Larry’s trash talk game is all time level great, not sure how Durant would handle that
@timkokesh19689 ай бұрын
Larry Bird, and it isn’t even close.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
100%
@snowreganit67395 ай бұрын
Kobe video next or top 10 greatest players all time video
@butler7545 ай бұрын
Players safety is the number one concern. Ha ha stupid
@bradfordlee738420 күн бұрын
Larry Bird is easily the better of the two and it's not even a debate. I know Kevin Durant has two rings with Golden State. But he benefited by going to an already Championship Team, actually made them a Super Team. Larry Bird arrived in Boston and made the Celtics a Championship Team again, huge difference.
@The-Dom9 ай бұрын
Remember kids. league scoring is up 30% from Brid's era because of the looser ruleset post 2004.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
This is a good point. It’s fair to say with modern defense Bird’s scoring numbers would likely be higher than they were back then
@joshuastinson30132 ай бұрын
Durant is a better pure scorer for sure. Bird was better in the clutch, a better rebounder, better passer, and better defender.
@capencowl9 ай бұрын
Larry is way underrated
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
Larry at his best was a top 5 player ever. Unfortunate his career was cut shorter than it should have been
@randyswanson69124 күн бұрын
Listen up. From 1985 to 1989 bird averaged a 50 40 90. In a 5 year stretch nobody ever in NBA history ever even came close to that
@gabrielkourieh59209 күн бұрын
Players these days go out shopping for teams that have certain talents to increase their chances of winning.i consider them phony champions.
@chief82689 ай бұрын
Kevin Durant is the better talent, but legacy wise Larry Bird achieved way more. KD needed to join up super teams to win a chip. In fact Durant has never been on a team that isn't at least a semi-super team. OKC had Westbrook and Harden. Don't need to get started with the Warriors. Then Brooklyn had Kyrie and Harden, then Suns he had CP3 and Booker, and now Beal. What a cupcake
@kennethward49859 ай бұрын
So true, great players stay on one team and make their team great.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
OKC i give him a pass because they were all drafted, much like the Celtics with Larry who also drafted McHale and made smart roster moves to build around him. The jumping to join superteams that KD has now done 3 times does hurt his legacy compared to Larry however
@joshuastinson30132 ай бұрын
I don't like this argument. You KIND OF have a point. But Robert Parish was a perennial all star. Kevin McKhale was a perennial all star and is considered one of the two best low post scorers in NBA history. Dennis Johnson was second in MVP voting one year when he played with the Sonics, was a top tier defense and one of the best guards in league history. Bill Walton was at one point the best passing big man in nba history and even after his injuries was a top tier big man. Not to mention Tiny Archibald, Pistol Pete or Cornbread Maxwell. The Celtics were 'ALL-TIME GREAT' STACKED. That didn't make bird soft. People just don't hold it against bird that he was on a super team because Red Aurbach was responsible for building the Celtics. This is a different era with different dynamics and significantly more player empowerment.
@kennylynch85758 ай бұрын
give Bird Irving and Westbrook and give KD Parish and any other great that Bird played with
@melvinwalls14266 ай бұрын
Larry bird was the word bread butter with Jelly on toast better than most a killer in slow motion with a high IQ with a winning demeanor seldom seen in the NBA)( his all around game is second to none demon mentality)KD is a scorer not a complete player the likes of bird*
@alexandramacleod5610Ай бұрын
Bird ALL day Long.
@dtcharo9 ай бұрын
Larry Legend all day every day. I enjoy watching KD play but Larry is transcendent.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
Agree 100%
@stevedavison73929 ай бұрын
Great comparison. I'm a big fan of both of them. For me KD is technically perfect and LB was a beast of a team player.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
Agree, both phenomenal players
@kennylynch85758 ай бұрын
KD's the best SF of alltime
@Denverfan4203 ай бұрын
Worst
@the_mike_essen_show24845 ай бұрын
I put Jordan #1 and Bird #2 in NBA history. They had no weaknesses
@thugbaby479611 күн бұрын
Cap bird had no athleticism
@jeffreysmith41969 ай бұрын
This isn't a real question right?
@kennethward49859 ай бұрын
Larry Legend, Durant was the vanishing man vs the Nuggets when it counted, I honestly don't even remember him being in the series.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
I can certainly agree that Durant’s record in the clutch isn’t close to what Larry’s is
@damienbender2139 ай бұрын
I hate Kevin
@Altrav49 ай бұрын
Larry's always been my favorite, won't see Durant putting his body on the line like Bird.
@butler7545 ай бұрын
No hand checking since 2004
@Jonesmalone5629 ай бұрын
If we had a time machine, and we were to be building a team from scratch, I would take Larry Bird over Kevin Durant every time. Larry Bird is built to win, he's absolutely not as physically gifted and he played in an era where they didn't take as many threes, however if he played in the same era as Durant he would absolutely be as effective Pawn storing, but with sex Larry Bird apart from Durant is that he is a true champion, he is the type of guy that will media team into battle and absolutely not back down, he is the type of player that does not come around very often.
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
Larry was just much more versatile overall in my opinion
@Jonesmalone5629 ай бұрын
@@hoophierarchy the thing that said Larry Bird and Michael Jordan apart was their will , and determination , they were both willing to do the dirty work as well as be the flashy finesse player. You would see Larry Bird jumping into the stands to save a loose ball, I don't see too much of that out of Durant.
@Ro-yl9tn9 ай бұрын
If KD wins this year championship with the suns and gets his 3rd finals mvp and becomes a top 10 scorer of all time, he will surpass Bird
@PT849 ай бұрын
They not winning shit.
@kennethward49859 ай бұрын
Which guy would you bet your life on one shot?
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
He’ll be closer, but I still wouldn’t put him over Bird
@Ro-yl9tn9 ай бұрын
@@hoophierarchy so what would KD have to do, to surpass Bird in your eyes?
@ronnieturner31109 ай бұрын
One in one no help no one to pass to Durant wins
@hoophierarchy9 ай бұрын
That’s true and I agree with you there, but this isn’t about 1 on 1 ability. NBA is a 5 on 5 game
@TryOnKicks2 ай бұрын
Idk about that. KD lets people get in his head that most times throws his game off . Larry was the ultimate trash talker so if he keeps larry out his ear he got the W; if not.. larry wins.