Baller Profile: Luis Cuerda “LYO”
| November 9, 2009
Luis and his brother are the creators of the crew Jugones Parque Sur. He got injured and had to lay on his bed for almost 5 months, away from the courts. During this time he decided to investigate about streetball on the Internet. He realized that what he and his brother used to do in summer was done by a lot of people around the World.
When he was able to play again, he created www.jugonesparquesur.es, and right there the story of Jugones Parque Sur began. Since then, they are organizing tournaments in summer and an All Star Game in Christmas.
Luís tells us that: “My experience in basketball is very limited, since I used to play handball until I was 19. The team in which I was playing disappeared due to financial problems, and then I decided to start playing the game of my beloved sports idol Michael Jordan.”
Besides basketball, I love music and sneakers. I have a collection of 50 pairs of sneakers, and it keeps growing. Sometimes I watch basketball games just to stare at the player’s sneakers.
Full Name: Luis Cuerda Martínez
Nickname: LYO
Age: 25 (28/5/84)
Birthplace: Albacete (a.k.a. Albashit), Spain.
Height: 1.86m / 6.1 ft
Weight: 80 kg / 176 Lbs
Shoe size: 11 USA / 45 EUR
Position: Guard
My experience: 10 years ballin’ on playgrounds
Current Team: Jugones Parque Sur CDE (Albacete, Spain)
Favorite sneakers: Jordan XI
I compare my game to: Mike Bibby
Coming up, I admired: Michael Jordan
Favorite player: Julius “Dr J” Erving
Favorite team: Chicago Bulls
Favorite court: Any court in good condition
Go-to-move: No looking pass
I play: Four times a week
My best basketball moment: Before I got my knee injured.
Favorite TV show: Family Guy and Dragon Ball
Favorite movie: He Got Game, Space Jam,
On my iPod: J Dilla, Black Milk, Evidence, Dilated People and local Rap music from “Albashit”
Jaime Martínez Lafargue is the BallersNetwork.com blogger for Spain. Jaime is the Editor-in-chief of basketball website Solobasket.com. You can reach him at jaime@solobasket.com
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