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Kidd-Gilchrist, St. Patricks Documentary

  • It airs on Tuesday October 25th. . . ."Prayer for a perfect season". . . Here is a sneak peak, that I saw on Zagsblog. . .

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    October 25th on HBO at 9:00PM PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON CHRONICLES THE DRAMATIC 2010-11 BASKETBALL SEASON OF NEW JERSEY POWERHOUSE ST. PATRICK'S High school basketball is the last pure platform of the sport. Where the NBA and even college ball are "just a business," high school basketball is played for school, community, family, friends and love of the game. Directed by Marc Levin (the 1998 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Slam"), PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON is a gripping account of the 2010-11 boys' basketball season at St. Patrick's High School, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of Elizabeth, NJ. This feature-length documentary chronicles the extraordinary effort of coach Kevin Boyle and his players, whose journey ends in a winner-take-all showdown for the mythical national championship with archrival St. Anthony's of Jersey City, when it debuts TUESDAY, OCT. 25 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON captures the intersection of two forces -- the soaring media interest in the big game, and the decline of Catholic school programs -- while illuminating the real-life issues players and coaches confront during the season. Coached by Kevin Boyle, the St. Patrick Celtics' 2010-11 team was loaded with talent and plagued by distractions. Star player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (now a freshman at the University of Kentucky) was one of the nation's top performers and his elite skills had cast him in an unrelenting spotlight since grade school. When Kidd-Gilchrist was just two and a half years old, his father was murdered, and he also lost his surrogate father at the beginning of his senior year of high school. Complementing Kidd-Gilchrist, senior shooting guard Derrick Gordon (ticketed for Western Kentucky University) must live with his twin brother's incarceration for aggravated assault. PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON follows the roller-coaster ride of a team on the brink of history, at a school on the verge of becoming insolvent, where the journey to the top of the polls is inspiring, but the future is filled with uncertainty. The quest for the perfect season comes down to the March 9 title game, a prime-time match-up on the campus of Rutgers University before an overflow crowd, as St. Patrick's (26-0) confronts archnemesis St. Anthony's (29-0), led by Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley. Marc Levin's previous HBO credits include "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags," the Emmy®-winning "Thug Life in D.C.," "Protocols of Zion" "Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock" and "Gladiator Days." PRAYER FOR A PERFECT SEASON is a Blowback Production in association with Overbrook Productions; directed by Marc Levin; produced by Karl Hollandt, Ben Selkow and R. Binky Brown; editor, James Lester; director of photography, Daniel B. Levin. For HBO: executive producers, Shelia Nevins and Rick Bernstein; senior producers, Nancy Abraham and Joe Lavine.

    http://www.youtube.com/v/gpsnVK-HO10
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    BG631

  • Comes on HBO in 5 minutes. . .

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    BG631

  • Wow. . . That was awesome in my opinion. . . Hope some others got to see it. . .

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    BG631

  • That was Unreal. Gilchrist is automatically my fave player after seeing that

    burkegarner

  • burkegarner said...

    That was Unreal. Gilchrist is automatically my fave player after seeing that

    Agreed. . . 100%

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    BG631

  • Does anyone know if it will come on HBO On-Demand? Might have to find a good neighbor to let me borrow their living room for a little bit. Ha.

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    "From now on, don’t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus." Galatians 6:17

    CoachPedigo22

  • CoachPedigo22 said...

    Does anyone know if it will come on HBO On-Demand? Might have to find a good neighbor to let me borrow their living room for a little bit. Ha.

    I am guessing yes. . . It might be a couple of days before they put it on there, but I can't imagine them only showing it once. . .

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    BG631

  • Just found out it comes on again at midnight on HBO-W. . . also

    530am on HBO
    830am on HBO W
    930am on HBO 2
    Noon on HBO 2
    Friday 11 on HBO and a bunch of other times on Friday and later. . . Just keep an eye out. . .

    This post was edited by BG631 on 10/25/2011 at 10:20 PM

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    BG631

  • I live about 30 miles north of Ft. Myers and I will be attempting to attend the city of palms classic this year. . . Shabazz is gonna be there, not sure who else yet. . .

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    BG631

  • Gonna set my DVR for one of the other showings. Thx, BG.

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    Jeff Drummond

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    Gonna set my DVR for one of the other showings. Thx, BG.

    Thanks for that info. I have DVRd it as well. Have been really looking forward to viewing this program.

    majortom714

  • Just going to let everyone know that the documentary is now on HBO On Demand. Got a chance to watch it last night. What an incredible story of heartbreak and overcoming adversity for Michael. Makes me want this team to hang #8 even more.

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    "From now on, don’t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus." Galatians 6:17

    CoachPedigo22

  • When I saw Gilchrist at BBM I knew immediately he would be one of the top players at UK. I agree with another poster here. He is one of my favorites already.

    NashvilleCat197

  • Add me to the MKG fan club. Great story and I hope this kid destroys everyone he plays against.

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    It smells like microwaved homeless people in here.

    Warmother51

  • Warmother51 said...

    Add me to the MKG fan club. Great story and I hope this kid destroys everyone he plays against.

    yep

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    BG631