Keanu Reeves is reported as a near Billy Hoyle choice who could not play basketball; Denzel Washington is reported as an early Sidney Dean possibility who chose Malcolm X.

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Keanu Reeves is described as close to the Billy Hoyle role and wanted by the production, but his basketball limitations are given as the obstacle.
Denzel Washington is described as being in the mix for Sidney Dean before choosing Malcolm X, after which Wesley Snipes received the role.

The final game draws a slow-motion complaint, while the soundtrack divides the panel: one participant loves it and another enjoys its funky Midnight Run-like sound, but the lack of hip-hop is still criticized; Black Sheep, Tupac, Scenario, and PM Dawn are proposed, with Above the Rim's Snoop/Dogg Pound use cited as a model.

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The final basketball sequence is criticized for too much slow motion.
The soundtrack receives explicit support: one participant says they love it, and another says its funky approach resembling Midnight Run works and is enjoyable.
The lack of rap or hip-hop is called the biggest nitpick despite that support, with the music's 1992 mainstream context discussed.
Above the Rim is praised for using Big Pimpin' by Snoop and the Dog Pound, offered as an example of music belonging to its specific basketball era.
Black Sheep's The Choice Is Yours, early Tupac, Scenario, and PM Dawn are proposed in turn, with PM Dawn immediately resisted as music the characters would not hear.

Picking Nits

Sidney's implausible basketball technique is called the number-one flaw, and the tournament is said to pass too quickly.

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Sidney's $1,700 double-cross after losing $62 is considered excessive and makes at least one participant dislike him.
Wesley Snipes is praised as athletic but criticized as visibly not a basketball player; carrying the ball, theatrical moves, and slow-motion coverage are offered as evidence.
The tournament is said to go by too fast, reaching the final abruptly; one participant explicitly wants more tournament and less Gloria material.

Casting What-Ifs

Holly Hunter is named as the alternative to Rosie Perez for Gloria, with the panel stressing that the character would have been different.

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The production is credited with taking a chance on Rosie Perez rather than Holly Hunter; a participant imagines Hunter playing either a different Gloria or, jokingly, the same characterization.