The best counterattack and challenge, a white coach with seven low-level black players in the era when blacks are not allowed to play, singled out the entire white-ruled basketball world, rewritten the history of world basketball, in the pursuit of racial equality struggle, but also drawn a new era. It's called Huggins, known as the godfather of black basketball, and as a fan, this movie is a must-see as a non-fan is also worth watching, because it is not only the history of basketball games, but more like the historical story of black people breaking through the shackles of history.
Huggins was once just a high school women's basketball coach, but the training method is sharp and strict, after the women's basketball team successfully won the game championship, he was invited to serve as the head coach of the NCAA First Division West Texas United, looking quite glamorous, Jin Si constantly recounted his basketball practice skills, describing his dream of leading the team to win the NCAA championship was repeatedly interrupted, the principal's expectations were not high, let him be a housekeeper uncle, eat and live in the student dormitory, and set up a third-rate team by the way, and the recruitment funds are only a few thousand pieces, the reality is very cruel, he is very surprised But the dream did not waver in the slightest, he thought. Looking for players on the pitch, but repeatedly hit the wall, then a black-eyed player sitting on the cold bench attracted his attention, only to see that he was agile and bounced amazingly, when Huggins looked for him, it was afraid to sit on the cold bench again to buy, so it refused, just because he was black, what is the use of the players not being able to show no matter how good they are? But Huggins said, skin color is not important, what is important to you is your agility and skills, that is what I value,
He found seven black players from the streets and alleys of the country, and there were a few more blacks in the school canteen, making those white people very uncomfortable, black and white, self-contained, who looked down on whom? The big war is about to start, they are first tit-for-tat, try to shoot, and finally simply use cabbage to play in basketball, the canteen is a mess, no rules are not square, Huggins set rules for them, no drinking, no girls, not allowed to give up in the middle, and then carry out devilish training, starting from the most basic practice, it is not easy to want this unruly guy to obey, they often argue in the training process, and even go to the bar despite the rules set by Huggins.
Huggins could only strengthen their training intensity and let them slowly integrate into it, after a hard training, they ushered in the first game, Perkins used three black people on the court, lived up to expectations, the first game they won the game 62:50, the black won the game but the whites also did not bother to shake hands with them, the next game, they faced the hawkeyes of the last NCAA fourth place, they played very hard, the first game was 16 points behind, all of them thought the Hawkeyes were winning.
In the lounge captain Hill offered to play his own way, but Huggins refused, and when the midfield was suspended, Hill again offered to play his own way, and Atkins had to let them go. At this time, they were like divine protectors, hitting the opponent by surprise, and the Hawkeye coach, who was still saying that we must win, now began to fidget, and at the last second, Hill threw the last goal through his agile body and position, winning the game by one point. The whole audience cheered, even the commentators cheered for them excitedly, on the road to challenge the national championship of the NCAA, they cut through the thorns, successive victories, and finally advanced to the final, and they often appeared in newspapers, news and other headlines, the whole country knows this miner team of seven blacks, as the fame grows, they are more and more resisted by whites. In a restaurant, several white men had put the head of a black player down the toilet to insult them, causing them to panic, and the wife of Hudkins was often threatened, and now it was not just a basketball game than that, but more like a race between blacks and whites.
But then came the player Kaki fell ill, the doctor diagnosed him with thick accumulation cardiomyopathy, can not continue to play basketball, but for the basketball as life of the boy, to give up basketball is impossible, seeing such a persistent child, Huggins still left him a position. During the East Texas State Lions' away game, they were hindered like never before, it was the picture of their entry, then the foul on the court player BL, and the unfair verdict from the white referee, in the case of such a dirty method, the Miners fought harder and harder, and finally won the game, but this was just their biggest challenge, the team returning to the hotel saw a devastated room, the walls were written with red paint: Black x, get home! The luggage was also vandalized, which brought deep fear to the young players and also stirred up their hatred of whites.
In the next game against the Chiefs. The players no longer trust their white teammates, not even their coaches, they are afraid that if they keep winning against those whites, they will even kill them, and play in such a mentality, the Miners, unsurprisingly, lost to the Chiefs, which was their only defeat this season. After the game, they had a fierce quarrel and blamed each other, complaining to each other.
At this time Huggins said, dignity is in your heart, as long as you don't let them succeed No one can deprive you of anything, want to break the prejudice of this society against blacks, you must use strength to speak, the courage to resist the pressure from the outside world, in the next game, Huggins decided to let Kaki play, absent for half a season, Kaki did not live up to expectations, up is a two-point gift, this game is very exciting, in the last seven seconds left, the miners are still two points behind, see the time is coming, At this time, the glasses brother passed to Adin, Adin passed Hill, and then Hill turned in, and finally tied the score, they entered overtime, but this time in the last few seconds of overtime, Adin had a beautiful dunk, originally thought they had won the game, the referee ruled that Adin grabbed the dunk for too long and was found to be fouled.
So they ushered in the second round of overtime, at the last critical moment, Jay Eagles Joe White stepped on the line at the last moment of shooting, originally thought that the Jay Eagles won, the melon eating crowd in a daze, this dramatic game finally ended in the referee's fair ruling, after two difficult overtime games, the Miners finally advanced to the finals, to face the Kentucky Wildcats, head coach Rapp is a serious racialist, the Wildcats team does not have any black players all made up of whites, It is for this reason that Huggins made a major decision before the game, the highest stage of the national finals, the miners not only sent a starting lineup of five players, but even assigned 7 minghei guys to play during the 40-minute game time, using this game to declare to the whole of America, the whole of America.
This game is destined to become the focus of the country, but also the history of the unprecedented five blacks against five whites, basketball court a white and black contrast, the result of the miners out of the unfavorable game just began Adin was sentenced to three fouls three fouls forced to quit, and then Funi seriously injured can not play, now there is no substitute, Hill is worthy of the first player That Huggins looks at, this game he showed a particularly strong explosive force, after two successful breaks, let the Wildcats mess up the square inch, Even the head coach tried to make this kid foul, in the case of Adin's foul Forney injury, the first half of the absenteeism also completely crushed the Night Cats, although the Second Half has just begun the Wildcats to regain their strength, but since the Miners Hill scored, it has been a slump, but the Miners have made rapid progress, playing the Wildcats will doubt life, and finally Addin has a perfect basket to complete, this epoch-making game officially came to an end, and finally the Western Texas University Miners narrowly won the Kentucky Wildcats 72:65, Winning the first and only championship cup in history, the white people who were scorned by black basketball were beaten in the face, and since then, black people have become the mainstay of basketball, and the honorable miners team has also been enthusiastically sought after by local people.