Sħãlïq™ Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Hoops documentary The Town Game: Two Lives, Two Paths (Running Monday, April 9 at 9 p.m. PT on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area) explores what might have been through two basketball players who took decidedly different paths. "The Town" is Oakland, and the documentary is telling a real story from the perspective of Oakland's more blighted avenues. Hook Mitchell is one of the two primary subjects; the other is former Cal star Leon Powe. Hook is still a legend, even though his exploits on Oakland's playgrounds ceased when the '90s started. I've seen older men, mostly middle aged, wearing T-shirts that show a young Hook jumping over a car. Whatever happened back then mattered enough that it still matters—which is hard to fathom, really. Technological advances have made us so present that it's difficult for the past to have any meaning in our lives. And yet, here's Hook, still living in the local consciousness, despite laying no claim to any great NBA classic game or even a viral YouTube video. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1135871-film-review-the-town-game Anyone seen it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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