This is the side of MJ that was left out of space jam. In reality most the movie SHOULD have been Michael talking about how trash Bugs and all the other characters are at playing HIS game and how they should be homeless bums. Probably would have made fun of Marvin the martian's height, Porky Pigs stuttering, Sylvester the cat's lysp, tweeties hillbilly drawl etc. The irony.....
jordan acts like every guy who was the best player at the park. cracking jokes, talking trash, because he knew he could beat anyone on the court in a game or in a fight. and every body wanted to be on that guy's squad.
For Jordan to chew out his teammates while being the defending champions, winning back-2-back chips, and having a very talented starting 5 is insane. Most NBA leaders would chill, but Jordan wasn't like most leaders!
Well in jordans eyes your best wasn’t good enough you had to keep training keep grinding and keep getting better and that’s the mindset you need to compete on any elite level
The Jordan "insults" and bullying displayed in the Last Dance is the most family friendly, G-rated stuff that he personally allowed to be included, and really only consists of mostly harmless big-brother vs little-brother type digs directed at Burrell, since he was such a good sport. The real asshole side of MJ will forever remain hidden from public view. The one that constantly derided Bill Cartwright as "Medical Bill" for his horribly damaged knees, complained that he was worthless, and openly told teammates (in Cartwright's presence) that they were not ever to pass him the ball in the 4th quarter.
Mike definitely ventured into bullying territory but either you rise up and beat the bully or fold and continue to get bullied... nothing more satisfying than rising up and whupping the bully's ass
It’s not bullying. It’s challenging his teammates to a higher caliber of play, & physical & mental toughness. He was tough & hard. He required excellence. He pulled his teammates along & challenged them to rise to his level.
This was the PG13 version of Jordan. The R rated version of Jordan told the flight attendant on the team plane not to feed Horace Grant after a bad game.
Yup. People gotta understand that Jordan didn't have Kareem, Worthy and Jamaal Wilkes as teammates. So his margin for error was smaller. He had to work harder to bring the best out of guys like Scott Burrell and Luc Longley.
People forget. The bulls starting 5 was because of MJ. The bulls had two coaches Phil Jackson and MJ. Phil was the zen philosopher and Michael was the hard taskmaster, together they shaped Chicago into a juggernaut that has yet to me matched till this day. This is one of the reason why MJ is the GOAT.
Nope Phil Jackson said that Scottie was the real leader of the team. Its not in MJ's self-produced documentary of course, but teammates like Luc Longley and Steve Kerr did not respect MJ.
On one hand MJ can be downright vicious with his teammates. But in spite of all that, you can't discredit 6 NBA titles which included two 3-peat reigns, never losing an NBA Finals or even having to deal with a Game 7, and perhaps one of the greatest championship dynasties in NBA and all of pro sports for that matter
Michael Jordan pushed them the only way he knew how. He didn't ask them to be traded, he didn't ignore them and he didn't cut them out. Michael Jordan did what he did because he wanted to win _with_ them and he wanted to push them and push them; he may have gone too far in a couple of places, definitely. Even he admits to that, but what he wanted was for them all to be winners, champions ... and he didn't give a shit what people thought of him as long as he got there with them by the end. He even warns us: if you don't want to do it that way, don't do it that way. People say it's "lonely at the top". When you hear Michael Jordan talk about his time with the team and how they perceived him, you'll understand. If I were his teammate, I'd be holding a grudge against him, too ... but I think it'd be a little more tempered by the fact that I'd have anywhere between one to six rings in my closet. "Michael Jordan never asked me to do anything that he wasn't prepared to do himself"
@@mattlai443 I'm pretty sure you should be talking about it the other way around, when Jordan didn't play in 94 and 95 what happened to the bulls then, Bozo
This is why a decent family is important. He learned all this from his own father who belittled him as a child. And so Michael became the abuser later in life. The same old cycle.
That's just brotherly love..he was a guy who knew how to tap into guys peak potential and pull it out of them. Whatever u feared, hated, didn't like, he did it to unleash your natural killer instinct
I get that about his team members but he literally treated all his fans like that made them feel like shit for being a fan refused autographs to little kids who looked at him like god
Yes.. Michael off the court was a piece of shit. Im from chicago and people, teens, kids were killed over his shoes and apparel and he did nothing. Thats what LeBron has over Michael honestly. He cant touch his on court stuff but off court, Lebron helping his people nationwide.
@@fromtheraq3898 like he doing right now right? 😄 Bron isn't anywhere near Magic or kobe. Lebron : 4-11 Mike : 6-0 Kobe : 5-6 Magic : 5-8 Kareem : 6-1 Isaiah : 2-1 Rodman : 5-1 R. Harper : 5-0 also. Lebron lost more finals and went to more finals than he won. Nuff said
"The more you hate me, the more you will learn," While I don't appreciate this type of teaching method, I do think in some circumstances, it works. And if it works, it ain't stupid.
@Ben Anantavara Eh, Every teacher is unique, some are better at their jobs than others. I don't like the particular teaching method in The Last Dance. Simply because it's just plain abuse and it can end in both ways. Just because the person failed doesn't mean they're weak. It just means you're teaching them wrong. And likewise, every student is unique. So one particular teaching method may not work as well on other student. And a teacher is meant to teach. Not to turn their students into lifeless machines. I never said it was distasteful, I only said that I don't find it effective on all situations. Have a nice day, friend.
Robert Parrish didn’t fear him.. Jordan threatened to “kick your ass” and Chief replied “No, I don’t think you will” and Air Coward backed down when Parrish stood up to him, like any gutless bully does when confronted by someone who they aren’t intimidated by....damn, I wish he’d actually have attempted to “kick [your] ass” to Chief. Watching black belt Parrish lay out Air Moron is right up there with wanting to see the entire ‘92 Monaco scrimmage.
He told Jordan that when he played for the Bulls. Asked him "how did ya like that ass whoopin?" and Jordan said he would kick his ass and Chief told him I'm not in awe of you like everyone else is
Cartwright is my hero for telling Jordan "If you ever air me out like that in front of everyone I'll make sure you never play basketball agaim and break both your legs" those are the words of a champion !
He's actually not as mean as I thought he was going to be. He has a good sense of humor and has self-awareness (most of the time) when he's yelling at people and calms things back down. He reminds me more of a coach who gets too intense but is a good person at heart. There's other guys who I think did not have a sense of humor and were not good people.
MJ was a true leader for the team! Scott had great athletic talent but not the mentality, Jordan was trying to push him to take him to the next level, that's EXACTLY what he was doing!
@@bigdaddystovepipe2559 THATS WHY HE STARE ON THE GROUND WHEN WILT APPROACH TO HIM ON 50 GOAT. CAUSE HE KNOWS WILT IS GOD. HE CAN TALK TO ROLE PLAYERS BUT WHEN REAL MAN STARES HIM IN THE EYE HE AFRAID TO LOOK AT HIM JUST WATCH THE FLOOR.
For the record, Jordan messing with Tony being twelve, etc... Tony played his first European championship in Greece, 1987 and that same year he was named tournament MVP and literally destroyed the American team under Larry Brown in Bormio, Italy, FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He started playing with the first team of Yugoplastika, Split in1984/85.
The thing about MJ is his demeanor set the tone for the entire league. It was a seriousness to basketball cause MJ was not going to crack one smile, he was going for blood. Lebron being the guy brought this kid like energy to the league. He’s a big goofy dude, and I feel like it softened up the league. It’s to the point you can’t even taunt him or sh*t talk him without him trying to get you a tech or making the player feel like he did something wrong. The toughness of the Jordan era is over. Now mid game Lebron will laugh and joke with the opposing player. We don’t wanna see that. You can be friends after the game but we want to at least “think” it’s beef when y’all playing. That’s how hard we want to see players go at each other.
Guys, they were getting trashtalked by opponents nonstop. MJ helped them get thicker skin. I profited too from getting talked down to by peers when I was younger. Now I can stomach alot more
"When people see this, they're gonna say _he wasn't really a nice guy, he may have even been a tyrant._ Hey, whoa, that's you ... because you've never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to be a part of that as well. Look, I don't have to do this, but I only do it, because that's who I am. That's how I play the game. That was my mentality. If you don't wanna play that way ... don't play that way." - Michael Jeffrey Jordan
It's all bs. He knows the culture has degraded and this will be glorified as him being tough. All self serving and dishonest. He knows his worshipers will glorify him regardless of what he does. If this was bill laimbeer, hes a piece of shit that needs to be protested.
Tbh the media blew it outta proportions If that’s what he did then it’s not as bad as the media said it is You’ll find this attitude in any sporting team If you played basketball/football in high school you’ll understand
Yep! After seeing this I realized my high school basketball experience wasn't that unique. MJ acted like how the star players on my team acted. And everyone on outside never knew how. They just saw us in action.
So many people love Jordan, its hard to fathom he was a sore loser and a bully.. he calls it pushing them.. when you are called the best in the world.. some times you lose sight of what pushing means. Clearly, some players did not want Jordan's pushing. We would be lying if we said he was not full of himself most of the time. He did not trust his teammates
Scott shows character, Michael Jordan shows a lot of insecurity. He must have been bullied when he was younger. That all shows the opposite of being tough.
I think his younger self needed Dean. Bobby Knight made him nasty. Doug helped his young professional ego. Phil polished him off. He had great coaching but his drive and athltetism put with great coaching made him the goat!
The man went beyond putting his head in the game. He was and is still is in an unprecedented way, the game of basketball 🏀 He isn't just the sport personified. The sport became him. #Greatest
Hands down, not even close. Lebron is one of the very best ever BUT he didn't change the game or even make the NBA more popular. NBA lost viewers during Lebron's time.
@TallGlass-fh8qf maybe you're just a little soft. Maybe in Jordan's situation, he went a little overboard with the punch. But Jordan, Kobe & others will drive you & themselves hard! They don't ask you to do nothing they wouldn't do. Besides the punch, Kerr didn't mind getting pushed by Jordan. That college coach for Indiana rode Jordan to tears & and he's always cursing & arguing with everyone it seems! Hey, i do realize that style is not for everyone, but you like it if you got that dog in you loke i said! I liked that style! #PRESSURE burst pipes. Some people can't handle that pressure.
No I just live in reality@@j-real7233. Pipes are never supposed to be purposefully pressurized because it leads to internal damage, they don’t actually have to burst. Whoever told you it was about “having that dog in you” sounds like the kind of person that says “pit bulls are supposed to be aggressive”…but that’s not even fact, people just raise them that way. The way you explain this shows you’ve been taught that manhood is hyper and toxic masculinity and it’s not.
MJ was mean on practice but gametime he is very respectful of his teammates, he recognizes wellington with that last minute pass, steve kerr with that last minute pass, he made them a man and come gametime he showed his trust to them
It was to make them better, everyone of his teammates ended up thanking him. Not to mention street ball is 10x worse everyone who sees this and thinks “omg he is so mean” is a pussy. That’s why they won 6 championships
This is what most of today’s players lack..the willingness to do whatever it takes to be great. Whenever people ask me why MJ is the GOAT it was his will to be great.
@@NikoBellic20080 I'm actually not. But even if I was height has nothing to do with grit and hands. Tall niggas get knocked out just the same. Being tall does not make you tough nor does it give you hands.
@@DaygoKid94 this is different tho😂 these players have delicate their whole life to this. Some of them their career is on the line. Lots of mfs in the hood done already gave up.
Part of the reason why MJ is so hard on his teammates is cuz he knows, Phil Jackson is too kind to scream and cuss out his players. He’s the positive motivator, while MJ is the king of negative reinforcement. A true Yin-Yang.
Jordan had those guys mentally prepared better than any coach could do. His teammates were more afraid of Jordan than they were of their opponents lol.
I just lol everytime i see the clip of him telling jerry they need to lower the rim. If yall think this is over the line, go to a construction site or refinery 😆
This is why most of his teammates probably resent him and dislike him. I mean they did win alot and as long as he gave guys props for when they performed well then I don't really see the problem. Plus you have to stand up for yourself no matter who the person is.
When it comes to Leadership, u either see where somebody’s going and respect it… or u can take ur chances somewhere else. But there’s definitely no question that MJ was a Great Leader! But he had to learn a lot of lessons for that to happen… from Magic,Bird and the whole damn Piston Bad Boys
Many people didn't understand Michael Jordan was getting off a message as a Superhero about environmental change they not gon like it when I do this to them , etc type vibe in those days.
It's just a way of leading, managing, pushing etc. There is different ways of doing it for sure, you can be nice, harsh, tease, reverse psychology, there is all sorts of ways to push and motivate people. If it was me, I would have thought he was a knob but once you grow a little older you realise he is just a winner and he wants his team to win and be the best.
he drove everyone to become better basketball players me personally when someone talks trash to you like that it's motivation I would of been playing 1 on 1 with Mike every practice to get better. they have 6 championships because he made them guys elevate their game he didn't do it alone
Sometimes you just wanted Scott to slug him. But it's cool he didn't, because that's the kind of guy he is & was at the time. The thing about Scott Burrell is that he was an even more gifted athlete. If he did have a sharper edge, no telling how great he could've been. Jordan though - his personality was intense... hard to describe but he needed his team to reach HIS goal of winning. Being the best was his priority - just as much as winning. So he had that duality of wanting to prove that he was undoubtedly the best, while also being a total winner and champion which required him to have good teammates. A lot of people talk about Kobe being similar but for me the closest to MJs mentality was in another sport - soccer, with Ronaldo and Brady in the NFL. It isn't taking anything away from or to compare him with Lionel Messi - it's strictly looking at the intensity of their personalities within the sport.
People to are so damn soft. Go to any inner city basket ball court and I guarantee you will hear way worse than what Jordan was saying. It's been a part of basketball as long as I have known. Everybody now is too damn sensitive
I think I would be fighting mj but. That's how it is I remember working construction guy would be yelling at each other but at the end of the day we we're all cool with each other the job got done
Ya it wasn't what ya think. Passion pushes you to be the best, and when you are the best it's easy to see what others need to improve, it may seem like hurtful trash talk, but he was using words, calculated, and carefully to motivate teammates to improve in where he could see they need it. Better than violence, or time outs, or sitting the bench. It's how to be a leader, leading by example and simply using words, in the end they're just words, up to the teammates for how they interpret them.
I think most people forget that the NBA is where every basketball player dreams of playing. Players would kill just to be a bench warmer on an NBA team. If you're playing in this league and you don't wanna win? Then get the fuck out of the locker room. That was his mentality.
None of this is really that aggressive bullying. Only guy he actually bullied was Krause who was actually a threat to the team's chemistry. He gave Scottie a shitty contract and then tried to trade him for McGrady in the middle of the second three peat. He bullied Scott Burrell but Scott is laughing and putting his fingers in his ears and shit too. He also gave him a fist bump after he went 1/7. Obviously he teased him for that but he still gave him the fist bump like "It's okay all jokes aside, off nights happen." That's like brotherly bullying.
