray shirt on, if i got cut for him id have to sprewell the decision makers
December 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Christian Grant-Fields says:
The comp in the NRF isn’t bad. Everyone plays hard and there are a bunch of cats who played high level basketball. We take is seriously. Every team wants to make it to the Garden for that ‘chip game!
-2007-2008 NRF Rookie of the Year
-cgf
December 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
nerditry says:
You need to give back your office badge if you didn’t know that Bosh went 4th and Wade went 5th. Maybe they’ll you mix the Gatorade.
December 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
B Court says:
Yeah I don’t know….Camo shorts, fat dudes, long sleeve shirts, high black knee socks, old dudes…I seen better talent at Kroeger’s.
December 4th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Saku 39 says:
Weak comp or not, if it means I could play at MSG I’d dress in drag and join the WNBA.
December 4th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Aron says:
@nerditry.
Haha. My bad! Just a typo. Thanks. Hopefuly there is Gatorade.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:30 am
MOVEZ says:
HEY I HEARD MOVEZ CANT PLAY CAUSE HE IS TOO GOOD OF A PLAYER!!!!!
(If you play ball), the NRF is the league to be in
-ARON PHILLIPS,
The comp in the NRF isn’t bad. Everyone plays hard and there are a bunch of cats who played high level basketball
-CHRISTIAN GRANT-FIELDS
PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR MIND IN THAT OFFICE, AS TO WHY MOVEZ CANT PLAY TELL YOUR BOSS BE STRAIGHT UP! HE SAID YEAH YOUR DOWN IN AUGUST AND MANY PEOPLE ASK ME TO PLAY ON THEIR TEAM AND IM TIRED OF SAYN I DONT WHY IM NOT PLAYING
December 18th, 2008 at 4:32 am
MOVEZ says:
I WISH I WAS GETTING 21MILLION