FIRST TIME WATCHING How Great was Larry Bird's Prime IN DISBELIEF!

FIRST TIME WATCHING How Great was Larry Bird's Prime IN DISBELIEF
LeBron SUPERFANS Watching How Great was Larry Bird s Prime IN DISBELIEF
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[@darkomtobia]

Bird never needed to shop teams, he made his team great.

[@clifflawrence7479]

All of them! A small unknown high school all the way to the championship. A small unranked college 33-0 and all the way to the championship. Last place Celtics team to first his rookie year. They talk about what great players he played with and that’s what made him good. What they don’t tell you is he led the team in every stat except block shots. Points, rebounds, assists and steals

[@bobsylvester88]

FACTS! 💯

[@charlesburris6314]

Bird's era was stacked deep with high ranking Hall of Famers, and he 3-peated as MVP. Enough said.

[@jeffreybaker4399]

Love the "who was guarding you, JJ?"😄

[@mikeadair3341]

If Bird had an average career length as the other stars. There is no doubt everyone would have Bird as the GOAT

[@jasonremy1627]

Larry had no flaws in his game. Passing, inside game, outside game, ball work, defence, he was almost a perfect player

[@davidboivin7996]

Over a seven year stretch Larry received 65% of all 1st Place Votes for MVP. Finished 1st three times and 2nd four times.

[@chijaytavaakachija1513]

Bird had to lay on the ground when not in games not really from the bone spurs but from his back. To say he had a good pain tolerance is an understatement. He left early bc of it, but no one going to forget him.

[@chenito36]

There are many G.O.A.T.S, but only 1 LEGEND. Larry LEGEND. 30 years after he retired, he is still talked about and 30 years from now will still be talked about. LEGENDARY....

[@Cashcrop54]

A legend is better than being the G.O.A.T. in my book. His head put him in a "league" of his own.

[@nypinstripes2388]

I believe you have that backwards. There is only 1 Greatest of All Time (GOAT) but multiple legends.

[@chenito36]

@@nypinstripes2388 nope. I had it right the first time around, lol

[@dbtv2240]

@@nypinstripes2388 I hear lot about GOATs in NBA, or top 5-10 players. but only hear about one legend. He is the definition of legend because if there wasn't people to back up the stories, absolutely no one would think they were true.

[@nypinstripes2388]

@@dbtv2240 that’s because his nickname was Larry Legend. A case can be made that he’s anywhere in the top 3. But “Greatest”, by definition means one and only. Can’t have 2 or 5 that are the Greatest. This stuff is mostly subjective and nostalgia plays a role too. Having seen Larry, Magic, MJ, Kobe and LJ play, I’d have Jordan as my GOAT.

[@dedrahiggins1326]

That comment from JJ Redick was so insanely ignorant that it's impossible for me to think of him capable of any noteworthy analysis.

[@tuggboat4]

Or coaching.

[@paolomagni]

JJR is a shame for anyone graduated at Duke!

[@bobsylvester88]

Redick actually said that about Jerry West, who played from 1960-74. But he’s still full of it.

[@nunya_beeswacks7262]

Fun fact: Bird 6-0 vs Jordan in playoffs

[@maryday8465]

Really love you guys and you're respect to my GOAT always Larry BIRD ❤❤❤

[@gunnyboone9079]

Michael Jordan Never beat Bird in a playoff game, Swept him in both series.

[@brianbrooks-in5yy]

Bird played when the NBA was stacked with GOATS!

[@stevans6942]

Bird was beast...his understanding of basketball is on another level and was very competitive, for me the best player is not the one that push so hard the best player is one that make it look easy like walking thru park, there are levels.

[@Cashcrop54]

I really enjoyed watching with you two. Many of today's players wouldn't last long in the NBA back then. It was a much rougher game. Flying elbows and really hard takedowns were not just occasional. He could outthink anybody then and today. And I hated his guts back then as a 76's fan. He broke my spirit too many times.

[@krinniv7898]

Yeah man, half the reason Larry is so amazing is all the injuries he came back from and played through; his tenacity is nearly unrivaled.

[@clifflawrence7479]

And steel when they talk about the toughest players he is not mentioned! Hell they’ve mentioned LeBron and left Bird out! Who in there right mind would think that LeBron was tougher than Bird?

[@carolpurcell1772]

And they didn't mention his back issue... some commentors say he hurt his back working on his mom's driveway, but it was later discovered he had a congenital back problem. During the last few years of his career, he had to be in traction for hours before each game just so he could stand up and make it through a game. He had to wear a back brace when he wasn't playing. When he retired, the first thing he did was take his back brace out into the field and shoot that back brace into oblivian. Can you imagine today's players doing the for 3 or 4 seasons and still play with the same intensity as he always had.

[@Alice-xy3fi]

My recollection was that his back was asymptomatic until he shoveled gravel on his mom's driveway, rather than hire someone to do it.

[@aramhamparian9641]

They didn't even mentioned Bird's back injury. The man was insane bro.

[@gunnyboone9079]

None that you have above Bird has the claim of saving the league. Bid and Johnson are the only 2 that can claim.

[@mikewatts867]

His point was not bad, he just didn’t express it well. The question is basically how good would Larry have been, how much longevity would he have had, if he had access to the medical and training advancements on more recent players. I think that’s a fair thing to bring up, and the fact that he came back from those injuries and still played at a high level says a lot.

[@irishgrl]

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE *TRUE* GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

[@briandstephmoore4910]

Nah idc if im picking players for a team through history im picking bird first. The man will win you the game or die trying. He gave 110% every single minute and left it all on the court every night that man had no chill

[@chrisryder8137]

I grew up in Portland, Boston took our center Bill Walton after we won the 77 championship. I was lucky to watch all these teams, Portland, Phoenix, Utah, Bost, Philly, chicago, LA, on and on. I got to watch a few in person at Portland and in Seattle. There were so may greats that all got to be on the Olympic Dream Team including Kobe in his Rookie days.

[@eddiehaskell1957]

It sounds like you're saying the Celtics got Walton right after the '77 season. When they actually traded Maxwell for Walton in the 85-86 season.

[@sherimay1957]

excellent reaction, gentlemen! thank you

[@Jetz316]

I’ve snapped both ACL’s and had the surgery and scars to prove it. I can’t imagine Achilles tendon surgery.

[@rockyexline241]

One thing people forget is that Bird never practiced shooting the 3 while growing up because they didn't have it. He did it while playing

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Another thing that it seems like folks either don't know or forget is that in addition to the horrific back pain and repeated injuries to his back, feet and legs, he came into the league with a busted finger on his shooting (right) hand, for which he'd already had a major surgery that left his finger at a 45 degree angle and, according to Bird, he never had the same feel when shooting, even though he tried to get it corrected with subsequent surgery (or maybe "surgeries"-- I can't recall if he had a total of two, or if it was more). I know he taught himself to be able to shoot and pass with his left hand, but I don't know if he would have done that even if he hadn't mangled that finger on his right hand.

[@chenito36]

I like what you said about Reddick. Great point. Think about this. All these accomplishments Larry Legend had. He did this in a 12 year period. Can you imagine if he played a healthy 15 to 20 years...

[@fidge54]

"Larry Bird finished top 2 in MVP votes every year from 1981 to 1988 He finished 2nd,2nd,2nd,1st,1st,1st,2nd,and 2nd. This streak began during only his second season in the league"

[@carls1959]

I'd put a healthy Larry Bird up against anyone of today's players. His biggest injury was his back injury that he got putting in a driveway back home for his mom during the off season. He had millions of dollars, but was doing it himself, because it was family. Also, he destroyed his right hand right before his NBA career started. He filled in for his brother, or one of his teammates, in a softball game and had a ball bounce wrong and bend all the way back two, or three of his fingers on his shooting hand. Good reaction. Thank for sharing.

[@clifflawrence7479]

Shoot I’d put a healthy Bird up against anyone that ever played the game. One on one Wilt could take him but on a team Bird ruled!!!

[@marykuettner752]

Bird was just fun to watch. He had such a mind for the game and adjusted so much. Jordan talked about it saying "Bird isn't that athletic but his mind for the game is so good that he has no flaws." People ask me "Was Bird really that good and compare him to Luka and the Joker. They are great players but in no way are they Bird, he was far above the game." So who do you believe J.J. or Jordan?

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Not to mention they probably learned a ton from watching him. I've never heard them talk about that, but I have heard LeBron talk about havng studied Bird's game and learned from it, and Bird having expanded his idea of how he could play his position. He also put Bird in his top five...and said Bird's name before mentioning the others.

[@mikeadair3341]

Bird's pain tolerance was off the charts. He also did not believe in pain killers. McHale said Larry never took them.

[@clifflawrence7479]

I’m not picking at you but parish is the one that said he never saw Bird take painkillers. McHale may have said it to I just never heard that particular comment from McHale

[@mikeadair3341]

@@clifflawrence7479 I may have been mistaken about which teammate it was. Still impressive his tolerance for pain was. Thanks for the correction.

[@clifflawrence7479]

@@mikeadair3341 you are correct. I’ve Concorde a lot of things in my life and kept going but man some of the things Bird went through without painkillers. Wow. I break and train horses for a living so I know pain but lol im taking me some painkillers. 🤣😂😂🤣😂

[@clifflawrence7479]

Bird never told people he was hurt until his back just gave out.

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Same with his finger. He didn't tell the Celtics when he tore it up-- they found out on their own, and brought him to Boston to decide if he could still play.

[@michellejackson6679]

I just saw Lebron saying.. I'm the best of all times. and then saw Michael saying .. Prove It.. I've never been a huge basketball fan.. I was raised with Football and Baseball. But I remember being a little girl in the 70's with Dr. J, Moses Malone and Charles Barkley. Obviously my Daddy was a Philly fan.. Any Philly team he would watch.. and he hated the Celtics.. that's how I grew up.. but I have respect now for Larry the Legend after 3 weeks of watching him.. wow

[@danacarter4793]

The Mike Tyson Killer instinct, your right not many have it , bird , magic , Jordan , a few more , they built different, that's why us old heads lol are ride or die 🐦 bird fans , and yes I'm an old head ,that's not a insult,I'm glad I grew up in the 70 80 and 90 ,it was a blast and I never missed a game

[@timokk3]

But, and finally...I agree with Magic: There will never be another Larry Bird.

[@michellejackson6679]

Iron man of Baseball.. Cal Ripken, Jr.... I'm saying Iron man of Basketball.. Larry the the Legend.. I could be wrong.. just saying..this man had heart and passion for is sport .. Respect. He played against some of the greatest of all time.

[@alanela6761]

I'll help you out and put all the numbers you're marveling at all together in one place. 1st team all nba '80-88, first 9 seasons. 2nd team all nba in his 10th season (and 10th for mvp), which was the one after he sat out a season recovering double achilles surgery. Nba all star all 12 seasons he played. 4th for mvp in his ROY campaign ('80). '81-88, he got 67% of all mvp votes in the nba for an 8 yr stretch, finishing 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2 (top 4 each of his 9 yrs, not top 5)... 82-84 three time nba all defense 2nd team, once finishing 3rd for DPOY Never saw a 3pt line until his nba rookie season and averaged 38% for his career, and 42% in his 5 nba finals Bird was the first (and 2nd) member of the 50/40/90 club. He only completed two 50/40/90 seasons, but averaged 50/40/90 over a 4 yr span from 85-88, while just barely missing it twice. His final 7 seasons ('85-92, technically 8 seasons, but only 6 gms in '89) he shot 50.0/39.8/90.6. His first few seasons were spent with a coach that viewed the 3pt shot as a gimmick and discouraged shooting from distance, so he just didn't get proficient at it until he finally started attempting more than 1 per game in 84-85... Boston averaged 61 wins per season in Bird's first 9 seasons. The year he sat out, they won 42. His final 3 seasons, they won 52, 56, 51 and his back injuries had gotten much worse over those final 3 seasons. He also won the first three 3 pt competitions at all star weekend (86-88), but had to withdraw from the 4th one, as it was during his achilles recovery and he had too much trouble shooting in the first round. He essentially won all three 3pt shootouts that he participated

[@jamessmith-pf5zf]

This video doesn't even bring up Bird's back problems. When you see clips of Bird lying in front of the bench it was because he couldn't sit on it due to his spine's deterioration. He couldn't sit on the bench, but he would suit up and play ball every night. He had his back issues long before the double Achilles surgery, so when he came back from that, he was dealing with a double whammy of bad back and bad ankles for the remaining 4 years of his career. He was a badass baller.

[@KC-bv9kf]

Reddick was a punk at Duke. He kept his mouth shut in the pro. Now he’s who he is, a punk.

[@baileylee6128]

Todays youth don’t understand how good LB was …. The last shot in a game he’s the man then MJ then Kobe !

[@user-ip4nr7is7n]

And when Larry won three MVPs back to back to back he was the only person to have done so since Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.

[@johndardi1334]

If aliens landed on earth and wanted to know how to play basketball I’d show them Larry Bird highlights

[@richardclingempeel6111]

Larry Bird also had back surgery, removing an injured disc during his career.

[@danspawn85]

The plumbers and firemen thing is a misnomer. The NBA didn't have the sponsors and broadcasting deals in the 40's-70's that they had from the mid-eights onward. You may need a second job in the summer if you want to maintain a certain lifestyle. You can't really go by league averages in pay, because there's a large gap between the highest paid player, and the lowest.

[@genegiusti6239]

I think players like Dr J, James Worthy and Dominique Wilkins might take offense to being called plumbers...

[@bleachedbrother]

They didn't even mention his back injury. 😢

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Or give him credit for having refused to take pain meds throughout his career-- none, nada, zilch-- even when his spine was unstable (that's so excruciating I can't even write it without flinching). Every time he played injured, it was without pain medication; every time he dived on the floor with a bad back and all the rest, it was without pain medication. When he came back in the Pacers game with a fractured cheek, it was without pain medication...and on and on...

[@fidge54]

Most competitive? Bill Russell, Jordan, Bird, Kobe, Magic

[@peggybrilli2642]

Love you guys! ❤

[@teamviagraham]

Top 10, MOVE HIM UP TO TOP 5.😊

[@sherimay1957]

look in the dictionary -under the word CLUTCH is Larry Joe Bird

[@jalkabre5904]

Cleveland Cavs fan all the back to the 80's. My other favorite team in the opposite league was the Lakers. I hated Larry Bird, but respected the hell out of him. In watching Larry and also watching LeBron, there is NO comparison, I would take Larry Bird on my team over LeBron any day. Fundamentally Larry was as complete as anyone whoever played. Larry was clutch and had more heart than LeBron. Larry sits at #3 on my list.

[@carolynclaire5241]

Good job!

[@clifflawrence7479]

I lost all respect for JJ when he said the league is as physical today as it was back then

[@michaelreiter503]

ALL the Top Greats had that one thing in common… that drive. Both MJ’s, Wilt, Larry, I could go on.. 🙏✌️

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Appreciate the ❤️

[@donechols3937]

Give you, Larry's most of recent trash talk. When asked if he and his 80's team would or could play against the modern team. His reply was yes, we'd probably win by 2, because we're much older now.

[@countrygirl7402]

No one has Larry Bird's stats. No one. No one has his award record. No other player in the NBA has done what he has. He worked hard for all of it. He never gave up. Never accepted less for himself or his team. Never complained. He just stood up and did it again. And that's why he is Larry Legend. And I agree with you. Only Jordan gets close to him. MJ could fly. No one can argue it. And Larry Bird schooled MJ. It's a cute video. MJ talks about how Bird taught him to show some respect for the guys who made the game. And he did. Bird played against Magic, Irving, Wilkins, Ewing, Jabar, Barkley, Mcadoo, Murphy, Malone, Pippen, Drexler... that's just a few. No one has that kind of competition now. And the technology to keep these giants now is a far cry from what he had then. The nutrition. The care. The rules. LeBron has never played with a fractured cheek and a concussion because it's not allowed. When Bird played, they didn't care. Win. That was the name of the game. And he did. They all wore themselves out a lot faster then. No NBA player in Bird's era had a 21 year career. They wouldn't survive the injuries that long. It's that simple.

[@robertseverin1773]

Yeah plumbers and janitors my ass like about 12 of top 20 all time players played bird And bird finished 4th in mvp as a rookie 😂😂😂

[@michaelb.3982]

"Larry Bird Sports Century" is the best documentary on Bird..

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Wow, I thought I knew about all the Bird vids, but this one's news to me-- gotta check it out-- thanks! Maybe you folk could react to it on this channel?

[@michaelb.3982]

@@Alice-xy3fi it was done in 1999 to honor the best athletes in the 1900's. . I liked Bird's the best,but they were all good.

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

RIP RED & DJ

[@Im_Still_LightSpeedLayne]

If Bird had another 5 healthy years he would’ve had 2 to 3 more championships and MVPs

[@IFdude]

He also never took pain meds for the injuries he had. The only thing he ever did was steroid injections for his back. Those only around the time he was getting ready for the dream team in the Olympics.

[@donaldleider7382]

When watching JJ‘s comment about Larry Bird I always get the feeling that JJ knows better and he’s saying that to stir the pot.

[@brianbrooks-in5yy]

JJ being new school was just hating on old school. Everybody knows JJ was talking pure ish. I think JJ should calm down.

[@Alice-xy3fi]

Or better yet, he should shut up.

[@timokk3]

I did not know about the double Achilles injuries. Thanks for the new info! Just another layer to the Legend...Thanks for all your great Bird videos.

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

No super team. Stayed with his love of B

[@rustyknott-W.D]

Don't forget, that for most of his career, he played against Isaiah, too. Janitors?

[@ret1sgreyes]

watch "Making the case for Larry Bird as the goat" by clayton lawson you will enjoy it

[@peterladino4659]

Ask MJ & Magic

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

No Leflop. Bird 🎉🎉🎉

[@tennesseesmith3281]

29 wins to 61 wins and that year, HE was the ONLY addition to the team. McHale and Parrish came the following year.

[@user-yw8hj9uc3r]

I don’t k❤now the life of me why they leave Bird out of the top ten of all time. Bird was the best all around small forward of all time hands down he is an elite shooter,a elite passer can defend and the biggest asset was he was money when the game was on the line period.

[@butter7734]

Now you know why us gen xers are the way we are, men like this was our role models.

[@donbelenger817]

Actually JJ made that comment about Bob Cousy, it still is an asinine comment!

[@Im_Still_LightSpeedLayne]

Just listen to what Jordan said about who his small forward would be.

[@timheller8475]

Well, Plumbers and Firemen are actually tough and badass

[@guyhenry8575]

I’ve got Bird at #1. My top 5 by position has Russell at Power Forward, Bird at Small forward, Kareem at Center, Jordan and Magic. A big factor is the way these guys would do anything to win. Bird, Russell and Magic would make everybody better. Jordan is the obvious choice at guard. Kareem is my only pick that has other options… Wilt, Shaq (a bit selfish), Hakeem and Moses.

[@ricklove8588]

Back was broke before the Achilles surgeries on both Achilles

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Any leflop fans. He has longevity. Which gives him stats. Still would take Bird. He didn't play like a punk

[@johnedwards9388]

If we just compare beginning NBA careers, Lebron came into the League and played 9 years before he won a Championship. Bird took one mediocre team and made it great for 9 years. Can you say "impact"

[@michaelb.3982]

Fyi..Magic came from a nice middle class family..Larry Bird grew up dirt poor..

[@matthewcostello3530]

Bird signed hs contract with his left hand and the spurs were on his heels

[@ezed3902]

I like JJ, but what in the world was he thinking.

[@user-ip4nr7is7n]

And Bird's Celtics SWEPT Jordan's Bulls in back to back play off series. Think on that for a minute.

[@rmcfete]

Lbron can’t carry birds shoes and he knows it

[@Alice-xy3fi]

I agree he can't carry Bird's shoes, but I'm curious about what leads you to believe he knows it.

[@guyhenry8575]

The JJ Reddick comments are so out of line. The best defenders in the game guarded Bird, Michael Cooper and Rodman come immediately to mind. Plus he would tell them what he was going to do before he got the ball. He did that with everybody.

[@user-ps3ws8cj1w]

magic johnson said he was the best player ever. who you gonna believe him or jj?

[@Alice-xy3fi]

I never understand how people ignore all the things the greatest players in the game say about Bird. They'll rave about Magic, and dismiss Magic's having said, e.g., that Bird was the only player he ever feared, and that Bird was so good it was scary...and that he called Bird the greatest basketball player ever. They dismiss Worthy and Cooper's saying he was harder to guard than Jordan. And on and on....

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Just the 2 of you works good. The 4 piece is cool too, but just saying.

[@jamesasbury4363]

As a former bb coach. I never liked comparing my players..sure some reminded of others but each & every player put their stamp on the game....what's the point in comparing different teams or eras ? It's all just opinion...justs like arseholes . .everyone has one.... no way to prove who is right

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

Jk reddick couldn't be more wrong

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Did your goat fight thru pain? Like Bird? And still put up quadruple dbls.. idts

[@rickiovine2170]

Preach young men! I am unable to express my disgust at JJ’s idiotic statements, so I count on you guys to do our God of basketball, Mr. Larry Joe Bird, justice. Let it out! Put JJ in his place, and that is in the pile of below average NBA players.

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

He SWEPT Jordan x 2......... X 2......... mfx2

[@sherimay1957]

jj just needs to hush his mouth!

[@dougjohnstone9393]

Is it possible that Lebron learned from Larry "in order" to be the player he is? The evolution of basketball largely gets dismissed....

[@Alice-xy3fi]

LeBron has said words to that effect in at least one interview.

[@carolynclaire5241]

JJ was a role player. He was a mediocre shooter. He got passed around the league like a joint. He is so jealous of LB.

[@markd4926]

JJ lost my respect after that bs, so Michael Cooper was trash?

[@frankrice6935]

I can't see the Highlights!!! Flip your pictures and you'll have more views!!!

[@briandstephmoore4910]

Jj been a hater he just used to be a lot slicker with it. Now he’s just 3 finger reddick playin with Lebrons manhood

[@tommymac1967]

Why you so afraid to put Larry in top 3? You have him at 5,6...who you got above him? Your not picking him number one in a draft? The guy doubled his franchise wins by himself...who else did that? Stop making excuses for MJ didn't have a team early on but then say MJ beat the pros while in college...MJ was not Bird...MJ only won when the greats retired and league expanded and was watered down. He never beat any of the great teams.