Tuesday, May 15, 2012

FINALLY!

Also, why hasn't a similar doc about the 1983 NC State/Houston final been made? It's arguably an even bigger upset - while 1985 Georgetown was probably better than 1983 Houston, Villanova had played Georgetown twice that year, so they were at least very familiar with them. NC State shouldn't have even been in the tourney, and beating Ralph Sampson in the ACC Final (aka The Dark Ages, When UVa Hoops Mattered) is a big part of the story. Throw in Jimmy V, who could be an entire miniseries himself (including of course his later even-dudes-bawl speech,) and the documentary would seem to make itself. Also you could touch on the Louisville/Houston semifinal and how much that game made the final feel so anti-climactic, which surely helped State win. - XMASTIME
ESPN's great 30 on 30 series coming back with more episodes is great news itself; in particular I'm thrilled that one of the docs is gonna be about the NC State team that won the title in 1983.

Note to filmmakers:  PLEASE please please spend some time on the Louisville/Houston semi-final!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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