Is Larry Bird the Greatest of All Time?

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@jasonremy1627 8 месяцев назад

Pat Riley said "If I had to pick one man to take a shot to save a game, I'd pick Jordan. If I had to pick a man to take a shot to save my life, I'd pick Bird"

@mannyneva1760 8 месяцев назад

Then he retired MJ’s number in Miami and not Bird..and Bird and Riley said MJ the best player ever😂

@d.lawrence8059 8 месяцев назад

@@mannyneva1760 That never happened! But you can dream.

@mannyneva1760 8 месяцев назад

@@d.lawrence8059 actually yes it has but yeah ok the truth never happened😂

@James-k8l8d 8 месяцев назад

The most epic comment 😅

@tahliasgoddaddy 8 месяцев назад

I don't know about Bird saying that about MJ but, I did see Magic say it about Bird at Bird's retirement event

@MAGIKMARTIAN9526 8 месяцев назад

THE CELTICS BIRD AND THE LAKERS MAGIC JOHNSON ARE WHAT SAVED NBA

@rogerahier4750 7 месяцев назад

Yep. No matter who's side you are on, you can't have a superhero without a supervillain.

@KamrenMCOC 8 месяцев назад

I think it was james worthy who said and this is paraphrasing "michael jordan makes you look slow but larry bird makes you look stupid" 😂

@justjack0715 8 месяцев назад

Shon he's not in the conversation because he wasn't an egomaniac and self-promoting fool like so many players today. He laid low and let his play do all the talking. I was a Celtic season ticket holder through the 70's & 80's and I've seen them all come and go. He was one of a kind!

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 5 дней назад

He's not in the conversation with people that don't know any better, I do. NBA Players prior to 1980 saved their 💩 talking for the court. The league was in danger of folding, all the guys spent a lot of time in college, Bill Bradley is a Rhodes Scholar and veteran politician. Today, everyone in the spotlight is their own brand; they'd be fools NOT to self promote.

@jas137 8 месяцев назад

My favorite Bird trash talk quip: "Is your mother watching this?"

@lem01ne 8 месяцев назад

I was born, raised and still live in Southern Indiana, so I'm just a bit biased lol But Larry Bird has gotta be one of, if not the best, all-around basketball player ever.

@jeanine6328 8 месяцев назад

When you spend half your career resting for the next game of stirring out with an ingrown toenail, it’s easy to last really long. Bird played through everything like he was The Terminator.

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

Exactly. Hey Lebron, that mustve been brutal beating jimmy butler in disney world for a “title”. Bird only had to go through kareem/Magi/Worthy/MJ/Pippen/Rodman/Isaiah/Dr J/Moses Malone/Hakeem Olajuwon/Sidney moncrief/Bernard King and Barkley etc etc etc

@andrewmcclure2378 8 месяцев назад

I don't like the GOAT debate , basketball is a team game. The question I find more interesting is "who is your starting 5?". Comparing a Shooting Guard and a Small Forward is pointless in my mind. But personally, I'd chose Bird over Lebron on my starting 5.

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

Bird over Lebron every day and twice on sunday

@DrnkTheWildAir 8 месяцев назад

The Documentary featuring Magic and Bird~Courtship of rivals, is fantastic!!

@lem01ne 8 месяцев назад

Just watched it for the 3rd time lol It's wonderful!

@simplyskrypt3914 8 месяцев назад

12 all stars in 13 years, and the only year he didnt make it was because he had surgery on both feet, 6 games into the season, ending his season So basically, every single year he played, he was an all star

@roynave9212 8 месяцев назад

Take this into consideration. Bird was great at everything. He was a phenomenal shooter and passer. He didn't quit until the last buzzer sounded. He challenged not only his opponents but his team as well. Unlike Jordan with respect as well as others, he didn't need to shoot to beat you. He made his team better with assists and rebounds.

@jas137 8 месяцев назад

Correct, and add to that a next level: he also was coach of the year, and executive of the year, showing that DEEP understanding of the game!

@KelliViti 8 месяцев назад

I can't answer that. What I can say is. In 1983. A fifteen year old me ( 53 in thumbnail ) was flippin channels. Larry. Made me stop, & watch. He controlled entire games. Fed all his teammates. Made the games fun, & exciting to watch. PS. Had never watched a game. Before that day. Never missed a Celtics Laker, or Celtics Pistons, game. Until. Larry Retired. Haven't watched more than five minutes since then. I find Today's style of play painfully boring, & hard to watch.

@bikemanj1 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I was born in 70 and watched the 79 NCAA final and all those early 80s NBA championships. I actually liked the Lakers thinking their fast style of game was appealing, but everyone knew Bird was the best player. When he shot, you expected it to not just go in, but swish!

@markoliver630 8 месяцев назад

Bird also won nba coach of the year and nba executive of the year. No one else has done that.

@te_learning 8 месяцев назад

And NCAA player of the year, if I recall. Amazing.

@Jeff-ge9kt 8 месяцев назад

I live close to where Larry grew up in Indiana. In his younger years he played against my brother. I know his roots and I understand his passion for the game. I think it’s in the soil here. It’s not a seasonal sport in Indiana. It’s a 24/7/365 sport here for some reason. You can eventually get a feel for everything that ball can do. Larry felt it. I can tell w hen he’s falling and can still remain conscious of where the goal is and shoots to hit it.

@dvrmte 8 месяцев назад

On that inbounds pass by Isaiah Thomas that Bird stole, Bird was on his tip toes when he made the pass because his heels were on the out of bounds line. He was levitating...SMDH

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

That is THE greatest play in NBA history.

@tomheim9516 Месяц назад

That's court awareness!

@jas137 8 месяцев назад

Just the fact that Larry was an integral part of saving the NBA from drowning makes him the GOAT, IMO. Add to that his coach of the year and executive of the year, which will likely NEVER happen again, and he's truly in a league of his own, as far as NBA great. I understand that others might be better players in certain, narrow criteria, but Larry truly understood and executed on another level, in ALL facets!

@Childofbhaal 7 месяцев назад

The fact that the year before Larry the Celtics were 29-53 and then as soon as he joins they go 61-21 is very telling. Dude had an immediate immense impact. He was the definition of a team player. MJ is the GOAT player and skill wise but nobody understood the game and had the basketball IQ like Bird

@lisalott4236 8 месяцев назад

Great reaction Shon. Seeing your excitement did my heart good. Keep the vids coming.

@mikekeenan8085 8 месяцев назад

That was Dr.J that were choking each other. They both got ejected. There is a vid out there about this that you can react to. Love your work young man!

@therealmciver3761 8 месяцев назад

You MUST watch "A Courtship of Rivals"...best rivalry in the history of rivalries!

@robinmahan8814 8 месяцев назад

I'll watch it everytime, with anybody who reacts to it.

@tkremarkTK 8 месяцев назад

Larry did all this back when there was some actual defense being played. Imagine how'd he do with very little defense being played today

@d.lawrence8059 8 месяцев назад

He also won the 3-point contest 3 years in a row.

@grumpymorris6351 8 месяцев назад

That’s how we rolled in the 80’s,back when basketball was a full contact sport.

@danaberman6929 7 месяцев назад

I was in high school when Larry Bird and Magic played. The best NBA games ever. Bird revived it. He was a great player, as was Magic.

@arieloh1767 8 месяцев назад

Great analysis and insight! I agree people may have different favorite players but Larry should definitely be in the conversation! Love your channel and I look forward to your videos everyday! Much love❤️

@jamiepuente481 8 месяцев назад

This actually brought a tear to me eye. I lived this and for me it was the glory days of basketball.

@THEPATRIOT1000 8 месяцев назад

LARRY LEGEND...that's all

@donolinger6904 8 месяцев назад

Nuff said. 👍

@KamrenMCOC 8 месяцев назад

"Larry you have 9 steals do you want to play in the 4th for the quadruple double" Larry bird "I did enough damage" 😂

@d.lawrence8059 8 месяцев назад

Love hearing old Larry quotes! Never gets old!

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

In other words, I don’t care about stats. If I did, I’d average 40 per game

@kennethbrown5164 8 месяцев назад

Bird and Magic were both incredible to watch... good review... thanks.

@Flyboy_73 8 месяцев назад

Watched another video going over Bird’s numbers, apparently not only was he the founding member of the 50/40/90 club he had those numbers 4 straight seasons in the mid-80s. And for the James Worthy interview they showed here part of it was cutoff. He went on to say “Jordan made you look slow. Larry Bird made you look stupid.”

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

That's a great quote! 👍

@aircap 8 месяцев назад

Iconic player from a magical era of the sport. He ran the court with a PILE of absolute legends.

@mikeadair3341 8 месяцев назад

I always think that a truly great player doesn't just get stats, but raises the whole team. With that being said he took a Celtics team that was the 2nd worst team in the NBA, and as a rookie took the same team to the playoffs.

@tom7471 8 месяцев назад

Great reaction. Love the honesty and energy. The vid itself is awesome, too. I think this way, that Michael was the greatest one on one ball player I have ever seen play. He could go through a whole team to score with ease. But Larry Bird was the best all around player I have ever seen. He had no weaknesses. He was a better passer and rebounder than any small forward I have watched, even LeBron. And both Michael and Larry had that clutch gene galore!

@Indy1831 8 месяцев назад

Bird & Magic saved the NBA……no one was watching or going to the games…….They raised the league up from bankruptcy & made the NBA what it is today.

@johncurtis7186 8 месяцев назад

You didn’t know, that Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, played on the Lakers? How is that possible 🤷🏻‍♂️ Great reaction, though. I live near Boston, and had the privilege to see Larry play, through his entire career. Special player.

@Alice-xy3fi 8 месяцев назад

Love this reaction, and always love your fairmindedness and enthusiasm. Thanks, too, for mentioning Bird's clutchness on defense; he is rarely given credit for his great defense even though he was voted in 3 times as NBA All Defense 2nd team. I'm wondering, though, if you might consider, when reacting to basketball, enlarging the frame with the game, even though it would mean making the frame with your face smaller, because we're now watching a lot more people and a lot of fast action in what is now a very small frame, v one face that's pretty much stationary.

@jeanine6328 8 месяцев назад

Speaking of Kareem, have you ever seen the movie Airplane? It’s possibly the funniest movie ever. Anyway, Kareem plays the copilot . He doesn’t get a ton of screen time, maybe 10 minutes but they lean into who he really is.

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

He even showed up in his team's uniform for part of that segment.

@jeanine6328 8 месяцев назад

@@JasonRule-1 Hush! Why would you give a joke away? What a killjoy!

@seanpatton7406 7 месяцев назад

That Movie 🎥🍿 is a Classic and so damn funny 😆😂🤔😏😆!!! Shon, the other videos that Clayton did on this topic are below 👇.... Who's the Goat 🐐 of Basketball 🏀??? Here are 8 great videos. Of course everyone is going to have their opinion/favorite. So that you don't have to track them down. All 8 of these videos are great and about 3 years old. *Lebron* has the most views and *Larry* is 2nd out of the list👇. I personally enjoyed Larry's the most. Not only is he in the conversation of who's the goat 🐐. He won Gold 🥇 *(with his NBA Rivals like Magic and MJ)* at the Olympics, became a Head Coach (Indiana Pacers), then went upstairs to the Head Office.... running everything!! Larry's *GENUINE friendship* with Magic Johnson was awesome to see 👀, on and off the court. Oh yeah, Larry also had *Rookie of the Year* as well 😎 *"Making the Case"* by Clayton Crowley Tim Duncan; Feb 2020, 495k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1sRSpQ78Y3c.html Larry Bird; Feb 2020, 632k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pxf4RzocHN8.html Magic Johnson; March 2020, 304k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sp3qAXOzY5k.html Wilt Chamberlain; April 2020, 323k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ybm_ql373GM.html Kareem Abdul-Jabar; May 2020, 429k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ddVb8U4UhZ0.html Bill Russell; June 2020, 252k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WHT8x-AO290.html Michael Jordan; July 2020, 428k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vqq5d_4umFM.html Lebron James; Sept 2020, 839k 👀's - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gk2F3dKb1uQ.html "

@garymorris7472 8 месяцев назад

And he was Rookie of the Year 😅

@DanDolphin4 8 месяцев назад

I got a great story. After Indiana State and bird lost to Michigan State in the championship a lot of his teammates were excited that they got that far but bird didn't think so. He was irritated and went to go practice for 3 hours after that championship game. He told his teammates he needed to get better. 🔥🏆💪🐐

@ricklove8588 8 месяцев назад

1st 50 40 90 and had a 5 year run that averaged 50 40 90 and 28 a game. No other player has ever done that

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

And in THAT era, not this soft as putty era

@alhme50 8 месяцев назад

LARRY BIRD, WAS THE WORD,,,Z,,, LOL, I USED TO WATCH ALL DEM GAMESez, BIG LOVE LIL BROTHR, PL&M ERY~1...

@KamrenMCOC 8 месяцев назад

You should react to Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins game 7 4th quarter duel. It's amazing

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

It was amazing, the way they were both taking turns scoring.

@michaelmarrone8753 8 месяцев назад

That missed shot by Bird at the end of the video could have been the difference between Bird having 3 championships and Magic having 5 championships. A made shot there would have forced a game 7 with the possibility of Bird and Magic ending up with 4 championships each.

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

Hmmm... Good point!

@CBrady-jw8ps 7 месяцев назад

That second missed free throw by Kareem haunts me to this day. If they had replay, that probably shows its off the lakers and therefore………celtics ball and NO MAGIC HOOK SHOT!

@F1rstWorldNomaD 8 месяцев назад

In my book Larry is no1. My controversial take however is that he shares that spot with Jordan and Magic. The three greatest and, without a shadow of a doubt, most important players in NBA history.

@spike3082 8 месяцев назад

#1 is most definitely a tie between Bird Magic and Michael Jordan no doubt and im glad I got the privilege to watch them play there will never be another trio like that again

@choward874 8 месяцев назад

Put it this way. Jordan lost every time against bird one on one. Jordan himself said he was a god. The bulls never beat the Celtics in a championship with bird.

@yambo59 8 месяцев назад

And Larry could have easily gotten that quadruple double, it was the end of the third quarter and they were up so far on the score & when Larry went out of the game he already had a triple double and they were so far ahead, but the coach and his teammates urged him to go in as he had the entire fourth quarter to get a quadruple double - but Larry just said "nah ive done enough damage" - he only cared about winning and chasing stats didnt interest him - too bad cause that quad-double would have been a great addition to his LEGEND.

@Jetz316 8 месяцев назад

I hate the “greatest” of all time arguments. These men are all basketball gods. I lean towards Larry because I got to see him growing up as a kid. The Jordan came up and rose to dominance after Bird retired. Wilt, Kareem, James, Bill Russell… just saying

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

I agree.

@richardclingempeel6111 8 месяцев назад

Check out bird greatest passer of all time.

@paulpenix8198 8 месяцев назад

I've been a sub. Love all your music reactions but I'm glad you found Larry. Would love for you to do Larry Bird greatest passer of all time video re-edit, the Bird is the word highlights video, and the stories that prove Larry is the best trash talker video. Thank you for your reactions and love your energy.

@clocke52 8 месяцев назад

Everyone is playing basketball. Larry Legend is playing HORSE

@claudiaperico1863 8 месяцев назад

Great reaction man! Hey, check this: Bird have some awards and honors too... 👇 As player: 3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986) 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984-1986) 12× NBA All-Star (1980-1988, 1990-1992) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982) 9× All-NBA First Team (1980-1988) All-NBA Second Team (1990) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982-1984) NBA Rookie of the Year (1980) NBA All-Rookie Team (1980) 3× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986-1988) 2× 50-40-90 club (1987, 1988) AP Athlete of the Year (1986) NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 33 retired by Boston Celtics National college player of the year (1979) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1978, 1979) Third-team All-American - NABC, UPI (1977) 2× MVC Player of the Year (1978, 1979) No. 33 retired by Indiana State Sycamores As coach: NBA Coach of the Year (1998) NBA All-Star Game head coach (1998). As executive: NBA Executive of the Year (2012) And he is THE ONLY ONE PERSON IN NBA HISTORY that won as Rookie of the Year, MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year...

@GhostbustersPhone8489 8 месяцев назад

The cold hard facts, stats, awards, accolades including 17 different categories are: #1) Regular Season MVP (MJ 5 Bird 3) 1 point for MJ #2) Scoring Titles (MJ 10 Bird 0) 1 point for MJ #3) Points Per Game (MJ 30.1 Bird 24.3) 1 point for MJ #4) Rebounds Per Game (10.0 Bird 6.3 MJ) 1 point for Bird #5) Assists Per Game (6.3 Bird 5.3 MJ) 1 point for Bird #6) Championships (MJ 6 Bird 3) 1 Point for MJ #7) Playoff Points Per Game (33.4 MJ 23.8 Bird) 1 point for MJ #8) Finals MVP (6 MJ 2 Bird) 1 point MJ #9) Olympic Gold Medals (MJ 2 Bird 1) 1 point for MJ #10) Dunk Contest Titles (MJ 2 Bird 0) 1 point for MJ #11) All-Star Games (MJ 14 Bird 12) 1 point for MJ #12) All Defensive (MJ 9 Bird 3) 1 point for MJ #13) Defensive Player of the Year (MJ 1987/88) 1 point for MJ #14) Rookie of the Year (MJ 1984/85 Bird 1979/80) 0 points for tie #15) Seasons Played (MJ 14 Bird 12) 1 point for MJ #16) All-Star MVP (MJ 3 Bird 1) 1 point for MJ #17) Steals Champion (MJ 3 Bird 0) 1 point for MJ This is extremely in Michael Jordan's favour vs. Larry Bird. It was much more lopsided than I originally thought. MJ dominates with the following Points Scored: (14 - 2 - 1) This wasn't even close. I hardly call this a debate. This is more of the GOAT destroying his competition.

@johnc1593 8 месяцев назад

One sneaky smooth player

@FourFish47 8 месяцев назад

Bird said putting a white guy guarding him was an insult lol

@ShadowBanned904 8 месяцев назад

When having a conversation about who the NBA GOAT is, I think it is mostly a generational thing. In my generation, the GOAT would be between Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson. In the Next Generation the GOAT would be Michael Jordan. In the following generation the GOAT would have been Kobe Bryant. And in today's generation, the GOAT would be LeBron James. My personal top five would be 1. Michael Jordan, 2. Kobe Bryant, 3. Larry Bird, 4. Hakeem Olajuwon, 5. LeBron james. That's about all

@James-k8l8d 8 месяцев назад

Same question of 'why Eminem is attempted downplayed" ..🤨 Why is that? The two equivalent Super-Goars undiniably.Nobady wanted to guard Bird like Nobody is Wise to 'diss' Eminem,...😏unless their looking to end their carrers and rep's 😉

@dedrahiggins1326 8 месяцев назад

Bird told a teammate he spent a lot of practice time shooting left handed because it lessened the pain in his feet. If you watch his games over the years he definitely was a right handed shooter. What's crazy to me is when you see his right hand up close his finger is mangled and crooked - never healed straight.

@irishgrl 8 месяцев назад

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

@DanDolphin4 8 месяцев назад

LARRY BIRD IS THE GOAT 🐐🐐

@jgates6645 8 месяцев назад

Could you react to Billy Idol's Classic rocker "Rebel Yell" The offical video. Thanks!

@lao5960 8 месяцев назад

The guy larry bird was choking was Dr. J 😄😄 they had a fierce rivalry

@jaycockrell7470 8 месяцев назад

When Bird came to the Celtics as a rookie, it became his team from day one. 29-53 before. 61-19 and the conference finals as a rookie without McHale Parrish Ainge Johnson or Walton. He was a basketball player and teammate. To even say top ten and Larry Bird in the same sentence is like putting a white guy on him. Disrespectful. He is number one in my book

@keithzatkalik5805 8 месяцев назад

Most people have Larry bird in the top 5 all time

@eatsmylifeYT 8 месяцев назад

One thing many LeBron fans don't consider is that Bird got all his accolades playing for ONE TEAM, unlike some players who chase the championship by changing teams as often as a hooker has Johns.

@lll9416 8 месяцев назад

3:26 That's David Thompson he was the only other person in the history of the NBA to match Michael Jordan's 48 inch vertical leap! Mike asked him to present the Hall of Fame Award to MJ as he was a North Carolina alumni and MJ's hero. The world could only hope to know what kind of greatness he would have achieved if not for his addiction to that God awful white powder..

@nickcangemi 8 месяцев назад

You should watch the other 7 videos from this series and then pick your GOAT!

@UncleCharlie111x2 8 месяцев назад

Bird did everything so well that anyone defending him never knew what to commit too!

@ArlainLewis 7 месяцев назад

Yes,I believe Larry bird was the greatest of all time,no other player could do what he could, his all around game and he was one of the greatest teammates of all time.

@DrnkTheWildAir 8 месяцев назад

I used to work in French Lick! 😂I live only a few miles from Larry!

@frankbergeron7587 8 месяцев назад

Pat Riley said it best when he said if he needed one player to take a shot to win the game, he would pick Jordan. If he needed a player to take a shot to save his life, he would pick Bird.

@curtissmith2486 7 месяцев назад

Great, intelligent reaction as always young fella! I've been a Bird fan since I was a 9 year old in 1981 and to me he is easily the greatest ALL-AROUND player to ever pick up a basketball!! And as I got older, my respect for him as a man matched the amazement of his ridiculous basketball skills and his work ethic and his hustle and his TEAM first attitude and his ability to play through pain/injury, etc.....!! Keep learning about Bird the player and the man.....I GUARANTEE THAT YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! Much love and respect 🤙

@davidsleith7222 8 месяцев назад

if le bron is a goat, he should have 10-15 rings. great player, not a goat.

@ricklove8588 8 месяцев назад

3 straight MVPs. 4 time runner up and only had 6 healthy seasons

@ricklove8588 8 месяцев назад

Played hurt and hustled like a beast

@F1rstWorldNomaD 8 месяцев назад

Yea. He won the third MVP the year _after_ he messed up his back... In the friggin 80s, the most stacked league there ever was. Absolutely inhuman. Larry Bird is an alien or some sh¡t, no human could do wht he did with all those injuries.

@ricklove8588 8 месяцев назад

@F1rstWorldNomaD heart of a lion. Today's player sit out over a hang nail

@jeanine6328 8 месяцев назад

With a name like Duncan, he was meant for basketball.

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

What a play on words! 👍

@Zeigled-j8d 8 месяцев назад

Ok - so have you changed your mind at all on top player???

@theemaygoogleme151 8 месяцев назад

Clutch shooter, passer, rebounder and defender. Still the best all-around player I"'ve seen except, maybe, for Meadowlark Lemon, but that's a different Legend and venue.

@tom7471 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, Meadow Lark didn't have to stare down the same level of defenders, ha ha!

@lisazaccardimeunier8378 8 месяцев назад

I’m an 80’s Boston girl, so I LOVE Bird. MJ is the GOAT, but without Bird (and Magic), there is no MJ.

@tom7471 8 месяцев назад

I really feel Bird was the better all around player, but I loved watching Michael, too!

@JasonRule-1 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your take on that video! 👍

@keithzatkalik5805 8 месяцев назад

Before he got those mvp s he came in 2nd twice

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 5 дней назад

Yeah!!! Nobody else wants to be on a roster with McHale and Parish! The biggest difference between Bird and Magic (I'm 57 I saw them play, a lot) Bird's outside shot, he was UNCONSCIOUS!!! That said, would you rather throw the ball to McHale or Truck Robinson? The Celtics were a cohesive unit but Larry would've been great in any situation. Great teammates make Championships possible, without them people would reference Bird the way do Barkley

@Matt-k8m7t 8 месяцев назад

Founding father 50 40 90

@treetoptia-2903 8 месяцев назад

Fly BIRD!

@Buds1own 8 месяцев назад

Good reaction!! :) Maybe check out NEIL PEART Buddy Rich HONOR??? :) ♥ “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13

@THEPATRIOT1000 8 месяцев назад

MVP...back, to back, to back

@Widdermaker 7 месяцев назад

The Celtics record the year before Larry Bird came (1978-79): 29-53. The year Bird arrived (1979-80): 61-21. Only difference in their line-up? One man, Larry Bird. Next year (1980-81)? 62-20, and an NBA Championship. Yeah, he was kinda good!!

@Zionsol777 2 месяца назад

my GOAT team is BIRD JORDAN MAGIC DUNCAN OLAJUAN no lineup beats that team in a series. no one

@karenlaneville8074 8 месяцев назад

You should check out Larry VS Jordan ❤

@rgreen1107 8 месяцев назад

Jordan fans ain’t gonna Like what they see !

@chazarnold3898 7 месяцев назад

The eight are: Tim Duncan (I know you like that), Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. hell of a list.

@johndickinson1605 4 месяца назад

You must check out the video of 15 NBA legends who were terrified of Larry Bird. The respect from these Hall of Fame players says it all. LARRY LEGEND !

@TrojanRabbit521 6 месяцев назад

Of all these greats Bird has the worst resume but he is in conversation because we watched him play. Not to mention he played in the most competitive era of super teams. The 76’rs are kinda forgotten because of Lakers/Celtics but they are on same level. So Larry had to go through MJ, then Bad Boys (1st team to win back to back rings since 60’s) then 76’rs to face Lakers or Rockets. Brutal! Made 5 finals in a row but Bird/Mchale sustained major injuries by 88. I’m a Showtime fan so can attest Bird was unbelievable on the court. Like MJ all over on both ends of the floor. Liked your shout out to Timmy who also tortured my Lakers. Loved Kobe vs Duncan match ups. I have MJ 1a, Bird 1b. To round out all time team Magic, MJ, Bird, Timmy & Kareem. 2nd team Steph, Kobe, Lebron, Elgin Baylor & Wilt (!!)

@Widdermaker 7 месяцев назад

BTW, in the 1980-81 season, Bird’s 2nd in the NBA, the Celtics had to beat the Philadelphia 76ers just to get to the Finals to win it all. The 76ers had Julius Erving (“Dr. J”) and Moses Malone, among other all-time greats, on that team. And the Celtics got down 3-1. Only 4% of all teams ever come back from being down 3-1, let alone being down that far against one of the greatest NBA teams in history. So what happened? The Celtics came back in a bruising, fight-filled, gladiatorial series (there’s a famous picture of Dr. J and Bird holding each others’ throats while Malone is holding Bird from behind) where each of the next 3 games was decided by 2 points, 2 points, and 1 point in Boston’s favor. The Celtics prevailed and went on to beat the Houston Rockets in 6 games to win the NBA Championship in Bird’s 2nd year in the league.

@bigmike2464 7 месяцев назад

Bird spent the last 7 years of his career with a degenerative and debilitating back injury, which made him preactice little and lay down , not sit down, while playing.... Prime Bird was unstoppable.. Charles Barkley said Bird being unathletic was "God's way of evening the board".... The Logo himself, Jerry West, Called Bird "the most complete player"

@dcg590 7 месяцев назад

Top 10? Dude. Do more research. The best basketball iq of ALL TIME. Best all around player of all time

@magdalenarangel53 5 месяцев назад

I loved your reaction to Larry Bird. I subscribed, because you are the only reaction channel to listen to the narrator. It's so frustrating to watch the others, because they always miss all the extra information. Then, they are asking,"what happened"? 😒 Awesome job! ♥️🏀♥️

@bugvswindshield 8 месяцев назад

shon,,,, how did you not know??? Bird is one of the goats. Everyone has their opinions....but he's always in the top 10.....once you reach that level. Thats goat time.

@hognuckles 8 месяцев назад

Q: Who's rookie basketball card is more valuable? Larry Bird or Magic Johnson? Hint: this is a trick question.

@AdamBazille 3 месяца назад

LARRY IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME!

@donsmith3474 7 месяцев назад

You should check out the documentary Magic and Bird A Courtship of Rivals.

@seanm7349 7 месяцев назад

Irving and Larry used to hate each other, until they did a Converse comercial together in French Lick. When it was time for lunch, Larry told Irving his mom made them both lunch. Well, Irving couldn't say no to that. During lunch Larry's mom said " ‘Magic, you’re my favorite basketball player." The rest is history.

@juliothom2408 2 месяца назад

I’ll die on this hill… There has never been a more complete all around NBA player that ever played than Prime Larry. Pre-injury Prime Larry did everything well, was an All D 2nd teamer, and had no holes in his game. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do offensively on any spot of the floor, and his hustle and clutch ability was off the charts. The only player I’d even consider taking over Apex Larry is Apex Jordan, and even he wasn’t the shooter from range Larry was.

@rickf4545 7 месяцев назад

Love your reactions, Shon. Yes, Larry was the founder (and 3-time member) of the 50/40/90 club. Something Clayton left off his accolades chart, Larry was voted to the All-Defensive second team 3 times, so he wasn't a slacker on D either. He was one of those guys that didn't try to do it all alone, he made his whole team better. One of the greatest things about his trash-talk was that he would often tell the other team what he was about to do, and they STILL couldn't stop him - not just scrubs, either, but other Hall-of-Famers. How demoralizing is that!?