From Chicago..Tony was and still is very much loved here, not only for his skills but also he was just a nice guy, very laid back, chilled..He took a lot of crap , not because of him but because of Krause, we all remember the Olympics , but i think he gained the respect at the end from MJ and Scottie.
Toni is from my town. And this standing ovations in the end and this respectfull friendly smile from Bill Wennington,pull the tears of joy out of my eyes. When i see how city of Chicago love him...it's incredible feeling....Toni the wizzard.
@@karlocmrekicc2501 reci ti amerima koliko Split ima olimpijaca i to rođenih kod vas a ne kao Kalifornija se hvali i UCLA koliko ih imaju a svi došli od nekud tamo...
@ Split ima i svoju vlastitu kuču slavnih. Sa hrpom velikih slavnih imena u njoj. A i svoju "zvjezdanu stazu" na novoj prekrasnoj zapadnoj obali. Nešto kao što ima Hollywood. Što sumnjam da osim Hollywooda i Splita ima IJEDAN grad na kugli zemaljskoj. Samo to sve govori samo za sebe.
Man his ball fundamentals were amazing. Super talented player, could pass shoot and handle the rock. I’m not sure what’s more slept on his shooting for a big or his passing.
Not only is Kukoc not in the Basketball Hall of Fame yet, the Bulls have yet to retire his jersey (7). Such tremendous disrespect to a legendary player on both sides of the Atlantic.
Toni was used as a stairway to success and not even documented well at all in the Last Dance. I was Bull's fan back in 90s, had watched all the games live. Without him, the run for 2nd three peat '96-'98would never even happen.
@@gialeviashvili6328 I didn't know that, to be frank with you. I only know that Toni was picked on everything even his hair in his early days by some teammates. And they just perceived him as some European player and the Krause's boy, who came into their territory with better contracts. Even sports spectators also undermined him and made up a lot of fake stories which were untrue. Back in those days, it wasn't easy at all, cos, sorry to say this, but some Americans knew nothing and respect nothing beyond their wall.
@@gialeviashvili6328 Not true, that they never loved Toni. I have TOTALY opposite informations. They both respected Toni all right....Not in the begining, but very soon they started to realize how great player Toni is.And how important for the Bulls his role will be. The entire city of Chicago just ADORE Toni. What makes you think that Phil and Michael are different ???
Wrong. With pippen yes. Jordan admit so himself that you cannot mention his success without pippen and Pippen was with Jordan in that 6 title run. Toni, NO. Toni was good with the Bulls though.
@@panther7681 Still wrong. Like i said, Kukoc did good with the bulls. No disrespect, but without Kukoc, a reliable back up SF earning the same salary of Toni would have suffice. They may not win 72 and 69 games in 96 and 97 but chip will surely go to bulls. In fact you can take out Toni's contribution in the finals statistically and see that bulls would still have won.
He was an idol for half of the international players growing up...Bogut, Pau Gasol, Gregor Fučka ect.....not sure how many looked up to divac or radja, who are in the HOF...
Don't be rude to Dino pal....Radja was also amazing player. Fastest center i ever saw. His run across the court, his creativity and imagination, his slam dunking, was extraordinary. He was Toni's twin brother and soulmate.Divac was not even close to Dino.
@@33neptun he was a pf and as a croatian myself i can say that kukoc was a much better player than radja...still radja was a great player...still do not know many who looked up to radja...my point still stands
Kukoc had so much potential and talent but never really got the opportunity to really shine in the NBA. He needed to be in a position as the ball handler like he was mostly in the euro leagues where he could pass off the dribble set up plays and get into rhythm where he would be clutch and could use his mind to score and win. He was phenomenal in that position but he could play in any position. They put him in this fairly static small forward position where he rarely handled the ball and usually came off the bench. That ruined his confidence and never had an opportunity after to build on a team with help in his proper role. Had he been brought over and especially if he was brought over sooner and was put in a position like luka doncic he would have showcased his talents and been one of the best players in history imo. Triple double and assist records would have been easily been broken and would have been hard to top .
Yep, he was under utilised by the Bulls. I prefer his games back in Europe with Jugoplastika n Benetton Treviso where the coach just let him have the ball and see what he would want to do with it..Neverthless, his games with NBA were spectacular too. Just think about the scores he'd made with such limited time he had. Also, Toni didn't come off the bench, he was exploding off the bench!!!
darko galic I’m hoping another documentary will be made that does Toni justice. Seems like The Last Dance was all about Michael Jordan and he had a lot of creative control in what material was included - I doubt he’d want somebody as good as Kukoc to get too much of the spotlight. If anything, the documentary made me fall blind love with Toni even more because he is a stark contrast to MJ - Toni is sweet, humble, and an all-around good player that can play from any position.
@@PreYeah Michael and Scottie are stars, maybe the best duo ever, but at least one episode for Toni Kukoc, the best six-man and huuuge part of second tree-peat
The best forward left hander ever. #7
rashard lewis was better
stop it. go compare the numbers. it’s not even close
Congrats Toni, on making the Hall of Fame. Well deserved! ❤️🖤 #SeeRed
Toni kukoc deserves to be in the Hall of fame. I love his style of basketball play when he was with the Bulls
He’s in now
@@oldmanballer5088 your reply was one month ago. I thought he was just inducted days ago???
@@jfearless3420 yes but they announced who was going in a few months ago
@@oldmanballer5088 oh ok.
From Chicago..Tony was and still is very much loved here, not only for his skills but also he was just a nice guy, very laid back, chilled..He took a lot of crap , not because of him but because of Krause, we all remember the Olympics , but i think he gained the respect at the end from MJ and Scottie.
Cant remember what was that about Krause??
Toni is from my town. And this standing ovations in the end and this respectfull friendly smile from Bill Wennington,pull the tears of joy out of my eyes. When i see how city of Chicago love him...it's incredible feeling....Toni the wizzard.
I Radja je iz naseg grada
Toni is from my conutry 😅😅😅😂🤣🤣
@@karlocmrekicc2501 reci ti amerima koliko Split ima olimpijaca i to rođenih kod vas a ne kao Kalifornija se hvali i UCLA koliko ih imaju a svi došli od nekud tamo...
@ Split ima i svoju vlastitu kuču slavnih. Sa hrpom velikih slavnih imena u njoj. A i svoju "zvjezdanu stazu" na novoj prekrasnoj zapadnoj obali. Nešto kao što ima Hollywood. Što sumnjam da osim Hollywooda i Splita ima IJEDAN grad na kugli zemaljskoj. Samo to sve govori samo za sebe.
Kukoc would be great in today's nba
Facts
Man his ball fundamentals were amazing. Super talented player, could pass shoot and handle the rock. I’m not sure what’s more slept on his shooting for a big or his passing.
With Jordan and Scottie so few chances to score,to show himself and he did it. Became one of the greatest...my man Toni Kukoč
Toni legenda...
Not only is Kukoc not in the Basketball Hall of Fame yet, the Bulls have yet to retire his jersey (7). Such tremendous disrespect to a legendary player on both sides of the Atlantic.
True. He definitely deserve his jersey on the top of the United Center. If it's not only "American thing"....which would be so unfair to Toni.
Toni was used as a stairway to success and not even documented well at all in the Last Dance. I was Bull's fan back in 90s, had watched all the games live. Without him, the run for 2nd three peat '96-'98would never even happen.
@@panther7681 Then you must know that Jordan and Jackson never loved Tony.Its nonsense Kukocs Jersey to be retired.But he deserves HOF
@@gialeviashvili6328 I didn't know that, to be frank with you. I only know that Toni was picked on everything even his hair in his early days by some teammates. And they just perceived him as some European player and the Krause's boy, who came into their territory with better contracts. Even sports spectators also undermined him and made up a lot of fake stories which were untrue. Back in those days, it wasn't easy at all, cos, sorry to say this, but some Americans knew nothing and respect nothing beyond their wall.
@@gialeviashvili6328 Not true, that they never loved Toni. I have TOTALY opposite informations. They both respected Toni all right....Not in the begining, but very soon they started to realize how great player Toni is.And how important for the Bulls his role will be. The entire city of Chicago just ADORE Toni. What makes you think that Phil and Michael are different ???
He is my idol in chicago bulls and scottie
This was great basketball!!!
It's hard to take a championship without Toni around.
Bulls 3-peated without him...
@@MozTheBoz try to make some research next time before leaving a comment.
@@annointed1636 Is he with the team on their first 3-peat? You're the one who should do some research first lmao
Yea he was not, but the impact that he gave on a bulls on the 2nd 3peat was unmatchable, he even won the sixth man on that year.
The wolverine of NBA!
He does look like Hugh Jackman
😂
Jordan would never be what he is without Toni and Pippen
So very true!
Because basketball is team sport
Wrong. With pippen yes. Jordan admit so himself that you cannot mention his success without pippen and Pippen was with Jordan in that 6 title run. Toni, NO. Toni was good with the Bulls though.
@@mrwokotok4732 First 3peat yes. Second 3peat , no. Without Toni. Both MJ and Pippen wouldn't have 6 rings on their fingers.
@@panther7681 Still wrong. Like i said, Kukoc did good with the bulls. No disrespect, but without Kukoc, a reliable back up SF earning the same salary of Toni would have suffice. They may not win 72 and 69 games in 96 and 97 but chip will surely go to bulls.
In fact you can take out Toni's contribution in the finals statistically and see that bulls would still have won.
The giant from Split and the Unstoppabulls.
Definitely best EuroBasket player in the nba
He was an idol for half of the international players growing up...Bogut, Pau Gasol, Gregor Fučka ect.....not sure how many looked up to divac or radja, who are in the HOF...
Don't be rude to Dino pal....Radja was also amazing player. Fastest center i ever saw. His run across the court, his creativity and imagination, his slam dunking, was extraordinary. He was Toni's twin brother and soulmate.Divac was not even close to Dino.
@@33neptun he was a pf and as a croatian myself i can say that kukoc was a much better player than radja...still radja was a great player...still do not know many who looked up to radja...my point still stands
Damon Z. King. Why do you hate the serbs so much? What would your God say?
Republika Dugave honestly, comparing Radja to Toni is like comparing Jason Kidd to Magic....just not the same stratosphere of p'ayer
Kukoc had so much potential and talent but never really got the opportunity to really shine in the NBA.
He needed to be in a position as the ball handler like he was mostly in the euro leagues where he could pass off the dribble set up plays and get into rhythm where he would be clutch and could use his mind to score and win.
He was phenomenal in that position but he could play in any position. They put him in this fairly static small forward position where he rarely handled the ball and usually came off the bench. That ruined his confidence and never had an opportunity after to build on a team with help in his proper role.
Had he been brought over and especially if he was brought over sooner and was put in a position like luka doncic he would have showcased his talents and been one of the best players in history imo. Triple double and assist records would have been easily been broken and would have been hard to top .
Yep, he was under utilised by the Bulls. I prefer his games back in Europe with Jugoplastika n Benetton Treviso where the coach just let him have the ball and see what he would want to do with it..Neverthless, his games with NBA were spectacular too. Just think about the scores he'd made with such limited time he had. Also, Toni didn't come off the bench, he was exploding off the bench!!!
@@panther7681 exploding lol that is very true
He could score much more but was completely unselfish (unlike MJ or Kobie or LBJ) and an awesome passer and clutch player. Elegance and class
TONI !!!
he could score over 34 points that day
man Toni feels like jazzing on the court
Last Dance brought me here
I feel like Toni Kukoc didn't get enough air-time on The Last Dance especially with how crucial he was to the team after MJ left.
@@PreYeah
That's right. My man from Croatia deserved a little more space in this excellend documentary ;)
darko galic I’m hoping another documentary will be made that does Toni justice. Seems like The Last Dance was all about Michael Jordan and he had a lot of creative control in what material was included - I doubt he’d want somebody as good as Kukoc to get too much of the spotlight.
If anything, the documentary made me fall blind love with Toni even more because he is a stark contrast to MJ - Toni is sweet, humble, and an all-around good player that can play from any position.
@@PreYeah
Michael and Scottie are stars, maybe the best duo ever, but at least one episode for Toni Kukoc, the best six-man and huuuge part of second tree-peat
@0:36 that was boss move by pippen though
3:16 Those are the type of body check you rarely see today.
9 3pt attempts, thats interesting
Junior world cup final. Yugoslavia-USA. Kukoc for three point. 11-12
Look it up on youtube.
The HOFamer
Which season was that?
1:53 :D
@ 1:24 hey ! Take your golden hand off my shit hand, Toni
Toni could of scored way more
Why’s hardaway guarding kukoc ? You’re too short .
white goat
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