Giveaway: 30 For 30, Vol. 2

‘Without Bias.’ I’m 17 years old and I’ve been a Maryland Terps fan my entire life, and I’d hear about Len Bias all the time — but I never knew the moving story to its full extent. On top of that, my dad grew up in Massachusetts, and being a huge Celtics fan, he would always recall to me how he felt the day Bias died. People around here always say he would have been better than Jordan, but before watching the film, I simply shook off those remarks. I couldn’t comprehend any player being better than Jordan — who I was obsessed with when he came to the Wizards in the early 2000s, even though he was just a shadow of the true MJ at the time. The film itself was incredibly well done, and it fully revealed the tragedy of Bias’ death. Something Michael Wilbon said in the documentary particulary struck me: the fact that for people in his age group, the day Bias died will be remembered by all — what they were doing, how they felt when it happened, etc — similar to the way people of a different era will always remember where they were when Kennedy died, or like people of my generation will remember where they were when 9/11 occurred. Overall, I finally learned of the heart-breaking story of Len Bias through an incredible documentary that, in my opinion, surpassed other great 30 for 30s such as ‘Fab Fave,’ ‘Winning Time,’ and ‘The U.’

Reggie Miller vs. the Knicks is my favorite documentary of the series! I am an Indiana native and a life long Pacers fan. I don’t believe the NBA will ever have great rivalries like there were in the 90′s again. Knicks vs. Pacers, Knicks vs. Bulls, Bulls vs. Pistons, etc. Truly the glory days of NBA basketball, ESPECIALLY Playoff basketball!

As a pre-teen one of my first favourite players was Chris Webber, he has always remained so. I’ve always heard of the Fab Five, seen quick highlights and such, but after seeing the documentary, it just opens it to a whole new level.
You see the difference these guys made to college basketball, to culture in general, and more importantly to eachother.
To see the different backgrounds they came from, the honesty of Jalen Rose on his immature thinking as a teenager, the accepting of roles by Ray, the touching on the issues of NCAA moneymaking, the Rodney King riots, the ‘payments’ that Chris Webber used.
And again, more importantly, how that team worked. How they became starters, how the upperclassmen had to deal with it, the thinking of the coaching and the BROTHERHOOD that these guys were in due to their shared passion and love for the game and eachother…its kind of a ‘How To’ video for building a true team

My favorite was the about “The U” because I always knew they were bad boys (before my time), but the documentary covered everything, from the games to the recruiting to the after partys and it was just a totally encompassing story.

the best that never was because the reverend was so terrible for stealing marcs duprees money yet justified it somehow

the Orange one about Alabama about the quarter back who was the first black quarter back in college. then played in the CFL my MAN @!

Reggie Miller. It shows all his trash talk and fights. I loved it. Seen it three times and it really shows the NBA player he was on the court.. You don’t get to see that much and I enjoyed it.

“Winning Time” Reggie Miller because it inspires me every single day to keep working, because someone will always be better than you, I don’t allow that to happen.

Any announcement on who won this contest yet?

the best that never was. ronald dupree was ahead of his time. got screwed over by barry switzer and “the dirty rev”. this documentary showed that the nice guy often times finishes last

Once Brothers, for sure. Was on par with Hoop Dreams for basketball documentary. Shows how basketball transcends the globe, and friendships can be formed and, sadly, abruptly ended through the game. Anyone who saw this came away feeling sad, fascinated and happy Vlade Divac was able to find some peace, all in the same viewing.