If larry bird had 6 more ounces of ahtleticism than he had I have no doubt he unquestionably be the best player of all time....his stat line would read 32.0ppg 13rpg and 9apg....thats the truth. Hes already one of the best ever without being overly athletic...imagine if he had lebron james' body???? SCARY!!
@BulletEndAlbo right...Bird's 84th all time defensive rating to Dirk's 154th....unquestionably the greatest passer who wasn't a PG, Bird still beats Dirk in rebounds as well, and you want to say Dirk is equal to Bird? Hmmm???not seeing brother sorry...
@usnate1 yeah at least we can agree on something. larry bird owns dirk nowitzki. the defensive rating does not make you a better defender though. nowitzki wasnt more efficient than bird on offense and bird beats him in rebounding from the small forward spot,thats pathetic for nowitzki. also bird was a much better passer
@netcap001 I hear you, but type in "Larry Bird Defense" on youtube the video is by merkin muffly....and then tell me what you think...Dirk doesn't move, anticipate or think like Larry Bird...no way. People just forget how good he really was. Bird is a top 5 w/o question and Dirk is a top 30 in my book. Larry was a superior defender than magic...1 on1 D he was ok, not bad(thats an exaggeration) but team defense prob the best ever. Never seen someone anticipate the way Bird did. Never.
@usnate1 i have no problem with you saying larry was a better defender than nowitzki. all im saying is,the defensive rating does not make you a better defender. few people would consider larry bird a better overall defender than jordan or pippen,despite the fact that bird has a lower defensive rating. and yes,magic did not give the same kind of effort on defense. bird tried to contest dunks although he had no chance of blocking them,magic did not even try.
@netcap001 No but it is a PART of overall defensive impact...one of the things that the Defensive Rating does is it takes the Defensive Rebounds into account...thats why rebounds are so pivotal in terms of wins...8 out of 10 games; the team that outrebounds wins...b/c it limits 2nd chances for the other team...points allowed per 100 possessions. Bird was underrated, Nowitzki overrated. In terms of the caliber of player each was/is. We are mostly in agreement anyway...Dirk is a fav of mine tho
@usnate1 yep,you make sense,but you can come to ridiculous conclusions with the defensive rating stat,for example,david robinson in '00 and '01 had a lower defensive rating than hakeem ever did(the lower the better),yet i dont think anyone would say that robinson made a bigger impact on defense than hakeem.
yes,nowitzki is no doubt a great player. has a great shooting touch for his height. i love and respect his game,but if you compare him to an all-time great,that means ur overrating him.
@usnate1 cont..that being said,i dont think bird is underrated. i think he is the best SF,ever and much better than james. there are plenty of people saying bird is the best ever. its not a bad opinion,but there is too much bashing of the other greats among fanboys.
No. With all due respectn for James and you sir Larry Bird was beyond the level of Magic Johnson stated by Johnson himself.
And you can find videos about Michael Jordan moping the floor with Lebron James and he always said that he was always trying to be better to improve himself to match Larry because he would always come out with something new and unpredictable.
Now if the best basket ball player who ever lived said that; Lebron James stands no chance agianst ''The Bird''.
@BurnRoddy lol look what lebron is doing today... he is the best all around player in whole history of nba..so what pippen who was best teammate of jordan said that lebron is the best player
Well Pipen was nowhere near the shoes of Jordan. While Michael, Wilkins, Bird and Magic where always compeating against eachother though Michael was from another world. He would still find it hard to beat them.
@BurnRoddy well maybe, but u have to admit that lebron is player that never exist before in the nba...he can do it all..play all positions(only 5 maybe not)
@rapbasketball4ever: I don't know. In his prime, Larry averaged 28 ppg with 10 reb. and 7 ass. while leading the NBA in FT% and top five in 3 pointers. Lebron's stats aren't significantly better than that.
Lebron's a great player, though. I wish people would stop saying he's not just because they don't like him (they do it to Kobe, too). He's not Larry Bird, though.
@WeAndWeR1 Well, it was Boston against Chicago, and once Bird and Magic were past their prime and/or retired, the Bulls for a while were the best team in a weak league. But yes, other than having a better outside shot, rebound average, assist average, FT%, more double doubles, triples doubles, blocks per game average. 3 pt FG%, and overall beating the MJ Bulls in 13 straight games and 23 out of 34 that they played one another, including 6-0 in the playoffs, MJ is the better player.
When Bird was in HS, he could jump & touch the TOP of the backboard square, and could make several reverse and 360 jams. But, he injured his back prior to joining the IS Sycamores, and had to ALTER his game immensely into what is always best remembered of him. So, when he injured his back in 1991, it was an OLD injury. If Bird never had back problems, he could've played well into his late 30's, and go down as the BEST basketball player ever. He's still considered by many as the best ever.
One of my fav players, He didnt have the same athletiscism as some but he worked and worked and worked on the court. Thats what made him great even with his back he gave his all every game.
@drewjitsu I agree looking back at the bird and jordan eras, although sometimes over the top, it was much more fluid due to play being allowed to continue not little girl fouls called cause someones arm brushed someone elses.
Pretty vile words for such an idiot, this is real music, its about dreams and working hard not gang and drugs, it's John Mellencamp and it rocks, this is from back to almost 20 years ago black basketball players had music like this too so don't be a racist douchebag.
I wish you say that in front of the 1992 dream team and I'm not even american but I would love to see your sissy ass being trashed all over the stadium by the whole NBA back when you were like 10 hiding under your mommy's panties.
Jordan was more athletic, but aside from dunking from the foul line, show me Jordan shoot from behind the backboard, or fake the crap out of the other team so they are SO confused. Jordan Is better, but Larry's more entertaining.
@2663jim Dr. j knew the game. And is very humble like bird. He didn't have the more complete game that bird did, and he knew it. Julius was one of the best to take it to the rim. What people don't realize is that bird averaged a double double for his whole CAREER. And they weren't whats called back door triple doubles. Jason kidd has a ton of triple doubles, BUT I'd take bird's 25 10 and 8 games over kids 15 5rpg and 10 assists. Magic was great and SO close, but a healthy bird is slightly better
I'm a Celtics fan, but I put MJ above Bird because of Bird's health. Everyone forgets that Bird changed the game more than anyone else except Russell and MJ, and Bird won immediately on mediocre teams, which MJ didn't do. If Bird had stayed healthy, and hadn't lost his explosiveness, who knows. If Bias hadn't died and Bird didn't blow himself out in the failed 86-87 campaign, or Reggie Lewis lived, extending Bird's career, who knows?
@SoutHcouGars2010 The year bird didn't get the finals mvp; in'87- '88 LB averaged 7.8 assists that year and 28.1 9.3 rebounds. After his 3 in a row MVp's. Bird averaged more rebounds, assists, FT%, 3p%. I've said it once and I'll say it again; you cannot compare a SG to an SF. Lebron is the first SF to come along that holds a candle to bird THUS FAR. MJ was the greates SG of all time. MJ great, but so was bird, magic, oscar, wilt, russell, Moses,kareem, pettit, Walt, Barry, Dr.j at their spots
Lebron is the first SF to come along that holds a candle to bird THUS FAR. Lebron hasn't surpassed bird YET, but he might. But to bird's credit its been 20+ years. Time is one of the greatest measures of greatness.
@SoutHcouGars2010 Don't call people fools man,please. I saw bird in his first 6 years before the back injury. He had a great first step and average 2 dunks a game. Bird was NEVER nonathletic, for a player to average 10 rebounds a game and 2.3 offensive reb a game; you have to somewhat athletic.28'' vertical=bird which is the avg vert in todays nba. leading fast break almost every time. Thats what media hyped him to be because fans related to a hard worker who had more heart than skill. C'mon?
@SoutHcouGars2010 Pippen was an SF not a PF, and he shouldered alot for mike in the 90's. Everybody has help to win. And Bird was 1st in points, 1st almost always in rebounds, 1st almost always in assists, FT% 1st, 3p% 2nd. MJ was 1st in points, 4th in rebounds, 2nd or 3rd in assists, 3rd in FT% for starters on 3rd in 3p%their respective teams. BOTH 2 most complete basketball players of all time.Bird had injuries for much of his career. Wasn't 100% with the driving and still dominated.
@usnate1 Do you want to count the championship rings? Or MVP's? or Finals MVP's? Or DPOY? Or seasons about 30ppg? Larry is t5, but isn't close to MJ, MJ schooled him his rookie year go look it up.
@SoutHcouGars2010 Championships are team accomplishments. Thats why MJ didn' t win anything without a team around him. Just like all of them. The one thing that bird does have over magic and mj both; is a rookie winning season without, mchale, parish, DJ. Magic's team was set up and waiting for him when he arrived. MJ had to wait until lakers, celts, pistons were geriatrics. And I saw, don't have to look it up. Mj was a prolific scorer, but he had a slower development in terns of b-ball I.Q.
@usnate1 I'M GOING TO END IT ON THIS NOTE. MJ IS THE GREATEST HUMAN BEING TO EVER LAY HANDS ON A BASKETBALL. FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SUCKED BIRDS DICK, THIS ISN'T EVEN AGRUABLE, THEY WOULD LAUGH AT YOUR RETARDED ASS. YOU GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF HATERS, HE WOULD OF HAD 8 IN A ROW IF HE DIDN'T LEAVE FOR BASEBALL. SHIT, I'LL TAKE KOBE OVER BIRD.
@John19182004 What? What a great argument you have. I'm think you got me there, I'm a "uininformed" asshole, because you say so. Let me inform you, don't respond, I'm not going to argue with someone who can't spell uninformed. Your parents must be proud.
@SoutHcouGars2010 Larry was runner up 4 times in MVP voting along with his 3. MJ had no rivals in the 90's where he won most of his MVPs.Do you still think that you can compare positions? Please be respectful, and I promise I will be as well. Bird average .6 fewer steal a game than did MJ and the blocks are the same. Look at stats if you think that MVP's aren't political. 24ppg, 10 reb, 6.5apg is more impressive to ME than 30.0 5.3 apg, 5 reb. While bird takes 3p% by a mile, FT%huge.Arguable...
It is sickening how today's players are bigger, stronger, and faster (which is supposed to make them better) and yet none them could carry Larry's jock strap. Learn to shoot you spoiled thugs!
Bird had a greater impact in the W-L column than Jordan had with the Bulls. Nobody can seriously refute that. Bird took a McHaleless and Parishless team to the conference finals in his rookie season. He proved he could turn around a bad team. Jordan never proved he could lead his team to a winning record without Pippen. Look at how the Celtics collapsed in 1988-89; now look at the 1993-94 Bulls. That Bulls team went into the playoffs as the # 2 seed! Bird's 1989 team missed him more.
@suaved really? because Pippen wasn't even considered a top 5 PF at the time, and McHale was. For anyone to say he was better then Jordan is either: 1. Racist, or 2. from Boston. He won only 3 championships, and wasn't even Finals MVP all three times. Jordan even got defensive player of the year in 88, best Bird ever did defensively was all NBA 2nd team. Jordan also led his team to six championships, got Finals MVP all six times, and not one series went past six games.
@SoutHcouGars2010 I agree with you. Jordan is the best player but the case could be made for Bird. He was a far smarter player. He knew how to win instantly in the league. He was a better shooter, passer and rebounder than Jordan. Jordan was the better individual defender but Bird was a very underrated team defender. So don't insult people just because they think Bird is better.. He is more than a worthy choice for being called the best ever. And Bird played in a much tougher decade.
If Bird was playing today's league he would be the MVP. This younger generation don't have a clue as to how good Bird and Magic played the game. These 2 guys would rule the league today just like they did back then when the game at it's best. To me Bird was the best all around player and he could shoot the lights out like nobody else.
Michael Jordan got me interested in Basketball, and I'm still a Bulls fan. But Larry Bird really is basketball through and through... His work ethic and his sheer desire to never give up is the stuff which makes basketball great, some of today's "Superstars" could do with some of that heart and desire that Larry had so much of which made him one of the games greatest. Bird 33 - True greatness... and Im a Bulls fan :D
@jezbong HOLDS NCAA RECORD AVERAGE PPG...AT 44.6 I BELIEVE...WITH NO 3 POINT LINE..SHOULD BE 56 PPG IF 3 POINT LINE WERE IN PLACE..THE BEST EVER....PISTOL PETE MARAVICH...TYPE IN THIS HERE ON YOU TUBE: PETE MARAVICH 68 point game ...YOU WILL BE A BELIEVER..BIRD NEVER PLAYED LIKE THAT..WHAT AN AWESOME VIDEO TO WATCH..LOOK UP ALL THE OTHER PISTOL VIDEOS POSTED ON YOUTUBE..YOU WILL BE AMAZED..SHOWTIME INVENTED BY THIS MAN!
@tallpaul3rd Were you even alive you moron? Not one category or achievement could back up what you just said. When Bird get's defensive player of the year LMK
When he wins six championships(two 3peats), and NOT ONE SERIES GOING PAST SIX GAMES, and getting Finals MVP everytime, LMK
Jordan averaged 30.1ppg in his career, Bird averaged 24 with only 1 more assits, but even with more points, he had a better FG%
Theres videos of Jordan absolutely schooling Larry Bird as a rookie
@Venomenon314 thats why i said one of. what i meant was he was so versitile and could proberly play 4 of the 5 positions. He could hit the outside shot or drive the lane. Like magic said "There will never be another larry bird."
I remember my dad taking me to watch Larry cut his grass on Saturday afternoons... Yep, he cut his own grass. He had a small little brick ranch.. nothing fancy.. He'd wave and sign one or two autographs afterward.. He even picked me up real high over his head one time.. Dad said he had a good work ethic. Work, home, work, home work, Chores on Saturday. He lived basketball.
@boscoesarmy How about how he usd to throw his body into the chairs.. with or without people in them to save a ball? I am actually looking for the clip of where he chases a ball all the way down the court and dives to safe it and no one else is even trying.... The Hick from French Lick..
@violin99 :how is larry the goat? he had 4 HOFers(including himself) 1 former finals MVP winner & only won 3 rings...& u can't say he faced better teams cuz guess what, his team was the best team @ that time...they even had a better team than the lakers & lakers won more rings than them...i am impressed by his 3 MVP's in a row (something nash should've gotten)...bird is just the greatest SF of all time, but 2 say he's the greatest is a slap in the face 2 the other legends.
Your a fucking moron, Magic had Kareem & Worthy, both had Finals MVPs, NCAA MVPS, NCAA Championships, NCAA Tourney MVPS, Bird had Parish & McHale: no mvps, both did nothing in college. McHale didn't even start his 1st 4 years in the NBA. Magic had 2 NBA players on his MSU team, Bird led a bunch of nobodies on ISU to NCAA finals undefeated. Bird took his team from 2nd worst to first his rookie year with no McHale, Parish, DJ, Walton. Bird is best team Player ever, period. FYI MJ had 4 HOFers
FYI, the only reason Magic beat bird in 85 & 86 was injuries, 85, no Cedric maxwell, Bird broken hand. 87, McHale on broken foot, Parish on 2 sprained ankles, no Bill Walton, they still beat Magic twice, should be 3 if not for shitty refereed game 4. Magic always had better talent around him from college to NBA.
@violin99 : i have bird as the greatest SF of all time right now...but i think by the time his career is over lebron james will go down as the greatest SF...right now he's nowhere near larry bird so i won't compare them but he will get there & will pass him
the running one handed left hander against detroit right before the steal in this vid came in game 7 of the eastern conference finals in 87 ,,it was his 35th of 37 points, and he played all 48 minutes of that game 7,,,,,the steal was at the end of game 5,,,,larry post season efforts against the bucks pistons and lakers with oposing defenses looking to double him as the team was crippled with injuries are basically never going to be duplicated...should have won his 4th mvp in 86-87
@tybceo25 actually kobe would've probably been mad that the guy guarding him can't stop him from scoring. Kobe's ego is huge. If he's not winning then something's not right.
@tybceo25 hes not being racist and this is from another black man, i disagree that larry is the best basketball player ever but still hes good and him stating an opinion is not being racist and kobe bryant is a whining ass little girl and im a lakers fan as well
@violin99. You are not going to see another Larry Bird, because he forced NBA teams to stop quotas because he destroyed the white role player which nobody including Jordan couldn't do.
now i bet your all wondering about KG, theres without a doubt better natural PF's but he can do so many things that Malone, Barkley and McHale couldn't
this video gets better every time i look at it-but the fact is you could make a 6 hr highlight video-this was right before tbs and others started televisiong nba games at night and more often--and the reason they were were willing to do so is because Bird and magic revived a non exsist league-- jordan kobe and lebron owe everything to the 80's celtics and laKERS,you were lucky to get a sunday afternoon game on cds in 1984,,,,,larrys great games were missed but i have highlights on my channel
Larry Legend the greatest Forward of all time. Always made the right play @ the right time on Offense & Defense. Perhaps the best Hand Eye Coordination the game has ever seen.
the two greatest game efforts in baketball were Larry Birds performances in games 5 and 7 of the 1987 confernce finals against the detroit Pistons--when the pistons started talking Shi$% to Larry-he schooled them by himself..--Mchale had two broken bones in his foot... Parrish had two bad ankles and walton was out the whole year---i have some clips of those games on my account-if you want to see the greatest player in action,, no one even comes close
Im not even going to get into todays leagues weak rules. The thing is Birds first 10 years were better than Kobes. He won 3 MVPs in a row. He had better FG% and was a far better team player. The reason Kobe has a higher PPG through 2003-2007 is because he is the teams main offense. Larry didnt have to be the first option because he had Mchale/Parish. Look at Kobes PPG this season with Gasol and Odom.. look at this stats when he was with shaq.
And one more thing; the Kareem highlight video would be of him 1st in a Bucks uniform and then in a Laker uniform shooting sky hooks to the sounds of the song "One Trick Pony".....put you to sleep.
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i dunt like larry bird hes veryy arrogrant he tried to fight kareem all the time but would get his ass whooped caz kareem knows real martial arts i bet u larry birds stats wouldnt even be so high if he retired when he was atleast 38 to 40
it would hav e been prob like 22 points 8 rebounds and 4 assistor even lower maybe even lower
Yeah cos even those made up stats of yours are really bad. He also has enough clutch and enough hustle to win more games than any other player to ever step on the court. You think anyone's work rate has ever come close to Larry Bird, he is a legend for a reason
umm no hes known as a bitch for being stubborn how can people respect his ass if he tried to fight kareem all the timme kareem whopp his ass anyways larry bird can suck his dick
Bird retired when he was 36 yrs old you nimwit. Larry grew up playing ball in Indiana where the sport is treated like a religion. Kareem was always known as a >soft" player and he even jokes about it in his cameo appearance in the movie Airplane. The Boston / LA rivalry back then was true contempt for the other team. BTW; learn to use the spellcheck feature on your computer because it makes you appear to be even more of a 'tard than your uninformed comments already do...ya MAROON!!!
and plus he only played for 13 years anybody cud average that much points whoever a great player if he played until 40 his stats would be fucked jus look at shaq hes 37 still playing and been playing for like wat about 15 years i belive look at his stats his stats dominate bird and kobe next is wat his 14th year he averages more than larry and accomplished more already how can larry be good he sucks like ur combats jus use common sense dumbass that was backthen we r in present now fool
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young Larry on my channel
MrLucifer90666 6 days ago
what a guy
steven27463 2 weeks ago
One of the most clutch shooters of all time..
uhjinlee 1 month ago
The "Tebow" of the NBA.
Forget it haters. Bird was the best.
MrRockjock13 1 month ago
this video is awesomeness
MrSportsrockz 2 months ago
one of the greatest player ever i one of my favourites after Magic and Mike
MegaRiver97 2 months ago
is the best player i saw!!!
herrojastube 2 months ago
If larry bird had 6 more ounces of ahtleticism than he had I have no doubt he unquestionably be the best player of all time....his stat line would read 32.0ppg 13rpg and 9apg....thats the truth. Hes already one of the best ever without being overly athletic...imagine if he had lebron james' body???? SCARY!!
usnate1 6 months ago
@usnate1 actually i saw on NBA when the compared drik to larry it said 33.4 but it no difference i just wanted to point that out.
BulletEndAlbo 4 months ago
@BulletEndAlbo right...Bird's 84th all time defensive rating to Dirk's 154th....unquestionably the greatest passer who wasn't a PG, Bird still beats Dirk in rebounds as well, and you want to say Dirk is equal to Bird? Hmmm???not seeing brother sorry...
usnate1 4 months ago
@usnate1 yeah at least we can agree on something. larry bird owns dirk nowitzki. the defensive rating does not make you a better defender though. nowitzki wasnt more efficient than bird on offense and bird beats him in rebounding from the small forward spot,thats pathetic for nowitzki. also bird was a much better passer
netcap001 4 months ago
@netcap001 I hear you, but type in "Larry Bird Defense" on youtube the video is by merkin muffly....and then tell me what you think...Dirk doesn't move, anticipate or think like Larry Bird...no way. People just forget how good he really was. Bird is a top 5 w/o question and Dirk is a top 30 in my book. Larry was a superior defender than magic...1 on1 D he was ok, not bad(thats an exaggeration) but team defense prob the best ever. Never seen someone anticipate the way Bird did. Never.
usnate1 4 months ago
@usnate1 i have no problem with you saying larry was a better defender than nowitzki. all im saying is,the defensive rating does not make you a better defender. few people would consider larry bird a better overall defender than jordan or pippen,despite the fact that bird has a lower defensive rating. and yes,magic did not give the same kind of effort on defense. bird tried to contest dunks although he had no chance of blocking them,magic did not even try.
netcap001 4 months ago
@netcap001 No but it is a PART of overall defensive impact...one of the things that the Defensive Rating does is it takes the Defensive Rebounds into account...thats why rebounds are so pivotal in terms of wins...8 out of 10 games; the team that outrebounds wins...b/c it limits 2nd chances for the other team...points allowed per 100 possessions. Bird was underrated, Nowitzki overrated. In terms of the caliber of player each was/is. We are mostly in agreement anyway...Dirk is a fav of mine tho
usnate1 4 months ago
@usnate1 yep,you make sense,but you can come to ridiculous conclusions with the defensive rating stat,for example,david robinson in '00 and '01 had a lower defensive rating than hakeem ever did(the lower the better),yet i dont think anyone would say that robinson made a bigger impact on defense than hakeem.
yes,nowitzki is no doubt a great player. has a great shooting touch for his height. i love and respect his game,but if you compare him to an all-time great,that means ur overrating him.
netcap001 4 months ago
@usnate1 cont..that being said,i dont think bird is underrated. i think he is the best SF,ever and much better than james. there are plenty of people saying bird is the best ever. its not a bad opinion,but there is too much bashing of the other greats among fanboys.
netcap001 4 months ago
which pixel was Bird again?
00DroppinDimes00 6 months ago 9
@00DroppinDimes00 What do u expect? Blue ray in the 1980's - 90's?
Robinqq11 3 months ago
@00DroppinDimes00 the white pixel
Bird33Larry 1 month ago
lebron traveled
MrAznPillow 6 months ago
Bird is the word
Vanletterbomb 7 months ago
what really matters is hes better than anyone who has or ever will comment on this video. not to be a negative asshole or anything
luvstospooge0 7 months ago
plaay a white song for a white man
BlOoDz4LyFe100 7 months ago
Kobe raped her
Atalbi94 7 months ago
At 1:11 one of the greatest passes ever
Daniel14Jackson 8 months ago
the two aspects of his game were very esasy to describe: 1) ball goes up. 2) ball goes in.
josephd183 8 months ago
Larry Bird could wipe the floor with best players they got in NBA today
josephmarks1 9 months ago
@josephmarks1 lol ur ridiculous
rapbasketball4ever 8 months ago
No U
BurnRoddy 7 months ago
@BurnRoddy lebron would eat him for breakfeast ;)
rapbasketball4ever 7 months ago
No. With all due respectn for James and you sir Larry Bird was beyond the level of Magic Johnson stated by Johnson himself.
And you can find videos about Michael Jordan moping the floor with Lebron James and he always said that he was always trying to be better to improve himself to match Larry because he would always come out with something new and unpredictable.
Now if the best basket ball player who ever lived said that; Lebron James stands no chance agianst ''The Bird''.
BurnRoddy 7 months ago
@BurnRoddy lol look what lebron is doing today... he is the best all around player in whole history of nba..so what pippen who was best teammate of jordan said that lebron is the best player
rapbasketball4ever 7 months ago
Well Pipen was nowhere near the shoes of Jordan. While Michael, Wilkins, Bird and Magic where always compeating against eachother though Michael was from another world. He would still find it hard to beat them.
BurnRoddy 7 months ago
@BurnRoddy well maybe, but u have to admit that lebron is player that never exist before in the nba...he can do it all..play all positions(only 5 maybe not)
rapbasketball4ever 7 months ago
@rapbasketball4ever Larry embarrassed dozens of better players than Lebron.
pretorious700 7 months ago 5
@pretorious700 lol just look at career stats..lebron is better in everything except rebounds
rapbasketball4ever 7 months ago
@rapbasketball4ever LEBRON CAN'T DO SHIT AGAINST BIRD....ASSSHOLE...HE CANT EVEN WIN A RING,YOU MOTHERFUCKIN IDIOT.....
betwinner 5 months ago
@betwinner retard wait till he ends his career, look at statitics lebron s better than larry bird
rapbasketball4ever 5 months ago
@rapbasketball4ever: I don't know. In his prime, Larry averaged 28 ppg with 10 reb. and 7 ass. while leading the NBA in FT% and top five in 3 pointers. Lebron's stats aren't significantly better than that.
Lebron's a great player, though. I wish people would stop saying he's not just because they don't like him (they do it to Kobe, too). He's not Larry Bird, though.
badpdx 3 months ago
larrybird is one of the best ever!
zzzthaoster 9 months ago
He's great, but let's not argue and put our own petty opinions to the front. Let's agree, One of the best !!
WeAndWeR1 9 months ago
I hate that most of the footage of Larry playing is such poor quality.
rooley 10 months ago
Larry is the best of all time so those 27 ppl could blow mi
primarypimp123 10 months ago
simply the best ever. Sure, Jordan was flamboyant, but Bird's basketball IQ was bar none.
beatcavs09 10 months ago
@beatcavs09 I agree. In my 55 years, the only other player who comes close is Magic.
noclouds111 9 months ago
what about michael jordan ?!
nbajordan2 11 months ago
@nbajordan2 Jordan is the NBA's most marketed whore ever.
reno93535 10 months ago
larry bird sucks michael jordan is way better than larry and you bitch saying thug criminal uneducated fuckyou
miguelzero92 1 year ago
@miguelzero92 Silly punk. Bird never lost a playoff game to Jordan. 6-0.
reno93535 10 months ago
@reno93535 TRUE, but it was MJ vs Boston in those times. MJ hit 63 but his team still lost, surely you can't say Larry was better then MJ?
WeAndWeR1 9 months ago
@WeAndWeR1 Well, it was Boston against Chicago, and once Bird and Magic were past their prime and/or retired, the Bulls for a while were the best team in a weak league. But yes, other than having a better outside shot, rebound average, assist average, FT%, more double doubles, triples doubles, blocks per game average. 3 pt FG%, and overall beating the MJ Bulls in 13 straight games and 23 out of 34 that they played one another, including 6-0 in the playoffs, MJ is the better player.
reno93535 9 months ago
larry bird sucks michael jordan is way better than larry and you bitch saying tug criminal uneducated fuckyou
miguelzero92 1 year ago
@miguelzero92 just shows how much hate when a white person beats a black person....
teamrealtree45 11 months ago
When Bird was in HS, he could jump & touch the TOP of the backboard square, and could make several reverse and 360 jams. But, he injured his back prior to joining the IS Sycamores, and had to ALTER his game immensely into what is always best remembered of him. So, when he injured his back in 1991, it was an OLD injury. If Bird never had back problems, he could've played well into his late 30's, and go down as the BEST basketball player ever. He's still considered by many as the best ever.
indianwhite 1 year ago
Yo soy mejor atleta que ese cojo. dizque el ave, inteligencia y coraje si, pero atletico ni ave.
elmagomerlin03 1 year ago
27 people dont know what basketball is!!!
MegaMrMarbles 1 year ago
and white guys cant ball
zacziggie 1 year ago
see that LeBron, Kobe, and Dwayne? it's called PASSING THE FUCKING BALL.
oliverisawesome 1 year ago
One of my fav players, He didnt have the same athletiscism as some but he worked and worked and worked on the court. Thats what made him great even with his back he gave his all every game.
Laminated0 1 year ago
Beautiful basketball at its best.
I find games in the 80's and 90's so much more interesting than the games now.
Games nowadays don't give me the same feeling as they used to, not sure why..
Something about it before made it feel great.
sinorsaint 1 year ago
@sinorsaint it's because nobody is allowed to play defense anymore in the NBA.
drewjitsu 1 year ago
@drewjitsu I agree looking back at the bird and jordan eras, although sometimes over the top, it was much more fluid due to play being allowed to continue not little girl fouls called cause someones arm brushed someone elses.
Laminated0 1 year ago
Why would you even think about disliking this video?
Estonian4 1 year ago
why do all white basketball player montages have music like this lmfao
malcolmxbox 1 year ago
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BurnRoddy 1 year ago
Pretty vile words for such an idiot, this is real music, its about dreams and working hard not gang and drugs, it's John Mellencamp and it rocks, this is from back to almost 20 years ago black basketball players had music like this too so don't be a racist douchebag.
I wish you say that in front of the 1992 dream team and I'm not even american but I would love to see your sissy ass being trashed all over the stadium by the whole NBA back when you were like 10 hiding under your mommy's panties.
BurnRoddy 1 year ago
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@BurnRoddy looks like I've upset you there kiddo. would you like a hug?
malcolmxbox 1 year ago
Mai più nessuno come lui!
Mi manca e manca alla pallacanestro
MrRibota 1 year ago
back when the NBA wasnt all about dunking from the free throw line
ljimi 1 year ago
ps. look up Larry Bird's 1988 three point contest, I've never seen Jordan do anything like that.
queballpuppy 1 year ago
@queballpuppy Jordan was a SCORER not a shooter
Ryan300000000000 1 year ago
Jordan was more athletic, but aside from dunking from the foul line, show me Jordan shoot from behind the backboard, or fake the crap out of the other team so they are SO confused. Jordan Is better, but Larry's more entertaining.
queballpuppy 1 year ago
@queballpuppy and jordan did shoot from behind the backboard
Ryan300000000000 1 year ago
the greatest player and ambassador to the sport is dr j and dr j says that larry is a basketball genious I think ill take his opinion
2663jim 1 year ago
@2663jim Dr. j knew the game. And is very humble like bird. He didn't have the more complete game that bird did, and he knew it. Julius was one of the best to take it to the rim. What people don't realize is that bird averaged a double double for his whole CAREER. And they weren't whats called back door triple doubles. Jason kidd has a ton of triple doubles, BUT I'd take bird's 25 10 and 8 games over kids 15 5rpg and 10 assists. Magic was great and SO close, but a healthy bird is slightly better
usnate1 1 year ago
larry bird the greatest ever
dembela 1 year ago
I'm a Celtics fan, but I put MJ above Bird because of Bird's health. Everyone forgets that Bird changed the game more than anyone else except Russell and MJ, and Bird won immediately on mediocre teams, which MJ didn't do. If Bird had stayed healthy, and hadn't lost his explosiveness, who knows. If Bias hadn't died and Bird didn't blow himself out in the failed 86-87 campaign, or Reggie Lewis lived, extending Bird's career, who knows?
Then again, what if MJ hadn't left for baseball?
TheNameOfMyAccount 1 year ago
back then--larry passes the ball. people stand around and give the guy chance to shoot. Now. Pass the ball. FOUL!
sharinganguneye 1 year ago
SoutHcouGars2010 sorry wasnt trying 2 piss anyone offf here im just saying stats dont make the player
tallpaul3rd 1 year ago
Anyone who thinks Bird was better then Jordan is a fool
Jordan was FAR more needed on his team then Bird, Bird won 3 championships, and didn't even get MVP all 3
Let me remind you, Jordan won 3 in a row, twice, and got MVP every one, not to mention not one series went past 6 games.
and BTW, Pippen wasn't even considered a top 5 PF at the time, McHale was.
Jordan averged 30.1ppg, 6 more then Bird, and still had a higher field goal %
Jordan also got a defensive player of the year...
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
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@SoutHcouGars2010 get off jordan's dick...
illwhitey 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 The year bird didn't get the finals mvp; in'87- '88 LB averaged 7.8 assists that year and 28.1 9.3 rebounds. After his 3 in a row MVp's. Bird averaged more rebounds, assists, FT%, 3p%. I've said it once and I'll say it again; you cannot compare a SG to an SF. Lebron is the first SF to come along that holds a candle to bird THUS FAR. MJ was the greates SG of all time. MJ great, but so was bird, magic, oscar, wilt, russell, Moses,kareem, pettit, Walt, Barry, Dr.j at their spots
usnate1 1 year ago
Lebron is the first SF to come along that holds a candle to bird THUS FAR. Lebron hasn't surpassed bird YET, but he might. But to bird's credit its been 20+ years. Time is one of the greatest measures of greatness.
usnate1 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 Don't call people fools man,please. I saw bird in his first 6 years before the back injury. He had a great first step and average 2 dunks a game. Bird was NEVER nonathletic, for a player to average 10 rebounds a game and 2.3 offensive reb a game; you have to somewhat athletic.28'' vertical=bird which is the avg vert in todays nba. leading fast break almost every time. Thats what media hyped him to be because fans related to a hard worker who had more heart than skill. C'mon?
usnate1 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 Pippen was an SF not a PF, and he shouldered alot for mike in the 90's. Everybody has help to win. And Bird was 1st in points, 1st almost always in rebounds, 1st almost always in assists, FT% 1st, 3p% 2nd. MJ was 1st in points, 4th in rebounds, 2nd or 3rd in assists, 3rd in FT% for starters on 3rd in 3p%their respective teams. BOTH 2 most complete basketball players of all time.Bird had injuries for much of his career. Wasn't 100% with the driving and still dominated.
usnate1 1 year ago
@usnate1 Do you want to count the championship rings? Or MVP's? or Finals MVP's? Or DPOY? Or seasons about 30ppg? Larry is t5, but isn't close to MJ, MJ schooled him his rookie year go look it up.
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 Championships are team accomplishments. Thats why MJ didn' t win anything without a team around him. Just like all of them. The one thing that bird does have over magic and mj both; is a rookie winning season without, mchale, parish, DJ. Magic's team was set up and waiting for him when he arrived. MJ had to wait until lakers, celts, pistons were geriatrics. And I saw, don't have to look it up. Mj was a prolific scorer, but he had a slower development in terns of b-ball I.Q.
usnate1 1 year ago
@usnate1 I'M GOING TO END IT ON THIS NOTE. MJ IS THE GREATEST HUMAN BEING TO EVER LAY HANDS ON A BASKETBALL. FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SUCKED BIRDS DICK, THIS ISN'T EVEN AGRUABLE, THEY WOULD LAUGH AT YOUR RETARDED ASS. YOU GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF HATERS, HE WOULD OF HAD 8 IN A ROW IF HE DIDN'T LEAVE FOR BASEBALL. SHIT, I'LL TAKE KOBE OVER BIRD.
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 boy what an uininformed asshole.
John19182004 1 year ago
@John19182004 What? What a great argument you have. I'm think you got me there, I'm a "uininformed" asshole, because you say so. Let me inform you, don't respond, I'm not going to argue with someone who can't spell uninformed. Your parents must be proud.
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 dyke lover. go f*ck urself and do it with a monster dildo with no lube
John19182004 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 yes mj and kobe are great but bird is the greatest all around player...fuck you.putang ina mo...
36crazyfistful 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 Jordan lost every playoff game he played in against Bird. Every single one.
reno93535 10 months ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 Larry was runner up 4 times in MVP voting along with his 3. MJ had no rivals in the 90's where he won most of his MVPs.Do you still think that you can compare positions? Please be respectful, and I promise I will be as well. Bird average .6 fewer steal a game than did MJ and the blocks are the same. Look at stats if you think that MVP's aren't political. 24ppg, 10 reb, 6.5apg is more impressive to ME than 30.0 5.3 apg, 5 reb. While bird takes 3p% by a mile, FT%huge.Arguable...
usnate1 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 yeah he always loss against larry inthe playoff...your mj
36crazyfistful 1 year ago
Definition of court awareness- Larry Bird.
Quigss92 1 year ago
It is sickening how today's players are bigger, stronger, and faster (which is supposed to make them better) and yet none them could carry Larry's jock strap. Learn to shoot you spoiled thugs!
RockDempsey 1 year ago
Bird had a greater impact in the W-L column than Jordan had with the Bulls. Nobody can seriously refute that. Bird took a McHaleless and Parishless team to the conference finals in his rookie season. He proved he could turn around a bad team. Jordan never proved he could lead his team to a winning record without Pippen. Look at how the Celtics collapsed in 1988-89; now look at the 1993-94 Bulls. That Bulls team went into the playoffs as the # 2 seed! Bird's 1989 team missed him more.
suaved 1 year ago
@suaved really? because Pippen wasn't even considered a top 5 PF at the time, and McHale was. For anyone to say he was better then Jordan is either: 1. Racist, or 2. from Boston. He won only 3 championships, and wasn't even Finals MVP all three times. Jordan even got defensive player of the year in 88, best Bird ever did defensively was all NBA 2nd team. Jordan also led his team to six championships, got Finals MVP all six times, and not one series went past six games.
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
@SoutHcouGars2010 I agree with you. Jordan is the best player but the case could be made for Bird. He was a far smarter player. He knew how to win instantly in the league. He was a better shooter, passer and rebounder than Jordan. Jordan was the better individual defender but Bird was a very underrated team defender. So don't insult people just because they think Bird is better.. He is more than a worthy choice for being called the best ever. And Bird played in a much tougher decade.
trevorh321 1 year ago
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If Bird was playing today's league he would be the MVP. This younger generation don't have a clue as to how good Bird and Magic played the game. These 2 guys would rule the league today just like they did back then when the game at it's best. To me Bird was the best all around player and he could shoot the lights out like nobody else.
BigTimePride 1 year ago
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BigTimePride 1 year ago
Michael Jordan got me interested in Basketball, and I'm still a Bulls fan. But Larry Bird really is basketball through and through... His work ethic and his sheer desire to never give up is the stuff which makes basketball great, some of today's "Superstars" could do with some of that heart and desire that Larry had so much of which made him one of the games greatest. Bird 33 - True greatness... and Im a Bulls fan :D
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justcruzzinn 1 year ago
i wouldn't say the greatest player of all-time but i would say he is the best pure shooter of all-time
cbone72 1 year ago
im not really sure y ppl think that michael jordan was better larry bird was better in his prime with out a doubt
tallpaul3rd 1 year ago
@tallpaul3rd Were you even alive you moron? Not one category or achievement could back up what you just said. When Bird get's defensive player of the year LMK
When he wins six championships(two 3peats), and NOT ONE SERIES GOING PAST SIX GAMES, and getting Finals MVP everytime, LMK
Jordan averaged 30.1ppg in his career, Bird averaged 24 with only 1 more assits, but even with more points, he had a better FG%
Theres videos of Jordan absolutely schooling Larry Bird as a rookie
plz stfu
SoutHcouGars2010 1 year ago
Great video thanks for the post..!!!
UnionKid15 1 year ago
My favorite player of all time!!!!!!!
MikeRedman1975 1 year ago
Michael Jordan is much better
DistinguishedDudes 1 year ago
my buddy is a bird hater... i bet he didn't see this video.
timlamiam 1 year ago
this is how basketball should be played not like today's dunk contest and how no1 plays defense
crazyjd64 1 year ago
The most..most self motivated player to i ever seen in basketball
Bird33Larry 1 year ago
Damn he was good---so were those teams-a pleasure to watch
baculite182 1 year ago
Im a Lakers fan, but i gotta admit Larry was one of, if not, the best player ever to play...
GuruITG 1 year ago 4
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not the best. and im a LAL fan to. not the best. jordan, chamberlin, moses malone, magic, hakeem. comeon man he aint the best
Venomenon314 10 months ago
@Venomenon314 thats why i said one of. what i meant was he was so versitile and could proberly play 4 of the 5 positions. He could hit the outside shot or drive the lane. Like magic said "There will never be another larry bird."
GuruITG 10 months ago
I remember my dad taking me to watch Larry cut his grass on Saturday afternoons... Yep, he cut his own grass. He had a small little brick ranch.. nothing fancy.. He'd wave and sign one or two autographs afterward.. He even picked me up real high over his head one time.. Dad said he had a good work ethic. Work, home, work, home work, Chores on Saturday. He lived basketball.
RatDog67 1 year ago
i am havin a hard time believing that, but if it is true. thats awesome!
jambilove 1 year ago
That's true. I'm from Jasper, Indiana and I witnessed him in his young days. He truly was like that, even boring to a degree.
tripleheshy 1 year ago
are you serious
jimbobillybob1202 1 year ago
What's amazing about him is how selfless he was and so dedicated to working for the team. The ultimate team player.
boscoesarmy 1 year ago 2
@boscoesarmy How about how he usd to throw his body into the chairs.. with or without people in them to save a ball? I am actually looking for the clip of where he chases a ball all the way down the court and dives to safe it and no one else is even trying.... The Hick from French Lick..
RatDog67 1 year ago
cant run cant jump doesn't dunk!
Simply the best
Maybe the smartest and hardest worker ever!
joenathanable 1 year ago
one of my favorite players,he put the team first and everything else second.
MrNodora 1 year ago
You are correct !!
A career .886 free throw percentage.
The Bird-man did it all !!
Rebound, score, pass, hit 3's, from the line, in the clutch..won championships.
Truly a legend !!
No skin color needed..
YankeesFlair 1 year ago
Two categories of basketball players: (1) Larry Bird. (2) Everyone Else.
chiero57 1 year ago 7
What happened to all of the great white basketball players?
violin99 2 years ago 4
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violin99 2 years ago
Larry is the greatest of all time!!
violin99 2 years ago 21
@violin99 :how is larry the goat? he had 4 HOFers(including himself) 1 former finals MVP winner & only won 3 rings...& u can't say he faced better teams cuz guess what, his team was the best team @ that time...they even had a better team than the lakers & lakers won more rings than them...i am impressed by his 3 MVP's in a row (something nash should've gotten)...bird is just the greatest SF of all time, but 2 say he's the greatest is a slap in the face 2 the other legends.
imsljr420 2 years ago
Your a fucking moron, Magic had Kareem & Worthy, both had Finals MVPs, NCAA MVPS, NCAA Championships, NCAA Tourney MVPS, Bird had Parish & McHale: no mvps, both did nothing in college. McHale didn't even start his 1st 4 years in the NBA. Magic had 2 NBA players on his MSU team, Bird led a bunch of nobodies on ISU to NCAA finals undefeated. Bird took his team from 2nd worst to first his rookie year with no McHale, Parish, DJ, Walton. Bird is best team Player ever, period. FYI MJ had 4 HOFers
MerkinMuffly 2 years ago 3
FYI, the only reason Magic beat bird in 85 & 86 was injuries, 85, no Cedric maxwell, Bird broken hand. 87, McHale on broken foot, Parish on 2 sprained ankles, no Bill Walton, they still beat Magic twice, should be 3 if not for shitty refereed game 4. Magic always had better talent around him from college to NBA.
MerkinMuffly 2 years ago 2
@MerkinMuffly :whaaaa!!!!!!.....when did i mention jordan?....i was just talking about bird & magic
imsljr420 2 years ago
@violin99 : i have bird as the greatest SF of all time right now...but i think by the time his career is over lebron james will go down as the greatest SF...right now he's nowhere near larry bird so i won't compare them but he will get there & will pass him
imsljr420 2 years ago
the running one handed left hander against detroit right before the steal in this vid came in game 7 of the eastern conference finals in 87 ,,it was his 35th of 37 points, and he played all 48 minutes of that game 7,,,,,the steal was at the end of game 5,,,,larry post season efforts against the bucks pistons and lakers with oposing defenses looking to double him as the team was crippled with injuries are basically never going to be duplicated...should have won his 4th mvp in 86-87
4432jrk 2 years ago 5
Larry Bird is the greatest basketball player ever!!
He was not as fast and could not jump as high but for
hard work he was the best!! The NBA needs another Larry
Bird!! Those tattoos and bad behavior are common place
in today's NBA!! It's a thug and criminal league full
of uneducated fools who can't graduate from college!!
violin99 2 years ago 25
haha the nba needs another jordan, magic, bird, russell, chamberlain, west the list goes on. The NBA needs REAL stars
Airman32292 2 years ago 8
don't forget Pistol Pete
SayIrishWristWatch 2 years ago 3
u r right man
uneducated fools who can't graduate from college
i like u commjenttttt
khatarnakinsaan 2 years ago
tru, but 4 sum of these people, their talent in basketball saves thm from the streets.
premarin24 2 years ago
@violin99 What are you saying? People were like that in the NBA back then.
MrCamcam85 1 year ago
@violin99 Racist White Boy. Larry Bird is overrated. Kobe would sh1t on him
tybceo25 1 year ago
@tybceo25 actually kobe would've probably been mad that the guy guarding him can't stop him from scoring. Kobe's ego is huge. If he's not winning then something's not right.
YawningBoy 1 year ago
@tybceo25 hes not being racist and this is from another black man, i disagree that larry is the best basketball player ever but still hes good and him stating an opinion is not being racist and kobe bryant is a whining ass little girl and im a lakers fan as well
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badallday15 1 year ago
@violin99. You are not going to see another Larry Bird, because he forced NBA teams to stop quotas because he destroyed the white role player which nobody including Jordan couldn't do.
Ariamaluum 11 months ago
alltime celtic team bird,dj,parish,ainge,mchale,wedman,
walton,sichting,maxwell,ml carr,henderson,archibald
timjumper7 2 years ago
magic,jordan,erving,bird,
kareem
timjumper7 2 years ago
you read my mind. Top 5 ever. not even from other planet could beat them.
mamlapijnaa 2 years ago
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timjumper7 2 years ago
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timjumper7 2 years ago
The 1st [3] you are right on the money, as everyone say's the same lineup.
FortDub 2 years ago
PG- Magic Johnson
SG- Michael Jordan
SF- Larry Bird
PF- Kevin Garnett
C- Bill Russell
now i bet your all wondering about KG, theres without a doubt better natural PF's but he can do so many things that Malone, Barkley and McHale couldn't
Airman32292 2 years ago 4
my all time line-up:
1 guard magic
2 guard michael
sf larry
pf barkley
c hakeem
viketaker 2 years ago
Killer team
BroomeBlocker4 2 years ago
i love this music with this video, larry Bird played with heart
edge1319 2 years ago 2
this video gets better every time i look at it-but the fact is you could make a 6 hr highlight video-this was right before tbs and others started televisiong nba games at night and more often--and the reason they were were willing to do so is because Bird and magic revived a non exsist league-- jordan kobe and lebron owe everything to the 80's celtics and laKERS,you were lucky to get a sunday afternoon game on cds in 1984,,,,,larrys great games were missed but i have highlights on my channel
4432jrk 2 years ago 2
than go post on an mj highlight reel
4432jrk 2 years ago
Larry Bird and Charles Barkley...the Greatest Forwards I Ever Saw
AceroySangre 2 years ago 5
Larry Legend the greatest Forward of all time. Always made the right play @ the right time on Offense & Defense. Perhaps the best Hand Eye Coordination the game has ever seen.
FrsBigeasy 2 years ago 4
the two greatest game efforts in baketball were Larry Birds performances in games 5 and 7 of the 1987 confernce finals against the detroit Pistons--when the pistons started talking Shi$% to Larry-he schooled them by himself..--Mchale had two broken bones in his foot... Parrish had two bad ankles and walton was out the whole year---i have some clips of those games on my account-if you want to see the greatest player in action,, no one even comes close
4432jrk 2 years ago 3
i love larry, but mj is better imo
MrTehbigcheese 2 years ago
Im not even going to get into todays leagues weak rules. The thing is Birds first 10 years were better than Kobes. He won 3 MVPs in a row. He had better FG% and was a far better team player. The reason Kobe has a higher PPG through 2003-2007 is because he is the teams main offense. Larry didnt have to be the first option because he had Mchale/Parish. Look at Kobes PPG this season with Gasol and Odom.. look at this stats when he was with shaq.
Bird > Kobe
GoingOn9Lives 2 years ago 2
And one more thing; the Kareem highlight video would be of him 1st in a Bucks uniform and then in a Laker uniform shooting sky hooks to the sounds of the song "One Trick Pony".....put you to sleep.
mdavidz 2 years ago
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i dunt like larry bird hes veryy arrogrant he tried to fight kareem all the time but would get his ass whooped caz kareem knows real martial arts i bet u larry birds stats wouldnt even be so high if he retired when he was atleast 38 to 40
it would hav e been prob like 22 points 8 rebounds and 4 assistor even lower maybe even lower
bloodzallday88 2 years ago
Yeah cos even those made up stats of yours are really bad. He also has enough clutch and enough hustle to win more games than any other player to ever step on the court. You think anyone's work rate has ever come close to Larry Bird, he is a legend for a reason
BroomeBlocker3 2 years ago
umm no hes known as a bitch for being stubborn how can people respect his ass if he tried to fight kareem all the timme kareem whopp his ass anyways larry bird can suck his dick
bloodzallday88 2 years ago
Bird retired when he was 36 yrs old you nimwit. Larry grew up playing ball in Indiana where the sport is treated like a religion. Kareem was always known as a >soft" player and he even jokes about it in his cameo appearance in the movie Airplane. The Boston / LA rivalry back then was true contempt for the other team. BTW; learn to use the spellcheck feature on your computer because it makes you appear to be even more of a 'tard than your uninformed comments already do...ya MAROON!!!
mdavidz 2 years ago
yo ur mad retarded i bet u if larry bird played in the 2000s he wouldnt be so great !!
bloodzallday88 2 years ago
and plus he only played for 13 years anybody cud average that much points whoever a great player if he played until 40 his stats would be fucked jus look at shaq hes 37 still playing and been playing for like wat about 15 years i belive look at his stats his stats dominate bird and kobe next is wat his 14th year he averages more than larry and accomplished more already how can larry be good he sucks like ur combats jus use common sense dumbass that was backthen we r in present now fool
bloodzallday88 2 years ago
kobe accomplished more cuz todays league sucks...
larry> kobe
MrTehbigcheese 2 years ago 3
Ah, the young times...
officiallarrybird 2 years ago
agree totally-feel the same about football-NFL may have super athalete robots but its missing an old school joyous elements
4432jrk 2 years ago