EP 201 : Ron Harper on The Last Dance, Playing with Kobe and Jordan, and the Current Bulls

[@dLifeHD]

I love Harp, one of my favorite Bulls players! It was great hearing him, what he's been up to and some stories again. As a person that stutters myself, I know it took a lot of courage for him to do a long form podcast like this. BIG RESPECT! Loved the episode guys!

[@Brickcity90]

Facts!

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

Harp tells the best stories. We hope to have him on again in the future!

[@b-gamer340]

Facts. Love Ron for doing this for sure

[@NemoLosAngeles]

I've always enjoyed watching Ron Harper play. Much respect to Ron Harper!

[@ecobean3440]

I remember Ron Harper at Cleveland. That dude was special!

[@marcus.6487]

hail yeah

[@johnniegordon1221]

Yea he was definitely nice im a bulls fan being from Chicago,I remember he was a problem he used to go at Jordan almost tic for tac

[@augustusbrown5320]

I still have that upper deck card

[@chillbro2275]

It was real cool to finally see Ron and Stacey off the court after all these years.

[@Balraj.G.]

Very underrated player. Ron Harper was a heck of a basketball player! 👍🏽

[@marcus.6487]

very underrated

[@GregF-k7w]

He came to the Bulls and was happy to play a role instead of looking to score. Great defender.

[@lapx1]

​@@marcus.6487NOW THIS IS WHERE UNDERRATED REALLY APPLIES!

[@JJ-bz4bq]

He’s not underrated by any Bulls fans who watched every game on TV for ten years straight.

[@MikeBNumba6]

Ron Harper and Stacey King explained EXACTLY what the real reason was for the bulls to win all those rings. Everyone understood their role and they played like a team. Simple as that.

[@whasaaaab]

That's what I have been saying all this time. They knew what they had to do day in and day out.

[@JamesBrown-hr5qs]

That's about every championship team in every sport of all time.

[@JJ-bz4bq]

They had everything. Lol. There wasn’t any weakness

[@ronaldcook3840]

When basketball was basketball. Nice interview guys

[@mcfuckinanotheraccount808]

Still is, you're just an oldhead who's stuck in the past. Adapt or die. The game is more skilled, it's evolved, it's more athletic, it's better in every sense. When a new thing comes up everyone abuses it and then a middle term is found. That's happened with 3pt shooting but it's becoming more balanced again, because teams are shooting the good mid range shots.

[@ericperry27]

I cant get enough of these old skool stories man.

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

Who do you want to see next?

[@pheo1418]

Can ya get former #1 pick Larry Johnson? Or Isiah Rider those 2 got great stories

[@benn746]

FYI Ron Harper has a slight Stutter to the way he speaks. He is never stumbling over words, it’s the opposite the mouth doesn’t work fast enough for us to keep up with his big brain but we hear you loud and clear Ron. Thank you for the insight.

[@donvaughn4239]

I slightly have that issue, but not as intense as Harper

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

He is WAY better now. He couldn't even get out a sentence when I was growing up in the 80s. Didn't realize how hilarious he was back then because he never could get it out. Dude is hilarious haha

[@victormuhammad2678]

Be quiet

[@ericsalazar6712]

Ron Harper was that guy in the NBA, and that story about him before he left Cleveland putting 40 on the Bulls is exactly right. He was the Equalizer, and if you ever took him for granted he was the Destroyer. Miss them Days, Thank You Ron Harper.

[@leonjj39]

Harper, thanks for coming to Chicago. Many mentioned Rodman, but you were the treath to score 20 any time with PIP and MJ . Looking for the cigars now

[@gregoryharden8715]

Man I can't get enough of these off the court stories from NBA veterans like Harp, Oak, KG, Kemp, GP and on and on. I wish I was in a barbershop with these players all day on a Saturday. No social media back then just memories. Can't imagine today's players telling stories like these 25 years from now. No one's gonna care because they saw it on social media when it happened.

[@tkbaku3036]

…. Which is a good thing… we don’t need to be told LIES, we have ACTUAL proof

[@jawanndeloney9583]

Ron Harper is one of my favorite players.

[@jonathanjohnson3999]

Always like Harper;especially when he play for the bulls.Part of the greatest team ever.

[@vanslang5385]

He played with HOF players, coaches…was on multiple legendary title winning teams, was an All Star caliber player himself in Cleveland & LA before accepting a defensive role on multiple dynasties. Respect Harp🫡

[@tomcoy7693]

Shout out Harp! Super underrated player, great stories, always a bull

[@Son1UPTu]

Dope interview Harp, hope to hear more podcast interviews from you !!!

[@Nunyabiz74]

Been a Ron Harper guy since he got drafted to Cleveland. My guy had the handles, mid range game and could attack the basket. Not to mention his defensive prowess. That was a squad for a minute them boys could shoot, big Brad in the post. Awe, back when basketball was a man’s sport.

[@efrain926]

Ron Harper can give anyone past or present buckets.

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

And that's facts!

[@Bighjr88]

Before Kobe, he was definitely the closest to Mike, i remember they tried to portray Roy Marble was the next Jordan.

[@pheo1418]

​@@Bighjr88I remember when they tried to make Harold Miner the next MJ 😂

[@Bighjr88]

@ Well before him it was Marble who played at Iowa with BJ Armstrong.

[@lovenlightman]

​@@Bighjr88no way

[@marvin7533]

Harper was a solid defender many slept on.

[@GDC-v8p]

Nobody in the league slept on him.

[@lamefart]

MJ averaged 35pts 6reb 5.8 ast 2.6stls 1blk against him (whatever team he's in) though.

[@MichaelSmith-df5pz]

​@GaryCorr-v8p they slept hard on his defensive playing skills until he got that respect playing in Chicago, becoming one of the league's best defensive SGs for a few years. Even with the Lakers.

[@GDC-v8p]

@ I don’t think that his NBA peers slept on him. Maybe the media and casual fan. But it’s all good my guy! ☮️

[@leonardoyi3183]

@@MichaelSmith-df5pz wasn't harper the pg for the bulls? and the lakers?

[@victormuhammad2678]

Before the knee injuries , when he was at Cleveland he was a premier scorer . Gave Jordan the business .

[@jamesbanks2329]

Good to see R. Harper is doing well. Love the great stories.

[@stevelo2057]

2nd 3peat Bulls isn’t just Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. Harper, Kukoc, Longley, Kerr all played 20+ MPG, they deserve and contributed every rings.

[@leonardoyi3183]

longley was a bum...and kukoc and harper was probably one of the worst starting guards in the league. Kerr is probably a little bit underrated. He didn't shoot that much, but he was money when he shot and very importantly, he spaced the floor.

[@askthefellas]

Ron Harper's presence was always felt when he was on the court. The Bulls and Lakers really needed this man for those championship years. It takes a team to win and this man was always a threat.

[@jackiechan7765]

much respect to ron harper from france

[@markswain365]

different era, these Guys were such badasses and hero's when we were coming up ! Ron Harper was incredible and awesome dude !

[@KingMaximus23]

What a great interview! Thank you for this. Took me back! Memories of real basketball!

[@Wjohnson8437]

I will say this knowing and playing ball all my 66 years of life. The Bull Team with Rodman would sweep the GS team with Durant. That Bulls team was long, strong full of lock down defensive players. Scoring, no problem at all.

[@lovenlightman]

No

[@whiplash24-7]

If they played by their rules Dennis would get into Draymond head, crowd is singing 'Hit the road Jack' in the 1qt 😁

[@eddieG667]

yeah probably, but let's not act like Dennis himself didn't get tossed many games

[@tkbaku3036]

Dummy … if they played by 90’s rules the entire bulls team is FOULED OUT

[@jeremyseven9468]

Im from Lawton, and i just now found this.....stupid algorithum.....

[@Willrocs]

Nice to see Harper. Thanks for all the great memories.

[@JJ-bz4bq]

The poor man’s Jordan. Great teammate. Great champion. An invaluable piece of the Bulls championship team. Thanks for the memories Ron…

[@toddgoza3522]

Ron Harper & Mario Elie remind me of each other

[@Calidastas]

I saw Harper play for the first time when he was at Miami of Ohio in college. He pealed a guy’s layup off the backboard - you could see right away he was different. But I didn’t know he would be that good in the NBA…

[@jamesepp3854]

Awesome interview, brings me back. I always watch the last dance when I’m working out.

[@keithhackett5103]

He was still a great player and a lockdown defender later in his career, but most people remmember how good Ron Harper was in Cleveland and with the Clippers until his injury.

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

I was crushed. He was barely in LA two months before that injury. Remember it like yesterday.

[@Intellectually_Ignorant]

Salute to Ron Harper One of my Favorite NBA Players of the 80's & 90's. Solid on both sides of the ball even after the knee injury in 1990 Ron Harper was a bucket .

[@MrKurtykurt]

I’m really glad Ron came on, I didn’t even notice his stutter after the first few minutes and he’s one of those guys who was in the trenches and one of the best during those golden years. Plus he’s got a unique POV being on both sides of that Cavs/Bulls rivalry. I’d love to hear more him, especially about playing with my childhood hero Mark Price!

[@FreezeSolo]

Strong guest. 🖤❤️

[@kenkl5204]

That was one heck of a run Harper had with the Clippers before the knee.

[@rtut456]

Harp was the truth in Cleveland. Dude was the best defender against MJ. No cap!

[@blackjesus6433]

Cap! Joe Dumars was. 🙏🏾

[@krces1]

And Jordan still avg 32 on him😂😂

[@kingmichaelcoy]

To be honest. Harp in Cleveland was very dope and gave Jordan problems on the court before the knee injury. Thank you harp

[@kerry-j4m]

Yeah,I remember Harp gave MJ 38 points one game,but,Jordan had 56 or 58 pts.

[@felixcabello9691]

That was one of the reasons why they signed him. The same thing with Rodman.

[@m2a6n0o0]

That’s how he ended up in Chicago

[@pheo1418]

​@@m2a6n0o0no it wasn't, Harper was with the Clippers for a few yrs and had a horrible knee injury that took his athleticism. Phil Jackson jus happened to be a GENIUS but the other 27-29 team's weren't trying to sign Harper in 96 ESPECIALLY make him a starting PG 😂

[@tnick770]

Mr Harper spoke very well so proud of Him 1 Love Harp

[@donjuanismo]

Great podcast, thorougly enjoyable. Shout out to Stacey and Ron.

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

Thank you!

[@raingeart1]

Enjoyed this, the double 3-peat dynasty. We'll never see that again Harper was a big part of the 2nd one

[@michaelwhite9288]

Man!!! Thank you guys and thank you Harp from doing this podcast!!! This was fantastic!!!🙏

[@Classicbasketballdvds]

good guest...legend. He was a defense specialist on the Bulls

[@robertginn6882]

Ron Harper one of the great ones definitely

[@Leo-gh7nz]

Underappreciated fact about the 95-96 Bulls: this was the first year they started Jordan, Pip, and Harp regularly. Initially the plan was to just have Jordan defend the opposing PGs, but at age 32 he had trouble doing that and also being relied upon to score 30 ppg. You could visibly see him getting tired in some games, esp if he had to guard someone like Penny or Damon Stoudamire. So they actually started relying on Harper to guard those PGs more often, and it really helped Jordan and the team. This was most visible in the playoffs against their two strongest foes: Sonics and Magic. Against the Magic, Pippen had primary defensive duties against Penny, Jordan had the easier assignment against Nick Anderson. Against the Sonics, Harp guarded Gary Payton, and Jordan had an easier time against Hershey Hawkins.

[@sideshowbobsaget8876]

😂😂lies😂😂

[@horusallegory]

Salute to Ron Harper Champion🎯🎯 A three peater🎯🎯🎯 A legend 🎯🎯🎯

[@jasonmardoniomeza1711]

Say it right now...." It don't mean a thing without that ring!! " 😆 Haha yes sir!! Cmon man... that 1996 Bulls team with Ron Harper , Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen , Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc , Randy Brown , Jason Caffey , Steve Kerr , Luc Longley , Jud Buechler , Bill Wennington , James Edwards , John Salley , and don't forget about Dickey Simpkins!!!! Then you had Bison Dele aka Brian Williams in 1997 , the Chief Robert Parish at Center in 1997 , Scott Burrell in 1998 , and big Joe Kleine at Center in 1998. The 1996 Bulls team : 72 and 10 won their 4th ring The 1997 Bulls team : 69 and 13 won their 5th ring The 1998 Bulls team : 62 and 20 won their 6th ring One hell of a run!!!! I don't care which rule set you end up using but in a best of 7 game series between the 1996 Chicago Bulls vs the best of those Golden State Warriors teams from 2015 , 2016 , 2017, or 2018.....whichever one you want....even with a Kevin Durant.....the Bulls win that series in 6 games.

[@pheo1418]

Brian Williams (B Dele) was signed by Chicago after the all star break so he only played like 35 games + playoffs but he was so effective for the Bulls the Pistons gave him a big contract next season in 98. Underrated signing for Chicago that yr.

[@barbwosmansky8263]

Today is a day in history and voting is critical. Thank you Jon for reminding people of this today.

[@joshuablack8221]

Harper was an awesome interview 💯🔥

[@Absolute8384]

Harp was THAT dude!! It’s great to see him!! And great interview.

[@bigben1986]

Ron Harper is awesome and a very underrated player.

[@unknownsamoan01]

Authentic and Awesome interview. ❤️👊🏾🙏🏾🌴

[@gemillopez5797]

Harp has done well 👍🏾 in this podcast. I hope to see you again Sir...

[@timnic9242]

Harper: modern rules are SOFT (you can't breath on a guy), in the 90s it was more physical 3:11

[@supahoopa]

Harp was a baddd dude. Amazing at Miami in college. Gave my man Lenny (Bias) werkkkk. And in his early career with the Cavs he could do it ! With the Clippers too he was hoopin. 2-way player

[@TroyDiaz-ku7bu]

HEY STACY .... DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A PODCAST... I REMEMBER BUYING HOOPS BASKETBALL CARDS AND GETTING YOUR ROOKIE CARD ... IM 48 YEARS OLD ... GLAD YOUR DOING WELL ... GREAT SHOW ...

[@anthonylee5982]

This interview was awesome...🏀🦾

[@rtut456]

❤ this pod today

[@TeezyfolKKz]

This was amazing man. Never heard of this. Of course I’m aware who Stacey and Ron are but I loved this. Basketball needs more of this and shows like Knuckleheads and that new role player channel (can’t think of the name). Cancel Gil, All the smoke, etc. Them boys ain’t talking hoop. They’re farming gambling addicts and fostering the disrespectful environment of the game we’re in now.

[@grinchoi1]

That ENTIRE Bulls team with maybe the exception of their center (their only compromising position) were ELITE defenders. They won their games on their rugged defense and having the most unstoppable player on offense in Michael Jordan.

[@THEKOBE7612]

true todays game sucks three on one break …spread to the three point line.😲 defender comin at ya …quick three 😲

[@m2a6n0o0]

Great interview

[@BrownDevil2]

Lol what a great interview.

[@FreezeSolo]

The Breakfast Club. 💪🏽

[@cyber6sapien]

44:28 . .. "Nobody remembers who finished second. I don't care what nobody says" - Stacey King .

[@AMart870]

People don't remember Cleveland Cavaliers Ron Harper dude was smooth 20-24 points per game, they only remember (defensive) 6-7 points per game Ron Harper with the Bulls, before the knee injuries Harp was on his way to being a Star!

[@old-school2196]

Harp is a legend was 2nd best sg in the league before injury played both ends loved his game

[@sideshowbobsaget8876]

😂😂Harper was never the 2nd best SG in the league 😂😂never made an All-Star team

[@jimmoore8951]

Miami of Ohio… one of my buds played there and always raved about Harp

[@Thoopy76]

Love Harps game one of the most underrated player in nba history..lock down defender an could score at will..shout out to Big Ron

[@BeyBrightOfficial]

I know the Cleveland fans and many others from Generation X remember how lethal Ron Harper was in his heyday! He obviously deferred to Jordan in Chicago but he was a winner with a winning mentality! If he wanted to be a selfish player and score 30 a game then he could have done it with ease! But.. he chose to be a great all around player, great teammate and a 5x NBA champion! Respect RH! An old school legend!🫡

[@markswain365]

Harp at Cleveland was lethal and cold af! But your right, he chose to be a team guy and MJ respected the hell out of him for it you could tell.

[@randallarmstrong1840]

I love this. Good job fellas

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

Thank you!

[@МихаилФилькин-д5л]

True Old School Player !!!

[@jawanndeloney9583]

Good offensive and defensive player. When he play for Cleveland Ron and Michael, that was a good match up.

[@teddyhart2913]

Yall articulated how GSW wouldve had their challenges against the 90s Bulls, but to be objective I wish yall wouldve addressed some of the challenges the Bulls wouldve faced as well. Jordan was an automatic 30+ ppg Scottie could get you 20+ consistently GSW had 3 players that could all explode for 50+ on any given night Bulls only had 1 guy that could match that type of scoring With that being said, I think the Bulls had a defensive advantage, but I believe great offense can beat great defense. I could be wrong, but thats how i see it

[@Chip_in]

Ron you the man ⛳

[@ericrowland3246]

Ron was better player than Scottie before he joined the Bulls.

[@OlJackBurton]

ummm... no lol. Harp said it himself in the video that Pip was the greatest small forward ever...

[@moety2]

Great interview. What he said about the last dance about keeping it on the court, that’s not fair. To me the worst thing about any of the players was when MJ didn’t want to publicly endorse a candidate his mother wanted him to against a known racist. That wasn’t on court stuff. Nothing Pip did in the last dance comes close to being as bad as that and MJ allowed that to be in it. Nobody says anything about that because MJ didn’t make a big deal about it. He owned it and moved on.

[@rossanotratv]

i have a video breaking down how all the 3s they take today would be points for any 80s and 90s team. plus the players back then knew IQ, and could adjust to any style of play due to their college experience.

[@bgbambino]

Ron Harper in Cleveland before the knee injuries would’ve been one of the Top 75 players ever.

[@babyboytheeyeballa5344]

We love Ron harper ❤

[@theslim_supreme_show6211]

Man you don't get harp to do interviews often but this was a classic

[@TheStrike320]

Great interview from one of the G*O*A*T's

[@KaisasDad]

Curry guarding a Bull guard reminds me of an old Bull named Howard Porter. His idea of defense was to score 41 because he knew the guy he was guarding was going to get 40.

[@papiomasta1195]

Ron Harper is the man back in the days. He gave Jordan run for the money

[@sideshowbobsaget8876]

😂😂no he didn't 😂😂

[@desmondbulger2886]

He was stuttering, but I still enjoyed the stories and info. Thanks Ron! Thanks Stace

[@simplysimple7628]

Waddup King and Harp!!! This coming from a man that graduated high school in 1996….. yeeeeeeaaaaahhh….. I witnessed every single one of those Bulls championships. Been watching since Bird and Magic. When MJ was drafted my interest in Basketball blossomed. I keep saying this between the difference in eras….. Today’s modern athlete has a mindset that’s always“distracted”. Those athletes from pre social media and technology in general had mindsets that wasn’t distracted by anything other than other sports. No video games. No social media. Nothing. They trained and practiced more than they played games. Conditioning and Defense was primary. Offense was secondary. The way things are setup with these athletes isn’t sustainable. It’s getting worse. Just not good overall.

[@nakanashun5009]

Exactly man well said

[@robertodelacruz2479]

subscribed 🎉

[@HilltopFamilyFarm]

So unappreciated in this era is to mold your skillset to what the team needs. Harp is right, it's all about just everyone getting theirs in this day, but GREAT players are chameleons.

[@turcoturco62]

He is ON BOTH sides of the court UNDERRADED !!! Really good 2 way player ,, CB4LIFE

[@beastmode-ux9bc]

Dayton oh finest. Love RH

[@jjhodges]

Salute Harp 🫡

[@krstnegus8520]

Bun B was a real hooper before them injuries....

[@Kcapdadon]

Dayton Ohio legend

[@insearchofYAH]

Hearing this about Dennis it honestly doesn’t surprise me his daughter is a menace on the pitch.

[@HappyTrumpets-xx7sd]

Harp is a cool dude

[@GimmetheHotSaucePodcast]

He really is

[@Wjohnson8437]

If you have not seen Ron's son a Rutgers, tune in because he is the real deal. There some real baller kids that can play. The Boozers, Barnes, Pippens, and Master P youngest at Houston are real. Pippen Jr. was tough at Vanderbilt.👌

[@chillbro2275]

85-lb and 110-lb doumbbells... DAMN!!