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Nationwide rivalries to be intense
By Edison Jefford
As the Bible says, a “three-fold cord is not easily broken”, and as registration forms continue to pour in from across Guyana, teams comprising the best possible three players will be aiming to be unbroken on their way to the 2012 Mackeson Smooth Moves title.
The Ansa McAl Limited coordinated 3-on-3 Basketball Championships will intensify the rivalry among the teams from across Guyana for the biggest purse in local basketball; the massive $1M winner-take-all prize will be at the centre of those rivalries.
Large crowds were drawn to the tournament that had preliminary games as far as in
Ansa McAl Brands Coordinator, Nigel Worrel (right) talks with Travis “Blurr” Burnett from the defending champions, Pacesetters ‘A’ Team, following his heroics to win last year’s tournament.
Bartica and New Amsterdam last year. There is absolutely no doubt that this year’s event will be bigger and better with pulsating Showtime ‘street-ball’ among talented players as more communities will be engaged as playing venues as the event expands its scope.
According to the Ansa McAl Mackeson Brand Manager, Jamaal Douglas, the tournament must surpass the expectations of last year. For that reason, he said that all systems are being erected to ensure that both player and patron benefit in substantial ways. Equal to the money up for grabs, the year’s bragging rights is always priceless.
The talk is that a host of city combinations have begun to form their ‘Super Threes’ for the event. The street vibes have built up to an engulfing wave of chatter about who are the best ‘street-ballers’ in Guyana.
The answers to that question will be available when the 2012 Mackeson Smooth Moves contest bounces off early in August. The stakes are high, registration forms are pouring in and it will be time soon to cash in on what is certainly money to influence rivalry.
The locations for registration will be published in the newspapers. With six Mackeson caps and the registration form being the entry criteria, teams comprising four players will have a chance to cash in on the ‘milli’. The games will be played for 15 minutes–7½ minutes per half–with a 30-second timeout in each half.
A team must consist of four players, with none being under 18 years. The rules of the tournament will be reinforced. If any of the competing teams are found guilty of breaching the rules penalties that amount to a disqualification from the tournament could be the result.
The 3-on-3 format is an established International Basketball Federation (FIBA) format. The rules for the format include the fact that each basket from beyond the arc (three-point line) will usually count as two points while other buckets count as one point. The first team to reach 21 points will before the 15-minutes time expires will be declared the winner.
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