Michael Jordan - The Real Last Dance Ending From Trice

[@Sejb417]

I really enjoyed the Wizards years. He still was highly competitive but he seemed to be having a bit more fun. He did not seem to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. And I do not believe it ruined his legacy at all.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

yup, he was having fun out there just teaching and playing. No more needing to be a god every day

[@jpmnky]

Yeah, at first I thought it was ridiculous him coming back. But from that first night he was all in. Was glad he stuck around two more years.

[@sunnyg6284]

"Played 10 more games with a torn meniscus, at 39 years of age". 🐐

[@TheRealMindCrime]

That's a man who just wants to help his team

[@sirsir108]

What's crazy is how fast he got up and tried getting back on defense when he tore the meniscus compared to some players that lay down for 2 minutes from a shoulder bump.... or like no contact even

[@claytonphillips85]

Jordan gave it all he had on the court each and every game

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Reminds me of the Rocky Balboa movie. He had some stuff left in the attic and needed to let it out for himself

[@brianice9846]

Remember with the wizards record if there had been a play in tournament, they would’ve made it in

[@TheRealMindCrime]

very very true

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrom6401]

Ray Clay's "Frommm North Carolina...." ....goosebumps.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

yes!!!!!

[@erikevenson4303]

The return of Mj in this is why today at the age of 44 i still go out there and play. I too have had surgery on a torn meniscus because of wanting to return and play. Now fully back a year after surgery i have limits but i still play well using spacing and fundamentals to get my shots in and still have a few highlights of my own. My doctor told me i would never be able to play again, but i took inspiration from MJ and use that as fuel to go out there and play and teach Collage ball players to never stop fighting to get better.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Wow! This is so great! Keep playing as long as you can man.

[@--ArcAngel--]

Old school basketball was governed by the law of the jungle -- showing weakness gets you killed. The worst thing a player could do was let it be known they were hurt or scared. There was no crying in basketball back then.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Agreed

[@mrspringfield]

Generation of ballers raised by men vs a generation of ballers raised by women. Modern NBA is a product of modern society.

[@momo.ru-kun]

I just watch his interview with Marvin Shanken yesterday. This got me, he already knows his role and goal from the start. It gave me a perspective on what really happened in his days as a Wizard player. "What I learned in Washington and you know in my first couple of years I was a general manager then next couple years I went down and played because I still felt I can impact the game from a player standpoint now with the same magnitude of what happened in Chicago but from a teaching standpoint saying that okay a lot of these kids they believe in leadership from a physical sense where I can show you how hard it takes to work you know I'm in the gym the first one in the gym and the last one, I felt I could pass that"

[@fairydust22002]

Great interview!!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

absolutely! That's why I celebrate it so much. So many young players from the early 2000s tell their stories about playing old MJ and learning what it takes to win at this level because he was still out working everyone. I final stage of mastering a craft is to pass on they knowledge gained during the journey. I loved seeing him do that

[@rfromero4648]

Just see and hear the reaction of the whole arena every time MJ is announced, he is the GOAT!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

lol thanks man

[@naderniknami7053]

The most underrated season of any player. Thank you for the videos 👊

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Thank you nader!

[@1JamesHunter]

My favorite MJ quote... "You're down 10 before the jump ball. We start the game up 10."... That is killer stuff. He's talking about how much he means to the game that day. Every game. He's sooo good, your team is down 10 before the game starts, just because he's on the other team. Beat that!

[@Steve-kr4td]

Great reaction. There’s a story of 50yo MJ beating the Hornets starters in a practice game.

[@fairydust22002]

Yeah that happened his trainer talks about that in his book relentless.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Oh i remember that story!

[@sambeezy007]

That should tell us, if we take care of our health at younger ages, we can still play when we get older. Just don't be like MJ and eat McDonald's

[@--ArcAngel--]

Totally agree with you -- MJ was a self-actualized person who didn't have anything to prove to anyone. I always felt lucky when MJ returned from retirement.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Agreed! Crazy, the longer i do this channel the more i start to see MJ as just a guy who wanted to help his team win, prove his supporters correct, and prove his haters wrong.

[@Rookie30590]

MJ on the Wizards is still criminally underrated. Also respect to him for going to one of the worst teams in the NBA at the time to try to help them improve instead of going to play with other superstars to try to ring chase at the end of his career.

[@ericedwards8902]

In fairness, Mike was a part owner with the Wizards at the time. It was in his interest to play there, if he was playing anywhere.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

I agree. He just wanted to make an impact and share his knowledge to the next gen. He was happy out there playing.

[@taylormatuauto1103]

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT ❤, AWESOME videos 👍, l bet Michael Jordan would've taken the wizards to a championship 🏆

[@TheRealMindCrime]

If he stayed healthy they at least wouldve been competing in the playoffs for sure.

[@rufusjean-baptiste]

If he was in his prime on the wizards Definitely a serious contender

[@ericedwards8902]

It's still crazy yo me that I had the chance to see the whole Michael Jordan story from UNC to the Bulls to Birmingham back to the Bulls and then the Wizards. That's why I put my stake in the ground that Mike is the absolute best...I saw all of it!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

☝️

[@ssh__778]

I never finished watching the last dance, I will have to go back to it.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

oh man it's so good. I just rewatched it all recently.

[@ssh__778]

Going to try and finish it when I get home, definitely like Jordan even though he ruined my fav players chances of making their dreams come true back in the day. As a Barkley fan the end of the 1993 finals was brutal. I still don’t like to hear the name John Paxson

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Trust me. Do it. You'll enjoy the coverage of 1993

[@JmO-ee1bi]

Lol at Richard Hamilton running over to steal Jordan’s moment with the fist thing lol

[@RightHandKam]

Jordan is my 🐐 wizards years were a little weird at first but i still cherished it

[@TheRealMindCrime]

I cherished those years so much

[@TheMaddogmvf]

Another great reaction! Really loving the vibe of this channel 👏 Wanted to recommend another well-done Secret Base two parter about Scottie's beef with the Bulls. It's a great piece, I'll attach it below. Thanks again for fun, authentic nba content 👍

[@TheMaddogmvf]

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[@TheRealMindCrime]

thank you! I found it. Will definitely check it out

[@cyrillyons1531]

Thank you always for the content! MJ was special at every phase of his career & never used an injury as an excuse. He always carried himself with integrity!!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

82 games in that final season says it all lol

[@Lizards_Basketball_Lounge]

Bet those 10 games messed his shooting % up bad.. Today's players only haveca higher % because they only play when feeling 100%. AND dont get near as much pressure from defenses. Same Lebron fans who like to point at Jordans stats during this period.. Scream INJURIES the second you mention Lakers didnt win more when Lefraud joined. But love to add in 86, 95, 01 + 02 as normal full seasons and hold Jordan to same expectations as a full season.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

oh yeah, MJ didn't care about that though. He just wanted to win

[@Lizards_Basketball_Lounge]

@@TheRealMindCrime your videos are enjoyable to watch. Doing good man. I've moved off grid...so the travelling compilations have been out back a few months.. But still promising to do my bit. Just so painful watching through his career again (kinda enjoyable too...he was better those early years). It seems around 05/06 they could see he isn't going to win without allowing travelling ect. By 2009 vs Orlando (ECF) you can clearly see refs trying to clear the lane putting Magic in foul trouble and allowing him to change pivot door many times when he posted up...whilst calling less egregious fouls on Orlando. By 2012 (his so called best year) Klutch now existed and NBA also already had the script. Glad to hear Gil finally admit that first ring was a gift.

[@mattchooblink]

Wizards are generally depicted as aged men who use their minds for their ability, seems like it fit him quite well. Skap’s new vid is hilarious btw 😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Nice. I'll give it a watch. Good to see ya man

[@finitedesigns8430]

Hamilton pose should have its own statue as homage to both players 😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Hahaha. So classic!

[@fairydust22002]

This got me emotional. So true his swan song. He needed this to be able to walk away from basketball. I appreciate his wizard years ❤ and my idle and goat. Peace out! P.S yeah I remember the oj chase, that was crazy.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

You get me. Glad to have you here Fairy

[@fairydust22002]

@@TheRealMindCrime glad your channel is getting more traffic

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Thank you my friend ❤️

[@TygerClawGaming]

If LeBron retired and came back that jabroni would join the previous years champions lol. Jordan went to what I assume if not the WORST team had to be a top 3, right? I respect Jordan for playing with the Wizards it enhances his legacy to me. Was he prime MJ? no, but 1 of the great What if's is what if MJ didn't get hurt, I mean he would've never won a title in Washington because no matter how great you are you need at least solid players around you but his last dance was a chance for people to see him play. I also find it hilarious when people use his terrible ownership skills in the GOAT debate like I think Jordan would be man enough to admit he wasn't a great owner but it has 0 impact on what he did as a player. Also as I just got to this part in the video, Jordan agreed to come off the bench...Fanboys your King would never! lol

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Absolutely! MJ just wanted to compete. If that meant coming off the bench while he gets stronger he did it. He cared more about playing every game then starting and missing a bunch of games. He did the same on his second season coming off injury. Minutes restrictions, not starting, he just went out and played every game once he was medically cleared.

[@idkidk2573]

1:29 Ray Allen's is the most clutch shot ever, I might even take Kyrie's over this one but it's subjective.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

all sick shots. Rays kept them alive but Kyrie and MJ sealed a title with their shots. I think the Ray shot was the hardest to pull off though.

[@OlJackBurton]

LeFlop only wishes he could be as good as Wizards Jordan right now...

[@1JamesHunter]

I always tell people, google a pic of Mike's pointer finger in his shooting hand, your most important finger when shooting a basketball... He nearly cut it in half. How he was able to score while playing with that... Holy SHT! Lebron would have milked that finger as an excuse for the rest of his life. Michael Jordan has never mentioned how that half a finger effected him!! Amazing!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Oh yeah! That cigar incident. I can't believe he still came back to play more after that lol

[@boydriceisawesome2520]

what a legend he is! incredible video wow ill check out that channel!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Nice! Yeah trice makes great stuff

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

Played 82 games at 37 minutes a game his last season……….. Insane!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

That MJ for ya

[@Irishmule169]

MJ will always be the GOAT until a real justified player comes along. Not a self proclaimed propagandist like Lejuice. Lekaren will be done when the truth comes out about PED use !!!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yup. I hope i live long enough to see a new goat someday. That'll be awesome

[@mrspringfield]

Lebron is the Barry Bonds of basketball. Ticking time bomb.

[@77vernheath]

Love the break down(s) from our time watching him back in the days, I’d say 1987-88 for me, with the bulls to the days with the wizards. It was tough watching the NBA during those years. His era in that era was so cringe because of all of the corny madness out during those 2000’s. Jordan being the most accomplished player, it always perplexed me of why besides the organization’s deal with him.

[@1JamesHunter]

Love the videos! 😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Lol thanks. You're having a marathon day! 🍻

[@1JamesHunter]

@TheRealMindCrime I design websites, so lately while I work, I listen to your videos. lol I may have to stop because they distract me from my duties 🤣

[@1JamesHunter]

I remember playing varsity football as a freshman in th 80s... Back then, it was inevitable you were going to get blindside hit at some point. I played safety and hot blindsided. I'm 14 yrs old, it was the first time I had the wind knocked out of me. The head coach pushed everyone back as I'm writhing on the ground askjng god to help me. The coach says, Hunter, Are you hurt or are you injured?? If you're injured stay your ass on the grounfd and we will give you some help. If you're hurt, get your ass up, we still have an hour of practice to get to... After a few seconds I wanted to play so I got up.... Today, they would probably fire that coach 😂😂 but the mentality of o ercomkng whatever is slowly being taken out of competition.

[@Ceeboyforlife]

A lot of people don’t realize if MJ would have stayed healthy enough for one more season he could have met with Labron on the court. I think that would have been nasty. One season short, LJ was luckyyy.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

LJ was definitely lucky cuz 40 yr old MJ showed up vs a young Paul Pierce, McGrady, Vince Carter, Kobe, etc etc. For sure he would show up vs Lebron big time.

[@eyalsabag1772]

thanks for the vid- i recommend you read the book "when nothing else matters" that sums up his wizards years. in the second season he should have probably stayed as a bench player- would have one 6th man of the year for sure

[@alogmoreno4185]

MJ vs Benjamin Corey - 1999

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Oh i love that one!

[@hectorbatang3023]

He almost did it both years, but his knees just gave out. Would've been great to see him make the playoffs again during those times.

[@benestrada5589]

Bro, you should review the last 4 minutes of game 6 of the 98 finals. Just see how clutch Jordan was and how many plays he made that the last shot over shadowed.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

will do! he literally did it all on both ends to will his team to that victory

[@J24J]

It was Corey Benjamin who was taught a lesson courtesy of MJ. 😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Lol i love that story so much. "I built this!" 💪

[@LuvnAries23]

23:13 He was stil doing that at that age, going through what he was going through. Come on now. That's my goat right there. That man gave his all. I heard that his teammates were either too sensitive about how he went about things, or they just didn't want to listen ( Jerry Stackhouse). That's a shame.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Thays my goat too

[@cloudwalker9572]

What's crazy to me is the stats he puts in the freaking 2000s, the lowest scoring era at 40 years old with busted knees.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yessir!

[@LuvnAries23]

And people try to discredit his Wizards years. No he wasn't Bulls MJ but I'll take that over these players now. He wanted to win still. his Wizards years were more enjoyable than Lebron's now because MJ had passion for the game, and he wanted the fans to know that.

[@ReaperCrew2682]

This might sound dumb. But watching those Wizards years were great. It was like the credits at the end of a movie that leaves u wanting more......

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Not stupid at all. I'll always wanna watch him play even in his old age

[@ReaperCrew2682]

@TheRealMindCrime I'm not gonna lie. I shot hoops this weekend with my kids. I was making around 40% or so. Not bad with how few I get out and a bad leg. When I was shooting around as a 42 yr old all I could think about was MJ. How he changed his entire game with the Wiz. It made me understand why

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Thats so cool man. When i play now my legs aren't all there anymore but i still have that shot.

[@ReaperCrew2682]

@TheRealMindCrime I have LT Dan's legs out there man. I really underestimated getting old 😂😂😂

[@masterrserch3971]

As a 46 year old who's been a Knicks fanatic for 38 years, believe me when I say that heaping any praise onto Jordan KILLS ME 😂 Like Pun said in DREAM SHATTERER, "I SHATTER DREAMS LIKE JORDAN," (great name/description for MJ if u aint a fan of his/Bulls, btw), watching him do it to my team, and in the finals against teams/players I was a regular "fan" of, I REALLY TRULY did grow up watching Jordan go out and play his way right into the blackest, hate filled parts of my heart. If it wasn't for this RIDICULOUS "debate" of LBJ being better than Jordan, I'd probably still hate MJ to this very second. So when an open and shameless ACTUAL hater begins advocating for the subject of that hate, you gotta stop for a sec and realize that there just might be something to that praise. And i never really understood the Wizards MJ bashing as it was happening,,but living thru it, trust me, it wasn't even that bad back then. It was truly the proverbial "loud minority" and believe it or not, the irrational Jordan SUPERFANS that were spewing the most "hate." Maybe since the internet wasn't what it was back then, so u had to find the shyt talking in only specific places... but regardless, this MYTH of Jordan's Wizards years being a FAILURE (😂), or what u hear now a lot "uhhh we won't talk about his Washington years...," smh... I still dont remember this "Wiz MJ sucks" being as BIG as it is now, as it was then. And really the MAIN reason why I remember it thjs way, is simply because HE WASNT THIS GOOF, MOOK, FAILURE that dominates the narrative now! If you feel that those years WERE horrible, you NEED to take deeper dives into those seasons, and watch vids like this, and read real in depth, objective pieces breaking it down. Sadly (ugh, can't believe that I started a MJ sentence with SADLY lol), if it were not for his injuries, I'm CERTAIN that the narrative would be much different. MJ was sooooo heating up, soooo ready to fully bust out... shyt, he already was hot and breaking out his dominant game.. but that hot stretch didn't last as long as it shoulda. Allllll that said, u really can just sum it up with what the Wiz were the year before he joined, and where they were, where they were going, and what their "on-pace" was going to bring them, while factoring in MJs age, to really take in WHAT 39/40 YEAR OLD MJ did in Washington... At 100% health, he probably goes back to the finals, HOWEVERRRRRR.... In the likely event that his young team LOST a finals series... well... then you're looking at a whoooole new "debate," that not only takes away his unblemished record, but actually includes people in his corner, saying that the fact that the Wiz were even there, when they sucked the years before a 40 year old led them to a few more wins away from a chip actually IMPROVES his undebateable GOAT argument.... Truly a storm of misinformation, misinterpretations, and a gaggle of "haters" slanting a great story and good part if a legacy in a negative light

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Hey i feel ya....he stole my suns title dreams away in 93 too lol

[@TheULMOnaut]

17:30 he was 39, scored 51 and then 45.

[@michaelhowell6448]

Fun fact he ended up putting Rip on the Jordan brand anyway

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yeah he did lol. He had to earn it first though

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

He dances in Chicago and in Washington he had his last ride

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yessir

[@youngdoka7641]

I like MJs Wizards years especially bc you can compare it Brons last years and see the tolls of doing it on both sides of the game. Lejuice could never

[@1JamesHunter]

Losing absolutely sucks. 💯 I don't care what you are doing. Losing sucks. And, losers definitely have a mentality you need to stay away from in life and activity.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

☝️

[@1JamesHunter]

Stackhouse wanted to be the man. He thought MJ was making him like Scotty, even though Stackhouse took 16 shots a game, he thought he wasn't getting enough shots 😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

I remember lol. Its too bad too. Stack and MJ could've made a good duo

[@1JamesHunter]

@@TheRealMindCrime Stack was just one of the most selfish players in history. He didn't even like playing with a young Grant Hill smh

[@Mr_Jay_Rockwell11]

RIP Hamilton RIP Hamilton RIP Hamilton RIP RIP RIP Other than that nice reaction video, as usual.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Richard Hamilton RIP is his nickname

[@Mr_Jay_Rockwell11]

@TheRealMindCrime correct, part of the modern era Detroit championship squad with Ben & Rasheed Wallace, Mr. Big Shot Billups, and T. Prince

[@SaberisloveSaberislife]

If he didn't get injured that first year, I wonder how far MJ could have taken the team in the playoffs.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

I agree to this so much. That momentum was real out there

[@ericedwards8902]

The young buck was Corey Benjamin.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yessir, I looked it up too. Gonna do a reaction to that one on one soon. Thanks to comments like these to remind me lol

[@RichardHomolka]

22:09 stackhouse former UNC. I doubt Jordan minded

[@--ArcAngel--]

Didn't MJ say he was getting a "black tar-like substance" drained out of his knee(s) multiple times while playing 82 games in that last season? Cuz...that's rough.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yup. He had his knee drained every day during that time.

[@--ArcAngel--]

@@TheRealMindCrime every day! Whoa. He's such a warrior...

[@1JamesHunter]

Kobe wasn't having it! 😂😂

[@TheRealMindCrime]

😆 🤣 😂 man i miss those 2 battling. That was peak basketball for me. Even if mj was old and injured. They battled

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

Jordan last season,I call it the last ride

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

He dances in Chicago and in Washington he had his last ride

[@tashrif46]

1:48 I think it was Corey Benjamin.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

yes it was!

[@1JamesHunter]

Doig Collins is top 10 basketball IQ as a coach. GM Jerry wanted Phil, just like when he got rid of Phil for Tim Floyd, he went with his emotions....

[@vincenth.8793]

He did for a split, micro or nano-second defied “Father Time”, but in the end his body started to fail him. That’s why ain’t no one special and all eventually fall. So i cant wait when the news comes of LeBron and his PED use… im telling you its already out and LeBron gets what he deserves an asterisk.

[@paweradzikowski2806]

MobbDeep... 👊

[@TheRealMindCrime]

thank you paw!

[@1JamesHunter]

Thjnk about this... If Michael Jordan had the mindset of just being a player and getting stats he could have played until he averaged 10 pojnts a game. He retired because he saw he cojld no longer be the greatest.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Yup. It was time to step away and pass the torch to Kobe at this time. It was the honorable thing to do.

[@GapGod78]

Yeah Corey Benjamin was the young Bull

[@TheRealMindCrime]

yup that's him!

[@Texan45]

I wonder what would've happened if Jordan hadn't collided with his teammate. How would things play out differently?

[@TheRealMindCrime]

I think they were playoff bound

[@RichardHomolka]

23:01 LeBron taking off on back to backs. Or coming down with random injuries when he’d be playing against a other player who isn’t a cupcake

[@albertsmithiii6063]

You should react to Vince carter next

[@TheRealMindCrime]

good call. Vincanity was special

[@JmO-ee1bi]

Why didn’t Doug Collins want to embrace the triangle offense I wonder?

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Not sure but it got so bad he had Tex removed from the bench. Eventually Doug got fired and Phil with Tex took over.

[@kingsleyjackson8287]

@@TheRealMindCrimeDoug took the bulls to the eastern conference finals

[@alexsurles]

and he did it without Balco.....

[@TheRealMindCrime]

💯

[@izumolee6714]

Man how the All Star Game has fallen since those times. So competitive with every player playing hard to win the game....in an All Star Game. Now look at that circus it has become. Shameful.

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Its really embarrassing now

[@ppassal]

Lol its RIP not RICK! DETROIT BASKETBALLLLLLLL!!!!

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Lol i keep wanting to say rip but i combine rip with richard his real name and fumble it lol

[@Lomno12]

Wthow many rings would he have if he went to play with Phil as a 6th man or spurs. He would probably get to 9 or 10

[@stevelegreid]

Rip Hamilton. Not Rick

[@TheRealMindCrime]

Richard. Rip his nickname

[@roblacitinola866]

Awesome stuff man!!! Do one on AI, still the 2nd best point guard ever, behind Mike...

[@TheRealMindCrime]

for sure, i've done some vids on AI but more is always better for a guy so awesome as him

[@1JamesHunter]

Losing absolutely sucks. 💯 I don't care what you are doing. Losing sucks. And, losers definitely have a mentality you need to stay away from in life and activity.