Cruise or Hanks?
Hanks initially; Cruise reconsidered as Pete or Happy
Flex pick · Chris Ryan
In the discussion (4)
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- Hanks receives the initial choices; Cruise is doubted as someone who would be involved in college basketball. — Chris Ryan
- Cruise could instead play Happy with Les Grossman or evil Jerry Maguire energy. — Bill Simmons
- A further flex invitation leads to jokes about Cruise teaching Neon footwork in hidden platform shoes and being lifted to dunk. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise as Pete with Jerry Maguire energy is reconsidered favorably, especially for the final broken-man speech; present-day Cruise becomes a possible choice. — Bill Simmons