Official Winning Time Season 1 Thread

[MikelArteta]

The GOAT Showchise in all professional television……

I really hope they do this like the "crown" as in continuing this even after magic and getting actors for kobe and shaq

 

[Sterling Archer]

The casting been incredible.



Spencer Haywood and Kareem

Wood Harris is an incredible actor.

John C Reilly was the correct call its tough to pull of being a womanizing scumbag and still being someone you empathize with because he really came from the bottom and we're still a couple of years from the Lakers being the powerhouse of the 80 and early 90s then again during the 2000s.

Jerry West went from being a drunken misanthrope to a guy you just want to see win because he bleeds yellow and purple.

Seeing Pat Riley go from ex player to announcer to asst coach.

Jack McKinney stubborn as fukk but I can't totally blame him, dudes basketball mind was way ahead of its time and this was his chance.to prove he was a genius.

Even Jeannie going from intern to someone who enjoyed the job on its own merits instead of being a daddys girl.

Magic exorcising his demons by exercising his dikk

Purple and gold.

 

[pete clemenza]

Finally started this and have two episodes to go. Its entertaining asf with so much to unpack

 

[Rekkapryde]

I gotta read up on how Jack got let go because I read on his wiki that it was after the playoffs Buss opted not to bring him back

they been fukkin up the timeline for show purposes

 

[Rekkapryde]

Co-sign on Wood Harris being great this episode

Jack , Buss was about to back him until he saw how bad his memory was

Kareem on his yoga ish, while Magic stays doing a different kind of stretching

Watching the little post interviews they do and seeing the actress who plays Jeanie Buss with blond hair

yeah, felt bad for Jack, but this TV version of him had to go based on how they did the story.

Mama Buss (always had a crush on Sally Field for some odd reason )

Hughes killing it as Cap.

They got Earv acting the damn fool (he had strung Cookie along for over a decade IRL tho )

Jeanie kinda cute

Cap teachin Earv the hook

Reilly killed it this episode

They really got Logo acting like a lunatic, I'd be salty too but it makes for GREAT tv

 

[Erratic415]

Show is enjoyable to me. Mostly good casting, especially with John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss. Quincy Isaiah definitely looks like a young Magic.

Wood Harris’s characters seem to always have bad experiences on basketball courts (Above the Rim, The Wire). I first thought “isn’t he too old to be playing an NBA player?”. Then I saw pics of Spencer Haywood on the Lakers, he looked old as fukk.

I realize movies and shows are always going to have inaccuracies, but I feel like some of them aren’t even necessary.

A couple episodes were directed by Salli Richardson. One of the finest women of the 90s.

 

[MikelArteta]

Show is enjoyable to me. Mostly good casting, especially with John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss. Quincy Isaiah definitely looks like a young Magic.

Wood Harris’s characters seem to always have bad experiences on basketball courts (Above the Rim, The Wire). I first thought “isn’t he too old to be playing an NBA player?”. Then I saw pics of Spencer Haywood on the Lakers, he looked old as fukk.

I realize movies and shows are always going to have inaccuracies, but I feel like some of them aren’t even necessary.

A couple episodes were directed by Salli Richardson. One of the finest women of the 90s.

was only 30 there

 

[ApolloStark]

Dude that played Cooper did an AMA on Reddit, good read....

 

[nieman]

So, no props for Cornbread/Silk?

 

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Dr. Buss: listen, a position just opened — one that your Grandma left vacate

Jeannie: Wow! I’m re-re-ready to help you out Daddy

Dr. Buss: Good.. get your brothers out here to come look around the office.. I need one of their brilliant minds

Jeannie:

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Westhead get that nikka McKinney’s NUTS out ya fukking mouth my god. In the mf NBA Finals up 3-2 talm bout some “… you started this Jack”

 

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Kareem being there for Spencer at his lowest moment when nobody was there. It was a special moment told him look at your beautiful daughter, half of that you. A beautiful black man. My beautiful brother. A champion.

People really be out here fighting demons but deep down inside all they really want is somebody to be there, show them some compassion and give them a hug let ‘em you here and everything gonna be okay.

 

[Nero Christ]

don't fear...Magic muthafukka Johnson is here