Official Winning Time Season 1 Thread

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

NFL would never allow it. They tried to blackball Any Given Sunday, and got ESPN to pull Playmakers (arguably the greatest sports show ever).

HBO already did Ballers tho, using real NFL franchise names. Even had them bringing the Raiders to Vegas before the NFL brought them to Vegas.

 

[DaddyFresh]

HBO already did Ballers tho, using real NFL franchise names. Even had them bringing the Raiders to Vegas before the NFL brought them to Vegas.

Ballers was just basically entourage with just athletes instead of actors. Far from depicting a football teams story.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Ballers was just basically entourage with just athletes instead of actors. Far from depicting a football teams story.

It used real NFL teams, unlike Any Given Sunday and Playmakers, tho. Far more “detrimental” to the NFL than those two. All three were clearly fiction.

 

[kchin1977]

If I were the Buss family/players from that era, I would be more concerned with Me Too and not HBO. All it takes is one woman to say Dr Buss did this and Magic did that and the whole ship sinks.

 

[DaddyFresh]

It used real NFL teams, unlike Any Given Sunday and Playmakers, tho. Far more “detrimental” to the NFL than those two. All three were clearly fiction.

Oh my bad you were referring to why the NFL wouldn’t trip. I thought you meant we don’t need a dramatized version of a scandalous NFL team because of ballers

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Oh my bad you were referring to why the NFL wouldn’t trip. I thought you meant we don’t need a dramatized version of a scandalous NFL team because of ballers

An NFL version (90s Cowboys would be my vote) would be

 

[nieman]

It used real NFL teams, unlike Any Given Sunday and Playmakers, tho. Far more “detrimental” to the NFL than those two. All three were clearly fiction.

But they were fictional because the NFL wouldn't let them. Sharks are allegedly the Raiders. NFL also allowed Arliss mentions which was more comedy based, but I agree with @DaddyFresh Ballers was basically Entourage - dramedy about an NFL agent. Any Given Sunday & Playmakers the focus was 100% on football...and had no intentional comedy. But in support of your point, that was also 20+ years ago. I just doubt the NFL supports authenticity of their behind the scenes activities. Hell, they supported Everybody's All-America (an 80's movie...my favorite football movie), and they supported Little Giants.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

But they were fictional because the NFL wouldn't let them. Sharks are allegedly the Raiders. NFL also allowed Arliss mentions which was more comedy based, but I agree with @DaddyFresh Ballers was basically Entourage - dramedy about an NFL agent. Any Given Sunday & Playmakers the focus was 100% on football...and had no intentional comedy. But in support of your point, that was also 20+ years ago. I just doubt the NFL supports authenticity of their behind the scenes activities. Hell, they supported Everybody's All-America (an 80's movie...my favorite football movie), and they supported Little Giants.

I’m just addressing the notion that the NFL would be able to stop HBO from making such a show. I brought up Ballers because they were against it, yet couldn’t stop it.

Mark Wahlberg: Goodell, NFL owners called about 'Ballers' to say 'You can't do this'

 

[Nero Christ]

The fact that you think that this is closer to the truth is all the more reason why West should take legal action. They're spitting on his name and reputation with little bearing on reality. I get it, even though I've enjoyed the show.

I said some of the stuff is closer to true not everything...we need folks who were around the team for those confirmations

individuals who are being showcased are going to protect their image so it's not always a certain thing that they're telling the truth either

fact is between Pearlman & the Laker players/personnel...the truth is somewhere in between

 

[Boonapalist]

Honest question, in light of Jerry West’s proposed lawsuit, is there anyone who doesn’t like the character on the show? Like think he’s a bad person or a villain?

No, obviously there’s exaggeration going on. But he’s been portrayed as someone dealing with demons from his childhood. Who’s very intense, competitive extremely dedicated to making the Lakers better and has ptsd from losing to the Celtics so much.

 

[Ku$h Parker]

Jail Blazers..No need to embellish or add stuff to the plot since the real story was crazy enough

Theres also the 86 Mets and the 90s Owwboys...shyt a Show based on Lawrence Taylor would provide hella fukkery

 

[DropTopDoc]

The damn enbed not working

 

[Ku$h Parker]

I'm waiting for the Pat Riley mafia don persona to show up lol. Dude still looks like a geek

Blood in The Garden on the 90s Knicks would make a good On Screen Adaptaion too....Michael Douglas would play that nicely

 

[jwinfield]

Blood in The Garden on the 90s Knicks would make a good On Screen Adaptaion too....Michael Douglas would play that nicely

Michael Douglas is the same age as 2022 Pat Riley, no way he can play a Riley in his 40s.

 

[MikelArteta]

they made paul westhead look so bad when dude was 50-18 in his first year