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So does Common have game or is it just trick photography?

posted 14 years ago by doughazelrigg
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What do you think? He looked pretty skilled to me

BTW -- at 37 he may be a bit old for the typical NBA player

[–] LadyDi2U 14 years ago

He has game since childhood so he says in recent interviews about it. He also said he did work with a couple NBA players and a NBA coac in order to fine tune for camera.

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[–] LadyDi2U 14 years ago

Not on film and not in appropriate basketball attire, he's still got game. Video proof via George Lopez's show May 18th 2010

http://www.tbs.com/video/index.jsp?oid=219301&cid=186029

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[–] Kelea7 14 years ago

Was he 37 in the movie?

He played on teams from elem to high school, but he got injured. Also his father (Lonnie Lynn Sr) played for the ABA.

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[–] Flickfan-3 14 years ago

I thought there was enough full shots to show that he is decent--
better than Whoppi Goldberg in "Eddie" for instance...

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[–] choyt19 14 years ago

Also, they said that Scott (Common) was in the NBA for a decade, so his age fits.

I couldn't help but notice the iffiness of the balls landing in the hoop in wide shots. It looked sort of CGI'd. I saw an effects company in the end credits (and, somewhat off-topic, my heart sinks when I see a visual effects company working on non-fantastic films).

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[–] doughazelrigg 14 years ago

"Also, they said that Scott (Common) was in the NBA for a decade, so his age fits."

Not to belabor the point, but I don't think so. The typical NBA player gets drafted when he's 21 and plays for about 7 years. Common however is 37 years old -- a bit long in the tooth for the NBA, unless you're a "hangeron" like Jordan was

[–] jeffsh 13 years ago

I think he had/has the moves but showed his age. I still enjoyed the game footage, good fun.