Foul Larry
 

Okay let's not leave this guy out...even though he pretty much ruined Wilt both physically and emotionally (on some levels), I don't think he's ALL bad. Besides you heard Stats at the end say, "See, being good is easy." (Well I'm not sure if that's exactly what he said but something similar.)

Uhm, my thoughts on him? SCARY. He's HUGE. And must weigh...as much as a BUS. How he runs around like that and throws his weight around with ease is one of those mysteries. But the kid who imagined him sure made him one tough dude.
Too bad he can't play without cheating. And I almost hate him for throwing Wilt around like a ragdoll. I mean geez, Wilt pretty much got his face rubbed into the cement more than once.

SCARIEST MOVE EVER....Larry's version of a SLAM DUNK. You KNOW if Wilt had ended up behind that guy and never got rescued, he would have been smushed, forget just losing another arm or something. Yikes!

On the good points thing...I think Larry really wants to be good cause well you see that in the end. He was really worried thinking no kid would want him. (I bet his creator abandoned him at some point or another, hence why he's dressed like a hobo and hiding out in a corner when Wilt finds him.) All he said to Wilt about his creator not wanting him anymore was probably more how he felt inside himself. He seems insecure, and has to show off to get attention, even if it's negative attention, like when the crowd boos him for doing all those cheating things to Wilt.

I love his voice though. It sounded almost exactly like I imagined it before I watched the movie!

Okay so give your own thoughts. I'm done rambling here. :bloogrin

Maybe Larry had a hard life.

Larry was a jerk unless he makes up to Wilt he'll fit along nicely with Goofball in my hated character list. :frankiemad:

Larry was brutal on poor Wilt, no denying that... but I liked that he turned out to be such a huge softie at the end. It was funny that he became so apologetic and genuinely sorry--even though he beat Wilt in the rematch and didn't suffer any consequences whatsover for his admiteddly dirty tactics. For that, I think that he's not so bad.

I still think that Frankie comforting him and "boosting up" his broken ego at the end was very adorable.

Him acting like a dog was admittedly funny & sorta cute.

When I first saw the previews, I said to my self, they are so going to call that character "Larry" after 80's basketball icon Larry Bird.

After all he was wearing the colors of the Boston Celtics. (Green with White Trim.) the team that L. Bird played for.

And he looked pretty rocking in that hoodie I must say.

He doesn't make a good first impression, that's for sure, but after that scene with Frankie at the end I completely changed my mind about him. He may be big, tough, and mean, but deep down he just wants to be wanted. Can any of us say different? :)

I dispise Larry with great intensity. He did ruin Wilt physically and emotionally as you said. But I guess I could change my mind, but the things he's done to Wilt were unforgivable so I'm still cocky.

Yes, he was VERY mean to the Wiltster. But I think Wilt will most likely forgive him. :D

I'm not saying you're not allowed to dislike or even hate him for what he's done, though. (That'd be pretty hypocritical, knowing me and Goofball)

This why I keep saying "Before Wilt could go SPLAT against the wall". XDD