ESPN started doing some documentaries on pivotal moments in sports, a few months back... the series is called 30 for 30. The one on "The U," the university of miami football program in the 80s, was a very well done piece of editing, footage, and informative storyline with interviews. IMO Tonight will premiere a piece on Reggie Miller and his amazing one-man comeback against the new york knicks in a playoff game back in the 90s. I remember this highlight very well, as i was a big fan of reggie's game. (still blown the pacers couldn't comeback against the lakers the only year he made it to the finals. lol) Synopsis... Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. But it was the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals that solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York City. With moments to go in Game 1, and facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit of 105-99, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to give his Indiana Pacers an astonishing victory. This career-defining performance, combined with his give-and-take with Knicks fan Spike Lee, made Miller and the Knicks a highlight of the 1995 NBA playoffs. Peabody Award-winning director Dan Klores will explore how Miller proudly built his legend as “The Garden’s Greatest Villain”. Personal StatementReggie Miller gave New York the finger. The whole city. The 6'7" wiry shooting guard of the Indiana Pacers tortured the Knicks. If he didn't beat Riley, Ewing, Oakley and Starks with his quick release and unlimited range, he made them think he would. He took pleasure in letting the packed Madison Square Garden know it was his show and his game that they were watching during the 1994-1995 playoffs. Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks, by award-winning filmmaker Dan Klores, will zero in on the dramatic seven game 1995 playoff series between Reggie's Pacers and the Knicks. The series was front page news in the NYC tabloids, a war of words between the glib Miller and Knick fanatic Spike Lee, included appearances on Letterman, pronouncements by Giuliani, fistfights between teammates, near riots by Indiana fans, chokes, overtimes, finger rolls and bitterness not only between Hall of Fame coaches, Pat Riley and Larry Brown, but between the two most precious basketball cultures in America - Hoosier Land vs. “New Yawk”. The Pacers, who had lost to the Knicks in the two previous playoffs, were seeking dramatic revenge. Reggie scored eight points during the last 16 seconds of Game One, silencing MSG and bringing children and gamblers to tears. Later, leading the series three games to one, the Pacers blew a ten point lead with five minutes to go in Game Five. And when they returned home, they were dealt a devastating defeat in Game Six. Would Game Seven at MSG be “Miller Time”, or would Ewing get another chance at the Finals after losing the championship the year before? Would Spike, Woody and Trump have the chance to return Reggie's choke sign? Would Starks, who head-butted Reggie in a playoff game the year before after he lit him up for 25 points in the fourth quarter, come through in the clutch? Would Brown's whining to officials, the League, and the media matter as the final minutes ticked away? Through the memories and hearts of the players, coaches, fans, and media of both “cultures”, Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks will examine the relationship between Reggie Miller, a guy with a New York attitude playing in middle America, and the team representing the “Basketball Capitol of the World”. Trailer... [YOUTUBE]<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P-CTRf-w9ZQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P-CTRf-w9ZQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]
funny, i was pissed off watching the documentary the same as i was watching those playoff games when they were actually happening. that one year it got real nasty with spike... hahaha... too funny when he was in the documentary like, "but yo, i'm from brooklyn. you don't grab your nuts in front of my wife." lol i was thinking, "and what spike... what were you gonna do if reggie kept actin an ass like that?" very well done piece though. still blown reggie never got a ring. i guess he's like barkley, just gotta be happy with an olympic gold medal.
reggie miller is one of my least favorite nba players...what will forever stick in my mind is what an ass he was when it came to his retirement...his sister cheryl miller was a news reporter at the time...everyone knew reggie was about to retire...another nba correspondent asked reggie about his retirement on camera...omg, what a nightmare response on national television...made a complete ass out of himself...going on and on and on about how if he was going to retire that his sister cheryl would be the first to break the story:smt015
"reggie for threeee..." uh... 4. 5 and 6. his boy in the background doesn't know how he does it. just try being one of the 50 greatest nba players of all time, and you'll understand. lol
Gee and I thought you were actually mad because he went to UCLA Disliking somebody because he wanted his sister to break his retirement story and your bitter about it? Mmmm-kay Reggie one of the most deadly shooters of the 90's reduced to I dunno by Lipstick..... :smt017
did you see it? do you even watch basketball? as a devoted nba viewer for many many years lippy just stated that reggie is one of her least favorite players...bitter is what you are about not being able to find a wife here in the states or across the pond...i just stated a non preference for a basketball player:smt115
