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?It's not a good time to be a basketball traditionalist. First the U.S.'s NBA stars were disgraced at the World Championships. Now comes Street Ball: The Andl Mix Tape Tour, an eight-part documentary that debuted last week and airs on Tuesdays at 11 p.m. on ESPN2. The series follows the Andl team, a street hoops version of the Harlem Globetrotters, on a 24-city tour last summer, and delivers a primer in the world of "pass last" basketball as players with names like Sik Wit It and Main Event showcase their moves in front of boisterous crowds. The program's strength lies in interviews with the team members, who hold out hope that their trick shots and dribbling wizardry will get them to the NBA. Maybe, given what we learned about the state of the league in Indy, they might have a shot.

?The players weren't the only ones who showed their emotions at the U.S. Open. CBS announcer Dick Enberg, 67, was uncharacteristically enthusiastic throughout the tournament, and he sounded positively giddy when he chirped, "Brilliant!" after Andre Agassi ended a lengthy semifinal rally against Lleyton Hewitt with a running forehand down the line. When analyst Mary Carillo asked Enberg why he was shaking his head after the exchange, he replied, "I'm just pleased to be here watching two human beings playing at this level." Corny, sure. But Enberg sounded sincere.

?The USA network's Jim Courier deserves credit for knowing when to keep quiet. During a break in the third set of Pete Sampras's quarterfinal blowout of Andy Roddick, SI heard a USA director ask Courier, who was providing courtside coverage, if he wanted to say anything on air. "This is an ass-kicking," said Courier. "I have nothing to say."