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Monday, April 18, 2011
NBA Playoff 2011, 1st round, Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls, Game 1.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Michael Jordan to the Max
The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take
I blame my Utah Jazz losing in the 1998 NBA Finals on IMAX. That's right. You heard it here first.
During the 1997–98 NBA season, IMAX decided to follow Michael Jordan along throughout the playoffs, chronicling the game's greatest player's last professional basketball season. Do you really think Jordan was going to tarnish his legacy by leaving an everlasting imprint of a loss on IMAX film? Not a chance. There's no way, knowing that IMAX cameras were following him around all playoffs, that he was going to go out as a loser. As a Jazz fan I'm thinking about boycotting IMAX from now on.
'Michael Jordan to the Max,' like I said, is a journey through the 1998 NBA Playoffs with Michael Jordan. While the majesty of his last playoff performance plays out, we learn some of Jordan's career history . We hear the story of him not being selected for his high school team. We see him rise through the ranks of basketball players, develop a deadly shooting game, and become one of the most feared defenders in the league. We hear firsthand accounts from Phil Jackson, Steve Kerr, Bob Costas, and others about how truly competitive Jordan was.
These are all stories we've heard before, but of all the documentaries that have been done about the man this one feels the most complete.
I never saw 'Michael Jordan to the Max' on the big screen. I would have liked to, because some of the shots of him dunking are truly impressive. IMAX must have been a grand showcase for Jordan's high-flying game.
Even though much of this movie seems pretty self-congratulatory it's hard not to just sit back and realize how amazing he actually was. Watching him take over a game was something to behold, even if you knew that meant he was going to dismantle your team right before your eyes.
Jordan chimes in from time to time to talk about the murder of his dad, his short foray into baseball, and what he was thinking about when he stole the ball from Karl Malone right before he hit The Shot. Stories are shared about him that I hadn't heard before. Like when he'd enter a stadium he would think that there's someone in that arena that hadn't ever seen him before and would never see him again, so he'd better put on a show for them. Touching stories, even if they sound a bit embellished.
Truth is, Jordan was the most dominant player to ever play the game. 'Michael
Runnin' Rebels of UNLV
Before The Fab Five, there was The Runnin’ Rebels. Before Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King & Ray Jackson there was Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Greg Anthony, Anderson Hunt & George Ackles...
While UNLV coach Lon Kruger has the Thomas & Mack Center rocking again, many Las Vegans recall with fondness the Jerry Tarkanian dynasty, when Runnin’ Rebel games were the hottest tickets in town. Now you can relive that towel-chewing, championship-producing era in an upcoming HBO documentary.
Beginning March 12, on the eve of college basketball’s NCAA Tournament, HBO Sports will air “Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV.” The documentary revisits the period from 1973 to 1992, when the team, and its lightening rod of a coach, embodied the swaggering spirit of Las Vegas.
“The Runnin’ Rebels’ impact on college basketball is indisputable,” said Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports. “Their accomplishments on the court made them royalty in Las Vegas, and their glamorous approach made them media stars nationally. … We are going to chronicle their story, providing an in-depth portrait of the main characters who lit up the desert.”
“Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV” examines the larger-than-life personalities of Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, and Stacey Augmon, as well as the eccentricities of coach Jerry Tarkanian. Using an up-tempo offense and stifling defense, Tarkanian guided the Rebels to four Final Fours. The Runnin’ Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Championship by beating the Duke Blue Devils by 30 points, still largest margin of victory in a championship game.
Billed as one of the greatest college basketball teams of all-time, the 1990-91 Rebels became the first team in 12 seasons to go undefeated during the regular season before losing in the Final Four to archrival Duke in a heartbreaking 79-77 defeat.
The documentary also delves into the controversy surrounding the legendary coach. Tarkanian compiled a 509-105 record at UNLV but was constantly being watched by the NCAA.
Interviews include Tarkanian, and his wife, Lois; former stars Greg Anthony, Reggie Theus, Stacey Augmon, and Armen Gilliam; Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski; talk show host Jimmy Kimmel; and broadcaster Ross Porter.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Association: Boston Celtics
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
On espn:
Episode 5 - Friday, April 15 - 8 p.m. (60 minutes)
BONUS: analyzes Ray Allen`s ability (Sport Science)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Above The Rim
Kyle Lee Watson (Duane Martin) is a talented basketball player who is about to graduate from high school. While he waits to find out if he will receive a scholarship to Georgetown University he finds himself in a difficult dilemma over a playground basketball tournament. He must decide whether to play for and follow his good-hearted basketball coach or Birdie (Tupac Shakur), a local thug in the neighborhood. Kyle is also feeling resentment towards a security guard named Shepherd, or Shep (Leon Robinson), because his mother is falling in love with him.
Coincidentally, Kyle's coach also wants Shep to coach his team when he feels its time for him to retire, since Shep was previously a star basketball player himself. It is later revealed to Kyle that Shep is Birdie's older brother. Due to the death of a friend, Nutso, Shep cannot bear the thought of playing again.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Hoop Reality
Follow-up to "Hoop Dreams,'' the documentary that won the Sundance Audience Award in 1994 with its depiction of Marshall star Arthur Agee and St. Joseph's William Gates attempting to better their lives through basketball. As Marshall's coach, Bryant led the Commandos to back-to-back Class AA third-place finishes in 2006 and '07 before being fired before the '07-08 season. Beverly became an All-State guard in '06 and played at Arkansas for two years before getting suspended from the team because of academics. He is playing professionally in the Ukraine.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
More than a game
"More Than A Game" is a documentary that focuses in on 5 young basketball players - LeBron James, Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee - and their coach, Dru Joyce II, performing on an AAU team with the growing stardom of the future NBA superstar, LeBron James. Taking them through their pre-teens to high school, the film follows their incredible journey as the unknown Ohio team rises to the top of youth athletics. The moral really suggests that to win, a team has to fight until the end to achieve a goal, even if the challenge seems easy.
30 For 30 - No Crossover : The Trial of Allen Iverson
On Valentine’s Day 1993, 17-year-old Bethel High School basketball star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Va., with five high school friends. It was supposed to be an ordinary evening, but it became a night that defined Iverson’s young life. A quarrel soon erupted into a brawl pitting Iverson’s young black friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the fight and the handling of the subsequent trial landed the teenager—considered by some the nation’s best high school athlete—in jail and sharply divided the city along racial lines. Oscar nominee Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) returns to his hometown of Hampton, where he once played basketball, to take a personal look at this still-disputed incident and examine its impact on Iverson and the shared community.
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