Remember pat missed the layup to win that game my cousin kicked my door in and laughed I ripped my poster off the wall with starks dunking him and Scottie
Scouting report on lebron : stop him from going left , let him shoot,foul him send him to the line,dare him to shoot the three,trash talk him , play him man force him to go in his bag , force him to lead last two min of the game 😂 scouting report on MJ = GOODLUCK 🤣🤣😂
@@killerman9309 Don't forget to add, "Make sure you outscore his team by at least, 10-15 points in the 4th, just so he'll leave to the locker room early, while his team is still playing".
"Fundamentally sound....That's why the game was so easy for him" perfectly sums up Jordan as the GOAT. Props to Starks giving MJ his flowers despite the wars between the two teams.
I disagree that the game was so easy for him. From all reports I have seen, it was not that it came easy for him. He just out worked everybody else. He practiced with the same intensity with which he played, and he demanded that his team mates give their all as well. I think it dishonors the legend that is and was, Michael Jordan, to make like this all came easy for him. Great people usually become great through extremely hard work that others with equal physical ability, just never put in the hard work to match.
This video gave me a lot of respect for John stars because a lot of Mike’s rivals don’t admit to how great he was John Stark has no problem telling us how mike was! Respect 🫡
Dude, I hated Starks back in the day, for doing well guarding MJ, dunking on him and shit talking. But this video really shows the respect he has and had for Michael. Respect 🙏
I was thinking the exact same thing. Much RESPECT to John Starks! We hated him because he did such a damn good job, lol. I don’t know that ANY defender consistently caused Michael to bring his A game like Starks did.
Starks baseline dunk in the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals with 47.3 seconds left, is still one of the most iconic Madison Square Garden moments of all time in NBA history. Xx
Willis Reed walking out in the 7th game of the 1970 finals is THE Knicks moment. He had a torn thigh muscle and wasn't supposed to play. A couple minutes before tip off he came strolling out of the lockerroom. MSG went crazy, teammates got fired up. He scored the first 4 pts. That was all it took.
I just commented on how Starks became my Hero as a kid with that dunk! As a small pg… it meant everything to me!!😂 Strangely.. It was even better being there was no internet so u couldn’t just rewatch highlights a hundred times.. it just lives in ur head & it became bigger & more spectacular as time went on 😭 over time.. he had a cape on in my memory of it 😭
I swear i really-really miss this era of bball. The intensity, physicality, just everything. To take it a step further i really miss this knicks bulls rivalry. The knicks were like the perfect bad guy for jordan. They were awsome enough to extract greatness from mj, but never enough to beat him.
If Ewing was a clutch player the Knicks would have won a series. He had the biggest mismatch on the floor but couldn’t cash in. The biggest games in a series are usually 5 and obviously 7. Game 5 in a 8 pt loss, he was 5/14 with 14 pts and 7 Rebs. Game 7 which he guaranteed they’d win, 8/19.
Love Starks he didn’t back down guarding anyone even Jordan even though l was a fan of Jordan l love his intense physical duel on defense, especially against Michael Jordan that era of 90s was the best defense nba players have demonstrated ever nba players nowadays are fucking booooooring they don’t fucking know DEFENCE at all and the fucking nba commissioner is stupid not changing nba rules allowing players a little physical so fans would see real interesting games who the real great players would prevail with tight defense allowed in games like 80s and 90s eras
Listening to John Starks's comments about Michael Jordan has helped me understand him a lot more. I hated that guy when he was with the Knicks. I wasn't one of those Bulls fans who booed him out of the building. I also forgot he and Jordan were on the same team once.
15:02 great point about MJ's mastery of fundamentals. He was very economical and efficient. As much as people compare Kobe to him, Kobe expended much more energy and moves with dribbles, cross overs, etc. MJ was much more precise.
@@bradleyirmen2732 I say Kobe is more fundamentally sound than MJ. MJ was better in picking and getting to his spots. He was more athletic than Kobe. He was stronger than Kobe. He had a better first step than Kobe. Kobe was athletic as well, but he was not quick, hence the need to put in more work to get to his spots. Both are phenomenal players and almost the same. Almost.
That era of basketball made every player better - mentally and physically. So many tough players that tip their hat to Jordan. That was some of the best basketball we will ever see because the competition was at its highest!
As far as I’m concerned, those Knicks-Bulls series were the finals. Bone in the Western Conference took them to 7. Although I think if Worthy wasn’t injured, MJ would not have won his 1st title.
I believe Jordans emotion playing the way he did Was tied to his Father Many of us remember growing up and our fathers instilling that work ethic in us very young to give it all you got out there It brings back memories and you can hear the old man yelling out you but you understand he was trying to get the best out of you I think thats what made him cry honestly
Ronnie I agree. One of the main things lacking for many youths today is a good father figure in their lives to model and demand a good work ethic. So many of them truly think the world owes them just for existing. They have no personal accountability society has taught them nothing is their fault.
@tracyjohnson5023 I understand what you guys are saying, but my Father was an alcoholic. He started drinking after ww2 and was (as my mother said) never the same. Because of that, it was our Mother, my Brother and I heard screaming in the crowd and encouraging us not only to play hard, give it our all but to be good people and to pursue as much education as possible. She always felt that education was the key that opened so many doors but enjoyed watching us play sports and succeeding at it. We grew up in the projects, but because of her, we not only succeeded at sports but got our degrees and have succeeded in life because of what she instilled in us. We never missed our Father and never blamed him for not being there as our Mother never did. We need strong Father's, but there are some tough moms out there, and ours was one of them.
That 93 Bulls Knicks playoff series is so memorable to me. I had made a bet with a friend on the Bulls. After the Knicks went up 2-0 he was talking trash, saying to just go ahead and pay him now. I was the one collecting in the end though, lol. Such an exciting series, a classic.
@shawnmarques7117 it was over once the Bulls won game 3. The only chance the Knicks had was to go up 3-0 and hope to beat the Bulls one more time. That Bulls team in particular (91-93) once they beat you, they knew how to beat you and you didn't have a chance after that.
@@chrissams6230aaaayyyyyy underpaid. Tom Brady and MJ should of been the highest paid players on their sport for CONSECUTIVE YEARS but they wasn’t YET they accomplished MORE than Lebron and Any QB/Player in NBA and NFL. That’s why it hurts my head when I hear people saying Lebron and insert NFL player are better players than MJ and Tom Brady.
@@tumadrechupapinga6252 that competitive streak they both have is crazy you see what What happened to OJ Mayo when Jordan was 50years old and Tom winning a super bowl at 43… that’s just CRAZY!!!
Jordan smoked cigars, ate mickey deez, never slept YET AND STILL attended every practice...outworked everyone in practice and played to a level that will never ever be witnessed again!! GOAT!!
Mike changed his whole workout regiment to be able to go deep in the playoffs and finals. There's video of his trainer and Rodman telling how Jordan told him to be at his house in the morning.
@@hagnuj1070 Indeed he did and it worked tremendously. But he still smoked his cigars and stayed out late and golfed 18 holes before games at times and would drink a bottle of beer or two before games at times. That's not the purpose of his statement. Plenty of professional athletes who handle their business first and party later. Jordan knew his body also and he was completely different. Mind over matter. Most athletes would have horrible games if they didn't get the proper sleep you needed to play on that level night in and night out consistently. Again Jordan was just wired differently! Be like that sometimes. There are some athletes that can do crazy things like that and still be great, very little though. When Jordans first few years in the league he didn't do any of that. Smoke drink etc. He was basically a saint and separated himself from the team when they did things like that. It's documented also on video. Especially his first couple of years before Pippen came on board. Mike's rookie year his team was called traveling cocaine circus. He explains some of that in the last dance also. Jordan is my guy forever but he did not take his body as seriously like a Kobe or LeBron. Watch Redeem Team on Netflix and see what Kobe did and how LeBron and company saw that work ethic off the court and how it spread down to the whole USA team.
Imagine if his finger wasnt almost chopped off in a "cigar" accident imagine if his dad wasnt murdered, serious injures, modern technology and medicine. Mj would destroy this modern league. Imagine ja morant, giannis, steph, and more, rolled into one player.
Great series....I grew up during this era of basketball. It was always must see tv with Marv Albert calling it. The city of Chicago would literally shut down when the Bulls played.
I was a Bulls fan, and Starks was so dangerous. You never felt like Ewing or any one else on Knicks would beat my team, but if Starks got going he could. Thankfully at least for me--he was cold a lot too. IT was either inferno or invisible.
Born in 82 from the DC area a Bullets fan but EVERYONE was a Jordan fan. Im very loyal to my home teams and I had a Jordan jersey back then. Everyone loved Jordan. Proud to say I got to watch him. My favorite games I still watch are those Dream Team games. Man, that squad.
Jordan was truly unbelievable. He's the only guy in sports to where in your heart, you know that your teams about to lose facing him. The guy wouldn't miss. Pure domination
I wish Everyone had a chance to watch MJ! You hear about it? You can watch all the videos! But the real time MJ show was unreal. Thank You WGN!! Never missed a Game.
That was a great great series. Starks and Ewing and boys played really hard and really rough and the refs were letting it fly. The level of competition and team pride unreal. Starks stood out.. That Dunk was felt by all watching. A powerful statement of his will. He was phenomenon in that series.
Thanks Starks for those great and competitive years with the Knicks. And thanks for your humility and respect toward your most fierce basketball rival.
Great video… Starla was a competitor and got his but he shows the ultimate respect as well as the ultimate complement for a guy like Jordan, “the most fundamentally sound superstar”. That’s goes back to the old joke of the only person who could hold Jordan under 20 points was Dean Smith. Michael took that tough coaching and became unstoppable
Great stuff! Loved seeing it. Watched every second of those truly epic series against the Knicks and, to this day, some of the best, most dramatic games I've seen. So cool seeing John Starks talk about this cuz, as a Bulls fan, ohhhh man we couldn't STAND him...but it was cuz he was just so tough, scrappy and skilled. I always will respect Starks and that whole team cuz it doesn't get better than those games. Two extremely well coached, talented, hard nosed defensive teams that played similarly and knew each other really well. Hats off to you John Starks and thanks for such great memories man
These have been amazing to watch, Nick! Cant wait for the next one tomorrow! John Starks is a legend! Taped Jordan’s videos to “play against him in my mind”
I have heard and watched people who earned respect like mj, Ronaldinho, kipchoge, William's, keters and so on but this man Starks, has toppled all as the most respectful man on earth. Another level of respect starks . I would love to meet him and learn from him.
John Starks was a hell of the player like most of them back in 90 's…….Just Listen them with how much respect they 're talking about MJ….Every single one of them….What a blessing for them to be a part of his era…..
Great videos Nick. Huge Jordan fan here. I have heard a bunch of these stories before, but I have not seen the videos for these stories till now. As a Jordan fan it's a pleasure to go back watch these videos to all the stories in the past and relive rhe moments of greatness which we will never see again from
starks was one of michaels fav player to play against with he elevated jordans game to another gear... basically jordan was going to eat when he played the knicks and starks. but what i love about it john starks never gave him anything easy he made sure jordan earned every point he scored against the knicks.. i grew up watching them and what a great time it was....
I love the trashtalking and tauntings of the 80s and 90s era it intensifies the competition and brings up the villain vs hero scenario depending on which team you are rooting now players even the refs are too soft and sensitive
So great memories from this era… Every Saturday and Sunday Mega Channel, broadcasted NBA games. Almost every kid playing basketball in Greece, was trying to be like M.J 😂
I am thankful this holiday season for all of your hard work and passion for the game and history of the game. I enjoy all of your videos. Truly one of the best on RUclips.
As a lifetime bulls fan it was nothing better than watching the bulls and knicks especially at MSG. I remember game 5 that was one of the best defensive stops ever. Go Bulls!!
Wow! I enjoyed this interview! I've never seen this side of John Starks. Very candid and honest. There is not one negative vibe from him telling his side. He has great respect for Jordan ..
Your generation has no idea how good he REALLY was! I remember watching every game he was televised in. Why, because he was the greatest and I’m a Laker fan since Magic/Bird came in the league! I laugh to myself when these morons bring Lebron’s name in the same breath as those greats! If you watch those eastern thugs that he had to play against and the fouls he took is insane. Today if you blow on Lebron he flops. They didn’t have game management! You played every game!
I’d like to Thank Starks for sharing this! Michael is always made out to have an attitude specially by Pipen but Starks said it best Michael was thee greatest superstar and instead of just in joying the moment or elevating your game against a player like Michael! I have a lot more respect for STARKS! He too was a good player!
Man...I just love seeing Jordan in his prime against all of the incredible ballers throughout his career. He just moved like a gazelle and was just a unstoppable scorer. I'm grateful to have been able to see him through college and the pros.
It' nice to hear John Starks talking with such a high perspective about MJ. He was there to do his job the best he could, which was to try to stop MJ. Bastketball is a physical and mental game. You have to expect a lot of friction, aggresive behavior, and high levels of competitiveness. It's not soft, it's rough. And MJ took that as an ignition power to take his game to the highest level. Now a days the NBA is not like that anymore. It's boring. I miss the NBA from the 80s and 90s, those where the golden years.
Jonh Stark doesn’t get mentioned enough when we talk about guards. This dude was something to see against MJ. Any other player would be broken down over the years with the Knicks during the 90’s. That was Bad Boys 2.0 with better players yet MJ never let them in the Finals. It showed how great MJ and Bulls were.
@@FuShengAlex you think so? I don’t know. The Knicks got size, grit, talent and nastiness with a 5 times champion coach. Daly was great, God bless his soul. But he was not Pat. Ewing, Oakley, Mason, Stark, Wilkins, Xavier, Allan Houston, Daniel Smith..those guys were much bigger than Pistons with speed and skills on average overall. Plus you got to see how to defend MJ from the Bad Boys. So you know what to do strategically, physically, and mentally. They battled so hard with the Bulls so when MJ took a 2 years break. They were worn out to win against Hakeem and them boys. Nevertheless it was an era with great basketball, Pistons, Knicks, Pacers… Bulls kept us inside when the sun was outside in the spring.
@@michaeltiesto the Pistons had big time shot makers in close moments (Isiah, Joe D, Dantley and Aguirre). Laimbeer was a very good spot up shooter.....better than any Knicks frontcourt player outside of Ewing in the 90s. The Knicks would always play hot potato in cruchtime around Ewing. By the time Houston arrived, Ewing was declining and becoming lesser focal point of the team. Xavier only had 1 season in NY
I'm a Knicks fan and loved that '93 team. We were the Bad Boys 2.0 only from an aspect of being very physical. Outside of Ewing, we struggled to get an offense flowing which was our undoing. The Pistons beat the Bulls up plus they had multiple guys (Thomas, Dumars, V. Johnson, Aguirre) that could put the ball through the hoop. If we had some of that Pistons' talent that would've made the Knicks a more formidable opponent.
This is awesome! I was just thinking, what is John Starks doing nowadays and then I ran across this video of when he was balling. How come people don't give him credit for his competitiveness?
As a Knock fan during these times I loved this team and John Sharks was a favorite, many people didn’t like him but knowing how much respect he earned from MJ says it all great video!!
It makes me a little sad to see these highlights from the 90's. All we have now is legalized traveling, professional wrestler level flopping, run to the 3pt line forsaking offensive rebounds, piss-poor fundamentals, players playing half the schedule in a WNBA version of what once was the NBA.
@@Spud_E_Buddy Across the league athleticism is better than the 90's, and there are a few players with elite skills. The League moved away from physicality allowing these great athletes to mask their LACK of basketball skills and piss poor fundamentals. Grandma could lob 3pt shots all night but who wants to watch that?
@@sensiblyhonest695 I’m old, and a couple years ago, I would have agreed with you, but in my opinion, these players today are extremely skilled. It’s not as easy as you think when someone athletic is D’ing you up.
@@Spud_E_Buddy LOL... only a handfull bother to D'up. Running at a guy lobbing a 3 isn't D'ing up. Nobody is questioning that athleticism is important, but Defense is more of an attitude than a skill. Skills show up when you can get your shot off without getting two or three free steps... and make it. Euro-stepping is what they used to let the junior high girl's team get away with. I'm old enough to remember that.
I remember watching all these Bulls-Knicks games. I was a Bulls fan, but I always feared and respected John Starks. He was intense and played mad defense. He was always trouble. There was no one else on the Knicks like him. I didn't like him, because he was so dangerous to the team I was rooting for, but it was all respect.
I started playing basketball after watching Knicks vs Bulls games, I was a Knicks fan coming from Long Island NY…Starks was my favorite player , still is!
@Say No To White Imperialism And Propaganda it's easy to say that in hindsight but it's unfair. Starks was 2nd best option which was already a problem and the same chucking that lost them game 7 almost single handedly won the finals for them in game 6. The Knicks did Ewing wrong not getting him a real 2nd star player and letting starks be an x factor at best
@@madterps Knicks were also up 3-2 in that series so overall they blew it and I'm a Knicks fan. Pat Riley should have put Rolando Blackmen in and it's something he admitted years later in the 2000's. And as a Knicks fan now that I'm older I can say they were lucky to even get into the finals because Chicago really had that one game that the ref called a ghost foul on Pippen letting Hubert Davis shoot those game ending free throws. It's wild to think that the Bulls without Jordan were possibly going back to the finals. I think Game 5 was the famous NBA on NBC game cut short due to OJ chase.
That was a fun, cool video. Nice editing skills here. Just used the clips, didn't show your face, and made something that looks like a pro documentary. Congrats.
Yup!! Just got chills and nostalgia 🤯, the memories & music/theme of..."This is the NBA on NBC. The 1996 NBA Playoffs. Today, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, it's the Chicago Bulls versus the New York Knicks."
What John Starks says about Michael Jordan's WILL is important and telling. When the debate comes up for the greatest Basketball player and one of the greatest athletes ever, people do not take Jordan's will into account. But this is the singular thing that made him the greatest. LeBron, Kobe, Dr J, Kobe, A.I. (Allen Iverson) even Clyde Drexler, and OTHERS just did or do not have the will of the mentality of Michael Jordan to win no matter what. These other athletes are as gifted or more gifted physically than Michael Jordan, but they didn't or don't have the same mental makeup as Jordan. This is what separates Michael Jordan from the rest. Only Kobe Bryant is a distant second.
I DONT remember having seen or heard of this Scottie Pippen Charity game... thanks for the vid!!!! maybe I did but forgot but it was good to know of it again!
Watched an old Jordan interview video the other day from era where he'd recently retired for the second time. One thing that really struck me was MJ saying that players new to the NBA shouldn't get sponsorship deals or shoes named after them until they've proven themselves worthy. He said their salaries were already paying them too much for potential. They need to earn the rest. I absolutely agree with him.
Like i've said before....can't have enough of these great videos Nick...thanks again!!!
You’re a legend! Thanks for watching
Exactly! We had a time. We hated the Knicks, but we loved watching them play the Knicks! What an amazing rivalry!!
Agree. Todays NBA they barely play defense and too many fouls being called for breathing towards a offensive player.
You ain’t never lie. What a time to be glued to television. What a fierce competition!
He didn’t dunk on Jordan lol
That Bulls vs Knick rivalry was like nothing I've seen in sports since. What a time and era to grow up in 💯
Remember pat missed the layup to win that game my cousin kicked my door in and laughed I ripped my poster off the wall with starks dunking him and Scottie
Facts...pacers too
So good...
if Patrick ewing did have a couple good players around he would have win ring them knick side was weak
I agree...then the Pistons and Pacers
WARS!! And very memorable all these years later.
The scout report for Jordan :Good luck! Is too funny
Bcoz mr jordan has no weakness. They simply cannot find any.
Scouting report on lebron : stop him from going left , let him shoot,foul him send him to the line,dare him to shoot the three,trash talk him , play him man force him to go in his bag , force him to lead last two min of the game 😂 scouting report on MJ = GOODLUCK 🤣🤣😂
@@killerman9309 Don't forget to add, "Make sure you outscore his team by at least, 10-15 points in the 4th, just so he'll leave to the locker room early, while his team is still playing".
"Fundamentally sound....That's why the game was so easy for him" perfectly sums up Jordan as the GOAT. Props to Starks giving MJ his flowers despite the wars between the two teams.
hoorah devil.. semper fi
I disagree that the game was so easy for him. From all reports I have seen, it was not that it came easy for him. He just out worked everybody else. He practiced with the same intensity with which he played, and he demanded that his team mates give their all as well. I think it dishonors the legend that is and was, Michael Jordan, to make like this all came easy for him. Great people usually become great through extremely hard work that others with equal physical ability, just never put in the hard work to match.
This video gave me a lot of respect for John stars because a lot of Mike’s rivals don’t admit to how great he was John Stark has no problem telling us how mike was! Respect 🫡
Yea Isaiah Thomas can learn a lot from him
More like he had no choice but to admit how great mike is
Wut...almost all of Jordan's rivals say how great he was.
Dumars also gave MJ his respect
And unlike a lotta cats, he wasn’t scared of Mike
Dude, I hated Starks back in the day, for doing well guarding MJ, dunking on him and shit talking. But this video really shows the respect he has and had for Michael. Respect 🙏
I was thinking the exact same thing. Much RESPECT to John Starks! We hated him because he did such a damn good job, lol. I don’t know that ANY defender consistently caused Michael to bring his A game like Starks did.
Same.
Respect to John Starks. Didn't like him before, however i knew he was a very good player. 'Cant deny that
bloody hell my sentiments exactly. I "hated" Starks for how good he was (but not the person) but I knew he was v talented. I also knew he respected MJ
He d9dnt drunk on Jordan, watch video again
What an amazing time to be a basketball fan. The intensity and rivalries... I feel so blessed to have experienced it.
Man Jordan jump shot was sick! The release and form. On top of that the elevation when he shooting it.
Starks baseline dunk in the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals with 47.3 seconds left, is still one of the most iconic Madison Square Garden moments of all time in NBA history. Xx
And the Larry johnson 4 point play
“The Dunk” is one of my all time favorite plays in sports!
Willis Reed walking out in the 7th game of the 1970 finals is THE Knicks moment. He had a torn thigh muscle and wasn't supposed to play. A couple minutes before tip off he came strolling out of the lockerroom. MSG went crazy, teammates got fired up. He scored the first 4 pts. That was all it took.
I just commented on how Starks became my Hero as a kid with that dunk! As a small pg… it meant everything to me!!😂
Strangely.. It was even better being there was no internet so u couldn’t just rewatch highlights a hundred times.. it just lives in ur head & it became bigger & more spectacular as time went on 😭 over time.. he had a cape on in my memory of it 😭
Starks was a really good player had a lot of heart.
I swear i really-really miss this era of bball. The intensity, physicality, just everything. To take it a step further i really miss this knicks bulls rivalry. The knicks were like the perfect bad guy for jordan. They were awsome enough to extract greatness from mj, but never enough to beat him.
If Ewing was a clutch player the Knicks would have won a series. He had the biggest mismatch on the floor but couldn’t cash in. The biggest games in a series are usually 5 and obviously 7. Game 5 in a 8 pt loss, he was 5/14 with 14 pts and 7 Rebs. Game 7 which he guaranteed they’d win, 8/19.
Agreed!! Back then when nba wasn't scripted!
I agree... I can't watch todays NBA.
@@TommieGun71 yea man, theres no more head to head matchups. Its just: pick n roll, corner three a million times over.
@@johnsonnguyen3114 professional sports have always been scripted
John Starks is a classy dude and us Bulls fans always had respect for his game and character. Another great video!
Classy indeed.
Not me.... I think he was a pest and a bum...
We hated him thou. At least I did. But I did respect him.
@@pickle_soup160 I hated his tenacious defense and explosive offense!
Yoooo
I was a bulls fans but I respect Starks competitive drive he was fearless!!!
Fearless? Nah, just a dummy. Listening to him talk makes you lose brain cells trying to understand that gibberish.
Same could not stand him as a Knick but he was a tough SOB
WAS?
@@dorawells8150 NBA is garbage now. Yes WAS, Still want Chicago teams to win but again no use for NBA
John Starks, one of my favourite nba players ever. He was small, but could do anything on the court. He was such a fighter.
Love Starks he didn’t back down guarding anyone even Jordan even though l was a fan of Jordan l love his intense physical duel on defense, especially against Michael Jordan that era of 90s was the best defense nba players have demonstrated ever nba players nowadays are fucking booooooring they don’t fucking know DEFENCE at all and the fucking nba commissioner is stupid not changing nba rules allowing players a little physical so fans would see real interesting games who the real great players would prevail with tight defense allowed in games like 80s and 90s eras
John Starks is 1.96
Is not short.
He's super underrated. Did anyone else cook Jordan like that repeatedly?
@@capitanfuturo594 he's the second shortest guy on both teams and the shortest guy was also a knick.
His flat top came even with Ewings shoulder
Listening to John Starks's comments about Michael Jordan has helped me understand him a lot more. I hated that guy when he was with the Knicks. I wasn't one of those Bulls fans who booed him out of the building. I also forgot he and Jordan were on the same team once.
I see I’m not the only one. Interesting how many of us felt that way and had our opinions changed by this video.
@@spiffpilot2589 I still think he's a class A pest.😆🤣
When were they on the same team?
@@TraceurDoc1stark once a bulls in 99-000 but jordan is retired for the 2nd time. They didn't became teammates.
Respect to Starks.. great player, talkin about the GOAT! I miss the NBA of the 80s and 90s. Good times..
15:02 great point about MJ's mastery of fundamentals. He was very economical and efficient. As much as people compare Kobe to him, Kobe expended much more energy and moves with dribbles, cross overs, etc. MJ was much more precise.
Exactly!!
Kobe was pretty fundamentally proficient as well. I am not saying he was better than Jordan, but his fundamentals were second maybe only to Jordan.
@@bradleyirmen2732 I say Kobe is more fundamentally sound than MJ. MJ was better in picking and getting to his spots. He was more athletic than Kobe. He was stronger than Kobe. He had a better first step than Kobe. Kobe was athletic as well, but he was not quick, hence the need to put in more work to get to his spots. Both are phenomenal players and almost the same. Almost.
there is a video out there with kobe doing all the same tough moves like mj..mj really owns 11 rings 6mj+5kobe.
@@MKIVD Kobe was quicker or as quick as MJ but not the same first step or explosiveness .
That era of basketball made every player better - mentally and physically. So many tough players that tip their hat to Jordan. That was some of the best basketball we will ever see because the competition was at its highest!
Starks the scouting report on Jordan said good luck 🍀.!! That’s priceless
Starks, in that interview after the scuffle, showed how a man talks on another man. Nothing but respect for this guy!
Die hard Knicks fan. As Much as Jordan ripped my heart out. He’s the GOAT. Hated him, but I was in awe. I’m so grateful that I got to see him play. 😊
That Starks baseline left hand dunk is forever a classic.
I don't respect it but Patrick Ewing pushed bj Armstrong into the crowd!!! That's how starks got loose for the dunk.
As a Knicks fan growing up in the 90's, you don't know how many times I got my heart broken by these red jerseys... damn, still feel the pain today.
I still don't wear red, black and white together, EVER!
Facts 💯
As far as I’m concerned, those Knicks-Bulls series were the finals.
Bone in the Western Conference took them to 7.
Although I think if Worthy wasn’t injured, MJ would not have won his 1st title.
Trust me I do! I hated Jordan because of these series.
Detroit here.I hated my.lol.AND I don't hate but no fan here.
I believe Jordans emotion playing the way he did
Was tied to his Father
Many of us remember growing up and our fathers instilling that work ethic
in us very young
to give it all you got out there
It brings back memories and you can hear the old man yelling out you but you understand he was trying to get the best out of you
I think thats what made him cry honestly
Ronnie I agree. One of the main things lacking for many youths today is a good father figure in their lives to model and demand a good work ethic.
So many of them truly think the world owes them just for existing. They have no personal accountability society has taught them nothing is their fault.
@tracyjohnson5023 I understand what you guys are saying, but my Father was an alcoholic. He started drinking after ww2 and was (as my mother said) never the same. Because of that, it was our Mother, my Brother and I heard screaming in the crowd and encouraging us not only to play hard, give it our all but to be good people and to pursue as much education as possible. She always felt that education was the key that opened so many doors but enjoyed watching us play sports and succeeding at it. We grew up in the projects, but because of her, we not only succeeded at sports but got our degrees and have succeeded in life because of what she instilled in us. We never missed our Father and never blamed him for not being there as our Mother never did. We need strong Father's, but there are some tough moms out there, and ours was one of them.
Or he lost a lot in Atlantic City :)
Why is it important to make this assumption?
That 93 Bulls Knicks playoff series is so memorable to me. I had made a bet with a friend on the Bulls. After the Knicks went up 2-0 he was talking trash, saying to just go ahead and pay him now. I was the one collecting in the end though, lol. Such an exciting series, a classic.
That was a epic series tuned into every game here in Chicago watching the bulls was a must!
When they tied that series up your boy must of been sweating bullets
@shawnmarques7117 it was over once the Bulls won game 3. The only chance the Knicks had was to go up 3-0 and hope to beat the Bulls one more time. That Bulls team in particular (91-93) once they beat you, they knew how to beat you and you didn't have a chance after that.
@@northernstar6641 yup Horence said it back then once they read a team it was over said it was like shark seeing blood.
Gonna hate when the series is over. Been looking forward to watching these everyday.
Gonna have to rewatch them all in a row.
Same same
Thanks so much! Plenty more to come!
John Starks is still one my all-time favorite players!! And I’m far from a Knicks fan, but them late 80’s thru 90’s teams I liked.👍
scouting report said "Good luck"...unbelievable. Greatest complete basketball player to ever exist.
MJ was one of the few players in the history of basketball that earned every penny he was paid. You can't say that about everyone.
Shit he was under paid like Brady for along time
Extremely underpaid
@@chrissams6230aaaayyyyyy underpaid. Tom Brady and MJ should of been the highest paid players on their sport for CONSECUTIVE YEARS but they wasn’t YET they accomplished MORE than Lebron and Any QB/Player in NBA and NFL. That’s why it hurts my head when I hear people saying Lebron and insert NFL player are better players than MJ and Tom Brady.
@@tumadrechupapinga6252 that’s because MJ and Brady put winning above EVERYTHING!!!
@@tumadrechupapinga6252 that competitive streak they both have is crazy you see what What happened to OJ Mayo when Jordan was 50years old and Tom winning a super bowl at 43… that’s just CRAZY!!!
Jordan smoked cigars, ate mickey deez, never slept YET AND STILL attended every practice...outworked everyone in practice and played to a level that will never ever be witnessed again!!
GOAT!!
Exactly! Imagine if he didn't do those things and treated his body more better. Frightening what more he could have pulled off on the court.
Mike changed his whole workout regiment to be able to go deep in the playoffs and finals. There's video of his trainer and Rodman telling how Jordan told him to be at his house in the morning.
@@hagnuj1070 Indeed he did and it worked tremendously. But he still smoked his cigars and stayed out late and golfed 18 holes before games at times and would drink a bottle of beer or two before games at times. That's not the purpose of his statement. Plenty of professional athletes who handle their business first and party later. Jordan knew his body also and he was completely different. Mind over matter. Most athletes would have horrible games if they didn't get the proper sleep you needed to play on that level night in and night out consistently. Again Jordan was just wired differently! Be like that sometimes. There are some athletes that can do crazy things like that and still be great, very little though. When Jordans first few years in the league he didn't do any of that. Smoke drink etc. He was basically a saint and separated himself from the team when they did things like that. It's documented also on video. Especially his first couple of years before Pippen came on board. Mike's rookie year his team was called traveling cocaine circus. He explains some of that in the last dance also. Jordan is my guy forever but he did not take his body as seriously like a Kobe or LeBron. Watch Redeem Team on Netflix and see what Kobe did and how LeBron and company saw that work ethic off the court and how it spread down to the whole USA team.
I'd have to say anyone remotely close to that was Kobe RIP
Imagine if his finger wasnt almost chopped off in a "cigar" accident imagine if his dad wasnt murdered, serious injures, modern technology and medicine. Mj would destroy this modern league. Imagine ja morant, giannis, steph, and more, rolled into one player.
Great series....I grew up during this era of basketball. It was always must see tv with Marv Albert calling it. The city of Chicago would literally shut down when the Bulls played.
🗣 "Yyessss, and it counts!"
What a time to grow up a Chicago bulls fan in 90s (Chicago Heights)
If my parents weren’t throwing a party we would go to a friends house party.
Every game was a party/ bbq. great times
Starks main problem in my opinion was that he was streaky, he either was hot or completely cold. Used to love how he got into opposing players head.
I was a Bulls fan, and Starks was so dangerous. You never felt like Ewing or any one else on Knicks would beat my team, but if Starks got going he could. Thankfully at least for me--he was cold a lot too. IT was either inferno or invisible.
The scouting report on Jordan simply said "Good Luck!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Born in 82 from the DC area a Bullets fan but EVERYONE was a Jordan fan. Im very loyal to my home teams and I had a Jordan jersey back then. Everyone loved Jordan. Proud to say I got to watch him. My favorite games I still watch are those Dream Team games. Man, that squad.
Fellow 82 baby.. i feel the exact same way
His love of the game, is the reason they'll never be another like him.. I'm from Milwaukee, and MJ is the GOAT..
Bulls vs. Knicks were awesome playoff games. Very physical and competitive.
Absolutely
Yeah... But as a Knicks fan, they hurt!
Starks had a lot of heart!! Great player himself. As a BULLS fan always lived watching them play against the Knicks in the 90s 💪
Lakers fan here, always loved that Knicks team tho. Much respect to all the Bulls fans giving Starks respect, that's cool as hell. ✌🏾
Starks like Mitch Richmond and Reggie Lewis never back down and weren't afraid of Jordan. Love these guys!
Mitch Richmond is one of my fav all time players
lol at the scouting report on MJ, "goodluck". 🐐
Jordan was truly unbelievable. He's the only guy in sports to where in your heart, you know that your teams about to lose facing him. The guy wouldn't miss. Pure domination
The Detroit Pistons got All up in That Ass, Bad Boys 4 Life! 💯👍
@@davedanny5268 6>2
@Nick Deneweth I believe Nick skipped math class bro 😂😂
@@FNMarketMaven most definitely right there guy, go take a lap
@@dumpsterfire7916 LMAO I meant Dave 🤣
I wish Everyone had a chance to watch MJ! You hear about it? You can watch all the videos! But the real time MJ show was unreal. Thank You WGN!! Never missed a Game.
💯💯💯
That was a great great series. Starks and Ewing and boys played really hard and really rough and the refs were letting it fly.
The level of competition and team pride unreal.
Starks stood out..
That Dunk was felt by all watching.
A powerful statement of his will.
He was phenomenon in that series.
Thanks Starks for those great and competitive years with the Knicks. And thanks for your humility and respect toward your most fierce basketball rival.
Great video… Starla was a competitor and got his but he shows the ultimate respect as well as the ultimate complement for a guy like Jordan, “the most fundamentally sound superstar”. That’s goes back to the old joke of the only person who could hold Jordan under 20 points was Dean Smith. Michael took that tough coaching and became unstoppable
Great stuff! Loved seeing it. Watched every second of those truly epic series against the Knicks and, to this day, some of the best, most dramatic games I've seen. So cool seeing John Starks talk about this cuz, as a Bulls fan, ohhhh man we couldn't STAND him...but it was cuz he was just so tough, scrappy and skilled. I always will respect Starks and that whole team cuz it doesn't get better than those games. Two extremely well coached, talented, hard nosed defensive teams that played similarly and knew each other really well. Hats off to you John Starks and thanks for such great memories man
These have been amazing to watch, Nick! Cant wait for the next one tomorrow!
John Starks is a legend! Taped Jordan’s videos to “play against him in my mind”
Happy you’re enjoying them!
John Starks was such a great villain when he was in New York. When he came to Chicago on the back end of his career he wasn’t the same guy.
As a Knick fan JORDAN was the villain 🤨😤
Great observation bro!
YES!! John Starks always came off as such an obnoxious punk to me back then.
I have heard and watched people who earned respect like mj, Ronaldinho, kipchoge, William's, keters and so on but this man Starks, has toppled all as the most respectful man on earth. Another level of respect starks . I would love to meet him and learn from him.
Huh
Great feedback John Starks!! Appreciate your transparency!!
I love this channel. This was my era. The best era! Facts!
Those 90's Bulls\Knicks, Bulls\Pacers games were incredible.
John Starks was a hell of the player like most of them back in 90 's…….Just Listen them with how much respect they 're talking about MJ….Every single one of them….What a blessing for them to be a part of his era…..
Great videos Nick. Huge Jordan fan here. I have heard a bunch of these stories before, but I have not seen the videos for these stories till now. As a Jordan fan it's a pleasure to go back watch these videos to all the stories in the past and relive rhe moments of greatness which we will never see again from
starks was one of michaels fav player to play against with he elevated jordans game to another gear... basically jordan was going to eat when he played the knicks and starks. but what i love about it john starks never gave him anything easy he made sure jordan earned every point he scored against the knicks.. i grew up watching them and what a great time it was....
John Starks is one of my all-time favorite NBA stars. The man has heart of a lion.
Never knew MJ apologized 2 Starks
I always loved Starks man what a tough competitor!! One of the best!! Miss those days!!
I love the trashtalking and tauntings of the 80s and 90s era it intensifies the competition and brings up the villain vs hero scenario depending on which team you are rooting now players even the refs are too soft and sensitive
This series is such a great Christmas gift. Thanks bro!
Appreciate that!
So great memories from this era… Every Saturday and Sunday Mega Channel, broadcasted NBA games. Almost every kid playing basketball in Greece, was trying to be like M.J 😂
Loved, luved luved watching Starks go at him. Obvviously of lesser height his play made him taller, lived watching the series.
I've been waiting for this one. John the phenomenon Starks vs the greatest ever. The best times in the NBA right here. You can't even touch it
No doubt!
This was great... thanks for putting this out here.
John Starks had a commercial mid 90s that was epic,
PAST THE BALL JOHN
YOU GOT TO PASS THE BALL JOHN 😂
Great video once again! Enjoyed it from Starks perspective. Such a great competition
I love the Respect between MJ and Starks.
I love the series, every single game is so intenseing,Jordan saw Starks as be a competitor.
Respect to Starks. He was a fierce defender
Never knew he did Scottie like that... G.O.A.T.
I am thankful this holiday season for all of your hard work and passion for the game and history of the game. I enjoy all of your videos. Truly one of the best on RUclips.
Thanks Eric, happy holidays!
As a lifetime bulls fan it was nothing better than watching the bulls and knicks especially at MSG. I remember game 5 that was one of the best defensive stops ever. Go Bulls!!
Wow! I enjoyed this interview! I've never seen this side of John Starks. Very candid and honest. There is not one negative vibe from him telling his side. He has great respect for Jordan ..
The dunk over Ewing, after breaking the double team (10:30) might be my favorite play of all time.
Definitely the best MJ move ever... His favorite too
Jordan scouting report “Good luck” 😂
When you were born in 1998 and missed the golden era of the NBA. 😔
it's alright, at least these Jordan videos are gems
Your generation has no idea how good he REALLY was! I remember watching every game he was televised in. Why, because he was the greatest and I’m a Laker fan since Magic/Bird came in the league! I laugh to myself when these morons bring Lebron’s name in the same breath as those greats! If you watch those eastern thugs that he had to play against and the fouls he took is insane. Today if you blow on Lebron he flops. They didn’t have game management! You played every game!
Wow! My first time hearing about the charity match story! Thanks for sharing
Maddddd Respect John. I saw u play and your comment rang home. I watched those games. You killed.
Trash talk is always been there but the physicality that we had at the end of the 80s and the 90s , it was crazy , no blood no foul. Good old days.
John Starks is like Jordan in that He is humble like him. Good words, good man.
love the video so much thanks Nick!
I’d like to Thank Starks for sharing this! Michael is always made out to have an attitude specially by Pipen but Starks said it best Michael was thee greatest superstar and instead of just in joying the moment or elevating your game against a player like Michael! I have a lot more respect for STARKS! He too was a good player!
I hated Starks as an opponent, but videos like these have given me a great respect for him as a guy. Thanks for another good one!
One time I see a Jordan's interview and he said that he have a lot of respect for John Starks
Man...I just love seeing Jordan in his prime against all of the incredible ballers throughout his career. He just moved like a gazelle and was just a unstoppable scorer. I'm grateful to have been able to see him through college and the pros.
Imagine the public scrutiny MJ was under & how he would b now n this social media era
It' nice to hear John Starks talking with such a high perspective about MJ. He was there to do his job the best he could, which was to try to stop MJ. Bastketball is a physical and mental game. You have to expect a lot of friction, aggresive behavior, and high levels of competitiveness. It's not soft, it's rough. And MJ took that as an ignition power to take his game to the highest level. Now a days the NBA is not like that anymore. It's boring. I miss the NBA from the 80s and 90s, those where the golden years.
Jonh Stark doesn’t get mentioned enough when we talk about guards. This dude was something to see against MJ. Any other player would be broken down over the years with the Knicks during the 90’s. That was Bad Boys 2.0 with better players yet MJ never let them in the Finals. It showed how great MJ and Bulls were.
Uhhh the Badboys were much more talented
@@FuShengAlex you think so? I don’t know. The Knicks got size, grit, talent and nastiness with a 5 times champion coach. Daly was great, God bless his soul. But he was not Pat. Ewing, Oakley, Mason, Stark, Wilkins, Xavier, Allan Houston, Daniel Smith..those guys were much bigger than Pistons with speed and skills on average overall. Plus you got to see how to defend MJ from the Bad Boys. So you know what to do strategically, physically, and mentally. They battled so hard with the Bulls so when MJ took a 2 years break. They were worn out to win against Hakeem and them boys. Nevertheless it was an era with great basketball, Pistons, Knicks, Pacers… Bulls kept us inside when the sun was outside in the spring.
@@michaeltiesto the Pistons had big time shot makers in close moments (Isiah, Joe D, Dantley and Aguirre). Laimbeer was a very good spot up shooter.....better than any Knicks frontcourt player outside of Ewing in the 90s.
The Knicks would always play hot potato in cruchtime around Ewing.
By the time Houston arrived, Ewing was declining and becoming lesser focal point of the team. Xavier only had 1 season in NY
I'm a Knicks fan and loved that '93 team. We were the Bad Boys 2.0 only from an aspect of being very physical. Outside of Ewing, we struggled to get an offense flowing which was our undoing. The Pistons beat the Bulls up plus they had multiple guys (Thomas, Dumars, V. Johnson, Aguirre) that could put the ball through the hoop. If we had some of that Pistons' talent that would've made the Knicks a more formidable opponent.
This is awesome! I was just thinking, what is John Starks doing nowadays and then I ran across this video of when he was balling. How come people don't give him credit for his competitiveness?
As a big MJ fan I respect Starks even more after watching this he was a stud
As a Knock fan during these times I loved this team and John Sharks was a favorite, many people didn’t like him but knowing how much respect he earned from MJ says it all great video!!
It makes me a little sad to see these highlights from the 90's. All we have now is legalized traveling, professional wrestler level flopping, run to the 3pt line forsaking offensive rebounds, piss-poor fundamentals, players playing half the schedule in a WNBA version of what once was the NBA.
You are 100% right, but you gotta admit that the level of skill and athleticism is off the charts this season.
@@Spud_E_Buddy Across the league athleticism is better than the 90's, and there are a few players with elite skills. The League moved away from physicality allowing these great athletes to mask their LACK of basketball skills and piss poor fundamentals. Grandma could lob 3pt shots all night but who wants to watch that?
@@sensiblyhonest695 I’m old, and a couple years ago, I would have agreed with you, but in my opinion, these players today are extremely skilled. It’s not as easy as you think when someone athletic is D’ing you up.
@@Spud_E_Buddy LOL... only a handfull bother to D'up. Running at a guy lobbing a 3 isn't D'ing up. Nobody is questioning that athleticism is important, but Defense is more of an attitude than a skill. Skills show up when you can get your shot off without getting two or three free steps... and make it. Euro-stepping is what they used to let the junior high girl's team get away with.
I'm old enough to remember that.
@@sensiblyhonest695 If that’s truly the case, I might have to try out for a team 😅 Good conversation though sir. Have a good one 🙏
I remember watching all these Bulls-Knicks games. I was a Bulls fan, but I always feared and respected John Starks. He was intense and played mad defense. He was always trouble. There was no one else on the Knicks like him. I didn't like him, because he was so dangerous to the team I was rooting for, but it was all respect.
I loved the Bulls Knicks rivalries.
I started playing basketball after watching Knicks vs Bulls games, I was a Knicks fan coming from Long Island NY…Starks was my favorite player , still is!
Starks was a great competitor! It's a shame that they had to come up against MJ. Him and Ewing definitely would have gotten a ring otherwise.
Starks would have gotten a ring if he wasnt chucking and would pass. He was the problem in game 7 against Houston.
@Say No To White Imperialism And Propaganda it's easy to say that in hindsight but it's unfair. Starks was 2nd best option which was already a problem and the same chucking that lost them game 7 almost single handedly won the finals for them in game 6. The Knicks did Ewing wrong not getting him a real 2nd star player and letting starks be an x factor at best
A lot of guys would have gotten rings if not for Jordan. Clyde and Hakeem are lucky he retired or they aren't winning shit
@@madterps Knicks were also up 3-2 in that series so overall they blew it and I'm a Knicks fan. Pat Riley should have put Rolando Blackmen in and it's something he admitted years later in the 2000's. And as a Knicks fan now that I'm older I can say they were lucky to even get into the finals because Chicago really had that one game that the ref called a ghost foul on Pippen letting Hubert Davis shoot those game ending free throws. It's wild to think that the Bulls without Jordan were possibly going back to the finals. I think Game 5 was the famous NBA on NBC game cut short due to OJ chase.
@@danieldiggs9574 they didn't blow anything. They lost to the better team with the best player ever.
Such a dope vid 💯
MJ, Starks..Mutual Respect.
That was a fun, cool video. Nice editing skills here. Just used the clips, didn't show your face, and made something that looks like a pro documentary. Congrats.
Thanks so much m!
Dude Stark 360 layup was sweeter than honey, i still remember those nba on nbc tv ads 🔥🔥
Yup!! Just got chills and nostalgia 🤯, the memories & music/theme of..."This is the NBA on NBC. The 1996 NBA Playoffs. Today, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, it's the Chicago Bulls versus the New York Knicks."
What John Starks says about Michael Jordan's WILL is important and telling. When the debate comes up for the greatest Basketball player and one of the greatest athletes ever, people do not take Jordan's will into account. But this is the singular thing that made him the greatest. LeBron, Kobe, Dr J, Kobe, A.I. (Allen Iverson) even Clyde Drexler, and OTHERS just did or do not have the will of the mentality of Michael Jordan to win no matter what. These other athletes are as gifted or more gifted physically than Michael Jordan, but they didn't or don't have the same mental makeup as Jordan. This is what separates Michael Jordan from the rest. Only Kobe Bryant is a distant second.
I DONT remember having seen or heard of this Scottie Pippen Charity game... thanks for the vid!!!! maybe I did but forgot but it was good to know of it again!
Watched an old Jordan interview video the other day from era where he'd recently retired for the second time.
One thing that really struck me was MJ saying that players new to the NBA shouldn't get sponsorship deals or shoes named after them until they've proven themselves worthy. He said their salaries were already paying them too much for potential. They need to earn the rest. I absolutely agree with him.
The "Good Luck"-Thing is great.