Off Topic · OT: another good underdog movie (page 1)

Well, I've been talking to one of the posters to UK that implied he was a coach.

And I kept bringing up movies where coaches rose above it all and coached LOSERS to greatness or right next to the doorstep of greatness. And to me, that's what defines a good coach.

Goldie Hawn's character in Wildcats
Gene Hackman in Hoosiers
Mickey Rooney in Rocky
Waler Mathau in Bad News Bears
Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans
Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks
etc. etc. etc.

the list goes on and on...losers transformed into winners specifically due to their coach...while I'm not sure if that happens in real life, (1969 mets, recent red sox) but I wanted to add another movie to the list...

Martin Lawrence in Rebound...hilarious and another great example.

Great movie, you guys should check it out.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808625197...

Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What¹s more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance--in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits ­ and waits ­ for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior HighSchool Smelters basketball squad. Roy reluctantly accepts the offer, hoping that a few weeks at the school will prove his good intentions and restore him to his high-living ways as a celebrated college coach. But when "old school" meets middle school, Coach Roy doesn¹t know what hit him. It's not until Roy decides to teach his young charges some new concepts--like passing, rebounding, dribbling, and scoring--that the Smelters begin to find success and Roy finds something long thought lost: his love of the game.

Dude, are you f'in' for real?
How old are you?

Posted by rvhoss:

Mickey Rooney in Rocky

i think u mean Burgess Meredith

And I kept bringing up movies where coaches rose above it all and coached LOSERS to greatness or right next to the doorstep of greatness. And to me, that's what defines a good coach.

Obviously they never were losers if they could have become great. Yes, some good coaching and teaching helps, but it's still lying on the shoulders of the players, IMO.