Future basketball related 30 for 30 episodes you'd like to see?

[L.Kizzle]

ESPN does a great job with the documentary series. Stories I'd like to see covered.


-Early basketball teams like the original Celtics and the Harlem Rens (before the Globetrotters)
-1951 point shaving scandal
-The Eastern League
-Maurice Stokes
-The ABL
-60s' NYC streetball
-Pistol
-Cheryl Miller
-Early 80s Phoenix Suns legal battles
-NBA expansion in the late 80s'
-Reggie Lewis
-Early 90s draft bust (Bobby Hurley, Ed O'Bannon, Rummel Robinson, ect.)
-And 1

[lilteapot]

Lebron James: 2011 NBA Finals

[SouBeachTalents]

Lebron James: 2011 NBA Finals

Agreed. I seriously wanna know what happened. That and the Seahawks Super Bowl playcall are the two most baffling, inexplicable things I've ever seen

[HelterSkelter]

Nice list :rockon: :cheers:

I'm really surprised there hasn't been an episode for And1 (Streetball), Reggie Lewis, and Cheryl Miller

I'll add:

Game 5 of the '76 Finals
Bobby Phills
Malik Sealy
Run and Gun teams
Tim Donaghy
Kevin Garnett and Ronnie Fields
Celtics' decline in the late 70's


EDIT: Agreed on LeBron's '11 Finals performance. I feel that we'll see it after he retires.

[LAZERUSS]

ESPN does a great job with the documentary series. Stories I'd like to see covered.


-Early basketball teams like the original Celtics and the Harlem Rens (before the Globetrotters)
-1951 point shaving scandal
-The Eastern League
-Maurice Stokes
-The ABL
-60s' NYC streetball
-Pistol
-Cheryl Miller
-Early 80s Phoenix Suns legal battles
-NBA expansion in the late 80s'
-Reggie Lewis
-Early 90s draft bust (Bobby Hurley, Ed O'Bannon, Rummel Robinson, ect.)
-And 1

Wooden's Dynasty. The man was the greatest basketball coach of all-time.

He won titles with guard-dominant teams, with forward-dominant teams, and with center-dominant teams.

He won titles in an era where teams had to win their conference to advance to the NCAA tourney. He won titles without the benefit of a shot clock, or a 3pt shot. His teams went 38-1 in the NCAA tournament in his 12 year run from '64 thru '75, and most of those wins were blowouts.

And in that 12 year span, his '66 team went 18-8, and didn't make the tournament....BUT their freshmen team, with Alcindor and three more freshmen, who would start as sophs the next year...added to that veteran roster, would easily have won a title.

And his '74 team lost to NC State in double-OT in the NCAA Semis...in a game in which they led by seven points in the first OT. Furthermore, they routed that same Wolfpack team earlier in the year.

So, Wooden should have won 11 for sure...and came within an eyelash of #12.

Truly remarkable.

[L.Kizzle]

Nice list :rockon: :cheers:

I'm really surprised there hasn't been an episode for And1 (Streetball), Reggie Lewis, and Cheryl Miller

I'll add:

Game 5 of the '76 Finals
Bobby Phills
Malik Sealy
Run and Gun teams
Tim Donaghy
Kevin Garnett and Ronnie Fields
Celtics' decline in the late 70's


EDIT: Agreed on LeBron's '11 Finals performance. I feel that we'll see it after he retires.
The 1994 Team USA.

Early-mid 90s up and coming teams like Kemp-Payton Sonics, LJ-Zo Hornets, Shaq-Penny Magic, Coleman-Kenny Nets.

[guy]

Shaq vs Kobe
The Decision and Return
T-Mac vs the first round
Bulls/Knicks rivalry

[TheReal Kendall]

James Naismith
Larry Johnson

[Fallen Angel]

Dennis The Menace
Straight To The Pros (High School studs that made the jump to the NBA)
One Last Stand (examining the final year of the NBA's greatest players)

[zoom17]

2004 Pistons

[L.Kizzle]

I would love to see a "And1" and "Shaq vs. Kobe" episodes.

Cheryl Miller was in Reggies 30 for 30, I don't think they would do one just for her.
:biggums:

She's considered the greatest womens player of all time. This is not just Swin Cash, lol.

[leopoldstotch]

Dennis Rodman: Behind the basketball courts - I am sure they can build many mini stories about Dennis and what he did.
Vernon Maxwell
Kareem Abdul Jabaar - Only if KBJ wants to open up about his life.
Spud Webb

[TripleA]

The europe and international influence on the Nba and basketball.

[Horde of Temujin]

Lebron James: 2011 NBA Finals

Mavericks were a good matchup. Dirk was out of his mind. Carlisle outcoached Spo, and the Mavericks supporting cast outplayed Miami

BUT............................................... ................


i think it has a lot to do with his 2010 meltdown vs the Celtics:

Delonte.

Let's be real, the poor guy was devastated.


I honestly do not mean to disrespect the man, but I for one believe the whole thing, especially considering she hooked up with another young man, rapper Da Real Limbo afterwards.

The man had a lot on his mind.

He is a great ****ing player. All hating aside

Probably better than Kobe, and not as good as Jordan. But so what. Recognize and appreciate the greatness. he is not a god. he is gifted human being who is athletically more gifted than just about anybody on this board, unless some undercover superstars post on this board, and a better human being than a majority of the people who post or lurk on this message board.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Keeping it basketball related...


Kobe vs Shaq, especially when O'Neal left, with everything from behind the scenes, people who were there discussing it, including them both...

Pistol Pete, with something about his "basketball life" growing up, detailed stuff about his career and his life during it, with unseen footage, having his contemporaries talking about him and also players influenced by him, mark he left on the game...

The 80's Bucks, unsung great team, could've made the Finals or even more in a weaker era. Stuff about Sidney Moncrief, Nellie's coaching, the classic Mecca-floor, interviewing all of them...

Something about the 1984 or 1976 Finals would've been very cool.

They could do something about the most underrated, forgotten players.

Muggsy Bogues would be an interesting player to cover.

...

[HelterSkelter]

Co-sign on Shaq-Penny Magic, Kemp-Payton Sonics, Coleman-Kenny Nets, and Bulls-Knicks rivalry

How about:

- 2004 Lakers

- Darryl Dawkins

- Andrew Toney

- Connie Hawkins

- Run TMC

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Tim Donaghy, Sam Gilbert, Patrick Dennehy, Malice at the Palace, The Decision... And 1 era is a good one.

Maybe the 2003 draft, We Believe, Spurs dynasty, something Lakers 00 dynasty related (Shaq-Kobe?).

Not basketball, but the one I want to see most is on the Penn State fiasco. From Sandusky, to the fallout, to the fallout of the fallout and how the NCAA way overstepped.

[Timmy D for MVP]

The George Gervin/David Thompson scoring race finish would have been an amazing doc but as Simmons said he looked into it and there's no footage or anything.

I think a great Yao Ming documentary would be phenomenal.

And I think the collapse of the Pacers last season will be an interesting documentary/book someday.

[LockoutOver11]

Shaq vs Kobe
The Decision and Return
T-Mac vs the first round
Bulls/Knicks rivalry


lmaoooooo tmac vs first round.. thats ****ed up lolol!!!

[Fire Colangelo]

The George Gervin/David Thompson scoring race finish would have been an amazing doc but as Simmons said he looked into it and there's no footage or anything.

I think a great Yao Ming documentary would be phenomenal.

And I think the collapse of the Pacers last season will be an interesting documentary/book someday.

I think there was a documentary that documented Yao's first couple of years. His rivalry with Shaq, friendship with Francis/McGrady etc.

[Timmy D for MVP]

I think there was a documentary that documented Yao's first couple of years. His rivalry with Shaq, friendship with Francis/McGrady etc.

Yeah I think I saw a bit of it somewhere.

I would like to see the 30 for 30 guys run it though because they have a knack for finding talent to make these docs good.

[JohnFreeman]

Delly: The Thunder from Down Under

[Taller than CP3]

I'd like to see a documentary on Rachel Nichols' threesome with Lebron and D Wade.

[ScarSymmetry]

Bron Brons hair implants.

[NZStreetBaller]

Id like to see one on the dwight howards journey from 2012 to 2014. The stuff he went through with kobe any the lakers and getting smashed in the first round.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

There and Back Again: The LeBron James Story.

[StephHamann]

30 for 30

Steve Nash and Dirk

[unknowns8]

Run TMC era please

[guy]

lmaoooooo tmac vs first round.. thats ****ed up lolol!!!

Not even trying to be. But it was a storyline that dominated the NBA for nearly a decade.