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The Squad provides their weekly recap of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Episode 4, starring Quincy Isaiah as Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss, and including Jeanie Buss.

WHO IS JACK MCKINNEY?!? | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Episode 4 BREAKDOWN

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Gary Catig, of AIPTComics.com, writes:

The episode is carried by some great performances beginning with the man portraying the episode’s namesake, Tracy Letts. Following the Tarkanian setback, Jack McKinney finally receives the chance to be a head coach. Letts instills a very hard-nosed attitude into his character and is not intimidated by the stars on the team.

But there is a sense of genius there too in a mad scientist kind of way that he can actually pull it off. Especially when he proves he’s not as rigid as initially expected, and he mixes things up for some of the most exciting and flashy basketball. It also coincides with bringing the bigger personalities together seeing what they can accomplish together.

Quincy Isaiah is a stand out for Winning Time as he portrays this public and private persona of Magic Johnson. On the court, all he wants to do is spread the love but not all his teammates are ready for what he’s bringing. As he deals with his rookie hazing and adjusting to the other players, there is a wanting of being liked that affects his perspective of the past.

Cookie is the only person who can be real with him even if he doesn’t want to hear it or it paints him in an unflattering light. Though that million dollar smile each time he delivers Kareem’s morning juice and paper is enough to light up any room. And you can’t knock his work ethic with his persistence to win over the Laker captain.

John C. Reilly has real man child vibes as Jerry Buss with his stubbornness in dealing with the team’s financial issues while heavily relying on his mom to make things right. At this point, Adrien Brody’s Pat Riley is the guy in high school who isn’t talented enough to make the team and becomes the manager instead. Then Jason Clarke as Jerry West is the hanger on who lurks around even though he has no official role anymore. At least it’s his sincere words that makes McKinney more flexible with his system.

Winning Time also makes some interesting and effective stylistic choices that complement the storytelling. The entire sequence of the different people driving out to Palm Springs for camp is well done. It creates the chance to introduce new players such as Michael Cooper, while providing the inner commentary of others through clever split screens. Everything is all interconnected by having the various trips crossover with each other along with the continuous talking heads playing on everyone’s radio.

How McKinney sees the game visually with the x’s and o’s and plays coming off the page helps emphasize his genius with his ability to attain nirvana and literally levitate while in thought is a nice touch. Most of the time it’s more style than substance but the metaphor describing what would eventually be the Showtime style to jazz is an artsy and deep comparison.

Sometimes Winning Time can be overly gratuitous. The running gag of how much Magic is a giver and using the scenes from the after-hours club are immature and becomes tiresome. What’s more irksome is Dr. Buss’ escapades particularly when a younger Jeanie is around. It’s disturbing to see a father behave that way in front of his daughter, but that’s the point: to demonstrate his poor parenting skills. It must have done a number on Jeanie because it’s that type of lifestyle that inspires the new marketing approach for the Lakers.