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GREAT movie! Kinda salty because Chris Webber didn't appear in it. Ya'll think he's still dealing with the time out hoopla or from a legal aspect? In case ya'll missed it you can check it out here:
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Reviews of Through the Wire An Album Inspired by HBO's The Wire (Produced by Kil):
"Classic instrumental album! It was like I was transported into the rough streets of Baltimore." - Illmuzik.com 5 outta 5 mics
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Great documentary. Gained a lot of respect for Jalen Rose after watching that.
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FYI...I just reuped the videos in case people came through and they were down....my badReviews of Through the Wire An Album Inspired by HBO's The Wire (Produced by Kil):
"Classic instrumental album! It was like I was transported into the rough streets of Baltimore." - Illmuzik.com 5 outta 5 mics
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What were the references about Grant Hill being an Uncle Tom that I read about? I didn't see the documentary, so I'm just curious if anybody "read that" when they saw it..."I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas MotiejunasComment
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Rose didn't single out Grant Hill as a "Uncle Tom" per se, but he was referring to the overall "type" of African-American player Duke recruited, which is perceived by many to be well-groomed, choir-boy, articulate, less "threatening" (in contrast to the stereotypical aggressive black folks from urban America) types that fit in well with Duke's elitist, hoity-toity college culture. Apparently there's been some controversy about his comments, but I think it's much-to-do about nothing, with much of the outrage probably being generated by the very ones who would laugh/support the racist hatemail Steve Fisher's guys got back then and who now have a race-sensitive consciousness so as long as black people are the ones sounded racist.Originally posted by mvblair View Post
Actually, Rose admitted that much of his hatred for Duke's Grant Hill or Antonio Lang was driven out of jealously because they came from well-off, traditional nuclear families where as his upbringing envolved no father (despite his dad being a NBA player who made a decent income) and a mother who struggled to keep food on the table.Last edited by Federoy; 03-19-2011, 11:23 PM.Comment
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Its easty to forget how big the Fab Five was at the time. Thanks.Comment
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