Pump N Run wins Best of Summer

Pump N Run pulled away from a 31-31 half-time tie to defeat the Cleveland Bball Club 17s 78-50 in the Best of the Summer finals at Loyola Marymount. Jordan Farmar continues his strong summer and was my choice for tournament MVP. Pump N Run defeated the Big Time champion Atlanta Celtics 85-69 in the semis, quieting some of the talk about the Celtics being perhaps the top AAU program ever. Farmar was the MVP of the Tournament of Champions in May as Pump N Run beat the Celtics 94-86.

The Cleveland Bball Club 17s had to win two earlier games to advnace to the finals, while the Pump N Run team had to play just one game and the fatigue seemed to be a factor in the championship game, although the better team did win.

Pump N Run got strong play from their three-guard attack all week with UCLA commitment Jordan Farmar, Oregon verbal Bryce Taylor and Enrico Tucker. Frontcourt player Jared Dudley continued his strong play and Nick Young and Lorenzo Mata helped give the team excelletn balance.