In the book "Rucker park setup" by Paul Valponi is about this kid named Mackey who is a great basketball player. And he obviously wants his profession to be a basketball player in the future. But a lot of the book also has to do with Mackey's best friend JR. JR was stabbed to death. Mackey feels awful and like a coward cause he didn't help his friend JR. Most of the book is mainly about how Mackey feels about JR and trying to make it big in the NBA one because he loves Basketball ,and also to do it for JR since they both couldn't live the moment together.
In the beginning of this great story, Mackey tells the readers about how JR who his best friend , how they were always together playing basketball. Mainly how close they were together as best friends. But then he tells the readers that JR was stabbed to death. He feels bad because he watched the stabbing happen. He also feels bad and terrible ,because JR's dad usually was always with him playing ball and stuff and how losing him must have made him felt. I understand why Mackey feels so bad and horrible, but he grew up in a Neighborhood where it's good just to mind your business. He grew up in projects by ruckers park which is a bad place to get involved in a problem that isn't yours because you don't want any issues or problems with something that has noting to do with you. Even do he said that was his best friend, he did the smart thing to do is mind his business because I'm sure he didn't want to get into any problems with someone by protecting and helping someone else.
A blit later on in the book Mackey starts to play basketball , like alot and have flashbacks and memory's of times him and JR played ball. He made it clear and obvious that he wanted to be a basketball player. He says thing like " I'm gonna be the best collage basketball player of my time when I start". And a whole big chunck of this story is Mackey playing in a tourment game in rucker park. Rucker park is very famous for where very good basketball players come and play there hardest for the fans and people watching. Mackey wished one day that him and JR would have made it there together then to college , then onto the Pro's. But for the most part there many basketball games being played and talked about. Mackey started playing ball real well because he wished that one day him and JR would make it big. But now that JR is dead he just wants to make it big for him, Mackey himself and his family.
In conclusion the reason i asked the question : Will Mackey make it big for JR? Is because he's sad and depressed threwout the whole book about JR being stabbed to death. Both of them where great in basketball and that was their life long goal to make it big in playing ball . And also Mackey plays alot of basketball in rucker park and has many memory's and flashbacks of times him and JR had together. If I was him I would trying to make it big. Because its what I want to do, and I'm trying to do it for the people I care and love for. And the journey starts at Rucker park where Mackey has to peform and do well.
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