Review by johnrjohnson

First of all, I do not like having words put in the mouth of living people which they never spoke, or given behaviors they never showed. Far too much license is taken with these people, especially with Jerry West. I understand 'dramatic license', but some of this was almost cartoonish.

Second, the casting was mixed. Reilly and Brody are always good. Solomon Hughes was exceptional as Kareem. I had some problems with Quincy Isaiah as Magic, but he did have the smile down. Jason Segel made Paul Westhead sound like Capt. Queeg, although that may have been a direction choice. Jason Clarke is a terrific actor but, again, he did Jerry West no favors with his portrayal.

My biggest problem with this series was the finale. I don't want to spoil this for people, but the final episode does not pay off the title of the series, which is relegated to stills and titles before the credits.

By the way, I thought the sound track was just plain weird. Lots of needle drop. Anachronistic rap. Weird jazz. Often intrusive or inconsistent with the tone of a scene.