Better Than Magic?| How Good Was Larry Bird Actually? Reaction

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@1982jeepcj8
@1982jeepcj8 2 жыл бұрын
Bird over Lebron, easily, keep in mind Lebron wouldn't be in his game, Larry's trash talk would get to him, knock him off his mental edge, Lebron may be able to run circles around Larry, in fact most players did, But Larry didn't have to move quick to dominate. Keep in mind Larry was hurt his entire career, mangled finders, bad back, bad feet, probably reeling from a hard night on the town, Larry put up his scores tore up. a Healthy Larry bird would have no competition.
@kiteracer2497
@kiteracer2497 2 жыл бұрын
Actually , talking trash motivates lebron
@dkfromdm3259
@dkfromdm3259 2 жыл бұрын
@@kiteracer2497 I was gonna say bro played against KG and Gary Payton and gave em 35+😭😭
@JET1970
@JET1970 2 жыл бұрын
Bird over everybody and I do mean everybody
@josephengel1
@josephengel1 2 жыл бұрын
Larry over everyone else
@Anne-pv9cb
@Anne-pv9cb 2 жыл бұрын
LeBron would cry on Twitter.
@MJM1309
@MJM1309 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend GOAT
@deandamico9041
@deandamico9041 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! And read the names of the guys on the list and understand the talent that Bird went up against! I'll start my "GOAT TEAM" with Bird in his prime and Lebron coming off the bench in his.
@jerryray2451
@jerryray2451 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird hurt his back by shoveling gravel to make a driveway for his Mom, not chopping wood. He did however chop his own wood even after his back injury.
@oldmanballer5088
@oldmanballer5088 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he had a few things wrong in this video. The Indiana game he didn’t have just a concussion he fractured his cheek bone too. Bird was always the best shooter ever until Steph came along
@jameylebel
@jameylebel 2 жыл бұрын
@@oldmanballer5088 still better than steph....
@lukeg2188
@lukeg2188 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, Larry legend was just a beast. That's all there is to it..
@yambo59
@yambo59 2 жыл бұрын
And to think Larry managed to do everything he did in just 13 years-!!
@generalkayoss7347
@generalkayoss7347 2 жыл бұрын
And the last half of those were plagued by injuries.
@brianbrooks1285
@brianbrooks1285 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird was the best all-around player to ever play the game of basketball! What I mean by that is if you looked at the top Goat players and add up who had the most points, steals, passes, free throws, three pointer, game winners, clutch shot, full court passes, trash talk, ect., Bird's name would be at the top! Yes, they would have been a goat that had more points, another goat might pass more but it wouldn't be the same goat! Bird was the guy that did everything the most!
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
You are just a racist or just out of your mind.
@brian7333
@brian7333 2 жыл бұрын
Let us all agree: There's never been a mixtape like Larry's.
@brandonlamb9067
@brandonlamb9067 2 жыл бұрын
There hasn't but there have also been quite a few that were better than his. I'd argue that Jerry West was overall a more efficient player than Larry was. The only thing I'd say Bird has over West is passing as when he was at his best Larry was almost as good a passer as Magic was
@brian7333
@brian7333 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlamb9067 Just finished watching some Jerry West. Great player. He played a clean, conventional game. He was very efficient but he didn't have Larry's Supreme toolkit. Larry's array of shots was much fuller (Larry had shots even Larry didn't know he had). Also yes, I have Larry as possibly greatest passer ever, or just after Magic. Larry could also rebound better than Jerry and had touch around the rim Jerry didn't. But coming back to Jerry-- did anyone do the fundamentals and efficiency like him, with clutch play? I don't know. He was great. Larry was also a great Leader by example, and sometimes by talking to the team.
@brandonlamb9067
@brandonlamb9067 2 жыл бұрын
@@brian7333 Good analysis. I'd say both of them at their best were two of the more well-rounded players in history
@brian7333
@brian7333 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlamb9067 There are no mixtapes better than Larry's. It's nice to see Michael, Kobe & Lebron's dunks-- but their tapes don't even compare to 🤯👀 Larry's. His is by far the best.
@toddjohnson271
@toddjohnson271 2 жыл бұрын
Michael Jordan is better than Bird.
@toddboucher7346
@toddboucher7346 2 жыл бұрын
Bird all damn day
@amberburris5674
@amberburris5674 2 жыл бұрын
Bird is the GOAT!
@chrispavlich9656
@chrispavlich9656 2 жыл бұрын
No contest. Larry Bird was the real deal. No glam, no glitz-just hard hat and lunch pail.
@charlesdavis7461
@charlesdavis7461 2 жыл бұрын
That was hilarious when the other team's players sitting on the bench started cheering for Byrd lol.
@lotuslife3239
@lotuslife3239 2 жыл бұрын
Len Bias was a 6'8 super athlete and mid range assassin with a long wingspan and his high vertical jumpshot mixed with a over the head release made it nearly impossible for anyone to block. He didnt show any care for the 3pt line but he showed great defense and physicality and was a man amongst boys in college. At the very least he would have been James Worthy caliber. At the most he develops an insane passing skill with the Celtics and refines his shooting even more to the 3pt line and is Lebron in the 80s and 90s. Easily gets Bird 6 rings instead of 3.
@macsaints10
@macsaints10 2 жыл бұрын
Len Bias Univ. of Maryland, the other 1st rounder that Celtics drafted, his name slips my memory but great player that collapsed and died. I believe from San Diego State?
@lotuslife3239
@lotuslife3239 2 жыл бұрын
@@macsaints10 Reggie Lewis went all out every game he played and didnt realize his heart was gonna give out. He died on the court. The whole thing after their 86 chip starting with Len overdosing caused a chain reaction that ended a lot of great careers too early. Things are different in another dimension
@johntarnowski9086
@johntarnowski9086 2 жыл бұрын
Bird is the GOAT
@johntarnowski9086
@johntarnowski9086 2 жыл бұрын
The GOAT I say
@robertwheatley2471
@robertwheatley2471 2 жыл бұрын
As great as Magic was I would give the edge to Bird. And Bird easily over LeBron. Bird obviously was a FAR better shooter, a better passer, and was nearly as good a re-bounder. Bird had a much better mental game and overall court awareness than LeBron. It's not even close.
@bentmercer
@bentmercer 2 жыл бұрын
Bird was a much better rebounder than Lebron.
@MS-ns2pj
@MS-ns2pj Жыл бұрын
Bird was a better rebounder than LeBron as well.
@davidbusciglio5529
@davidbusciglio5529 Жыл бұрын
Was definitely one of the all time great passers. Eyes in the back of his head. A regular wizard on the court.
@michaelskondin4812
@michaelskondin4812 2 жыл бұрын
Larry legend all day
@buddemon1341
@buddemon1341 2 жыл бұрын
Brid is the word all day
@rustydaboyrobot
@rustydaboyrobot 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird is way better than Lebron. It's not even a convo.
@J34xalpha_KING
@J34xalpha_KING 2 жыл бұрын
Bird is definitely better
@thatmanstumototours2270
@thatmanstumototours2270 2 жыл бұрын
No slight to any player to be compared as less than Bird...
@rustydaboyrobot
@rustydaboyrobot 2 жыл бұрын
@@thatmanstumototours2270 Lebron should sleep well at night knowing he's been a great player ON the court. Less so about OFF the court, but that's neither here nor there.
@arlyndodge7261
@arlyndodge7261 2 жыл бұрын
Between Larry Bird and LeBron Larry Bird everyday and twice on Sunday! He was just that good everybody else is playing checkers and he's playing three-dimensional chess. That takes nothing away from all these other guys who are great but he was just a step ahead. When you can tell the other team exactly what you're going to do where you're going to go what shot you're going to make and everything before you go out on the court and then you go out and do it, that they're my friend is total greatness!
@macsaints10
@macsaints10 2 жыл бұрын
Lachyna James only tells everyone how oppressed and hates cops, so intelligence isn’t a strong suit.
@37sarcastic
@37sarcastic 2 жыл бұрын
Larry wasn't fast, wasn't considered really athletic but he was the most court aware player there was, he knew what everyone else was doing on the court without even looking. It's like he treated the game like a science and before he made a move/pass/shot it seems his mond did a calculation of what would work best and his body just followed along. Also remember he was doing this in a time when defenses were allowed to actually defend, before the rules changed in favor of more offense
@RaymondBCrisp
@RaymondBCrisp 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, he had a quick first step in his early days, before his back injury. How do you think he was able to break ankles? I mean, in the Ultimate Mixtape, he puts Dominique Wilkins on the ground, and he was no slouch as a defender. You don't pull that off without being a legit dual shooter/driver threat. He wasn't totally unathletic as some cite and can be seen posterizing 5 or 6 folks in the Ultimate Mixtape, including Hakeem Olajawon. I think he kept growing a bit, and ended up being 6'10" ultimately.
@johntarnowski9086
@johntarnowski9086 2 жыл бұрын
He had the best basketball brain
@gregorywright2798
@gregorywright2798 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your channel fun to watch.
@MySOBER-Life
@MySOBER-Life 2 жыл бұрын
I'm oldy- OG my screen pic is me 1977 lol - anyways... I see lot of people with that style chair!!! It's like that???? Larry n Magic - Brothers from another Mother! It Defines, them! I love it more because ones Black and ones white. We are all one color - just different fades
@MySOBER-Life
@MySOBER-Life 2 жыл бұрын
Shiiizzznet sorry bro, just subscribed... I literally thought I did already lol! My Bag dog - High school 6 1" 6" 5" when done high school
@jamesanderson5268
@jamesanderson5268 2 жыл бұрын
Larry was a great shooter because he practiced and practiced. Starting in high school, he would shoot after the official practice for 1 to 2 hours every day and he kept that up through his pro career.
@kiintro
@kiintro 2 жыл бұрын
Kobe put bird in his all time top 5.
@aaronandelise
@aaronandelise 2 жыл бұрын
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) additional career fg%,tp%,ft% 1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84 2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73 3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89 4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72 5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88 A bunch of guys in the 40’s
@RichFerreiraIns
@RichFerreiraIns 2 жыл бұрын
I really like your authenticity… being yourself with passion. Keep it up. Nice job.
@Otternosh
@Otternosh 2 жыл бұрын
I like your energy. Liked and subscribed.
@paulpetersen879
@paulpetersen879 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching those great Lakers Celtics battles. Michael Cooper was a bad man on defense and even he struggled against Bird. Bird said that Coop was the best defender he ever played against.
@rm1928
@rm1928 2 жыл бұрын
Top 3 of all time.. and I got to live to see it..Jordan....Magic....Bird
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
Only fools would make a ridiculous statement like this.
@BobbyHo2022
@BobbyHo2022 2 жыл бұрын
Bird be getting that 50 mil a year pay he in the league now.
@darkomtobia
@darkomtobia 2 жыл бұрын
What if Bird hadn't been injured? What if the other 🐐 players had Bird's injuries?
@macsaints10
@macsaints10 2 жыл бұрын
Lachyna James with a hang nail let alone fractured orbital.
@garycox3205
@garycox3205 2 жыл бұрын
Birds we’re way more difficult then Jordan’s shots. To shoot those high rainbow shot constantly and be all net is in itself insane.
@nucl3arboNg
@nucl3arboNg 2 жыл бұрын
Technically you have the highest percentage of scoring coming from straight above (or close to it) as the rim opening will be it's largest...
@bruce7709
@bruce7709 2 жыл бұрын
James is great but I’ve watched both Larry would eat him up like he did everyone else.
@johntarnowski9086
@johntarnowski9086 2 жыл бұрын
Magic called Bird the greatest basketball player ever.
@loydkline
@loydkline Жыл бұрын
Magic johnson say that Behind Kareem Abdul jabber back;;
@tommyo2450
@tommyo2450 2 жыл бұрын
Larry.. all day every day and it's not even close ..
@danieloconnor1005
@danieloconnor1005 2 жыл бұрын
Lebron is a great player but I'd take Larry over him every time. If Larry didn't get hurt, Jordan would have less than 6 rings.
@damcrazy26
@damcrazy26 2 жыл бұрын
1993-94 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon 1992-93 NBA Charles Barkley 1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan 1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan 1989-90 NBA Magic Johnson 1988-89 NBA Magic Johnson 1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan 1986-87 NBA Magic Johnson 1985-86 NBA Larry Bird 1984-85 NBA Larry Bird 1983-84 NBA Larry Bird 1982-83 NBA Moses Malone 1981-82 NBA Moses Malone 1980-81 NBA Julius Erving 1979-80 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Did you hear Bird finished 2nd the three years before he won 3 straight MVP’s?!
@korgond
@korgond 2 жыл бұрын
First time i hear this... and this is really mind blowing. I'd give a fortune to watch prime Bird.
@damcrazy26
@damcrazy26 2 жыл бұрын
@@korgond I was born in ‘85, grew up in Indiana, so I saw Bird and heard about him all the time but I didn’t get to watch him in his prime either. But I definitely went down the rabbit hole through KZbin.
@irishgrl
@irishgrl 2 жыл бұрын
@@damcrazy26 I bet you kick yourself mentally for not going!
@josecastellanos5187
@josecastellanos5187 2 жыл бұрын
If I'm correct, he never was lower than 4th. Three straight 2nd place finishes, 3 straight MVP's, then back to second.
@bronsongetseven7326
@bronsongetseven7326 2 жыл бұрын
Bird is the 🐐.
@janetta5153
@janetta5153 2 жыл бұрын
Bird, Bird, and Bird.... The GOAT! There will never be another Larry Legend!!
@susieq6212
@susieq6212 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely Larry Bird!
@sharonbird2921
@sharonbird2921 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend is the Goat 🐐☘️🐐 33 ☘️🐐☘️🐐🐐🐐🏀🏀🏀🏀
@clifflawrence7479
@clifflawrence7479 2 жыл бұрын
You might not know but when bird quit Indiana he almost didn’t go to college at all. He went back home and got a job with the city on the garbage truck.
@phaexus
@phaexus 2 жыл бұрын
Bird all the way, baby 😎😎😊😊🙏🙏
@weslennon3425
@weslennon3425 2 жыл бұрын
And no 3-point line until he went pro in 1979...the scoring record without a 3-Point line was Pistol Pete Maravich who averaged 44.2 in three years (at LSU one could not play varsity till they were a sophmore).
@seandavis8956
@seandavis8956 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your knowledge and call outs. You nailed it.
@irishgrl
@irishgrl 2 жыл бұрын
How good was Larry Bird actually? He was GOAT good actually. 👍
@toddjohnson271
@toddjohnson271 2 жыл бұрын
MJ beats Bird....sorry. And I think Bird is top shelf.
@bentmercer
@bentmercer 2 жыл бұрын
@@toddjohnson271 yes, MJ is the top. But Bird is close behind
@snewhouse13
@snewhouse13 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend is the GOAT!
@MrBlaser51
@MrBlaser51 2 жыл бұрын
Bird was a GOAT period !!!!!
@juniorjohnson9509
@juniorjohnson9509 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to live in Boston from 1976 through to 1986, and had tickets behind the Celtics bench. Those games were some of the best entertainment you could ever dream up, and getting to watch Larry tear the other team apart was a routine event.
@keithagrant4953
@keithagrant4953 2 жыл бұрын
If you look at Lebron’s first 13 years in the league and compare his stats to Larry’s stats over his 13 year career, they are close but Larry is definitely better. More championships, MVP’s, and 50/40/90 twice - which Lebron has never achieved. Lebron definitely more athletic and just pure scoring talent, but Larry gets the edge in both mental and physical toughness in my opinion.
@brian7333
@brian7333 2 жыл бұрын
I don't necessarily have Lebozo (sorry I have to call him that after he's said so many stupid things and set back cop relations decades while he hires them for himself) with more scoring talent than Larry. Larry could shoot the eyes out of the ball and was taller than Lebozo with beautiful touch in close around the net. Larry got the ball, but on another team than the Celtics he gets it even more. Plus the man was never fully healthy a day.
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
Only fools would make a ridiculous statement like this.
@brian7333
@brian7333 2 жыл бұрын
@@proplayer566 Last few posts of "Lawayne's" are racist AF. He just can't stand a white man's success. He'd probably need psychotherapy after seeing Larry's Ultimate Mixtape.
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
@@brian7333 Racist? Every so called white man who are really red (Esau) who thinks Bird is better than Bron is definitely a racist. If those 2 players could switch right now all red men would say Bron is the best ever. Being they can't, red men will always think Bird is great because he is one of U.
@weslennon3425
@weslennon3425 2 жыл бұрын
Hey my guy, I been subbed to your channel since the Mustang videos you did about 3 years ago, I always hit the thumbs up...be liking your reactions.
@sitarnut
@sitarnut 2 жыл бұрын
Balfour... Love your interest and enthusiasm.. thanks for the comments about the Bird Man.. he's the GOAT. Check the stats...It's nice to see folks coming around to just how incredible was Larry Bird ..three consecutive MVP's. and on and on... The 80's is a long time back now... people have forgotten what Larry really accomplished. The fans and players haven't. A Bad Mamma Jamma.
@krazy8chris670
@krazy8chris670 2 жыл бұрын
Bro one more thing the coach that coached Magic Johnson Pat Riley he made a statement that if he had to count on somebody to take the winning shot in the game it be Michael Jordan if he had to count on somebody to take the shot to save his life it be Larry Bird
@azgared3587
@azgared3587 2 жыл бұрын
enemy team coach said that. And legends are so proud they are being demolished and trashtalked by the player they play against.. still so proud lol.. thats how great bird is..
@lgbfjbmaga3930
@lgbfjbmaga3930 2 жыл бұрын
Bird over everyone
@mchiola
@mchiola 2 жыл бұрын
Bird all day over Bron.. my top 3 remains the same.... MJ, Bird Magic..... you should watch even just for yourself the Magic bird documentary....
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
Only fools would make a ridiculous statement like this.
@ProdSangreNueva
@ProdSangreNueva 2 жыл бұрын
MJ, Bird & MJ that’s the trio of all time. Dominated 2 decades.
@marykuettner752
@marykuettner752 2 жыл бұрын
@@proplayer566 only a person that is too young to have seen 80's bb would think Bron is better
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
@@marykuettner752 Born in 50s and i don't only think, i know Bron is light yrs ahead of Bird.
@marykuettner752
@marykuettner752 2 жыл бұрын
@@proplayer566 That is so foolish. Bron thinks Bird is top three. You can have any favorite you want but unless you have played them both it is only your opinion.
@johnwilkins7062
@johnwilkins7062 2 жыл бұрын
Bird is the best ever
@Johnny_from_RI
@Johnny_from_RI 2 жыл бұрын
Subscribed , gr8 content young cuz
@jameylebel
@jameylebel 2 жыл бұрын
Think about it....Bird finished 2nd 3yrs in a row for mvp before getting the mvp the next 3 yrs!!!......just one of many unmatched accomplishments of Larry Joe Bird....or, the GOAT.
@Sunny-jz3dy
@Sunny-jz3dy Жыл бұрын
MVP 3 years in a row!!! Taking 63% of the votes all 3 years! Taking second place....2 years before and second place every year after his 3 year stint as MVP!!!
@daverichendollar4790
@daverichendollar4790 2 жыл бұрын
Hated the man back in the day ...(Lakers Fan... Magic fan) nothing but respect for the man today. The games not the same
@macsaints10
@macsaints10 2 жыл бұрын
Same the other way, to me you can’t mention one w/out the other when speaking greats!
@scorpiothegreat1
@scorpiothegreat1 2 жыл бұрын
Bird all day
@elvistochong1701
@elvistochong1701 2 жыл бұрын
LeBron is a great player(when he actuallyplays. The game is different now. Bird would wipe him down. Not hating. Just facts.
@generalkayoss7347
@generalkayoss7347 2 жыл бұрын
By todays rules it would be a good matchup. By 80's rules Larry would maul him.
@elvistochong1701
@elvistochong1701 2 жыл бұрын
@@generalkayoss7347 exactly
@Hollingsworth2781
@Hollingsworth2781 2 жыл бұрын
He was fairly athletic. He had solid athleticism. He just wasn't an athletic freak like Jordan or lebron. He was pretty quick and drive right past as well as get steals on defense. He was pretty fast and could get out and actually run the break. He was a was a decent leaper who could rebound, dunk with ease and shoot over the top of player's that were his same height or taller.
@krisharkleroad8
@krisharkleroad8 2 жыл бұрын
Same vertical as Karl Malone.
@jeramiearlington3539
@jeramiearlington3539 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual. Check out Courtship of Rivals if you ever get a chance. Best bball doc ever.
@harleyadam4813
@harleyadam4813 2 жыл бұрын
Almost every single time Larry Bird played, hw would do something that would spin your head around like "WTF just happened?!?!"
@theallseeingmaster
@theallseeingmaster Жыл бұрын
Red Auerbach's greatest stroke of genius was drafting Larry as a junior and waiting. The genius part was the waiting; Red knew the wait would be worth it.
@paulsullivan1650
@paulsullivan1650 2 жыл бұрын
I went to Len Bias' funeral...
@macsaints10
@macsaints10 2 жыл бұрын
Sad day, didn’t the Celtics lose Hank that collapsed and died from I think SanDiego St. I can’t recall his last name.
@phils5423
@phils5423 2 жыл бұрын
I remember that game I saw that game when it happened I was a teenager I didn't realize how incredible how truly incredible what had just witnessed I knew it was great but I had no idea how great
@johntarnowski9086
@johntarnowski9086 2 жыл бұрын
Watch 5 times Larry Bird played hurt
@cindyknudson2715
@cindyknudson2715 2 жыл бұрын
MVP info for Bird's career 1980 - Kareem (147 of 221 possible) (Dr. J, G. Gervin, BIRD also ROTY) 1981 - Dr. J (454/690 possible) (BIRD (423/690), Kareem, Moses Malone) 1982 - M. Malone (507/690) (BIRD (406/690), Dr. J, Parish) 1983 - M.Malone (720/750 possible) (BIRD (364/750), Magic (304.5/750), Moncrief) 1984 - BIRD (652/760) (B. King (373/760), Magic (305/760) 1985 - BIRD (763/780 possible) (Magic (264/780) M. Malone, Kareem) 1986 - BIRD (765/780) (Dominique (407/780), Magic, Hakeem) 1987 - Magic (733/780) (Jordan (449/780), BIRD, McHale) 1988 - Jordan (665/800 possible) (BIRD (527/800), Magic (508/800) 1989 - Magic (664.5/850 possible) (Jordan (598.8/850), K. Malone, Ewing) Bird was out for season w/double heel surgery in 89 1990 - Magic (636/920 possible) (Barkley (614/920), Jordan (564/920) 1991 - Jordan (891/960 possible) (Magic (497/960), D.Robinson (476/920) 1992 - Jordan (900/960) (Drexler(561/960),D.Robinson, K.Malone)
@proplayer566
@proplayer566 2 жыл бұрын
MVP is just popularity. Bird was a white man in a black league with vast majority of white spectators. This is how he got his MVP votes.
@cindyknudson2715
@cindyknudson2715 2 жыл бұрын
@Lawayne Baker So, in the thirteen year period that I posted MVP stats for, just one player that won in MVP voting was white and you're saying that all those who were voting were racially biased against black players? How ludicrous. Do you say what you said because that is how you would vote if the roles were reversed? Vote for someone with a particular skin color regardless of qualifications? That's sad. FYI: Bird earned ALL of his accolades.
@stevebenton9193
@stevebenton9193 Жыл бұрын
Those Celtics-Lakers game in the 1980s are rough, gritty, spectacular fight to the finish basketball wars. Even as a blood green Celtics fan, I couldn't find any hated towards the Lakers. If they won, I'd tip my hat to them before I cried in my beer. Outstanding basketball rivalry.
@phils5423
@phils5423 2 жыл бұрын
I was in NBA fan as a kid I remembered the tape delayed games and I love the Celtics
@jeffmiller7817
@jeffmiller7817 2 жыл бұрын
NO Contest... Larry Bird over LeBron all day long... Larry would crush in today's soft league... LeBron would struggle with the up close and personnel / rough play back in Larry's day... The softness of today's game would be what Larry would struggle with, but he would adapt quick... He was a physical player and wasn't afraid to go with anyone, but his BB IQ led to his ability to adapt for any given game / situation... Today they are all nice and it seems the refs call for things as simple as a jersey billowing out and touching another player... So Larry would crush in today's game and talk his smack and rule, even over LeBron... Remember, most consider Michael Jordan the GOAT, and he says Larry is the best Small Forward to ever play the game and that he learned a lot from Bird... He was also 11-17 season and 0-6 (swept both times they met) in the playoffs... Bird was only star Jordan never got past in the playoffs (when it mattered most), and never even won a playoff game against Bird... So, if MJ is the GOAT, where does that put Bird in the rankings, and how can he not be above LeBron???
@generalkayoss7347
@generalkayoss7347 2 жыл бұрын
Larry is actually built more for todays game. At his core Larry was a sniper of a shooter. He would of had a longer career and all of his stat lines would be up 10-20% except for maybe rebounding.
@alanfoster6589
@alanfoster6589 2 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear how un-athletic Bird was, I watch him do a reverse dunk.
@phils5423
@phils5423 2 жыл бұрын
He won that 3-point shooting contest 4 three straight seasons but he was on the average in two maybe three attempts per
@reneelove7724
@reneelove7724 2 жыл бұрын
Im biased because I,an old school bb fan, so I gotta go with Bird. My three faves are Magic Johnson, Bird and Jordon, not just because of talent but what they brought to the sport and their persona. Great athletes and men
@patrickmcgavin2245
@patrickmcgavin2245 2 жыл бұрын
Bird all day every day. Especially over queen james.
@Breeder333
@Breeder333 2 жыл бұрын
Lebron is a baller but there is only one Legend. Larry gets my vote.
@carlthacker8129
@carlthacker8129 2 жыл бұрын
You should check out making the case for the 86 celtics as the best team ever
@shaitanlavey
@shaitanlavey 2 жыл бұрын
Len Bias died from a heart attack he suffered while doing cocaine with his college teammates (probably celebrating his getting signed to the Celtics). The "friends" partying with Bias were all charged with things like possession and distribution, they turned on each other in court, but in the end all criminal charges were dropped involving his death. The case was so big it reached into the University of Maryland, coaches resigned, and Reagan passed a law that gave a mandatory 20 years to life sentence for any drug related felony that caused the death of another person (aka the Len Bias law). The investigation led to the discovery that Bias didn't have the scholastic record to even be playing sports as he was 21 credits short of graduation requirements after four years in college. Bias's younger brother, Jay, was shot and killed in an altercation at a mall a few years later. Their parents became heavily involved in trying to keep kids off the streets and away from drugs.
@jeffthackston9572
@jeffthackston9572 Жыл бұрын
Best quote about Larry Bird. Pat Riley (Lakers, Heat super coach) said, “if I needed one shot to win a game, I’d pick Michael Jordan. If I needed one shot to save my life …. Larry Bird”. ‘Nuff said
@kanej33
@kanej33 2 жыл бұрын
BIRD 🐦 🧠
@kanej33
@kanej33 2 жыл бұрын
He's got the smart, and just enough athleticism
@glennallen239
@glennallen239 2 жыл бұрын
My top three of all time are #1 Michael Jordan #2 Larry Bird and #3 Magic Johnson.
@irishpanic
@irishpanic 2 жыл бұрын
The 1979 ncaa national title game is still to this day most watched live basketball event in history
@krazy8chris670
@krazy8chris670 2 жыл бұрын
Do you wanna watch something really deep you should watch the HBO documentary a courtship of rivals I mean three or four times I was tearing up and I don’t ever do that and I mean it was just amazing it really was you got a watch it
@ratdad48
@ratdad48 2 жыл бұрын
No not 6'9" in high school! Good lord.
@jmreynaud
@jmreynaud Жыл бұрын
30 win swing and he was the only change in the lineup 😂
@danacarter4793
@danacarter4793 Жыл бұрын
No holes in his game 🎤 mic drop Larry Joe bird,too many greats will tell you the same , glad I grew up watching in real time ❤ #LB33 🐦❤️ OH BTW HE'S THE OG OF 50-40-90
@machocomacho9312
@machocomacho9312 2 жыл бұрын
Never saw Larry Bird "give up" on the court, even when he was hurt.
@charlesstraight5499
@charlesstraight5499 2 жыл бұрын
The story about Lynn bias was after he got drafted by the Celtics he went and partied with his buddies and he did something he had not done before him done some drugs with some friends of his and I guess it cost a heart attack in him I can't remember the specific cause of death but it was tragic then bias was probably better than Michael Jordan but he certainly would have given Michael Jordan everything he could handle I was looking forward to that match up but as We Know bad luck and drugs took it away.
@dianaperry1929
@dianaperry1929 2 жыл бұрын
Larry, any day of the week….
@ralphcooley841
@ralphcooley841 2 жыл бұрын
Players today couldn’t play in the old NBA. The game as far more physical and Refs didn’t allow flops.
@ZONEPRESSLLC
@ZONEPRESSLLC 2 жыл бұрын
Bird may be limited athletic body wise but he has the best and quickest hands ever.
@grindhouse53
@grindhouse53 Жыл бұрын
Bird was the 3rd player to pull mvp 3 years in a row
@seandavis8956
@seandavis8956 2 жыл бұрын
I remember all of this.
@The1painkiller
@The1painkiller 2 жыл бұрын
Len Bias was better than Jordan arguably. If Bias didn’t die. The lakers may not have had that many championships.
@seryph3140
@seryph3140 2 жыл бұрын
You have to check out the documentary " A Courtship Of Rivals" on Ytube. It tells the story of both Bird and Magic's careers, with a lot of input from both of them.
@msw8966
@msw8966 2 жыл бұрын
You have to watch this KZbin documentary from HBO or you will never fully get the meaning between bird and magic. The biggest rivalry in sports in the 80s. Please just break it down to 15 to 17 minute increments. You'll get so many views as long as you keep it real.
@markr.9626
@markr.9626 2 жыл бұрын
Larry is the #3 of the all time starting 5 ... his basketball I.Q. is second to none and I am a Lakers fan !!!
@teresavicario5848
@teresavicario5848 2 жыл бұрын
Sky hook with his LEFT hand. Lol
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