It’s 2011. For Michael Jordan, the year ahead will be a very strange one. Once a player who could seemingly deliver championships through sheer force of will, the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats is finally developing the one skill he had always denied himself: patience. Nothing about that is easy, and nothing about the lovable, unforgettable 2011-2012 Bobcats will be easy. But as much as he despises losing, Mike has always seemed to love the struggle.
Dorktown presents THE PEOPLE YOU’RE PAYING TO BE IN SHORTS, a new feature-length documentary from Secret Base. Director Jon Bois and producer Alex Rubenstein wrote and narrated this one alongside Seth Rosenthal and Kofie Yeboah.
Rights specialist: Lindley Sico
Secret Base executive producer: Will Buikema
Secret Base managing editor: Ryan Nanni
Most stats found via Stathead (basketball-reference.com)
A couple of goofs to point out:
1:02:50 – Typo in the citation. Wright Thompson’s profile of Michael Jordan was published on February 22nd, 2013.
1:32:47 – The Bobcats were separated from the next-worst team by five wins, not five losses.
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YES i love the deep dives into crap sports franchises. Waiting for the Ottawa Senators video
When the team name and logo was revealed, it hit me that I had zero memory of the Bobcats…
I distinctly remember the Hornets moving to New Orleans, I remember the name change to the Pelicans, and I remember hearing that the basketball team in Charlotte was once again called the Hornets… but thats it.
A story about something that started and ended in recent history that was collectively forgotten or just plain uneducated on.
I now have been educated.
And I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.
Great work, y'all.
Looks for bobcat merch *
You got me good with the intro had no idea this was going to be bobcats episode
Jon and crew just told me the greatest bedtime story in my life.
Thank you and goodnight.
Thank god
…And Boris Diaw's French
It kinda feels like the way the Browns struggled for so long after the og team went to Baltimore whilst Baltimore got to have success
New Orleans got their team and ended up getting their superstars right before the Bobcats every time (albeit attained much less heights than the Ravens did)
1:00:33 "Look, Corey Maggette is hurt, and Gerald Henderson is hurt, and Boris Diaw is French."
Jon continues to smoke the French basketball players pack with pride
This is the most engaged I have been with basketball since Fumble Dimension.
The fact that y’all foreshadowed what happened later when talking about Michael Kidd-guilchrist and AD I suddenly remembered what happened to those two. What a video. Thank you !!!
The best part of this is that while I'm a basketball fan, I haven't followed the NBA in years because my hometown Timberpups piss all over the floor every single year and therefore I actually have no idea about the history of the Bobcats until now, so it's like watching an entirely new story for me. And I LOVE Dorktown vids to begin with, 2½ hours? Yes please!
Wake Forest is in the wrong location on the NC map
But why does anyone need cargo shorts?
oooh that new microphone thing Jon did on the right side of the street is such a miss. yikes that’s ugly
Finally, a Dorktown about my favorite team growing up. Truly a blessed day. Thanks Secret Base!
Alex has just made Boris Diaw my new all time favorite player
Thank you for doing what you do
I literally mark these dorktown uploads in my calendar
Thank you SB
Nick Young still wears Jordans.
is Boris Diaw the basketball equivalent of Zack Greinke?
37:27 Early sight of a "Unicorn"
He is getting dunked by Bismack
DJ White came to my high school and did a 3 day little mini camp type workout with our whole team. Our coach knew him somehow and he was such a nice dude for that week I met him. Cool experience.
I need a Mariners like history for the clippers!! All the wasted years, draft picks and all!
How you gonna make the best one yet flaming my state team 😂
Kanye is right about them
I had hope at the start of the video.
Then I saw where you put the 0 line on score differential.