the most anticipated film of the year 
, semi-pro starring will ferrell is a film based in the 70's at the time of the aba merger with the nba. jackie moon (will ferrell) is a pop singer that also owns an aba team (the flint michigan tropics), he is also the head coach, and starting power forward. the teams in the aba are told that there will be a merger with the nba, and that only four teams (spurs, nuggets, pacers, and nets) will be moving. jackie moon successfully argues that the top four teams should be the ones to merge.
jackie moon makes a splashy trade for ed monix (woody harrelson) which turns the team's fortunes around, moving them up the standings and giving them a chance to snatch fourth place in the last game. unfortunately for the tropics, the aba commissioner informs the team that economics won out, and the four teams proposed earlier would be the ones to merge. the tropics still go out and win their last game for the team, the fans, and the town, and everyone lives happily ever after.
a typical will ferrell film, filled with silly antics, and extreme stereotypes, that's not a knock, cos that's exactly why i love his films. probably the best scene is the poker game, and the craziness that ensues, and pretty much all the basketball scenes are funny too (probably more so for me cos i play bball).
pic taken from wikipedia.
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