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The story is quite simple. He had the whole world in front of him and did a very stupid thing and paid the ultimate price. -
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I'm looking forward to this.Comment
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It's funny but Don Rodgers died from the exact same thing 8 days later than Bias. Both had the world at their feet.
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I remember the day it happened. He single handedly beat UNC many games. What a waste.My Fan Page http://theusualgamer.net/MyFanPage_Heelfan71.aspx
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I saw a sportscentury type show on Bias. The guy had the potential to be the guy to lead the Celtics n the '90s with Reggie Lewis. It's such a tragedy but it also shows the destructive nature of drugs.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Just a question, but are they going to glorify Bias? I think a movie on Hank Gathers would be much more inspirational.
Edit: I know Gathers had a TV movie, but I'm talking about a big screen one.Last edited by Lintyfresh85; 01-27-2008, 09:10 PM.http://flotn.blogspot.com
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The Gathers movie was brutal."You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier
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Probaly a mix of both. Yeah, what he did was stupid and wrong, but he was young, famous, and living in DC in the mid 80's.......I'm sure many more kids made bigger mistakes than he did in the same situation.
I'm pretty sure it's gonna lean more toward the cautionary side.-Rocky Balboa"Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."Comment
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Unfortunately it was. The guy who played him in the movie looked more like Darryl Strawberry and the guy who played Bo Kimble wasn't even the same body-type. I was really disappointed because I totally fell in love with LMU basketball for those couple of years. They provided two of the greatest basketball games I've ever seen, which is a long list. Both times I saw them play Xavier (1989 in LA on tv, 1990 in Cincinnati in person). 220+ points scored between the two teams and Xavier's margin of victory in both games was 2 points. Unreal. A silver-screen version of the Hank Gathers story would be awesome. I will watch this Len Bias movie though. I still remember the day it happened. I ran over to my neighbor's house and told my friends that he had died. He was an incredible basketball player at Maryland. Seems like so long ago...MLB: Cincinnati Reds
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By most accounts, Bias was a good kid who made a horrible mistake and paid the ultimate price for it. His was not a tale of a long involvement with drugs leading to a downward spiral.
Then again, "The Story You Don't Know" promotional line infers some sort of dark secret that could be sensationalized. We'll see.
Man, I still remember the day Bias died like it was yesterday. 1986, right? I was 21, going into my senior year in college. I was absolutely shocked at the news.
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I agree, the Gathers movie was horrible. I'd be inclined to watch the movie on Bias... I think his brother died, also, didn't he? I think he was murdered, if I recall correctly.
Another sad story is that of Ben Wilson, who played alongside Nick Anderson in high school, and was set to attend Illinois. He was like the top rated player in the country, and then he was senselessly killed by some haters. He left behind a baby, and Nick wore #25 throughout his career as a tribute to him.Comment
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As tragic as the situation is, I couldn't help but chuckle at the incredibly corny last line.His story was the focus of a 1997 Nike advertisement that aired during the NBA Playoffs, which featured an aged man stating:
<dl><dd>"One out of every five black men die before they reach the age of twenty-five.</dd><dd>That was Benji's number. Benji was the first in Chicago history to ever be named top high school player in the nation, right before he was gunned down.</dd><dd>But you know what? Benji's not dead: Benji's spirit lives on in every jump shot.</dd><dd>Remember: Shoot over brothas, not at them."</dd></dl>"You make your name in the regular season, and your fame in the postseason." - Clyde Frazier
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