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[QUOTE="JDubbin, post: 1394016, member: 2453"]
I feel as though the Basketball board is running a little slow these days, and I'm at 666 posts so I thought I'd better get something going to get off of that.  I'm interested in hearing some local hoops stories from Syracuse, whether exciting, funny, unique, etc.

I grew up right right around Thorndon Park so that's where I played most of my recreational hoops, but I ended up playing some in Archbold before becoming an SU student... here's how.  Back in the early 2000's, to get into Archbold all you needed was one friend with an SU ID.  When facing the main entrance doors, there was a kind of loading dock door tucked away to the left, usually locked.  So, myself and some friends would kind of hang out by that door and send one friend through the main entrance who had an SU ID.  Instead of going up the stairs, the friend with ID would head to elevator.  If you pressed the proper button, you could open the other set of elevator doors (still on the same level), and open the loading dock door from the inside!  Myself and a couple of friends would then pile into the elevator and take it to the 2nd floor, avoiding any security/need for ID, and got our hoop on in the SU facilities.  I thought it was rebellious and amazing at the time.

Just a little insight from a local Syracuse guy, before becoming a student at SU and getting that degree.
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