30 for 30 General Discussion Thread

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  1. steamengine

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    I want a Skip Bayless 30 for 30
     
  2. gilstein21

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    They ever do one on Ryan leaf?
     
  3. Gambler

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    Just fucking no.
     
  4. Love Tractor

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    This is the cherry on top of the sundae of bad ideas.
     
  5. steamengine

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    Jesus, it was a joke.
     
  6. Love Tractor

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  7. steamengine

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    New one just at started
     
  8. Thoros of Beer

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    Is it the skip bayless one?
     
  9. Celemo

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    Probably Phi Slamma Jamma
     
  10. jplaYa

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    It's Phi Slamma Jamma
     
  11. steamengine

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    I wish
     
  12. Truman

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    Last night's was just ok. Not great.
     
  13. bturns

    bturns a better poster than Bertwing
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    Would like to see one on the Braves from the 90s.
     
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  14. steamengine

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    Disagree but I'm sure I'm biased
     
  15. Celemo

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    will eventually watch for Clyde and Hakeem nostalgia
     
  16. steamengine

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    There's actually a pretty cool subplot running throughout.
     
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  17. Jack Parkman

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  18. undrtow

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    When does the John Daly episode drop?
     
  19. gilstein21

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    forgot it was on tonight. Missed it but I'm recording the 2 am rerun. I turned the TV on as the credits were rolling and the song at the end is about the greatest thing ever.
     
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  20. Sterling A

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    ESPN to air 30 for 30 on NBA's storied Celtics-Lakers rivalry


    Perhaps the greatest rivalry in NBA history will now get ESPN's "30 for 30" treatment. Director and producer Jonathan Hock spoke to SI.com about his plans for the upcoming project

    When you think of great NBA rivalries, what comes to mind? Well, if you were born in the 1990s, your first thought is likely the Cavaliers-Warriors. The generation before you might argue Bulls-Pistons, Knicks-Bulls or Knicks-Heat. These are all great choices.

    But the greatest rivalry over the course of the NBA’s history is Celtics versus Lakers. Between 1959 and 2010, the franchises met in the NBA Finals 12 times, including three times in the 1980s. Those star-studded teams included multiple Hall of Famers such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Magic Johnson, Kevin McHale, Bill Walton and James Worthy.

    With the 30-year anniversary of the 1987 NBA Finals coming up—that series was the third time in four years the Lakers and Celtics met for the title—ESPN Films has commissioned a two-part documentary to examine the famed rivalry. The film will be executive produced by Jonathan Hock, a multiple Emmy Award winning producer and director whose previous 30 for 30s include “The Best That Never Was” (2010), “Unguarded” (2011), “Survive and Advance” (2013) and “Of Miracles and Men” (2015). Hock recently signed a two-year first-look deal with ESPN for all his non-fiction sports-related programming ideas from Hock Films. That means ESPN has the first option for Hock’s work. It’s a great move for both entities given Hock has produced some of the best work in ESPN’s 30 for 30 series.




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    Hock said the Celtics-Lakers documentary will air in two parts on ESPN, running either at 90 or 120 minutes per episode. The film will likely air next June around the time of the NBA Finals.

    “There’s really a lot to work with here,” said John Dahl, the vice president and executive producer for ESPN Films and Original Content. “This isn’t just a basketball story but a cultural one. I think the film will create a lot of buzz because the Celtics and Lakers are eternally marquee franchises.”

    In an interview with SI.com last week, Hock said the main focus of the doc will be the rivalry of the 1980s but the film will also examine the history of the NBA through the prism of the rivalry. “The idea is that everybody chose a side between the Lakers and Celtics, that’s sort of the organizing principle for us in the pre-production and early stages of production,” Hock said.
     
  21. DeToxRox

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  22. PhupaPhever

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    The Book of Manning is on ESPN2
     
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  23. Zebbie

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    Need the great Gordo doing his Fake Skip worked into that somehow
     
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  24. Truman

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    This Bobby Knight episode only being available on ESPN+ blows.
     
  25. Teflon Queen

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    You bumped this to let everyone know that the book of Manning was playing on espn2? :lolwut:

    I’m sure all our 80 year old posters who give a fuck about Archie Manning going 7-5 at Ole Miss are appreciative
     
  26. PhupaPhever

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    Thank you for noticing. Don't be racist.
     
  27. Blu Tang Clan

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    It's a pretty good one. I forgot how crazy Indiana went when Knight was fired. Twas like Penn State with Paterno without the pedophilia. Would have been an absolute shit show if it happened in the social media age.
     
  28. Truman

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    I listened to the 30for30 bonus pod for it. I knew he was kind of a POS, but I never heard the rape comments before.

    Cant even imagine if something like that was said today. Sounded very Roy Moore-y
     
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  29. Blu Tang Clan

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    He's a top-tier piece of shit. Amusing in press conferences sometimes, but one of the most arrogant "my shit doesn't stink" and "do as I say and not as I do" people I can remember in sports. And I'm pretty sure Bobby is a huge Trump guy, which fits with the Roy Moore-y vibe.

    Also, you can get ESPN+ free for a month FYI.
     
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  30. 40wwttamgib

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  31. JGator1

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    I'd like to hear his comments on nepotism - Patrick Knight owes his entire career in basketball coaching/scouting to his last name.
     
  32. Truman

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    I just torrance it whenver it comes out. Or wait until there's a few in the library I want to see.
     
  33. Zebbie

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    He can’t coach worth a shit, I can tell you that much
     
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  34. Sterling A

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  35. C-Pay

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    I.GOT.A.LINE.ON.YOU.DALLAS.FORT.WORTH.
     
  36. CF3234

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    Still one of the worst 30 for 30s considering how great the source material was.
     
  37. CF3234

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    Still one of the worst 30 for 30s considering how great the source material was.
     
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  38. JGator1

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    Watched this tonight and it was somewhat interesting but feels incomplete (nothing about fixed games, mob ties, etc). Jai Alai looks pretty boring but didn't realize it was so popular back in the day.
     
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  39. LeonardWashington

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    Yeah there was an episode about it in Mad Men I believe and I think parts of the mob ties were shown in the movie Black Mass. It was heralded as the next big thing and was a lot was spent on marketing it but b/c of the mentioned problems it was just a flash in the pan
     
  40. Joe_Pesci

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    My impression from that was people only liked it because it was the only game in town gambling-wise
     
  41. JGator1

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    Yeah there's no doubt that's one of the main reasons. The one dog track in Tampa (where they filmed the Oceans 11 scene) has a median age of about 70, I assume the average jai alai patron is similar.
     
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  42. Celemo

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    Deion Sanders epi debuts on Thursday. Mentioned it before but he’s the fastest human I’ve ever seen live. Caught him in Omaha on a rehab assignment with the Richmond Braves. That fucker could fly...even while wearing 40lbs of gold
     
  43. War Grundle

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    Dude played a baseball game, then ran down to the track and ran in the 4 x 100 relay then ran back to start in the second game of the baseball double header.
     
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  44. RalfBully

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    "They dont pay nobody to be humble"

    Cant wait for this doc.
     
  45. dump

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    All I learned from the Deion doc is that the MLB is the real no fun league

    also fuck off tim mccarver
     
  46. RalfBully

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    Deion was one of my top 3 favorites growing up. That doc was shitty as hell. Focusing on one day and only being an hour long was dumb.
     
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  47. Celemo

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    Agreed...wanted the whole fucking story
     
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  48. Truman

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    30 for 30 releases a podcast that usually w the producer an few days before the premiere. They made this episode sound so cool, but it was boring as AF. Just listen to that 20 min podcasts and you'll learn all there is to know.
     
  49. ohbluefan

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    Was surprised Bo and Deion kind of embraced each other as much as they did. I figured there would be some more animosity between the 2 since they were both playing 2 sports.