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re: 30 for 30 "Benji" thread...
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:41 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:41 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
If Len Bias and Benji Wilson had been able to reach their full potential the NBA wouldve been alot different than how we know it today
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Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:42 pm to sunnydaze
Good Documentary! There's just something about the unknown of what could've been that allows these people to live on forever.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:42 pm to MrPackSix
I loved the show, but got damn I hate Rev. JJ
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:42 pm to sunnydaze
Sunnydaze I knew a guy pretty good we called Chico, he was a star basketball player in the mean streets of Welsh LA and this kid could have played anywhere. He was in the summer after his SR year thinking about where he was going to play and took some pills, never was into the streets either, and went to play a pickup game and died on the court that day. Sad day it was, a very good friend of mine and was hard to see it happen to such a young talent...
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:43 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Damn. I'll shoot some ducks in his memory 
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:45 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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and to think, the city of Chicago has had 500+ very similar stories over the past year or so......but their stories will never get told because they weren't very good at basketball. Nothing has changed there, it has only gotten worse. That city is out of control......
No kidding, that's all I could think of while watching it.
Good documentary tho.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:47 pm to PapaPogey
I'll never forget one day I showed up to a summer basketball camp high and chico got on my arse and made me run my high off because he didn't want his younger boys fricking up. Damn I miss that boy, he was a true role model in our town.
This post was edited on 10/23/12 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:51 pm to hiltacular
It's just crazy how much it touched the city. As much I think William Moore is a pussy, I feel like he's genuinely sorry for what happened and is a changed man. I know they mentioned something at the end about it, but I cant recall what it was.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:52 pm to Tiger Nation 84
it's crazy how simeon has been a powerhouse for so long. I just looked at their roster and while obviously having parker, they have 2 other guys already committed to Illinois.
It's tons of talent in that area, not sure why Illinois is not better than what they are in basketball
It's tons of talent in that area, not sure why Illinois is not better than what they are in basketball
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:53 pm to PapaPogey
Damn, that was a good documentary. What a tragedy.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:56 pm to sunnydaze
why doesnt parker wear #25?
Posted on 10/23/12 at 8:58 pm to beenHADdat
they retired it
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:02 pm to Tiger Nation 84
This is the message I got from that film.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:04 pm to beenHADdat
Gonna watch it tomorrow. How was it?
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:04 pm to CP3LSU25
Worth the watch
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:10 pm to CP3LSU25
Good. Top 3 IMO.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:11 pm to sunnydaze
I think my top 3 right now are
The U
Best That Never Was
Benji
eta: Ive seen all but a few
The U
Best That Never Was
Benji
eta: Ive seen all but a few
This post was edited on 10/23/12 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:12 pm to Sammobile
recently? the film said that the #25 is always worn by simeon's best player
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:14 pm to beenHADdat
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30 for 30 ?@30for30
On the 25th anniversary of Wilson’s death, Simeon retired the number 25. That is why Simeon star Jabari Parker does not wear it.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 9:15 pm to CP3LSU25
It was really good. I knew nothing about this so they did a good job of getting you to care about him.
I also think the murderer came off much better than I thought. His story makes sense, and he didn't duck responsibility, even trying to get his boy off the hook (and the grandson of THE Willie Dixon!). I thought the prosecutor's comments were really revealing: he was a kid. And he made a stupid mistake without thinking of the consequences.
But the mom.... holy crap. Minutes after your son's death and you're facing down the media? She's a damn hero. Amazing grace.
I also think the murderer came off much better than I thought. His story makes sense, and he didn't duck responsibility, even trying to get his boy off the hook (and the grandson of THE Willie Dixon!). I thought the prosecutor's comments were really revealing: he was a kid. And he made a stupid mistake without thinking of the consequences.
But the mom.... holy crap. Minutes after your son's death and you're facing down the media? She's a damn hero. Amazing grace.
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