Stephen A. reflects on 'The Last Dance' after the final episodes | First Take 

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If you're 22, I'm sure you saw Kobe.... Now take Kobe's intensity and multiply it by the highest number you can think of. I've only seen him play live 4 times. I just wish they had HD tv back in the 90's!

But it didn't show him get swept in the first round TWICE? And what about the other 10 years he played in the NBA. He ain't no goat. Bron the goat. Open your eyes bro

Bron had lost more finials than Jordan won. Jordan ain't one of the goats without PIPPEN

@@williambaldwin6241 2011 finals that's all I gotta say

Yeah it feels so weird that it’s over now. Now what do we do?

Real talk 👍

I haven't watched one single episode but tbh I kinda already knew what they were talking about. I lived thru the era so I saw it live first. Didnt need to see it when i lived it

Paul wid it there are some behind closed door incidents you should watch it honestly.

@@paulwidit3792 me too but so much stuff i saw we didnt bc its first time they have many moments on cam

Its probably the only one uve seen

It is definitely the 'Michael Jordan' of documentaries...figuratively and literally.

I agree

‘Hardest to follow documentary I’ve ever seen’. Why not just do it chronologically? So much jumping around between years.

Jay said what documentaries?

I lived through the 90s bulls, first time I heard Kerr's story.

1st time hearing what happened to his dad

Shaun Wallace I never knew about his dad, how sad and heartbreaking 💔

@@sicily7220 me as well

@@jacquettediggs4633 same

I never knew that happened. It was surprising to me too because back then I'd say most of Chicago respected but hated the Jazz.

True Sportsmanship what Isiah and pistons never had.

DiCaprio said it was poetic not Malone

Exactly. People want to act like back then players hated each other. Not true. They hated each other on the court for the most part they respected each other. They didn't need to be friends or buddy buddy. They were gladiators.

@@jasonkim6606 I wouldnt show sportsmanship to a guy who essentially called you fraudulent champions either

It probably will win because of bias, that’s what a lot of the award shows do. This documentary isn’t Oscar worth, trust me I’ve watched some incredible documentaries

Emmy*

Relax

shaunbir klair L

shaunbir klair Like what? Tiger King? 😂

Yessir

And he should have played more seasons.

@@tomiturkki979 he def would've gotten at least 3 more rings

Thats what i tell people, IF MJ would’a stayed longer in the NBA he woulda had more insane records & rings ect ect

Yes the mind of mj is what I was analysing the most throughout this documentary. I learned that he is the most alpha guy I think Ive ever seen, he never switches off and always dominates the room. I learned about his crazy work ethic, his borderline mental disorder competitiveness, and his ability to stay in the present moment and focus, hence his clutchness

iOnsteins Engineering bro they let kawhi load manage

@@LanceG007 lmao that's nothing

@@Kingsley114 Michael Jordan is and has always been my favorite athlete. But I have to agree. OJ Made in America was the best documentary I have ever seen.

This was next level better then ojs

@@Kingsley114 OJ most def committed the murder. He got away from being a black fella. A well known black fella who doesn't want to be around black people

The first NBA highlights I watched for basketball was the 98 finals game 6 on vhs that my aunt recorded at the time I replayed that last shot so much it just gave me chills. Jordan just gives you the feel hes the goat and tbh its not close

ZBT I respect your opinion, but I never saw him play so I’m not gonna be a sheep and follow the crowd. My GOATS are Lebron and Kobe Jordan isn’t on my list

shaunbir klair yeah u a cornball goofy mcnoofy 😭😭

Lol I applaud you not that many people could have said what you just said. A lot of players today especially LeBron James the media is hyping them up for example there's been so many players in the past that was built like Zion Williams

@@ShaunbirKlair24 I respect you

I applauded!

Preach!!!

I'm with you man.. 41yo and saw these games live on NBC. Only kids say LeBron is the GOAT because they don't understand what we saw

phil g no you can still watch full games here on RU-vid. PRIME Lebron has another 5 years to separate himself to solidify himself as the goat without question. Us old heads sensationalize Michael because of the nostalgia it creates. Lebron is the better basketball player though

phil g as much as I want to say mj, Lebron is better. Longer prime and a higher peak

@@untilyoupuke higher peak lmao FOH

Same! Amazing ending. Goosebumps

Best part

If you don’t wanna play that way, don’t play that way....... Break.

There is no fact to prove that Michael Jordan is the number 1 the Lakers

Had to watch the ending again after your comment.

Been following the nba since 96-97. I had the privilege of watching MJ put in work. I still remember that swish to win game 6 in 98 lol. Kobe was the next closest thing to MJ. Lebron is more of a Magic/Scottie type in my opinion. MJ just had that aura. He put doubt, fear and intimidation in the minds of his opponents. And he did it not only the MUCH tougher, more physical era, but he did it a Russell Westbrook type energy and on both ends lol. He got a DPOY. Averaged 37 for a whole year!! That's like averaging 50 in today's game lol. Teams were only scoring like 80,90 points a game for a minute there with the bad boy pistons and the celtics were a little dirty, same as the Knicks. The pacers.. to me stats is like money, over time the numbers are gonna rise lol, so you need to account for inflation 😂. That's why what Lebron is doing, an impressive hall of famr career no doubt, but you can't lose 6 finals!! 🤦‍♂️. If you're going to call yourself the goat smh. 6 and 0 for MJ and you can see all the internal bull he had to get through. Can you imagine Lebron playing those bad bay pistons squads?!? Oh my.. and I know your post wasn't about Lebron but I still say a prime Scottie Pippen would've shut him down!!

you have to include rodman whether he likes him or not in a list is in the sixth position of players who most won titles in the nba

Man I could not agree more! Vinsanity, TMac, A.I., and Kobe were the guys I was looking up to when I first started watching, weirdly enough about the same time. Well said! The G.O.A.T convo contraversy seems to grow even more with time, but I will undeniably crown Mike any time its brought up. Granted I only personally witnessed his game at a much later point in his career.. I will say however, Mamba is the next best thing, in the modern era at least. Simply put... No one, or their likeness for that matter, could hold a candle to Mike's legacy, much less remain as relevant for as long as he has/will continue to.

You missed out on lots of good basketball. The NBA was better before 1999.

@@ejlea The 90s early00s was the greatest era ever.

2020 and we still going crazy for Jordan’s like it’s the 90’s.

LeBron is still the GOAT though.

@@willritter4076 3-6 vs 6-0 I think the person that has 6 Rings and is undefeated is the goat or unless you're delusional

Will Ritter How can LeBron still be something he never was?

LeBalding is a JOKE

Jordan made his money with Nike.... he wasn’t as concerned about nba salary. (Not to mention sponsors from McDonald’s, Gatorade, hanes.... ect).

very well said

Definitely agree 100% GOAT debate definitely dead

It’s good but it’s not better than OJ Made in America

The Kids Nice yes, oj made in America was amazing

Nah, definitely not. So wish MJ wasn't involved because his bias and snubbing of the importance of certain players was so apparent.

Hoop dreams is up there. With both being basketball it’s hard to put one over the other.

facts

Nah that wasn't even wwe he went to rival brand WCW 🤣🤣🤣

Absolutely

Naw... God ain't finished creating awesome players...@ 70 just hope I live long enough to enjoy another of God's sports Masterpieces.

I will

RON SASANO 💀🤦🏻‍♂️ wrong

Kobe is the closest to MJ you can get. Bacause Kobe is MJ's student.

there will never be another lebron i can do this all day

too bad that ended as soon as he retired lmao. they got unlucky with rose but theyve been terrible ever since

We respect those teams not the organization

@Marcus Schultz MJ did his part - indeed at the time of his retirement from the Bulls, they were mentioned in the same breath as those franchises

76ers, he said also

@@yallaretrippin8604 Naw they are very well respected Globally more then Lakers and Celtics because of MJ. When Rose was bringing the Bulls back to glory you had people overseas from places you never heard of saying "The BULLS ARE BACK!!!"

We must’ve not watched the same series

@Marcus Schultz You didn't make a point.

@Marcus Schultz any team is beatable with just 1 good player

Always that 1 dope head who staggers into the comments.

Marcus Schultz the bulls made it to the playoffs before pippin and played the celticss what are you talking about. Before Jordan even came the bulls never even had a winning record

Review it Q can get an emmy but can’t get an oscar unfortunately

All facts

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I agree

Perhaps, the Nobel Prize.

Doesnt GOAT “greatest of all time” speak for itself? Why throw in the extra “ever” lol 😂

Facts

@@chrisbeach423 lol 😏😉 we all know that...

Not really, maybe after 100 years or 200, maybe there will be another or greater than Jordan, but believe me it is not Lebron, LBJ could be on top 5 but not the GOAT.

@@rogerflores2145 LBJ is easily top 10. Top 5... we'll see after this season eventually completes but personally he's a top 10 player OAT

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Couldn’t have agreed more! It was a time to live in the Chicagoland area during this time, watching this great team.

I was a kid at the time. It was magical to watch and experience

Z Moe haha especially with their sky high salaries

Unfortunately with the rule changes they've made thats the league going forward. They want more scoring and less defense.

Correct, these commentators today don't do any research. 2000s are the roughest decade sinces early 1970s, this rule changes narrative started one year after Lebron james came in the lead 2004-5 league why in 2003-4 The defensive efficiency rating was the best since 1976 102.5 very important stat field goal percentage was as low as the 70s 43.9 and points as well 93.4. Also Pace 90.0 per 100 possessions. 2000s also lead in blocks and the 3 second violation and zone defense was add after that actually offset the hand checking rule. In 2010 to 2014 the league's defensive efficiency rating was better than the 1990s as well, until 2018 the Pace of the game changes, no like the ridiculous Pace of when Michael Jordan walked into the 103.5 vs 100.2 today. Fans need to do better research before we attempt to use fallacious hyperbole as a narrative.

@Two Three I'm to old now homie...but I wish I could.

@@anthonyanderson9303 That's true, but a good defender can strip the ball or get a clean block regardless of rule changes...the passion just has to be there...I use to tell young kids when I coached, "offense takes practice and talent... defense takes practice and passion"....and defense wins championships.

DId you notice it said the Last Dance SEASON 1?? Is there going to be a SEASON 2,3 ??

Then on top of that he says work on ur golf game 😆

They are friends but that was funny. Also when he told Tex I am going to slide another ring on your finger tonight, that's all you need to be concerned about. Lmbo

That's becuase you love any story that has to do with Michael Jordan where he seems like the guy to you waters

That was a term of endearment . Not confrontational at all. He respected Larry .

They go way back and respected each other... that’s why he could talk to him in that way. Love it!

Because Hollywood can’t touch it that’s why

2019 Joker

Better than COVID

It was as better than last year at this time n watching game of thrones.. it was awful

It was as better than last year at this time n watching game of thrones.. it was awful

You know they were super mad when he still dropped 38 on them🤣

5 guys to deliver one pizza. Yeah, something was up. His friends should've eaten the pizza first to check if it was alright.

@@jiggaman1344 major facts

Utah, what do you expect. Lol only black person that should be living in Utah are Utah Jazz players

I highly doubt that. I'm pretty sure that was dramatized. Intentionally poisoning someones food is a criminal offense, not to mention that pizza parlor would lose a good amount of their business.

Stephen a is max boss. Max have to agree with Stephen A. Stephen A isn't right all the time. Stephen A pay the cost to be the boss. I can't do Stephen A. These are his thoughts only.

Olda Lewis at some point it gets played though. Max basically said the same thing that Stephen A said and he still disagreed lol

Breaking bad is my #1 tv show ever better than last dance. I still enjoyed last dance because of MJ though.

Made everybody change their minds

@Greg A It is not debatable at all.

EBHS00 not everybody the majority knew Jordan's the Goat

Majority knew that earth is globe... like Jordan as the goat.... But there are some people who cherry pick data and claims the earth is flat... like Bron as the goat..

Agreed. Aside from Kobe nobody has that nasty, insane, I-cant-believe-you-just-said-that attitude and drive. MJ and Kobe were maniacs on the court and with the drive to win. And for both to stay with one team until retirement speaks volumes.

There’s a few with the Jordan mentality, for sure money has ruined much of it, but you will miss on the next MJ if you’re not watching, but I do understand where y’all coming from

@@eddiebrock9183 the only team after the bulls era that I enjoyed was with lakers of shaq and kobe and spurs of duncan, parker and Ginobili.

Ur right but used the wrong word...was is past tense making room for a successor...micheal IS still currently the Goat! Young bucks were only fooled & fueled by the fanboy media = kd was right 🤣🤣🤣

There's always gonna be a debate because, people are going to say Kobe did that Jordan didn't, or Kareem did this, or Bron did this. This debate won't end

Jamaal Chaudhry it was already confirmed that he was the goat to be honest. Think of all the past and current players that call him the goat that says it all

@@xavierwoodley but its so easy to see MJ is the GOAT I dont have to throw out accomplishments just watch his game he was an artist painting a picture every night. Jordan was just differnt the only one who compares in skill and mentality is Kobe and theres still things kobe didnt have that MJ did like his hands and his hang time and 48 inch vertical

@@antoniogreen9176 The debate still won't end. Because like I said, People are always gonna bring up stuff Kobe, Bron, or Kareem did.

@El Dio I meant to say reinforced but very true

Lol

True that...

The Last Excuse

The last flop

Your already right about the space jam 2 😂😂😂

I don't know they got another documentary coming out about the racist X owner of the Clippers

Golden Globe and Emmy. Not sure if it would be eligible for an Oscar

No it won’t, it was underwhelming and had a lot of dry spots honestly

Its not a movie

Anthony Planzo dont have to be a movie to win an oscar

Indeed, That's what I've told people, but I think what people get at is the competition MJ faced. MJ faced guys who were traditional where Centers were under the basket and such. Bron, however he's in an era where Centers can literally everything. So, the issue here that tons of people are gonna say, Jordan didn't truly face anybody, because I think he faced a different team every year he went, meanwhile Bron 7 of his nine trips were against the Spurs and the Warriors all of which were Squads were he wasn't the favorite

MJ is the goat and better than Lebron. But please don’t act as if MJ’s finals opponents were anywhere near as tough as lebron’s. We just saw UTAH score 54 in a finals game. The warriors score that easily in a half.

@@eldio2124 Jordan has beaten the most 60 win teams in nba history inthe playoffs

@@eldio2124 but don't act like lebron didn't have an easier road to the finals. If he played in the west all those years he made the finals. He doesn't make it to the finals all those years in a row.

Reinsdorf business model is obsolete. Rick Hahn is doing something different on the Sox. Thank God! Let's see what happens with the Bulls.

Moet Chandon there will never be another Chicago Bulls

@@scuppo I hope you're wrong. Reinsdorf is no longer running the bulls. His son is. His son hired a new GM with better rapport with players that happens to be black. He's going with the Sixers process because the Bulls are cheap. The Bulls have a solid core. They need solid role players and coaching to be competitive again.

Jordan says what the reality was at the end of the doc

Michael Jordan was also tired and he could have came back if he wanted to then and the management was smart to start fresh while they were still ahead then

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Kobe Bryant: The Last Helicopter Ride

@@Julian-xp4ub bruhh still too soon🤦‍♂️

This season at least. Just give the trophy to Jordan....he wins this season.

Your comment is interesting and I respect it you can't tell me a lot of this footage you've never seen before or maybe you haven't

class act

agree.. the mastermind was there..

Good point

Excellent point

The triangle was brilliant, phil did so much for the teams he coached.

I'll take bird

I'm taking Larry Legends all day

Yeah, if you have a short attention span.

Waffles?

Israel Rosario Jr. nah I have a pretty good attention span and he literally just blabs sometimes

Facts he does. I was just wanted to hear jay williams humble his self.

Jordan was on another galaxy Compared to the divas in the NBA today

Exactly

i still say wilt is the greatest. michael is greatest guard . it could be a tie.

@@albundy8192 na Wilt would have issues against Shaq & Akeem the Dream he only got his against lil white dudes I believe Bill Russel played in the same era we see who got all the rings..Wilt is a good pick tho

Even in 2k myteam. They somehow gave him a good card

Maaaan I remember actually seeing that episode