Word, Fendergibs. Russell was the greatest; Jordan was merely great! ... but with his team he never gets out of the Eastern Conference until Bird and Erving were past their primes and the NBA had been infected by expansion. Bill Cartwright? Luc Longley? B.J. Armstrong? With those guys, the Bulls never get past the 76ers, Celtics, or the Lakers of the early and mid-80s. Bulls had a great run but didn't have 4-5 Hall of Famers in their lineup; Pippen and Jordan only. Sorry! ;)
@darklord1169 WHO DOESNT KNOW LARRY BIRD?!!!! I KNEW HIM AND JORDAN N OLAJUWON WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG LOL I USE TO PLAY basketball game ON gameboy color!!
@darklord1169 Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1998); NBA champion (1981, '84, '86); NBA Finals MVP (1984, '86); NBA MVP (1984, '85, '86); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88); All-NBA Second Team (1990); All-Defensive Second Team (1982, '83, '84); NBA Rookie of the Year (1980);in the top 3 Greatest Players in NBA History; Olympic gold medalist (1992, first ever 3 point contest winner, avg 30 ppg and his 3 pointer was one of the best in the history of the game.
Best all round player. He could score, rebound, assist, and steal the ball. He all so was a great free throw shooter and three point master. He understood that winning games was more important than individual stats. Look at the way he would always get the ball to the open man. Thats why he won Championships.
Larry was an international All-World SF, a perennial first team All-Pro, 3 consecutive NBA MVPs..3 NBA World titles..scored AT LEAST 20 PPG in all but 2 seasons of his 13 years with the Celtics..1st ballot Pro Basketball Hall of Famer, quite possibly the best small forward to ever play the game..
Larry was a better shooter from the outside, perimeter, and freethrow line, % will back this up. Was a much better passer and rebounder,% will back this up. He was actually a better scorer, yes scorer! Just because you avg. more points a game doesnt make you a better scorer. Jordan was a better defender on a 1-3, but the only thing Jordan was better at offensively was driving to the basket. Not to mention Jordan racked up all those stats and rings when the League was at its worst, watered down!
I used to think Jordan was the greatest. Now that I see the game differently,and I realize I may have been a little prejudice of my own, clearly Larry is the greatest in my opinion. If not Larry then magic. If not magic then Larry. They are one and two. The one thing I like about Larry is no one sacrafice their body more than Larry. No one work as hard.
True! I'll admit that the top 5 are interchangable, IMO. In no particular order Bird, Magic, Wilt, Russell, Jordan. Its impossible to say that one is better that another. One things for sure, Jordan would not have beaten any of the Celtic or Laker teams of the 80's with his 90's teams, period! Wouldnt of even beaten the two championship Sixer teams. His competition was trash!
Jordan did not beat any team in the 80s, he lost to the Celtics during this time but scored 64 points in one playoff game in 86 but still lost, there is no "would not have beaten" Jordan won later in the 90s when Bird & Magic were way past their prime in a diluted league with recent expansion teams, magic, heat, & hornets, Grizzles, Timberwolves, raptors.
Standards of the 80's not as good? What!!?? The 80's was the best era of basketball of all time. No Question. The 3 greatest teams of all time are in the 80's. That's back when guards would shoot over 50% from the floor. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Dominique, Isaiah, Julius, Moses, Moncrief, Kareem, DJ, Bernard King... I could go on forever. Give me a break. 80's basketball was the best ever!!
Defensive standards were not impressive at all in the eighties. The eighties were entertaining, but overall defensive theory and effectiveness have improved since then. Early examples are the Detroit teams of the late 80's early 90's. However for the most part today's stars
seem to have so much self-consciousness that their product is just not compelling.
Teams from the 1980's like ----- 1986 celtics, 1987 lakers and bad boy pistons would own any nba team of today. Go watch espn classic when they do decide to show an old celtic or laker game from the 1980's.
Bird, Mchale and Parrish were no joke.... best frontline in the history of the NBA by far not even close!!!!!
Larry is the absolute team player. court vision, jump shooter, ball handler. And even though the standards of the 80's aren'tt as good as today, it's pretty obvious if he was in his prime, he would still be a great.
It's a waste of time to say MJ is better than Bird or vice versa, they were both great in their own right. Both players (and Magic) brought so much to this sport and the likes we won't see for a lifetime. I just want to thank Larry for the great memories I had growing up watching.
who the hell is dumb enough to say micheal jordan only could dunk??? he is the most complete player of all, bird is a great player but jordan had 2 things bird didnt have, speed and quickness..
Larry Bird is the best player of all time and if u think micheal jorddan is better you are an idiot larry could shoot pass and drive all jordan could do is dunk he was just the first guy to do a fancy dunk if any one thinks jordan is better you probably dont know shit about basketball you probably just think he is better because he has his own shoe
Bird is the proof that even though your not athletic, if you are fundamentally sound and really know how to play the game, you can be very successful.
What pixel is he.?
GhostFromDa361 1 year ago 2
music doesnt fit birds style
Airman32292 1 year ago
3:35 sik shot
toyaan10 1 year ago
larry bird is the best white I pass the nba
Rodrigo13NbaSlipknot 1 year ago
amazing probably second or maybe 3rd best player ever his passes are insane and he comes out of nowhere
irishkid27 2 years ago
Larry Bird must be six sensed they way he make them passes
foteee123 2 years ago 2
Word, Fendergibs. Russell was the greatest; Jordan was merely great! ... but with his team he never gets out of the Eastern Conference until Bird and Erving were past their primes and the NBA had been infected by expansion. Bill Cartwright? Luc Longley? B.J. Armstrong? With those guys, the Bulls never get past the 76ers, Celtics, or the Lakers of the early and mid-80s. Bulls had a great run but didn't have 4-5 Hall of Famers in their lineup; Pippen and Jordan only. Sorry! ;)
bulklover 2 years ago
who cares if he can dunk well or not he was one of the best shooters of all time so u cant make fun of his shot
SPSballr12 2 years ago
jodan was wayyyy better. bird is fat and can barely dunk, and his shooting form is really weird
darklord1169 2 years ago
who cares what it looks like..he dont miss..jordan is just another dumb nigger that can jump
BallCardKaegen 2 years ago
haahahhaha, u think bird is better than jordan? funniest thing i ever heard, i guess u r a dumbass then. Most ppl never even heard of bird
darklord1169 2 years ago
@darklord1169 WHO DOESNT KNOW LARRY BIRD?!!!! I KNEW HIM AND JORDAN N OLAJUWON WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG LOL I USE TO PLAY basketball game ON gameboy color!!
idris713 1 year ago
@darklord1169 nah man bird is better basketball player jordan is the better athelete
bballftw42 1 year ago
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darklord1169 2 years ago
@BallCardKaegen jordan is THE BEST TO EVER PLAY THE GAME!!!!
blazersbroyla 1 year ago
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and there's no need for racism
darklord1169 2 years ago
@darklord1169 Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1998); NBA champion (1981, '84, '86); NBA Finals MVP (1984, '86); NBA MVP (1984, '85, '86); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88); All-NBA Second Team (1990); All-Defensive Second Team (1982, '83, '84); NBA Rookie of the Year (1980);in the top 3 Greatest Players in NBA History; Olympic gold medalist (1992, first ever 3 point contest winner, avg 30 ppg and his 3 pointer was one of the best in the history of the game.
johnwall2wizards 11 months ago
@darklord1169 i agree with johnwall2wizards, larry bird is a legend
knicksfan031 11 months ago
c'mon guys jodan was better, but larry is in my top 5
viketaker 2 years ago
Best all round player. He could score, rebound, assist, and steal the ball. He all so was a great free throw shooter and three point master. He understood that winning games was more important than individual stats. Look at the way he would always get the ball to the open man. Thats why he won Championships.
Flipper79able 2 years ago
Larry Bird was a master of the below the rim game
farneyblakeley 2 years ago
the NBA players in the past used to play more with their brain ..
unlike nowadays with so many stunts
XxZathuraZxX 2 years ago 2
larry legend
tegnation22 2 years ago 4
talk about unselfish, bird was a great passer. truly a complete player and he had special skills too
20musicfreak20 2 years ago 7
Larry was an international All-World SF, a perennial first team All-Pro, 3 consecutive NBA MVPs..3 NBA World titles..scored AT LEAST 20 PPG in all but 2 seasons of his 13 years with the Celtics..1st ballot Pro Basketball Hall of Famer, quite possibly the best small forward to ever play the game..
LuigiLaker 3 years ago 3
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123abc567898 3 years ago
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iverson rulezz !
santycabe 3 years ago
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LARRY BIRD SUCKS BIG DICK
wakeboard023 3 years ago
stfu and dont post dumb shit if u dont have anything nice to say!
AmaruRecords 3 years ago
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fuck you magic
clockworkautomaton 4 years ago
you are a complete evolutionary dead end
WorldBFree2006 3 years ago
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screw the lakers they suck
agirard77 4 years ago
This is a unique mix b/c the original play by plays are in there.
Songs a tiny bit weak, but nice clips, nice mix.
bobs3304 4 years ago
Larry was a better shooter from the outside, perimeter, and freethrow line, % will back this up. Was a much better passer and rebounder,% will back this up. He was actually a better scorer, yes scorer! Just because you avg. more points a game doesnt make you a better scorer. Jordan was a better defender on a 1-3, but the only thing Jordan was better at offensively was driving to the basket. Not to mention Jordan racked up all those stats and rings when the League was at its worst, watered down!
astearns1975 4 years ago
I used to think Jordan was the greatest. Now that I see the game differently,and I realize I may have been a little prejudice of my own, clearly Larry is the greatest in my opinion. If not Larry then magic. If not magic then Larry. They are one and two. The one thing I like about Larry is no one sacrafice their body more than Larry. No one work as hard.
Seiryuu313 4 years ago
True! I'll admit that the top 5 are interchangable, IMO. In no particular order Bird, Magic, Wilt, Russell, Jordan. Its impossible to say that one is better that another. One things for sure, Jordan would not have beaten any of the Celtic or Laker teams of the 80's with his 90's teams, period! Wouldnt of even beaten the two championship Sixer teams. His competition was trash!
astearns1975 4 years ago
thats major bs...do you mean in a 7 game series or just one game. Either way in both i believe they would win.
Christmas800 4 years ago
Jordan did not beat any team in the 80s, he lost to the Celtics during this time but scored 64 points in one playoff game in 86 but still lost, there is no "would not have beaten" Jordan won later in the 90s when Bird & Magic were way past their prime in a diluted league with recent expansion teams, magic, heat, & hornets, Grizzles, Timberwolves, raptors.
fendergibs 2 years ago
Standards of the 80's not as good? What!!?? The 80's was the best era of basketball of all time. No Question. The 3 greatest teams of all time are in the 80's. That's back when guards would shoot over 50% from the floor. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Dominique, Isaiah, Julius, Moses, Moncrief, Kareem, DJ, Bernard King... I could go on forever. Give me a break. 80's basketball was the best ever!!
FloydElectricOrder 4 years ago
Defensive standards were not impressive at all in the eighties. The eighties were entertaining, but overall defensive theory and effectiveness have improved since then. Early examples are the Detroit teams of the late 80's early 90's. However for the most part today's stars
seem to have so much self-consciousness that their product is just not compelling.
maybetango 4 years ago
YEP
lazerlazer 2 years ago
check out my video, LARRY BIRD HITS GAME WINNING SHOT IN JORDAN'S FACE, watch the look on jordan's face when Bird school's him for the game winner
MerkinMuffly 4 years ago
Yea...Musberger said he would have won the Finals MVP in '84 even if Boston would have lost the seventh game...which they didn't. Screw the Celts..
MarioLaker 4 years ago 2
Teams from the 1980's like ----- 1986 celtics, 1987 lakers and bad boy pistons would own any nba team of today. Go watch espn classic when they do decide to show an old celtic or laker game from the 1980's.
Bird, Mchale and Parrish were no joke.... best frontline in the history of the NBA by far not even close!!!!!
Titus0011 4 years ago
Larry is the absolute team player. court vision, jump shooter, ball handler. And even though the standards of the 80's aren'tt as good as today, it's pretty obvious if he was in his prime, he would still be a great.
phatphace 4 years ago
"even though the standards of the 80's aren'tt as good as today....." Dude, you're 13. How would you know?
broaddusmarines 4 years ago
It's a waste of time to say MJ is better than Bird or vice versa, they were both great in their own right. Both players (and Magic) brought so much to this sport and the likes we won't see for a lifetime. I just want to thank Larry for the great memories I had growing up watching.
PoeJoe8 4 years ago
who the hell is dumb enough to say micheal jordan only could dunk??? he is the most complete player of all, bird is a great player but jordan had 2 things bird didnt have, speed and quickness..
rjgoeswild 4 years ago
a fantastic player indeed
hhhhdmt 4 years ago
larry may not be GOAT but is defintely the most fundamentally sound player of all time, period.
MaAADHooPZ 4 years ago
That is funny...period
Asprothecat 4 years ago
Larry Bird is the best player of all time and if u think micheal jorddan is better you are an idiot larry could shoot pass and drive all jordan could do is dunk he was just the first guy to do a fancy dunk if any one thinks jordan is better you probably dont know shit about basketball you probably just think he is better because he has his own shoe
dayton456 4 years ago
like the video going on my myspace
ncalhoun33 5 years ago
He's to much
Heatmakers20 5 years ago
his passes are unbelieveable
BatterieMan 5 years ago
Bird is the very symbol that displays hard earned pure indiana raised basketball. IN Basketballs birthplace.
FortDub 5 years ago
Bird is the best.
Nosferatusama 5 years ago
Bird was athletic you racist idiots
mcdonaldsfan 5 years ago
I agree that Bird was not the best athlete on courts, but, he was not a "grand father". He is 6'8 and was a very though guy with a natural strenght.
skaplano 5 years ago
bird is the second best of all time
firstplace12378 5 years ago
Bird is the proof that even though your not athletic, if you are fundamentally sound and really know how to play the game, you can be very successful.
bigtymer8205 5 years ago
Nice video of one of the greatest players ever to grace the hardwood.
dotratdot 5 years ago
bird sucks.
sportsguyblowschunks 5 years ago
Bird + Warren G = The best highlight vid i've ever seen.
IHeartOverTheTop 5 years ago
thanks so much...nobody realizes how amazing he was. may the legend live on forever!
sisnernosibb 5 years ago
whats the name of the song
ljc2323 5 years ago
Is he worth the price of admission or what?
ixcuincle 5 years ago
simply the best
dukemanjapan 5 years ago