New York City Fists of Fury

Summerball 2011 begins in NYC

2011-06-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

It's going to be kind of a rebuilding year, losing (F) Nic Echevestre and (F) Harris Chung in consecutive years hasn't been kind to the roster but we have some new faces in the mix. Should be an interesting season...

Finally moving up in the ranks to Kenny Graham's West 4th Street Pro-Am Classic and heading back as usual to Isaac Daniel's Lower Manhattan Classic. Here are the rosters:

West 4th Street - NYC Fury

(G) Joe Kim

(G) Shawn Delos Reyes

(G) Ian Yu

(G) Nick Mui

(F) Alex Stewart

(F) Chi Ming Pun

(F) Kirby Shaw

(F) Keith Drysdale

(F) Tony Hu

(F/C) Joe Vines

(F/C) Mike Leander

Coach: Wilson Lew

Lower Manhattan Classic - NYC Fury

(G) Joe Kim

(G) Jake Choi

(G) Usama Nausrudeen

(G) Nick Mui

(G) Shawn Delos Reyes

(F) Tony Hu

(F) Varun Manocha

(F) Joe Vines

Coach: Ren Hsieh

Fastbreak NYC 2K10 WIN Champions

2011-03-12T10:44:00.000-08:00

2011-01-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

From our man Yoshi in Tokyo. It's a nenga-joh (Japanese New Year's card) for 2011. Looks like Kagitomi family manga. Go Taiga!

Photos from Fury vs. Hype Exhibition Game

2010-10-27T18:25:00.001-07:00

Fury vs. Hype Exhibition Game Recap

2010-10-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

Even though we had some tardiness issues, the game went off better than expected. (C) Mo Ghumman, (F) Tony Hu and (G) Alok Aiyar were all late scratches so we basically played with 5.5 players as (G) Shawn Delos Reyes continues to recover from ankle surgery.

Nevertheless, we got it going right out of the gate, hitting from the perimeter and (G) Joe Kim, filling in at point, looked faster than he has in a long time. They struggled to contain him as he got to the basket and created for everyone else. More after the jump...

The offense was fluid, chemistry better than it's been since the Salman Memorial Tournament. Maybe it was having such a limited rotation. The Hype, though, were solid and maybe took us a little lightly at first with their 10-deep roster but they made a game of it, leading for most of the middle quarters.

In the 2nd half, (G) Usama Nausrudeen, started to heat up as well as Delos Reyes and (C) Ezra Hoover, who was solid all game. Key shots down the stretch, some solid FT shooting and before you know it, we came away with an unlikely W. Something tells me they were missing some key players.

The Hype have invited us to their house for the rematch and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Big ups to (G) Roman Perez for initiating this exhibition and to the very gracious Coach Allen Pickett of the Hype for helping us make this happen. We look forward to doing it again.

Fury to take on Hudson Valley Hype

2010-10-21T18:26:00.000-07:00

This Sunday, October 24, the Hudson Valley Hype of the semi-pro Eastern Basketball Alliance will be coming into "The King" to play the NYC Fury Select squad in an exhibition game. Come out and support! 3:00pm tip off, MLK HS (122 Amsterdam Ave).

Fastbreak NYC 2K10 SUM Champions

2010-09-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

DJ sits in, brings Hyperfuse

2010-07-13T22:57:00.000-07:00

Fury alum Darren "DJ" Jiang, now with Team Nike, dropped by NYC on Tuesday to oversee the opening of their new Hall of Fame space in Harlem. Of course, we got him into a Fury game. And, like always, he had the hottest kicks on the court.

More on that here... http://www.bouncemag.com/2010/07/15/fury-journal-dj-comes-home-brings-hyperfuse/. Always good to see DJ when he's in town.

Nacho joins the Fury!

2010-07-07T23:05:00.000-07:00

At the behest of Fury friend, DR pro Roman "El Regalo" Perez who is running with us in the FBNYC 2K10 SUM league, 6-9 Spanish pro and Spain's defending 1-on-1 streetball champion Nacho Martin, will be "on loan" to the Fury in the LMC until he returns to Spain at the end of the month. Finally a big man who's gonna show up to a game!

LMC: Short Again to Mookie and Diamond

2010-06-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

FBNYC FURY 64-68 DIAMOND

L.E.S. Manhattan Classic

Sunday, 3:30pm

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Houston St. & Chrystie

Played DIAMOND, former champs, in Week 2 of the LES Manhattan Classic which meant "Mookie" Thomas and Kavon "Way Too Smooth" Lytch. Just one of those guys is a handful, two was ridiculous. Getting to see "Mookie" play up close and personal was great but after coming so close to the X-Men last week, we were looking to win this one, too.

Short-handed again as SDR waits for MRI results and Mo has to miss another one but we came out strong. Game didn't finish as close as the score might indicate but we led the entire 1st half until fatigue started setting in late in the half. It was hot and muggy as hell. Heat took its toll. Diamond took a 31-30 lead at the buzzer. Kept pace in the 2nd half until we just started to wear down.

Then Joe got into it with Mookie, they had been exchanging words all game, going at each other. After Joe forced Mook to miss a shot, guess he boxed him out in a way he didn't like and Mookie gave him an elbow shot to the chin. Tech on Mookie and the FTs kept us in it but "Way Too Smooth" just wore us out down the stretch

Running 10 deep against our 7, they used their rotation to start pressing full court. Finally cracked with about 4:00 min left in the game. They went up to as much as 19 pts before it was "McLovin" time. Something LMC announcer, 40 Cal, who was killing it all day, coined, means this goofy-looking white kid on Diamond gets put in. Kid actually wasn't half bad but it left a bad taste that we seemed to be quitting on this game. Nic even came out, but really, he just had nothing left.

So, Nas, who 40 was calling "Osama-been-Bombin'" went at "McLovin." Dropped 11 on him in the final 2:00 min of the game including three 3FGs. With a layup from Jake and another 3FG from Wilson, we got to within 4 pts in the final seconds. Even got them to get up and put starters back in but there just wasn't enough time.

We're playing at a high level right now but we need some kind of bench. Injuries are killing us.

LES Manhattan Classic: Just Short of the X-Men

2010-06-14T10:32:00.000-07:00

FBNYC FURY 51-55 X-MEN

Lower Manhattan Classic

Sunday, 1:00pm

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Houston St. & Chrystie

Game one in the Lower Manhattan Classic kicked off yesterday at 1pm at the beautiful Sara D. Roosevelt courts on Houston St. and Chrystie. Told Isaac we were ready for the Men's Unlimited division and he wasted no time setting us up against Brooklyn's finest, the X-Men, last year's West 4th Street Champions.

Playing without 6-9 Nafi Mashriqi and 6-7 Jin Hong, we had to go small with 6-3 Tony Hu at the PF and 6-4 Nic Echevestre at the SF. Jake "the Snake" Choi took the point with Joe Kim at two and Ezra Hoover filling in at center. Shawn Delos Reyes and Wilson Lew came of the bench making big contributions in our best game as a team this year.

Stayed with them all game, running our sets and hunkering down on D against a much bigger X-Men squad who came in 6-9, 6-8, 6-6, 6-4, 6-3... Mike Campbell wasn't there but W4th chip MVP Tommie Gunz was and he did work--had to double him hard throughout and our rotations were surprisingly fluid. Gunz' inside-out game alone was enough to keep X-Men ahead but after going up as much as 11 pts in the 2nd half, we fought back, getting to within 3 in the final 2:00 min.

Down 6 pts with :30 secs left, Shawn hit a big three in transition. X-Men made two clutch FTs. Ran a play off the inbounds and Nic hit another big three to get with two. Ensuing inbounds went over the top to their 6-9 center and he just picked it out of the air just over Nic's outstretched hand. With :03 left, they hit two more clutch FTs and sealed it 55-51.

All in all a good start. Isaac even called later to say the other teams are talking about us now. And, they're saying don't sleep so they should be ready for us now.

Lower Manhattan Classic Year II

2010-06-02T19:03:00.000-07:00

This year, we'll be playing in the Lower Manhattan Classic, hosted by Commissioner Isaac Daniels and S.A.E. along with the Hamilton-Fish Classic. In the LMC, we'll be strictly in the Men's Unlimited division after a solid season straddling the lower and upper divisions last year.

Former UC Santa Cruz (F) Nic Echevestre will be replacing former Fury franchise (F) Harris Chung... and last year's big splash in the NY streetball scene, making the K1X All-Star game after just two games, (G) Jake "the Snake" Choi will be on full-time. Also joining the team this year is 6-9 former Afghan National team (C) Nafi Mashriqi and 6-7 College of St. Rose (F) Jin Hong.

Returning will be (F) Tony Hu, (G) Joe Kim, (G) Shawn Delos Reyes, (G) Wilson Lew, (F) George Chan, (F) Mo Ghumman and (F) Alex Stewart. Ren Hsieh will resume as coach.

Fury Takes Chinatown YMCA Chip in Three

2010-05-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

Took all of a best-of-three series but finally won the Chinatown YMCA Championship. Comp wasn't as strong as we would have liked, odd for a Men's Open league, but the chance to win a championship together was good for the squad.

Finalists and last season's champs, Team Push, captained by former Fury (F) Roger Redhead, were solid. Rog may be rejoining the Fury for the FBNYC 2K10 SUM campaign. Now, on to the summer season...

Fury-Quicks take WTA Spring 2010 Chip

2010-05-10T16:01:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the NYC Fury-Quicks on an unlikely Spring 2010 Winner-Take-All Asian Invitational championship.

The "Bad News Bears," who lost their first game by 20 pts, went just 1-2 in pool play, went on to beat the Maryland Five Pillars and the NY Cruisers en route to a $1000 pay day.

NYC Fury-Quicks [L to R]: Rich Chang, Len Kamdang, Kirby Shaw, Wilson Lew, Nick Mui, Mike Chan, Ren Hsieh, Rommel Dolar, George Chan.

WTA Asian Invitational Basketball Tournament

2010-04-26T16:13:00.000-07:00

Click here for more info.

NYC Fury Wins Salman Memorial at the Buzzer

2010-04-12T12:59:00.000-07:00

NYC Fury (L to R) Ren Hsieh (C), George Chan, Joe Kim, Chris Youn, Ace Watansuparp, Howard Chu, Wilson Lew, Tony Hu, Jake Choi, Nic Echevestre

Tournament MVP (F) Tony Hu hit a running one-footer at the buzzer to take the 10th Annual Salman Memorial IPNBT in Washington DC. Big ups also to (F) Nic Echevestre for his 2nd consecutive selection to the All-Tournament First Team.

That kid on Maryland Five Pillars might have been Defensive MVP but (G) Joe Kim, we all know you were at least second best. Special thanks to everyone who made it out, couldn't have done it without each and every one of you. And, can't forget our cheering section, Joss, Flora, Irene, DJ and Maisie, you gals were the best.

Good luck, Yuta!

2010-03-03T07:48:00.000-08:00

Just want to wish good luck and sayonara to former Fury (G) Yuta Kurihara, aka "Tokyo Drift." The best Asian pure point guard in the city was made in Japan and now he's taking his wares to Peru as he re-starts his professional career. Yuta helped us win a Dreamleague chip in '08 and then moved up to the Gym Rats squad at West 4th and other "Men's Unlimited" summer tournaments. Good luck, Yuta, you always have fans back in NY. Go hard, you earned it.

Bon Voyage 'Korean Jordan' and 'Sgt. Fury'

2010-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to pay a little tribute to two of our most integral players and good friends over the past few years, Harris Chung (above) and Steven Chen (right). It was a great run. Both were transplants, Harris from CA and Steven from TX and both joined the team officially early in '08. Harris was probably our team MVP these past couple of years and Steven has been one of the best defensive players we've ever seen. Good luck to all your undertakings overseas, you'll always have a spot waiting for you.

FBNYC Fury in Sunday Basketball League

2009-12-15T12:36:00.000-08:00

Fall season wrapped up in Reggie Primus' Sunday Basketball League at Park West HS on 50th street between 10th and 11th Ave. Think we finished 4-6 in this league and lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs to former Fury guard Bang Takenouchi, Vic Bhartiya and Brian Shahum, revenge for our win against them in the regular season.

Not the finish we wanted and we struggled with attendance. But, it was fun while it lasted.

Fury vs. Bounce Charity Game Video

2009-09-22T13:04:00.000-07:00

Fury vs. Bounce Game Raises Over $1000 for Victims of Typhoon Morakot

2009-09-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

Everyone who came out to support the Fury vs. Bounce fundraiser for Taiwan’s typhoon relief efforts, which pulled over $1000 for the victims of Typhoon Morakot, got plenty of basketball drama for their generosity as the exhibition ended in a dramatic 52-52 tie.

Well, as dramatic as a tie can be, anyway. More at BounceMag.com. Check the photos in the slideshow!

Fury vs. Bounce Exhibition Game @ MSGfor Taiwan's Typhoon Relief Efforts

2009-09-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

Fastbreak NYC presents the New York City Fists of Fury AKA The K1X Lower Manhattan Classic's "Asian Dream Team" vs. Bounce Magazine in an exhibition game to support Taiwan's relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot.

Contact Ren Hsieh (ren@fastbreaknyc.com) for more ticket information. Tickets are valid for both the FBNYC "White" League All-Star Game to start at 11:00am, Fury vs. Bounce Exhibition game at 12:00pm and the NY Liberty's season finale at 4:00pm. Seats for the All-Star Game and Exhibition Game are all courtside.

Tickets include food vouchers for the NY Liberty vs. Washington Mystics game that entitle ticket holders to one free popcorn, soda and thundersticks for children.

FURY VS. BOUNCE ROSTERS
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NYC Fists of Fury
Joe Kim aka "Digital"
Usama Nausrudeen aka "Nas"
Shawn Delos Reyes
Wilson Lew aka "Mr. Wilson"
Kenneth Van
Harris Chung aka "Korean Jordan"
Yoshi Kagitomi
Alex Stewart
Tony Hu aka "Bolo"
George Chan
Mo Ghumman

Bounce Magazine
Bobbito Garcia aka "Kool Bob Love"
Roman Perez aka "The Gift"
Andre Johnson aka "NBA Dre"
Elliot Peter Curtis aka "Vitamin Thick"
Brian Shahum aka "The Mask"
Jonathan Lopez aka "The Writer"
Mickey Crawford aka "Go Go Music"
Sjoerd Dejong aka "Shiggety Shuuuuuuuuu"
Matthew Collazo
Alex Schreiner aka "Young Dirk"
Ramon Diaz (Team Manager)

K1X Lower Manhattan Classic Team Photo

2009-08-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

K1X Lower Manhattan Classic - FBNYC Fury aka "Asian Dream Team": (L to R) Shawn Delos Reyes, Yoshi Kagitomi, Harris Chung, Wilson Lew, Joe Kim, Alex Stewart, Ren Hsieh, Robby Huang, Kenneth Van

Fury Game Log: Jake and 'Nas dazzleHeart for the Game presents "The Desert" (Gm 4)

2009-08-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Back to "The Desert," literally the hottest court in Lower Manhattan (no shade!) and took a solid win over the defending champs, Premier Players. (G) Jake Choi and (G) Usama Nausrudeen were damn near unstoppable in the 4th quarter.

They just had no answer for them. We must have hit 15 3FGs in this game. Everyone was lights out. Stats to come.

Fury Game Log: Just short of Gym RatsK1X Lower Manhattan Classic (Gm 6)

2009-08-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

Great game versus our boys the Gym Rats, (G) Roman "The Gift" Perez, Bang "Japanese Volcano" Takenouchi and Yuta "Golden Child" Kurihara. In the end, we just had no answer for Spanish pro and streetball star, 6-9 (C) Nacho "Overseas Money" Martin. He just iso-ed it up and ate us up down the stretch.

Still, big come back in the final 3:00 min to get it within 3 pts thanks to (G) Jake "The Snake" Choi igniting the run with some big 3s and cross-ups. None bigger than the one that ended with Yuta on the on the pavement. Say no more... watch the video.

Big ups to (G) Shawn Delos Reyes and (F) Alex Stewart for keeping that run going. But, Roman hit the dagger from deep in the final minute to put us away. Game ball goes to Jake for obvious reasons.

FBYNC Fury 55-61 Gym Rats

PLAYER	PTS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Joe Kim	7	2-4	0-2	3-5	3	2	2	0	2
Kenneth Van	6	2-5	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	0
Wilson Lew	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	0	1
Robby Huang	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mo Ghumman	6	3-9	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0
Harris Chung	6	3-7	0-1	0-1	2	2	3	2	2
S. Delos Reyes	7	3-9	0-5	1-3	4	1	2	2	2
Jake Choi	16	4-11	2-4	6-9	4	5	2	0	1
Alex Stewart	5	2-5	0-1	1-4	2	1	2	0	0
Team Totals	55	20-57	3-19	12-24	21	14	14	4	8

Fury Game Log: Solid win vs. X-Men (College)K1X Lower Manhattan Classic (Gm 5)

2009-07-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

Another solid win against the very established X-Men franchise. This was their college squad but they were also one of the best in the K1X LMC, coming into the game at 5-1. Check out the Fists of Fury journal entry @ the Bounce blog.

Gameball goes to (G) Jake Choi (team-high 18 pts, 3 asts, 2 stls) who flew all the way in from South Korea to get up with us.

BOX SCORE

FBNYC Fury (4-1)	59
X-Men College (5-2)	53

PLAYER	PTS	FGS	3FG	FTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
George Chan	8	4-8	0-1	0-1	3	1	1	0	2
Jake Choi	18	6-10	3-5	3-4	4	3	2	0	1
Harris Chung	12	5-8	2-2	0-1	5	4	3	2	1
Shawn Delos Reyes	3	1-6	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	1	0
Robby Huang	4	2-3	0-1	0-1	5	2	3	2	4
Joe Kim	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	3
Wilson Lew	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1
Kenneth Van	10	4-7	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS	59	24-46	8-14	3-7	24	15	11	5	13

Untitled from aloneconformist on Vimeo.

Fury Game Log: The Desert (Gm 1)

2009-07-13T10:25:00.000-07:00

Our first game at Heart for the Game presents The Desert over on 10th street and Avenue D...

Final score was 78-72 on their scoreboard but there was some discrepancy in the 4th quarter with the score that was never resolved. Final score from the video was 78-75 so "Just Ball" definitely won the game but that 3-pt margin would have definitely changed how we approached the final minute. Box score and game video below.

PLAYER	PTS	FGS	3FG	FTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Mo Ghumman	16	8-15	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	0	0
Robby Huang	4	1-6	0-2	2-2	3	2	0	2	1
Wilson Lew	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	5	1	0	2
Usama Nausrudeen	23	12-20	0-2	1-1	5	2	3	0	3
Jon Yevin	2	0-6	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	0	1
Sam Dedwiler	11	5-18	0-0	0-0	9	0	3	1	2
Alex Stewart	15	6-10	0-1	3-6	3	2	2	2	1
Ren Hsieh	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	1
TOTALS	75	34-80	0-8	8-13	31	18	9	5	11

Fury Game Log: Lower Manhattan Classic (Gm 2)

2009-06-30T15:09:00.000-07:00

Game 2 at the L.M.C. turned out to be more of an exhibition game as another, younger all-Asian squad from the 2nd division requested this match-up. Unfortunately, it wasn't much of a test for us as only four of their players showed up--with the 5th coming after halftime. We won 67-44 with mostly a sub-par effort but that was to be somewhat expected given our almost full roster.

Bart Li, Way Chang and Dave Liu should definitely be around for years to come and I definitely hope they keep working their way up the divisions but for now, we're eager to get a shot at one of the league's premier squads.

Fury Game Log: Lower Manhattan Classic (Gm 1)

2009-06-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

It's still a work work-in-progress. The effort was there, considering our short bench and the long 24:00 minute halves, it was pretty impressive. But, the team we played, as fast as they were, had no shooters and no bigs; both of which seemed to be included in every team we saw before our game. We were lucky to get out of there with a win.

Brownsville All-Stars started this game shot out of a cannon. Their team speed and intensity were much better. Recognizing weakness in our ball-handling, they played a full-court press. It took 10:00 min to gather our bearings, and spotting them a 16-pt lead, before we started breaking that press. Big ups to (G) Wilson Lew (12 pts, 3 asts) off the bench, bringing oncourt direction and range (4-7 3FGs). By halftime, we'd closed within 6 pts at 32-26.

Second half was completely different for us, (G) Joe Kim (4 pts, 6 asts) settled in and started creating open looks--back spasms were limiting him all game. Both (F) Harris Chung (19 pts, 9 rebs, 6 asts) and (G) Kenneth Van (19 pts, 3 3FGs) came alive on offense, taking advantage of Brownsville's helter skelter defense as they seem to tire. Our own D hunkered down and limited their opportunities in the half-court. (C) Brian Liang (7 rebs, 1 blk) was solid before fouling out late. (C) Elbert Kwak chipped in valuable minutes to spell Liang, not to mention, scoring the tying basket after with only :15 secs remaining. (G) Robby Huang (6 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts), in a solid floor game, hit him with that assist.

Led by as much as 12 pts in the half but inability to secure defensive boards in the clutch and get back in transition gave Brownsville an opportunity to take control. Both sides missed FTs that could have sealed it. With game tied, 64-64, Brownsville guard dribbles out of bounds with :06 secs left. After the time-out it was Huang again, took the ball length of the court and found Van underneath the basket for two just as the clock hit zero. Game. -- R.H.

FBNYC Fury 66
Brownsville All-Stars 64

PLAYER	PTS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
(G) Joe Kim	4	2-8	0-0	0-1	3	6	2	0	6
(G) Kenneth Van	19	8-16	3-4	0-1	3	1	1	1	3
(G) Robby Huang	6	2-5	1-4	1-2	7	3	1	0	2
(F) Harris Chung	19	8-13	0-0	3-5	9	6	1	1	6
(C) Brian Liang	2	1-2	0-0	0-2	7	1	1	1	0
(G) Wilson Lew	12	4-8	4-7	0-0	2	3	0	0	2
(C) Elbert Kwak	4	2-4	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	66	27-56	8-15	4-12	32	20	6	3	19

Full game video below:

Audio isn't working for some reason... try again later this week. -- R.H.

FBNYC Fury Summer League Team

2009-05-28T17:43:00.000-07:00

[05.28.09] This summer Fastbreak NYC is sponsoring the New York City Fists of Fury as the only--if not verifiably the first--ALL-Asian American basketball team to play in the major summer league circuit in New York City. But, it's a work in progress and the team needs to time to build.

After coaching the Gym Rats at West 4th last summer (which had Bang Takenouchi, Yuta "Tokyo Drift" Kurihara, Tony Hu and Christian "Pogo" Stevens aka "Usher," and not winning a single game despite some every one down to the wire, it probably wasn't the best idea to jump right in with the biggest dogs.

This summer NYCFoF will be joining Isaac Daniels' Lower Manhattan Classic and a new tournament in the L.E.S. called Heart for the Game, two leagues with moderate to high levels of competition to first build a rep and a viably talented and cohesive team, etc.

When all that comes together, then on to West 4th, Kingdome and wherever we can hang. This isn't necessarily about winning Chips--though that would be nice--but to rep Asian-American ballers world-wide at the highest amateur level.

The schedule will be posted here as soon as we get it. If you're in the neighborhood, come out and give us a shout. -- R.H.

This summer's roster includes:

(G) Joe Kim
(G) Shawn Delos Reyes
(G) Kenneth Van (Emory)
(G) Wilson Lew
(G) Josh Pena (Marywood)
(F) Harris Chung
(F) Tony Hu
(F) George Chan
(C) Mo Ghunman

Added June 6th, 2009

(G) Robby Huang
(F) Yoshi Kagitomi (JBL)
(C) Brian Liang

Salman Memorial IPBNT's 'The Dunk'

2009-04-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

Guess who? Click to embiggen.

Final Four finish in first IPB Nationals

2009-04-06T21:03:00.000-07:00

FBNYC FISTS OF FURY | SALMAN MEMORIAL IPBNT DC | April 3-5, 2009 | FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE | (L to R, top to bottom) Chris Youn, Elbert Kwak, Rich Chang, Harris Chung, Scott Yun, James Choi, James Choi, Ace Watanasuparp, Steve Chen, Wilson Lew | NP: Ren Hsieh (coach)

Highlights from the Salman Memorial IPB Tourney in Washington D.C. can be found on their website: www.salmanmemorial.org. Thanks for the hot t-shirts, the great comp and the very well organized tournament. Hopefully, we'll be back again next year.

Photos can be found here and here.

Fury Doubles Down

2009-01-29T14:25:00.000-08:00

FBNYC FISTS OF FURY | DREAM LEAGUE NEW YORK 2008 SUM/FALL AL CHAMPIONS | (L to R) Steven Chen, James Choi, Alex Cho, Alvin Wang, Rich Chang, Brian Sun, Harris Chung | Not Pictured: Brian Hu, Sam Lo, Ding Lin

A Playoff Primer
From dreamleague.org

And so it remains in tact. A No. 1 seed still has never won the DL AL title. For you future teams who want to claim the top seed in the regular season, we suggest you purposely dog it. Do whatever you have to do to finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or even 5th. Sure, grab double elimination, but if the No. 1 seed is on the line in the regular season finale, your team is down 1, and your star player is at the line with 0.3 seconds left, tell him to miss ‘em both on purpose. Scratch that, don’t just tell him, implore him, lest you cut him from the team right after he wins it for you.

On Wednesday night, in Game 2 of the championship series, the FBNYC Fury finished off Dai Chong 56-51 to come back from the loser’s bracket and officially claim the title. In doing so, the Fury made it two for two. (more...)

For more photos, click here.

Fury Takes Dream League NL Chip

2009-01-22T13:24:00.000-08:00

NYC FISTS OF FURY | DREAM LEAGUE NEW YORK 2008 SUM/FALL NL CHAMPIONS | (L to R) Rich Chang, Chris Youn, James Choi, Harris Chung, Shawn Delos Reyes, Ren Hsieh, Mo Ghunman, Alvin Wang, Banglee Takenouchi | Not Pictured: Steven Chen, Yuta Kurihara, Roger Redhead, Christian Stevens

Fury Finalize Their Dream
Hsieh Sparks Huge 3rd as Fury Run to Championship
From dreamleague.org

January 22, 2009 – New York, NY (DL) – Ren to the rescue!

Admit it, it’s got a catchy ring to it.

While the New York Fury work on copyrighting that phrase, Ren Hsieh and gang will be celebrating well into the Lunar New Year their 83-77 victory over the Spartans in what turned out to be the only championship game necessary to close out the NL season.

With the Spartans needing to topple the Fury in Game 1 to set up an all for one and one for all showdown for all the marbles, the Fury squashed that Spartan pipedream on Thursday with an impressive 3rd period that will be remembered for some time to come. (more...)

For more pics, click here.

Finals Reprise: Fury Back in DL Chip

2008-12-12T18:13:00.000-08:00

Advantage, Fury.

Originally posted on DL website 12.11.08

Wednesday night’s quarterfinal packed as much punch as a week old quarter-pounder found underneath your couch. In other words, it stunk.

No. 6 Team Elite’s Cinderella ride came to a screeching halt well before midnight, 65-34. In fact, it probably started coming to a screeching halt last week.

Elite picked up two nice wins in the playoffs, but last week, lost Myong Choi to a one-game suspension that he had to serve for this game, leaving an already thin team anorexic. A few days later, their top player, Steve Hong, threw out his back, not even allowing him to do one of those Charles Barkley/Rick Mahorn deals where he gets to play but has to rest on the sideline on his stomach. Hong couldn’t move a muscle. Then, they thought they were getting Dariel Concha back for this game, but that turned out to be a big psyche! Finally, halfway through the 1st quarter of Wednesday’s game, Gene Kim ruptured his left Achilles’ Tendon, ending his season (hopefully not his career), leaving Team Elite with just 4 and in need of signing an emergency player off of the sidelines to make 5. And get this – he was a Fury fan!

Oh, the Fury? That’s right – welcome your 2008 Summer/Fall’s first Final team. Eat your heart out RL Cruisers. They held up their end of the bargain for a rematch in the Finals so they’ll be doing this without you this time.

While everything leading up to the game and then GK’s injury was the glass slipper starting to fall off, the Elite hung around gamely for a half before the glass was completely shattered midway through the 3rd. We’re talking with a sledgehammer.

In the midst of a 21-0 Fury burst, after Yuta Kurihara dropped back to back 3’s, he spotted someone out of the corner of his eye, lobbed the ball up, and we all watched with awe as The Hammer came down.

In one fell swoop, the Fury’s Harris Chung demonstrated yellow men can jump, caught the pass with his head around the rim and flushed it home with two-hands clean.

Alley. Oop. Indeed.

Sick, stupid, and so much missing since the days of the original Ghee Unit gang who would do stunts like that with regularity.

The game was already out of hand, but as if we needed a reminder that the Fury are flush with talent - from having Shawn De Los Reyes who had 13 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists to Mo Ghumman who went a ho hum 7 of 9 for 14 points, 13 boards, and 4 dimes - and look primed to put on the crown this season, that memorable act said something.

That act, unlike those who act in Shakespeare’s Macbeth saying, “full of sound and Fury; signifying nothing,” signified to us that if you want to take this chip from them – Spartans or A Ball – you’re going to have to get way up there to get it.

Not just once, but twice. With double elimination still, this is now the Fury’s to lose.

ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3

Hosts NYC Fury Win 1st Annual WTA Tourney

2008-10-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all the teams and fans who came out to play and support FBNYC's 1st Annual Winner Take All 3-on-3 Asian Basketball Tournament. We hope all the participants had as much fun playing as we did running the tourney. MLK HS was buzzing with anticipation and competitive spirit from the first tip-off.

This event is just the first of many we have planned for the future, so stay tuned. Thanks again to all the teams and organizations for their support. SPECIAL THANKS go out to Mr. Choi's grocery and Larry Chow and Maximum Output for all their help and moral support.

Big ups also go to Coach Jake, Bertram Gay, Steve Mobley, JerseyRack and Trophy World. Also, Tony Hu and the Cruisers, Mo Ghunman, Mark Lee from CK Sports and Sung and Andre from the DL for help getting the word out. Forgive us if we've forgotten to mention anyone, all your help was much appreciated.

Here are the results...

ELITE DIVISION

Though every team was able to make the playoffs, only (5 seed) Below the Rim, (3) Team SDR, 2) Maximum Output and host team (1) NYC Fury made it through to the Semi-Finals. Team SDR managed to upset the previously undefeated Max Out and the Fury (also undefeated) handled Below the Rim.

ELITE DIVISION Champs, NYC Fury (L to R) Rich Chang, John Foss, James Choi, Chris Youn, Harris Chung

The Finals became a showdown between two big and versatile teams but ultimately, Team SDR, with captain (G) Shawn Delos Reyes hobbled by an ankle injury, was outpaced by (C) John Foss and the Fury. NFY jumped out to an early lead thanks to Foss' low-post prowess which better enabled the play-making ability of (F) Chris Youn and (G) James Choi. (F) Harris Chung was solid in his defense of All-Tourney Team (F) Nic Echevestre. The Fury never relinquished that lead despite solid efforts from Delos Reyes, Echevestre and their big man.

ELITE DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS

Both Maximum Output and the NYC Fury finished pool play undefeated but MXO, led by Asian tourney circuit Hall-of-Famer (G) Oak Nguyen, (C) Darrington Okeruly and (F) Alex Stewart were upset in the Semis by pre-tournament favorites Team SDR. NYF cruised through pool play, facing their toughest challenges in the playoffs, though no opposing team in any game managed to score more than 20 pts.

Below the Rim (G) Jon Scheiman nearly single-handedly lifted his team to the Semis with an array of knee-crunching cross-overs, 3-pt bombs and dazzling dimes. The (5) Asphalt Ninjas with street nice backcourt (G) Wilson Lew and (G) Bang Takenouchi were also a tough out.

Although perennial favorites, the (7) NY Cruisers (back-to-back winners of the Chinatown Summer 3-on-3) struggled in pool play despite a roster of Asian league All-Stars, (F) Tony Hu, (C) George Chan, (G) Stan Yeung and (F) Joe Kim. Still, they're never an easy out and this tourney was no exception.

First round exits (6) NYC-Queens led by (G) Muhammad Begawala and (8) Team WW headed by captain (F) William Wang both struggled as relatively new teams 3-on-3 circuit (including a 31-2 loss by Team WW at the hands of Team SDR) but both showed signs of promise, particularly NYC-Queens' surprising yet solid win over the NY Cruisers.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Elite Division
Harris Chung (NFY)
Nic Echevestre (SDR)
John Foss (NFY)
Jon Scheiman (BTR)
Alex Stewart (MXO)

Thanks go out to all participating teams: Asphalt Ninjas, Below the Rim, The Cruisers, Maximum Output, NYC Fury, NYC-Queens, Team SDR, Team WW

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

Unfortunately, the INTERMEDIATE Finals were cut short due to unforeseen circumstances. Finalists (8) Hypebeasts and (3) Team Jason Chan relunctantly agreed to split the prize and the trophies. We can't say enough how much we regret the outcome and we will take steps in the future to prevent any such repeat occurrences.

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS

The 8th seed Hypebeasts led by All-Tourney (G) Ian Yu, (G) Leon Chu and (C) Howard Chu struggled during pool play but managed to upset (1) Initial D--who had previously beaten HYP on a buzzer-beating 3FG by (G) Austin Han--by getting to the paint with a variety of spins, cuts, cross-overs and post-ups.

Veteran (F) Young Yu was big from the perimeter for the D and he and Han were mad bombers throughout the tournament, Han earning himself an All-Tourney anointment for theatrics.

FBNYC "B" league finalists, (5) G.o.D., rode back-to-back game-clinching 3FGs (the 2nd at the buzzer) by (F) Johnny Lam to a 2-1 pool record. They were able to upset the (G) Kwok Fung-led (4) Villains after Fung dismantled the NYC Fogey in the final pool play game. Lam's last-second heroics and Fung's prowess from deep (not to mention some freeze-frame cross-overs) earned both players a selection to All-Tourney.

In the end, it was Team Jason Chan, led by lightning-bug-quick All-Tourney (G) Jack Ma, coming off a tough win over a much larger (6) Maximum Output team--with 6-7 (C) Jeremy Ko and All-Tourney 6-3 (F) Jason Yee--who defeated GOD to reach the Finals; and the Hypebeasts who overcame a tough Base NYC All-Stars team (the only other team besides Initial D to finish pool play undefeated) led by All-Tourney (F) Min Park, (F) Victor Chia and (G) Henry Jun.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Intermediate Division
Austin Han (INI)
Kwok Fung (VIL)
Johnny Lam (GOD)
Steve Liu (RED)
Jack Ma (CHA)
Min Park (BNY)
Jason Yee (MXO)
Ian Yu (HYP)

For the full set of TOURNAMENT PHOTOS click here.

Thanks go out to all participating teams: Base NYC All-Stars, Team CU, G.o.D., The Hypebeasts, Initial D, Team Jason Chan, Maximum Output, NYC Fogey, The Redeemers, The Villains

The New Look Fists of Fury

2008-10-13T22:33:00.000-07:00

(L to R) Alex Cho, Chris Youn, Brian Strebel, Rommel Dolar, Christian Stevens, James Choi, Rich Chang, Alvin Wang (coach), Mark Lee, Steven Chen, Not Pictured: Ren Hsieh (coach)

Check out the NYC Fury youth movement... the NYCFoF 25 & Under squad posing at the 2008 AsianBallers.net National Championship (hosted by Maximum Output). Led by captain (F) Chris Youn and (G) James Choi, the Fury finished pool undefeated and entered the playoffs as the tournament's 4th seed where they would face a soild Toronto 25 for Life squad.

Despite strong efforts from (F) Christian "Pogo" Stevens and newcomer and team Tournament MVP (G) Rommel Dolar, the relatively inexperienced Fury fell to the Lifers in a tight first round playoff game that went down to the wire.

(G) Alex Cho put down solid perimeter shooting, (C) Brian Strebel and (F) Rich Chang put in work on the boards and (G) Steven Chen brought the hard-nosed defense. Big ups to United East (F) Leighton Kuet, CK Sports (and DL MVP frontrunner!) Mark Lee for holding it down. And bigs to the squad for a solid team effort and to Larry Chow and Maximum Output for hosting another great tourney.

Click here for pics...

Winner Take All 3-on-3 Tourney

2008-09-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

Every team will play at least (3) games. Rules will basically follow the Annual Chinatown Summer 3-on-3 except there will be a shot-clock, whether physically or by scorekeeper/ref count. It will also be less fouls until the bonus. Set up will also be similar to the Chinatown 3-on-3, pool play in the beginning, top 2 seeds move on to playoffs. Click here for more info or e-mail with questions.

Working with Gym Rats: Episode I

2008-07-06T23:06:00.000-07:00

An episodic chronicle of coaching at the Cage

R to L: Roman "Empire" Perez, myself, "Bang" Banglee Takenouchi, Yuta "Tokyo Drift" Kurihara

Just witnessed the sickest amateur basketball game I've ever seen in person--and I was coaching one of the teams. My first game with the Gym Rats at West 4th Street, the squad was facing perennial powerhouse Macy's who was late. When they did show up, it was with "Headache" Gittens and Smush Parker.

Coverage of it is on the Bounce blog but honestly it doesn't do it justice. My man Andre Forrester (right) went out of his head. The announcer, "Butter" put it aptly, pay close attention, he's never played this well before and he never will again. 30 from inside and out, three-pointers, dunks and the play of the summer, a steal in transition and off the backboard self alley-oop right on top of Headache. I almost climbed over the West 4th fence.

Still, Macy's pulled out the W with some NBA-type star pandering from the officials. Shout outs to Fury, Bang Lee and honorary Fists, Roman and Yuta (who would be running with us if he wasn't so busy playing semi-pro with the ABA and NBDL).

Big ups also to "Pogo" repping the Fury, too. He left before the pic. My man locked up Smush. Yea, Smush had 31... but it wasn't an easy 31. Plus, the refs put him on the line 22 times for some bull. We know he didn't drop most of those points on you, Chris. We also now know your nickname at the Cage... Usher.

Omega Man 1-on-1 Tournament

2008-07-05T17:52:00.000-07:00

We're hosting FBNYC's first-ever Omega Man 1-on-1 Tournament. "1-on-1 half court, $20 entry, $200 cash prize, winner takes all." Click the link for more info.

UPDATE 7/8: Omega Man Tourney has been postponed to allow for more participants.

Pogo Earns All-DLNY Honors

2008-06-12T19:07:00.000-07:00

9 | Christian "Pogo" Stevens

Position: F/C | Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 lbs
12.6 ppg, .455 FG%, 7.6 rpg, 1.6 spg, 1.3 bpg
Career/franchise-high 33 pts vs. Da Bien (2/21)

Shout out to "Pogo" for earning NL All-DreamLeague NY 2nd Team honors. I think its safe to say he was our team MVP, too... when he showed up. Solid line as always but as James put it:

"We [got to the Chip] this season...with only one player on the roster--that being Christian--who recieved all league honors. Shows that we are a true team!! Congrats Christian!"

The 'Stache that Made the Miracle

2008-06-10T20:49:00.000-07:00

Yo... what?!?!

As long he rocks the 'stache, Jeff is "PS" Moy.

'Miracle' Run Ends With No Chip... Enh

2008-06-09T19:56:00.000-07:00

What a run... I still can't believe I wasn't there myself, at least to bear witness. I was on a mountain in Huangshan when word got around. Heard tell from Choi that it was eerily reminiscent of our Max Out Tourney run last summer.

Crazy props to James "Choir Boy" Choi stepping up big time in the playoffs (15.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg 1.3 spg). Shouts also to Jeff "The Stache" Moy (10.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg), Banglee Takenouchi (7.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.2 spg) and "Juggs" Youn (8.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.8 apg) for making every excruciating game. They only think we were coming out of nowhere, here's DL's coverage of the Chip:

May 29, 2008 – Brooklyn, NY (DL) – No doubt about it, this was not who they were expecting to play.

Chants of beat Da Bien,beat Da Bien, beat Da Bien that rang in Cruiser fans’ heads had to change on a dime when they got word (some on Thursday morning) that the New York Fury had done the impossible late Wednesday night.

They’d gone done and dumped Da Bien.

Da Bien, dead.

And if the Cruisers, who had dealt Da Bien their first loss of the playoffs earlier Wednesday evening that sent the heavy favorites into the loser’s bracket where they faced, and then lost to, the Fury, didn’t believe it by hearing about it (or reading about it online), when they arrived to the arena for the championship, they finally had to believe it when lined up across from them at tip off were men in black, not red.

For rest of story, click here.

How they got there:

Semis: New York Fury 59-46 Da Bien
Quarters: New York Fury 66-54 Tri-State InvAsian
3rd Rd: New York Fury 70-57 Spartans
2nd Rd: Da Bien 72-58 New York Fury
1st Rd: New York Fury 58-56 Spartans

Fury on the Playgrounds of Shanghai

2008-06-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

All the way in China, we're repping...

Fury Blue's Surprising Run Falls Short in Chip

2008-02-11T23:57:00.000-08:00

Despite only a 4-4 record entering the playoffs, the Fury Blue defeated their counterparts the heavily favored Fury Black to get a chance at another FBNYC Chip vs. the Dreamleague East.

FBE, however, fell just short as Championship MVP Yoshi Kagitomi and the East proved to be too much firepower for the limited rotation Fury Blue. The full recap is available here. Highlights below.

Pogo selected to DL All-Star Game

2007-12-08T08:45:00.000-08:00

9 | Christian "Pogo" Stevens

Position: F/C | Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 195 lbs
13.9 ppg, .512 FG%, 8.6 rpg, 1.0 spg, 1.0 rpg
Season-highs: 28 pts, 11 rebs, 2 blks

Our very own (F/C) Christian "Pogo" Stevens has been selected to the Dreamleague All-Star team. He was selected along with (F) Shawn Delos Reyes, who's been on loan from Da Bien the past two seasons and an MVP candidate this Fall/Summer. Congrats to both players.

FBNYC Season III: 2K7 FALL

2007-09-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

The Fury Blue and Fury Black are back. FBE will return (F) Chris Youn, (F) Andrew Deleon, (C) Rich Chang and (C) Bryant Picone. Joining them will be 2K7 SUM "B" league MVP-candidate (G) James Choi, (G) Felipe Alfonso and (F) Albert Chung.

Fury Black will be guest-starring the RL Cruisers' big two frontline of (F) Tony Hu and (C) George Chan. (F) Ming Meonske and (G) Eddie Shieh will also be joining the team. Captain (G) Ren Hsieh, (F) Roger Redhead and (G) Jeff Moy will be returning from the 2K7 SPR runners-up squad.

New Video Highlights from the DL

2007-09-05T18:02:00.000-07:00

The DL's started taking video, too, now and just in time... actually, maybe not, 'cause they missed those alleys Ren through to DJ last season. But highlights are just highlights and whatever. But in the Fury's first video, a 56-46 win over the Toshi Koizumi's Super Soul Sonics, our new boy, Phil, just drops a SSS defender. Nasty.

Back in the DL

2007-07-21T17:48:00.000-07:00

The Fists of Fury are back in the Dreamleague for the 2007 Sum/Fall season. They'll be joined by new members (G) Phil Moon and (G) Dave Zheng. Click here for the full roster.

Fury Falls Short of Chivas Cup Title

2007-05-23T17:12:00.000-07:00

Below the Rim runs away with Chivas Cup Championship
from fastbreaknyc.com

CHELSEA PIERS -- Warm-ups for the FBNYC Chivas Cup Championship began at 5:00pm with tip-off scheduled at 5:15pm. Both teams appeared mellow and more pensive than nervous, as they each quietly prepared for the season finale. The first 5:00 minutes of the game would be the complete opposite for one team.

After the Fury missed on their first possession, Below the Rim fired off a flurry of shots in a 24-6 run, during which they missed only 2 shots, that effectively put the Rimmers up for good.

Click here for more...

FBNYC Season Begins, Fury Fields Two Teams

2007-03-11T08:40:00.000-07:00

As FBNYC 2K7 SPR gets under way, the growing Fury have decided to split into two teams. Joining the Fury Blue will be NY Duck and sometime Fury (F) James Li.

The Fury Black will have back former MTV Battlegrounds star, (F) Darren "DJ" Jiang as well as USAB coach (G) Greg Wong and USAB (G) Zach Liu.

Fury in Dream League

2007-01-15T21:57:00.000-08:00

We're in the Dream League for a little goodwill tour while FBNYC gears up for 2K7 Spring. Joining us will be Fury newbies, (F) Christian "Pogo" Stevens and (F) Darren "DJ" Jiang. Also joining the team is captain (G) Ren Hsieh's former teammate, Dream League NL MVP (G) Shawn de los Reyes, while Reyes' team, Da Bien, is on hiatus.

Fury Makes Quarter-Finals in Gotham

2006-12-17T18:03:00.000-08:00

After a solid round robin run (2-1) with a deep bench, the Fury made it into the Top 4 seeds, which qualified them for a bye in the playoffs.

They could only field six, however, in their Quarterfinal game vs. eventual champion D-Unit. And the lack of depth and backcourt would prove to be too much to overcome. The Fury were led by standout newcomer, (F) Christian Stevens, who made the All- Tournament Team. Click here for a full recap.

Fists of Fury in Gotham

2006-12-02T17:47:00.000-08:00

Join the NYC Fists of Fury this December 15th-17th at the Gotham City Games, New York's first and only Pan-Asian American National Tournament, hosted by Dreamleague and IndoPak Sports of New York.

Click the link for details.

In Second Season, Fury Wins Fastbreak Chip

2006-11-25T19:48:00.000-08:00

NYC Fury wins the Fastbreak NYC 2K6 Fall Championship's Cup in just their second season. Click here for full recap and boxscore.

Rimmers and Fury Together at Last

2006-11-21T08:41:00.000-08:00

Rimmers and Fury Make Solid Joint Showing at Max Out Tourney
(from FBNYC)

Anyone who wanted to see Christian Stevens play Darren Jiang had their chance this past weekend... and not just once. Below the Rim entered Maximum Output's 2nd Annual Invitational Tournament at Baruch College Saturday and faced the host team twice.

It was a task just getting there. The Rimmers--who faced dropping out of the tournament from lack of participants--asked NYC Fury members to join them just before the tourney began in an impromptu joint effort. Fury players, Chris Youn, Rich Chang, Carson Yiu and Andrew de Leon joined Rimmers' Jon Scheiman, Christian Stevens and Scott Linthorst to go 2-2 for the tournament. Below the Rim's scoring machine Dave Scheiman could not attend and Fury starters, Roger Redhead, Dan Kim and Jeff Moy also could not make it.

Fury coach, Ren Hsieh, who arrived during the second half of the team's second game, became the coach by default. After a relatively unorganized opening game loss, the joint team gelled quickly under Hsieh and PG Jon Scheiman's leadership and defeated a Staten Island Filipino league powerhouse twice to reach the playoffs' second round.

Unfortunately, they would have to face a well-rested Maximum Output team again that sat out the first round with a bye. The joint Rimmers-Fury were sluggish from the tip-off, having to play on the heels of two hotly contested games that came down to the final buzzer--the latter after staging a 9-point comeback late in the second half. Max Out took advantage as a tired Rimmers-Fury defense couldn't prevent MO sharpshooters Wilson Lew and Eddie Wang from getting open looks. Below the Rim went into halftime down 16 on the scoreboard, but coach Ren Hsieh and the joint Rimmers-Fury didn't look fazed. Midway into the second half, the Rimmers-Fury stormed back into the game, playing off second chance points, turnovers and a lax Max Out offense. Jon Scheiman, Chris Youn and Christian Stevens, with key contributions from de Leon, Yiu, Linthorst and Chang, carried the team to within 4 points late in the second half. But they would run out of gas from there. Max Out would pull away late on the clutch shooting of veteran leader, Wilson Lew.

As per the Stevens-Jiang matchup: "Pogo" had the more dominant performance in the first game while "DJ" looked unstoppable in spurts during the second (an inconsistency that may be a result DJ's summer interning with Nike and away from any courts). Stevens would be a force but relatively quiet in the second matchup, clearly fatigued by playing almost every minute of every game--but "Pogo" was spry enough to involve himself in he tourney's two most outstanding highlights--one good, one bad. The first occured early in the first half. Stevens took a steal coast to coast shaking two defenders before taking off near the elbow for a gliding layup. Then, seemingly teleported from the sky, Max Out forward, Darren Jiang came flying in off the free throw line, trailing the play, and blasted the shot off the backboard. Late in the second half, as Below the Rim made their run, Stevens threw a ball-fake left to his Max Out defender and went right. "Pogo" then powered into the lane, taking the brunt of a hard foul and stuffing the ball through in a near-dunk.

There was no clear winner between them on Saturday, but it's obvious that these two athletes must play again.

Youn Makes it Twice as NiceFury forward earns 2nd FBNYC 2K6 Fall P.O.W. honors

2006-10-24T18:05:00.000-07:00

FASTBREAK NYC 2K6 FALL "A" LEAGUE
OrC Player of the Week (10/21/06)

Chris "Juggs" Youn (NYCFoF)
3 | G | Ht: 6' 1" | Wt: 230 lbs

Youn started with a quiet game against Bonzai, but more than made up for it with 27 points, 20 boards and 6 steals against a Mui-less X-Factor on the back end of a doubleheader.

NYC Fury Wins Two Chips at Sing Tao

2006-08-07T11:27:00.000-07:00

Over the last two weekends, Chinatown's Columbus Park once again hosted the always greatly anticipated Sing Tao 3-on-3 Asian basketball tournament, hosted by the Chinatown Rockits AIA. Denny and the Rockiteers put on another fun event as they do all summer.

To the surprise of many, the NYC Fists of Fury took two divisional chips out of the three categories in which Fury teams were submitted. The third team (which included Ren Hsieh, Drew & Harold de Leon) forfeited the All-Star division due to my knee injury earlier in the week running with AXA-Benson at Basketball City. Two outta three ain't bad. Peep the new threads.

NYC Fury Blue (fielding Harold de Leon, his boy Fergus Ravanes, Albert Chung and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man) took the Streetball division chip on July 29th. NYC Fury Black (with Dan Kim, Jason Chan, Carson Yiu and Rich Chang) took the Blacktop Chip this Saturday in a nail-chomping playoffs replete with obligatory buzzer-beater to win it in the Finals courtesy of Rich Chang.

NYC Fury Makes Finals in Inaugural Season

2006-07-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

Well, we all thought Fastbreak NYC would get around to posting the playoff results at some point, but nope... anyways, in their first league season as a team, the New York City Fists of Fury did all right for themselves, beating Terror Squad and the previously undefeated (and seemingly indefeatable) Maximum Output Red in the Divs and Semis on their way to the Finals.

Of course, the cinderella run would have been better with an actual chip, but the All Stars proved too much. All Star perennial, Dave Scott, lit up Fury cap Ren Hsieh until he had to leave the game upon re-aggravating his recurring dislocated shoulder injury. Big cat, Tony Hu, took over down the stretch.

The Fury fought hard to scrape back into it, with Ren coaching from the sideline, but the hole was too deep. All Stars took the chip by a margin of eight. It's a good story, a fitting swansong for the All Stars who are losing retiring captain, SG Marshall Cho who's off to Africa. The team, according to Scott and Tony Hu, may in fact be disbanding.

What, no rematch?

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 6Box Score from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-06-08T08:35:00.000-07:00

Team	H1	H2	OT	Total
NY Fury	24	22	-	46
Cremaster	24	20	-	44

NY Fury
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
Roger Redhead	2/5	0/2	1/3	5	0	0	0	0	3	5
Harold De Leon	2/2	0/0	0/0	7	0	0	0	1	3	4
Ren Hsieh	4/10	1/4	1/3	3	2	0	0	2	1	10
Andrew De Leon	1/4	0/1	4/4	6	0	0	0	0	3	6
Jeff Moy	1/5	0/2	0/0	3	1	0	1	0	2	2
Richard Chang	3/5	0/0	0/0	1	2	0	1	1	3	6
Greg Wong	1/5	1/3	2/2	2	5	1	0	2	1	5
Carson Yiu	3/7	0/1	2/3	3	2	0	0	1	2	8
TEAM TOTALS	17/ 43 (0.395)	2/ 13 (0.154)	10/ 15 (0.667)	30	12	1	2	7	18	46

Cremaster
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
Danny Hwang	0/3	0/0	2/2	3	0	1	0	0	0	2
Cam Lay	0/4	0/1	0/0	1	3	2	1	2	3	0
Mike O'Byrne	4/7	0/0	9/14	7	0	0	1	1	3	17
Scott Bratman	2/14	0/3	1/5	8	4	1	0	2	3	5
Mike Ho	2/3	2/3	0/0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6
Cappi Lay	6/14	0/2	2/6	7	3	0	6	1	4	14
TEAM TOTALS	14/ 45 (0.311)	2/ 9 (0.222)	14/ 27 (0.519)	27	11	4	8	6	13	44

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 5Box Score from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-05-08T20:40:00.000-07:00

Team	H1	H2	OT	Total
Terror Squad	24	34	-	58
NY Fury	29	33	-	62

Terror Squad
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
David Lee	0/0	0/0	1/2	1	3	0	0	3	3	1
Ace Watanas.	8/14	5/8	4/7	5	0	0	0	1	3	25
James Lee	1/2	0/0	0/0	5	0	1	0	1	0	2
James Park	4/8	0/0	0/3	10	2	0	1	4	2	8
Brandon Chock	4/8	0/0	5/10	2	0	3	2	1	2	13
Randy Wong	3/7	3/6	0/0	5	0	1	0	1	3	9
Gene Kim	0/2	0/0	0/0	1	3	2	0	5	0	0
Kevin Park	0/2	0/0	0/0	2	5	0	0	3	1	0
TEAM TOTALS	20/ 43 (.465)	8/ 14 (.571)	10/ 22 (.455)	31	13	7	3	19	14	58

NY Fury
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
Kevin Chin	5/8	0/0	0/2	6	2	3	1	2	2	10
Roger Redhead	7/15	4/11	2/2	4	1	1	0	0	1	20
Ren Hsieh	3/9	2/6	4/7	2	7	4	0	4	3	12
Andrew De Leon	4/11	0/2	1/1	9	2	2	1	0	2	9
Jeff Moy	3/5	1/2	0/0	5	1	1	0	3	3	7
Richard Chang	0/3	0/0	2/2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2
Carson Yiu	0/2	0/1	2/4	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS	22/ 53 (.415)	7/ 22 (.318)	11/ 18 (.611)	29	16	12	3	10	15	62

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Player of the Week

2006-05-05T08:47:00.000-07:00

Fastbreak NYC Player of the Week
Roger Redhead | NY Fury 13 pts, 3 3FGs*, 4 rebs, 2 stls *game winning three

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 4Box Score from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-05-04T09:03:00.000-07:00

Team	H1	H2	OT	Total
Cremaster	26	32	-	58
NY Fury	33	27	-	60

Cremaster
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
Mike Ho (6)	1/4	1/2	0/2	0	1	0	0	1	2	3
Jason Liss	3/7	0/0	3/4	4	4	0	1	3	3	9
Cam Lay	4/11	0/6	1/2	3	3	1	0	5	1	9
Mike O'Byrne	6/8	0/0	5/6	10	0	0	1	2	4	17
Scott Bratman	8/16	2/6	2/4	13	6	3	0	3	4	20
TEAM TOTALS	22/ 46 (0.478)	3/ 14 (0.214)	11/ 18 (0.611)	30	14	4	2	14	14	58

NY Fury
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
Roger Redhead	5/8	3/6	0/0	4	1	2	0	1	3	13
Harold De Leon	0/2	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Ren Hsieh	5/15	4/8	3/8	1	7	2	0	2	0	17
Andrew De Leon	2/12	1/4	2/4	9	1	4	2	4	2	7
Richard Chang	0/1	0/0	0/0	2	0	1	1	0	4	0
Carson Yiu	7/12	0/0	3/4	3	1	2	0	1	2	17
Kevin Chin	2/5	1/1	1/4	4	1	0	1	0	3	6
TEAM TOTALS	21/ 55 (.382)	9/ 19 (.474)	9/ 20 (.450)	24	11	11	4	9	16	60

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 3Recap from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-04-25T21:01:00.000-07:00

After Team Bud pulled that grand upset over the Terror Squad in week 3, they were indeed rolling. John Ha's game has been elevated the past two games, averaging 10pts 5 boards and 5 dimes and the addition of Alex Cho has provided some additional offense. But against the NY Fury, blowing a 13 point halftime lead to an eminent loss revealed their tendancy to let games slip at the end. Blame it on old legs, search for chemistry, or a nasty hangover, but this team needs more consistency. Leading scorer Ben Chobhaphand had 15pts 11rb but bonked at the stripe, missing 7 freebies. He's quietly having a monster season, averaging 20pts and 10rb in 3 games.

When the Fury mixed up their roster this past week, maybe Andrew De Leon found a reason to show why he's a rock on the team. 14 points and 9 boards, 11 points and 8 boards....maybe not numbers that jump off the sheet, but that's as Udonis Haslem-esque as you can get. Along with the scoring of Ren Hsieh from the perimeter, Andrew has been the only other Fury player to score double figures in the past two games. Dial 911, these guys need some offense. -- Jeff Park

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 3Box Score from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-04-10T22:29:00.000-07:00

Another doubleheader...

Team	H1	H2	OT	Total
NY Fury	22	33	-	55
Team Bud	35	16	-	51

NY Fury
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
G. Wong	2/5	0/3	0/0	3	2	4	1	2	4	4
R. Chang	1/3	0/0	3/7	3	2	2	0	0	1	5
J. Moy	2/11	0/4	2/2	12	2	0	1	2	1	6
A. De Leon	7/17	0/3	0/4	9	1	1	0	1	5	14
R. Hsieh	6/16	4/11	2/6	5	1	3	0	4	1	18
J. Li	4/10	0/2	0/1	6	1	1	1	0	1	8
M. Chan	0/1	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS	22/ 63 (0.349)	4/ 23 (0.174)	7/ 20 (0.350)	39	9	11	4	9	13	55

Team Bud
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
A. Cho	5/16	1/7	1/1	5	2	2	0	3	2	12
J. Lam	2/8	2/7	0/0	5	2	2	0	3	2	6
F. Kim	0/4	0/2	2/2	4	3	2	0	2	1	2
J. Ha	4/5	2/2	0/0	5	4	1	0	3	4	10
I. Herh	1/5	1/4	3/4	3	0	1	0	1	2	6
B.Chobhap	4/11	2/3	5/12	11	1	0	0	4	3	15
TEAM TOTALS	16/ 49 (0.327)	8/ 25 (0.320)	11/ 19 (0.579)	33	12	8	0	16	14	51

Team	H1	H2	OT	Total
NY Fury	21	17	-	38
MOW Red	31	30	-	61

NY Fury
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
G. Wong	2/9	0/3	1/1	4	2	0	0	1	2	5
R. Chang	1/4	0/0	0/0	3	0	0	1	1	1	2
J. Moy	0/6	0/3	1/2	5	1	1	0	0	5	1
A. De Leon	5/17	0/3	1/4	8	2	0	1	1	3	11
R. Hsieh	5/17	1/11	0/0	2	1	3	0	5	0	11
Y. Ng	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Li	3/6	0/1	0/0	7	3	1	1	1	0	6
M. Chan	1/3	0/0	0/0	6	1	1	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS	17/ 63 (0.270)	1/ 22 (0.045)	3/ 7 (0.429)	35	10	6	3	9	11	38

MOW Red
Name	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	F	PTS
J. Chin	1/2	1/2	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
D. Jiang	5/6	0/0	1/4	9	0	0	0	1	0	11
A. Wang	1/2	0/0	3/4	4	4	1	0	2	1	5
E. Wang	5/11	3/7	0/0	2	1	0	0	2	0	13
Y. Li	0/2	0/1	0/0	6	1	0	0	3	0	0
M. Kim	4/9	1/5	1/2	2	3	4	0	1	1	10
G. Chan	3/7	0/0	2/4	10	0	0	0	1	0	8
J. Ko	3/6	0/0	1/2	8	3	0	1	0	2	7
W. M. Pun	2/6	0/0	0/0	1	2	2	0	1	0	4
TEAM TOTALS	24/ 51 (0.471)	5/ 15 (0.333)	8/ 16 (0.500)	43	14	7	1	11	4	61

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 2Recap (cont'd) from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-03-31T20:45:00.000-08:00

All-Stars (57) vs. Fury (52)

The NY Fury should've been FURIOUS after letting go of a game they could've possibly had under their belts. A duel against a 5 man All-Stars squad, the Fury was keeping up neck to neck in a game that started to emit odors of a possible upset. Even a 9 point deficit would not prove to be a deterrent from trying to knock down the favorites, and the solid play of Harold De Leon [11pts 10rb] and captain Ren Hsieh [15pts 2 threes 3stls] spearheaded an undetectable comeback.

The usually stellar guard Marshall Cho pulled a "Captain UN-Dynamo", only hitting 3 shots from the floor but we'll see more of him later. But how clutch was new All-Star addition Quincy Tso, dropping an easy 17pts on 3 threes to contain the Fury's comeback attempt. Even without the likes of D.Scott and big men D-Dubb and John Chung, the All-Stars somehow find a way to get it done. -- Jeff Park

Fastbreak NYC Spring 2006 Season Week 2Recap from FastbreakNYC.com

2006-03-30T15:10:00.000-08:00

MOW Blue (51) vs. NY Fury (36)

Both teams were gearing up for the tail ends of their respective doubleheaders; MOW Blue was coming off an impressive win, while NY Fury was coming off a tough loss. Would the kids in blue have what it takes to beat the taller Fury? Would the Fury have the stamina to stay with the younger, quicker MOW Blue? We would soon find out.

What’d I tell you about the energetic youthfulness of MOW Blue? Barely a minute went by when Justin Kao drained a three to open the scoring for MOW Blue. Carson Yiu would answer with a two for the Fury, but during the 1st half, NY Fury answers to MOW buckets were virtually nonexistent. Also nonexistent was dynamic point guard Ren Hsieh in the NY Fury lineup; in this game, Number 9 would be coaching from the sidelines while the Fury would experiment with Jeff Moy running the point. Understandably, Jeff is no Ren [2 pts., 0 ast., 2 turnovers in 1st half], but to be fair, the entire Fury team was having all kinds of problems on offense. A 3-for-23 shooting performance [13%] is bad enough for a single player, let alone an entire team. In fact, the Fury had more than twice as many turnovers [14] than points [6] in the 1st half. NY Fury’s woes served to magnify MOW Blue’s 1st half play, led by Justin “Credible” Kao’s 11 points on a torrid 5-for-5 shooting. Number 50 also emerged as a man of “steal,” coming up with 7 1st half thefts. MOW Blue led at the half by the football-esque score of 24-6.

When a team has had a half as bad as the NY Fury has, there’s no place for that team to go but up, and that’s exactly what the Fury tried to do. Just 12 seconds into the second period, Jeff Moy would drill a three to make the score MOW Blue 24, Fury 9. The Fury would try to stage a furious (pardon the pun) rally, much like their rally from an 11-point deficit against Below the Rim in their season opener (this time, though, the deficit was 18). Led by Harold De Leon’s 14 points (all in the 2nd half), the Fury would cut the lead to 14 [40-26] with 7:00 to go and the wind on its back. But then, everything went south as Ren Hsieh was whistled for a technical foul for arguing a Harold De Leon foul which, to some, appeared to be a clean block. MOW Blue would sing 2 free throws and kill any momentum on the Fury’s side. Led by Nick Mui’s 9 second-half points (en route to a game-high 16 pts. along with 9 rebounds), MOW Blue would always have NY Fury in its rear-view mirror. There would be no miracle comeback for the Fury as the kids in blue cruised to a 15-point win and completed a sweep of its doubleheader. As the standings show, the only undefeated teams in the He-Man Division have the name “Maximum Output/ Warriors” attached to it. -- Jeff Park

Players of the Game
Justin Kao (MOW Blue) 17 pts., 7/11 FGs, 8 stl, 5 reb, 4 ast
Harold De Leon (NY Fury) 14 pts, 5/10 FGs, 7 reb