… in that every single player has a role – nay, a SPECIALTY – that is both crucial, and devastating.
Since I don’t know the “Ocean’s” franchise well enough, I called upon my listeners to “outsource” this comparison list.
Scott Wahle of Cincinnati did a pretty bang-on job with this. Enjoy. Add your comments, corrections, or additions as needed.
Daniel “Danny” Ocean (George Clooney) – Tim Duncan
Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) – Tony Parker
Former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) – Gregg Popovich
Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), a young and talented pickpocket – Kawhi Leonard
Frank Catton (Bernie Mac), a casino worker and con man – Manu Ginobili
Virgil (Casey Affleck) & Turk Malloy (Scott Caan), pair of gifted mechanics – Tiago Splitter & Matt Bonner
Livingston Dell (Eddie Jemison), an electronics and surveillance expert – Marco Belinelli
Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle), an explosives expert – Danny Green
Saul Bloom (Carl Reiner), an elderly con man – Boris Diaw
“The Amazing” Yen (Shaobo Qin), an accomplished acrobat – Patty Mills
I am trying to imagine Danny Green speaking in an exaggerated cockney accent.
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