“The finals were simply amazing, a real spectacle… VBL is powerful, a must see for anyone who visits Los Angeles… real streetball, great games, love the music… the announcers are fantastic, I come every week with my family and stay for six hours.” These are just some of the things that people said to Nick Ansom, Director of the Venice Basketball League, this past weekend. And if you’ve ever been, you’d know why. Read More »

I just listened to A.C. Green on the radio promoting the 3BA, where he’ll be coaching a game this weekend at Portland’s Rose Garden against a team coached by Dan Dickau.

During the interview, the host asked A.C. if he thought the ‘08 Boston Celtics could hang with the “Showtime” L.A. Lakers, with whom A.C. of course won a few rings. Normally the diplomatic and humble type — just a minute earlier he’d graciously declined to compare 3BA to AND 1 or any other “alternative” version of basketball — Green didn’t even hesitate in saying the Lakers would have whupped Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and crew.

“We would have worn them down,” A.C. said, adding that the Lakers were deeper and just an overall better team.

What do you think? Could today’s Celtics knock off the ’80s Lakers?