The People You're Paying to Be in Shorts | Dorktown

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Published 2022-11-10
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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All Comments (21)
  • @lids34
    The fact that I can experience this for free on demand is incredible.
  • @Free-4554
    I love how each narrator had a unique role: Alex spends his time talking focusing on the numbers (like a normal dorktown episode) Seth focused more on narratives and personalities (like a beef hisotry or rewinder) Kofie talked about the impact of the team as a North Carolinian And Jon basically spent most of his voice lines on MJ. At points he sounded like he was having a weird conversation with Jordan, as if he was a disembodied voice in Mike's head.
  • @velvetjonez06
    "Gerald Henderson is hurt and Corey Maggette is hurt and Boris Diaw is French" 😂😂😂
  • @SometimesCompitent
    Never forget they're called the Bobcats because the team owner was named Bob.
  • @InfamousInvictis
    "He loses for a living and he cannot be defeated." That's a raw line.
  • @bryantwelch6624
    I was a ranked top 15 player in NBA 2k5 back in the day and there was a guy that was ranked high as well that only played with the Bobcats. He was under 500 and ranked very high still because well,he only played with the Bobcats lol. He told me that he was from that area and that will be the team he rides with. I hope he gets a chance to watch this all these years later.
  • @KC_Trimble
    i hope this particular group of people never stops doing this. i want to be watching a two and a half hour documentary on the 2052 Buffalo Sabres when i'm 80 years old.
  • @yvesmija
    the Diop free throw segment had me in tears 💀
  • @TimMitch13
    Jon’s commitment to calling MJ “Mike” and the way he treated him calling him Michael Jordan as a huge reveal is incredible. ESPECIALLY since every other narrator has already called him Michael Jordan so many times
  • @Spidahman4283
    RIP Paul Silas. This season is not all you are remembered for, but you were a champ for not quitting on this team. Thanks for everything. - Hornets/Bobcats fan
  • @alexparker3277
    "He loses for a living, and he cannot be defeated." Would be an all-time quote for most other people. For Jon, it's just one of three dozen telephone poles that go whizzing by on a casual Sunday drive.
  • @northstarjakobs
    I really loved the way that Jon conversationally chatting with Michael "Mike" Jordan was the emotional through-line of this entire documentary. Just felt right.
  • @Bgrud624
    I can’t wait for “The People You’re Paying To Be In Shorts: Part II” featuring both the ‘24 Pistons and Wizards
  • @whatthebeardoin3160
    "There's nowhere he'd rather be", for all the goofs, dumb stats, and silly storylines, what I appreciate most about Secret Base is the times they give some attention and love to the people behind them. Stephen just wanted to coach with his dad, win or lose. That's wonderful.
  • @Shlongclock
    I coached a kids team in Austria during that time, and one day a girl came in with a bobcats jersey. Turns out her parents got it for her cause her name was Charlotte. To this day its the only one i ever saw
  • @jacefairis1289
    the delivery on "Corey Maggette is hurt, and Gerald Henderson is hurt, and Boris Diaw is French" had me absolutely CACKLING
  • @tjestirr
    Kofie says "Charlotte bobcats" like it's a slur
  • @legogandalf5453
    I love forming a meaningful connection with a team I literally could not care less about.