Survive and Advance
- Episode aired Mar 17, 2013
- TV-G
- 1h 42m
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8.5/10
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Follows the life of Jim Valvano. It includes reflections by some players many years later.Follows the life of Jim Valvano. It includes reflections by some players many years later.Follows the life of Jim Valvano. It includes reflections by some players many years later.
Benny Anders
- Self
- (archive footage)
Red Auerbach
- Self
- (archive footage)
Lorenzo Charles
- Self
- (archive footage)
Clyde Drexler
- Self
- (archive footage)
Lefty Driesell
- Self
- (as Charles 'Lefty' Driesell)
Patrick Ewing
- Self
- (archive footage)
Sidney Green
- Self
- (archive footage)
Michael Jordan
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
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- ConnectionsFeatures SportsCenter (1979)
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One of the Best Episodes Yet
30 for 30: Survive and Advance (2013)
**** (out of 4)
The new year brings another installment to the ESPN series and it's one of the best yet. SURVIVE AND ADVANCE follows the path of the 1983 North Carolina State basketball team as they did the impossible by reaching the tournament that year but the bigger shock was to follow when they managed to win it. While this story is being told we also get to hear about their basketball coach Jimmy Valvano and his battle with cancer, which would take his life ten-years after winning the championship. I think anyone with even a limited amount of knowledge knows this story but what's so incredibly is how much director Jonathan Hock makes you feel not only for Valvano but also the nervous tension of the tournament. Everyone knows that NC State won yet you really do feel the pressure of watching this team come from behind one game after another and you get to see why Houston was such a force and favorite in that final game. Along the way we hear from the surviving members of the team as they talk about what was happening throughout this period but we also get to hear from members of the other teams as well as coaches like Mike Krzyzewski. The documentary also offers up a speaking engagement that Valvano himself would give later in life so that we can hear some of his feelings on the events. This is certainly one of the best episodes in a terrific series because there's just so much emotion going on here. It's great because people know NC State won the championship but we get to see some of the other games that aren't often discussed. We also get to see what Valvano would be most happy about and that's how his now legendary speech manages to live today as well as still earn money for cancer research. The scenes of him slowly dying are certainly hard to watch as is the pain that his players still feel to this day but at the same time you have to see this guy in a completely different way. It doesn't really matter if you know the story of that 1983 team or if you know about the speech, this is still an incredibly powerful and uplifting film.
**** (out of 4)
The new year brings another installment to the ESPN series and it's one of the best yet. SURVIVE AND ADVANCE follows the path of the 1983 North Carolina State basketball team as they did the impossible by reaching the tournament that year but the bigger shock was to follow when they managed to win it. While this story is being told we also get to hear about their basketball coach Jimmy Valvano and his battle with cancer, which would take his life ten-years after winning the championship. I think anyone with even a limited amount of knowledge knows this story but what's so incredibly is how much director Jonathan Hock makes you feel not only for Valvano but also the nervous tension of the tournament. Everyone knows that NC State won yet you really do feel the pressure of watching this team come from behind one game after another and you get to see why Houston was such a force and favorite in that final game. Along the way we hear from the surviving members of the team as they talk about what was happening throughout this period but we also get to hear from members of the other teams as well as coaches like Mike Krzyzewski. The documentary also offers up a speaking engagement that Valvano himself would give later in life so that we can hear some of his feelings on the events. This is certainly one of the best episodes in a terrific series because there's just so much emotion going on here. It's great because people know NC State won the championship but we get to see some of the other games that aren't often discussed. We also get to see what Valvano would be most happy about and that's how his now legendary speech manages to live today as well as still earn money for cancer research. The scenes of him slowly dying are certainly hard to watch as is the pain that his players still feel to this day but at the same time you have to see this guy in a completely different way. It doesn't really matter if you know the story of that 1983 team or if you know about the speech, this is still an incredibly powerful and uplifting film.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Mar 17, 2013
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- Also known as
- Sobrevive y avanza. La historia de Jim Valvano
- Filming locations
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(basketball game)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
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