How did they handle the basketball scenes? What was the buzz about them?
This wasn’t like “Blue Chips,” where they encouraged the players to freelance in a pickup format. Most of the specific plays corresponded to things that were happening in the script; all other basketball footage was choreographed by Dan Becker, an assistant coach for the University of Manitoba’s men’s hoops team. Becker was probably the happiest guy on the set — they called him at the last minute, out of nowhere, and he ended up landing a consulting gig and a speaking part as one of Knight’s assistants. As for the buzz, supposedly the basketball sequences are pretty lively. They lucked out, because Lafferty’s jumper was a dead ringer for Alford’s jumper, so between that and Lafferty’s haircut, they’re in good shape on that front. And they used enough extras for the crowd (as many as 600 to 700 on some days) that the game scenes should feel authentic enough. At least it won’t be the caliber of something like “Teen Wolf” or “The Hank Gathers Story.” Q: Which scenes did you witness while
