Wow just like that the Chicago Bulls “The Last Dance” is over. This was the best documentary I have ever seen in my life. I wasn’t even born in the 90’s, and I felt like I was living in it watching Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dominate. The drama this team went through in the 1997-198 season was crazy, and to come out winning the NBA title in that fashion is just amazing. This is the greatest team of all time, people who say that the Golden State Warriors had an amazing dynasty winning three titles, this team just tops every team in the NBA.
If you come out of this series thinking Lebron James is the GOAT, then something is wrong with you. Michael Jordan had to go through so much to win six titles. Michael Jordan made people remember who is the Greatest Player of All Time, and that guy is himself. I’m a big Michael Jordan fan now after watching all of this.
Episode 9 & 10 review
Another great two episodes, just sad to see this documentary end. The Indiana Pacers were a really good team, Reggie Miller seemed like a guy who could not miss a shot when he got hot. I never saw how he was as a player growing up, so this gave me a good perspective of what he was like. I remember the year the Boston Celtics were trying to get him to come out of retirement to compete for a NBA Championship in the 2007-08, but he decided to stay retired. He could’ve been a great asset for that team. Also why did the Pacers players all have a buzz cut or bald haircut?
The most hilarious part of the documentary was when Larry Bird came up to Michael Jordan after MJ told Bird “You b****, f*** you”. That was honestly really funny to me and very savage to say to Larry Bird.
I never knew about the story about Steve Kerr’s father. That is so sad to hear about. And it even surprised me more that Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr never talked about it to each other. I could definitely see how you wouldn’t want to ever bring it up, but just surprised that it never came up once. So sad to hear about those two stories, and I couldn’t imagine the pain they both went through.
The Utah Jazz were also a really good team, but I couldn’t believe how the Jazz only scored 51 points in Game Four on the 1998 NBA Finals!! That is absolutely crazy! You lose by 40 points and barely score over 50 points is embarrassing, I am just surprised that the Jazz won another game after that loss. The Chicago Bulls were just a much better team and there was no way the Jazz could beat them.
Can you imagine if Dennis Rodman played in today’s game, and he skipped practice to a wrestling match in the NBA Finals? The world would explode right now. I am surprised that Rodman only got fined and wasn’t even punished by not starting or sitting out the next game. But I guess that Phil Jackson let him do his thing, and didn’t want to lose a key player in a series like this.
Seeing Jerry Krause on the team bus and celebrating with the team after winning the sixth championship is just so awkward. Like how could you celebrate this the way he did, thinking in his mind that he is going to blow the whole thing up. Just absolutely crazy to think about, Jerry Krause was a great GM, but made the worst decision of his life blowing everything up.
And the part is dumb that they told Head Coach Phil Jackson if his team went 82-0, they were not bringing him back. Then once they win the title, they call Phil Jackson tell him to come back to coach? That is messed up. I wish they went for a fourth championship in a row, and I feel like everyone would’ve came back to compete for a title. Like Jordan said, if they offered MJ, Phil Jackson, Rodman, Kerr another one year contract, I bet they all would’ve made one more run at it in that last year. But after all that drama saying that this was the last year, and to change their mind and do it again just makes sense. If Jerry Krause never said all of this at the beginning of the year, they might’ve went to go win another title or two.
Final Thoughts
Phenomenal documentary. This documentary is going to be nominated for many awards I think, and the ratings for this went through the roof. I am going to be bored now with this documentary is done, I just hope sports return soon and this virus can find a cure ASAP.
Michael Jordan is the Greatest Athlete of All Time, and anyone to disagree has to come with a strong argument on why he isn’t the best.
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