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The NBA’s hiatus has forced several die-hard hoops fans to turn to alternative mediums to get their basketball fix. One potential avenue is feature films. The basketball genre is loaded with gems and duds, which is why we are putting our readers to the test with a bracket challenge in an effort to find the best hoops-themed movie.
This post is half of the 16-movie bracket and features four different head-to-head matchups. The other half of the competition can be found in the “Murray” bracket.
For this challenge: documentaries are omitted (sorry Hoop Dreams).
Hoosiers (1) vs Like Mike (8)
Hoosiers | Release: 1986
Trailer:
Like Mike | Release: 2002
Trailer:
You Decide
Poll
Hoosiers (1) vs Like Mike (8)
Coach Carter (4) vs Glory Road (5)
Coach Carter | Release: 2005
Trailer:
Glory Road | Release: 2006
Trailer:
Poll
Coach Carter (4) vs Glory Road (5)
This poll is closed
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55%
Coach Carter
(130 votes) -
44%
Glory Road
(105 votes)
Teen Wolf (3) vs Above the Rim (6)
Teen Wolf | Release: 1985
Trailer:
Above the Rim | Release: 1994
Trailer:
Poll
Teen Wolf (3) vs Above the Rim (6)
This poll is closed
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45%
Teen Wolf
(117 votes) -
54%
Above the Rim
(141 votes)
White Men Can’t Jump (2) vs Celtic Pride (7)
White Men Can’t Jump | Release: 1992
Trailer:
Celtic Pride | Release: 1996
Trailer:
Poll
White Men Can’t Jump (2) vs Celtic Pride (7)
This poll is closed
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96%
White Men Can’t Jump
(262 votes) -
3%
Celtic Pride
(10 votes)
Voting for the opening round of the Hackman portion of the bracket closes Friday morning. Along with those results, voting will start on the Murray Bracket.
A quick look at the Murray Bracket:
- Space Jam (1) vs Air Bud (8)
- Semi Pro (4) vs Love & Basketball (5)
- Blue Chips (3) vs Finding Forester (6)
- He Got Game (2) vs The Air Up There (7)