I watched the Fab Five documentary on ESPN last night, the review is below:
- Jalen Rose was the producer of the doc, and you could tell he was heavily involved. Not really a problem for me because I like Jalen, he speaks his mind and doesn't shy away from the truth. However, you could definitely tell that the doc was a little slanted from his point of view.
- The stuff on Duke was great. I have a very strong dislike of Duke, and I vividly remember the Duke/Michigan games. I thought it was great how candid the Fab Five was about their dislike for them, and what they really thought.
- I would have liked to have seen some perspectives from people other than the Fab Five, and the people who were connected with them. Just taking the Duke stuff for example, I would love to have heard the counter argument from Bobby Hurley, and Christian Laettner. What was their perception of the Michigan guys?
- I do think there has been some revisionist history on the perception of the Fab Five. I could be naive in my personal perspective, but when I was growing up, I, and everyone I knew LOVED the Fab Five. I remember the traditionalist basketball people not loving the group, but for the most part I think they were wildly popular, but the perception given last night was the fact that they were hated. I'm not sure that's the case.
- The last 40 minutes were fantastic. The Michigan/Carolina championship, and the aftermath of the Ed Martin scandal were absolutely fantastic. Really, really good stuff and extremely well covered.
- Overall, I really liked it, I have little gripes, but for the most part I thought it was very good. I commented to my wife how much I remembered all of those games and highlights even though it was almost 20 years ago. Very well done, I'm sure it will be in repeats this week during March Madness, if you get a chance, check it out.
I didn't get to see it. I'll have to watch for the repeat.
ReplyDeleteThere is a similar documentary about the "Runnin Rebels of UNLV" which is airing on HBO. I bet it would be interesting to watch as well. Since I don't have the luxury of HBO, I'll have to wait until it's available on DVD or Netflix.