LeBron Fan Realizes Larry Bird Is The GOAT

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[@brendawalters3728]

they didn't leave him open, he got himself open. What a lot of young viewers don't understand is that you had to guard Bird differently because of his passing, his faking ability and his ability to shoot left handed.

[@ScreeFi440]

If he'd listened to the story instead of rambling through it, he probably would have gotten that

[@rgreen1107]

BIRD vs JAMES … SHOOTING BIRD PASSING BIRD REBOUNDING BIRD 3 POINTER BIRD FREE THROW BIRD BLOCKS BIRD FEARED BIRD CLUTCH BIRD WHINING JAMES FLOPPING JAMES TRAVELING JAMES

[@ginakirby4434]

This is a great comment!!!! LMAO 🤣

[@paulkardash2991]

Great comment! But this cat doesn't listen..to busy running his trap

[@ad00m5]

Hahahaha FACTS

[@dennisdezarn5895]

LeBron also tomahawk dunks. Larry Bird never tomahawk dunked.

[@tsch38301]

@@dennisdezarn5895 Thats funny right there. I don't care who you are.

[@Aperdedor1]

Lebron isn't even in the top 5 best... lol youngins are so delusional on this.

[@trueamerican1307]

Yup,

[@vjsuxujrix9245]

I was thinking about this the other day. Wilt ruled the 60s Kareem the 70s Bird and Magic 80s Mj 90s Kobe 2000s Lebron 2010s LeBron is not better than any of these guys. That's why they have to tell us he is... EVERY DAY!!! And EVERY SECOND of EVERY DAY!!!

[@garysteinert8040]

Lebrun isn’t evvvenn as mmaan

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

Fact

[@kaibalfour2318]

Bird is my favorite scorer

[@beverlycobb724]

Michael Jordan NEVER beat Larry Bird 😎

[@oldben6086]

…in the playoffs*

[@xctkillaprodigyx2586]

@@oldben6086 Yea where it matter most!

[@JoseCandia-hw6zw]

🧹🧹

[@ToddandRaquiForrest]

4:18 cookies huh? BIRDS moves dropped Pippen, Jordan, Rodman, Wilkins, Cooper and more, and that was back when you couldn't walk, carry or double dribble. You had to actually have skill.

[@patriciaperdue5532]

Lots of reactors say, "In today's game...," like they don't understand that if Bird, and others, had grown up in today's era they would have had the same advantages that today's players have (medicine, training, diet, etc.). And, they definitely would take those advantages and use them to be even better than they were in the 80's and 90's.

[@BobSoltis1]

@@patriciaperdue5532 Playing in today's NBA Bird would only average about 10-12 points a game. Of course that's not bad for a guy that's 68 years old. 😉

[@patriciaperdue5532]

@@BobSoltis1 67...but, who's counting. 😊 If they just stood him beyond the three point line and dished it to him, he might score more than that, even at his age.

[@tonyo3544]

Those would be some concrete cookies

[@scottrackley4457]

Nique is my absolute favorite player of all time, but he could not guard Bird. Only Cooper got close.

[@california862]

Lebron is better at telling the world he is the best player ever

[@shanedenny5234]

That's a FACT!! 👍

[@gerryrice4848]

pompous arrogant flopping egomaniac

[@JCJMC21]

To be fair, they all say they are the greatest. They have to, it what’s makes them the greatest

[@AwesomeOrville1]

@@JCJMC21 Bird never once said he was the greatest! Everybody he played against said he was the greatest!

[@dadftw1318]

That is true. He is the GOAT of GLOAT.😂

[@patriciadavis1393]

Okay I'm an old lady I'm not a basketball fan other than the different personalities and Larry Bird I love dearly for what he represented❤❤❤ he played the game he did not care about color he played hurt he cared about his team and teammates and he was loyal his entire career to the Boston Celtics❤❤❤❤❤

[@allewis7810]

Doug you can't ignore the stats, and Bird was far more than the stasts.

[@chipperthompson8746]

Of course he can, he just TALKS NONSTOP over the stats!

[@ToastyZach]

You can see his expression change when the stats came up 😭😭

[@patriciadavis1393]

Okay this is the only time I've ever agreed with Stephen A Smith😂😂😂

[@soramirez5473]

lebron airballs free throws. thats enough for me NOT to pick him. I got higher standards.

[@cindyknudson2715]

And he admitted on air to improving his flopping abilities. To what purpose? To get to the free throw line? To throw air balls? He's had decades to hone and improve his skills. But..... nope. To me, that's just one more reason he's NOT a contender. He has WASTED all that "longevity" coasting and selling his shoes. He might be a GOAT shoe salesman but not a basketball player.

[@scottboyd9383]

Bird number 1 facts show it

[@kalancosta7650]

Larry’s clutch percentage was over 70% MJ’s was 50%

[@ElizabethAldrich-bb1ot]

Watch Bird’s passing video, re-edit with new footage. It’s transcendent. Founded the 50-40-90 club and did it twice. Stayed with one team and helped make four of them Hall of Famers. I’m 74 and 80s’ basketball was talent-rich and exciting to watch. I’ve not had that feeling since: certainly not today’s NBA. It was about TEAM work, not showboats jacking threes. This NBA is a circus, not basketball. Those of us like-minded Bird fans will never be convinced otherwise. Never.

[@pete3198]

I always love watching games from that era as opposed to games from today. Back then guys were so decisive with the ball - the BBIQ was clearly several levels above. As soon as players caught the ball they already knew what they were going to do and would be getting ready to do it on the catch. Today guy just dribble, dribble, dribble until there's 7 seconds left on the shot clock, at which point they either force a bad shot or start playing a desperate game of hot potato trying to find somebody open.

[@donechols3937]

Guy,as usual people are a products of the era. LeBron is in your era,so that's your pick. You never saw Larry actually play, clips doesn't do it justice. On shear hustle alone. Bird is ahead.

[@Indy1831]

Bird is the greatest small forward ever & it’s not even close

[@americanman13]

Bird was 4 -0 against MJ in the playoff

[@brendawalters3728]

6-0 Bird swept him twice

[@cobra7282]

@@brendawalters3728 Yes a young MJ with a shit supporting cast. The Celtics of the mid 80s were stacked with like 4 HOF players.

[@brendawalters3728]

first of all I was just correcting the 4-0 stat nothing more. I actually have MJ and Bird as my co- GOATS for the record though both Mchale and Parish have said they wouldn't have been in the HOF if not for Bird. Bird did not have either of those players or Ainge, DJ, or Walton when as a rookie he took a team that was 2nd to last place with only 29 wins and won over 60 Bird is the only player in history to do that. MJ didn't win any Titles without HOF players on his team and not until after Bird retired. BTW I am NOT a Celtics fan. But when you have both MJ and Lebron picking Bird in their top 3 and worthy picking Bird over Doc that is saying something. and unlike you and me, they should know .@@cobra7282

[@Djm0319]

Larry Bird never quit like the other guy does.

[@atx4fun]

Not only did Bird have better stat lines, he did it when they played alot tougher defense and when the starters played 82 games a year. There was no 2nd night of a double header off. The other thing not in the stat lines is that Bird had a bad back from like 85 on. He would have to work constantly to keep it from stiffening up. That is the numbers part, here is the other part young people who didn't see him live won't understand. There was not a worse feeling in the world than your team up 1-2 points with Boston having the ball and under 5 seconds. You knew who was getting the ball, the entire other team, arena, announcers and fans watching all knew who was getting the ball, and even with all of that, Bird hit clutch shot after clutch shot. I don't like goat talk because I think you look at position by position. There is no one better at SF than Bird. Hands down, no debate. Same for Jordan at SG, Wilt at Center. Those 3 are so far ahead of the competition, you don't even have to debate it.

[@ATeamPavingInc]

Birds trash talk alone would send Lesoft to lockers by halftime!

[@Chris-kj7de]

LeBron wishes he was as good as Larry Bird.

[@lesgobrandon9444]

Leflop would cry constantly in that era of the NBA

[@davejeanmougin3341]

Before Larry and Magic the NBA was almost broke. The Finals were shown on tape delay. No games were shown live. The most watched game of all time was the NCAA finals of Michigan State vs Indiana State. The first Magic vs Bird final.

[@robertseverin1773]

Mj was clutch but it's not even close bird was as clutch as it gets the logo would be the only player ever to rival bird in the clutch

[@AlfredoRamos-ko3tx]

Try to defend your king now,you must be in awe with his acting

[@markneal3445]

If Bird was black there would be no debate period.

[@ngervat]

Look at these game highlights, they're grabbing, pulling, shoving holding and this happened all the time. I'm 45, I've had the pleasure of watching some of the greatest players of all time at Madison Square Garden, Michael Jordan to me was like an alien, he did stuff Noone else could. Kobe was in my opinion the hardest working and most focused and driven player I've ever seen. LeBron is impressive, I've seen him play in person half a dozen times, but he's never given me that awestruck feeling. Bird amazed me everytime I saw him play. He was playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers. and 1 last amazing fact, Michael Jordan, who most consider to be the goat, NEVER best Bird in the playoffs. Bird was 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs

[@warhawk4580]

Problem with young people nowadays they think the only goat is from their generation as if it is an insult to acknowledge someone else who played before they was born was the goat...

[@kalancosta7650]

Go watch Larry birds “greatest passer re-edit” you’ll agree he was better than LBJ at passing after that

[@marksanchez8055]

NBA today is the flag football version of the NBA

[@jonlanier_]

You love it when a young kid speaks about something that he knows nothing about.

[@josemanuelcaballero1162]

Bird more clutch than anyone and its not even fair to compare.

[@markneal3445]

LARRY IS LEBRON’s real DADDY

[@soulcrusher0357]

This shouldn't even be a debate. Burd and it ain't even close.

[@jimmyboy131]

Many of those clutch plays Bird made, he told the opposing players what he was going to do, and then he did it. At one point he challenged the entire league by saying that no one under 6'7" could guard him. We haven't heard all stories but how many other players would walk over to the opposing bench before the game starts and tell them, "I feel like...43 tonight", then win by scoring 43 points like he did against the Jazz with Stockton and Malone. (told by John Stockton) Who else has stood at the free throw line and told a trash talking opposing rookie player, " Rook, you gotta be kidding me. I'm the best f-ing shooter in the league. In. The. League. Understand? And you're here trying to tell me something?? " (told by Reggie Miller) Who else wins three consecutive 3 point contests but tells all the competitors before you start, "which one of you is coming in second?" You have to be the best to regularly say stuff like that to best in the NBA and then back it up.

[@jotiedeman9460]

Larry Legend ❤❤❤

[@simplyskrypt3914]

Literally the GOAT of basketball : larry was the best SF ever Random youtuber : that's cap Me : right. You know basketball history better than Michael Jordan. That's believable 😂

[@АндрейКондратьев-д4л]

Larry-most complete player! True GOAT

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Birds beyond Leflop

[@Bozemanjustin]

Doug Don't even cap Modern day NBA players wouldn't even be able to play the game in the '80s. Every single one of them travels, carries, commits fouls on every single play. Not a single NBA player today knows how to play the game. They would have been sat back down on the bench and told to go back and practice because they don't even know the basic fundamentals

[@NC-Mama-Bear]

You seemed to have your mind made up before you started the reaction and you talked over most of the video - of the Hall of Famers who know what they're talking about. Disappointed - you're better than that.

[@elnardowebster2842]

Man don't worry, you're going through the 7 stages of mourn. It happens to everyone the first time they realize Bird was better than LeBron.

[@nicklengyel356]

Larry over anyone nowadays

[@SusanGordon-bf2cg]

Larry ALWAYS knew where his teammates were ... It's like he trained with the Harlem Globe Trotters ...

[@davidsugich362]

Number 33... Larry Bird. In the 33rd season in the NBA Larry Bird was drafted by the Boston Celtics. He stayed in college that year instead of going into the NBA and the Boston Celtics performance that year was second to last in the NBA with only 29 wins. That year, Number 33, Larry Bird took his Sycamores to a 33 and 0 winning streak to challenge the Michigan State Spartans and Magic Johnson in the finals. That college game was the highest-watched basketball game ever and set the stage for a rivalry between him and Magic that ended up saving the NBA. The first year Larry played with the Celtics he was the only addition to the playing roster, the Celtics won 61 games his rookie year. It is the biggest turnaround record in NBA history. The second year Larry played with the Celtics they added Robert Parrish and Kevin Mc Kale and the Celtics won the championship. Larry was the team's leader out of the gate.

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

KD is great. But bird was tough..

[@allaneisner4729]

You have to realize that Bird did it without a bunch of free agents piling on to create a super team like Golden State did. The Bird Celtics were one of, if not THE, best teams ever assembled!

[@blitztim6416]

I never seen Bird flop. End of discussion 😎

[@johnvogel6579]

I think you are right LeFlopper would average 30 to 35 minutes on the bench feeling sorry he didn't get a foul called his way that's what modern players do

[@scottboyd9383]

Plus Bird NEVER flopped never

[@TheGrimmCommoner]

He would rather get injured and keep playing, because he's a man. Bron had to be carried off the court because the AC broke. Bird player four games in a row with double vision and was still scoring regularly.

[@AlfredoRamos-ko3tx]

Its disrepectful to compare lebum the choker against Larry the legend Bird,a cold killer

[@jonlanier_]

I agree Charles.

[@mikesg72]

Agreed!

[@emmamurphy9955]

Truth especially since lebron himself has said larry was better

[@seanwood82]

Anybody who saw them both play will say bird easy

[@rgreen1107]

# 1 BIRD # 2 JORDAN # 3 MAGIC # 16 JAMES

[@manny4552]

@@rgreen1107 wheres kareem

[@soramirez5473]

todays NBA is soft. You REALLY think TODAYS players are BETTER DEFENDERS than players that played in an era where DEFENSE was ALLOWED?.. wow.

[@chrisd7047]

There isn't a single player in today's NBA that had to drive into the lane against Bill Lambeer, or Hakeem, or Mutumbo.

[@soramirez5473]

@@chrisd7047 or Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason, rick mahorn, James Edwards, Dennis Rodman, Lasalle Thompson, Otis Thorpe.. Ewing.. Shaq. Its ridiculous.

[@Widdermaker]

It's hard to believe, but they made the NBA unwatchable again! Like it was before Bird and Magic.

[@stlchucko]

The sheer irony is when he was hollering about “penalty penalty” when guy was literally grabbing and hold Birds shirt. Youngsters don’t realize that’s how it was in the 80s and 90s. That era was waaaay more physical

[@chrisd7047]

@@stlchucko And it wasn't limited to the NBA. For a couple of years in the late '80s / early '90s, the Big East basketball conference went to 6 fouls for intraconference games because the play so was so rough, the star players were having a hard time staying on the court with only 5 fouls. That was the time of Mourning and Mutumbo, Donyell Marshall, et al.

[@rodciferri9626]

Has Lebron ever made a three point bank shot off a half court alley oop pass from 10 feet beyond the three point line? Or, a behind the head pass to himself off the backboard for the assist, rebound and field goal? Or, a full court side-arm pass from directly under the basket for the assist? Or, 21 rebounds in a game - four times? Or, 9 steals in a game? Or, gotten 5 blocks in a game - four times? Was he named MVP three years in a row? Any 50-40-90 seasons - how about two? Has Lebron ever won three 3 point competitions in a row? Two? One? Has he ever even competed in the three point competition? Has Lebron ever come back into a game after breaking a bone in his face to lead his team to a come from behind victory? Has Lebron ever made a half court behind the back pass? Has Lebron ever faked all five opposing players into jumping all at once? Has Lebron ever made four buzzer-beaters when his team was trailing? How many less points, rebounds and assists would Lebron have compared to Larry if pro basketball were still a contact sport?

[@dannyshaffer1851]

did lebron take his team to championship his second year?

[@rodciferri9626]

@@dannyshaffer1851 Good point - and the list of things Lebron did not do and Larry did do gets really long...I had to edit my original post to add to the list.

[@icmman7]

comparing leflop to bird is just not fair...bird is his daddy

[@rodciferri9626]

@@icmman7 True. I'm going to stop updating the list, lol.

[@cindyknudson2715]

And if they still called traveling, carrying, palming....

[@danbarrasso2253]

For anyone watching Larry's highlights, and looking at stats, you're only getting a very small piece of the Larry Legend story. You had to watch him to understand. There has yet to be ANYBODY who can challenge him as the greatest SF ever. He's arguably the GOAT of this sport.

[@sitarnut]

Amen Brother.. the young ones just don't get it.. ultimately confused by the facts. We've all heard it before. Bird was playing Chess and the others were playing Checkers. Bird knew where everybody was on the court just like Gretzky knew where everyone was on the ice. No one's cut Bird yet. And as for passing.. Bird can out-pass just about everybody in his sleep. With that arm of his and his supreme eye - hand coordination he could have been a Quarterback.

[@rodciferri9626]

@@sitarnut True - Larry had some of the best hand-eye coordination I've ever seen!

[@BernardLeGree]

As usual. U r blinded by a stupid 😊stupid mentality. Bird way better 18:18

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

@@rodciferri9626 Even Bobby Knight said that Larry had probably the best hand-eye coordination of all of them.

[@DrVonChilla]

Larry played in the most talent-rich period of the NBA and smoked EVERYONE. Not to mention they actually played defense in those days. Larry would average 50 points a game in today's defenseless version of the NBA. WORD

[@beantowne617]

Facts. In yesterday's game, teams also weren't chucking up 50 threes a game and you paid a price in the paint.

[@soramirez5473]

well statwise, Larry bird is the ONLY PERSON IN HISTORY with ATLEAST 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.. thats right he is a DOUBLE DOUBLE big man that can ALSO stretch the floor AND play make. He shot 50/40/90 twice (only 2 other players have done that) he has led the league in Defensive Winshares 4 times (only 4 other players have done that). BIRD Averages MORE steals and the SAME amount of blocks as Lebron. He is a Point Power Stretch Forward and the ONLY one in history. He is top TWO.. Jordan and Bird stand alone on an island Lebron cant shoot or rebound like Bird (and lebron AIRBALLS FREE THROWS) Kobe doesnt have the all around numbers bird has PLUS Kobe shot 43 % from the field, He was EXTREMELY ineffecient. Bird shot 50 from the field, 40 from 3 and 90 from the free throw line.. NO COMPETITION.

[@soccerpunch1851]

One-on-one, at 30yrs old, Larry would take LeBron. "Yeah, those muscles aren't going to help you any" Larry's biggest muscle was between ears, and that trump's big biceps every time.

[@danbarrasso2253]

EVERY time!!!

[@soccerpunch1851]

@@danbarrasso2253 👊

[@danbarrasso2253]

@@soccerpunch1851 👊

[@DBCOOP2009]

Look at the muscles flopping and crying constantly. He's a little boy and bird would son that kid

[@MrGathayer1]

This LeBron fan has his mind made up. I have watched BOTH. Larry was able to single handedly control the floor and the game night after night. He was a force all over the court. Even without the ball. It was amazing to watch. For the LeBron fans - watch game 5 of the 1986 finals with Larry & Celtics against Houston Rockets. He was everywhere, and he was involved in nearly every single play of the game. Don't take my word for it. Sorry. LeBron is great. Larry is the best. Hands down

[@maxbrazil3712]

A lot of hoopers could do a lot of things better than The Bird, but nobody did EVERYTHING as well as The Bird. Larry's only weakness was quick-twitch man-to-man defense, but his court vision, basketball IQ, rebounding and passing lane steals more than made up for it. Bottom line: The Bird is the greatest ALL-AROUND basketball player of all time. Oh yeah, then he won Coach of the Year & NBA Executive of the Year.

[@PixelPro-4000]

Larry bird was the most clutch player, followed closely by Michael Jordan, and then a lot of space, and then everybody else.

[@aramhamparian9641]

Can you imagine if Bird was taking the same PED's LeRoid is on? The only thing bron does better is dunk and flop.

[@kimchi2780]

Isaiah Thomas said it best.... hed rather guard Jordan than Bird.

[@dusty4835]

Wasn't it Worthy that said that?

[@NC-Mama-Bear]

​@@dusty4835Yes. MJ's teammate at North Carolina for the '82 NCAA championship. MVP.

[@bones-rffn3009]

BIRD THE MFKN TRUTH!!!

[@howdoicancel6760]

I have LEBRON # 14 … not bad for the most overrated , overhyped player in the softest league in NBA history ! Only the kids and the media think he is anything special !

[@cindyknudson2715]

The media has a product to sell.

[@howdoicancel6760]

Stop it ! Bird is easily a better player than LEBUM ! Get over it !

[@patriciadavis1393]

Okay I'm at the beginning and I'm going to be happy to see you eat your words😂😂😂 I watch a lot of reaction videos to Larry Bird specifically and he just was special in every way❤❤❤❤

[@danm9460]

Bird was loyal to one team and didn't play in a league where players just want to shoot 3 pointers

[@aaronshackelford6106]

Lebron james is the biggest cry baby in the NBA

[@MegaJusWright]

How is everything else Lebron when obviously Bird was a much better rebounder. That’s not even questionable

[@soramirez5473]

Bird might also be the best OFF BALL player ever. he also was one of the BEST post players AND one of the best shooters period. More clutch and more hustle.. its not even close. bird is open cuz he moves AROUND SCREENS and is crafty. pay attention to the entire play and watch his off ball movement. he moves like a 2 guard and shoots it like one. but he is 6'9

[@shellfishdiver1]

So true

[@ploppill34]

Lebron is not a team player.

[@teamviagraham]

Remember Larry won 3 MVP'S in a row WITH THE WHOLE 92 DREAM TEAM IN THE LEAGUE😂 there was no plumbers playing back then, the 80's were full of stud players. It took MJ how long just to get out of 1st round of the playoffs.

[@cindyknudson2715]

And not JUST 3 in a row. 1981-1988 He was 2,2,2,1,1,1,3,2 and 1980 Rookie year 4th in MVP vote behind Kareem, Dr J, Moses Malone. 67% of ALL votes for that time period. (1989 he played 6 games and then had double Achilles/bone spur surgery and was out for the remainder of the season)

[@robcombs]

Larry Byrd just played the game, he loved what he did...

[@richardcarlson343]

If you don’t think he’s as good of passer, look up his highlight film on passing. It’s whole other worldly Larry’s awareness of everyone on the court. It’s insane!

[@soramirez5473]

you talking about crossover? bro bird was great cuz he was a QUICK THINKER. he DIDNT HOLD ON TO THE BALL. he moved himself AND moved the ball. fancy dribbling is what you hold your standards too? Lebron doesnt even have crossovers like that. he just puts his shoulder down and drives to the hoop. you young guys are WILDIN.

[@danacasey8543]

Not really a basketball fan, but at my age (69), I think younger people don't realize the talent of the players from days gone by. The same with NFL. I challenge anyone to say that there is a better receiver than either Jerry Rice or Lynn Swan.

[@machoeddierock3362]

I was at a preseason game with my young granddaughter 4 rows behind Jerry and I said to her "you see that man right there? he's the greatest football player of all time." it was quiet I know Jerry heard every word I said.

[@danacasey8543]

@@machoeddierock3362 Last season, I was at Levis Stadium and of course Jerry Rice was there getting our players pumped for the game. We beat the Cowboys. I was hoping we'd pick up his son in the draft, but maybe we'll trade for him. As I type this, I am blowing kisses to my Montana signed jersey on my office wall!

[@alanpeterson4939]

You better watch Larry Bird’s best passes. You just don’t understand.

[@sjyort]

Larry was more clutch than anyone who has ever played the game/

[@paulthinodeaux8194]

If you think LeBron is better than bird you really need to go check stats, and watch him play for the things numbers dont show like heart and toughness because bird is 10x better at those too

[@jwoyshnar]

I find it funny how all of these Hall of Famers say Bird but you say LeBron.....😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@ginakirby4434]

Larry Bird played with the Celtics his entire career. He didn't have to build super teams like LeBron James had to.

[@gailjohnson5950]

and he brought his entire team up to another level!

[@joshuadeloach1676]

Both are facts!!

[@erolbulut2584]

Correct. Bird didn't try to play GM.

[@pete3198]

To be fair, he didnt have to...all of his teams were pretty much superteams lol

[@joshuadeloach1676]

No no ...the Lakers were a stacked team. Bird just made his teammates better.

[@bigkw1568]

I will take a broke back Larry Legend over ANYBODY in today's Cupcake NBA

[@darrkstarg]

Larry was insane. He had more clutch shots in one game than other greats had in a handful of games.

[@Janie-c2o]

Bird the man back then.and Bird is The man today.

[@kimeveridge8013]

Today’s NBA is soft. Everything is a foul and all they do is whine. No smarter player than Larry. He is the best.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Larry Bird was the Greatest All Around Player to ever play the Game. Bird didn't flop. He played with blood on his Uniform. His Will and Competitive Nature was only matched by Jordan. That is why Jordan respects Bird. The Two GOAT's.

[@jeanine6328]

You’ve got to check out some more Larry videos. This first scratch the surface. He does things that will make your jaw drop. I’d recommend “Larry Bird Ultimate Mix Tape.

[@alicemarie3506]

Everyone is continually saying that today the game is played differently. But they won't say how. It's simple...there's almost no defense. Player gets the ball, runs down court, shoots...again and again. It's like watching a tennis tournament. So, a player like James dominates because he's strong and fast. That's not the key factors of the GAME OF BASKETBALL. Actually it's too bad for those of us who love the game.

[@cindyknudson2715]

So true. The rules of the game don't matter. How does that make it more skilled? They used to play Basketball and it required mastering fundamentals and building on them. Today.... not so much. A version of street ball and the only purpose of refs is to break up fights. It's like the difference between Golf and Mini-golf. A couple skills carry over, but.... it's not the same sport.

[@alicemarie3506]

@@cindyknudson2715 I agree. Great comparison.

[@pete3198]

Yep. In the older days there were athletic players, but they aren't always so dominant because the rules of the day allowed players to be just as effective using either physicality. This is why a small, guy like Stockton was able to compete against athletic point guards - he was a tough, physical little bastard. These days physicality is basically non-existent because the game is called so tightly, so athletic guys like LeBron can pretty much get to the basket at will, and is very difficult to contest them because pretty much any form of contact is an immediate foul. Likewise shooters have it so easy today because of today's rules. A defender cannot get into a shooters space when closing km a shot because this was made illegal due to the number of shooters who were coming down on people's feet rolling ankles. This means defenders can't challenge threes anywhere near as aggressively. This was never a thing in birds era. Nobody cared about protecting anybody. It was damn near "anything goes".

[@fidge54]

I'm not dissing LeBron, but you can't give passing to Bron over Larry. Watch Larry Bird 50 Amazing Assist

[@cindyknudson2715]

And _Greatest Passer re-edit with extra footage_. It is even more amazing. And _Beautiful Game 1986 Celtics_

[@fidge54]

That Beautiful Game thing is ....beautiful. I truly believe if the 86 Celts played a current NBA team, the kids wouldn't know what the fuck hit them

[@peteherrera1502]

Nobody has made more of an impact like Larry bird did in the 13 years he played and Larry Bird is the GOAT. Not MJ. And the following is true about Larry Bird. Larry birds timeframe played 13 seasons in the NBA and what is impressive Larry missed nearly an entire season for bone spurs in his heels and played just 105 games in his last two campaigns due to his bad back. Those last two NBA seasons, 1990-91 and 91-92, were painful to watch, as Bird had to lie on the floor at times to ease the tension on his aching back. Years later, doctors explained the lengths they had to go to just to get Larry Legend on the court, and after hearing that, you won’t believe just how painful the whole situation was for him. Larry Bird infamously hurt his back doing something perfectly on-brand for the humble Celtics superstar, building a driveway for his mother by himself in 1985. And while the back injury affected him for the last seven seasons of his career, it truly became a problem starting in 1988. By the 1990s, Bird “had lost the structural stability of his spine,” according to his orthopedic therapist, Dan Dyrek. “It would slip into abnormal positions to try and lock itself to get an artificial stability.” The pain for the Celtics star was intense. Dyrek compares his spinal issues to “getting your finger stuck in a door, and somebody’s still pushing on the door.” Despite the pain, Bird did whatever he could to play, even while wondering whether he was doing long-term damage that would affect his quality of life in retirement. But he did it because, as he learned from his father years before, “If you get paid to go to work, you gotta go to work.” So, during the last two years of Bird’s career, Dyrek and his counterparts would go to extreme measures to get Bird on the court. “What we had to do was unlock his spine, realign it, [and] do techniques that would hold that for four hours, six hours, that type of thing, and then he’d go play basketball,” Dyrek explained. And while Larry Bird now admits he “probably should have retired in ’88, ’89,” he says the competition and hopes of one more NBA Finals showdown with Magic Johnson kept him going. www.sportscasting.com/larry-bird-doctors-unlock-spine-before-games-end-career/ and Larry Bird injured his shooting hand in a bar fight during the 1985 Eastern Conference Finals www.sportscasting.com/larry-bird-involvement-bar-fight-cost-celtics-1985-nba-finals/ which shows how much heart, love and dedication Larry had for the game. And There will never ever be a player like Larry Bird again. What an insult to Larry bird, His legacy, His accomplishments and the pain he endured and still did all that he did. How a person handles Adversity and other intangibles are part of what makes greatness. And watch these two video's kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJbKhXR-frx5bZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYmxfaeOirmFj7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5bThnx8aJ16i5o kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYmxfaeOirmFj7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfOkoSIbbh7otU

[@rmcfete]

Bird is more clutch than anyone in history and not just game winners we are talking to tie the game, twice with no time on the clock and then hitting the game winner and all three were three pointers and that is just one game.

[@florida52001]

he passed, he wasn't a ball hog. he had an almost mystical sense of where his players were. hes the goat. end of subject

[@soramirez5473]

bird is the most clutch. then jordan.

[@cajunsushi]

I’ve watched booth Bird and LeBron and I’d take Bird 8 days a week. He was unbelievable. Now, if we’re playing football, I’d take James, he’s a beast!

[@jameshelm2847]

You said to put all the players on Larry. Don't let him get the ball. That is what Michigan did to beat Larry and Indiana State for the NCAA final. Pat Riley was once asked If you could choose one player, who would you give the ball to for one shot. He replied, to win a game, Michael Jordan, to save his life, Larry Bird.

[@chrisd7047]

*Michigan State, not Michigan.

[@lautz73]

LeBron wouldn't average 30-35 back then. It wasn't as easy to drive the lane then. You had to be able to shoot from outside the paint and outside of 3 ft. LeBron's average dropped to about 37%. LeBron, then, would have been a bench player at best. Don't get me wrong he's great for this time but Jordan AND Bird would be even more dominant than LeBron if they played now.

[@oldben6086]

Kinda want to see Lebron try to drive on prime Rodman or Laimbeer…hell, even Kareem would have spanked Lebron. Kids these days don’t know physical basketball.

[@lautz73]

The only areas where LeBron is better than Bird is athleticism and longevity. They probably split on defense (LeBron better 1-1 but Bird better team defense). Shooting, passing, clutch and BB IQ easily go to Bird. Then there's the trash talk. Bird would have LeBron complaining to the refs before the 1st period was over. LeBron just not on Bird's level.

[@robgelfand2414]

Lebron is a great player, nowhere near Bird, but he is a great player. Bird is the best all-around player in NBA history. I laugh when people say Bird didn't play defense and could not jump. Bird led the NBA 4 times in defensive win shares. If you add the number of times Lebron has done that and the number of times MJ has done that, you get ZERO! Bird averaged more defensive rebounds per game than the following players (this is not a complete list). Moses Malone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'Neal The year before Bird came to the Celtics, the Celtics record was 29-53. In Birds first 7 seasons the Celtics had more than 60 wins in 6 of those seasons. Bird won the MVP 3 years in a row. Bird won the first 3 3-pt contests at the all-star game. Bird started the 50-40-90 club. But maybe the thing Bird did that no other player has ever done - to the level that Bird did, was tell the opposing team what the play was before it happened and where he was going to shoot from and yet they still could not stop him.

[@allengator1914]

You're in denial. What makes Larry the GOAT is his basketball IQ. He didn't just out hustle and out play you, he out thought you too and he never whined and cried. LeBron only out muscles people, when he isn't flopping and whining.

[@iShootFast]

Bron gets pts for longevity and consistency. Larry in his prime all day though. He terrorized the league.

[@chrisd7047]

There was a mindset that the star players back then had. You can hear it in how they talk about each other. Killer. Assassin. Bad man. All that kind of stuff. And you hear those things said about Bird. About Jordan. About Kobe. Isaiah. Duncan. Stockton. Those guys with ice water in their veins and absolutely no regard for their opponents' feelings. They wanted bragging rights and they were on the court to ruin your day. You even said it: he "terrorized" basketball. I have never seen that from LeBron. I've seen him fired up, excited, even fierce a time or two, but I've never seen him go dead in the eyes like a murderer. And that doesn't mean he isn't competitive, only that he, to my eye, lacks the streak of cruelty possessed by those I named, and a few others. All those guys I mentioned were happy to be the villain in someone else's story, and I think LeBron likes people too much to be able to play the villain.

[@iShootFast]

@@chrisd7047 I don't disagree, but alot of that is just the era. Free agency and AAU and Olympic basketball, superteams, social media. These guys are all buddies now, and other than Dirk , Duncan and Kobe, they're all hopping around. Hell they talk in the offseason about teaming up and who's going where. It just doesn't build those rivalries like it used to.

[@chrisd7047]

@@iShootFast It's undoubtedly the era, on top of just simple personality traits. I'm not knocking it as a way to go through life; humans are built to collaborate. I'd much rather work alongside someone who's cooperative over someone who's competitive. But I'm not a pro athlete playing in my sport's highest league. I'm not fighting a war for survival. No one's going to compare me to the great of yore.