Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals... on U Tube...Go watch it...2 of the greatest ever and all the young punks who didn't see them play are clueless.
Bird--a great great leader and warrior. Plus a damned good player with superb court sense,
and uncommonly good passing for a forward--or anybody! And as for his shooting--he would tell his opponent in advance where on the court he would shoot the ball, vowing to make the shot in that opponent's face. Then the Celts would inbound, he'd get it where he said he would--and make the shot! Over and over again. He was not intimidated by anyone.
The Pacers played the Lakers for the NBA championship in 2000. Larry Bird was the Pacers coach and he screwed us, the Pacers, by playing his buddy Chris Mullin over Jalen Rose. Mullin was a good player in his day with Golden State, but he was an old, washed up player with the Pacers. All Mullin did was get beat defensively and brick three pointers. Jalen was in his prime and could have helped slow down Kobe. Shame on you Bird!!!
Better thwn Chamberlain for his era all around? For a center, more athletic then dwight howard....good footwork, offense speaks for itself. Low post, high post. fadeaway jumper. Good defense, great shot blocker. Great passer (led the league in assists one year) and was actually able to win a championship over the monopoly of a team boston celtics.
As a lifelong Blazers and Celtics fan, the 80's and early 90's were bittersweet for me. I got to see Larry Bird hit many of the greatest shots of his career against my home-team. I mean, seriously. How many great clutch Bird shots are over Clyde Drexler or are followed by Clyde dejectedly signalling for time out? No wonder Clyde once said Larry was the best player he ever played against.
Wow, did somebody really mention Kobe in the subject of the best "all-around" players ever? He's a good scorer and one-on-one defender; but when it comes to rebounding, assists, blocks, etc... he's below average. The best all-around player right now is Lebron, yet he's not even close to being as clutch as Bird. D-Wade's all-around skills are between Lebron & Kobe, as the numbers show.
im watching this video and larry bird was incredible. He was unstoppable and he talked more sh t than any player on the court and he had as much confidence as any player ive ever seen
id say Lebron is the best all round player ever. When you average almost 30-10-10 in 2011 with the stud athletes with size strenth and considering how they double team great players nowdays. i dont think Lebron is better than Larry Bird not yet but i think he will be. He should be. Hes 6 ft 8 260 and has all the talent in the world, he should be. That also is whats so impressive about Larry Legend. He balled against guys who could jump way higher than him
I agree to disagree. Larry was one of the greatest all round offensive players but def not defensively. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade all are and were better all round players. If Larry Legend had the ability to fly above the rim than maybe he was a better all round player.
@jaywilson18 Bird is 84th all time defensive rating which is higher than MJ,Kobe,Lebron,Dwayne Wade....hes even with Dwayne in career ppg....and is the better rebounder and even with lebron in passing....and your comment about lebron avg 30 10 10 isn't accurate not to mention Bird average 27-11-7 from 82 to 86 no....The ONLY player on that list you had that I'd take over Bird is MJ AND THATS IT.
@Unpaidsk8r Everyone is entitled to their opinion and most often people remember a players last few years. Magic had great enthusiasm and fans the world over loved him. Bird's last few years were injury plagued and few remember that Bird clearly outplayed Magic the first 7 years of their careers. 1987 is still a debate as Bird's #'s were better but Magic's MVP was given for his increased scoring and leadership for an aging Kareem. Objective experts Dave Heeren + Elliott Kalb put Bird over Magic
How old are you guys?Obviously not old enough or you'd know he played all 5 positions at one time or another. In the Finals game that he started at center he played that, forward and guard. Plus the many other games that he played different positions in. "Bird had better stats" that's because he was their "go to guy". All you had to do was SEE them play and you'd know who was better. They were both equal at almost every skill except the hardest one of all, full speed dribble with head up.
@Unpaidsk8r I did see them play for their entire careers and Bird is better. Magic was better at full speed dribble and pushing the ball up the floor but thats it. He had a great game 6 in 80, how about the airball choke vs Houston at home in 81? Media loved Magic and fans loved his enthusiasm-so did I. But Bird was hands down better shooter and scorer--greater shooting range. Bird deserved rookie of year over Magic and was picked by Dave Heeren "basketball abstract" as player of the decade-80's
Magic was an average defender at best. That's not what a complete player is. Being capable of playing different positions on the floor is called versatility, but that doesn't change the fact that he only dominated one end of the court no matter the position. Bird's skills, though less versatile than Magic's, are more complete b/c the former was actually more effective on defense (all-defensive 2nd team three times).
@FavreianVengeance He developed his shooting in the latter part of his career. By the late 80's, he had a good long range shot. Still, Bird's outside shooting is superior. What I meant by versatility is his ability to play different positions on the floor. I was differentiating it from the definition of a "complete" skillset.
Yea I caught your original point. Im just not sure I agree based on Magic's bad shooting lol. I mean yea Magic could play all the positions (but only PG at a high level). I think Bird really could have played any position if he wanted at lower levels too and he could shoot better than Magic. I mean Bird was really every bit just as good a passer as Magic too when you think about it.
@FavreianVengeance I wouldn't simplify it as Magic being just a bad shooter. He just didn't bother working w/ his outside game until he was getting older. He preferred to run and get layups rather than shoot. Hence, his 52% career shooting (though this is mostly due to the fact that he retired at 32 while Bird continued to play injured at 35). But I think both Magic and Bird can score or pass just as good as the other. Their positions just dictated their game.
Magic really was a bad shooter. If he was not an amazing PG otherwise, he wouldn't have been the all-star he was. And you're right Magic had a high shooting percent due to fast breaking. His shooting was generally horrendous early on and decent by the time he retired. Back to the point, Bird was the greatest shooter in NBA history while Magic was merely a mediocre shooter. To me, that really makes a lot of the talk about Magic's versatility less meaningful.....
...If Magic didn't have Kareem's sky hooks and Worthy's moves in the half court to bail him out when he couldn't fast break where would he have been? Magic needed players that were one on one weapons. Bird didn't have players like that around him. He could make aall types of shots and teams had to respect that and constantly double and triple team him and he created shots for players that didn't have those types of one on one skills.
@FavreianVengeance If Magic didn't have his teammates' scoring abilities then he would've worked on improving his scoring. Great players make the most of what they have. It just so happens that Magic was fortunate enough to be given such a great team. Though his assists never suffered no matter what team he had. Magic reached new scoring heights when Riley gave him that responsibility in the late 80's. And let's not forget that he scored 42 points in the finals when Kareem got injured.
Those are fair points, but shooting really comes down to touch just as much as anything. Magic got better through shear repetition, but he was never going to approach Bird's level so it's not merely a matter of great players doing what it takes. That's pretty clique reasoning. Magic put up a 42 spot at an opportune time but he was never going to be the guy that put up huge scoring (shooting) numbers on a consistent basis like Bird.
@FavreianVengeance As I said, Magic's shooting inferior to Bird's. Especially when you consider the fact that Bird was even hampered by a crooked index finger due to a softball accident. But Bird's accuracy wasn't just handed to him as a gift from the gods. Through sheer repetition, Bird worked on his shooting until he became the scorer that he was. He worked on that while Magic chose to work on his ball-handling skills in order to run the break.
Obviously Bird did work on his shooting like all shooters. But shooting is essentially a gift to begin with. The best shooters are actually naturally good at it. D-Lame and LeLoser can practice all they want but at the end of the day they probably aren't going to be great shooters if they aren't already. Bird said it himself in his video. 'I was naturally picking up on things (dribbling, shooting passing) that everyone else wasn't getting.' Bird was cut from a finer fabric.
@FavreianVengeance But it's quite clear that D-Wade and Lebron aren't as dedicated as Bird. Which is why they chose to take a shortcut in their careers. There's a balance between nature and nurture. Bird's knack of easily picking up on things was also present in other great players such as Magic. The potential was in both of them, but the different ways in which they developed their skills is what set them apart.
I can give credence to the fact that Wade and James could have been better if they focused on fundamentals. But its also important to note they rely on athleticism. They never had the shooting gift that Bird or say a Ray Allen had from the start. They could have worked like Jason Kidd and made their shots more dependable and by the numbers you could make a case that Kidd is now a great shooter. But does he really have the gift? No. Magic never had it. He shot from his f'kin waist lol.
@FavreianVengeance Doesn't matter how you shoot as long as it works. As been said before, Magic's outside shooting improved in the latter part of his career b/c he finally chose to work on it. In the 1989-90 season, he shot 38% from three point range. And his career 3pt shooting percentage is higher than MJ's. He's no Bird when it comes to long range, but he's definitely not a bad shooter.
That's my point. It didn't work. When Magic finally worked on his release point, he was better. But he was never a really good shooter even then. And saying Magic's 3 pt percentage is higher than MJs really doesn't mean much b/c Jordan wasn't a great shooter either. He was a great scorer but that's different. I agree though, Magic did shoot better later in his career and became more of a threat so good for him. I take it back to my original point. How versatile really was Magic?
@FavreianVengeance You seem to be limiting the definition of a shooter from long range. MJ and Magic are great perimeter shooters as was Bird. But shooting 38% from 3pt range isn't bad in any way. It worked when he decided to work on it. Bird was just the best shooter of the three. "What I meant by versatility is his ability to play different positions on the floor. I was differentiating it from the definition of a 'complete' skillset."
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Bird was great. But nowhere close to the all around player Magic was, who was the greatest player ever. A point guard who played center in a Finals game and scores 42 points and , I believe got 15 rebounds? He could start at any position for any team in the league and play them all at an All-Star level. Tell me, could MJ do that?
@MrJunktrunker Sorry, Bird is better all-around, Bird lead Magic in reb pg, points pg, blocks pg, ft%, 3pt%. Magic only lead bird in assists pg, steals pg, fg%, that's it. Obviously Magic had a better fg% because he got a lot of wide open shots & layups since he was the 3rd scoring option on LA from 80-86. He wasn't a great long range shooter, most of his shots came in the paint, Kareem was the goto player in clutch, not Magic. Magic couldn't even make the all-nba 1st team until his 4th season.
@MerkinMuffly Don't forget that Bird also shot almost 5,000 more career shots than Magic did...Magic is NO WHERE close to one of the greatest scorers all time...he had the greatest string of scorers in any era,decade of the the NBA. Conveniently with he would have the best APG average...
@lashreg You fail to mention MJ won his 6 rings in a watered down league and got most of his clutch plays against inferior basketball players. Bird hit game winners in the faces MJ, Magic, Barkley, Clyde Drexler and other Hall of Famers, MJ hit his clutch shots against scabs that wouldn't have even gotten a tryout during the 80s. MJ may have one 1 ring if he played against the 80s Celtics, 76ers and Lakers. Jordan is overrated, get educated Jocker:watch?v=Y5oCGz32_Zg
@MerkinMuffly a really young Jordan scored 63 points against birds "defensive" celtics. bird himself said this guy is amazing. its funny because everyone from magic,bird,kobe,lebron, and 98 percent of basketball fans know Jordan is best and here you are arguing he is overrated??? i dont see bird shoes in other countries. jordan didnt just dominate the game, he changed and drew more fans than bird can ever do in his wildest dreams. go to hockey where racist fans merge punk.
@cr7cp3 How many games did MJ win against Bird in the playoffs punk? Scoring is overrated just like Jordan. The fact that he can't even win one playoff game after scoring shows what a ball hog he was. What the fuck does shoes have to do with being a great player? You dumb fucking jockers all you care about is points, media hype and buying overpriced shoes. MJ's team only dropped 2 games worse in the season when he left in 94, and I'm suppose to believe he's god, god's only worth 2 games? LMAO
@cr7cp3 Settle down Spike Lee, if anyone is a racist it's you for bringing up race. I never say anything about race in any of my videos, I don't need to, Bird's game speaks for itself. I base my arguments on stats and facts, race doesn't come into it unless you bring it. You base your man-love for MJ on media hype & shoe sales, you obviously don't know much about basketball. Next time, you should do The Right Thing and leave race out of this. I don't allow racists on my videos, see ya :)
@MerkinMuffly calm down jordan, bird, magic, wilt, and kareem are all GOAT's. kobe does have the chance to join them, dont know if he will. you wanna hear a joke...bruce bowen and lebron james
@cr7cp3 Shoes...ROFL...Celtics 29-53 the season before larry Bird's rookie season and 61-21 in his rookie season WITHOUT Parrish and McHale on that team..Bird turned the Celtics around. Bird played with a back all fucked up and a crooked index finger on his shooting hand for years.. When the game was ours on U Tube..
Respond to this video... Playing a couple of minutes of one game as the center does not make you the greatest all around player. He could not play any position at all star level, that is just stupid talk, trying to figure out how you would know he would be an all star at every postition when he never played those positions.
Great post. Bird was the most clutch ever. He had the total pkg and the best all around skill set. He had a flair for the dramatic that was unmatched and played the game as if his life depended on it. His true love of the game was infectious - look at his teammates and coaches and the opposing players, they are all in awe of his skills. Listen to the announcers who can't control their excitement or believe what has been seen. "You are watching what greatness is all about" is the perfect quote!
6:20 not hapening..omfg
MegaTobins98 1 day ago
Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals... on U Tube...Go watch it...2 of the greatest ever and all the young punks who didn't see them play are clueless.
geocgeo 3 days ago
i searched patton theme song right after the vid
ChickenDaBomb 1 month ago
Bird--a great great leader and warrior. Plus a damned good player with superb court sense,
and uncommonly good passing for a forward--or anybody! And as for his shooting--he would tell his opponent in advance where on the court he would shoot the ball, vowing to make the shot in that opponent's face. Then the Celts would inbound, he'd get it where he said he would--and make the shot! Over and over again. He was not intimidated by anyone.
SkippyZ1210 1 month ago
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The Pacers played the Lakers for the NBA championship in 2000. Larry Bird was the Pacers coach and he screwed us, the Pacers, by playing his buddy Chris Mullin over Jalen Rose. Mullin was a good player in his day with Golden State, but he was an old, washed up player with the Pacers. All Mullin did was get beat defensively and brick three pointers. Jalen was in his prime and could have helped slow down Kobe. Shame on you Bird!!!
JayGatsbyOdysseus 3 months ago
Better thwn Chamberlain for his era all around? For a center, more athletic then dwight howard....good footwork, offense speaks for itself. Low post, high post. fadeaway jumper. Good defense, great shot blocker. Great passer (led the league in assists one year) and was actually able to win a championship over the monopoly of a team boston celtics.
jongib369 3 months ago
@jongib369 I love larry bird though
jongib369 3 months ago
Awesome mix of The Legend! Completely agree with the video title!!
gjpyoung 4 months ago
GREAT JOB, MM
roscoegino 4 months ago
As a lifelong Blazers and Celtics fan, the 80's and early 90's were bittersweet for me. I got to see Larry Bird hit many of the greatest shots of his career against my home-team. I mean, seriously. How many great clutch Bird shots are over Clyde Drexler or are followed by Clyde dejectedly signalling for time out? No wonder Clyde once said Larry was the best player he ever played against.
badpdx 4 months ago
Wow, did somebody really mention Kobe in the subject of the best "all-around" players ever? He's a good scorer and one-on-one defender; but when it comes to rebounding, assists, blocks, etc... he's below average. The best all-around player right now is Lebron, yet he's not even close to being as clutch as Bird. D-Wade's all-around skills are between Lebron & Kobe, as the numbers show.
jp3813A 6 months ago
im watching this video and larry bird was incredible. He was unstoppable and he talked more sh t than any player on the court and he had as much confidence as any player ive ever seen
jaywilson18 7 months ago
id say Lebron is the best all round player ever. When you average almost 30-10-10 in 2011 with the stud athletes with size strenth and considering how they double team great players nowdays. i dont think Lebron is better than Larry Bird not yet but i think he will be. He should be. Hes 6 ft 8 260 and has all the talent in the world, he should be. That also is whats so impressive about Larry Legend. He balled against guys who could jump way higher than him
jaywilson18 7 months ago
I agree to disagree. Larry was one of the greatest all round offensive players but def not defensively. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade all are and were better all round players. If Larry Legend had the ability to fly above the rim than maybe he was a better all round player.
jaywilson18 7 months ago
@jaywilson18 Bird is 84th all time defensive rating which is higher than MJ,Kobe,Lebron,Dwayne Wade....hes even with Dwayne in career ppg....and is the better rebounder and even with lebron in passing....and your comment about lebron avg 30 10 10 isn't accurate not to mention Bird average 27-11-7 from 82 to 86 no....The ONLY player on that list you had that I'd take over Bird is MJ AND THATS IT.
usnate1 6 months ago
Google "top 10 basketball players of all time sports writers and coachs vote" and almost every one has Magic ahead of Bird.
Now I know you narrow minded Boston fans are going to vote my posts off but you can't change the truth.
Unpaidsk8r 7 months ago
@Unpaidsk8r Everyone is entitled to their opinion and most often people remember a players last few years. Magic had great enthusiasm and fans the world over loved him. Bird's last few years were injury plagued and few remember that Bird clearly outplayed Magic the first 7 years of their careers. 1987 is still a debate as Bird's #'s were better but Magic's MVP was given for his increased scoring and leadership for an aging Kareem. Objective experts Dave Heeren + Elliott Kalb put Bird over Magic
mrho4speed 3 months ago
How old are you guys?Obviously not old enough or you'd know he played all 5 positions at one time or another. In the Finals game that he started at center he played that, forward and guard. Plus the many other games that he played different positions in. "Bird had better stats" that's because he was their "go to guy". All you had to do was SEE them play and you'd know who was better. They were both equal at almost every skill except the hardest one of all, full speed dribble with head up.
Unpaidsk8r 7 months ago
@Unpaidsk8r I did see them play for their entire careers and Bird is better. Magic was better at full speed dribble and pushing the ball up the floor but thats it. He had a great game 6 in 80, how about the airball choke vs Houston at home in 81? Media loved Magic and fans loved his enthusiasm-so did I. But Bird was hands down better shooter and scorer--greater shooting range. Bird deserved rookie of year over Magic and was picked by Dave Heeren "basketball abstract" as player of the decade-80's
mrho4speed 7 months ago
Magic was an average defender at best. That's not what a complete player is. Being capable of playing different positions on the floor is called versatility, but that doesn't change the fact that he only dominated one end of the court no matter the position. Bird's skills, though less versatile than Magic's, are more complete b/c the former was actually more effective on defense (all-defensive 2nd team three times).
jp3813 7 months ago 10
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Considering Magic couldn't shoot for shit (besides the baby hook), I'd say Magic wasn't more versatile than Bird. LOL
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance He developed his shooting in the latter part of his career. By the late 80's, he had a good long range shot. Still, Bird's outside shooting is superior. What I meant by versatility is his ability to play different positions on the floor. I was differentiating it from the definition of a "complete" skillset.
jp3813A 6 months ago
@jp3813A
Yea I caught your original point. Im just not sure I agree based on Magic's bad shooting lol. I mean yea Magic could play all the positions (but only PG at a high level). I think Bird really could have played any position if he wanted at lower levels too and he could shoot better than Magic. I mean Bird was really every bit just as good a passer as Magic too when you think about it.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance I wouldn't simplify it as Magic being just a bad shooter. He just didn't bother working w/ his outside game until he was getting older. He preferred to run and get layups rather than shoot. Hence, his 52% career shooting (though this is mostly due to the fact that he retired at 32 while Bird continued to play injured at 35). But I think both Magic and Bird can score or pass just as good as the other. Their positions just dictated their game.
jp3813A 6 months ago
But again, the one thing that Magic has no excuse for is his inferior defense to that of Bird regardless of what positions both played.
jp3813A 6 months ago
@jp3813A
Magic really was a bad shooter. If he was not an amazing PG otherwise, he wouldn't have been the all-star he was. And you're right Magic had a high shooting percent due to fast breaking. His shooting was generally horrendous early on and decent by the time he retired. Back to the point, Bird was the greatest shooter in NBA history while Magic was merely a mediocre shooter. To me, that really makes a lot of the talk about Magic's versatility less meaningful.....
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance
...If Magic didn't have Kareem's sky hooks and Worthy's moves in the half court to bail him out when he couldn't fast break where would he have been? Magic needed players that were one on one weapons. Bird didn't have players like that around him. He could make aall types of shots and teams had to respect that and constantly double and triple team him and he created shots for players that didn't have those types of one on one skills.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance If Magic didn't have his teammates' scoring abilities then he would've worked on improving his scoring. Great players make the most of what they have. It just so happens that Magic was fortunate enough to be given such a great team. Though his assists never suffered no matter what team he had. Magic reached new scoring heights when Riley gave him that responsibility in the late 80's. And let's not forget that he scored 42 points in the finals when Kareem got injured.
jp3813A 6 months ago
When it comes to offense, there's no limit on what Magic can do if he puts his mind to it. It's the defensive side where he's truly limited.
jp3813A 6 months ago
@jp3813A
Those are fair points, but shooting really comes down to touch just as much as anything. Magic got better through shear repetition, but he was never going to approach Bird's level so it's not merely a matter of great players doing what it takes. That's pretty clique reasoning. Magic put up a 42 spot at an opportune time but he was never going to be the guy that put up huge scoring (shooting) numbers on a consistent basis like Bird.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance As I said, Magic's shooting inferior to Bird's. Especially when you consider the fact that Bird was even hampered by a crooked index finger due to a softball accident. But Bird's accuracy wasn't just handed to him as a gift from the gods. Through sheer repetition, Bird worked on his shooting until he became the scorer that he was. He worked on that while Magic chose to work on his ball-handling skills in order to run the break.
jp3813A 6 months ago
@jp3813A
Obviously Bird did work on his shooting like all shooters. But shooting is essentially a gift to begin with. The best shooters are actually naturally good at it. D-Lame and LeLoser can practice all they want but at the end of the day they probably aren't going to be great shooters if they aren't already. Bird said it himself in his video. 'I was naturally picking up on things (dribbling, shooting passing) that everyone else wasn't getting.' Bird was cut from a finer fabric.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance But it's quite clear that D-Wade and Lebron aren't as dedicated as Bird. Which is why they chose to take a shortcut in their careers. There's a balance between nature and nurture. Bird's knack of easily picking up on things was also present in other great players such as Magic. The potential was in both of them, but the different ways in which they developed their skills is what set them apart.
jp3813A 6 months ago
@jp3813A
I can give credence to the fact that Wade and James could have been better if they focused on fundamentals. But its also important to note they rely on athleticism. They never had the shooting gift that Bird or say a Ray Allen had from the start. They could have worked like Jason Kidd and made their shots more dependable and by the numbers you could make a case that Kidd is now a great shooter. But does he really have the gift? No. Magic never had it. He shot from his f'kin waist lol.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
@FavreianVengeance Doesn't matter how you shoot as long as it works. As been said before, Magic's outside shooting improved in the latter part of his career b/c he finally chose to work on it. In the 1989-90 season, he shot 38% from three point range. And his career 3pt shooting percentage is higher than MJ's. He's no Bird when it comes to long range, but he's definitely not a bad shooter.
jp3813A 6 months ago
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That's my point. It didn't work. When Magic finally worked on his release point, he was better. But he was never a really good shooter even then. And saying Magic's 3 pt percentage is higher than MJs really doesn't mean much b/c Jordan wasn't a great shooter either. He was a great scorer but that's different. I agree though, Magic did shoot better later in his career and became more of a threat so good for him. I take it back to my original point. How versatile really was Magic?
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
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@FavreianVengeance You seem to be limiting the definition of a shooter from long range. MJ and Magic are great perimeter shooters as was Bird. But shooting 38% from 3pt range isn't bad in any way. It worked when he decided to work on it. Bird was just the best shooter of the three. "What I meant by versatility is his ability to play different positions on the floor. I was differentiating it from the definition of a 'complete' skillset."
jp3813A 6 months ago
5:25 - LMAO - You can see DJ telling Isiah, I told you Bird would win it. Then Isiah gave him a spirited five.
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
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Bird was great. But nowhere close to the all around player Magic was, who was the greatest player ever. A point guard who played center in a Finals game and scores 42 points and , I believe got 15 rebounds? He could start at any position for any team in the league and play them all at an All-Star level. Tell me, could MJ do that?
MrJunktrunker 7 months ago
@MrJunktrunker Sorry, Bird is better all-around, Bird lead Magic in reb pg, points pg, blocks pg, ft%, 3pt%. Magic only lead bird in assists pg, steals pg, fg%, that's it. Obviously Magic had a better fg% because he got a lot of wide open shots & layups since he was the 3rd scoring option on LA from 80-86. He wasn't a great long range shooter, most of his shots came in the paint, Kareem was the goto player in clutch, not Magic. Magic couldn't even make the all-nba 1st team until his 4th season.
MerkinMuffly 7 months ago
@MerkinMuffly Don't forget that Bird also shot almost 5,000 more career shots than Magic did...Magic is NO WHERE close to one of the greatest scorers all time...he had the greatest string of scorers in any era,decade of the the NBA. Conveniently with he would have the best APG average...
usnate1 6 months ago
@MerkinMuffly jordan is better and more clutch. he carried his team to 6 rings.
lashreg 3 months ago
@lashreg You fail to mention MJ won his 6 rings in a watered down league and got most of his clutch plays against inferior basketball players. Bird hit game winners in the faces MJ, Magic, Barkley, Clyde Drexler and other Hall of Famers, MJ hit his clutch shots against scabs that wouldn't have even gotten a tryout during the 80s. MJ may have one 1 ring if he played against the 80s Celtics, 76ers and Lakers. Jordan is overrated, get educated Jocker:watch?v=Y5oCGz32_Zg
MerkinMuffly 3 months ago 2
@MerkinMuffly a really young Jordan scored 63 points against birds "defensive" celtics. bird himself said this guy is amazing. its funny because everyone from magic,bird,kobe,lebron, and 98 percent of basketball fans know Jordan is best and here you are arguing he is overrated??? i dont see bird shoes in other countries. jordan didnt just dominate the game, he changed and drew more fans than bird can ever do in his wildest dreams. go to hockey where racist fans merge punk.
cr7cp3 3 months ago
@cr7cp3 How many games did MJ win against Bird in the playoffs punk? Scoring is overrated just like Jordan. The fact that he can't even win one playoff game after scoring shows what a ball hog he was. What the fuck does shoes have to do with being a great player? You dumb fucking jockers all you care about is points, media hype and buying overpriced shoes. MJ's team only dropped 2 games worse in the season when he left in 94, and I'm suppose to believe he's god, god's only worth 2 games? LMAO
MerkinMuffly 3 months ago
@cr7cp3 Settle down Spike Lee, if anyone is a racist it's you for bringing up race. I never say anything about race in any of my videos, I don't need to, Bird's game speaks for itself. I base my arguments on stats and facts, race doesn't come into it unless you bring it. You base your man-love for MJ on media hype & shoe sales, you obviously don't know much about basketball. Next time, you should do The Right Thing and leave race out of this. I don't allow racists on my videos, see ya :)
MerkinMuffly 3 months ago
@MerkinMuffly calm down jordan, bird, magic, wilt, and kareem are all GOAT's. kobe does have the chance to join them, dont know if he will. you wanna hear a joke...bruce bowen and lebron james
billslover90 1 month ago
@cr7cp3 Shoes...ROFL...Celtics 29-53 the season before larry Bird's rookie season and 61-21 in his rookie season WITHOUT Parrish and McHale on that team..Bird turned the Celtics around. Bird played with a back all fucked up and a crooked index finger on his shooting hand for years.. When the game was ours on U Tube..
Go watch it..
geocgeo 3 days ago
Respond to this video... Playing a couple of minutes of one game as the center does not make you the greatest all around player. He could not play any position at all star level, that is just stupid talk, trying to figure out how you would know he would be an all star at every postition when he never played those positions.
MerkinMuffly 7 months ago
Saw Larry Bird in person last Tuesday at the TD Garden, AMAZING!! :)
terrorofsesameST 8 months ago
Shame his back gave out on him half way through his career.
reddwarfposse 8 months ago
1:23 was one of the most amazing shots larry legend made
mahkkzify 9 months ago
watch the atlanta bench at 6:22, that was the game when he scored 60
DipFreo 11 months ago
Great post. Bird was the most clutch ever. He had the total pkg and the best all around skill set. He had a flair for the dramatic that was unmatched and played the game as if his life depended on it. His true love of the game was infectious - look at his teammates and coaches and the opposing players, they are all in awe of his skills. Listen to the announcers who can't control their excitement or believe what has been seen. "You are watching what greatness is all about" is the perfect quote!
mrho4speed 1 year ago
This is the best fuckin'Bird video out there ! Bird is God !!!!!!!!!!!!!
tobs22 1 year ago 6
wicked videdo thanks, i thought the star wars music worked well. i still can not belive how good he was all those years ago !!!
comedyjohne 1 year ago
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13war25 1 year ago 2
Can you believe Larry Bird?
The clutchest player ever.
He made me become a Celtics fan.
And this is the best Bird mix I've ever seen. Nice job, MerkinMuffly
BrunoLS09 1 year ago 3
@BrunoLS09 Same with me, I've been riding that Celtic Fan Bandwagon since 1980
MerkinMuffly 1 year ago
LEGEND.
BrunoLS09 1 year ago