Just watched the one about the rise & fall of the Orlando Magic on Netflix, that's gotta rank among one of the best.
What are your favorites?
Duke Lacrosse
Once Brothers
>>67705904
Once Brothers was intense
I obviously don't know the whole story but I don't think Divac deserved all that hate, it was clearly a big misunderstanding and what was even sadder was Drazen turning his back on him as well, basically being brainwashed.
Of miracle and men
>>67705874
In no order
>Fantastic Lies
>The '85 Bears
>Bad Boys
>This Magic moment
>>67705874
What does "30 for 30" even mean?
>>67707480
That was lame as fuck and I'm a hockey fag.
>>67707530
30 films by 30 directors
Reggie Miller vs the New York Knicks
>>67707499
>no Miami
>no SMU
INTO THE GARBAGE IT GOES
>>67707530
Every year they do 30 episodes and they are typically 30 minutes long
>>67707544
Shut up capitalist dog
>>67707547
this one was so good
I didn't even know he had a sibling rivalry, Reggie is the man
>>67707569
that smu one is so intense
>well in texas we execute you
fucking based
>>67707611
>yfw his sister had over 100 points in a game
>>67707690
I love it
You cannot feel more pressure than that, wanting to succeed at basketball, having to best a literal girl, an older sibling rivalry for bragging rights, etc.
>>67707569
Originally it was 30 docs for the 30th anniversary of ESPN.
>>67707569
>>67707644
>us unrepentant cheaters were the real victims
That fucking movie.
>no two escobars
meme thread
>>67705904
I like the Lacrosse one more than I thought I would. But, it should be removed from existence. Women don't need any reminders of how easy it is to permanently fuck up a man's reputation with false accusations.
Hillsborough is pretty rough
June 17th 1994 is the GOAT. Uniquely made. 0 interviews. All news clips.
The U & The U P2 (although not as good) are comfy to watch
Rand University, Brian and the Boz were dissapointing
Four Days in October and Catching Hell were great watches
This online short about how MLB schedule is made (10 minutes) was pretty funny cause it was like 2 pissed off old people.
>>67707725
I'd rather rich ass boosters just gave the fucks money rather than shit like Baylor where even the police covers up niggers raping and beating people
>>67707727
>tfw I discovered that whole thing through the documentary
lol no one takes sports more seriously than Colombians
Four falls of Buffalo
>not only Jim Kelly lost four superbowls, his son dies, and he has some sort of cancer
>>67707499
This and also
The I
The Fab Five
I Hate Chris
Lower tier but still good
Trojan Was
Broke
Elway to Marino
The Real Rocky
June 17th, 1994
>>67707745
>June 17th 1994 is the GOAT. Uniquely made. 0 interviews. All news clips.
Having lived through that day and remembering it vividly, that one really hit home for me. 10/10
>>67707739
>Women don't need any reminders of how easy it is to permanently fuck up a man's reputation with false accusations
don't worry, they are constantly reminded of this in all media
>cntrl-f survive and advance
>nothing
you guys are heartless awful bastards
>>67707611
>those bants with spike
>starks mad as fuck
gold
>>67707789
Watching all his psychological tactics was such a fucking pleasure, reminded me of the Bad Boys
>>67707789
>spike saying
>nah I didnt do that
>they show clips of him saying and doing those things
>>67707766
this is the reason I will always have a soft spot for Buffalo/Buffalo fans
that team was still fucking spectacular.
Kelly/Thomas is GOAT chemistry
Here's some that you should avoid
Straight outta L.A.
>should've been a short
Unmatched
>mom-core
House of Steinbrenner
>all over the place
Gospel According to Mac
>boring
Run, Ricky Run
>DUDE
>>67707848
>"Do you miss your family or kids at all, Ricky?"
>"..Nahh.."
My sides at that one
I don't think I've ever watched a whole one, just snippets of some that were on t.v. I'm watching "believeland" now because I picked it at random
Also, has there been one about Barry Bonds yet? If not, then why the fuck not?
>>67707848
>Run Ricky Run
that's a fucking classic dude
>his life partner with braces
The one about Ole Miss was fucking kinda shit
>fedora southern talking the entire time about race despite the doc suppose to be about the Ole Miss football
Yeah, it was interesting to see the riots, but what the fuck, the reason why I watched this was because it was suppose to talk about the team, not racial tension in fucking Mississippi
Broke
I hate Laettner
Trojan War
were p good from the ones not mentioned yet
>>67707848
the Steinbrenner one was shit, guess they just wanted to pander to jew york fans
>>67707927
It wasn't kinda shit. It was literally shit.
>white guilt the documentary.
The 99er's one counts right?
Bad Boys.
Gave me a new found respect for the Worm.
Of Miracles and Men
June 17, 1994
Catching Hell
The U
Broke
Big Shot
Bad Boys
Fantastic Lies
The Two Escobars
Survive and Advance
Without Bias should have been nominated for an award
>>67707739
Women should watch it
Not only was the District attorney crooked and the Police investigating were crooked and the media doing the bullshit they do, they all got BTFO by the truth.
The DA got disbarred, the cop killed himself, the lying hewer stripper is in jail now for killing her boyfriend and the 3 lacrosse players are now helping other men get out of prison for being falsely accused and got a huge payday from the school for being so biased.
I'm surprised Espn would even allow that episode because it shows how fucked up the media is casting judgement and when the story went the other way they didn't even cover it.
The DA should of gotten more jail time than 1 day but at least he was disbarred. The entire case was textbook corruption and the case should be studied by law students. If the students didn't have the money to get good attorneys they would of be railroaded into prison and Fuck the media, especially Espn, I hope they fold under.
The 85 bears and the broke money ones
>>67707882
Too soon senpai.
They should make one about PEDs in baseball starting from amphetamines in the 50's and 60's all the way through today desu.
>>67707999
trips chekd
BROKE was a great episode, how these athletes can waste Millions of dollars is insanity. I guess it's all those 1000 dollar haircuts when you're already bald.
>>67708573
It goes back further than that, there is a great book but I can't remember the name. Guy writes about guys back in the 20's taking all types of snake oil to try and get an edge.
If anyone know the book and remembers the name I would be appreciative.
Couldnt care less about basketball but Survive & Advance is based as fuck. Also, The Price Of Gold
>>67705874
Penn State Pedderass WHEN?
Need to cut through all the bullshit but Joepa aside, whether he knew or not, enough people knew that I think PSU football should get the death penalty.
How do you put money over kids lives like that, it's so fucked up how they covered it up.
Former Penn st fan btw
![Dont-give-up[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/sutrnSq.jpg "Dont-give-up[1].jpg")
;_;
>>67705874
I enjoyed the Married to the Mob about Henry Hill and Boston College point shaving.
I think there should be one just about the rise of gambling in sports all together. Money has ruined professional sports to the point where it controls everything and isn't even fun anymore.
>>67708695
Didn't Jimmy V do something fucked up or illegal? I might be remembering wrong but I remember some kinda scandal.
>>67708708
It was Playing for the Mob*
Married to the Mob is a movie
>>67708730
this?
>In 1990, accusations of rules violations surfaced in the book Personal Fouls by Peter Golenbock. These accusations centered mostly on high school All-American Chris Washburn, who managed only a 470 out of 1600 on his SAT (with 400 being the starting score).[9] A 1989 NCAA investigation cleared Valvano, but found that players sold shoes and game tickets. As a result, NC State placed its basketball program on probation for two years (the maximum) and was banned from participating in the 1990 NCAA tournament. The state-appointed Poole Commission issued a 32-page report that concluded that there were no major violations of NCAA regulations, and that Valvano and his staff's inadequate oversight of players' academic progress violated "the spirit, not the letter of the law." After this report, Valvano was forced to resign as the school's athletic director in October 1989.
> a school investigation did reveal that Valvano's student athletes did not perform well in the classroom, as only 11 of the players that he coached prior to 1988 had maintained an average of C or better.[10] This was perhaps due to his persistence in recruiting students deemed to be "academic exceptions."
>>67708662
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSW6aG9hWok
This is a great video about the Penn st scandal and what Joe Paterno knew. Guy is a former FBI agent who did a investigation and calls out all the bullshit.
>>67708759
Not sure but thanks for the info
He did a spot on Colbert Report selling his book like 8 years ago but I have to run so I can't look it up right now. Thanks
Catching hell
The two Escobars
Once brothers
i wanted to see Hillsbrough as well, but i fear it's just >muh 96 the documentary
I feel like they are scraping the bottom of the barrel of basketball topics.
What's next? "30 For 30: That Time Jordan Called Muggsy Bogues a Midget"?
>>67707499
'85 Bears was boring as fuck. You could make the exact same 30 for 30 about almost any suberbowl winning team
>>67708848
Its well made. Show security footage of outside the stadium. Interviews with people describing it. Gameday footage of fans spilling onto the field. Recreations of familys identifying victims.
>it's a Bo Jackson episode
Bad Boys, I've watched it about 4 times
worst 30 for 30 has to be I Hate Christian Laetner, it was so boring
>>67708992
If they had balls, I would love to see a Malice at the palace or Tim Donaghy 30 for 30
>>67709072
I know
literally the entire thing was "People think Christian Laetner is rich and he is not and no one likes Duke"
TADA!
>>67707848
steinbrenner felt like the weakest one to me
hype for the XFL one
>tfw To The Limit
I loved The Gospel According to Mac, but I'm a CU alum so I am biased.
But I think /sp/ will like it because cucking is a major theme.
>>67709282
Fellow CU alumnus here.
>da buffs will never be good at football again in your lifetime
>>67707745
4 Days was hard to watch because of the massholes and Joe Buck.
>>67709127
Yes
I feel like the Malice at the Palace might not have enough content to fill an entire episode but the Tim Donaghy episode is a GREAT idea.
Tim Donaghy isn't the only crooked ref so Espn doesn't want to give him any airtime because there are alot of crooked zebras in professional sports today.
>>67709282
>Muh daughter was blacked
>>67709152
Gotta agree it was pretty boring
>>67705874
I like the one where they edited out Curt Schilling
>>67709510
Espn is the biggest buncha jews on the planet.
>>67709438
>yfw he now plays for Colorado and is actually pretty good
>>67705874
are they all on Netflix? saw the one on the Knicks and it was some good shit. want to watch more. oh and the Goodfellas one. lol
>Bad Boys
>Reggie Miller vs the new york knicks
>Once brothers ;_;
>The two Escobars
>The Fab Five
>The one with the day of the OJ Simpson car chase
>HILLSBREHHH despite all the inbred people and those accents
>Catching hell
>Without bias
Most of them are pretty good, though the one telling the story about the people that invented fantasy baseball is so fucking shit
>>67709676
also You don't know Bo
Not knowing most of the stories made it more fun for me too, C-Webb choking and calling timeout was hilarious
Everyone talks about them not having balls for Malice but if they had TREMENDOUS balls like Mandingo balls they would do the Michael Vick Scandal
>>67709702
Worst was the one with the jew jewwing Kansas alums into paying for the basketball original rules
Any of the ones about American football. I just love watching old replays of football, especially college football.
Has nobody seen Unguarded? Jesus what's wrong with you people. I also like Fantastic Lies but I'll go Unguarded.
>>67711564
I'd never heard of it. Watching it now on Vimeo. Seems good so far senpai.
>>67710312
YES GOD DAMN I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE
The dude is annoying as fuck and he doesn't do jack shit
>>67712374
Watch the Ole Miss episode.
Literally have a white guilt southern with a fedora being melodramatic as a narrator
9.79* was the best
Seriously, how can this place have this thread basically every week?
>>67707785
this
>>67707774
>tfw born 1998
>>67706025
They probably would have reconciled eventually had Drazen not died in that car wreck. The only thing that sucks about Once Brothers is that we could only get Vlade's side of what went down with Drazen.
>>67709641
It sure seems like they all are, I mean I'm not an encyclopedia but every one I'm aware of is on there, and new ones get added about a month after their premier, go check it out
>>67709510
Wait they edited Curt out of 4 Days in October? When did that happen?
>>67713668
just recently because of his comments about transgender men wanting to be allowed to share bathrooms with 10 year old girls.
Fucking espn shills censored out the "bloody sock" part in which shilling pitched a great game despite having a torn tendon or something in his ankle that caused blood to actually stain his sock.
They literally tried to erase a historic moment in baseball history all because of some sjw bullshit
That is hilarious, and I have no doubt they got roasted for it too.
>>67707690
Cheryl Miller could've probably played in the NBA
>>67707848
Straight Outta LA was just a giant commercial for Ice Cube's new (at the time) album. The entire thing was just old rappers talking about how hard they used to be
>>67713894
It got cut because the game before it went over its time slot
That being said, when they were choosing which part to cut to make it fit, yeah they probably decided to just go with the guy whom they'd just fired
>>67705874
Fab Five is the best
>>67707530
When they started doing these it was ESPNs 30 year anniversary, so they did 30 films with 30 directors.
Also, I cry every time Hank Gathers hits a left handed free throw in the Loyala episode.
>>67707766
>mfw that segment on Scott Norwood
>>67709152
i hated how the director had to shoehorn his rap career in the movie
>>67714515
Cheryl Miller is probably the only female athlete who could have legitimately competed with the professional men of her era.
And by that she probably would have been a Great 6th man at best.
i didn't watch basketball during the 90s
did the shaq magic really do enough to warrant a documentary?
>>67724038
I thought so too but there was a lot that I didn't know and was surprised to find out how interesting it was.
For example, they miraculously got Shaq and Penny back-to-back in a draft, you gotta see it, it's worth it.
>>67723917
>Cheryl Miller is probably the only female athlete who could have legitimately competed with the professional men of her era.
LOL fucking kill yourself idiot
>>67707739
To be fair though, that Nifong guy was more fucked than anybody there. Still pretty sickening that the nigger got to walk away with basically nothing.
Nobody mentioned the best that never was. That and survive and advance are the 2 best
>>67705874
>The four falls of buffalo
>that one about that fraud who bought the islanders
Catching Hell is easily my favorite. I tried to watch it on Netflix the other day and they took it down. Pissed me the hell off.
>bad boys Pistons
>gospel according to Mac
>duke lacrosse
>four falls of Buffalo
>Christian Laetner
>two Escobars
>without Bias
These are all great too. The only 30 for 30 I've seen that I didn't really like was >Broke, about all the former NFL players that end up poor within a few years of retiring.
the magic 30 for 30 is a prime example of nba rigging
>>67707480
Loved how that showed the more personal and human side of the Soviet men's team.
>>67724703
>miraculously
The NBA Draft is fixed senpai
>>67709008
No you couldn't, not with the emotional impact in regards to Buddy Ryan at the start when the defense implores the owner to keep him with a letter and the ending being Ryan, who's basically lost the ability to communicate writing a letter back to the defense thanking them for what they did.
The only black mark was them not talking more in depth about the Super Bowl Shuffle and the irony that it aired when the Bears got the shit kicked out of them by Marino and the Dolphins.
>>67709510
To be fair, that was just ketchup in his sock.
>>67711564
apehoop
>>67727328
Catching Hell is one of the more interesting episodes because it didn't feature the man who was ground zero for the episode because he just vanished from the public's eye completely even though he could have made millions off his infamy. So they could only go with news reports, anecdotal evidence and people who went through similar experiences. What really hit home was the fact that the one reporter had to stalk him for a day to get a comment even though he felt he should have just been left alone and apologized while approaching Bartman and Bartman just declined to comment.
Just watched the Fantastic Lies episode. I bet none of the people who were demonizing the kids in the news ever issues an apology.
>>67731011
Of course not, the media never makes mistakes
Shit even the crooked cop didn't issue an apology but he did do the decent thing and kill himself
>>67714605
I could watch Chris Webber nig himself out of titles and legacy all day
>>67731086
All in all, it was pretty satisfying to watch all the people who lied have their lives ruined in the end.
>>67705874
My absolute favorite ESPN 30 for 30 documentary is Four Falls of Buffalo, about the Buffalo Bills team that went to 4 straight Super Bowl games (but lost all 4). Other than that, I really liked Hillsborough. IMO, all 30 for 30 docs are good.
>>67705874
Fuck armato and fuck shaq
>>67731011
the bit with the media pissed me off. Woman basically said she was sorry and then laughed it off right after
>>67731011
What's interesting is that I don't ever remember hearing anything on ESPN or the rest of the media when the charges were dropped. They made such a huge deal out of the allegations and I feel like they completely ignored the outcome. Up until I watched the 30 for 30 doc, I assumed the Duke kids had been convicted and were probably sitting in jail somewhere. I had no idea the whole thing was a sham.
Makes you feel so sorry for those kids. And that fucking DA was the ultimate scumbag, piece of shit. How someone who's supposed to be a respected authority figure can go out of his way to put kids that he knows are innocent in jail for the rest of their lives just to better himself, dumbfounds me. Absolutely blows my mind and makes me question the motives of every single politician and employee of the justice system.
>>67709282
My father was a college football coach in the 90s. After watching this documentary I asked what he thought about Mac, he replied "a total fucking hack". The scandal with him starting a ministry really pissed off coaches and Christians alike
No one mentioned No Mas?
>>67718221
>promised to not miss a shot like that
>doesnt
>his team still lose
>retires
>fans still love him
>>67731737
I read that most of the kids are doing okay now. The three kids that were accused work for big financial/law firms now. It's just rough that their lives were practically ruined like that. And most DA's are corrupt bastards. They stack charges against people to make more money for their departments.
Whole goddamn system needs some serious revamping.
>>67731737
The teachers were even bigger scumbags signing that petition for them to get out and then failing their papers for no reason
>>67731011
>>67731086
That's pretty standard, The media did a public lynching of the guy who first found, and reported the bomb at the 96' Olympics before it was found out he didn't do it and he walked away with I don't know how much in defamation lawsuits against the media.
Only one to 'apologize' was the woman who started the firestorm and even admitted she was biased as fuck because she alleged she was sexually assaulted in college. Of course if she didn't apologize they could have sued the fuck out of her for libel.
>>67705874
Goes to show Shaq could make any point guard an all star.
>Ctrl+F
>No 'Small Potatoes'
That shit was cool as fuck, it makes me long for a summer football league and for someone with brass balls like Doug Flutie who tells the NFL where to stick it.
Just torrented and re-watched Catching Hell after reading this read. Holy fuck, the feels. That poor guy. That literally could have been anyone who's ever gone to a baseball game before.
Will we ever hear from Steve Bartman again?
I wish there weren't so many boring muh college sports fairytale ones. No one outside of America gives any shits about college sports.
reminder that /sp/ used to have chats and vids that would show this and other completely sports related content frequently but the admins and mods banned them for "Advertising" even though no one was making money off of it.
>>67735209
College sports is entirely for either buttfucked liberals or redneck morons.
>>67735256
So 99% of the US population?
Wow, way to go out on a limb there redneck moron in denial
>>67708662
>Making the raping of children about sports
This is what pissed me the fuck off about that scandal. They decided that those people doing shit in their free time is a reflection on everything the school had ever done. It was about a man raping little boys, and people covering it up.
>>67735272
glad you were sober enough from your latest soiree at the local "your college's bar" in my northern city to bitch about the south again and pretend like you're not the majority of the problem. I bet you ordered the ground beef nachos instead of tacos this time.
>>67709246
Dear god yes.
>>67709510
It's still in the Netflix version.
>>67735416
Literally what the fuck are you talking about? You listed both sides of the spectrum of people in the US you fucking idiot, so you pretty much included everyone. The fuck are you talking about with tacos and shit? I don't even watch college sports, I have no idea what you're trying to say
I remember being a kid when the Rockets were going against the Magic and every1 cynical about the Rockets. It was incredible that the Rockets didn't just beat them, but swept them.
I just watched This Magic Moment, and I thought it was a pointless documentary.
>>67735493
then?
Living in Buffalo during their superbowl runs was tragic. Watching Four Falls was like reliving those nightmares all over again.
>>67734102
Nope.
Dude will die in 30 years and there will be a Steve bartman bobble head night and the Cubs will have a memorial patch on their jerseys to go with the other 25 that'll be on there in 30 years time
>call it 30 for 30
>more than 30 episodes and some are 1 hour long
>>67734102
The only chance we have of hearing from Bartman is if the Cubs actually win a pennant. Otherwise I think he stays in hiding until he's on his deathbed or some shit.
The CFB ones are GOAT. Except the Ole Miss and Colorado ones. Those suck.
>>67745232
The original idea was to have 30 and they expanded after their success. The second 30 was for 30 years of ESPN
>>67707569
SMU Pony Excess had the best editing
The one about the running back who left early for the NFL, Best That Never Was hit me in the feels
The U was comedy gold
Other favorites include "Catching Hell", "Two Escobars", FernandoNation
Worst 30 for 30s: Raiders by ice cube and 1 night in Vegas
>>67724703
the nba draft is definitely fixed but you're right it was pretty interesting to see shaq's rise to power and the growing pains of an nba expansion team
>>67748090
True. The U, Pony Excess, and The Best That Never Was were fantastic and easily some of the best. Rand University was shit too and Brian and The Boz was meh. Trojan War, Youngstown Boys, and Roll Tide/War Eagle were okay.
I notice the college sports ones were the best.
