Larry Bird asked if Steph Curry is the number 1 NBA shooter who has ever played in the NBA .

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[@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy]

Michael Jordan has no case to be the number 1 NBA player of all time. Lots of players are better than him. When he was in the NBA he was never the number 1 NBA player when he was in the NBA. And he's the most overrated sports star in the history of mankind. Also, Michael Jordan fans have lots of takes where they are wrong, or where they make things up, or where they contradict themselves, or where they move the goal post, or where they don't do enough research, or where they cherry pick things, or where they are not consistent, or where they react in a negative way if someone has a take that they think is taking away from Michael Jordan. Also, Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans of all time, and they are the flat Earthers of the NBA world then.....................Now if you disagree, you can go on my program and show me why you are right. If you want to go on email [e-mail]...........And now watch how most Michael Jordan fans will just ignore the fact that they can go on my program and try to prove me wrong. And they will just type something negative online then.

[@JordanGurney]

Wow, that is absolutely delusional. You sound like a flat earther, telling the world "Prove me wrong!!" When it's been proven already that the earth is a sphere a thousand different ways. You didn't even present ONE argument in your LUDICROUS comment that makes any kind of case against MJ = 🐐. You simply made an absurd assertion, and then challenged everyone to "prove you wrong"! You sound like a nut-case. Here - unlike you, I'll actually make a cohesive argument why he's the undisputed 🐐of the sport - he DOMINATED his peers in a way that no other player did (3-peated, TWICE), and was without question the best player in his ERA, without any debate. Lebron had moments of that in his era... but he NEVER had that prolonged stretch of dominance like Jordan, and no one ever has... except maybe Bill Russell, but the # of teams in the league, and the # of hall of famers on his own team, can't be overlooked.

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

Mariano ' one inning ' Rivera is the most overrated sports star of all time .

[@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy]

@@RobertStambaugh-l5r So do you want to go on my program and prove that or what?

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

@@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy Goose Gossage is the best relief pitcher of all time . I saw him close many games for the Padres here in San Diego !

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

@@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy I think the discussion of whether Michael Jordan was the best ever is a better discussion to have an adversarial view on. I think these guys are just adding a comment saying that Mariano Rivera is overrated, I’m not sure he should have to argue that on your program. That’s also very subjective when you’re dealing with two different sports.

[@PongGod]

"I didn't say I was the best. I said I was in the conversation." Oh man, that's classic Bird!

[@tjellis1479]

LaBird vs. Lebron

[@noahgreen7180]

@@tjellis1479 Lebron

[@andrew_owens7680]

It's impossible to have that conversation. When Bird was Bird, there weren't that many role models. Without him, many of his successors would have had one less pioneer to refer to.

[@jesscolliflower5531]

When bird owns the conversation 😂

[@jonmolina948]

“Are you in the conversation?” Larry Bird in his rural Indiana accent: “No shit dummy!”

[@kknight4189]

" are you in the conversation"? " yep"... you got to love that answer!! especially when Pat Riley said that if the game we're on the line I would want Michael Jordan to take the shot but if my life were on the line I would want Larry Bird to take the shot

[@tima.478]

My Life, F that...I'll take that shot! 😉

[@chriswildhaber35]

I agree.

[@scottflipiak614]

Larry, Larry, Larry . . . . . . . 🏀🏀🏀

[@billngold6]

@@tima.478 Be careful with that myocarditis!!! 🙏

[@jesselman30]

Didnt take legend long to answer either.

[@gdubsterz1238]

Birds confidence was what made him so great. He had a fire that only the greats have.

[@citypopFM]

Larry is Top 10 of all time and he knows it lol. Everyone should know it. Most people think of Larry as only being this consistent deep shooter, which he was, but so many don't understand he was everything else as slower and relatively unathletic as he appeared, which he probably was, but the dude still managed to be a genius on the court when it came to anything to win. My dad is a lifelong Lakers fan since the 80's, before I was born, I got to thankfully grow up watching 90's NBA games with him, and he would always tell me how much he HATED Larry Bird only because he was the one factor that could stop a Lakers victory of winning a championship.

[@steviechampagne]

Nephews forget that Larry Bird RETIRED AS THE 3pt ALL TIME LEADER

[@toolegit7668]

Larry is arguably top 5 all time. Just depends on if you go with Larry's peak or Bron's longevity

[@PongGod]

I'm convinced that Bird was more athletic than people tend to give him credit for. You just can't do the things he did against the best in the game being unathletic. "Sneaky quick" might be a good way to describe it.

[@steviechampagne]

@@PongGod people just see him as a white dude and only think about his last few years after he broke his back. check out his rookie and 1st few years highlights. dude was a speed demon

[@jet_streamgtx4607]

Bird is top 2 . To me its either kd or larry . They can hit the most shots from anywhere . Steph is the best 3 point shooter, but his game is a lot of ball handles and if his shot is defended well he can miss . Fucking bird and kd get all there buckets with sombodys hand all up in there face . And they hit the big shots

[@stevenm7004]

Larry could still drop shots from deep today - even in dress clothes! 🤣 Paul George: "He picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about fifteen [3-pointers] in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I’ve seen." When asked about his teammates' reaction to the impressive shooting display, George responded: "We were speechless. We didn’t know whether to keep shooting or just to end practice. It was sweet, man."

[@vft5593]

Don't believe in the legend more than what the player actually was bird is overrated as a 3 PT shooter this is just notalgia

[@tim.noonan]

@@vft5593 yeah the 3-time 3-pt contest champ and most clutch player in NBA history is an overrated shooter 🤣 FOH someone should revoke your internet connection. btw when you inevitably try to say Bird isn’t clutch, don’t go using buzzer-beaters as a measurement for clutch performance, or all of a sudden Joe Johnson is on the same tier as Kobe lol

[@vft5593]

@@tim.noonan I said as a 3 point shooter he's overrated he is, Tatum is a better 3 point shooter than him

[@mrrainbow4337]

@@vft5593 his 3pt shot relevant to his era, when essentially he taught himself while everyone today grew up chucking up 3s .

[@vft5593]

@@mrrainbow4337 Larry bird was from Indiana where the pacers were in the ABA safe to say he watched the ABA they were shooting threes already, Tatum is still a better 3 point shooter than bird was he already has 200 more threes made than bird made his whole career and this is his age 23 season that was the same age bird was drafted

[@danielocean3699]

‘Anybody can do it when it’s tied, it’s when you do it when you’re down one or down two’ Fact. Thank you legend.

[@tjholt4343]

That’s why curry can’t be there 0-8 in the finals last two minutes when the game is on the line

[@KingloTRG]

@@tjholt4343 this isn’t true at all literally hit one vs Toronto in game 5

[@zabchris3776]

Blah blah blah curry is the best shooter ever

[@ljvue]

Reggie?

[@panduh8932]

@@tjholt4343 curry has the most (8) clutch 3 pt shots with only a few seconds left amongst active nba players

[@matthewmehegan3475]

"It's when you're down one or down two; how many guys get you that shot?" -Legend

[@patrickcalvin5272]

Right! As good as Curry is, where was he in that final game against the Cavs when they loss in the Finals? Kyrie was the one who hit the clutch shot!

[@dustincobb5718]

1 I take Meadowlark Lemon 2 Joe Hammond Street player because he hit alot of longe range shots too. 3 Bill Sharmin because his era had more physical rules and he's always been an underrated shooter. 4 Pete Maravich 5 Larry bird. It s a myth 80s and 90s had the best players or the best everything the rules changed in 76 and it got easier to shoot its that simple. Nothing against Larry but Meadowlark is definitely the greatest shooter ever

[@martinleung8805]

@@dustincobb5718 Of course meadowlark lemon best shooter the games ever seen. The fuck is a Curry? A food? Allen is a term people use in poker. Honey finish up your makeup we gotta catch the 1960 globetrotters!

[@dustincobb5718]

@@martinleung8805 Meadowlark had full court and halfcourt skyhook the half court he made more than any anyone's ever done in history. His 30 foot skyhook was real deadly. Meadowlarks was quick when he wanted it to be. Regardless of what anyone says. No one made shots like Meadowlark. Curry doesn't and no one else has.

[@martinleung8805]

@@dustincobb5718 what the fuck is a Curry? A food?

[@Washanuga]

People gotta understand how much the NBA has changed. Larry averaged 2 3PA per game on 37% efficiency over his career. For Steph it's 9 on 43%. Steph is bonkers. Easily the greatest shooter all time. His 2016 season was like watching The Matrix. It defied reality. Career playoff averages: Bird averaged 1.5 3PA on 32% efficiency. Steph it's 10.4 on 40%. It's just really hard to compare eras. Would Bird shoot more if he played now? Yeah, most likely. But the reality is his numbers are just too low to rank him as a deep threat.

[@williamhcarlton]

Thank you for talking sense. The old heads just can't bring themselves to acknowledge this.

[@jtdabraham7638]

@photag216 it’s harder to maintain a better shooting percentage on more volume

[@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth]

@@williamhcarlton if bird put up 9 3s a game his % would be higher, you find your shot when shooting 3 in a row from the wing. Everyone who ever played knows this. Even you young headless.

[@Bazzookie]

You gotta understand that back in the 80s the three point line existed, but the only dude who was actually looking at that shot and thinking “yea.. that’s a good shot” was Larry bird. Like nobody shot threes back then, and therefore nobody practiced them, not even bird at least relative to today. Like imagine what kind of a shooter Bird would’ve been had he grown up in the modern era where from basically day one he’d be practicing the three ball. Literally averaging 2 3p shot attempts a game in the 80s was like averaging 10 in 2022. between 1980-1985 the league average 3pa *per team* was less than 5, and even by 1990 teams were averaging less than 8 three point attempts a game.

[@williamhcarlton]

@@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth Yeah, and if frogs had pockets, they'd carry pistols to shoot snakes with.

[@EbonKim]

There have been a lot of great 3-point shooters, a lot of efficient 3-point shooters, and a lot of good 3-point shooters that can hit it from deep. Stephen Curry checks all those marks, but stand alone with the sheer volume of 3's shot and made season after season. So, yeah, he's the greatest 3-point shooter ever.

[@gillandalearts3041]

And his shot most of the time are contested. And alot of listed uncontested shots by Curry are borderline contested. There’s even a months where he is doubled are trippled and still make the shot. I dont know since ive only seen players from time of Ray allen’s era so i dont know if they also did the stephy curry kind of shots before that ray allens era.

[@trainerrob1622]

Yeah but volume is not a reasonable assessment because the guys who played in previous eras were not allowed to shoot 10 3`s a game no matter how great they were shooting the shot because the game was played and coached inside out. Also those guys played with a different set of rules that allowed physical contact with ball handlers on the perimeter and also off the ball. Guys moving without the ball didn`t enjoy the freedom of movement rules that were put in place 10 or 12 years ago that eliminated hard hedging and chipping to impede the progress of off ball cutters. Is Steph the greatest shooter of all time? Maybe. Is Bird? Maybe. Is Mullin? Maybe. Glenn Rice? Maybe. Allan Houston, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Mark Price? Maybe. We don`t know and never will because you can`t predict the impact of rules, coaching and style of play of an era. Its easier to play offense in the NBA today then it was in the 80`s and 90`s so is a guy who`s the greatest shooter of an easier era a better shooter then the greatest shooter of a more difficult era?

[@EbonKim]

@@trainerrob1622 Volume is the best assessment. Not allowed is BS reasoning. SC has never had a single season with more FG attempts than Kareem, Lebron, Bryant, Jordan, etc. Kobe had some seasons with a good number of 3P attempts, but he was a mediocre 3-point shooter. His best 3P% was 3.83 when he shot 4 3PA per game. In 12 of SC's full seasons, not counting a 5 game injured season, his worst was .380% with 11.7 3PA. His best, imo, shooting .454% with 11.2 3PA. It's like someone saying Mike Tyson is the hardest hitting heavyweight boxer ever with 44 KO's and a 76.8% KO ratio. However, Goerge Foreman had 68 KO's and a 84% KO ratio. That speaks volumes. Rocky Marciano had 43 KO's with a 87.8% KO ratio, but also never lost a fight. I'd still hand it to George Foreman based on sheer volume and KO ratio.

[@trainerrob1622]

@@EbonKim That`s completely idiotic. So you`ve either never played at a high level or don`t just simply don`t know enough about the subject matter to know when you are wrong. First to that BS analogy. You are trying to say rule changes and style changes have no impact, which is just asinine. If George Foreman had 68 KO`s but fought in an era where they were 4 ounce gloves and fighters were not allowed to block punches then that KO rate would not be valid comparing it to Tyson in an era where they wore 8 ounce gloves and fighters could bob, weave and pick off punches. Anyone who`s played at a high level understand its far more difficult to shoot a high percentage on low volume. If you are only getting 3 attempts per night. two or three bad nights and your percentages tank. When you are talking about guys like Mullin and Bird you are talking about guys who were near 49% for their careers on volumes that never broke 4 attempts a game. That means they could have 1-13 and 3-14 nights like we`ve seen Steph have over and over without tanking their percentages into the gutter. They`d never get enough attempts to make up for it with a 6-10 or 8-13. In this years playoffs we saw the officials in the Brooklyn vs Boston series allow the game to be played more akin to the way it was played in the 90`s then present day and the result was one of the most efficient scorers in this era,, hell, a player who`s been more efficient then Steph could not buy a bucket.

[@EbonKim]

@@trainerrob1622 Wrong again.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

As a Warriors fan starting in the early 80s, I definitely remember Joe Hassett. He was one of the very first 3-point specialists after it was instituted in the NBA in 79-80, along with Michael Cooper. Pretty surprising to hear Dan Patrick mention his name. Right on! With Curry, Mullin and Hassett, The Warriors are pretty well-represented in this conversation.

[@johndavesco]

a career 33.6% NBA 3 point shooter. Belongs nowhere near this conversation. Almost makes you wonder if Dan is trolling

[@jeremycrandall2899]

@@johndavesco I don’t think anyone in their right mind would include Joe Hassett amongst the greatest shooters of all time, but also, I think that trying to compare three point shooters stats from the early 80s to players from today is like trying to compare The stats of Bradshaw, Staubach, Stabler, Griese, etc. to Brady, Brees, Peyton Manning, Roethlisberger, etc.… It just can’t be done. You gotta compare them to their contemporaries, and if you look up the league leaders in three point percentage for the three full seasons Hassett played after the 3 was instituted, he was 8th in 79-80, 2nd in 80-81, and 10th in 81-82, and his total number of 3-point attempts over those three seasons was at or near the very top (That would require a little more number crunching than I want to get into lol). Not bad. Anyway, for his era, he was pretty much a sharpshooter, but he only played 5 full seasons.

[@johndavesco]

@@jeremycrandall2899 were talking about Steph Curry here and you have no problem with Billy Bob Hassett being in the conversation? I get your overall point but they couldve just gone straight to Dale Ellis

[@jeremycrandall2899]

@@johndavesco Read the first sentence of my response again. I just thought it was cool that Dan Patrick even mentioned his name, that’s all, a blast from the past and he definitely was one of the best 3-point shooters in the early days from 79-82. He’s obviously not in the same universe as Steph, though.

[@sarahlisawall5666]

Joe Hassett…..REALLY REALLLLY???…..didn’t he back up Gus Williams and Freddie Brown on the Sonics…..Come on Dan…He should not even be allowed in the conversation….didn’t Hassett play with Dick Snyder??….How ludicrous!!!

[@jimvick8397]

God bless you Larry, as a Sonics fan back in the day Chris Mullin drove me nuts...

[@Amick44]

I will say Chris missed fewer, makeable shots than most. I would include Price (as Larry did), Walter Davis and George Gervin, too. In a slightly different category, I'll say Steph, Larry, Reggie Miller made many difficult shots others wouldn't even attempt.

[@natureboy1313]

@@Amick44 great list. Mullin, Price, Miller, Hodges and Curry were probably better from long range than Bird.

[@jeremycrandall2899]

Yeah, but your Sonics upset my Warriors when it counted in the ‘92 playoffs, so I guess that makes it even. Definitely an entertaining series, especially games 3 and 4 in Seattle, but Nellie’s small-ball lineup couldn’t handle the Sonics’ size, and Alton Lister memorably was no match for The Reign Man.

[@romeofthewing9626]

SONICS!!!!! I'm all about Downtown Freddie Brown. No 3pts back in his day but first year it came out he had the highest percentage that lasted many years.

[@Amick44]

@@romeofthewing9626 a truly great shooter, Fred was. Gervin and Walter Davis may have been as good (mid 70s on), but Freddie had a little more range.

[@slothbearanonymous]

Steve Kerr has the best 3p% of all time. Kerr has to be in the conversation. But Curry CREATES his own 3p shot and STILL shoots 43%. If Steph was simply a spot shooter with someone else driving and kicking, he'd likely shoot 50%+. Easily greatest shooter of all time.

[@reversecomfortenjoyer6820]

% is irrelevant when you look at how many Steph shoots. I mean, I remember reading a stat back in 2019 when Harden was at his peak 3 point shooting form, that Steph could miss his next 800 threes and still have a higher efficiency than Harden had. It's ridiculous. He's just built different.

[@masonmcconnell9375]

@@reversecomfortenjoyer6820 and with that said steph is the best and he aint even close to being done in the NBA he might go down and one of the best all time top 3 ? jordan kobe steph ?

[@salman13]

@@masonmcconnell9375 Steph changed the game and is a great player but you can't have Steph in the conversation and not put Bron in there

[@masonmcconnell9375]

@@salman13 idk I feel like when Steph ties him I'll be able to I guess all the championships lebron has lost will knock him down the list in the long run

[@freddiesale6244]

Curry doesn’t create his own three point shot as much as people say. The warriors are a great ball movement team designed to get their shooters the ball. He can create his shot when he needs to but youre talking like he never depends on the warriors system. He definitely does for the most part.

[@johnnyreed8537]

Bird had a killer instinct and basketball IQ that set him apart from everyone else. If I was starting a team, Bird is the guy I would start it with...Real talk!

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

Yeah.. I’d take MJ, kobe and lebron over him any day of the week.

[@demboyz4082]

bird has more killer instinct than magic in their rivarly. i say bird was on the level of mj and bryant when it comes to killer instinct. if bird has a newer and younger body, trained and played this era. he wouldve been destroying everybody like doncic.

[@demboyz4082]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 lebron is always out of the conversation for obvious reasons. lebron never had the top tier killer instinct. thats why he likes to pass first. dumb people say lebron makes his team better but he needs 2 stars before he could do it. i say those 2 stars and remaining good roles are just making him look better.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@demboyz4082 like doncic 🤣 doncic ain’t destroying shit. Don’t disrespect bird like that.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@demboyz4082 I agree with all of what you said but lebron still makes your team better than bird even if he needs 2 all stars to win and if he passes up what would’ve been an iconic moment in the 2012 ASG 🤣.

[@jjwet35apc]

Larry Bird one of the most complete players ever. Shooting was one of the many things he did well.

[@JasonLeigh3]

I’m 46 years old and have seen most the guys mentioned here and Steph is undeniably the greatest deep ball shooter I’ve ever seen. Honestly, show me a guy who shoots from almost half court and immediately turns around like Steph was doing in that all star game like it was money. Never seen anything like that. What’s next, shooting from opponents free throw line??

[@malikalihudin6460]

in my own opinion 🤔 I didn't saw Bird but base on his documentaries some of his videos Bird is the First one who shot and trash talking while the ball is in the air and doing deep shot without 3s, Also I he predict his shot attempt before the match is start what incredible guy, I want to keep in balance but hand checking I guess it's way more easy to do long shot these days, I saw Ray Allen, even Miller, those guys love catch and shoot because, step back is not pretty effective once someone holding your hips that's Stockton using his back cover and protect the ball because the depender use their elbow attached to thier back unlike this ere it's so easy to run every where because they can't touch or hold the player and also they will counter you by using flops and because of that it's easy to create space like step back shot and long deep shot in my opinion long deep shot is not about the main reason who's a best shooter but it's still part of conversation. Also step is not only a All around player,Bird and Miller is also a Multi task player they also a better mid range than Curry, also Miller can play as a Forward position always attack the Ring very physical if he can, Bird not just taking 3s he also a better forward a Great rebounder than LBJ by 7 rebounds per game, in era which the rules about defense is not nerfed, in old days offence and defence is needed to a player unlike now is all about offence,people forget how step expose him self when they face Durant and OKC, Steve Adam and Durant have keep on eye to step, and guess what step can't score better I guess if I'm right the lead was 1-3 to OKC and I saw Clay Thompson crying with tears even there was a chance in next round Durant guarding curry and step back shot is useless so curry only can do is vintage move like Ray Allen and miller the catch and shoot shot. What I mean is maybe step can still break the record but at his old age if the rules doesn't change but since the defense are way easy than before he can shoot pretty easy but yet I believe step remains I guess the current greatest shooter ✨ but if I ask who I chose whose the better I chose Bird or Miller since they can play forward and attack physically to the Ring like Anthony Davis or MJ.

[@IagoVital]

he actually did that as well in 2016 against memphis if i aint wrong

[@inveteratecrusader4882]

He was just role-playing kuroko no basket. Not badass to play anime.

[@darylldionisio5025]

@@IagoVital 2015-16 west semis game 3. end of 2nd quarter.

[@folusojoseph989]

Truly speaking, Curry is the best shooter alive. I am 63. I saw Chris Mullin, Mark Price, Reggie Miller and the rest of them. Nobody comes close to Curry. Nobody should get me wrong, these others were also great shooters. Y’all should remember that All Star 3 point shoot out years ago when Larry Bird came in and looked around and asked who was coming second in the competition. That was incredible and majestic.

[@marcopignone9386]

Bird was my favorite player as a kid and still my all time favorite player. He was the first star to effectively utilize the 3 pointer in the normal course of play, and not just as a desperate last second shot. He was the first legit scorer to shoot about 3 threes per game. So, he taught the league that it could be an effective way to score at a time when no one else thought it was practical. Curry is the better shooter, the best ever by a wide margin, but Bird started the long distance shooting revolution. Kids didn't practice 3s until Bird won the 3 pt. contest in such inspiring fashion. No one knew you could actually make that high a percentage. Bird changed the game. Curry perfected it.... shooting wise...

[@timthomas1238]

Curry is not even close. Anyone can shoot with NO defense

[@johnbernstein7887]

@Artur Bello It was actually Rick Barry...10 years before Maravich played.

[@vondeenow1225]

You are way off base, Bird did not start the long ball shooting revolution at all.

[@vondeenow1225]

@Artur Bello - Pistol Pete was not the best shooter at all.

[@vondeenow1225]

@@timthomas1238 - what you really mean is that no one is close to Curry. Flush your envy. Curry has no competition, then or now!

[@sloanNYC]

Larry shot like that before the 3 was popular. And his release was insanely hard to block.

[@brandongreene9615]

I love how he said “oh I don’t get insulted” haha man earned that pride.

[@wjl2068]

C'mon guys Steph isn't the clutchest shooter but he is the best shooter by far. Bird ray and Reggie were clutch

[@abc-bu7nr]

Don't forget Mr clutch Jerry West

[@robertdudley1258]

Never hold conversations with RACIST, just say the exact opposite

[@tomj47]

Jerry West is in the conversation as shooter. I don't see how anyone compares with Russell ( NCAA champ., Olympic Gold, eleven NBA Champ.s in thirteen years - in an era of great racial conflict. Russell won. tj

[@mikes9637]

Stephs percentage in games is actually not that great

[@andrealston153]

By far that's kind of outlandish it's a different game guys shoot 3's all day, Bird by far and its not close in my opinion

[@robertlee3805]

I am so glad > I lived in the era > when Larry Bird was at his best !

[@briansalisbury4764]

I am a warriors fan but Bird was in a class by himself and so confident

[@tflo75]

Larry Bird aka Larry Legend is certainly right there with any of them..especially with the game on the line...that said, he was so much more than just a shooter...Larry was the total package.

[@humblebeginnings8328]

“How many guys make that shot”? We know 1 for sure. LARRY LEGEND.

[@airborne8580]

I love Larry Bird's honesty and fairness

[@nanook8721]

Larry Legend created the conversation…🐐🍀

[@petset77]

Bird was one of the best deep shooters ever. Curry, of course. Maravich might be in the conversation.

[@ayozayotv]

Maravich is in the conversation no doubt.

[@pucz8215]

The much debated comparison of curry vs Mullen. It’s a tough one

[@twizack22]

Shooting 3's versus best shooter. Bird talked alot of smack and backed it up too. Curry and Bird are scorers. But being able to tell your defender exactly what you are going to do before you do it and still score is nuts. Bird also could score with his off hand too.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

Bird did a lot of crazy things and went over the top and some of the best stories up there with kobe. Like when he was shooting in his warmup jacket and still won the 3pt contest asking everyone else “who’s shooting for second?” And yes he could do that shit with his left hand. But so can curry.

[@tahja]

scoring with your off hand isn't super impressive. especially when it's just switching hands when doing layups. that's basic imo

[@BurgBeats]

@@tahjamost basic stuff they praised back in the day😭 now it’s role players doing the same moves like it’s nothing

[@Placesandspaces35]

Bird is hilarious!! And he was an assassin on the court!

[@darkreyule]

That nanosecond from "are you in that conversation" to "yeah" is why this man is a legend. That confidence proceeds all things great.

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

I really feel like it's a lost art. Who can close out games, who could take that last shot, who could can catch fire within five in crunch time.... 🔥LARRY LEGEND🔥☝🏻

[@NA-gd3sd]

Are you watching basketball? At all? All I see are shooters, even the 7 footers hitting from three now. I seen JaVelle Mcgee hit a three a few weeks back. Then there's the guards, Lillard, Curry, and Trey shooting and hitting from the logo. Let's give these young guys credit, they can shoot bro.

[@DocJoeStan]

West. The logo. clutch.

[@sgvmvp]

Dame is that guy

[@markquick3332]

I Love Larry Love Love 🤩!😍👍

[@ILOV3BUTT3R]

I think if he had lived long enough Drazen Petrovich would be remembered in that conversation a lot more.

[@1tmagda]

Mark Price- the ring assassin.

[@spiffy8576]

Mark is so underrated. A great basketball player period. I'd take him and Larry Bird as the top 2.

[@trueempire8948]

Steph for me is the best shooter I’ve ever seen. And I grew up seeing all the greats even rerun tapes of guys who I wasn’t even born to see. I mean this man is lethal from anywhere on the court

[@ruffus8012]

1989, you grew up with todays icons in basketball. Without defense you can shot 3's all day. Back in the 80's, you had to earn it. Steph would be a backup to Bird back in the day

[@trueempire8948]

@@ruffus8012 Thats not the argument argument smh the argument is whether or not Steph is the number 1 NBA shooter we have seen. And for me the answer is yes. Never seen anyone shoot the ball like he has.

[@tucklydavis9064]

@@ruffus8012 since they play legit 2 different positions idk about that

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@ruffus8012 not even remotely true. Defense today is just as good. Physical defense is not equal to good defense. Strategical defense used by the likes of Greg Popovich, Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka is much more impressive to watch than people just being physical.

[@ruffus8012]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 Your delusional

[@andymullarx6365]

I'm glad he said that about Reggie Miller. Of course Larry had his share of big shots in the clutch as well. Robert Horry was big in playoff games.

[@saf1999]

He’s the best shooter hands down. There’s no debate! He single handily changed the game.

[@tjholt4343]

I can’t put him there he is 0-8 in the finals with the game on the line last two minutes give me bird jordan Kobe before curry

[@Ironslasher]

@@tjholt4343 crazy dickeat hes the best shooter whether u like it or not. And i hate the warriors

[@tomasmorais4192]

@@tjholt4343 Jordan was the only one you said that never had a really bad playoff game and he's the worst 3 point shooter of the four guys we're talking about... Sure he was clutch but the convesation is about the best shooter, not the best clutch shooter.

[@RealEthanLaroche]

Better stats and records to prove it. Not sure why people are even asking this question anymore.

[@InfamousAWJ]

@@tjholt4343 Ok so what? You guys are weirdos. Not every player is perfect. He’s the GOAT period, not even a question

[@MC-pz3ps]

Steph Curry has already broken the NBA record for the most 3 point shots in a career, and he's still playing at the top of his game. It's a Slam dunk

[@shinjig]

And he plays in an era where teams are shooting 20+ 3's a night. Back when they first created the 3pt line, it was 5 3's a night. How would those players do if they had the same opportunity to throw up as many 3's as they do today?

[@MC-pz3ps]

@@shinjig Yeah, they use to call them low percentage shots, and the coach would bench the player if he took too many. Instead they kept passing till they got a closer shot. The 3 point line started in 1979, same year Larry Bird started his pro career. What's the point?

[@TetrahedronIX]

@@shinjig Steph plays in that era because he created it, he literally changed the game of basketball, how many of those other guys were good enough to change the entire game.

[@shinjig]

@@MC-pz3ps It's easy to break records for most threes when many great shooters were discouraged from shooting them back when the line was first created.

[@MC-pz3ps]

@@shinjig You sound smart, just look the math study they did on Steph Curry's shooting percentage, of shots made to shots taken, It's all there. That's why the record was broken so easily.

[@robertanderson7610]

when current nba players act like this y’all say they aren’t being humble and that they’re boasting or themselves but when old dudes do it it’s them being legendary and y’all love the mentality

[@sharonbird2921]

I love Larry Legend number 1 Steph my number 2

[@natureboy1313]

I love Bird, but he is not a better shooter than Curry.

[@Jack51971]

Steph Curry is amazing. Perhaps the best shooter ever is a guy named Pete Maravich?

[@natureboy1313]

@@Jack51971 Yea maybe. 44.2 and no 3 point line.

[@dennisjr77]

They didn’t mention Ray Allen.

[@natureboy1313]

@@dennisjr77 Dude yes, Ray Allen should not be forgotten Good call.

[@markmccammon933]

The Legend. BEST PLAYER EVER.

[@thegadflygang5381]

Nobody I want taking that final shot other than Larry. Next comes Reggie than Jordan

[@katdawg3767]

The absolute best

[@lopezmt5]

He is definitely in the conversation

[@robertdudley1258]

Only if you DON'T include Integration if you do, NOT EVEN CLOSE

[@twolak1972]

Yup. Never be another bird. SAD BUT TRUE.

[@shaunroland8053]

Larry had to defend his reputation as who'd we remember during his time in the 80s. I believe he popularized the 3 point shot, but the the best teams like the Lakers, Celtics, 76ers, Pistons still putting down 60, 70, 80 points a night in the paint...playing multiple bigs in the paint. It was still a big man's game...different rules. Now with no hand checking, it's been easier to hit threes. Curry has revolutionized the game to a whole new level, with his shot abities. Even with the old rules, he would be a total nightmare for any guy from another era who has to guard him.

[@isheanesumasaka282]

I completely agree

[@tomitstube]

bird and reggie miller were the first two i thought of, pure shooters, robert horry made some huge shots in his time, 7 championship rings for the guy and he's barely talked about... curry is the best all time, by far, his 3 point resume is the best. period.

[@tva7263]

Love that question, “Are you in the conversation?” A millisecond pause then “Yep!” Bird did not need much time to think about that 😂!

[@phxees]

Bird was a 34% 3pt shooter, top guys are all above 40%. It’s a long conversation before you get down to Bird, unless you exclude a lot of players.

[@tva7263]

@@phxees true, on percentage, but to some degree the players of today are focusing on three point shooting because of players like Bird, the three was only introduced in Bird’s NBA rookie season, and in his own words, he did not say he was the best but he is in the conversation which (though opinion) I think is true also. (This does not get into the other stats, and areas of the game in which Bird is right there with Curry.) Ultimately the game has changed much since Bird’s time, when threes were not pushed as much by coaches or practiced much. Kevin McHale tells a story of trying to talk Larry out of making a three at the end of the game when Larry was going for the win. Bird ignored him, made the shot, and won the game. Curry born in 1988 while Bird was still playing has undoubtably grown-up shooting (practicing) threes his whole life. Bird started in an era in which there were no threes, did not practice it anywhere near as much as Curry yet his stats are right there. Which goes back to what Bird said, he did not say he was the best, but he is in the conversation.

[@DrClawizdead]

@@phxees Out of all those guys if the game is on the line and I'm down by two. Bird gets the ball. He makes them when they really count.

[@phxees]

@@DrClawizdead Jordan was the best clutch payer. Curry will make it less likely that a buzzer beater is necessary and if it is he can make it from anywhere on the court. Those guys where great during their time, but Bird was able to drink beers between games and still be the best on the court. This is a different game.

[@DrClawizdead]

@@phxees So Bird drinking beers and hitting game winners after telling the other team where he getting the inbound and still hitting it? Sounds pretty good to me. Also, let's throw some bos in Steph's jaw and ribs and see if he keeps that 40%. Yes, he is a better pure shooter but those guys back in the day ain't trash like you seem to think.

[@sandwich7761]

Interesting perspective from one of the all-time greats. It's not just about the number of threes or shots made, but WHEN you make make them that matters in this conversation. To Bird, clutch is what makes a great shooter.

[@staxmantim]

Magic said Jordan was the best in the air, Bird is the best on the floor. He also said that when God created basketball, he carved Chris Mullin out & said, this is a player. Love that Larry Legend mentioned two of my favorite players growing up: Mullin & Mark Price.

[@aerofpv2109]

I just looked at Mullin's metrics and they don't come close to Curry. What gives these opinions? What data?

[@robertdudley1258]

Your comment is racist Johnson was not known for his jumping ability, he was known for his thinking, court vision, leadership and being a 6'9" point guard, ha was not very athletic

[@robertdudley1258]

@@aerofpv2109 RACISM and the fear of BM, most these clowns own wife or girlfriends would not agree with them

[@staxmantim]

Metrics? Different game then. Metrics weren't even looked at. Curry & others changed it as did people who'll look at metrics & encouraged more 3 point attempts. Not many great mid-range shooters anymore

[@staxmantim]

Those are things Magic SAID.

[@aerofpv2109]

Curry has to be the best cause he has the metrics & unreal records to show it to be a fact. Opinions mean little.

[@aerofpv2109]

@Hu Du Agree. Top 10 is a different category but best shooter is his forte. I'm 53 and remember Bird very well but what steph is doing is revolutionary.

[@GTLyons]

true, facts are facts and tons and tons of game highlight video for any future generation to check out..... he is best until someone can match him shot for shot!

[@robertdudley1258]

Opinions are based on YOU WILL NOT REPLACE US biases and then you have FACTS

[@mence5992]

this video is old. I think is before Curry first ring or something like that

[@Perrystrologist]

Wtf 😂😂

[@oguz5717]

old people just cant accept how good new guys are...

[@sowservesave9037]

Bird was comic book good. Just incredible. Clutch man from where ever he was on the court. He made you love to see him play.

[@demboyz4082]

bird could shoot using his feet😂. i remember when he chose to use left hand the whole game and he played like left was his dominant hand

[@irmasil3]

"R U in the conversation?" - "Yeah".....That's a man who knows were he stands. Curry IS the most skilled shooter even walked the earth, but there are so many times you think he is not delivering 100% IN GAME....Larry on the other hand would be the guy to shoot 1/30 on a bad night, and still get the buzzer-beater game-changer shot with 3 defs hanging in front of him.....IN GAME, there were only 3-4 more players in the history of the game that had CLUTCH imprinted on the their foreheads as much as Bird did. MJ, Kobe, Magic and what we are probably witnessing right now.......Giannis.

[@sarahlisawall5666]

all true….all true….but Steph is the best shooter of all time…anyone else is a distant second….next question

[@wilt1007]

@@sarahlisawall5666 bird was more clutch

[@ericharris2860]

Robert Horry would like a word with you on hitting clutch shots

[@ericharris2860]

@Gregory Holden Bird has been surpassed by Lebron when it comes to passing...

[@I_like_turtles_67]

@@wilt1007 Waaaaaaaay more clutch.

[@everydaylee4591]

Bird the most official I. The business when he was out there still got that fire in him u can hear it salute Larry the legend

[@mrbean3470]

Curry is #1 shooter for my money. There's a lot of great ones but Steph is just above the crowd already with his resume.

[@chrissherritt2470]

Larry is the best “contested” shooter that i can recall. Defense does everything correct and he makes it anyway.

[@John-tp5gc]

Yep. Three defenders hanging over him, takes one step back and hits the long range fade away. Undefendable.

[@ylvinci7722]

no that’s definitely dirk

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

Steph, dirk, klay, allen all have it the same. To say bird is the best contested three point shooter in NBA history is blasphemous when steph is out here crossing up 4 defenders and hitting one legged fade away threes.

[@LargeDude2023]

Because of analytics and other influences, players shoot a lot more 3s now. If those great shooters of the past played in this era, I’m sure they would adjust their game and give Curry a run for his money.

[@universegalaxyuniversegalaxy]

The entire NBA did not decide to shoot more 3 pointers because analytics told them then.

[@chiefbrody75]

I'll say it til I die: Larry would be my first pick in any game. Even taking shooting outta the conversation, this guy's passing skills were nearly unmatched, one of the top rebounder (as a forward!), assists, clutch shooting, and just plain overall smart, court awareness. Easily the GOAT. Not even close.

[@philwilson609]

Not even the best white player - that goes to Luka D who is crushing every metric of comparison. But Bird was a hell of a player, who, along with Magic, was on the cutting edge of big players with guard-like skills. Just don't compare him with LeBron or KD. Players today are better....because time moves on. You might notice if you still follow the game, that white guys from Indiana have become extinct. 4 of the 6 MVP candidates this year are foreign born. The player pool is a thousand times larger than it was in Bird's day. It's a global game.

[@natureboy1313]

@@philwilson609 Ok, players today are more athletic than players 30 or 40 yrs ago. But Bird was not considered a great athlete. Bird has been retired for nearly 30 yrs and yet only Luka D. Is mentioned as being a better white player, even though it is a global game. And Luka is amazing.

[@chiefbrody75]

@@philwilson609 I stand by what I said: I'll take Larry any day. Best all around player, all the intangibles....no question

[@tomboston9669]

@@philwilson609 Larry's greatest skill was making everybody he played with better. He could have scored 40 a game every game but he knew that wouldn't result in the maximum possible wins. It's a tough skill to quantify, but I know Larry had much more of this than Luka could ever dream of. Luka might get in the conversation if he wins a few championships. Until then it's foolish to suggest that Luka is in the same category as Bird.

[@ashfrog8]

My team is: Magic pg, MJ sg, Bird sf, Russell pf, and Wilt at center. All these guys in their prime and no injuries, I’ll put them against anyone.

[@idrisbrown8961]

i was only a kid for the second half of Bird’s career, he was known for his Jumper & quick release, clutch fearless play, but its crazy how good he was at everything. i hated the Celtics, but Bird could shoot over u at 6’9 with endless range, double him and hed make the amazing pass, easily one of the best passers all time. get the big steal bc his basketball IQ and timing was great and this guy just would rip his heart out to beat u. id take Curry as the guy who is the best all around shooter now bc of the ways he can get off a shot and keep it pure..id still take Bird on the team first & i love Curry. Curry is the kind of guy youd want on your team that plays hard and works hard to get better, but Bird is not just one of the greatest shooters ever hes probably a top all time player at his position.

[@ianmig]

Curry is arguably the best pg ever... What you on about? He's not just only a good shooter. Did you watch the finals? How many rebounds did he average?

[@idrisbrown8961]

lol i agree with most of what u wrote, but u know my post was more about praising bird to the kids too you g to have seen him at all, curry is a top 3 pg i wont be mad at that argument, hes not better than magic and its not even close. not better than isaiah thomas bit after that i have no problem w the guys i saw play putting curry there. note also i wrote what i wrote before the finals. curry has two w out kd and two w him. thats impressive. he has sealed his legacy as an all time great pg for sure but hes not as high at the lne as bird is at the 3. i see curry more as a shooting guard/ pg. not enough assists to be a true point

[@sgvmvp]

​@@ianmighard to compare him to the likes of Jason Kidd, John Stockton, or Magic Johnson when that's not his game.

[@TheGamerFriends]

Birds the nicest guy. Mad respect for that man.

[@emanueltavares353]

I love Bird, love the Celtics, and been watching the NBA for 35 years now. Ive seen so many great shooters do their thing, but NO one is as good as Steph Curry. NO WAY!! Steph Curry's range is almost near the half court mark. It's not even close......

[@chipster504]

I agree with you 💯. I loved Bird as much as anyone, but I always try to be truthful and objective.

[@PoliticusRex632]

Range isn't everything.

[@yorkrothschild9922]

Exactly!!! Nobody!! Things evolve and the game definitely has!!

[@PoliticusRex632]

@@yorkrothschild9922 the game has deteriorated not evolved. Every rule has been changed to make the game easier for the players and more exciting for fans...casual fans that is. Before you reply think about these facts... In 1960 there were 100 NBA players In 2019 there were 521 NBA players In 1960 82% of NBA players were college graduates, today it's under 10% In today's game... It's easier to score with a 3 point shot It's easier to score with a Eurostep It's easier to score with a gather step It's easier to score with a hesi It's easier to score with no handchecking It's easier to shoot on a flex rim It's easier to shoot with a modern NBA ball It's easier to play in Jordan's than in Chuck's Everything has been improved to make the game easier. The NBA underwent mass expansion in the late 80s and 90s and to fill the more than 100 additional spots the League did away with the college requirement. As a result the teams were filling their rosters with teenagers lacking the experience of previous generations. The REAL difference between Michael Jordan and Lebron James is COACHING. MJ had Dean Smith, Doug Collins and Phil Jackson. All HOFers. Lebron's coaches have been mediocre at best.

[@yorkrothschild9922]

@@PoliticusRex632 you’re out of your fucking mind or you never had one!! The terrible 90’s, expansion teams, the 3point line being up a ft, because the players couldn’t shot, fast forward to today’s game they’re advocating for the line 3point line to be pushed back!! That’s called evolution!! Today’s players are faster, more accurate, smarter, and advanced!! A lebron James in the 90’s is a created player, Kevin Durant is 7ft and shots better than bird(numbers don’t lie) I challenge all of you yesteryears people to actually sit through a 90’s games on KZbin!! You’ll fall asleep 😴

[@josephyodiceyodice5990]

How do people forget the kind of shooters that Pete Maravich and Rick Barry were ? And just for pure range and skill in taking long shots Rick Mount and Jerry Lucas were as good as anyone. Lucas turned shooting into a "science" and they called his long range shot "the Lucas Layup" because he made it look so easy. Sadly, Lucas never got to play with the 3-point shot 🏀 because he would have set a lot of records. Dan Issel was another big man with a lot of range on his shot !

[@Lucas-vr1qr]

Chris Mullin

[@drizzletv3824]

this dude said nah, chris mullin 😂

[@hannover5551]

I’ve said it before. If Bird had to shoot 10 to 12 three-pointers a game the record books would be different. If he played in this era Oh Man!!!

[@alecboyce1998]

You think if bird in his prime played in this era he would be on top? I think so but the game is different nowadays…

[@hannover5551]

@@alecboyce1998 Quite honestly. The game is very hard to watch today. I was spoiled in the 80s. Yes, I think Larry Bird would be the hardest person in the NBA to stop offensively especially in the half quart game if he played today. And he would still have all of his instincts defensively, and be able to use both hands.

[@uchennanwogu2142]

Larry for his career shot 37.6% from the 3-on-1.9 attempts he doesn't meet the league average today which is 35% on 3.145 attempts.

[@hannover5551]

@@uchennanwogu2142 And he never practiced three pointers only before a three-point contest. Screw your numbers

[@briandoubleu2015]

I know Curry can be clutch when he needs to be.... Hell, I'll never forget what he did to OKC a few years back in the playoffs..... Ooooof

[@kewldewd8334]

I rocks with LB heavy - guy was a killa on the court. He would crush my hopes every season as a diehard Knicks fan. #respect

[@spyce_sa6584]

Steph is the best shooter of all time, the OGs just have a hard time admitting it

[@Teeki46]

Hating hard asl

[@ericlind6581]

Hé may not have been as effective when guards were allowed to grab you and hand check.

[@ryanturner8577]

This interview was from 2015.

[@nonamed56]

how do you know?

[@Measure_Head]

Best shooter of the regular season only The real best shooter is the guy you pass the ball to if you want to win in the last seconds And Stephanie choke Curry is definitely not in the conversation 0/16 never forget Stephsexual

[@petr79]

I'd also add Chris Jackson->Abdul-Rauf. Denver Knuggets were far from the top 4 teams back then but thanks to him too they eliminated Supersonics that were #1 in the nba in the first round and almost would do the same to the Jazz, losing 3-0 and making it 3-3. He was also top ft percentage scorer.

[@helinhowerneck]

Great to call Larry Bird and be interviewed by him.

[@kevinwells4986]

Love Larry. My daughter was being born when Indiana was playing New Mexico State (my school at the time) - and it was a long delivery. So I was watching the game at the hospital (played at the PanAm Center in Las Cruces). We had them at the end, but a near half court bucket by Indiana tied the game, and to overtime it went. Larry had fouled out. We lost by 6 afterwards I think. But it was an exciting day for me to say the least... and I always respected Larry during college, and the pros. Oh, and Curry is the best 3 point shooter, or most prolific I should say. He's obliterated the record for most threes as everyone knows. But I'm so glad we had Larry, Magic, Kareem, Dr. J, Irving, Nash, and on and on it goes. Basketball always has something more to offer every year thank goodness. Great grip of kids coming up as well.

[@kevinwells4986]

@@bigpardner Yeah, they sorta know basketball there.

[@kevinwells4986]

@@bigpardner I meant nothing bad in my comment, let's put it this way... Basketball is known in Indiana, and most of Illinois - and the midwest. Sorry, I know it was Indiana State. But it was a great moment. The great moment was the birth of my daughter on that day. If I ever mention this again anywhere I'll be sure to state Indiana State University. Larry Bird deserves that at least! thanks.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

Every time you think you’ll never watch basketball again after a legend retires, there’s a new one to keep you watching. Kareem, Larry, magic, MJ, hakeem, kobe, Lebron and now curry. I wonder who’s next.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@kevinwells4986 you bet that if your team won 6 rings in 8 years everyone would know about them!

[@kevinwells4986]

@@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 Absolutely. And God forbid that ever stops, because then we all do. The game changes as the players change. No 3 point line - then a 3 point line. Maybe a 4 point line? Just trying to be funny, but the game does keep evolving, and it's great to see the young people come up and change it even more.

[@docmalthus]

Pity they didn't have the 3 pointer when Jerry West played. That was the guy you wanted to take the final shot.

[@robertdudley1258]

He was a habitual loser it would not matter

[@docmalthus]

@@robertdudley1258 I'm guessing you know a lot about being a habitual loser who doesn't matter.....

[@rulnacco]

@@robertdudley1258 Errrr, what? You're talking about *Jerry West*--the guy known as Mr. Clutch? If so, that is ignorant and laughable; it'd be contemptible, but it's not even worth that.

[@boston_jorge]

Larry Bird is always in the conversation shooting, passing, rebounding even in game fighting.

[@jimskenadore1791]

I've seen them all. No if ands or butts! Steph Curry's the best EVER!! as of today.

[@nickpearce9441]

Not when it's the shot to win the game. That honour goes to Larry Bird.

[@nathan-qo9rj]

@@nickpearce9441 steph has had plenty of clutch shots what are you talking about

[@nickpearce9441]

@@nathan-qo9rj so are you trying to tell me that Curry is more clutch than Bird. You need to go onto you tube and remind yourself how clutch Bird was.

[@nathan-qo9rj]

@@nickpearce9441 not more clutch but you’re literally discrediting the greatest shooter of all time lmao

[@nickpearce9441]

@@nathan-qo9rj Curry is the greatest 3 pt shooter of all time except when the shot is for the win and he made the 40 50 90 club once. Bird is in 40 50 90 club twice and is the most clutch player of all time. Im not saying Curry isn't amazing just that in crunch time Bird is the best.

[@ronniepon2590]

A huge factor that separates Steph from these other names in this conversation is that he has far superior ball handling skills to any of them, and is far better at creating his own shot from deep.

[@johnstone2029]

That’s the white side of him

[@wymple09]

A guy who could get you the bucket when needed most, I like Downtown Freddie Brown. He was colder than ice.

[@quantumhype9839]

Curry not only the greatest 3 point shooter, he's up there as a mid range shooter and finisher at the rim. His handles are among the greatest and the intangibles like how he spreads the floor with his gravity, unlike anyone the sport has ever seen. Curry is easily a top 10 and I have him ahead of Bird.

[@quantumhype9839]

@@curtisvenom32 he's not at all a spot up shooter, nor does he "dribble if he has to"; plenty of highlights showing him driving to the rim past the best defenders in the league, including most recently the dpoy. And he's absolutely a guard in that he is a playmaker, but can also shoot from distance, which in itself is why he spreads the floor so effectively. And I never said he's the best mid range shooter or finisher, go read again. I said he's not only a long distance shooter he's also got a great mid range game and can finish too on top of the other intangibles.

[@quantumhype9839]

@@curtisvenom32 either you hate curry cause he torched your team (maybe a rockets fan?) or you're one of these old heads stuck in the past and can't wrap your head around modern day nba. Here's reality, curry is easily top 10, this is nearly a universal opinion with his 4th ring. I'd even put him inside top 7, ahead of shaq. He's just an absolute killer on the court and he shows it night after night... for years now. Though I did not say greatest mid range shooter or finisher of all time. You literally copied and pasted what I said, does it say greatest at mid range or finishing? I said that part of his game is "up there", meaning well above average, which it is. There has been zero players like curry, though now days there are many players and teams trying to duplicate what he does. There's been many great shooters, but none that do it from the same distance or with the same efficiently/consistency like curry. None with his gravity, none that spread the floor like him... teams are forced to face guard him at half court. You're also using old arguments taking about his defense, may have been a liability in 2015 or 2016 but not for a few years now. Regardless at his size 6'3 there's nobody in history that comes close to impacting the game like Steph.

[@quantumhype9839]

@@curtisvenom32 because your dad was a basketball coach means nothing toward your knowledge of the game, which doesn't appear to be very much, considering you would compare Pete Maravich to Steph curry lmao. This is written proof that curry haters will grasp onto anything just to hate. Pete Maravich had a 66.7 3pt percentage because he shot exactly 15 three point attempts in the nba (his last season) and made 10 of them, for 67%. Curry has made over 3000. You comparing PM 10 threes to SC 3000 with a straight face? Yes it's universal opinion (except to the haters) that curry is a top 10 player all time, some like myself would rank him higher. What's unarguable is that his career and ranking are still climbing with every mvp year he puts down. But keep on hating.

[@quantumhype9839]

@@curtisvenom32 I read all of it but you have no credibility when you compare guys from the 50s and 60s to Steph, ffs you just said pistol Pete with his 10 made threes is better than Steph. Sorry but you know nothing about how to put together a credible nba top 10 list. Pete isn't on it, lol. Neither is jerry west. Though anyone is free to have their own top 10, of course, in which case yours can be with a bunch of old timers, have at it.

[@quantumhype9839]

@@curtisvenom32 now you're forced to create hypothetical scenarios in which a guy from 50 years ago could have been better than Steph. Just admit you hate Steph, lol I don't care.

[@alexanderlea2293]

In my mind, Steph is the best shooter ever no question. But I feel like we gotta respect these oldheads when it comes to the players we haven't watched or known. Imagine 30-50 years down the line, we might be talking about Ray Allen and Klay Thompson in the same way that these guys talk about some of their favorite players. They had to be there to know what it was like to see them play, what it was like to talk about that player with their friends/teammates.

[@skylersimpson4692]

Respect, bro. I agree

[@PIP...33]

NAAAH IF I WANNA BET ON GAME WINNER ILL BET MY HOUSE ON HORRY BUT MY LIFE I BET ON LARRY LEGEND BEST SHOOTER IN HISTORY

[@PIP...33]

@@skylersimpson4692 CAN CURRY SHOOT FROM THE POST ?? NOPE. SO HOW CAN U BE BEST IF U ONLY JACK 3S ?? IF MITCH RICHMOND AND RAY ALLEN OR BIRD HAD GREEN LIGHT LIKE PLAYERS TODAY NOBODY WOULD BE NEAR THEM. AND IF U SAY BEST SHOOTER...WELL KERR IS 48% FROM 3 , CURRY BARELY 40%

[@slagwill5599]

Larry’s the man. Honest, straight forward kinda guy. Never sure when he’s tryna be funny though.

[@hannibalbarca6308]

Everyone forgets how good, and how insanely clutch reggie miller was

[@dustincobb5718]

He'd be Steph curry but better today with the prohop

[@reallifefrankenstein]

@@dustincobb5718 no lmao

[@dustincobb5718]

I think the best shooters ever were 1 Meadowlark Lemon 2 Bill Sharmin because he's the most underrated shooter and he was two hand hard checked. After that Wes banned shooting percentage went up. 3 Pete Maravich because Dr j said he could anything and he was a unique type all around skilled player. That Pete surprised him with his great jumping strength width I think bill Sharmin is better. But only at shooting. Pete's blocking rebounding steals all impressed Dr j and it really tells the truth about Pete he beat Dr j more than anyone one on one and Dr j tore up the streets and Rucker park and that's a nice rep drjs the 4th best player ever. No one had his layups and his range is better than they say. 4 Larry bird today would have a defensive three second rule and a prohop. Larry before his back injury 1st time. Meadowlark Lemons any angle any ark he wants to shoot it because all he ever done was hookshots growing up and he perfected it. He could ark it so high from any angle and make it. That means not even wilt could of blocked it. Especially since it was fast if he wanted it to be. Wilt called him the greatest because he had skills like magic ,2 decades or so before magic. His fullcort to unlimited range skyhook was over 70 percent shooting percentage from half court or beyond. Wilt admired his full skill set more and more. The year he was a globetrotter. I think Meadowlark is the reason wilt had so many globetrotter skills and he is the goat. Wilt wasn't joking when he said it.

[@dustincobb5718]

@@reallifefrankenstein Larry would super Steph with today's refs the prohop and a defensive 3 second rule.

[@Tuga777]

I deals with Bird but he sounds a little delusional in regards to Steph. I'll say I've seen a Klay before but I've never seen a Steph before. There has never been someone who plays with the ball like that and shoots from Japan to Alaska with that accuracy. Normally that was just a mid range thing.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

That Klay you’ve seen before was the best shooter of all time until 2016 or so.

[@AtzeD109]

"Sure I am" Classic Bird 😂 gotta love him

[@rulnacco]

"People don't even know who Joey Hassett is and he's one of the best deep shooters I ever saw." I will second that. In the 1979-80 season he was coming off the bench for Indiana. The Pacers were playing the Celtics (Bird's rookie year of course) for the third time in Indianapolis late in the season, and Hassett put on one of the best shooting displays I've ever seen. Start of the game, a complete sellout, it was pretty much a Boston home game: Bird got like a 2-minute standing ovation in the introductions (he was actually wiping his eyes), and by far most of the crowd was behind the Celtics. But surprisingly the Pacers--who were horrible then--were giving Boston a bit of a butt-kicking, and the fans started coming back around and cheering for them. The Celtics tried to retake control in the second half, but Hassett came in late 3rd quarter/early 4th, can't remember precisely, and in just under 2 and a half minutes, he scored 13 points. He hit two 2s and three 3s. On the final one, he caught the ball straight away at the top of the key, backpedaled while dribbling until he was behind the 3-point line, looked down and checked his feet, and then let fly. As the ball was in flight, this wave of sound started rising in pitch and intensity, and when the ball splashed through the net I thought Market Square Arena was going to literally explode. We were way up at the top, and all that tremendous noise rising up and reverberating off the roof was simply incredible. The Celtics were *through*, the Pacers ran them off the court. Hassett's nickname was Sonar, because his teammates said he could find the basket from so deep.

[@theferryman4916]

Hassett's career 3-point percentage is.......34%....

[@rulnacco]

@@theferryman4916 Primarily because of the way the shot was used back then. Put him in a modern offense with the green light to fire at will, and you'd see why he was considered so good. A lot of his shots back then from deep came late in games when the Pacers (who were bad back then) were desperately trying to catch up--and the other team knew *he* was the one guy they really had to worry about from behind the stripe.

[@theferryman4916]

@@rulnacco That's a lot of speculation - I'll stick to the facts...

[@rulnacco]

@@theferryman4916 Says the guy who probably never saw basketball played back in the 80s with great teams like the Celtics, Lakers and Sixers, a much more physical league, and so knows nothing whereof he speaks.

[@theferryman4916]

@@rulnacco See...even more speculation and a hint of insults mixed in...you keep going like this and all you achieve is making yourself look bad....

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

Remember this: Larry Legend called Reggie Miller one of the best he's ever seen..... and Reggie Miller calls Steph the best HE's ever seen... even makes his top 10 NBA players.

[@jutstravolta2476]

And Currys fave player was Reggie

[@ότικαλύτερο-ρ1χ]

Of course is Larry in the conversation. No questions asked. Larry legend

[@johannesswillery7855]

Larry's first NBA coach told Larry to not shoot threes. All time bone head coaching move.

[@mneugent7658]

Yeah but you have to remember that 3's were brand new in the NBA when Bird was a rookie and the idea of shooting from that far out just wasn't yet part of the basketball mentality. Since until that time there was no extra benefit to shooting from far away the best idea was to get closer to the basket to shoot. And in his rookie year the 3 was only in a trial season so nobody knew if it was even going to stick around. It made little sense to have a guy get used to shooting from behind a line that was possibly going to go away the next year.

[@slipknot6789]

@@mneugent7658 ... he told Larry Bird not to shoot 3's. That's insane no matter what.

[@mneugent7658]

@@slipknot6789 In hindsight, yes. At the time Bird was a kid (this was back when rookies actually had to earn respect) and the mentality of the game didn't know shit about 3's. Made sense at the time.

[@Amick44]

@@mneugent7658 right. It just came into the league his rookie yr. No one had any real strategy to use it. Other than to catch up or finish at the end.

[@mneugent7658]

@@Amick44 I think the 3 titles The C's won with Bird means it all worked out.

[@davejohn255]

"Big Shot Bob" gets my vote for most clutch game winning shots I can remember seeing(Bob Horry). Steph gets my vote for most reliable regular season long/3Pt shooter. Problem is with Steph you put your best guard on him in the playoffs and he gets stopped. You couldn't guard BSB or Bird or any taller shooter like KJ. Guys like Steph and Kerr had to rely on teammates drawing attention to get them open.

[@superbitesizedbuckets2451]

Steph has to rely on others to draw attention?!?! Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

[@nekronbeast3981]

I agree with big shot Rob but Steph is is extraordinary in his own right

[@abierose2345]

You should never watch basketball again

[@PatronSilverWave]

Curry is absolutely the best lol there isn’t even a question

[@mf5202]

Love Larry. The guy is as straight-shooting as anyone. Hard to disagree with one of the GOATs. People forget how good Mark Price and Chris Mullin were. Midrange it was automatic, but Price was a setup shooter. Steph is definitely the best deep shooter ever, but "best shooter" has many different meanings. What makes Steph amazing and different from a Mark Price is 1) he has a super quick release 2) Steph can create separation with his great handles. 3) Shoots from way deeper than any other player. BUT, the BEST SHOOTER WITH SOMEONE RIGHT ON HIS FACE, BY A LONG MILE, IS LARRY JOE BIRD. There is NO ONE even CLOSE.

[@jtc1964x]

Put teh crack pipe down. In his dreams, Bird and Mullin can't sniff Curry

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

I would add Ray Allen into the conversation as well.

[@-ac-8296]

@@jtc1964x why would anyone want to sniff curry? Weirdo

[@DrClawizdead]

@@jtc1964x Game on the line, down by two. Who you giving the ball to? Bird or Curry?

[@mikewilson3661]

I’ll take Larry #1 any day

[@oriondx72]

Curry is one of the best because theres no defense in basketball anymore and he can take 10-15 three's a game!

[@steviem5279]

You look at some of the guys from the Bird era and just after, they barely averaged one three pointer made per game and that's because the game was played differently then. That being said, when talking about great shooters, Drazen Petrovic has to be in that equation.

[@brockman562]

@Stevie M checkout my list above

[@BluePiano7]

Thanks for reminding us about Drazen. He was amazing talent, a European basketball pioneer just coming into his own in terms of understanding the NBA when his life was tragically cut short. We'll never know what he would've accomplished.

[@3313-c2j]

Larry's just being humble you know he thinks he's the best eved

[@shawngaither5028]

He's just being an arrogant baller..as he should be...he knows Damn well the moment he saw Steph on college he was the best..just can't say it..game recognize game..he knows.....and i like bird better than steph

[@DespicableBunny]

I like how larry has a lot of love for reggie

[@cflo1386]

Reggie during the playoffs was more clutch than Steph Curry.

[@aerofpv2109]

HUH ... clutch to what with zero rings bruh.

[@clharris7211]

Agree

[@aljosaerceg1102]

Lol there is like 100 players more clutch then Steph,he can shoot and score from parking,but that's all for nothing coming clutch time he shrink and choke..

[@vondeenow1225]

You need to stop with your jokes, Reggie never won anything. Curry has won just about everything, what are you talking about, clutch?

[@abierose2345]

@Kevin K barkley said curry was a bus driver moron

[@iliketocomment8144]

Curry is the best 3 point shooter of all time. And I’ve seen them all.

[@laryangel4082]

Larry bird better

[@iliketocomment8144]

@@laryangel4082 Larry Bird is up there. I’ll take Larry Bird overall on my team than Steph Curry any day.

[@nathan-qo9rj]

@@laryangel4082 he’s a better player overall but not a better shooter, which is what the conversation is about

[@allantorres101]

Larry Bird will always be in the mix of good shooting abilities in the NBA.

[@sarahlisawall5666]

How bout Peja Stoyakavic….come onnnnn…..great shooter….but not even close to Curry…..why don’t we throw in Craig Hodges how bout John Starks….how about Paul Westphal from the parking lot….nice nice…..CURRY IS SO FAR NEXT LEVEL OF GREATNESS ITS NOT EVEN DEBATABLE LARRY!!!!

[@ThePrinceraj88]

Steph Curry is #1 all time he sealed the record this year in New York conversation over!

[@wishingb5859]

Basketball was so much fun in Bird's day. A bunch of characters and Bird was the biggest.

[@ydoucare55]

Curry shits all over every other player mentioned in this video, especially when you consider his volume and the way he's guarded beyond the 3 pt line.

[@tombrad9950]

Say what you will curry is not a better player then chris mullenand that is a fact.

[@nosideoul3862]

@@tombrad9950 Seth Curry, sure. If you're talking about Steph, you are on the strongest drugs ever produced. 3x champ, 2x MVP, 8 time all star against Chris Mullin with only 5 all star selections?

[@diodeno666]

Long distance shooter curry no doubt, allarround bird

[@mannypacqaio4770]

how is that even possible when stats clearly show us that curry in a pocket of his own plus bird wouldnt be able to compete with most players today just what it is. if our phones tv food roads bridges medicine education got better how come basketball wouldnt ? explain that to everyone here how we getting better in all aspect of lives but not in bball

[@mikesquike130]

@@mannypacqaio4770 you are so pressed bro. an NBA legend doesn't share your opinion - try getting over it.

[@michaelshultz1590]

@@mannypacqaio4770 You’re ignoring some facts. When Bird played, the 3 wasn’t focused on. It was primarily a post game. If it had been focused on, Bird would have shot a lot more 3’s and he would be the all time 3 point shots made leader. Yes, Bird would not only be able to compete, he would dominate.

[@diodeno666]

@@mannypacqaio4770 bird wouldn't be able of compete? Bird has more competitivity than the whole today's nba. The fact is tjat bird can shot 3p, low post, after screen, left handed and 2p, besides frees 90%.......and he invented 90/50/40 club that's why i say that is better allarround shooter.

[@AndyC1]

@@mannypacqaio4770 And you think everything else gets better and Bird wouldn't? Sounds like a Bird hater to me..

[@Burlykim13]

Larry hit some real wisdom there. I mean no not everyone can hit it when it’s tied, but there’s many who can. Not everyone can bring you from behind o tie or win though. Larry was that guy