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Sep 16, 2012 Sports
Last year, throngs of patrons flooded the renowned Independence Boulevard Basketball Court in Albouystown when the Georgetown stage of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Championships was held at the popular community venue.
This year, the initial phase of the competition will bounce off in Albouystown today from 4pm at the same venue with the now famous ‘ghetto’ Mecca of local basketball hosting teams and hundreds of supporters. The event is expected to be even bigger this year.
The competition will host teams from across Guyana for the biggest purse in local basketball; an enormous $1M winner-take-all top prize is up for grabs in the competition, which brought, as an incentive for the community, the enhancement of the court that is home to the successful Albouystown/Charlestown Inter-Ward team.
The organisers hosted a workshop for officials yesterday while registration continued yesterday at the Burnham Basketball Court. There will be a halftime show for patrons and members of the community. The Smooth Moves contest is a community-oriented event.
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 $1M first place prize. 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.
(Edison Jefford)
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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