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Our two cents on the 10 best hoops movies

By Ronnie Flores and Brentt Eads
ESPNRISE.com

Monday, October 19, 2009

Nobody knows high school sports like ESPN RISE, and we've seen just about every movie made about basketball and believe the majority of the best are centered on high school hoops. Clichés abound in most efforts, yet a few can be considered classics. But what exactly is a sports movie? Some flicks have characters who play a sport in passing. In others, the athletic atmosphere is so central to the plot it's like a leading actor. John Travolta trying out for the track team in "Grease" doesn't cu ...

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