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"The Last Dance" Michael Jordan & Chicago Bulls Docuseries
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AIR J XIII
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For context, when MJ returned he finished out his previous contract which was $3-$4 million for the 95-96 season, making him like the 32nd highest paid player that season. Then in 97 and 98 he signed one year $30+ million contracts.
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That second episode of the thread title didn't paint the Bulls in the most positive light as far as Scottie's contract. But he definitely, ultimately, did it to himself. Less than Kukoc, Longley, Rodman and Harper lol.
I remember when he got that contract. It was crazy. It was unheard of. And thus the exploding NBA contracts began. Compared to Tatum or Brown getting $60 million 26 years later (man I feel old), Mike was worth that. He was a once in a lifetime player. It's a testament that we're still bumping this thread or that documentary was made. I won't say they'll never but the NBA is not getting the same ratings, commanding the same mind share as it did during that era with Michael, Chuck, Shaq, Lil Penny, Grandmama, etc.
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The commercials not even the same. Bron doing Taco Tuesdays joints.
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It all went down hill when NBC originally lost the NBA license. I still watched but it was never the same at that point. And I guess it was around that time that I started being older than dudes coming into the league as well. 
Overall, the lack of diversity in individual and team playstyles (compared to the past) can make the modern game not as interesting to watch.
Overall, the lack of diversity in individual and team playstyles (compared to the past) can make the modern game not as interesting to watch.
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I like the NBA because I am a basketball fan but ya the play style is not the same as in the 90s imo... I don't like how the game is played today where every team relies on 3s... I like the post game, more dunking, and hard defense in the 90s but that's just my opinion
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Whatever ever happened to the Last Dance Australia Revenge Tour that Luc, Scottie and Ho Grant were on?
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It turned out to be a pretty positive event, not the MJ-bashing show everybody assumed it would be because of Pippen/Grant.
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Please use context. Jordan top, Pippen bottom. MJ use to always take pay cuts because his endorsement money was insane.
He and Pip’s salary basically mirrored each other until 98
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92 - 93
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ALNotSure
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What I said in the NBA thread but Lebronze fanboys lost their minds. MJ didn’t force his sons on us and didn’t force them on the league. They weren’t good enough and that was that.
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Watching MJ all of these years, I have to say, he's drunk in that clip.
Listen to his voice, it sounds different, listen to his cadence, it's different. He's pausing and starting back up unlike any other way I've seen before.
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IDK about him being drunk but I don’t study his cadence. lol Dope insight nonetheless.
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AIR J XIII
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kdawg
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The jumpshots I get - but there’s no way he should have been allowed to make that layup
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What do you mean by that?
kdawg
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Paxson being open and knocking down shots because the defense collapsed on eg MJ makes sense - but how did a not very tall and not particularly athletic (compared to the rest of them) guy get away with a layup where the defender just sort of waved him by at the end of a Finals game? That’s some lackadaisical D - by Magic Johnson!
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Well Paxson used an adjustment to make the tough bucket. He is a pro too.
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