Street Ball - The And 1 Mix Tape Tour
So who was on the team roster of 2002's 25-city Mix Tape Tour of less-than-elegant hoops? "The best ballers not in the league," says one of the tour's den mother/producer types, referring to such instinctive, street-smart-though-not-quite-NBA caliber basketball players as Ao, Hot Sauce, Skip to My Lou, and the Main Event. This eight-episode documentary series about the And 1 team's summertime goodwill pass through Boston, Cleveland, New York, and elsewhere is dazzling entertainment, a showcase for the guys' collective charm, well-earned hubris, and sense of fellowship with home ballers everywhere. Much of the footage is off-court: life on the bus, endless radio interviews, clowning with the public, demonstrating for kids. The ordinary stuff is often more fun than the court activity. A second disc includes the team's complete game in Atlanta.--Tom Keogh