Favorite ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries?

Started by Big Mitch, Apr 20, 2015, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. Big Mitch
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    I've been watching a lot of 30 for 30 documentaries on Netflix lately and I was just curious to see which one's you guys like or would recommend. Here's some of my favorites:

    Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

    Reggie was a bit before my time, but this made me wish I was watching him play. The Spike Lee story surrounding Miller's rivalry with him and NYK is great.

    No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
    I have always liked Iverson and this covers his issues in high school. Not a lot of actual basketball in this one, but still good.

    Straight Outta L.A.
    I'm a big Raiders fan so I would obviously love this one. It's directed by Ice Cube and talks a lot of NWA. Perfect for someone like me who loves sports and music.

    The Fab Five
    Not a huge fan of Michigan or Webber/Rose, but I've always liked Juwan Howard and this documentary made me a fan of all of them.

    Bad Boys
    This might be my favorite of them all. Also a bit before my time, but the Detroit Bad Boys are fun to watch even if it's just highlights. Isaiah Thomas can go f--- himself tho.
     
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    GOAT


     
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

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    I've been meaning to watch the Bias one for awhile now. I'll get around to it sometime this week hopefully. As for the Four Days in October one, f--- the Red Sox I'm never watching it.

    Just kidding, but that's the only reason I haven't watched it. Boston area sports have always screwed my teams. I guess I hate the Yanks even more tho, so I'll give it a try haha.
     
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    Fab Five
    I Hate Christian Laettner
    Jordan Rides the Bus
    Without Bias
    Benji
    You Don't Know Bo
    No Crossover: The Trial of A.I.

    Need to watch No Mas, Bad Boys, Sole Man, Free Spirits, When The Garden Was Eden and The Little Master though.
     
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    30 for 30 is greatest production ESPN has done in years. I tune in every time a new one is released

    I like Two Escobars, Fab 5, OJ Simpson (Jun. 14, 94), The U, One Night in Vegas, Bad Boys
     
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    I like the Reggie Miller one for sentimental purposes. My dad is a big Reggie Miller fan and he's the one who got me into basketball, I started watching near the end of his career though. I think he got injured in a motorcycle accident and he was out for most of the season, I remember his last game against the Pistons in the playoffs.
     
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    The U
    The U part 2.
    You Don't Know Bo
    Bad Boys
    Rand University
    Honestly I don't think I've ever seen a 30 for 30 I didn't like. It seems to be one of the few things ESPN does right besides PTI
     
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    The u
    The u part 2
    Rand University

    my top 3. All of them are really good
     
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    Muhammad and Larry - watched it three times
    edit: bad boys was good too

    Just watched I Hate Christian Laettner. it was eh
     
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    Cosign. PTI >>>>
     
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    Gotta look for this one, didn't know there was one of this.
     
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    Everyone that I have seen has been good.
     
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    ESPN planning on doing a 30 for 30 on Sacramento Kings
    http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/teaser-released-kings-30-30-doc

    Also, they leaked out that they are doing another OJ Simpson documentary, mainly before and after the trial
    http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2015/04/21/espns-30-for-30-planning-long-film-on-o-j-simpson/
     
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    Probably Bad Boys
     
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    this is my favourite one shout out to @Bliss and @Dreamer



    and then the bad boys pistons one is dope too

    edit: no one else mentioned once brothers, y'all sleeping on it. the full video is available on that embed above.
     
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    wrong. it was fantastic. Probably top 5
     
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    The U and The U part 2 are my favorites from the series, but every one i have seen has been enjoyable to watch.

    The Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson ones are great as well
     
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    nah, it had some good moments, but it muddles its way through some of its most interesting points and tonally feels slapdash (or something) when it compares Laettner to, like, kanye.
     
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    I remember you reacting the same way when i said The Departed was better then The Town.

    Chill out, i get that you are a movie connoisseur or w/e but ppl have different opinions.
     
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    They don't even know how great Petrovic was. He could've been the leading scorer in the NBA in 1993/1994 season if he stayed with Nets and went home by a plane, I would bet everything on it.



    The GOAT knows it all.
     
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