Chris Mullin talks Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, Dream Team | SportsTalk Live | NBC Sports Chicago
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- Hall of Famer Chris Mullin joins David Kaplan on SportsTalk Live. He talks about “The Last Dance” and facing Michael Jordan’s Bulls. Plus, he discusses the moment he know Michael would return from his first retirement as well as the famous Dream Team practice before the 1992 Olympics.
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Brooklyn’s own! A street ball legend!
Much respect to Chris Mullin!
I wish he was the Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets! He would have been great.
I saw Jordan & Mullin in '83, play in a scrimmage game in Manhattan, Ks. They were on the Pan American team that became the '84 Olympic team. This was before Jordan was known as Air Jordan. My favorite player at the time was Wayman Tisdale so I was more excited to see him than anyone. After that scrimmage, Jordan made a believer out of me. You couldn't see his rawness, athleticism, & dominance at North Carolina on tv. In person was nearly super natural.
Mullin is a classy guy. instead of whining he gives and gets respect.
Chris Mullin is just a good dude. He used to stay at the JW Marriott Essex house hotel in NYC and he was and his a gentleman.
Exactly right!!! People should be honest and straightforward if someone is better than you at something. We all different and have different talents, PERIOD!!!!!
One of the greatest shooters of all time, humble enough to not take himself too seriously. That's how it should be done.
@@08jhudson I so wished that's how so much more of society was in 2020. Obviously not nearly everybody was that way in 1992 either, but way more so than now.
Karl Malone: did anyone mention me?
Here is a great interview. Chris Mullen was a great player.... and he said that MJ and Pip was by far the 2 best wing defenders. I ain't never heard anyone say something similar to the imposter wearing 23.
When you hear the guys that played with and/or against MJ and Scottie, you realize they were elite on BOTH ends of the floor for a decade!
chris mullin 2 years ago outshoots a prime KD ... he also outshoots the sacramento guards. in his 50's !! don't tell me those ballers back then couldn't handle todays teams
He & MJ played very well together.
Wow! What a great story from Chris about MJ playing Hardaway and Spreewell! These guys were great NBA players and Mike borrows Mullen's shorts and shoes and runs 5 on 5 with them and wins! Great Stuff! I remember an interview where MJ gave big props to Chris Mullen. Great interview
That warriors team at the time were so fun to watch. Tim's crossover, sprees raw talent, Mullins shooting, Richmond's game. Offensively they were 🔥 def appreciate them more now than I did back then
It is no fluke that Jordan won all of these close series like the 7 game series with Indiana Mullin talks about. The Last Dance talked about what a great team Indiana had and it was true and just as good as Chicago on paper, if not better. But there is something about Jordan that is intangible.
I play at a much lower level in YMCA pickup games and there is one guy down there who plays at a different level than the rest of us. Just a tremendous scorer and the best shooter I have ever played against. Now you would think that after choosing up teams evenly, his teams would win only half of their games because he has to play with guys who are not as good to even things out.
That's not how it works though. The way it works is the scores will be close until it gets close to the end. When the game is on the line, this guy just takes over the game and will not let his teams lose. He is impossible to guard and his team ends up winning and you are left saying - "Damn we were so close". A rebound here or a loose ball there and we would have won. But it doesn't happen that way. It is the intangible that will never show up on paper or on some analytics report. You can't see it, but it's there.
True...very true. That intangible is called "clutch". People today (largely because of the media) are sometimes so blinded by stats that they don't realize those intangibles are "real". Decision making, defense, intensity...very real on the court but invisible on the stat sheet. I loved your story.
Indiana had the personnel to defeat Chicago: More go to players and a deeper bench. But the difference was Michael Jordan's superhuman willpower and ability to elevate the level of play from his teammates (Kerr and Kukoc in Game 7).
And I'm a Bulls fan.
This is a great comment, couple of good ones. Thought you were gonna loose me w telling me about your gym hero stories lol. But you made perfect sense. This is exactly what younger ppl don't understand or you can't explain to them when they are trying to compare players.
You didn't have to be a Bulls fan to feel, understand this. We all saw the 50 PT games, the highlights etc. Yes, clearly when Jordan had an agenda or the team was struggling 9 out 10 times you were gonna see 40 plus. But what kids don't understand was what your talking about was the actual game plan for the Bulls. Virtually every good team back then played similar basketball. Jordan could just let the game come to him and have 20 or 25 going into 4th quarter bunch crunch time hits. Everything turns up a notch or two. It goes from being 80 -78 with 5 mins left to 92- 85 as the click winding down. A steal here, a big rebound, 3pt play, and a few defensive stops.
At the end MJ is standing there as click stokes 0 showing you your heart. 5 mins left you either felt like we are gonna be the Bulls this time, MJ is going down. To leaving thinking we never had a chance!
MJ is the goat in my opinion because I do not buy that any player before or after goes 6 for 6 in that era while retiring to play baseball. Would LeBron or Kobe have some chips, sure! 6 for 6 no. Jordan dominated nest era in basketball! Period!
Yes,the best players know the right plays at the right times.What is needed and when it is needed.They have an incredible understanding of momentum shifts in games and know how to turn things back in their favour when it's needed the most.
I also say the best players can see what the spectators see sitting in the grandstand and they play exactly to that manner.It's always a pleasure to watch!
Joe Smith *lose, not "loose."
Mullin is proof that being a great basketball player is more important than being a great athelete. He was unstoppable in his own humble way.
Well, he did play basketball, so great point.
Ain’t that the truth! Remember when Mullin was drinking so hard that Don Nelson had to pull him aside and tell him that he was going to blow his career.
Chris mullin was my favorite lefty growing up, his stroke and floor iq were heavily underappreciated...
@@thekoolaidmaker5103 he also banned him from the team. Told him not to come back till he was sober
Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway. That was the Warriors 1 and 2 combo before Sprewell and C Webb came. Even though C Webb played one season with Golden State.
Great interview. Always liked Chris Mullin since his St John's days. Needs to be mentioned much more. One of the greatest pure shooters of all time.
I think both Bird and Magic say Mullin was the best shooter they've seen.
Love Mullin. Absolute legend and seemingly all around great guy.
Mullin is way too underrated as a player. He is pure class all the way
He is my favorite player of all time. Hard to call a HOF player underrated though. Underrated story teller for sure.
He's basically forgotten, which sucks cause he was a beast.
Run TMC! Love this guy.
26michaeluk I think part of the reason why is because by the time he was in a really memorable playoff series on national tv (97-98 eastern conference finals against Jordan’s Bulls) Mully was already well on the downside of his career, averaging 11 points and 3 rebounds a game that season. Now if we’re talking about 88-94ish Mullin he was a beast.
Mullin is the sweetest shooter that I know...and true,He has class...
Chris Mullin was the shit. That was a very very dangerous Pacers team.
This why we hardly ever questioned players in the 80’s and 90’s about rings cuz they went at it and refused to team up for a ring. Players actually want to compete for a title. It’s why it’s great to see Gianis won in 2021.
Thank you Chris Mullin for mentioning Pippen's defense on Mark Jackson. I was surprised it wasn't mentioned in the Last Dance. For those that do not know, Mark Jackson was killing the Bulls, not only by his own offense but how he created plays. Phil then put Pippen on Mark and shut him down. No bull, some of the most impressive defense I've ever seen. Mark could barely move the ball up to half court because Pippen was on him like glue! Pippen's defense changed that series.
Pippen’s defence is top ten all time, no question. Locked up Magic Johnson in the same way in 91’.
Both the defense of Pippen and MJ are what made the Bulls' unusually great. Their long-armed one on one, as well as doubling down on the post took the emphasis away from shot blocking centers. I always said, "If Jerry West had played in the 3 pt era, his offense would have been as good or better than MJ's." However, West could never come close to Jordan's defense - which was phenomenal. Mark Jackson was a very good offensive player with the tear drop, etc, etc. For Pippen to shut him down speaks volumes.
Good. God saw a hypocrite in waiting and didn't reward his phoniness. It is written
Facts.
@@ARIZJOE you’re going to ignore Rodmans defense
This guy definitely knows his stuff.. Very underrated also!
Chris Mullin ..... here's what I saw, and what I know. I'm an aging Baby Boomer and began watching college basketball in 1961 and began as a fan of the St. John Redmen under coach Joe Lapchick and a Celtics fan under coach Auerbach. Chris was one of the smartest ballers on BOTH offense and defense. Great shooter, made his teammates better. He was a left handed Larry Bird. But most importantly about Chris .... he was good for the game and he's a good man.
Chris Mullin was a real one. Dude’s shot was money. I wonder why he is never mentioned when they talk about the greatest shooters. IMO, he was the dream team’s best pure shooter.
@Ben DC4L All those guys would've killed it in the modern NBA. Mullin thrived the faster the game was, Tim Hardaway called him the best conditioned athlete back when he was with the Warriors cause he could run nonstop. All time great shooter, all time great off the ball, would fit right into a pace and space system today.
Chris Mulling Was Definitely A Great Player.
He Can Shoots Any Where On The Court.
Chris Had A Great Offense I.Q. & Skills.
I Know He Could Have Easy Have A Scoring Ave Of 35 Points A Game In This NBA Era.
Larry Bird was on the dream team lol. Larry is the greatest clutch shooter probably ever. Mullins us great though and def the dream teams second best shooter
@@theesotaricitalian6338 True, but Larry was on that team as more of a ceremonial role…
@@theesotaricitalian6338 Bird was hurt and practically useless.
One of the finest interviews I've seen in a few years
This man was a killer
Mullins gave a classy interview here. No whiny bullshit that we're seeing so much of going around now that the series ended.
Absolutely love this interview , Mr Mullin is so natural and thoughtful, and smart about the topic ! Love him even more than I used to bk in 90s
What a great interview. You could feel the love and great memories he shared. What a great basketball career he had and to be one of the all-time greats.yiu could tell he cherished those memories.
This one of the best interviews i have ever seen.
Mully is a class act through-and-through.
Finally, a player that lost to the bulls and isn’t bitter about dumb 💩
Aint no piston bitter..
We lost to the best
@@markflood9755 Thomas, Laimbeer, Mahorn.
Back to back.we were old when u one
@@Amick44 zeke moreso bitter because he doesn’t get his respect
One of my favorite players, since St. Johns!!! I would go outside and try to be like Mully!! a legend!!
I'd never heard of St. John's until Chris Mullin. I wanted to attend college there, but my parents said it was too far away.
I've been a huge fan of Mullin's since his Run TMC days. I loved him so much as a kid that I used to imitate his shooting style when I played! Always a class act, a humble guy, and one of the hardest workers you've ever seen. He made up for his lack of speed and athleticism with hard work. He was also very open and honest about his problems with alcoholism. He, Tim, and Mitch might still be the most entertaining trio I've ever seen and that includes Steph, Klay and Draymond.
My best friend, growing up was a maniac. He was one of those people who walked the tightrope between genius and insanity. He had 76ers season tickets, the row behind the visitor’s bench. When Mullin was playing and his drinking was kind of in the news, they played the Sixers. My (former) friend was breaking Mullin’s balls about being an alcoholic. The dude was relentless and viscous. It went on all game. Right after the game ended, he took it too far (I never found out exactly what he did) and Mullin grabbed him around the neck and started choking him. It was a big deal but I think they were able to keep it out of the news. My guy sued Chris for like 2 million dollars. The cool thing is that they talked about it and the law suit was dropped without a settlement. The wild part is they became friends and the last time I talked to my boy, they still kept in touch. Mullin was actually the guy who got my friend into rehab a couple of years after the incident. He’s a real good dude.
@@kevinwheesysouthward9295 thanks for posting this exceptional tale
Mully, thank you. MJ really liked you as a team mate in the dream team (double MJ = a Mullin3.) Continue influencing the warriors team please.
oliver g You know MJ and he told you this directly?
Loved Mullin's game, especially since he was a lefty like me.
If RUN-TMC stayed together and then got Weber in 94, GS wins the 1994 and 1995 NBA title.
Mullin and chris Jackson abdul raul both had the quickest releases on their jumper from mid and long rang and reggie Miller's ugly ass form was probably tied for 3rd in the 90s
Ronald Hollis is a timely
Great interview and an example of someone enjoying the fact that he has lived a blessed life very few have been privileged to live.
Mully Is Legendary..
Much Warriors Bay Love Son!!!
Mullin is the reason I became a Warriors fan back in 1992!! Been a die hard fan ever since and I still have my Mullin jersey from when I was in high school!!
Chris Mullin: I remember when Indiana traded for you. I'm like wait till you see this guy, Olympian, automatic from the corner, left handed. Thanks for being a big piece of the puzzle that did very well and made us excited.
Class act. That was a team for the ages, or maybe I’m showing my age😂. High school senior in 92, growing up in Europe but everything was just the Dream Team. For those of us who couldn’t watch the NBA live there were so many players that we were in awe of. One of the best ad campaigns was the Nike ad for the Dream Team. While Michael overshadowed his teammates it doesn’t take away anything from the caliber of players that were there. Mullins great player, God bless him!
Such a class act. Indianapolis was lucky to have Chris for those 3 years. My God those years were fun
Mully. One of my favorites. One of the softest jump shots ever.
Man, I wish Chris did sports commentary! He is very insightful.
He does for the Golden State Warriors. He would be good on a national broadcast such as NBA channel.
Mullins was a bad man
He was awesome
Great guy too
Hats off Chris
Hofamer
Why do people always misspell his name??!!
jbugg It’s Funny because if you hear the video of Jordan talking about the famous Dream Team practice Jordan says “on my team was Mullins” lol. Maybe it’s because there was a famous old time player named Jeff Mullins.
@@j-r-m7775 that's crazy. i remember that quote, and i had the EXACT same thought.. wow.
cuz you know Jordan spent time watching video of ALL the old timers like that. so that name was on his brain.
@@j-r-m7775 maybe because they're '84 Olympic teammates together with Ewing just saying
Mullin was on his prime in Golden State. He was amazing. One my fav players growing up. As a Jazz fan I always wanted to have him in Utah. Too bad Mullin was not on prime in Indiana anymore but 80s early 90s Mullin was unstopable
Mullin dropping gold nuggets!
That was a great interview. Mullin should be an analyst.
Its nice to see a guy like Chris critique the NBA past history, without emotion, just analysis, based on his talent and experience :)
Xaverian in the HOUSE!! God bless Chris Mullin, fantastic career, class gentleman!
I love when they talk to players who actually know th game and can break it down. Its critical to know how its won and repititiously and at a high leve. Like he said he didnt play with him 100% of the time but from an opponent perspective he definitely understood why the bulls won and they lost. And feathers being ruffled like he said so many years later.. thats why they lost. Poor sportsmanship mentality
Chris Mullin so classy
Finally an interview where the guest can speak without an interruption. Thank you.
What an articulate and wonderful person Chris Mullen has turned out to be. A fabulous player and a wonderful person it seems like.
Chris Mullin was my favorite Golden State Worrior back in the day his shooting was crazy he got that deep NY accent 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved Mr.Mullin as a player. He was great! Very fundamentl, great hands both shooting and on D. His shots were beautiful! Respect!
Class act. Great interview. Thank you
chris mullin doesn't get enough props, he was easily one of the best players ever..
Mullin is a Flatbush Brooklyn legend
Great interview. I've always respected Cris Mullins
Mullin.
Run TMC! Definitely one of the dopest nicknames and also trio of basketball players ever. They were “TUFF!!”
Always have been Chris Mullin fan. I seen him play in summers leagues in Brooklyn and Queens, been some ST JOHNS GAMES,,, THAT WAS A BAD MAN.. AND HE HAD SOME FUNK ON HIS GAME.. HE ACTUALLY WATERED IT DOWN WHEN HE WENT PRO. Jump shot was Butter...
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Male. Even in my prime (20-27), I would shoot well in shootarounds, shooting like Chris Mullin. I've never been quick, fast, or a great jumper, so I always had fun trying to play the "brain game" like Chris Mullin. Even blocking shots, the same way Larry Bird and Chris Mullin would block shots.
Chris Mullin I wish that you was on that Chicago Bulls team in 98 you’ve would have been a perfect fit
Facts bro
Yea the bulls was too damn cheap to get him lol
Lmao why the already had a lefty sharpshooter that could pass and dribble...could do everything
How greedy can you get man?
I'm a huge Mullin fan now, but when I was a little kid I loved Georgetown, and remember crying several times because Chris would tear them apart when he was at St. John's! He's a badass!
moved to Syracuse for a year in mid-'80s & it made me a Georgetown fan
all about loving what Coach Thompson did that went so far beyond just basketball
Syracuse was ok too ... great basketball program ... but just that, or so it seemed
John Thompson changed lives
So much clarity : thanks for posting
Around 3:50 Chris says that the games were close..."we pushed them to game seven." But his next thought was rightfully "Michael." The fact is that the score was close but the Bulls had Michael, so the outcome was never in much doubt. In the last minutes of a close game there was no one better! I was a fan, and I really never worried. I actually felt sorry for teams like Indiana and Cleveland. It was an absolute treat to be a fan of that dynasty.
Great interview. Thanks you for the interview.
Excellent interview and insightful perspective. Worth listening to.
Loved Chris Mullin, and his thick New York accident was awesome 😎
One of the great players we never talk about
I've loved the Warriors since the Run TMC days!! I loved watching this guy
Chris Mullin, what a gentleman and a great basketball player and basketball mind! Love to listen to him! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🏀
Chris was as smooth as they get....kinda looks like Robin Williams "Popeye"
Michael's era, we never heard of facilitator. We didn't even think that Pip is a facilitator. You have to win/dominate to show greatness. Best thing about the previous era is how each player try to win a championship for the team that drafted them. Now is different.
Legend! One of the greatest. 👍🏻🙏🏻
Thank you very much great insight on chris mollen and micheal jordan HIGH school friendship..thank you great stories that most of us knew nothing about
Thanks Chris for the insight, you hit a home run on it,
When people ask who the greatest player of all time is, does it need to be said? When you have a legend after legend tuning in to see a documentary on their peer that is respect.
Straight baller. Even a ball. I still have my 90s Chris Mullins basketball.
People forget that Mullin was a straight beast for 5 or 6 year period.
If they forget, that’s on them. He was in the dream team and the hall of fame.
Run TMC, Timmy Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin.,
@@charleslu7044 Richmond and Mullin 2 insane shooters, for sure among the best ever
Very interesting perspective. Great interview
I could listen to Mullin for hours.
Chris, it's nice of you to chop it up. You and St.John had Georgetown. I'm a 64 year old fan from northwest Indiana. I HATED the Indiana Pacers. We were the Forgotten here. Twenty miles from Chicago. You guys had the second best Indiana team behind the champion ABA Pacer teams.Whats up with Walter Berry?
The travelling Nil Berry
Great interview. Love Chris Mullin from his day @ St John’s.
Up close and personal, at a distance!! 😊😊 That's genius
I would like to hear more from Mullin about the Dream Team!
He has always been a good player. He always gave my Jazz a hard time when at Golden State. The Jazz where favored and Chris and team put the Jazz out in 5 back when the first round was 5 games. He continued when he went to Indiana.
The greatest lefty shooter. Always been a fan of this guy, his treys were graceful and a sight to behold. Classy in and out of the court.
"I saw Michael grow up close and personal... From a distance." c. Mullin
humble guy he is!
Great interview.
Mullin spot on with comments
Respect to Coach Chuck, an all time great.
Great interview! Always liked Chris Mullin; thinking back perhaps underrated. This is the first objective view about “The Last Dance.” I can image them playing tennis with Brad Gilbert lol.
Fantastic!
very good interview
Respect to Chris Mullin. A killer three point shooter.
Thanks Chris, well said 👍
"up close and personal look, from a distance"
Excellent!
Class act Chris!! Nice interview!! On a footnote...why the hell did Larry Legend stop coaching!?
It’s hard for great players to be coaches.
@@NEBLEEKS Larry swore he would only coach 3 yrs. He felt players tended to tune coaches out after around that time.
Probably because he realized as the players said that Rick Carlisle was the better coach
Ahhhh we need to see more players talk with those standards not shaming anyone and just keep a positive vibe going
Great interview Chris Mullin yeeow 🤟
Got to see him player against the Blazers in Portland when he was young, great and unselfish player. Guy could shoot and had such great control of his body.