Ever have one of those nights when you want to watch something, but nothing really sounds good?
My son Zack and I were having that sort of an evening once a few years ago when we stumbled upon a documentary called “Gunnin for That Number One Spot.”

 

We enjoyed the movie thoroughly, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who suffers from a “what to watch” issue sometimes.   It’s about the top 24 high school basketball players in the country in like 2006 getting together to play a game.  It was made by MCA from the Beastie Boys (may he rest in peace).
Its been a while since I’ve seen it, but there are a few things that really stuck out to me.

• Kevin Love was way too cool for Kyle Singler
• None of the nicknames stuck
• Michael Beasley should be scoring 30 points per game in the NBA
• Its the only hoops doc where they chose to feature the exact right players

The biggest memory for me though was the youngest player to play, Lance Stephenson.  He was only a sophomore, but he was so quiet and unassuming that I was actually worried he would be to soft when he went to play for my Cincinnati Bearcats.  The movie got boring when he was featured because he really wouldn’t talk.

Now this:

 

And we all know the ear blowing and stuff…

 

And now he joins my Lakers.

 

I think I’m just gonna watch Gunnin For That Number One Spot and listen to the Beastie Boys all winter instead of hoops.