Guru of Go
Guru of Go
14+Closed Captions
201051m
SportsDocumentaryBiographical

Paul Westhead wanted to perfect his shoot-first offense at Loyola Marymount. Players Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble gave him the chance.


Guru of Go

By the mid-1980s Paul Westhead had worn out his welcome in the NBA. The best offer he could find came from an obscure small college with little history of basketball. In the same city where he had won an NBA championship with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Westhead was determined to perfect his non-stop run-and-gun offensive system at Loyola Marymount. His shoot-first offense appeared doomed to fail until Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, two talented players from Westhead's hometown of Philadelphia, arrived gift-wrapped at his doorstep. With Gathers and Kimble leading a record scoring charge, Westhead's system suddenly dazzled the world of college basketball and turned conventional thinking on its head. But then, early in the 1989-90 season, Gathers collapsed during a game and was diagnosed with an abnormal heartbeat. Determined to play, Gathers returned three games later, but less than three months later, he tragically died on the court. Working with both Westhead and Kimble, Oscar®-winning director Bill Couturié tells a fast-paced and emotionally moving story of innovation, triumph and tragedy.

Duration:51m
Release Date:2010
Genre:SportsDocumentaryBiographical
Rating:14+
Director:Bill Couturié

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