"ESPN Films" The Fab Five (TV Episode 2011)

"ESPN Films" The Fab Five (TV Episode 2011). The Fab Five: Directed by Jason Hehir. With John Bacon, Dave Brandon, Bryan Burwell, Chuck D. The 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball recruiting class in which five freshman known as The Fab Five revolutionized college basketball. This film covers the success, cultural changes, scandal, and of course The Timeout.

“This documentary needed to be done. There is no denying the transcendent influence that the Fab Five have had on college basketball. They made baggy shorts and black socks cool. They embraced hip hop, trash talking and tattoos. They talked the talk, and more importantly, they walked the walk. Itu0026#39;s quite astounding to comprehend what these guys accomplished on the floor at such a young age. During the u0026#39;92 and u0026#39;93 seasons, Michigan combined for more than 50 wins and made consecutive trips to the National Championship game — all while relying almost exclusively on teenagers. In one particular regular season contest, 100% of the Wolverinesu0026#39; points were tallied by the ultra-talented freshman…amazing. Almost every college basketball fan would be able to name all Fab Five members with little effort, but most would struggle to name the starting rotation of the teams that beat them in consecutive national championship games. Thatu0026#39;s how popular these guys were/are.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the most interesting portions of the program was when Jalen Rose (executive producer) called black players that attended Duke u0026quot;Uncle Toms,u0026quot; yet his running mate for two years, Chris Webber, considered Duke and even took an official visit to the campus. For some reason this contradiction was never exposed during the interview process. Despite this vexing omission, I thought the remainder of the dialogue was done quite well. The honesty from the players, especially when describing their thoughts on Christian Laettner, was candid, and if anything else, entertaining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe final u0026quot;Chapteru0026quot; of this film explored the controversial relationship Rose and Webber had with a Detroit millionaire (his name escapes me at the moment). According to several sources, Webber and Rose were given monetary u0026quot;giftsu0026quot; from this man while in college. Under oath, Rose — who apparently received far less cash than Webber — admitted to his transgressions and has moved on from the incident. Webber, though, denied taking the $200,000 in question and was later charged with perjury and sentenced to hundreds of hours of community to service.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo this day, his stance hasnu0026#39;t changed on the matter and the Final Four banners from his two seasons in Ann Arbor remain rolled up in a dusty library basement.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSIDE NOTE: Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose and Jimmy King were national top 15 recruits as seniors. Ray Jackson was Texasu0026#39; top prep and ranked 48th. Even top-tier programs like Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio State rarely attract more than two top 20 recruits in a given class.”