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With the draft around the corner and release of Netflix's film "Hustle", (Supposedly a decent watch FWIW), thought it might be interesting to talk about your favorite Basketball films.
There are a few I love watching at this time of year.
1. Above The Rim
2. White Men Can't Jump
3. He Got Game
Honorable Mention: Space Jam
Dishonorable Mention: Space Jam 2
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Hoosiers ftw but the air up there was cool
Hoop Dreams. A brilliant do entary that has a twist so unusual that you'd think it was unrealistic if it were in a regular movie instead of a do entary.
Basketball or Nothing. Another beautiful do entary about about a Navajo reservation team's quest to win a state championship.
The basketball diaries was kool too
Damn, I forgot all about Hoop Dreams. What a great choice.
I remember watching it when I was a young teenager, before I knew how the college and Pros processes worked. (We didn't get a lot of coverage in Australia then).
I'll have to watch 'Basketball or Nothing' as I've never seen it.
Hilarious. They made like four sequels too so it obviously has its fans.
I’m for this. He Got Game def my favs.
Blue Chips is underrated.
i forgot about blue chips . Nolte was a bad ass
Damn, I forgot all about Hoop Dreams. What a great choice.
I remember watching it when I was a young teenager, before I knew how the college and Pros processes worked. (We didn't get a lot of coverage in Australia then).
I'll have to watch 'Basketball or Nothing' as I've never seen it.
You'll love Basketball or Nothing-- it's a great doc. A lot of Americans don't even know about the level of basketball fanaticism that exists on lots of Native American reservations in the west, and this one really captures the love of the sport for reservation kids.
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calling aj a roach
I've always wanted to watch this.
Loved Uncut Gems. More of an action or gambling movie but i gotta rate it the top rebounding movie of all time.
Also we need to get a coach like Bruno Kirby in basketball diaries lol. Sincerely
I agree with some les, but as a young teen in the early 90s I remember watching a made for TV movie about Hank Gathers. Always wondered if it held up or I was just young.
Hoosiers was really good (I think it's now called something different as I recall seeing it under a different name on IMDB), but I wanted to say, man, forgot all about "The Air Up There". I thought that movie was really underrated.Hoosiers ftw but the air up there was cool
Also "Above The Rim" which had Tupac in it, that was one of my all time favourites.
A couple of others on the darker side was Rebound (not the Martin Lawrence one) based on Earl 'The Goat' Manigault's story (at the start of the movie Kareem Abdul Jabbar said he was the greatest player he ever saw that never made it to the NBA due to doing drugs). I remember a scene where they taped money to the top of the backboard and Earl jumped up there, grabbed the money and put a coin on top while also having a joint in his mouth (not sure how true that was).
There was also another one in the early '90s in which Michael Jordan was supposed to star in but never made it so they got Bo Kimble from the Clippers instead. Heaven is a Playground. I thought it was decent. Haven't watched it since I was a kid, though, so may not be as good as I remember. Hakeem was also in it as an opposing player on the other team. I don't think the Basketball action was that great. It was also based on a book, but people said it didn't come close to the book.
I also now really like Blue Chips. When I was a kid, didn't like it much as it didn't have that happy ending, but watching it years later, I really liked the movie showing the recruiting corruption to get players into your school program.
Has anyone ever seen Love and Basketball (this is one I missed out on that people used to tell me is good). Not sure it's more a romance movie, though.
I remember seeing a TV movie about Isiah Thomas growing up in Chicago. Seems he really had it tough. I think one of his older brothers was better than him, but fell into the life. I don't know if it was as good as I remember. Can't remember the name of it. Edit : Just found the movie, it's actually about his mother if anyone wants to watch it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT6gMAox524
Is this the Hank Gathers movie https://www.imdb.com/ le/tt0104270...tt_sims_tt_i_1 I wouldn't mind watching it, but not sure if I can find anywhere to watch it.
The was also a TV series called 'The Hoop Life' which I wanted to watch, but can't find anywhere. I think it was about a player that missed the shot to win the Championship and how his life turned out after missing the shot. Instead of making the pros, he had to play in a lower league. Not sure if I am remembering it right as I only saw a few episodes from the season when it was airing.
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hoop dreams is brilliant - a sad revelation of inner city life, parochial schools and the fractured american dream.
Anybody watched Hustle yet?
Looks decent from the trailer, and also has our man Boban in it
Semi Pro is totally underrated.
Will Farrell can be hit and miss, but that's one of his top films imo. Also love the old school Spurs references
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i didn't see white men can't jump on here but that's a pretty iconic film-classic early 90's.
I never watched Semi Pro. For some reason I passed it up, didn't think it would be good. If you're saying it's one of his best, I might try and watch it along with Hustle this weekend.
I think I've watched it too many times, so I didn't mention it as one of my favourites, but it definitely was. As a movie it's great. Good comedy to go along with the Basketball. I'd say it's dropped down my list a little bit since I was a kid due to it being two on two. Not sure what people play over in the US when it comes to playground ball. Is two on two common? For example, what do they mostly play in places like New York when it comes to playground ball? 2 v 2, 3 v 3 or 5 on 5??
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