A disgraced coach and a team of misfit replacements overcome strikes, interference, and doubt to earn redemption through a dramatic underdog victory.
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Howard Deutch
Rating: 6.7/10 (1,077 votes)