This weekend I watched a documentary on the history of
Kentucky basketball. This documentary was on ESPN and it focused specifically
on the coaches and their contributions to the legacy that is Kentucky
basketball. This documentary was organized chronologically to show the
progression of the program and how each coach had a specific impact on the
team. This documentary is not something I would usually be very interested
in, I’m not a big fan of history
documentaries but this one was incredibly intriguing. I really liked this
documentary because they brought in all different people to interview on the
subject to keep the matter interesting and varying in opinions. They started
from the beginning of Kentucky basketball with the first coach and the first
team showing pictures and commentary from those games. They had current
players, former players, and fans alike all comment on their perception of
Kentucky basketball’s beginnings. It was a great way to see how enthusiastic
these people were on how this was the start of a fantastic program. It was a
good way to look at the distant past and connect it to the present. That was the main theme throughout the
documentary and why it kept my attention. The entire time, we were learning the steps taken to create
the power house that is Kentucky basketball today. That aspect of it kept your
attention very well, the people they interviewed also gave the film
credibility. They had players, famous sports casters, and other coaches comment
on the history of Kentucky. But they also had families of players commenting on
the coaches their son’s played for. Each family had such positive things to say
about each coach it seemed like they took value in their son being coached by a
Kentucky basketball coach. The other big theme of this film is that Kentucky’s
program is what it is today because of the incredible coaching staff they
constantly maintain.
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