FUTURE STREETBALL I

By the end of 2001, there a tourism school property basketball court AKTRIPA that locate at elbow Setra Mall essence, Bandung. At here all begun. From basketball fan young children place plays. Usually, every afternoon this field is filled basketball player from various age circle. Players usually play at that field, usually has little groups. There children group high school senior, high school junior , children group campus, until group that consist of adult ones.
One of them group from Enhaii member Matrix, Japra, Willy, Ryan, Q-Ting and Richard. This group, every afternoon always present at field. Not day for them without bounce backs coloured ball orange this.
Little groups not only found at basketball field AKTRIPA. Little group or usually is “geng” found ever in all basketball field.
In other place, there basketball player group, have as member Anwar, Akmal, Soleh, and Erik member plays at club ESCO. They get acquainted with Boim, at that time friend one campus Anwar. One day, anwar that has hobby collections basketball movies, just get video streetball have a title AND1 Mixtape. At begun, he new first time see full basketball game highlight basketball, exist in moment that, illogical. He is then show to friends one the gang.
That video distribution not only for there. Because Boim, member has that video, obvious play at field AKTRIPA also. There, he shows that video also to Richard. Because video that's, final second this group is introduce and often play basketball with at field AKTRIPA.
In course of basketball practice, they try to imitate movements and highlight in video impossible imitated and practised.
Matter that's more spur on this boys, to be more dominate trik basketball in video recording. While, practise, this group tries to sosialisation their basketball game to other place. Expansion to various field even also done, like field IKIP Setiabudhi, ITB Bandung, until field Cimahi. Their principle, where field begin, at begun they play.
Response that got even also bothing that positive. Average basketball player other that play together them inclined insult they. Words likes “monkey mask” or “clown circus” be their daily consumption. But, they are a little even also fearless face it. The philosophy term, “let dog barks, play road basketball us…”. More day, they are more capableer doing trik freestyle basketball. They are even also increase strong with increase it new member, that is wind Radityo, Gobel, and Ijal.
Moment that, in their brain only plays basketball with, there is no idea other. At that time, very difficult look for empty basketball field; to made their routine practice tool. After hard tired look for field plays, final they get permanent practice time-table, that is every Wednesday evening blow 21.00 WIB. (quoted of the book “The Art Of Indonesian Streetball”)