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@richardthiele836310 ай бұрын
What a privilege to have watched Larry Bird play!
@lakermark2006 Жыл бұрын
As a Laker fan, I'm starting to finally appreciate Larry Bird's greatness. I know, i know... but better late than never.
@Smedleydog1 Жыл бұрын
Some of the best games I've ever watched was Lakers v Celtics when Magic was still playing. Not to take anything away from the whole Lakers team, but when Magic and Bird were on the court at the same time, you knew you were going to see a game full of highlights.
@Jbf-76 Жыл бұрын
This is eeeery… I have a bunch of Laker fan friends who have said almost word for word what you just admitted. Probably 5 or so in the last few months.
@ericglenn9984 Жыл бұрын
Does the Lakers organization pay you to be so loyal? Matter of fact you pay them to be a fan of their team.
@hildeemcflugle3387 Жыл бұрын
Between Magic and Bird there have never been better passers.
@klicknkreate7077 Жыл бұрын
If Magic can appreciate Bird's greatness, so can you! 💪
@archiemack60452 жыл бұрын
This was actually great for Rodman, who never had a father to take him to school as a young boy.
@dariustate7830 Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@MegaLBreezy Жыл бұрын
Every black man story...
@sseannkenny525 Жыл бұрын
Savage
@MinecraftSkater125 Жыл бұрын
jesus christ 😂
@joshuagaffney458 Жыл бұрын
That is a fucked up joke 🤣🤣🤣 ☠️
@gato7908 Жыл бұрын
This is great for young people that have only heard about bird and didn't get to watch him play every day. He was definitely the real deal. Rodman even at that young age was one of the league's top defenders.
@capitanfuturo5942 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird and Dennis Rodman ...I miss the old NBA.
@RogerPeet2 жыл бұрын
You ain't never lying.
@hanaf12312 жыл бұрын
Athletically and skill wise modern players on another level. Certainly the game isn’t as physical as it used to be, as the rules have changed, so I get it that some people miss that.
@capitanfuturo5942 жыл бұрын
@@hanaf1231 The NBA today is a League of effeminate.
@hanaf12312 жыл бұрын
@@capitanfuturo594 maybe men not acting macho or tough over a game is a good thing. Fighting a fire, raising a kid, developing a vaccine, those things are truly tough.
@shawn472402 жыл бұрын
@Capitan Futuro You’re sus…”not that there’s anything wrong with that”
@allenuconn2 жыл бұрын
Rodman was a very good defensive player so when you see Bird lighting him up it just shows how skilled he was against players with superior physical ability. Larry was the real deal. Rodman had nothing to be ashamed of. He played hard and did what he could to slow down one of the greatest players in NBA history.
@YiannisAndreou2 жыл бұрын
I agree. Rodman did well against the GOAT. The only and real GOAT in NBA History that made every single player on his Team better because of his Superior passing skills and a Team first mentality!!!
@darykinnaman23192 жыл бұрын
Rodman was one of the hardest workers out there. Bird worked harder.
@sundromos94562 жыл бұрын
@@YiannisAndreou He may have even made his opponent Rodman, a better defender!!
@sundromos94562 жыл бұрын
@@darykinnaman2319 Rodman had a ton to prove. Bird was a genius, sort of the hoops version of Messi. Alien understanding of things.
@jmadratz2 жыл бұрын
Bird: not bad for a white boy from French Lick who couldn’t jump and was slow…but all he did was WIN!!!
@kevsamuelsdiedwafathookeri2254 Жыл бұрын
What's crazy is that technically this is was when Bird was just recovering from bad back spasms and a bunch of other orthopedic injuries he had since the '86-'87 season, and being almost crippling by the '87-'88 series with L.A. So he was efforting here much more out of will and chronic fighting pain, than being the athlete he was from '79-'86. Bird had amazing above the waist quickness and modified his game to be as best as it could be with that gift, even if his legs and back were failing him by this time. I know this because as a Laker fan back then, I diligently followed the injury reports on Boston after '86. People just don't realize how much pain Bird played with nearly every night and still competed for scoring titles/3pt % after '87-'88. Dude was near superhuman.
@c7lee Жыл бұрын
Had he not been playing in those canvas shoes who knows. Maybe he could’ve played longer.
@Durwood71 Жыл бұрын
@@c7lee The canvas shoes weren't the problem. Bird injured himself doing chores for his mom back home (I can't remember if it was chopping wood or shoveling snow).
@kevinconroy6606 Жыл бұрын
He got that dawg in him
@Truth_Make_You_Free Жыл бұрын
@@Durwood71 Gravel.
@jbl7946 Жыл бұрын
@@Durwood71 He does have a point just 🤔 think if Larry played all them yrs with Good shoes like nowadays id bet he'd a played alot longer EVEN THO HE INJURED His back shoveling rocks to make his mom a new Driveway that one summer if he'd had Good shoes on from the age of 10 on I Think Possibly Larry avoids 90% them Back problems your Feet are extremely important but who knows...meaning who knows maybe he doesn't injur his back that day shoveling perhaps his back wouldn't of been on the edge of destruction like it was..
@johncox770 Жыл бұрын
Two great players. No one could stop Bird. All Dennis could hope to do is make Larry work hard for it. Bird may not be the GOAT but he is my all-time favorite player.
@JesusChristISTHEONETRUEGOD3 ай бұрын
Bird is the GOAT.
@TwoFourFixate3 ай бұрын
I, too, think that Larry Bird was-and is-the greatest player in NBA history.
@oldtimer7943 ай бұрын
No MJ is.@@JesusChristISTHEONETRUEGOD
@x00p33 ай бұрын
@@oldtimer794 I'm a bulls fan and I love MJ but the more I see of Bird...
@johnpersechini49512 жыл бұрын
Birds ability to shoot with both hands just made him even tougher to guard.
@javiercolunge52742 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend would school in any era.
@osas52112 жыл бұрын
Too fragile, t Mac avg better numbers with a fucked up back
@derrickbird96762 жыл бұрын
3 championships, 3 mvps, 12x all-star, 10x all-nba, took a bunch of no names to 33-0 and the NCAA championship game v. McGrady.. You're just trolling
@tylerasweet2 жыл бұрын
@@osas5211 too fragile?? The game was so much more physical back then. He would not have had those injuries in today’s soft ass NBA
@osas52112 жыл бұрын
@@derrickbird9676 33-0? not accurate the team was 3rd in their conference going through injury bug and rebuilding
@osas52112 жыл бұрын
@@tylerasweet Not really, Durant tore his acl in this soft league. Bird will still get injured and not be the same, not every player is John Stockton with great genes for healing and quick recovery. Fun fact shoveling snow at his mom's house fucked up his back lmaooo basketball was the cherry on top
@billymullins1357 Жыл бұрын
Bird was always taking over in big moments of the game, he really rose to the occasion.
@robertferguson3648 Жыл бұрын
He wasn’t called Larry Legend for nothing
@french0103 Жыл бұрын
Larry Bird The best all around basketball player 🏆🏆🏆 Bird made all his teammates great!
@Doug-sb9gz2 жыл бұрын
When he was healthy and in his prime, he was the best in his time. So competitive. So gifted. so cerebral. When he got into a player's head, he owned him.
@happychildhood5912 жыл бұрын
So true Doug! Well said...!
@onlythewise12 жыл бұрын
true
@rebeccamasse15572 жыл бұрын
Magic was the best
@michaelmichaelagnew85032 жыл бұрын
Michael Jorden learned about the mental aspect of the game through Bird the moment they first met. Byrd was savage even to Jordan didn't care how young they were.
@onlythewise12 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmichaelagnew8503 90% of everything blacks know came from whites
@TrueBagPipeRock Жыл бұрын
Unguardable. Bird is better than I recall. Watching this, he could back you down, bump you, pump fake, and all he needed was one step of space to drain the shot. Just ONE. Also, every time I see him go to the free throw line, he collects free pts cuz he never missed from there either.
@MogulMonk14 ай бұрын
50-40-90 2 times
@tom80 Жыл бұрын
Bird was unstoppable. He was 6’ 9” and could shoot any shot and it didn’t matter if guys were on him. He would shoot it in their face anyways. That’s when you know you are in trouble as a defensive player.
@jacekr265510 ай бұрын
You’re right, Tom. Right hand or left hand - it didn’t matter for Bird. He was fun to watch.
@sgardner43138 ай бұрын
He would often even tell the opposing team where he would be when he took the shot.
@FuShengAlexАй бұрын
He got stopped badly by Detroit in the playoffs the year of this video. If he had the athletic bility to beat athletic guys consistently 1 on 1 off the dribble then he'd have been truly unstoppable. He had everything else.
@narnold8710 ай бұрын
Had to look this up after Rodman said Larry wouldn’t make an NBA team and would be in Europe in today’s game 😂
@DennepeerRelaxation5 ай бұрын
Same 😂
@juventusfc05205 ай бұрын
Same
@ohger14 ай бұрын
He might be right. Of course, that means Rodman wouldn't make it in the NBA either... But the way I see it, if Bird didn't have to dribble and could travel like Lebron, he would have been even greater.
@cooloutac3 ай бұрын
I think most of these teams would dominate in todays nba. I mean the amount of air balls and missed layups is unreal in todays game. Running and Gunning to the 3 point line to chuck up long bricks is wild. The only major difference I see in todays game, besides guys looking bigger with the weight lifting and steroids, is that Centers now can be 3 point shooters which was unheard of in birds day. THe Centers of today are in a different world than even 15 years ago. Also the refs literally call a foul anytime someone hits the floor now which was also unheard of. But that is something Larry could of easily adapted to. The difference with Isaiah and the pistons, or Magic and the lakers or Larry and the Celtics, is that they only cared about the W. Not stats to get money as a free agent or in a trade. Its why Jordan and Pippen could never beat any of those teams in the playoffs, ever, no matter how many points Jordan scored lol. Larry would literally make todays teams look dumb as hell.
@gregshirley-jeffersonboule62583 ай бұрын
Uh, no. Jesus ...@@ohger1
@tomitstube2 жыл бұрын
loved these piston teams, bird and the celtics, jordan and the bulls coming up, magic and the lakers, hakeem and the rockets. these guys rocketed the nba into primetime.
@PerfectlyFreedom Жыл бұрын
So many icons in the same time!
@romulogallardo9548 Жыл бұрын
That was the nba and how it should have always been. Nowadays is like a videogame set in arcade mode with maxed out players to hit 3s. So boring.
@peterquinn50452 жыл бұрын
I don't know about anybody else, but I really miss both them!!! One of the greatest offensive players vs the greatest on the ball defender.
@tdb47632 жыл бұрын
yeah Dennis held his own
@robertgoldsmith4198 Жыл бұрын
@@tdb4763 not actually
@tdb4763 Жыл бұрын
@@robertgoldsmith4198 yeah actually. Are you high? Or stupid? Or both?
@vintagemxer91653 ай бұрын
Great era. The Detroit Bad Boys vs the Celtics. Awesome!
@x00p33 ай бұрын
@@robertgoldsmith4198 Have you ever seen Rodman guard Shaq?
@irmasil32 жыл бұрын
Bird was shouting all the time: " I m wide open, no one is guarding me, I have a free shot..."lol...true story
@jugglinglivebabies2 жыл бұрын
i miss almost everything about this. i miss that roster (Bird, Chief, McHale, Ainge, DJ, Lewis, etc), i miss that parquet floor, i miss almost sitting on top of the person next to you. i miss my dad taking me to the game after getting pizza in the north end...
@AjaychinuShah2 жыл бұрын
Well damnn, if the darned Microprocessor and super highriZe Skyscrapers and Condos were out of commission we'd have a stronger league to digest.
@AjaychinuShah2 жыл бұрын
You'll really have to settle for a 150 pound Bench Press DIKEM ........Be/
@yehor_ivanov Жыл бұрын
gotta stop livin' in the past, man, - 4 reel
@mattconnors9419 Жыл бұрын
@@yehor_ivanov Give him a break bro. He was reminiscing about a great time in his life.
@mjisthegoat88 Жыл бұрын
@@yehor_ivanov u bum
@juniorjohnson95092 жыл бұрын
Rodman was a hellaciously fast and talented defender, but Larry knew how to get his defenders out of their comfort zone and make them pay for even the smallest mistakes.
@eddiehaskell19572 жыл бұрын
Perfectly said!
@blitzthis102 жыл бұрын
Seems like luka took a page from LB
@ghatesspeech2 жыл бұрын
Timing always beats speed
@juviggy75472 жыл бұрын
No
@mxfilms97382 жыл бұрын
Once Larry got to his spots it didn’t matter who was guarding him. KD is really the modern day 2.0 version of Bird the way he scores.
@WideHarryCock2 жыл бұрын
Larry was so 80s lmao whenever I think of 80s sports Bird is the first that comes to mind
@dannysullivan89292 жыл бұрын
Bird, Gretzky and Montana. In that order.
@dmcintosh8519 ай бұрын
As a Laker fan, I was glad that these two had to play each other. And that we didn't''t have to beat both. But this is the eastern conference at it's finest. The transfer of power from Philly to Boston to Detroit to Chicago was brutal.
@_Some_Guy_ Жыл бұрын
Bird couldn't be stopped from getting buckets, even by one of the GOAT defenders. He was too good and too smart.
@mikefuchs-sb8pv8 күн бұрын
right the only thing that stopped Larry Legend was injuries
@BusyBadger Жыл бұрын
Watching clips from this NBA era makes me not only wonder how many points Larry Legend would put up on a present day team, but also think how injury free he would have be and how much longer his career would last.
@actionjksn10 ай бұрын
Larry Bird's back injury was not from basketball it was from shoveling a bunch of gravel. He redid his mom's driveway.
@rmleider8 ай бұрын
well he's better than luka, so...i have him maybe 3rd greatest all time behind MJ and curry
@boated238 ай бұрын
@@rmleiderlmfao I wish to never be this stupid
@Jst4vdeos8 ай бұрын
@@rmleidercurry isn't top 10
@TK08082 жыл бұрын
Larry is 32 years old here and plagued by injuries. Dennis is 27 and in his prime. Dennis is also one of the absolute top athletes in NBA history. Just look at the way he runs. Imagine him running the 200m or 400m.
@riddlescom2 жыл бұрын
He also could do a vertical jump standing still and hit his head on an 8 foot ceiling. I went to the oc fair with him in 2004. It was funny to see the reactions of people. They loved him or hated him . I'm glad I dont have to sign autographs everywhere I go it gets old real fast.
@t-bo27342 жыл бұрын
Bird's feet were giving out on him at this point.
@w8stral2 жыл бұрын
And only 1 of the 3 fouls was a foul...
@kenneth78262 жыл бұрын
SuperSwede...good point..dennis was a very intelligent player..he knew the basic fundamentals to the game..peace
@jakemarshall21002 жыл бұрын
Rodman is one hell of an athlete, and went on to get inside a few opponents heads, during his long career. Bird is in a league of his own when it comes to mind games, on every player on the opposing team, and probably the coaches too.
@NytronX Жыл бұрын
2:57 - "I'm over here rook" 🤣
@eggsmann594 Жыл бұрын
You nailed it !!! 👍👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@davidevensen5230 Жыл бұрын
This is a Larry Bird tribute video but look at the spring in Rodman. That guy was a prime physical specimen. Mental, too. He was a rebounding genius.
@abcmaya Жыл бұрын
I think Shaq said Rodman is pound 4 pound the strongest player if ever went up against.
@MCGguitar6983 ай бұрын
I agree, he definitely is mental.
@mskidi2 жыл бұрын
The second he gets his hands on the ball he goes to bussiness immediately regardless of his position of the offensive end, he doesnt spare a single moment to check the defense, catch a breather, call for a play, wait for a screen, or anything of that sort. You dont see modern star players, with this type of relentless aggressiveness on execution and Bird would go full throttle for the whole game. Both from a purely basketball point of view and from an athletic one (a guy that big with such level of activity), its an extremely impressive sight.
@aussiesurfer8052 жыл бұрын
mmmm ok .... i'm reasonably certain Bird read the defence before, during and after he received the ball .... crikey ... ...but I do get what you're trying to say i think, and yes he did always play aggressive and take it to the defence.... but what many people make the mistake of thinking is that the greatest didn't bother about the fundamentals of the game - they all did, in fact they cared for the fundamentals more, and by executing them quicker and better than the next guy they became great ...
@sundromos94562 жыл бұрын
Beautifully illustrated. It's how a team like Indiana State made it all the way to the title game. I should add...you've also basically described Steph Curry and his pressure and how on top of things every second of play that the defensive team has to be when facing him. Even when he's not the shooter, he creates havoc.
@rftulie2 жыл бұрын
@@aussiesurfer805 You got the point, he knew where the D was already. Larry's ability to be aware of where every other player was on the court at any time was the beauty of his game.
@ericb52732 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I am not saying that modern day NBA players couldn't play in the era of Bird, Magic, and the like. What I will say is they couldn't do it playing like they do now. They would have to step it up.
@markcavandish12952 жыл бұрын
Half the guys on the court here wouldn’t make the G-League of today’s NBA
@podunkcitizen25622 жыл бұрын
The announcer is so wrong, @1:40 the crowd wasn't booing their own team (especially Larry) for not getting a rebound. They were booing because they wanted a foul for Rodman shoving Larry in the back to get that rebound. Larry may have acted a little for full effect.
@tomhearns1432 жыл бұрын
Larry was an actress.
@thekongstocks2 жыл бұрын
IF SO @@tomhearns143 then LeCon James & The Beard Guy are easily Oscar & Golden Globe winners for being the best actresses to have ever acted on hardwood floors, eh?
@joelwillems40812 жыл бұрын
@@thekongstocks The Beard Guy is the worst basketball player to ever be considered a superstar and given an MVP. Really poor percentage shooter and one of the worst defenders ever. If refs weren't so dumb to give him free throws for non-fouls and not calling his traveling and carries, he wouldn't even start a high school game.
@chrisb86552 жыл бұрын
@@joelwillems4081 A lot of what you said could apply to LeBron as well.
@stevequincy38811 күн бұрын
I was so lucky to watch Bird play all through the 80s/early 90s as a boy. He will always be the GOAT to me.
@WendyQallabАй бұрын
Two greats Iam so happy to watch these clips. Amazing players.
@wycliffehill9596 Жыл бұрын
They said Bird is slow but his first 2 moves he makes is quick enough to catch the defender off guard.
@jameskerry412 жыл бұрын
today's and future generations will never know what it was like to see Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Dominique Wilkins play back in the 80s...nothing but pure, unadulterated perfection.
@desboukis Жыл бұрын
And Isiah Thomas.
@philipcarson2637 Жыл бұрын
Saw MJ in the mid 90s, I'm so jealous
@polarvortex3294 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but, sometimes back then Rodman would, out of the blue, and at times in very important games, hoist up his version of a 3-point attempt. Ouch! Magical perfection it was not.
@chrisoakley5830 Жыл бұрын
Yes the 80s was the NBA's best decade and for those who want to bring up Jordan in the 90s, Jordan was also in the 80s and was a big part of what made the 80s so great.
@Durwood71 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisoakley5830 Michael Jordan became the face of basketball.
@mike7696Ай бұрын
Thank you for the footage, also for the clarity on the sound of fans, ball thru the net/hitting rim, floor, everything.
@bballvaultАй бұрын
No problem
@fly13272 жыл бұрын
Not the quickest, not the tallest, certainly not the highest jumper. But damn could he dominate players and win games. Miss the NBA from his era.
@lazarduke65962 жыл бұрын
You described Nikola Jokic. Obviously you do not miss NBA, ...you are not watching
@VenancioPineda2 жыл бұрын
@@lazarduke6596 You are comparing Larry Bird with...who?
@MakaveliDior Жыл бұрын
@@VenancioPineda 2x MVP you bum
@VenancioPineda Жыл бұрын
@@MakaveliDior Larry Bird: As player: Olympic Gold medallist Barcelona (1992) 3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986) 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984-1986) 12× NBA All-Star (1980-1988, 1990-1992) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982) 9× All-NBA First Team (1980-1988) All-NBA Second Team (1990) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982-1984) NBA Rookie of the Year (1980) NBA All-Rookie Team (1980) 3× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986-1988) 2× 50-40-90 club (1987, 1988) AP Athlete of the Year (1986) NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 33 retired by Boston Celtics National college player of the year (1979) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1978, 1979) Third-team All-American - NABC, UPI (1977) 2× MVC Player of the Year (1978, 1979) No. 33 retired by Indiana State Sycamores As coach: NBA Coach of the Year (1998) NBA All-Star Game head coach (1998) As executive: NBA Executive of the Year (2012)
@aqmarmazhar673610 ай бұрын
@@VenancioPineda facts but we have to wait for Jokic's career to be over first. He is good and also got his first championship and first finals MVP.
@nobodysreview61372 жыл бұрын
Larry doing step backs abd everything against one of the greatest defenders ever.
@chriswalls58312 жыл бұрын
Kobe got bird in top greatness
@MakaveliDior Жыл бұрын
@@chriswalls5831 Who cares?
@chriswalls5831 Жыл бұрын
@@MakaveliDior some of us do Kobe gottem in top 5 gotta be legend
@MakaveliDior Жыл бұрын
@@chriswalls5831 Bird better than him it's clear that nobody gives a fuck what Kobe thinks
@BLACK_MikeHammer Жыл бұрын
@@chriswalls5831 I loved the Mamba cos of his ruthless and take over mentality, but Bird was a much more efficient scorer than he ever was.. Kobe needed to take a ton of shots to get his, not Larry Legend, he never needed to shoot the ball 30x's in a game to get his...
@youdontsay21812 жыл бұрын
Bird: "Throw me the ball no one's guarding me" Legend
@mike813992 жыл бұрын
No one does that......🤪
@Fettclone12 жыл бұрын
"Someone better 'D' me up quick"
@JayZoop Жыл бұрын
"Look at all those muscles! They are not going to help you today."
@putin2918 Жыл бұрын
Rodman is literally the greatest defensive player of all time, and a freak of nature. But Larry is from a different planet.
@Charon589 ай бұрын
Wilt Chamberlain is the best defender of all time and would crush Rodman at both ends of the floor
@putin29189 ай бұрын
@@Charon58 true. But i prefer rodman
@jessbyes67228 ай бұрын
Rodman played defense ONLY....pretty easy to save your energy for 1 side of the ball. Not close to top defender. NO WAY Putin
@scooter21634 ай бұрын
@@putin2918 Man, you waved the white flag pretty quick on that one!
@putin29184 ай бұрын
@@scooter2163 can't tell man to like what i like, coz i like a fat booty they like flat, fat or flat, booty is a booty.
@stevegant72862 жыл бұрын
As an old Lakers fan, I can't tell you how frustrating it was watching Larry Bird destroy your team! One of the greatest of all time!
@BM_Holdings2 жыл бұрын
I miss this basketball so much. Thanks for uploading.
@johnschuh861610 ай бұрын
Doesn’t get better than this.
@DaILLSpotTV10 ай бұрын
This is more relevant than ever lol
@drdubberruckie23462 жыл бұрын
Great players in a great era, Bird was a freak. Basketball without politics👍🏀
@matthewroberts6833 Жыл бұрын
You weren't paying close attention if you didn't see the politics.
@drdubberruckie2346 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewroberts6833 - What does attention mean Maffhew?
@matthewroberts6833 Жыл бұрын
@@drdubberruckie2346 Basketball in the eighties was ridiculously political and marketed off of race politics, market conglomeration and pricing out poorer fans by glamorizing the sport. I was a kid back then so I didn't see it either but looking back at it and seeing how the Celtics-Lakers/Pistons rivalry was presented and how pricing jumped up to such a huge degree it is a hell of a model for creating wealth disparity and glamorizing athletes over folks who get paid far less for doing far more valuable work.
@zerimar262 жыл бұрын
Bird not only one of the greatest players ever but he was mentally tough. I noticed Rodman couldn't play mind games with Bird because Larry would play mind games himself.
@nknasi2 жыл бұрын
Rodman was quite young in this game, it's possible he learned some of his mind games from Bird himself.
@asmith38462 жыл бұрын
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar praised Bird for having a tough mind, and being able to get into others' minds... exactly like Rodman.
@m.williams4971 Жыл бұрын
Note: This was a very young Rodman. Nowhere near the guy he’d be in the mid 90s. People are assessing this ‘89 season as if Rodman was an established defensive stopper.
@MS-ns2pj Жыл бұрын
@@m.williams4971 Bird would still beat him.
@DrMjenno Жыл бұрын
@@m.williams4971 he was an established defensive stopper at this point. He became the elite rebounder later on. You need to go back to NBA history school.
@cliffleath79832 жыл бұрын
Going back to College BB Larry from Lizard Lick was fantastic and never changed. He taught lessons to many good defenders!! One of the greatest to play BB
@LBluesummers2 жыл бұрын
Lol Artis Gilmore with the “Don’t F*** with me, Son” push on Laimbeer at 3:25
@neiladams51762 жыл бұрын
two of my favorite players Bird and Rodman ,,,man i miss the old NBA
@emmettpepito10 ай бұрын
Anyone here after Rodman saying bird wouldn’t make it in the nba today
@JoeSmith-mg5vu10 ай бұрын
Yup, what a clown
@bballvault10 ай бұрын
Rodman’s my fav player but that’s nonsense for sure. Look at slower white players dominating the nba like luka and jokic. Bird would be destroying in the nba right now
@Ryenobal2 жыл бұрын
The addition of Rodman to the '96 Bulls made them unstoppable. His antics, energy, rebounding, and defense caused so much disruption for opposing teams. Without him, I don't think the Bulls would have won '72 games that season.
@nightruler6662 жыл бұрын
nor a second three peat
@gregrowe11682 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think Horace Grant overall was a better player than Rodman. He could actually score and could hit an open 15-17 footer and was a decent ft shooter. Was maybe slightly below Rodman in defense and rebounding but only slightly. Both by this time were a bit past their prime though.
@eddielee41 Жыл бұрын
@@gregrowe1168 Shaq was OWNING that Bulls team in the playoffs...until they put Rodman on him. There was NO WAY the Bulls would have won without Rodman. He was the only player in the world who could "guard" Shaq.
@jackkitchen7372 жыл бұрын
The color commentator in this game is one of my favorite of all times. Steve Jones. When he worked with Marv Albert and Bill Walton, the NBA never sounded better. And here, with the great Skip Karay, he formed an excellent team.
@mountlite Жыл бұрын
Thanks, recognized the voice but forgot the name
@johnatspray Жыл бұрын
Two legends! Both favourite players.
@hartsickdisciple2 жыл бұрын
Bird could drop 45 or 50 on anyone in NBA history. His game had no weakness. He knew how to create space as well as any player ever.
@kad9947 Жыл бұрын
The only weakness is not even on his game, it's his god damn back!
@memyselfandiuntildeath19112 жыл бұрын
conditioning always wins. if there was one thing I learned in junior high and high school, our basketball coach made us run before, during and after practice. he said just like "free throws win basketball games", conditioning beats the other team physically and mentally. cardio/conditioning is paramount.
@garytorresani88462 жыл бұрын
My dad was a coach. He would have us practicing free throws until we were ready to drop. When we bitched about it, all he would say is “games are won or lost on the free throw line, you guy better know how to make them.” When I see NBA players failing to make them, I scream my dads words at the TV. There is no excuse for a million dollar pro not making them. If they need to learn, watch Seth Curry’s drills.
@polarvortex3294 Жыл бұрын
@@garytorresani8846 Many players would be able to improve their free throw shooting if they seriously practiced and studied how to make them. And it's strange that so many are willing to tolerate a weakness in this area, when making them can mean scholarships, rings, and more. But I think that some players simply cannot learn how to make more of them, pretty much no matter what. Rodman, Wilt, Shaq... There's something inherent in their makeup or approach to the game that limits them to around 60% max. Fortunately, they have other valuable gifts that make up for this often frustrating deficiency, and that's why they reach the pros.
@johnschuh861610 ай бұрын
At a high school where I taught, no player on the team was over six feet,and no one was a real gunner, but they won because they could run the other team into the ground and because they didn’t miss free throws.
@Fister_of_Muppets Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest defenders playing against one of the best shooters ever. Problem is, Larry was mentally seasoned here, he had years on Rodman, but Larry's back was hurting, Rodman was still learning. However, prime Larry Bird against prime Rodman... result probably would have been the same, but would have been one hell of a show.
@johnschuh861610 ай бұрын
Bird with the ball had the initiative, and Rodman had to react. Like trying to dance with a partner for the first time.
@everObvious8 ай бұрын
@@johnschuh8616That’s true of all defensive play. The comparison to be made is how Rodman defends OVERALL. OVERALL, he is debatably the best defensive specialist ever to play. I’ve seen Rodman face less trouble against Michael Jordan than paired up against Bird.
@eandevideos55982 жыл бұрын
Now these were the days. Miss watching all these greats play so much
@Davidtibi43532 жыл бұрын
“You can’t guard me”,…Larry Legend indeed!!
@mylittlepitbull31432 жыл бұрын
I have to give props to Dennis rodman because I saw him at Venice Beach one day and he took time out of his day to say hello to me and ask me how I'm doing.
@johnschuh861610 ай бұрын
Bet it lights up your day just to think about that moment.
@mylittlepitbull314310 ай бұрын
@@johnschuh8616 I like to tell the story because a lot of people talk a lot of bad things about him.
@chrisweidner47682 жыл бұрын
My favorite defensive player. Ever. Schooled by the master. Learned. Grew. No harder worker in the league.
@flexcity96242 жыл бұрын
Lebron James...
@mojebi38042 жыл бұрын
@@flexcity9624 🤢
@jjs777fzr Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Took me a while to accept Rodman the player and Rodman the person. Thx for the memories.
@jp38138 ай бұрын
To be fair, this was when Rodman had yet to even become an All-Defensive Team selectee. Though it's not like he never got lit up by other scorers afterwards.
@IveBeenWithBruma5 ай бұрын
No Rodman was extremely difficult to score on in his prime. Jordan had force his team to draft him just so the Bulls could win championships. Jordan hated playing against him with a passion.
@jp38135 ай бұрын
@@IveBeenWithBruma Fanfic.
@tamatb8 ай бұрын
Rodman is such a good boy back in the days! Before all those tattoos and piercings! 😂😂
@middleschoolteachers7866 Жыл бұрын
Bird easily makes my all-time starting lineup.
@justasplash3802 жыл бұрын
Awesome, awesome 🏀 video. Rodman was still that pebble that found its way in your shoes when playing against Bird. I love it!! 😉
@Colstonewall2 жыл бұрын
Rodman was a special, special player. A great athlete, and a guy who didn't care about scoring. Maybe the only guy who didn't care about points in the NBA. All he cared about is defense and rebounding. He was great at both.
@chestermicek2 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird was a basketball savant. If Dennis Rodman could not stop him, nobody in the league could. An average game for Larry Bird, in the NBA, was 24 points, on 50% shooting from the field with 10 rebounds. That was an average game over a 13-year career. In an average game, Larry Bird would night after night get the Boston Celtics 24 points, on 50% shooting with 10 rebounds. Amazing.
@gumdeo9 ай бұрын
Legend.
@aarondigby50548 ай бұрын
If Bird wanted to he could've scored 50 maybe 60pts many nights but would only score enough to win because he involved himself in every aspect of the game; rebounding, assists, diving for lose balls, starting and finishing breaks etc,.. probably the best all around players ever, definitely top 5.
@AutomaticPoker Жыл бұрын
Rodman was one of the greatest defenders in the league history and the greatest rebounder of his generation.. don't feel bad for him in this game, though.. Bird did this to 100% of the opponent's he played against. I watched over 250 of his games or more and he is the only player I've never seen get shut down
@cindyknudson27152 жыл бұрын
I liked Rodman not letting Parrish fall. Credit where credit is due.
@irishgrl2 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend!!
@derrickbird96762 жыл бұрын
You might be one of the few who loves Bird as much as me.. I've seen you comment on multiple Bird videos. Respect lol
@calebmcurby85809 ай бұрын
Dennis Rodman now: "If Larry Bird played today he'd be in Europe." Yeah, buddy. Sure.
@oldtimer7943 ай бұрын
At least he'd still be playing.
@briandempsey31572 жыл бұрын
Larry is my favorite basketball player OF ALL TIME! & I've been watching the game since '65. & I grew up in Los Angeles. Please do a segment on Raymond Lewis out of Verbum Dei in LA. Fascinating story that a film was just made on him.
@christopherjohnson18032 жыл бұрын
Rodman did as good a job as can be done against Bird.
@garagegeekguy Жыл бұрын
Agree, that was great defense, he was working his tail off and playing perfectly. Bird was just too good on this day
@QuinnPrice2 жыл бұрын
I loved watching Bird play. Rodman was an interesting character. Great rebounder, generally strong defender. Except against Bird.
@geraldcollins71032 жыл бұрын
Bird man in any weather! Probably the greatest person who understood the game. Yo Larry Thank you
@Adrian-op5ni8 ай бұрын
Been watching the NBA since the 80’s. Only one other player has ever wowed me besides Jordan. That man was Larry Bird. He was seriously off the charts amazing. If his prime collided with Jordan I truly think they would have divided up the championships evenly he was that good. Build great teams around Jordan and Bird, prime for prime it’s closer than people think.
@jp38138 ай бұрын
Well, it certainly wasn't even between Bird & Magic when it came to championships.
@IveBeenWithBruma5 ай бұрын
I don't think Jordan could take Larry in prime vs prime. Jordan is driven by ego and intensity while Bird is calm and calculating. He'd be in Jordan's head before the first quarter even ends being up by a significant point lead since birds danger zone is anywhere past half court while Jordan dominates the paint.
@martinhall9322 жыл бұрын
1:44 The crowd wasn't booing their own team... they were booing Rodman's push off Bird to get the rebound and score.
@scott15642 жыл бұрын
You're right about what they were booing, but it wasn't much of a push. Bird wanted a freebee on that! Anyway, I'm not sure the Pistons cared much about this one game given that they beat the Celtics in 6 to get to the finals that year.
@donngarrison62742 жыл бұрын
I was saying, Boo-urns.
@Lvatopesado Жыл бұрын
@@scott1564 - What is a push for you then?
@scott1564 Жыл бұрын
@@Lvatopesado I didn't say it wasn't a push, I said it wasn't "much" of one. Bird was almost directly underneath the basket, especially when he was hunched over waiting for the ball to come down. That isn't a great place relative to others in rebounding position. He was a smart player -- probably the smartest in the league at the time if not all time and wasn't going to get short changed on calls, especially at home. Bird knew he was out of position and at the slightest hint of the contact, played it out. The official saw and, like me, thought, "no, not enough there." You can disagree but don't misrepresent what I said.
@chrismurphy40212 жыл бұрын
Man! One of the few people who could school the worm! Rodman was a rebounding and defensive King but Larry was unstoppable
@syrupofwahoo30593 ай бұрын
Oh man, for a few minutes watching this clip I was transported back to my youth remembering how good i thought i was and watching the greatest players of the day….👏😂
@randyrci2 жыл бұрын
There will only ever be one LEGEND!
@getnanoed10 ай бұрын
Prime Bird is top NBA first team 5 EVER!
@ScotchIrishTarheel2 жыл бұрын
One of the originators of the step-back three.
@keysersoze503210 ай бұрын
Dennis cant be talking after getting cooked like this
@MitchMarley110 ай бұрын
He’s a nut
@MN-ug9me2 жыл бұрын
I grew up as a kid in this era of basketball, back when players played. Loved it, I can’t watch it anymore.
@broaddusmarines2 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird always licked his chops when he saw Rodman guarding him.
@ralphfurley1232 жыл бұрын
I’m a Showtime Lakers fan so I have tremendous respect for Larry Bird! I didn’t like him when the Lakers and Celtics were battling each other for Championships! But several decades later, I have a fondness for Larry Legend! Larry Bird makes my All-time Starting 5: Point Guard - Magic Johnson Shooting Guard - Michael Jordan Small Forward - Larry Bird Power Forward - Tim Duncan Center - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ☮️🖖🏽
@Bangbangbigelow2 жыл бұрын
Damn we were close, I got Magic, Jordan, Bird, Duncan and Shaq as my starting five on nba 2k22 lol Kidd, Kobe, Pippen, K Malone and Chamberlain are the second string! I have them all playing for the Knicks lol
@ralphfurley1232 жыл бұрын
@@Bangbangbigelow Prime Shaq was so dominant! I can understand why you chose him! I don’t have Shaq on my team is for the same reason why I don’t have Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell on the team! Free throw percentage!!! All three shot just above 50% for their career! That’s unacceptable for this all time roster! It seems somewhat sacrilegious to leave all three out, but that’s what I have! All Time Basketball Team Starting 5: C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7'2" PF: Tim Duncan 6'11" SF: Larry Bird 6'9" SG: Michael Jordan 6'6" PG: Magic Johnson 6'9" Bench: C/PF: Hakeem Olajuwan 7'0" PF: Kevin Garnett 6'11" SF: Lebron James 6'8" SG: Kobe Bryant 6'6" SG/PG: Jerry West 6'2" SF: James Worthy 6'9" PG: Stephen Curry 6'3" ☮️🖖🏽
@Bangbangbigelow2 жыл бұрын
@@ralphfurley123 Good point on the free throw % and good rotation! 🔥
@Bangbangbigelow2 жыл бұрын
@@ralphfurley123 Except you can keep Lebron though 😂 I’ll take the Greek freak instead, definitely a future hof
@t-bo-lesotho3 ай бұрын
Larry Bird's passes were like butter dripping off a hot roll.
@ek21562 жыл бұрын
I miss the 80s and 90s NBA games... These were not just games, these gamer were battles. The Celtics hated the Pistons, and the Pistons hated the Celtics. There were no good buddy competition bullshit like today's NBA. These guys wanted to punish the other team for even thinking about coming into their home arena and trying to beat them. I may be 52 now, but I am so glad that I grew up getting to watch all the NBA then.
@Colstonewall2 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind a lot of Bird's athleticism was diminished at this point in his career. The back injury had happened about 3 yrs prior and getting worse each season. The bone spurs in his heels were now a major problem. You can clearly see he doesn't move well compared to say 1985. I would've loved to see the 1984 Bird vs Rodman before Bird's injuries. Bird would've really smoked Rodman. And that's not a diss on Rodman, he was clearly a special player.
@chrisbera79522 жыл бұрын
He was a shell of his younger self, yet still dominated! With today's medicine and training he would have dominated for another ten years!
@impassable2 жыл бұрын
Bird, Maravich, and Walton, all great in their prime, all slowed by injuries later. You wonder if Durant is going down that path also
@davidpatton22962 жыл бұрын
This was a young Rodman. If Rodman was in his prime he would shut down Bird AND get 26 rebounds.
@dannysullivan89292 жыл бұрын
@@davidpatton2296 And you call MY opinion embarrassing!!!
@davidpatton22962 жыл бұрын
@@dannysullivan8929 Yup, very embarrassing.
@kenneely17522 жыл бұрын
Larry: You can’t guard me!! Rodman: you’re right!!
@69Muscle Жыл бұрын
Larry Legend. Blessed I got to see him play at the Gaaahhhden.
@guinb97792 жыл бұрын
This is back when basketball was a sport...not a stage for the players to speak their opinions like today's game. Larry simply told you where he was gonna score from...and he did jus that! Those were men back then...not the little boys that play the game these days. Thank you, Larry...you are a legend.
@joshb.1118 Жыл бұрын
Nostalgia 🫧
@TrashPanda51502 жыл бұрын
This was a beautiful time to be alive!
@FBIforreal1522 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and this was when Larry's back was already toast
@Alphasports5762 жыл бұрын
No he was toasting 89-88 he was still very good
@FBIforreal1522 жыл бұрын
@@Alphasports576 Larry Bird hurt his back in 1985.
@Alphasports5762 жыл бұрын
@@FBIforreal152 yea but he was still best player in league till 88 go look at his stats from 88 they were great
@FBIforreal1522 жыл бұрын
@@Alphasports576 yeah....as I said, even with an injured back he was still torching the league....
@johmhill7312 Жыл бұрын
And he wad having problems with his heels.
@timelliott41175 ай бұрын
All the talent in that game is incredible.
@bballvault5 ай бұрын
Bad boys pistons were stacked with great players. They will go down in history for playing rough but they were one of the best teams of all time I think
@mcathawk14902 ай бұрын
I love Larry Bird. First player I would pick on ANY all-time team.
@handlebucket62852 жыл бұрын
And yet people tell me Kawhi would completely shut down Bird. Kawhi is probably a better perimeter defender than Rodman but that's not really Birds game. He plays more off ball and in the post. Something Rodman was better at defending. Yet Bird is torching him. Also Rodman is stronger than Kawhi.
@osas52112 жыл бұрын
This is a rookie Rodman that’s jus learning the game
@handlebucket62852 жыл бұрын
@@osas5211 Actually, it's Rodman in his 2nd year. Also, even peak Rodman in 1991 couldn't do anything against a 34 year old Larry Bird.
@Bitshitter2 жыл бұрын
I don't know that I could find anyone in today's game that could effectively defend Bird in his day. They just don't play defense like that anymore.....
@irishgrl2 жыл бұрын
@@osas5211 WhatEVER
@osas52112 жыл бұрын
@@handlebucket6285 bruh he didn’t play much in his first year silly, Adrian Dantley ( man who avg 30pts on 56% fg for 5 years in Utah was starting ). Chuck started trusting Rodman more the second year after Adrian had a season ending injury and in 1991 Celtics lost despite Larry having Mchale, Parish and Reggie Lewis a pretty stacked team but your daddy Larry avg 17pts shot 6/15 40% from the field and 14% from 3 lmaoo Larry had not avg 17 pts since his first playoff in 81
@yjmsniper2 жыл бұрын
Birds step back is sweet
@RiseUpOutreach3 ай бұрын
Larry Legend owned the best rebounder & one of the best defenders in the game.
@slammajamma5435 Жыл бұрын
How quickly we forget how great the great’s were. He was masterful. How many players throughout history could do that to Rodman? A handful at most, he was a helluva defender.
@austinhuber313110 ай бұрын
Ha ha ha, and Rodman says Bird would measure up to today's talent.
@MitchMarley110 ай бұрын
He’s a lunatic
@kwamestamps352 жыл бұрын
The NBA back in the day, THIS...IS...SPARTA!!!
@randrrr2193 Жыл бұрын
Bird, Ainge, Parish, DJ and McHale! Always enjoyable to watch the teamwork!