New site is looking sweeeet!
Midnight Madness’s new site for Midnight Madness 2010 is now LIVE. Player registration is now open as well as all the latest information on the new format for this year.
Check it out and get registered if you want to play in the UK’s biggest summer basketball tourney!
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these guys….
in international ball (i.e. european championships u16,18,20), this year, under 20s are classed as being 1990 born or younger, and under 18s are classed as being 1992 born or younger.
So why do MM make under 20s as being 19 or younger, and under 18s as being 17 or younger?
if MM mirrored their age group classifications with the international definitions, then in the all star game you could potentially have GB under 20s vs other under 20s. a direct link between MM and GB.
if MM wants to be taken seriously, as a link to GB/England (which they probably do), then their age group definitions suck and is just a way of making the under 20s all star game this year, the same as the under 18s game last year (the same players… they dont wanna put those players in the mens age group cos then most of them wont make the final game)
this is why it is hard to take MM seriously. every year they change the age groups – 2008 was under 21s and mens. 2009 was under 18s and 23s. this year is under 18s, 20s and mens.
no consistency = a joke.
but MM is something positive for UK basketball and thats final. but this is a point they should look @.
Guys, just read the posts on this and thought I’d jump in and clear up a few of your points…
FNK, the re-classification of the U18′s and U20′s age groups are based on eligibility for those levels for the forthcoming season. Last year the simple rule was you had to be 18 or under on during the competition. As you may or may not know, we are trying to help British players get the exposure and access to their next level of development – for some, this is America, for some National League or even International selection. What we found last year was the best 18 year olds who did well at the tournament actually were too old to then go on and take full advantage of the opportunities for the level they competed at. For example, a large number of prep schools and also the England U18′s program showed interest in the players featured at our showcase, but by the time many of those players would have reached prep schools or gone forward to England training camps, they would already have been 19, which is a year or 2 too late to take advantage of the opportunities. Similarly, many coaches at National League level at U18′s have said they want to use the competition to look for players for the upcoming season, which means all players would need to be eligible for U18′s competition for the upcoming season. The same applies to England U18′s program.
Moving the age group to 17 and under makes sure all players in that age group are eligible for U18′s for the upcoming season.
Same applies to U20′s for GB.
Hope that makes sense.
You’re absolutely right, we want to help/support GB and England basketball however and wherever we can, so we see our program as a potential talent identification route for players who either have ‘slipped through the cracks’ or for the established players to strengthen their cause for selection to national teams. Moving in line with international programs or upcoming season is the best way for us to help everyone.
*for upcoming season
is there going to be a fair group of scouts for midnight madness this year or is it going to be just another year of watching london kids who obviously play togther and are on personal terms with some of the scouts e.g. play for them, know them growing up.. because tbh some real good players didnt make it lkast year and not because the talent wasnt good but because bias ppl who was supose to be doing there jobs just thought it would be a goo didea to but there well known youngers thru, yes the majority of u18 ballers who go from london are good and do have game but there are some who clearly dont. in england we rate people who do one thing good and give them nicknames and rant for them on websites like these but whta consistantly do they do to leave us actually speechless? midnight madness is a pure premotion for showboaters and people with lacjk of fundimentals with no manners and respect for the real game.
There’s plenty of Fundamentally sound players who play in Midnight madness, this isnt basketball in the 50′s, there’s an element of style involved in the game now. Alot of players know how to play basketball the right way and come accross as “showboating” whilst doing so as they are talented and sometimes may make it look easier than it is. Even if there is an element of showboating involved, whats REALLY wrong with that???
As for the bias, the way i see it, it just makes for more motivation to prove yourself over the so called “hooked up” guys.
“Get your game up to get your name up”
I’m with word of God one this one, there was a lot of real real good players that didn’t get through, I’m all for a flashy game style but I don’t want flashy game when there is a lack of fundamentals ok you can dunk on the right hand side but can’t make a left hand lay up….hmmmm. As for the hook up thing its a load of bull, I’d take a person who can hit a variety of shots from all over the floor than some athletic guy whose got a broken jumpshot, takes bad shots but because he can dunk hes in….bull.
For word of god and Interested Party…
One of the main elements of our program that I think has been missed by most is, to get ahead in Midnight Madness it has little very little to do with any ‘scouts’, it comes down to our Ball Without Bias stats system – which is basically a player efficiency rating. Players are scored on their statistical performance across ALL categories, points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, FG%’s and team wins. An overall score for the individual player is generated from how a player individually performs, with all players being judged with the same system. There is no intervention from any of the scouts, or our team on who should go through and as always, we’re only too happy to share the stats on any player with he/she if they want to evaluate where they may have gone wrong.
You can’t get ahead in Midnight Madness unless you have solid fundamentals. This notion that it is all about the flash just makes no sense. Style with no substance is not going to lead to strong FG% (as showboat type players typically miss way more than they score!). As a case in point, Spencer Wells from the outstanding program down in Solent was one of the best players in the U18′s last year and he certainly isn’t a ‘flashy’ player. Solid fundamentals win through at MM. That being said, for players who do have some style to their game – obviously we’re going to make a point of celebrating them too as they are exciting to watch and the crowds like to see them in action. We need to make sure we are true to the whole game.
Finally, in order to completely remove the argument over ‘bias’ with scouting, fresh for this year, we’ve now taken away the need for scouts completely – with all qualification now adopting a more traditional ‘summer league’ game format. Everything now is based on teams winning through and players individual stats performance at the events.
Bottom line, if you can play, you’ll do well at Midnight Madness.
Looks like there are less dates to play in fewer venues every year.
absolutely gutted, i injured my kness 1 week before so now i cant play…
Anybody know the start time for the men on Sunday??