ESPN's 'The Last Dance' -- ongoing discussion

NaturalThunder · Post #661 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:07 am

Dang...Craig Sager came with the heat with that "backstabbing" question directed at Jerry Krause.

Sager achieved a major journalism milestone. He has a question during a press-conference that mad the interviewee so mad he or she stormed off without answering any other questions.

Ballerhogger · Post #662 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:19 am

Gosh darn the media we’re savages in the 90s like holy hell

Ballerhogger · Post #663 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:20 am

Like damn

NaturalThunder · Post #664 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:23 am

Apparently the news that MJ was going to retire broke during game 1 of the 1993 ALCS between the Blue Jays and White Sox. First off, I had no idea the White Sox were good enough to make the ALCS during the 90s. Secondly, I had no idea news of MJ's first retirement broke during an MLB playoff game.

Ballerhogger · Post #665 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:26 am

NaturalThunder wrote:Apparently the news that MJ was going to retire broke during game 1 of the 1993 ALCS between the Blue Jays and White Sox. First off, I had no idea the White Sox were good enough to make the ALCS during the 90s. Secondly, I had no idea news of MJ's first retirement broke during an MLB playoff game.

Same

Sedale Threatt · Post #666 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:27 am

LKN wrote:
jg77 wrote:I've always worn his shoes and always considered him the GOAT but never actually watched him play. I'm on episode 3 of this documentary and I'm just amazed by Jordan...this doc really puts everything in perspective.

If you want to see some absolutely insane stuff look for these series on youtube:

1989 against the Cavs - 40/8/6 on 60 TS% (and with 3 spg too) (Game 5 features "The Shot")

1991 Finals

And one of the most insane series you will ever see:

1992 first round against the Miami heat

45/10/7 on 67 TS% with 3 spg and 1 bpg

(yes those numbers are correct )

The 1991 Finals ... I was dumb enough to think we were going to win the series after Perkins hit that shot in Game 1. (I think Jordan rimmed a shot out at the buzzer.)

Then, it was like a tsunami. I still remember him dribbling down court in Game 3 and forcing OT with that jumper over Byron Scott, just as easy as you want. We had a bunch of injuries that piled up but he just tore us up. I don't recall him having any monster scoring games (for him anyway) but he was just doing everything with playmaking, defense, his usual 30-35 pts, etc.

The one performance that does still stand out vividly was Scottie in Game 5. He's easily one of my favorite players of all time, and that was one of the best games he ever played: 32-13-7-5-1 with 12 FTs drawn.

NaturalThunder · Post #667 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:33 am

Most random hilarious moment of the series so far is Jeremy Piven popping up to give us his point-of-view. Like...why? Why Jeremy Piven? What was the thought process on that decision?

Sedale Threatt · Post #668 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:34 am

Read on Twitter

Sedale Threatt · Post #669 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:43 am

Read on Twitter

Ballerhogger · Post #670 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:44 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:

Read on Twitter

Where is that bus now

Sprewell4Three · Post #671 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Mon May 11, 2020 1:54 am

Jordan haters favorite player Scottie Pippen quit on the Bulls during a damn game

NaturalThunder · Post #672 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:03 am

Sprewell4Three wrote:Jordan haters favorite player Scottie Pippen quit on the Bulls during a damn game

Right, but this part of the documentary isn't a surprise. Pippen quitting and Kucok hitting the game winner is well documented at this point.

It's a huge blemish on Pippen's legacy, but it's pretty much the only blemish.

Sark · Post #673 » by **Sark** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:07 am

How many of these guys have busted up hands?

HappyBrownie · Post #674 » by **HappyBrownie** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:11 am

Jordan gnawing a cigar, mock-swinging a baseball bat while fixating on an opponent getting the better of him and wanting revenge is one of the most badass things i've ever seen in my life

NotaHypeJob · Post #675 » by **NotaHypeJob** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:26 am

Did Ahmad Rashad get hired to do NBA on NBC just because he was Jordan's friend

DirtybirdGA · Post #676 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:32 am

Probably so....lol

NaturalThunder · Post #677 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:33 am

MJ's return after a 21-month absence: 19 points on 7/28 shooting. Yikes. Didn't realize it was that bad. Not a surprise, I just forgot it was a really rough first game back for him.

Didn't take him long to get back into MJ form, though. Had his double-nickel game in MSG a week later.

Ballerhogger · Post #678 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:34 am

What could of been with magic! Man they blew it

Sprewell4Three · Post #679 » by **Sprewell4Three** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:41 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
Sprewell4Three wrote:Jordan haters favorite player Scottie Pippen quit on the Bulls during a damn game

Right, but this part of the documentary isn't a surprise. Pippen quitting and Kucok hitting the game winner is well documented at this point.

It's a huge blemish on Pippen's legacy, but it's pretty much the only blemish.

The migraine game wasn’t a blemish ?

NaturalThunder · Post #680 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon May 11, 2020 2:43 am

Sprewell4Three wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:
Sprewell4Three wrote:Jordan haters favorite player Scottie Pippen quit on the Bulls during a damn game

Right, but this part of the documentary isn't a surprise. Pippen quitting and Kucok hitting the game winner is well documented at this point.

It's a huge blemish on Pippen's legacy, but it's pretty much the only blemish.

The migraine game wasn’t a blemish ?

Yes and no? I still need to read more about that game to understand it. I'm still not 100% sure how much of that was truly a migraine for Pippen and how much of it was something else.