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7 Replies Last post: May 5, 2008 8:40 AM by Active Sara  
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Nov 9, 2007 10:25 AM

Favorite Basketball Movie

So I guess you can say I'm on a sports movie kick right now and it might be due to the fact that I'm new to life without college athletics after graduating this May, but either way a kick is a kick. Here are my two favorites...Hoosiers, a definite classic, and Blue Chips. I'm not going to say Shaq and the rest of the crew should win an academy award, but it's a good flick.

What's your favorite basketball movie?

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1. Nov 9, 2007 11:29 AM in response to: Active Sara
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White Men Can't Jump.

"We goin' to Sizzzzler! We goin' to Sizzzzler!"

"Billy you sooo stooopid!"

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2. Nov 13, 2007 4:25 PM in response to: Bryan2337
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LOVE Blue Chips, I wonder how much Shaq got for those killer acting skills...I actually watched this movie on TV the other night, Love and Basketball, such a good movie!

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3. Nov 13, 2007 4:29 PM in response to: movo
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HOOSIERS!!!!
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4. May 2, 2008 9:41 PM in response to: JBan
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Agreed - How can the unanimous answer not be Hoosiers?? Then again, Blue Chips was great for it's pure unintentional comedy factor. What about Basketball Diaries? Not exactly a move focused entirely on basketball, but it was fantastic. Very 'heavy', but a great movie.

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5. May 2, 2008 10:57 PM in response to: Active Sara
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Hoop Dreams is it for me with Hoosiers a close second. I think every kid with dreams of making it to the NBA should be required to watch this film.
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6. May 2, 2008 11:04 PM in response to: marc v
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Ah! You got me. I was trying to think of the name of that film to include in my list, but the name just wouln't come to me and I didn't want to cheat and Google it. I watched that movie in film school and it was very interesting. Do you happen to know what happened to those guys? Seems to me one of them played at least semi-pro ball at some point, but I think that's about it. The movie was actually pretty sad. I thought it did a good job of putting into perspective how slim the chances are of any athlete, no matter how good they are, making the pros in their given sport.