Hoop Dreams
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:39:02
Jordan might shoot, uh, 15 out of 40.
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Fifteen out of 40?
:39:10
I'm just saying, for instance.
he's done it.

:39:13
But see, if you do that,
you're gonna know about it.

:39:18
Ooh.
:39:20
Curtis tells William,
"The most important thing...

:39:23
is getting the ball in the basket. '"
:39:26
Curtis said the boy's good.
:39:29
he say he's real good, but he don't listen.
:39:32
he said if he listen to him,
he'd be better.

:39:37
he's always telling me,
you should do this and you should do that.

:39:42
Seems like everybody I know
is my coach.

:39:48
I know a whole lot about basketball.
:39:52
Now it's Isiah Thomas.
:39:55
I guess, in so many words,
I'm a pro at that in my mind.

:40:02
The Trojans were led on the
court all season by 6'2'"sophomore guard...

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Curtis Gates.
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When he went to college,
and Michael Jordan first came to the NBA...

:40:27
they would,you know, sit around and argue
over him- who could play the best.

:40:35
Curtis was named Player
of the Decade at ColbyJunior College...

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but he also developed a reputation
for being uncoachable.

:40:46
Curtis's idea of being real good is...
:40:52
you don't follow the rules,
you do what you wanna do.

:40:57
Curtis finally signed
at the University of Central Florida...


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