New breakdown on LeBron James’ Lakers will hit your inboxes in the next couple times!
In the meantime, Ben and I talked out our final Last Dance thoughts in the latest episode of Limited Upside. You can now subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify, or any of your other favorite podcast platforms. Leave us a review if you feel so inclined.
Here’s a rundown of this week’s podcast:
Our initial thoughts on The Last Dance. Would we have watched this religiously if there were actual sports on?
Holy crap the 1998 season was 22 years ago.
How much does it matter that this was a Jordan-centric documentary that was partially created by Jordan’s own team? Can we get journalistic value out of a well-done advertorial?
What did we learn about Jordan that we didn’t know already?
Which series was actually the toughest for Jordan? (Plug alert: check out my 538 piece on a similar topic).
How interesting is Michael Jordan’s actual story? What does it say about him that his version of history is surface-level and still keeps us at arm’s length? Did we learn more about MJ inadvertently? Is he secretly an introvert? (That’s my theory anyway)
Why the Bulls had no chance in 1999 if they tried to come back for seven titles.
Which historical team would make for the worst 10-part documentary series?
We got the Michael Jordan he wanted