Best Basketball Movies?

by **Deathbringer** on Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:24 am

BASEketball was the best :lol:

by **Bruce** on Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:15 pm

"Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault" is my next favorite bball move after "He Got Game". Accdg to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Earl Manigault is the greatest bball player of all time.

Semi-pro ranks up there for me too. It is suppose to be a comedy, but apparently most of it was borrowed from reality. Even the wrestling bear.

http://remembertheaba.com/OnlyintheABAM ... gBear.html
http://remembertheaba.com/OnlyintheABAM ... girls.html
http://remembertheaba.com/OnlyintheABAM ... shion.html

And take a gander at Larry Brown's threads here:
http://remembertheaba.com/OnlyintheABAM ... Brown.html

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:23 pm

mdertz wrote:Accdg to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Earl Manigault is the greatest bball player of all time.

According to Larry Bird, Michael Jordan is God when MJ dropped 61? pts. on the Celtics during their playoff series. So...
God >>> greatest basketball player

by **Bruce** on Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:12 pm

shadowgrin wrote:
mdertz wrote:Accdg to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Earl Manigault is the greatest bball player of all time.

According to Larry Bird, Michael Jordan is God when MJ dropped 61? pts. on the Celtics during their playoff series. So...
God >>> greatest basketball player

Nah, we can't immediately assume that. I think balling is not God's best sport. I figure God to be more of a craps kind of guy. But if he played a sport, I think He'd probably be a bowler. If you think about it, the 8th commandment says "Thou shall not steal". If God follows this, then He'd have 0 career stls. How can you then say he is the greatest player?

by **Joe'** on Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:22 pm

Actually, according to Wikipedia, God has 2,514 career steals, averaging 2.35 steals per game.

by **Sauru** on Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:44 am

i want a movie about pee wee kirkland

by **Bruce** on Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:24 am

Joe' wrote:Actually, according to Wikipedia, God has 2,514 career steals, averaging 2.35 steals per game.

Oh shit, I think we have stumled upon an omnipotence paradox. The world is about to unfold!!! :shock:

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:44 pm

mdertz wrote:I think balling is not God's best sport. If you think about it, the 8th commandment says "Thou shall not steal". If God follows this, then He'd have 0 career stls. How can you then say he is the greatest player?

He doesn't steal, he makes the offensive player turn it over with his harassing defense.
God does ball. (Notice that the shot goes in despite the drop kick)

by **BOSS** on Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:33 pm

No one mentioned Love & Basketball ?

by **Joe'** on Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:09 pm

^I've seen it but I think it has some chick flick elements and that definitely isn't good. I would've appreciated if the movie was more about basketball than it was about love.

by **CMJ3** on Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:07 am

Above the Rim, Coach Carter and White men can't Jump are some of my favourites, I used to love Above the Rim back in the day but Coach Carter is probably my favourite now. I haven't seen all of He Got Game and have yet to find a copy of it anywhere so I can't rate that one yet.

by **HeatThreePeat** on Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:06 pm

What about Glory Road?

by **nascarmandate** on Mon May 19, 2008 4:17 pm

i like Ray Allen and how he did a black chic in a film, i forgot it's title though

by **cyanide** on Tue May 20, 2008 1:46 am

nascarmandate wrote:i like Ray Allen and how he did a black chic in a film, i forgot it's title though

He Got Game. You could try typing in "movie ray-allen" in Google.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue May 20, 2008 8:05 pm

Has anyone seen Crossover? I haven't, but it's supposedly awful.

by **Skills** on Tue May 20, 2008 8:38 pm

According to imdb.com, it's the lowest rated movie on the site.
I'm still planning to check it out though, even if it is supposedly awful.

by **Sauru** on Tue May 20, 2008 10:08 pm

Andrew wrote:Has anyone seen Crossover? I haven't, but it's supposedly awful.

i saw it, my god i nearly ripped my eyes from my head to prevent me from seeing such horrors ever again

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue May 20, 2008 10:16 pm

What if it came down to Celtic Pride or Crossover?

by **Joe'** on Tue May 20, 2008 11:15 pm

Andrew, he doesn't like the movie, get over it.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue May 20, 2008 11:51 pm

There's nothing to get over, I know Sauru hates that movie. It was intended as a "Which is worse/Which would you rather?" type of question.

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Sun May 25, 2008 9:31 am

Andrew's right in asking Sauru. We deserve an answer.
Crossover or Celtic Pride damnit?!

Skillmatic wrote:According to imdb.com, it's the lowest rated movie on the site.
I'm still planning to check it out though, even if it is supposedly awful.

It has zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

I suggest you watch out closely for the only saving grace of the film, Wayne Brady.

by **Skills** on Sun May 25, 2008 11:19 am

Well there's the one reason that makes me think the movie's somewhat worth watching.

by **joejam999** on Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:18 pm

LOL I love the 6th man. I was just thinking about that movie at work today.

by **Jing** on Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:06 pm

That was one of the first basketball movies I've seen actually. UMass gets owned in it lol

by **huddy187** on Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:53 pm

Hoop Dreams made me cry like a 6 foot 3 baby

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