Breaking Down Episodes 7 and 8 of 'The Last Dance' | The Bill Simmons Podcast | The Ringer

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  • The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to talk about Episodes 7 and 8 of the ESPN documentary series 'The Last Dance' (2:30) before discussing UFC 249 (41:40) and Adam Silver's call with NBA players regarding the possible return of an NBA season (1:04:40).
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  • @Guzzydope
    @Guzzydope 4 года назад +210

    The Jordan Interviews is like watching darth vader do a documentary about the star wars saga

    • @louiejordan6933
      @louiejordan6933 4 года назад +10

      That's a great analogy. I was also thinking Thanos at one point and you put Darth Vader who is the prototype villain because he has depth. Great point

    • @louiejordan6933
      @louiejordan6933 4 года назад +7

      @@KaP0401 🤣 I'm that Knicks fan. Salute Frank

    • @EamonnCagney
      @EamonnCagney 4 года назад +2

      LOL

    • @eddie9244
      @eddie9244 4 года назад

      terrible analogy

    • @shinglesshingles
      @shinglesshingles 4 года назад +4

      @@eddie9244 found the Pistons fan😂

  • @TpolTime
    @TpolTime 4 года назад +102

    This pod is the Michael Jordan of maximizing RUclips Ad revenue

    • @AdmiralHipper15
      @AdmiralHipper15 4 года назад +5

      TpolTime for real, they need to chill the fuck out with the ads

  • @losvega
    @losvega 4 года назад +86

    An excerpt from MJ about the Space Jam scrimmages from Marc Vancil's "For The Love of The Game"--
    "There was no way I could stay out there for 8 weeks after getting knocked out of the playoffs and being criticized for coming back. I said "David I need the work. I have got to practice. I need to play." He says, "What if we can create a working environment for you on the set that allows you to still do the movie?" I said, "Show me." So they built this state-of-the-art gymnasium that covered an entire parking lot. It had air conditioning, stereo system, card tables, seats, lights, every conceivable weight lifting machine, everything I needed. I would go over to the gym at lunch to lift weights and then return from about 7 to 930 every night to play. There was never a camera and the place. Reggie Miller and Chris Mills were there every single day. Charles Oakley came out and played, Magic came out the last day, Tim Hardaway, Dennis Rodman, all the UCLA players, Tracy Murray was there every day, Lamond Murray, Reggie Theus, Juwann Howard, Larry Johnson, Rod Strickland, Grant Hill, all kinds of guys came into town. The games were great. Oakley took over the middle and played just like he did during the season. Reggie and Eddie Jones went at it pretty good. I knew why these guys showed up. They wanted to learn and try to get a feel for the way I played. I knew their strategy. But they didn't know I was doing the same. I always felt like I could learn faster than other people. So they were helping me just like I was helping them. I could feel it coming back pretty quickly."

    • @camdencapps6894
      @camdencapps6894 4 года назад +7

      LosVega God I love that, that’s the greatest sport environment I’ve ever heard of, do you modern stars are like this? I could see jimmy butler creating something like this

    • @fmvp6892
      @fmvp6892 4 года назад +1

      Camden Capps they do this every summer now, especially in that gym in la.

    • @camdencapps6894
      @camdencapps6894 4 года назад

      MVP Season Cool, do you think people are to hard on modern stars?

  • @brennanwhitty7939
    @brennanwhitty7939 4 года назад +117

    MJ holding a baseball bat in one hand, and a cigar in the other (in the locker room before game 2) might have been my favorite clip in the series. Emotions of laughter, dumbfounded, entertainment all pulled into one.

    • @jsobers
      @jsobers 4 года назад

      BRENNAN WHITTY thought the same thing

    • @keithnmoore2
      @keithnmoore2 4 года назад +4

      I need a poster of that

    • @TK0S3
      @TK0S3 4 года назад +14

      That was the coolest, most savage moment I have EVER seen in sports. EVER.
      I had goosebumps. MJ was literally saying ''trash talking when you're up by a lot isn't fun. But trash talking when you're down, now that's the shit'' with that smirk on his face like he gets off on trash talking when he's down knowing he'll be the winner. And he fucking hates trash talking when he's up by a lot or when he's winning. Absurd mentality.

    • @briardamon9291
      @briardamon9291 3 года назад

      Instablaster...

  • @dayra6425
    @dayra6425 4 года назад +45

    Jordan is funny in the way he can call someone a nice guy and it’s an insult

  • @klocker1111
    @klocker1111 4 года назад +44

    WHY ARE THERE ADS EVERY THREE MINUTES!?!?!?! THIS IS UNWATCHABLE!!!!!!!

    • @abracad5309
      @abracad5309 4 года назад +4

      Sean LaVista the amount of ads are ridiculous!

    • @filipkurbanovic9231
      @filipkurbanovic9231 4 года назад +3

      adblock / youtube vanced, google the first, reddit the other

    • @dirtmcgirt5457
      @dirtmcgirt5457 4 года назад +9

      Just fast forward to the end and then refresh it. Boom. No ads.

    • @jasonalba4004
      @jasonalba4004 4 года назад +3

      @@dirtmcgirt5457 I'm surprised more people don't do this

    • @TK0S3
      @TK0S3 4 года назад +1

      @@dirtmcgirt5457 Wow, does this really work ? Gotta try that out next time. Thnx for the tip.

  • @jerrycollins2398
    @jerrycollins2398 4 года назад +43

    The bat and cigar in the locker room...True KINGPIN.

  • @alexjjgreen
    @alexjjgreen 4 года назад +31

    FUN FACT: It takes Bill 4 whole minutes to talk about the Celtics.

  • @toddmichaelsen788
    @toddmichaelsen788 4 года назад +21

    Seeing MJ get choked up about his perception as a person vs. his passion for winning was nothing short of profound. MJ cares more about basketball than most people care about anything. And you can feel that in this particular scene. And you saw it when he played in his body language, in his face, and in his results. It’s an intensity that makes many uncomfortable. He has a singular purpose. Competition is his art. And MJ getting emotional is all about expressing his purpose here on earth. Like Jimi Hendrix playing guitar, or Salvador Dali painting....their craft is their art form and is like breathing to these kinds of people. It’s insanely inspiring to me.

    • @eddie9244
      @eddie9244 4 года назад

      Todd Michaelsen well said

  • @jovenjoshuagallardo1530
    @jovenjoshuagallardo1530 4 года назад +58

    This is kinda one of the most relatable part - celebrating Father’s Day without your dad. Of course not all of us, can offer a world championship to our fathers but we offer our successes and struggles to them even in death.

  • @jonnyarnett
    @jonnyarnett 4 года назад +23

    I have heard a few people say that MJ is a “terrible person” after watching the Doc. From my observation, they’re either one of two things... really, really young, or not that into sports.

    • @brewer921
      @brewer921 4 года назад +8

      I'm middle aged and the biggest NBA fan I know. I grew up on Jordan. I'm from North Carolina. But he was an asshole. Now, one can like that quality about him or not like him. But Tim Duncan won five titles and didn't punch his teammates.

    • @benw7367
      @benw7367 4 года назад +3

      @@brewer921 oooooooohhhhhhhhhh
      Hahaha good stuff. And same here. From nc, loved mj, way into sports and yes he's a dick

    • @jonnyarnett
      @jonnyarnett 4 года назад +4

      brewer921 Of course there’s gonna be some people like you two, but I think you guys are in the minority tbh. Let me also clarify, I’m not saying Jordan isn’t a jerk, but I’m saying that I think most older sports fans understand MJ’s leadership, and how getting in front often requires pushing. As far as punching Kerr in the face, even Michael admitted THAT was wrong. Lol

    • @chiefsun25
      @chiefsun25 4 года назад +1

      @@brewer921 Tim Duncan never wanted to be the GOAT

    • @sr.chiqitibum8607
      @sr.chiqitibum8607 4 года назад +1

      not young, love sports. Jordan is even more of an a-hole than I realized. This whole doc tries to glorify this win-at-all-costs mentality. Naturally, with Jordan controlling the narrative, almost none of the downside of that is addressed.

  • @eddie9244
    @eddie9244 4 года назад +33

    bill “i wonder how it would play out in 2020” simmons

    • @weatherboy2009
      @weatherboy2009 4 года назад +1

      Eddie Torres bruh 🤣🤣🤣

    • @kweefsweat5628
      @kweefsweat5628 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @KTF0
      @KTF0 4 года назад

      Bill in every vs 2020 comparison: "If they played today, so and so would have the ball more, spread the court and shoot more threes"

  • @quietmiser
    @quietmiser 4 года назад +21

    mj crying real, deep, tears after number 4. I was moved

  • @mattsteele489
    @mattsteele489 4 года назад +22

    “Anyway...F the rockets” Bill Simmons for President

  • @g.p.spakman1398
    @g.p.spakman1398 4 года назад +25

    Nobody ever says what a good guy jordan is. He always gave it a 100% for the fans. He never cheated you. If you came to see him he showed up. Always. Not to mention all the charitable stuff he did. He just didnt feel the need to tell you about it all the time. The only knock is that he gambled (legally) and that he was a tough love leader.
    Damn, imagine being so famous and all the media writing about you because its sells and all they came up with was that? My god he is just a good dude.

    • @GiefReplays
      @GiefReplays 4 года назад +1

      lol it's our puritan roots. Most other countries are baffled by our constant moralizing over gambling. None of my business how MJ spends his money, I just hope that if it ever does become a problem he can get whatever help he needs.
      And you're right. As a kid there was every other star and then there was MJ. He never let us down. I'm glad he existed - at his peak - in an era where greatness was enough.

    • @philcolons9882
      @philcolons9882 4 года назад

      Many people took issue with his alleged infidelity.

    • @danieloceans9652
      @danieloceans9652 4 года назад +1

      MJ giving back and he’s not letting everybody know. He’s super low key

  • @gf4670
    @gf4670 4 года назад +13

    It really does just come down to MJ having an extra gear and he could go into the red and keep it there for a long time -- and doing it from like 87-93 was remarkable, but then to do it again for another 3 years in your mid 30s is effing amazing.

  • @isedairi
    @isedairi 4 года назад +12

    Weird they didnt mention in documentary JOrdan's appearance in the Pippen all star game in Chicago Stadium

  • @goldseraph79
    @goldseraph79 4 года назад +15

    Why are there ad breaks every 3 damn minutes ??

    • @filipkurbanovic9231
      @filipkurbanovic9231 4 года назад +2

      get adblock for pc or youtube vanced for android, if you have apple, you can't do shit basically

    • @KTF0
      @KTF0 4 года назад +1

      Gotta get those dollars, son

    • @codyshowalter583
      @codyshowalter583 4 года назад +1

      Unwatchables, I gave up and am going back to podcast as the ad breaks here are just brutal.

    • @chrisg2214
      @chrisg2214 3 года назад

      To make money.

    • @JT-xp3in
      @JT-xp3in 5 месяцев назад

      Stop being cheap and pay your for premium ad free

  • @SparkyTakedown
    @SparkyTakedown 4 года назад +11

    I agree, watching this doc has enhanced my appreciation for Jordan that I didn't have when I was kid watching him. I always like Magic and Pippen better ironically (although I acknowledged Jordan as the greatest).

  • @michaelrhudak
    @michaelrhudak 4 года назад +7

    Interesting theory about MJ and the rise of the anti-hero, though I think most of the public was unaware of that side of him? I don't know. That definitely was the time when they all started showing up though. Vic Mackey, Tony Soprano, Stone Cold Steve Austin.....maybe you just had to be bald to make that kinda vibe work...

  • @spunterage
    @spunterage 4 года назад +23

    There’s a Playboy interview before his second championship where he actually says that he is going to quit basketball to play baseball.

    • @chiecheung25
      @chiecheung25 4 года назад +3

      Wow. I've never heard that b4. I immediately googled that interview

    • @spunterage
      @spunterage 4 года назад +2

      Martin Man it’s an amazing read. He touches on so many issues.

    • @myjayln
      @myjayln 4 года назад +2

      Thanks for the suggestion, I just finished reading it, it was fascinating.

  • @CO8ism
    @CO8ism 4 года назад +8

    2004 redraft please?

  • @andyh4518
    @andyh4518 4 года назад +26

    "I never asked you guys to do anything I didn't do" - that's pretty much every hyper-motivated individual in a nutshell. They just can't fathom anyone not working as hard as them and since that's usually the majority of the population it makes dealing with "regular" life much harder. Can you imagine having to go through life surrounded by a bunch of people you see as lazy bums?

    • @joeraguso5376
      @joeraguso5376 4 года назад +2

      Ted Williams quit managing for similar reasons.

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 года назад

      Many think that the way they learned to do things, is the ONLY way. If you think that, you will try to push people in the same way that works on you. MJ did things in the best way he knew to do things and maybe that's what prompted the tears when talking about being a nice guy. Maybe he thought he was doing what was right and not to be the bad guy.

    • @eddie9244
      @eddie9244 4 года назад

      Joe Raguso same

    • @shanesawyer5103
      @shanesawyer5103 4 года назад +6

      I think that’s why the all-time greats are usually bad coaches/managers

    • @KTF0
      @KTF0 4 года назад

      @@joeraguso5376 I think that was because he only cared about hitting.

  • @dustinjuergens8839
    @dustinjuergens8839 4 года назад +4

    Bo Jackson deserves to be in the conversation of TRANSCENDENT ATHLETES. If your just talking about freak athleticism

    • @valthomas9786
      @valthomas9786 4 года назад

      Yeah totally agree. Cant believe they missed him. Especially from the guy behind 30 for 30! That "you don't know Bo" documentary was amazing!

  • @tpoltalksbasketball7298
    @tpoltalksbasketball7298 4 года назад +9

    Forget basketball the MJ doc has really shown how soft the world has become. As Jordan said greatness and leadership require sacrifices most people aren’t willing to make. I hope this has reminded us all of the importance of having Michael Jordans among us who are disagreeable, go against the grain and don’t give a fuck about being unpopular in service of the greater good.

  • @allsystemsgo8678
    @allsystemsgo8678 4 года назад +2

    Ali missed three years, not five years. It's sad that he missed that much time, there's no reason to exaggerate.

  • @soloistdeve
    @soloistdeve 4 года назад +26

    the disturbing thing that i got from last dance is that, aside from money it brings, what social media did to the nba and it's culture is just awful. we gone from grown men competing at the highest level with real amateur spirit to bunch of pretentious boys trying to raise their likes-followers on instagram. and it shows on the court and it's killing the beauty of the game.

    • @justinshockley5252
      @justinshockley5252 4 года назад +2

      You comment just makes me imagine if the Gram was around back in those days, shit would be hilarious

    • @soloistdeve
      @soloistdeve 4 года назад

      ​@@justinshockley5252 it would be really ugly and stressful to watch. they always hide it but those guys really had a stressful job and they didn't get paid like this so there was always the fear of being cut or trade or injury.
      Edit: and that kept them on their toes, made them really work hard, play hard. now every 17 year old has a fortune that he didn't deserved instantly. they're not driven with any fear of losing anything. and i think that's bullshit.
      i don't understand why the majority of fans are like 'oh yeah good for them, let them count their dollars', why? why are they so happy for them to getting filty rich without doing anything, without taking any risk? what is that? and the result is they don't give a shit about basketball. LOL

    • @eddie9244
      @eddie9244 4 года назад +1

      thats i mve been saying . these were actual grown men in the 90s. now these players seem so beta

    • @soloistdeve
      @soloistdeve 4 года назад

      @@eddie9244 it's not an alpha beta thing. they spoil the fuck out of them, even the ones with mediocre talent. they got too much money, of course there will be lots of unpassionate dickheads running around.

    • @dakruise1
      @dakruise1 4 года назад

      Lib UCB’s ruin everything

  • @Thatninetykid
    @Thatninetykid 4 года назад +7

    MJ in his Prime on IG just smoking cigars going BETTER lol

  • @artistdavewhite1669
    @artistdavewhite1669 4 года назад +6

    Jordan's retirement makes sense on an emotional level...he had just lost his Dad and he had talked with his Dad about playing baseball, which his Dad loved. Of course he went to play baseball. It was probably healing for him. And he was still ultra competitive.

  • @benw7367
    @benw7367 4 года назад +17

    Hey guys, I know they're competition but did yall catch the latest game of zones episodes? Pretty good stuff. Bill wont love it. And I think Ryen has done enough to make it on but alas, has not. Doing a breakdown of them would be podcast gold. Just sayin

  • @SowaStudios
    @SowaStudios 4 года назад +4

    If you view Michael Jordan as an artist and basketball as his medium, then his move to baseball was a form of "combinatory play" - the act of opening up a blocked mental channel by dabbling in another. By 93' Jordan had dedicated himself to becoming the master of his craft around the clock for the last 16 years, going back to 1977, the summer he decided to prove he deserved a spot on his high school varsity team. As a conduit of the basketball muses his output was Da Vincian, his achievements Alexandrian, and his burden Atlasian; but, after the three-peat, his destiny had turned Sisyphusian, while his joy had been stoned by the Medusa stares of the media, and his heart broken by private tragedy. He was simply exhausted in every conceivable human way. Baseball was therapy. It recharged his spirit, cleared his mind, and put things in perspective; allowing him to hear his hardwood calling again and answer it for an encore. Regarding his ultra-competetiveness...if there wasn't a MLB strike in 94' MJ was on the way to becoming a major leaguer in 95' - a 31/32 year old rookie! - what better way to add to his legacy than to become a two-sport athlete? Bo Jackson, Dion Sanders, and MJ...might have been just as legendary as three more NBA chips. Ultimately, that 17-month journey wasn't about satisfying competitive drives, it was about silencing personal demons.

  • @dylancoffey6955
    @dylancoffey6955 4 года назад +5

    One thing I don't think anyone has pointed out: the plot of Space Jam is literally an analogy to MJ's return to basketball?
    The aliens powers being stolen from them is MJ getting back into basketball shape by inviting NBA players to play in the summer. Though it would be more like a fighter toying with a weak opponent to slowly rebuild his stamina

  • @meepk633
    @meepk633 2 года назад +2

    This curmudgeon bit from Russillo is trash. Posting a 15 second video to social media doesn't mean they are only working for 15 seconds. They are building their personal brands while being the best basketball players in the world. 90s players would have killed for direct marketing like that. Hype could be the difference between $5M and $15M. So what is Ryan actually mad about? That the image and narrative around the NBA isn't controlled solely by people like him?

    • @silewis9396
      @silewis9396 Год назад +2

      Love this comment so much. He's so unnecessarily annoying sometimes. I think you're right about the media thing. He really hates they get to show and say what they want so often it gives jealous failed athlete vibes

  • @spunterage
    @spunterage 4 года назад +13

    He targeted those who he felt needed toughening up. Parish obviously didn’t need that.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 года назад +7

      and he was 43....

    • @spunterage
      @spunterage 4 года назад +1

      Asmosis Jones yeah true. I was going to make a joke about senior citizens bu then realised I’m not that far off.

    • @spunterage
      @spunterage 4 года назад

      Yemi well yeah there were more than one or two he didn’t need that kind of extreme pushing. We don’t need to start making lists as it’s irrelevant.

    • @jamesmarhen
      @jamesmarhen 4 года назад

      I've been very critical of Jordan's leadership style but with Burrell it's good he realized he was wrong. It reminds me of Garnett tried to be this way and kept riding a player (name escapes me right now), a player who was always known to be calm but hard working, and Garnett hated the fact he couldn't "motivate" him because he was too blind to realize that just because Garnett needs to work himself up into a frenzy not everyone needs that. The player was focused, mature, secure, and Garnett's continuous attempts to get a rise out of him was a waste. It's an important lesson in leadership, just because you may need to motivate yourself in one way doesn't mean everyone is motivated that way. You have to be flexible and if you aren't flexible then you're wasting everyone's time and you're being a poor leader.

  • @eddie9244
    @eddie9244 4 года назад +6

    damn thats alot of ads

  • @Alphaflight912
    @Alphaflight912 4 года назад +1

    🍇Also.....Kobe came in Arrogant and it really wasnt until Shaq got there that he was embraced......but “the culture “ were huge fans of Eddie Jones.....Van Exel etc...... Then ppl forget that “the culture “ reaaaally didnt fuck with Kobe after that whole rape.....shaq beef shit...... Kobes arrogance made him play hard threw it and hence we are here today.......Kobe played his way to respect

  • @mrmacross
    @mrmacross 4 года назад +10

    Jordan and the Bulls never lost a playoff series when they had the higher seed. They were something like 24-0 in such situations. That's one thing Jordan can hold over other modern NBA superstars, he never wasted a playoff opportunity. Magic can lament 1990 and 1981. Kobe had 2004 and 2011. Bird got upset a few times by the Sixers, and couldn't defend home court in 1985. LeBron has 2009, 2010, and 2011. Duncan had 2006 and 2011.

  • @ijamorris
    @ijamorris 4 года назад +17

    That team went 72-10 in regular season. 15-3 in playoffs and 2 of the 3 losses was after being up 3-0 in the finals. Plus they won the chip. So how could you NOT say that's the best team ever? GS couldn't close the deal. 1 more regular season win does not Trump 15-3 in playoffs and winning the chip. Period

    • @75aces97
      @75aces97 4 года назад +4

      The case against them isn't number of regular season wins. More subjective stuff like the field. That was not just an expansion season, but an expansion of two more teams after adding 4 in the previous 7 season, combined with 4 consecutive weak draft classes from 1988-91. So overall talent was so poor that players like Doug Overton and Greg Foster managed to stay in the league 11 seasons instead of washing out within 3. And guys like Dwayne Schintzius, Tom Tolbert, Mark Macon, Bobby Hurley, and Anthony Avent played 6+ years instead of none.

    • @mrmacross
      @mrmacross 4 года назад +2

      Most people say the best Kerr/Curry Warriors was the 2017 squad with Durant, which won 67 regular-season games and won their first 15 playoff games. That squad is easily on the short list for greatest team ever, but a lot of people don't like to give that team credit because 1) Durant's move was seen by a lot of people as soft and 2) Pachulia pulled a Jalen Rose on Kawhi Leonard and wiped out their biggest competitors.

  • @scarykurapika100yago2
    @scarykurapika100yago2 2 года назад +2

    In terms of competitiveness the difference is MJ was a natural born genuine competitor probably more than any athlete ever.. Even Kobe admitted that he was only competitive in the sport.. MJ was so competitive in everything it's ridiculous.. another story i heard recently from former player Kendall Gill that he was beating MJ at cards in his house.. from 11 pm at night MJ never leaved Kendall's house until he won all his money back, MJ left 7 am in the morning and he had a game that day too lol.

  • @Pksoze
    @Pksoze 4 года назад +2

    Bill Simmons says so many corny things...Tim Grover breaking down riveted you...seriously.

  • @robertgoldstein7489
    @robertgoldstein7489 4 года назад +2

    MJ is so Alpha...Dying Breed. When I played team sports, I always hated the guys like MJ who got up in my grill and made my life h*ll...so when you succeeded, played at a high level and earned their respect, it was the greatest.

  • @alexzander972
    @alexzander972 4 года назад +3

    Rodman should have won finals mvp vs the Sonics that series

  • @brewer921
    @brewer921 4 года назад +5

    Jim Brown retired at 29 years old. Arguably the greatest football player of all time. To do movies. Michael Jordan's retirement was not unprecedented.

    • @chiecheung25
      @chiecheung25 4 года назад +2

      But coming back and win 3 rings is in my knowledge unprecedented

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 года назад +1

      i think walter payton was better than jim brown cause he was faster more elusive and could catch...I think people underrate how good payton was cause he didn't have a qb or tight ends we know and he had like 1 very good receiver and some so so one year wonder type guys...you put him with better offensive players and its like jerry rice its over...

    • @brewer921
      @brewer921 4 года назад

      @@razkable That has nothing to do with what I said. I'm talking about people retiring at their peak, which adds to their mythology. But if you want to get into that ... Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine years. Then starred in The Dirty Dozen.

  • @holymackenaw
    @holymackenaw 4 года назад +2

    Jerry Krause behaved like DT in that press conference. Bully.
    And i dont like how they filmed MJ crying on the floor. things like that led to Dirk leaving the floor 2011 to get some privacy for his emotions.

  • @georgenaratadam3803
    @georgenaratadam3803 4 года назад +5

    Relentless by Tim Grover is a great book to get inside the head of a winner.

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 года назад +1

      Why do you think Tim Grover got misty eyed emotional in the doc last night when talking about MJ?

    • @georgenaratadam3803
      @georgenaratadam3803 4 года назад

      @@JoanneJaworski He says that Jordan was the only person he has ever called "boss".

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 года назад

      @@georgenaratadam3803 I bet Michael loved that!

  • @rlee0141
    @rlee0141 4 года назад +1

    only 14 minutes in and already at least 7 ads. for fucks sake this is unbearable

  • @1JLegend
    @1JLegend 3 года назад +2

    In Jordan’s defense the 96 finals’ he almost had no help at all in the last 3 games of the series. Jordan played bad in game 4, but in game 5 if the rest of the bulls would’ve done ANYTHING they would’ve won that game. Jordan was the only bull that scored over 15 while the Sonics had 3 players score in the 20s.

  • @dwy3r
    @dwy3r 4 года назад +2

    5 ads in 12 minutres. jfc i hate ads

  • @axlslak
    @axlslak 3 года назад +1

    Not to throw shade at Ali or MJ or Tiger. But I think the most impressive comeback in a sport is George Foreman, who came back at 40 and won the title.

  • @raymondweisheit6524
    @raymondweisheit6524 4 года назад +2

    I usually just listen so I have a question about the you tube pod. Are there always this many ads? Or is this the only thing on ringer that actually makes money?

  • @DaFatmike15
    @DaFatmike15 4 года назад +4

    this the podcast duo of the quarantine for me, frfr keeping me sane

    • @CoachK-Dub
      @CoachK-Dub Месяц назад

      Yes, indeed brother. I kinda went into quarantine liking Bill more. Came out a Ryen guy. Not sure what that says about me because I definitely felt like a Bill with that little gleam of fear in his voice at the beginning there. He was scared. Ryan was fearless.

  • @misternogood
    @misternogood 4 года назад +1

    The mention of Arman Gilliam made every 90s basketball card collector cringe lol. We all had TONS of worthless Arman Gilliam cards...May as well bring up Jon Koncak, Tracy Murray, Mark Acres, and Richie Abuato (coaches card smh).

  • @stoph224
    @stoph224 4 года назад +1

    I like Bill much of the time, but if I was Ryen I'd scream when I made a great observation and Bill just isn't listening (but rather waiting to talk) and then two minutes later Bill makes the same comment but with more Billy gusto and expects Ryen to be like "oh wow, good point!" when he should really be like "I literally just fucking said that..." (UFC chat about Hardy hearing DC's comments.)

  • @brysonschuman1223
    @brysonschuman1223 4 года назад +5

    Best episodes yet

  • @dylancoffey6955
    @dylancoffey6955 4 года назад +2

    The part where Russillo wades into the "Trying not to get cancelled" waters and it just gets edited into Bill scratching his head and Russillo waving his hand and cursing to himself is so relatable. Just realizing you talked yourself into sounding like you made the opposite point.

  • @heiko2183
    @heiko2183 4 года назад +7

    Love the content but 5 ads in just the first 15 minutes is a joke

  • @jwupun
    @jwupun 4 года назад +2

    We can only imagine what the NBA would have been like during the 90's with Jordan and Len Bias going at it every single year.

  • @MikeSmith12345
    @MikeSmith12345 4 года назад +1

    Hey guys can you please add some more adds? I wanna support

  • @Kalinbuggs
    @Kalinbuggs 4 года назад +8

    Kobe did this literally and got killed for it smh I'm happy MJ put this out bc Kobe got a bad wrap for doing the SAME THING

    • @michaelgomez2522
      @michaelgomez2522 4 года назад +9

      I think Kobe got killed for it because Shaq was the alpha on the early teams and didn't act like that. Also Kobe isolated himself from the team. He wasn't "one of the guys". And simply put Kobe isn't Jordan. I expect ultra successful/winner people to be assholes though. To me it is what it is. They're in a high pressure, results driven ultra competitive business.

    • @JoanneJaworski
      @JoanneJaworski 4 года назад +1

      To me it seems like Kobe got a bad wrap because he was a confident "kid", who wasn't supposed to be that good, at that age, and certainly shouldn't ruffle or outshine the older players. In the Kobe-Michael All Star game, people talked about Kobe wasn't allowed to play in the 4th quarter since he got enough playing time. He got 22 min. MJ got 32 min.(and MVP) yet did anyone have an issue with MJ getting the most play time than anyone else?

    • @mrmacross
      @mrmacross 4 года назад

      I think Kobe even managed to be even more impatient than Jordan. You could just see it with his body language on the court. You saw Jordan bark at guys like Cartwright, Longley, Kukoc, etc., but Kobe was more demonstrative at letting guys know they messed up running a play.

    • @Hotobu
      @Hotobu 4 года назад

      Kobe ain't got big titties though.

    • @indigo7454
      @indigo7454 4 года назад

      Hotobu nigga what ?

  • @eboooo
    @eboooo 2 года назад +1

    23:14 Donavan and Pitino story in Born to Coach was really one of the more touching parts of Basketball a Love Story

  • @Qstorm88
    @Qstorm88 4 года назад +2

    The video game play-by-play at the end had me crying!!!!

  • @benhaney9629
    @benhaney9629 2 года назад +1

    I’m regards times MJ and baseball. Maybe because of his competitiveness and his drive and his ego... He really thought he could play baseball for the next 10 years and become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. I mean what better than being the best basketball player of all time? Being the best baseball player of all time as well...

  • @rantsreviews3573
    @rantsreviews3573 4 года назад +1

    Listening to Bill talk about MMA is like listening to my dad talk about IG.

  • @jons6348
    @jons6348 4 года назад

    19 ads guys?? You don't think a commercial every 4 minutes ruins a conversation?? Terrible.

  • @CoachK-Dub
    @CoachK-Dub Месяц назад

    I can't fucking believe how excited i was for these podcast episodes to come out each week back in 2020. I wasn't even like really watching last dance. I was stoked for this. The pandemic was fucking weird. Maybe it was just me.

  • @christiansoldier77
    @christiansoldier77 4 года назад +1

    Bill Simmons is stupid. Jordan went to play baseball. What could have been more of a challenge than that??

  • @edmondhonda2763
    @edmondhonda2763 4 года назад +2

    You guys did wonderful on the MMA talk. Keep it up!

  • @yjkgbybtb4462
    @yjkgbybtb4462 4 года назад +1

    Anyone got a timestamp of the thumbnail where Jordan laughs at GP ? Do they talk about that moment?

  • @Dryltd
    @Dryltd 4 года назад

    Michelle's job is to be combative. The players leverage comes from the fans. No fans no leverage. If the league just becomes tv views only. This will not be the same product.

  • @rrothman23
    @rrothman23 4 года назад +1

    AC Green went for more than 10 seasons in a row.

  • @eboooo
    @eboooo 4 года назад +1

    I would love more footage from the dream team practices. That would be great to see.

  • @kevinwheesysouthward9295
    @kevinwheesysouthward9295 4 месяца назад

    Could you imagine if Ben Simmons was on the 90’s Bulls? I would pay to see their interactions

  • @jgiffin37
    @jgiffin37 4 года назад +1

    Which Dream Team doc do they reference about 11m27s into the pod? Worth a watch?

    • @myjayln
      @myjayln 4 года назад

      jgiffin37 I’m pretty sure it’s a 30 for 30 on the dream team that’s like an hour and a half long. It’s nothing short of incredible.

  • @dayra6425
    @dayra6425 4 года назад +4

    Don’t forget Tyson and Jon Jones also had the middle of their career taken away 25:30

    • @ohkay2360
      @ohkay2360 4 года назад

      Don't forget the proper spelling of their

    • @keithnmoore2
      @keithnmoore2 4 года назад

      Yeah as great as those 2 were, they weren’t on the same level as MJ, Tiger, and Ali.

    • @dayra6425
      @dayra6425 4 года назад

      @@keithnmoore2 Tyson was big when he went to prison

    • @mrmacross
      @mrmacross 4 года назад

      Tyson had already lost to Buster Douglas. The mystique was gone, and really he was no longer at his best anymore.

    • @dayra6425
      @dayra6425 4 года назад

      mrmacross he lost to buster Douglas but everyone thought it was a fluke .. and even when he got out of prison that mystic was still there if not even more then when he went in

  • @fentanyljones6956
    @fentanyljones6956 5 месяцев назад

    It’s surreal hearin yall talk about the reception for Lebron’s bubble chip before it happened.

  • @openingband
    @openingband 4 года назад +1

    Buddy's background is so bright and distracting. Makes his balled head so shiny.

  • @joshuablack8221
    @joshuablack8221 4 года назад +4

    LBJ found the key in 2008, PED’s 💯😂 That’s why he had that weird growth on the side of his face, his hair fell off, and he bulked up to beat the old Celtics team with Hall Of Famer, Wade and perennial all star, Bosh, and arguably the second greatest shooter of all time, Ray Allen 💯

    • @RedPhill24
      @RedPhill24 4 года назад +2

      Bron is definitely on that shit

    • @KTF0
      @KTF0 4 года назад

      LeBron's hairline has been falling off since his early 20s

  • @coreygelbaugh4530
    @coreygelbaugh4530 4 года назад +1

    How is Adam Silver throwing a no-hitter after the “Free Hong Kong” reaction?

  • @diehardoutdoors
    @diehardoutdoors 3 года назад

    I hate how people say curry is best shooter of hall time when if bird shot 20 3s game he would have the records the guy hit half court shots over and over

  • @camdencapps6894
    @camdencapps6894 4 года назад +1

    Also I think the challenge of playing baseball gave him the competitive challenge he needed

  • @theslinger77
    @theslinger77 4 года назад +16

    LaSalle thompson is the guy in the Space Jam scrimmage Bill.

    • @pancon5
      @pancon5 4 года назад

      Good find! Huge man!

    • @robjoso8061
      @robjoso8061 4 года назад

      Not Anthony bonner? From the knicks

  • @benosaro9331
    @benosaro9331 4 года назад +2

    "grinding" took me out😂😂😂

  • @zainw24
    @zainw24 4 года назад

    "Anyway, fuck the rockets" lmao

  • @adamandrikos4093
    @adamandrikos4093 2 года назад

    Lasalle thompson- the hollyfieild guy!

  • @DesmondDaddy
    @DesmondDaddy 4 года назад +2

    About the gambling thing again? The Documentary cleared that up.The decision to retired from basketball was made earlier in the season, he and his dad had talked about it already and had given him the OK to go play baseball. This idea that there was some secret 18 month suspension for gambling is just BS. The commissioner investigated and found there were no impropriety's. He never bet on any pro sports. He's not Pete Rose, who did bet pro sports. He was a recreational gambler at best.

  • @789whitt3
    @789whitt3 4 года назад +2

    MJ23 🐐No debate

    • @masco2483
      @masco2483 4 года назад

      LBJ23 is his YingYang

  • @diehardoutdoors
    @diehardoutdoors 3 года назад

    30:29 so because they lose 2 games there not the best all time ever? Sounds pretty stupid when you say it like that

  • @cappy6174
    @cappy6174 2 года назад

    Ali didnt take off 5 years...it was 3.5 years to be exact

  • @jilla1flymacc773
    @jilla1flymacc773 Год назад

    Jordan didn’t beat everybody that Isiah beat.

  • @bendrew6356
    @bendrew6356 4 года назад +1

    LaSalle Thompson was in the space jam footage

  • @stevus23
    @stevus23 4 года назад

    I like this but way too many fucking ads

  • @teerthbrahmbhatt9152
    @teerthbrahmbhatt9152 4 года назад +1

    the grover stuff on episode 8 was awesome 8:31

  • @xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx
    @xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx 4 года назад

    MJ NEVER beat the Celtics in the playoffs, fun fact

  • @nachomaranon7216
    @nachomaranon7216 4 года назад +1

    8:15 Rylen with the eye drops... Was he crying from the end of ep 7 or is it sth else...? lmao

  • @posterizedNBA
    @posterizedNBA 4 года назад

    Closest thing that couldve possibly happen if someone in todays era did what Jordan did, would be Jimmy Butler slaughtering the Timberpups in practice that one time 😂 and the media goes nuts and Butler was never to be seen ever in a Timberwolves jersey 😂😂

  • @phoneaccount9226
    @phoneaccount9226 4 года назад

    He forgot about Gretzky?

  • @jackjackthompson5771
    @jackjackthompson5771 4 года назад +1

    Very entertaining, thanks guys!

  • @brandonboggs6451
    @brandonboggs6451 4 года назад

    ends with fuck the rockets love it

  • @SuperTaylorLove
    @SuperTaylorLove 4 года назад +1

    Bill "I did a tweet" Simmons

  • @razkable
    @razkable 4 года назад

    this is how you know media is just full of hot air...bill lebron and wade in 2010-2011 were more like pippen mj then then in 2013 during the streak and 46-2 record they had with lebron (both close losses to the bulls one in miami in the playoffs) after super bowl sunday until game 2 of the east finals.....by then miami's small ball depth was great cause they added shane ray lewis andersen cole and guys like chalmers miller jones haslem joel were healthy and knew their role which in 2010-2011 they did not or they were not healthy...miami literally went like 20-1 with wade lebron bosh james jones joel anthony all plying major minutes some carlos arroyo big z magloire stackhouse pittman juwan and a limited young chalmers coming off a down year and injured haslem and miller for very small production in that streak and many missed gamed for both for both of them during it..thats when they reminded me of mj and pippen just the way they covered ground was nuts and no on remembers cause they started 9-8 and thats all the media cared about and when the heat figured it out they just stopped covering them until late in the year when they lost like 6 of 7 before the playoffs...that heat team won with defense cause they had limited trust in their depth and had bums on the team ...the 2012-2013 heat team were clutch great on both ends but mostly just turned it up late...the 95-97 bulls were a year round team almost never turning it off no matter who was out for them....I remember the 2011 heat in the playoffs stifling teams until game 5 of the finals for an amazing 18 out of 19 games straight the heat's defense was amazing those playoffs and they reminded me of the bulls but no one has rodman harper pippen mj longley...thats a lineup on defense that is insane especially with the ability to put rodman at center and play faster with toni whose longer than rodman or pippen yet can be put on smaller dudes without losing anything inside was a luxury no other team has ever had...miami came close but they didn't have a longley to deal with bigs