{"id":79819,"date":"2017-07-19T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T14:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=79819"},"modified":"2023-04-14T14:49:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:49:58","slug":"sportstalk-shop-summer-hoops-2017-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-summer-hoops-2017-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  Summer Hoops 2017 (Part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlO1VxyPkso\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July continues to be a big month for local basketball action in the RCN-TV viewing area. This week, we have more interviews and video of local tournaments along with insiders\u2019 thoughts on the action so far.<\/p>\n<p>First, we had a chance to speak with legendary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.demathacatholichoops.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeMatha<\/a> Head Basketball Coach Mike Jones to talk about his summer camp, top players he\u2019s seen in the DMV, and his thoughts on former Stag standout <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066636\/markelle-fultz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markelle Fultz<\/a>, who was selected by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/sixers\/?tmd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">76ers<\/a> with the #1 overall pick in this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbadraft.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PyQAmLlvGAg\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(More of this interview can be found through RCN On-Demand or on our podcast: <a href=\"\/atvn\/sports-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rcn.com\/atvn\/sports-talk<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Also, we had a chance to catch up with Basketball Guru Toomey Anderson of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvbasketballrankings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LVBasketballRankings.com <\/a>to get his thoughts on the summer league action and the top teams and standout performers that he has seen so far. 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