Fab Five Documentary Now Available on Netflix
It’s been kind of hard to find since it came out, but they put it on Netflix recently. It came out in 2011 on ESPN, so if you haven’t seen it in 13 years or if you’ve never seen it, check it out.
Kind of bittersweet to watch it now, knowing how it played out with Juwan, but still a great documentary.
Lived it/ Loved it: class of 93.
March 28th, 2024 at 12:43 PM ^
Also class of 93. We used to camp out in Crisler parking lot to get first few rows. With the G league and NIL, there will never again be a team stacked like that one. Am very appreciative to see that athleticism that we rarely see anymore. It is hard to explain to the younger fans, what it was like. Today its a 3 point game but back then it was a dunk fest.
You're "old school"? Huh? Class of 78 here. I guess I'm "ancient school".
Old school as in old fashioned.
I would love for a Beilein-era docuseries. Going back to when he took over the program, and had the “Beilein Ball”. Moving to our first tournament appearance in a decade with Manny and DeShawn. Transitioning to the Burke/fresh-5 class of 2012-14. The dip in 15-16. The resurgence led by Derrick Walton (plans crash and all). Leading to his defensive minded pivot with staff changes, and ultimately why he left for the NBA.
2011-2019 basketball really saved our fandom with what went on in a lot of those years with the football program.
March 27th, 2024 at 10:44 PM ^
I'd love it but nowhere near enough drama for ESPN. When eating subs was the craziest thing they did off the court, that won't attract attention.
The plane crash was pretty crazy.
March 28th, 2024 at 12:34 PM ^
the plane crash, the aneurysm of leadership at Breslin, beating Duke at Crisler, just getting back to the tournament after over a decade absence, Trey almost on his way out the door after freshman year, McGary's suspension...not to mention, you know, advancing to 2 national championship games, both requiring miracle shots along the way.
I'd say there's plenty to keep the interest of even neutrals.
March 28th, 2024 at 10:22 AM ^
There was no more fun of a two game "run" than the 2011 NCAA tournament. I watch that Duke game a lot. They were down 10 points at approximately 500 different points in that game and never stopped clawing. That was the first game where I took note that Michigan basketball could be back. That was actually the week after the Fab Five documentary first aired.
March 27th, 2024 at 10:00 PM ^
It was bittersweet to watch back then considering how disappointing those Final Fours were.
I was able to live with the '92 outcome. '93? Not so much. Still, tremendous accomplishments, both. Elite Eight in '94, too.
Final fours went fine IMO. The game against Kentucky in 93 was the best basketball game i have ever seen.
Now the final two? Those sucked.
March 28th, 2024 at 12:01 PM ^
The Carolina game may actually have been better than the Kentucky game, it just ended with an incredibly violent death for the good guy.
March 27th, 2024 at 10:32 PM ^
This was available on Delta flights for a while. I probably watched it 5 times in a year
Netflix aint getting my coin.
Cool
March 28th, 2024 at 10:29 AM ^
I just read through like 250 purported criticisms of Netflix and found myself thoroughly unpersuaded.
Except for Cuties. From what I read that shit looks highly sus and should be removed if it wasn't already.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:00 AM ^
Nah its still there and those of you paying netflix you know what you’re supporting.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:07 AM ^
I'm not discontinuing Netflix but I agree based on what I read that is not something that should have been released.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:22 AM ^
So where do you take a stand? Apparently this issue isn’t important enough for you to sacrifice your own entertainment wants.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:32 AM ^
I don't really watch Netflix with the exception of Breaking Bad but my wife does all the time and she would kill me. Look, I appreciate a good social crusade as much as the next person and I agree that is certainly a good hill to die on, but I would never consume that product and for this one that is going to have to be good enough for me. From what I understand, Netflix has refused to outright pull it but has made it nearly impossible to find.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:47 AM ^
I hear you and I do understand. I wasn’t trying to be rude with you either, I just really wonder when fellow men will take a stand on things like this. I suggest you pull it and tell your wife why. How can she argue that?
March 28th, 2024 at 11:55 AM ^
I will consider that. The issue is that, when you start, where do you stop? Once you unplug from the Matrix it becomes so clear that nearly everything in our culture is so inundated with that kind of thing that if I applied such a Netflix Standard to all forms of entertainment available there would pretty much be nothing. From my review of it, Netflix is a relatively minor offender. I already axed HBO because they lost their damn mind. Marriage barely survived that. I can explain it to her all I want. To her it is just going to be a "conspiracy theory."
I hear you Brother. I try not to stop to answer your question.
Are you insane? Just pull the plug, and demonstrate your superior wisdom later? Good luck with that.
Trying to follow this thread and not sure what the issue is. You're against Netflix because of the movie Cuties, or because of other reasons? Genuinely curious what all the hullabaloo is about.
March 29th, 2024 at 10:45 AM ^
There is no Netflix boycott, except by a fraction of conspiracy nuts and snowflakes of the sort who scream about cancel culture and then ban books involving anything they don’t like. This isn’t a thing. The poster isn’t even willing to cite an example.
March 29th, 2024 at 10:57 AM ^
Hahaha. Gotcha. I'm not very online but assume everything and everyone out there has someone very upset at them. Wasn't sure if this was one of those situations or there was something real.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:07 AM ^
More like the Fab Four now, amirite?
March 28th, 2024 at 11:08 AM ^
Part 2 coming out soon. Fab Five Failure.
What the fuck? They were five freshmen, and then sophomores, who went to almost won it, twice. Put that in some fucking perspective.
Unless you're referring to Juwans coaching, and yet that has nothing to do with him as a player.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:58 AM ^
Although I appreciate the moment like yourself I need a little time and space from the now.
March 28th, 2024 at 12:16 PM ^
I watched it when it came out. If I remember correctly it was Jalen Rose's documentary and there was some controversy.
The fact that we still talk about them 30 years since Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard decided to leave for the NBA says something about their legacy. I think we should focus on celebrating their accomplishments and their contributions to the game (which are many) and overlook their failings (which are also many). What makes them legendary is that they were ahead of their time and they challenged the establishment and accepted norms of the time. If they appeared tomorrow they would probably blend in which is a tribute to them.
I used to be opposed to this but after Coach May has some time to establish himself here it is time to bring back the Fab Five and put up the banners at Crisler. Coach Howard should not be a Rich Rod.
March 28th, 2024 at 10:11 PM ^
The most influential team of the 90's, really. Nothing more cool than the baggy shorts, the black shoes, the black socks, the attitude and the swagger.
It was the greatest time to be a Michigan basketball fan and a legacy forever.
March 28th, 2024 at 11:52 PM ^
Maybe the best part was that it was before the internet. So the hype felt even more concentrated on campus those years. The rallies on South U after wins were not phones held up for footage but instead students high fiving and cheering together. Present and in person.