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@jasonavery 9 месяцев назад

The reason I get emotional watching Magic honor Bird at his retirement is this… When Magic was diagnosed with HIV, a lot of his friends abandoned him. Isiah Thomas even turned his back on Magic. Bird cried and didn’t want to play that night, he was sick. Bird never left Magic’s side. Larry said he’s only ever been that sick/upset… when his dad committed suicide and when he thought Magic was going to die from AIDS. So Magic said, he understood who his real friends were after he was diagnosed with HIV and Larry was his best friend.

@faith.s_mom 9 месяцев назад

❤💯

@Budman_4044 9 месяцев назад

I watch the Magic vs. Bird biography on MAX a couple of weeks ago.. Larry also said he lost his motivation after Magic had to quit because he no longer opened to sports page to check Magic's numbers to see how many numbers he had to put up in his next game.

@benjaminwycoff6928 9 месяцев назад

Yupp. Magic was his main competition. Their rivalry will never be touched in bball. Fortunate enough to watch them growing up and it’s the reason I love the Celtics. Hick from French Lick is my goat for sure.

@fridaylong2812 7 месяцев назад

@@benjaminwycoff6928 Larry and Magic are still tight, and always will be.

@scottflipiak614 7 месяцев назад

They were more than just Friends on The Court . . . . . But on The Court, They were True Competitors, & just Enemies because They played on Different Teams

@phillipreed6599 10 месяцев назад

Best quote is from Pat Riley, “If it was one shot to win a game, I’d pick Michael Jordan. No question. Now if I needed one person to take a shot to save my life: I’m taking Larry Bird”

@justinthejerkoff 8 месяцев назад

Bird had straight ice in his veins.

@chopperdeath 6 месяцев назад

He did not give any fucks. He was in your shit.

@edwinmercado5723 6 месяцев назад

True

@jackofalltrades123 6 месяцев назад

What does that even mean?

@phillipreed6599 6 месяцев назад

@@jackofalltrades123 that there is clutch and then there is Larry Bird

@carlsimons6616 10 месяцев назад

As a "Bad Boy" Era Piston fan, Bird was EVIL INCARNATE. It took me years to stop hating him for long enough to appreciate him. Once I did, I realized WHY I hated him... he was just THAT DAMNED GOOD. Larry Legend is in my top 5, easily.

@grog3514 9 месяцев назад

Same here! Big pistons fan. Hated Larry. But that was because he was the best. I knew Jordan or magic could take wins from us, but Larry was capable of basketball magic and it ALWAYS made me nervous. It's just like the video said. If the game was close, EVERYONE knew the ball was going to Larry and the more it mattered, the more sure I was that it would be nothing but net. I've never felt that with any other player. Now that he's been off the court for so long I can admit how crazy good he was. Magic had the better team but Larry elevated the Celtics to unreal levels.

@themanonthewallgammairradi8763 9 месяцев назад

Evil incarnate! 😂😂😂😂😂

@chuckyrichter4396 9 месяцев назад

In my top three

@ronaldpettifurd5957 8 месяцев назад

Easy top 5. I've lived in Detroit my entire life. Always a hometown fan. "Evil incarnate" is an epic quote my guy 😂😂😂. 💀💀💀 Lions going at least to round 2 this year

@bkr1895 8 месяцев назад

I felt the same way about Tom Brady. I hated him forever cause he routinely stomped out my team whenever he got the chance. I kept wanting to hate him but he just kept winning, and that’s when I realized I was watching something truly special, the GOAT of his sport at work and I should just appreciate true greatness.

@dlarp_6528 10 месяцев назад

I was a laker fan and Larry scared the hell outta me every time. He was an assassin

@user-pj7di4zf8s Месяц назад

As a Celtic fan form that time, Magic scared the hell out of me. Getting to watch them was amazing and we were very lucky. When Bird retired and Magic came out, it was surreal and beautiful...

@martyb5807 10 месяцев назад

Bird and Johnson formed a lasting best friendship. Larry was the guy who called Magic when he got his diagnosis while other players were afraid of the disease.

@ronaldpettifurd5957 8 месяцев назад

I didn't know that. GOAT is different. It's not just mvp. There's more to it than that. I go as far as to include character, impact on others, who they were. Respect and integrity go a long way with me. Jon Jones is the best MMA fighter of all time, but GSP is the GOAT.

@marcoflumino 10 месяцев назад

I am a 59 years old Italian guy. I had the pleasure and displeasure of play against Larry Bird... I was a 16 years old under 18 national team in 1981, the italian team played 19 "friendly" games in the USA in summer '81... To make the story short, our team played stellar games in that summer, and on the last 3 games we had the 76, Celtic and Lakers.. that game against the Celtics... Bird wrecked me from the start to the finish, he made me go nuts! And as LA fan I was pumped up to upset the Celtics, that still hurt in this days... I hated him, but the respect I have for the man is immense, hell I had an easier game against Magic than him! Still an experience that I will never forget....

@garyzink1927 10 месяцев назад

I love that you played against the bird. His college team kick our team in the 70's. He ruled! Peace from Northern Michigan

@CoreyT127 9 месяцев назад

That’s awesome!

@TheDylls 9 месяцев назад

That's such a cool story!! Thanks for sharing ❤ Crazy to hear from even "internet randoms" who played against him say the same thing!! ❤❤

@ThatsMyStuffYouBledOnTrevor 9 месяцев назад

Very cool of you to comment on this, thanks Marco

@alanfoster6589 9 месяцев назад

Grazi!

@sagerauer659 7 месяцев назад

Larry loved the game. And he had a natural talent. He's in the top five. He deserves to be there. Magic, Jordan, Kareem, and Bird. Unforgettable

@porpus99 9 месяцев назад

The final scene with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird is very important. Those two legitimately hated each other. In 1986, Converse released a Magic Johnson shoe, as the year before there was a Larry Bird shoe. A commercial for the shoe was filmed at the home of Larry Bird's mother. Was a bit strained at first, but slowly they started talking. Then during lunch break Magic was invited to the house. He had a chance to meet Larry Bird's mother, who treated him like family. Larry had met Earvin for the first time, saying later "Earvin is a good dude... I like Earvin a lot better than Magic." Very important, as if you look at the jersey he gave Larry it is signed "Earvin Johnson".

@georgemccormick4786 10 месяцев назад

He averaged 50-40-90 over a five year period Played with a roken back for seven years In 88-89, he had back surgery and double achilles surgery and made the all star team in 89-90. He finished games with fractured eye sockets, broken fingers and a concussion. He might not be the Goat, but hes the toughest player to ever play in the NBA. Nobody else in the conversation

@jeffreyjacobs390 7 месяцев назад

If THE TOP PLAYERS ALL SAID LARRY LEGEND WAS THE BEST .... how does anyone refute it. !!!

@merovechthe1st 7 месяцев назад

That's right. Bird was one tough sob

@scottflipiak614 7 месяцев назад

REMEMBER . . . . . ONLY 3 NBA Players had ever Dominated & Won 3-straight Season MVP Awards 1 -- Bill Russell 2 -- Wilt & #3 -- 🐐Larry🏀Legend🐐

@michaelnicholas7746 7 месяцев назад

That’s ridiculous. He was a great player but to say that he was the toughest is fanatical.

@michaelnicholas7746 7 месяцев назад

@@scottflipiak614MVP awards are voted on by guys like Skip Bayless. Nuff said. Steve Nash won two MVP’s and never lead his team to a championship.

@mattlefebvre123 10 месяцев назад

most players of that era say that Bird was harder to defend than Jordan. When Jordan had the ball he was almost unstoppable. But, once he dished the ball off, he was out of the play. When Bird had the ball, you never knew what he was going to do with the ball and that's why so many people bit on his fakes. Plus, even when he didn't have the ball, he was still in the play. Setting screens, boxing people out and non-stop moving.

@seanpatton7406 10 месяцев назад

👍 Larry was UNREAL!!! Jordan was a bad baller 🤔🧐😳.... HOWEVER, MJ was 0-6 against Larry when he was still playing 🏀. Another HOWEVER......MJ did win a Championship 🏆 (in game 7) against the Indiana Pacers when Larry was Head Coach of the Pacers

@tonybarda5990 10 месяцев назад

I loved watching Bird. I think no one was comparable to anyone since (not Doncic or Joker). He was great and played a complete game. But, 1. to say "most players" felt he was harder to defend isn't true. There are a few (Cooper, Worthy, Dr. J etc), but not most. Also, it isn't true that Jordan was out of the play without the ball. He had great shooting and free throw percentage, but also posted great numbers for assists, rebounds and steals. While Bird was an underrated defender, Jordan was a lockdown defender. He is largely considered the best fundamental superstar of NBA history. Bobby Knight thought this, and is one of the best basketball minds ever. Neither of these things is to take anything away from Bird. But, even Bird would say that Jordan was on another level -- and Bird wasn't known to lack confidence.

@tonybarda5990 10 месяцев назад

First, no one on this message board played against Jordan or Bird, so your last sentence is quite ridiculous. Let's get that out of the way. Second, I don't discount what Worthy thought. He is entitled to his feelings, but to say most in the NBA is not correct. For every Worthy, there are several Barkleys, Hakeems, Reggie Millers and Magics (yes, Magic said Jordan was not only the best basketball player ever, but the best athlete in professional sports ever) that feel Jordan was the best ever. This is based on youtube videos, as, though I watched the NBA religiously in the 80s and 90s, they didn't have these "who's better" debates in interviews back then so much. As for nightmares, there is video of almost everyone who defended Jordan saying the same. Guys like Dumars, Maxwell, Reggie Miller, many more. Last, READ what I wrote. Take the words in. Don't make presumptions or infer from what I wrote. I didn't bash Bird, and all those players op mentioned have their opinions. I didn't say they were wrong to have them. I only said the majority of players did not think Bird was harder to guard than Jordan and that Jordan was not "out of the play" when he didn't have the ball. Maybe don't just watch Bird hype videos to form your opinion. (again, I love Bird, and feel he is the best small forward all time based on a 13 year time frame --- it's hard to compare and evaluate vs what Lebron has done for a longer career --- that's a different debate)@@RalphKetchum

@irishgrl 10 месяцев назад

@@tonybarda5990 Anybody who was anybody in the NBA all said the same things about Larry: he was the truth! He was a Baaaaad man! And he was in a respectable number of Greats starting 5

@irishgrl 10 месяцев назад

@@tonybarda5990 Larry’s fundamentals are better than Jordan’s sorry.

@jackdupp3181 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for keeping an open mind and giving the narrator a chance to say all the important points without talking over him. That's what makes a great reaction video. 👍

@Brian-pu8we 7 месяцев назад

My first game was in 64. I'm still watching today. Larry Bird is the best all around player I ever saw. Truth.😊

@CesarMontecristo 6 месяцев назад

I agree…and I grew up a Lakers fan. I hated Larry Bird, but only because he was such a great player, and would seemingly make every big shot and meaningful play against the Showtime Lakers. Only after I was an adult, and Larry was retired, did I fully realize that I was privileged enough to watch the greatest 3 basketball savants that in my humble opinion ever lived…Larry, Magic and Jordan. There’s a lot of great players that have come along since then, but none of them can hold a candle to those 3 in my book. Larry in particular, because he was so incredibly fearless and clutch. As Pat Riley so famously stated, “If I had to choose one player to take a shot to save a game, it would be Michael Jordan. But if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, it would be Larry Bird.” I think that pretty much says it all.

@Brian-pu8we 6 месяцев назад

@@CesarMontecristo A very eloquent statement of a wonderful time to be alive and watch basketball. Thank you Cesar.

@DH-ij9pe 10 месяцев назад

Larry is the most complete player ever. He is the GOAT. No legend is praised by other legends like Larry is praised.

@kennethward4985 9 месяцев назад

Not the GOAT, The Legend.

@williamgullett5911 9 месяцев назад

Bird was better than any player I saw with my own eyes since the early 70s

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

@@kennethward4985 👍

@chriscarroll3635 9 месяцев назад

Facts!!!

@bjsmith6187 10 месяцев назад

To REALLY show the respect Magic had for Larry, at Larry’s retirement, Magic is wearing a Celtics shirt under his Lakers jacket. Think about that. Magic Johnson wearing a Celtics shirt.

@chrischar9428 10 месяцев назад

Because he had no other shirt to wear

@tomace194 10 месяцев назад

I think that was a bet.

@impasse0124 10 месяцев назад

@@chrischar9428true lol but he didn’t have to show the arena. He could’ve kept his warm up buttoned and nobody would’ve known 😊

@chrischar9428 10 месяцев назад

@@impasse0124 I think bird outed him

@marykuettner752 10 месяцев назад

@@chrischar9428he did. Magic borrowed it from the trainer and Larry saw it. He pulled at Magic's jacket but Magic is the one that showed it off.

@fjvhikc 7 месяцев назад

He hit the nail right on the head when he said you just expected Bird to do it. Watching Bird growing up it was the norm, it actually took a while to actually have it sink in how great he was. It was just the norm for Bird to be Mr. Clutch.

@garyclark979 7 месяцев назад

I loved watching Larry Bird and the late great Dennis Johnson play together. DJ was the perfect complementary player to Bird. RIP Dennis!

@sandikorevaar4743 13 дней назад

His best teammate for years, was Kevin McHale.

@ruminator3570 10 месяцев назад

Something else to consider. All of Larry Bird's buzzer-beating game winners were off balanced shots. The man played for degree of difficulty.

@aramhamparian9641 10 месяцев назад

Bird is in the discussion. I saw Bird play back when i had season tickets to the Knicks in the mid '80's. The dude was ridiculous. Saw him make plays and passes that I have never seen before, or since. Even in today's league. If Bird played today, he'd lead his team to the finals every year and would win multiple MVPs while leading the league in technical fouls due to the fact that this soft cupcake league can't get their overpaid feelings hurt by mere words...LOL. Great reaction bro.

@Finnssssss 10 месяцев назад

For 4 consecutive seasons from 84-88 Bird averaged a 50/40/90 while putting up just over 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game. Those 4 consecutive years are pretty much untouchable by anyone else's 4 year stretch.

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

?? Is it really against the rules in this league to softly tell your opponent what you are going to do and then to do it?

@Finnssssss 9 месяцев назад

@cindyknudson2715 you have to think of it this way...if Bird was capable of tilting a very calm dude like Dr J into throwing punches, what chance do today's softies have of not losing their sh!t quickly and often. Remember, there are stories of guys that Bird had pissed right off who tried to hard foul him only to switch to his left when they tried to foul his right lol Kids today only see a slow white dude but Bird could do it all, score with either hand, make ridiculous passes, rebound better than most centers, shoot over people from anywhere on the court no matter how awkward you made it for him, like 8 different fakes and one of the best stepbacks in history. Who needs athleticism when your skill level is to the moon.

@BRADRANCH 9 месяцев назад

Id say your right

@faith.s_mom 9 месяцев назад

For sure.

@derekhiemforth 10 месяцев назад

I just love the fact that for decades, all the way back to their playing days, whenever Magic or Larry was asked which of them was better, Magic has always said Larry was better, and Larry has always said Magic was better. I think that says it all. I'm not going to disagree with either of them. 🙂

@christophermiller1844 8 месяцев назад

Larry took the experience of watching NBA games to a different level. I wasn't even a basketball fan, until I saw Larry play.

@local631 10 месяцев назад

Bird has always been my No. 1 he told the best players in the world exactly what he was going to do just to see if they could stop him.. who else does that.. no one

@richardmyers7847 6 месяцев назад

Ofcourse you're white 😂

@kevincosta9228 10 месяцев назад

Bird was just phenomenal to watch. I can't describe the feeling of being a Celtics fan back then but one of the Boston newspaper writers probably put it best, the day that Bird announced his retirement. The first line in the guy's newspaper column was "It sure was a hell of a lift he gave this town, wasn't it?" Was it ever! BTW, the game where he was one steal short of a quadruple double after three quarters, then checked himself out of the game? One of the Boston reporters realized the situation, went over to Larry and said "Do you realize you only need one steal for a quadruple double? Go back out there and get it!' Bird replied "Get out of here, scoop (his nickname for reporters), I've already done enough damage." He just didn't care about chasing after stats. For him, the W was the only stat that mattered.

@barryw2659 10 месяцев назад

This was the best reaction video I have seen. From you saying at the beginning that there was no way that Bird could be considered the GOAT to watching you at the end saying he is in your top 3 was so great to watch. I saw Bird play and I am a Cavs fan and rooted for Lebron all these years and I can tell you that Larry is in a class by himself. One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video was that the Celtics were 29-53 the year before Bird joined them. In his 1st year they improved to 61-21 and went to the Eastern Conference finals. That's an improvement of 32 games his first year. No player in NBA history has caused such an improvement his first year. Again, great to see you open to learning the history of the game.

@karlburkhardt9902 10 месяцев назад

I lived this time period as a Sixers fan. So much heartbreak caused by Bird during that time period.

@patrickobrien9726 10 месяцев назад

Me too. I was a huge Dr. J fan. Larry and the Celtics were our number 1 nemesis.

@CoreyT127 9 месяцев назад

That was the real rivalry of the 80s quiet its kept. Not Lakers/Celtics. Especially the first half of the decade! Played 6 times a year and met in the ECF 80,81,82,85. Every game in the regular season had playoff intensity. And their playoff games had a intensity that no longer exists in today’s NancyBoyAssociation!

@martinklaus2203 10 месяцев назад

I grew up a Lakers fan, and no one scared me more than Larry Bird.

@eyesoket2364 10 месяцев назад

Magic and Bird were both great passers but they both had their own style of great passing. Magic found everyone open while running the fast break, Bird found everyone open that was behind his head, tap rebounds, between the legs and fakes passes. They were both fun to watch.

@dervish816 6 месяцев назад

Both are great passers but the difference I saw was that Magic is more of anticipation and fancy passes while Bird is simplicity and instinct like he already knew what to do before things happen.

@Yurnerbro 10 месяцев назад

Larry truly was and always will be, Legend

@sandyleewhite 10 месяцев назад

Magic & Larry, resurrected the game of basketball......My dad loved basketball, but stopped watching, until the competition between Johnson & Bird was highlighted......What my Dad used to say, about Larry's game, is that it reminded him of someone, who was not only playing basketball, but also, volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, baseball, football, soccer, & strategic chess, all at the same time, and was what made him so great 😊He certainly was one of the most unique and gifted players, I have ever watched! Thank you for being open enough young man, to consider Bird moving up in your list ❣

@carls1959 10 месяцев назад

When Larry Bird came into the league is when I started watching pro basketball. When he retired, I quit watching halfway thru the next season. It just wasn't the same anymore. 1980s basketball was so much more physical than today's game. The rules were much different too. It was rare than players were thrown out of games. They'd let them fight, or at least knock each other around. A lot of players played hurt, but not as much as Larry Bird and he would bring his team to the playoffs and beyond while hurt. Good reaction. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

@daveypir 10 месяцев назад

The difference between Larry and the other players you named was his passing, his steals, his assists! ... The intangibles he brought can NOT be measured!

@thechase-secondchance5077 10 месяцев назад

I grew up in Boston during the Bird era. I went to a few games and watched hundreds more on television and absorbed every player stat printed in the Boston Globe's sports section. For all that you see him do on the court and all that you hear his teammates and opponents say about his greatness, there is one metric that defines what he did for the NBA: Ticket Sales. No matter what city the Celtics were playing in, no matter the team they were playing - top 5 or bottom 5 - games sold out more often when Larry Legend and the Celtics were playing than with any other team in the league. When people say Larry Bird and Magic Johnson saved the NBA, that is not an overstatement. Perhaps the most awesome attestation of a player's greatness and ability in clutch situations came from NBA's Pat Riley, who himself has won 9 NBA championships as player, coach and executive: "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life...I'd take Larry Bird." Nothing more need be said: GOAT.

@jamesgoforth1606 10 месяцев назад

Larry was ambidextrous. He could shoot, pass accurately with either hand. That right there puts him near the top. And then there's his uncanny instincts on the court, his grit and determination, his work ethic... and he played hurt. Who else can you say that about?

@billyboblillybob344 9 месяцев назад

I don't believe Larry is ambidextrous. He is an example of perseverance and work ethic such that his skills with his left hand were also exceptional. He was generally anti-social and only really cared about basketball, all his life.

@mattlefebvre123 10 месяцев назад

not only was he the founding member of the 50/40/90 club, he was the only high volume shooter to do it more than once! (Steve Nash did it too). And he is the only player to win 3 MVPs consecutively since the ABA merger! (Russell and Chamberlain did it in the ABA). He also had Rookie of the Year and All-Star MVP.

@fidge54 10 месяцев назад

(Russell and Chamberlain did it in the ABA). No they didn't. Neither one played in the ABA, ever

@kevincosta9228 10 месяцев назад

And his career average is pretty close to 50/40/90 also.

@MasteRgamer-mk5bp 10 месяцев назад

@@fidge54 they didn't play in the ABA but they did enter the 50/40/90 club before the merger

@WorldwideWyatt 10 месяцев назад

@@MasteRgamer-mk5bpno, there was no 3p line when they played lol. Wilt and Bill were 3x straight MVPs *before the merger*, but they were in the NBA not ABA.

@MasteRgamer-mk5bp 10 месяцев назад

@@WorldwideWyatt You're right. I was high asl when I typed that and forgot 40 was for 3pt percentage. 💀

@UnderhillKoufax 10 месяцев назад

Oh yes. Larry Bird is in the GOAT conversation. His career was short (13 years), but he DOMINATED a tough and talented league for nine years, beating everyone, winning championships, and putting fear in every player and every team. I was a fan of Dr. J, Magic, and Jordan at the time, but looking back…Bird was the best. He could beat you any way he wanted - inside, outside, assists, rebounds, steals, dagger three, and grade A trash talk. Magic, Kareem, MJ, and everyone feared him.

@martysoulard7349 9 месяцев назад

I admire your open minded way of thinking on this. I grew up an MJ fan and did not care for Larry Bird. As I grew up and learned more about the game, I feel like I missed the point on Larry. I still love how MJ and Magic played the game, but man did I miss out on appreciating the basketball genius in Larry. If you are a fan of the game, you can love the play of many ballers. Even though Larry is in my short list amongst the greatest, I don't know that we can crown a GOAT in a team sport.

@TitaniumSpleen 9 месяцев назад

The magic vs bird debate is rough because Larry got injured and very clearly on the decline when he retired. Magic was tossed out of the league at the same time but without the debilitating injuries, magic was forced to leave the league at his absolute peak. When they allowed him to join in the all star game, he destroyed everyone. Both were removed from the game before their time in different ways. It makes it difficult to give Larry a fair shot because he was only in the NBA for 12 seasons, where LeBron has a couple decades under his belt. Good video.

@robgelfand2414 10 месяцев назад

Here are a couple of things that never get mentioned about Bird 1. People say he couldn't jump. So tell me how he averaged more defensive rebounds per game than these players(this is a partial list) Moses Malone Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'Neal Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2. Many people have said Bird's defense was not that good. So tell me how he lead the league 4 times in defensive win shares. If you added up the number of times Michael Jordan and Lebron James led the league in defensive win shares the answer is ZERO.

@torrieaccardi5079 10 месяцев назад

People just say that cuz he's white dude could jump and he was pretty fast too lmao

@benjaminwycoff6928 9 месяцев назад

That’s awesome info!! Bird is the goat.

@mattp701 9 месяцев назад

@@torrieaccardi5079 you can't read real well huh

@torrieaccardi5079 7 месяцев назад

@@mattp701 nah to be honest dyslexic really bad its super annoying

@jakeferreira1211 10 месяцев назад

Larry Bird played only about 3/4 as long as he should have, and the last few seasons he played were seriously hampered by injury. Mostly his back, which he hurt when he was shoveling gravel at his mother's house because he didn't want to pay someone to do it. And after he retired he went on to become a coach of the year and an executive of the year. He's the only human with a RoTY, MVP, CoTY, and EoTY award.

@joelspaulding5964 10 месяцев назад

Ain't even a question. If you could choose one guy that overall, gives you the beat chances of winning, through his own performance and playmaking- inspirational abilities- You choose LJB, every time. If Larry gives you the ball, you had BETTER make the shot.

@PopularMonsterUSA 9 месяцев назад

I was a teenager in the 80's and was only interested in Def Leppard and Knight Rider but I knew how huge Larry was. I'd never seen a game, never watched sports on the news but Larry was EVERYWHERE. Without ever seeing a game, I knew.

@NOxSPLOOSHxPLANE 10 месяцев назад

😮 that quadruple-double was insane because he could have went back out and actually got the quadruple-double but he told his coach that he was done he did everything that he needed to do Larry was that humble he did not care about padding stats, they have a 30-point lead and he took himself out when he could have had the quadruple-double

@carolehall1000 10 месяцев назад

I'm not even a Celtics fan. I'm from a completely different part of the country; but, I have concluded that the best way to learn about this period of basketball is to watch Larry Bird videos. They're so much fun. And Bird was such a threat, that everyone brought their A game when they were playing the Celtics. And they all seem to love to talk about it, so you see Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Isiah Thomas, Dr J, Hakeem, Dumars, Charles Barkley, Moses Malone, Karl Malone and on and on along the way. One (there's a bunch!) you might enjoy for a reaction is: The Best Larry Bird REVENGE Story Ever Told on a channel called: Prime Larry Bird

@sesimie 8 месяцев назад

Magic Bird...chills man....If you put Magic in the top 5 you must put Bird up there too. Legendary Rivalry and then friendship. 13 years and so much he did. He was my nemesis as we were laker fans back then. Respect the Bird! Also he beat my GOAT MJ many times in the Playoffs. When He called MJ God in basketball, that's one GOAT passing the torch on to the next. Legend Larry!

@rayezzo8889 10 месяцев назад

Its impossible to pick a best ever, especially from different time periods. Its like trying to pick the best song ever. But to be included in that conversation says enough. Great reaction and analysis.

@GabosSaysSo 10 месяцев назад

Appreciate it! 😎

@unity1016 10 месяцев назад

When you get to this level, I think it's impossible to pick the top ONE. Everyone may have their own pick. I have no problem with that. I can only say Larry Bird is my favorite all time. You never what head turning plays he would make. So fun to watch. Love the play of the 80s.

@GabosSaysSo 10 месяцев назад

Naw his playmaking is timeless. Almost didn’t realize I was watching 80/90s basketball

@kennethward4985 9 месяцев назад

And now we have Jokic !!!

@bkr1895 8 месяцев назад

In my opinion there’s 3 viable options for the GOAT either MJ, LBJ, or The Bird. I could also possibly fit in Kareem as well.

@mikegoodwin2386 10 месяцев назад

They always talk about Larry and Magic in the same breath because they made each other better. Just having that competition pushed each of them to be better than they ever would have been without that. You can't separate the two.

@andymiltner1713 9 месяцев назад

My parents moved our family to a town just outside Boston in 1977. My friends and I spent Junior High, High School and our first few college years watching LA, Boston and Houston go at it nearly every year. The 80s was an era of basketball nirvana and living outside Boston in the 80s was something I had never experienced before. You were spot-on when you imagined how dramatic it must have been to watch Larry Bird play game after game. It was unreal and as the documentary explained, it felt like it was a lot longer than 13 seasons. Though I was never a Bulls fan, I always loved watching Michael play and would watch Bulls games just to see Michael. But having grown-up during the Larry/Magic years, its hard to compare that to anything. Great video. Thanks.

@Ancient_Drummer 6 месяцев назад

The top 4 in my opinion, MJ, Bird, Magic, Kareem. These guys were unreal in the toughest time of basketball and each had their own unique style. It was an absolute pleasure to watch them growing up in real time. Basketball was a man's sport then, they played hard as hell and you knew every time you went in the paint, it was going to be brutal. If they played in this era of softness, no one would hold a candle to them. They all played like they loved the game and gave everything to it. Watching players now, most love the paycheck first and the game second.

@ryant3600 10 месяцев назад

I've been watching the NBA since the 70's. Bird was different. After watching the past 4 and half decades of bball and being able to go back thanks to youtube and rewatch a lot. Here is my top 5. 1. Bird (As you are learning, he was THE all round perfect player) 2. MJ 3. Magic 4. Kobe 5. Kareem. I know those are all "old guys" but the game was so different back then. You had to be physically and mentally tough to stand toe to toe w/ those guys I listed. Lebron I'm sorry he's not th all round player like my top 5 were. Not even close. Not saying he's not in my top 10, but certainly not close to my top 5. People look at Larry's stats and think nah this guy ain't the goat. People need to watch how he played the game. He could have had 40-60-80 points every game but instead he chose to be the team player and get the ball to his teammates. He made Parrish and Mchales careers. And he played his entire career hurt, he always had injuries. There's a video on YT of Birds injuries, watch that and you'll have a completely different view of why Bird is considered a GOAT and why there is only one BBall player referred to as "Legend".

@kenthomas4668 10 месяцев назад

You have to do your list by position to mean anything.

@ryant3600 10 месяцев назад

@@kenthomas4668 Then there is NO POINT at all to discuss who is the GOAT or "Making the case" so why are you even here commenting since thats what this is all about. And it's my list, my opinion. It's not an official list etc so relax..

@rmweidner7596 10 месяцев назад

I think that Pat Riley put it best when he said, "If I had to choose someone to take the shot and save the win, I'd pick Michael Jordan. If I had to choose someone to take the shot and save my life? I'd take Larry Bird."

@patticriss2238 10 месяцев назад

Larry will always be the best to me. He shouldn’t have been able to do any of it, but he was a killer. Jordan was beautiful and athletic and showed what a body can do. Larry was just hard and tough. He was truly a phenomenon.

@chokethewoke3412 9 месяцев назад

As a young boy in my early teens I watched the Celtics draft Larry Bird. In the whole city was buzzing. All with the hopes of bringing back another great Celtic so we can start winning championships again! But nobody thought this dude would do what he did. And I'm a superfan I don't miss a game. And it's impossible to show the number of times he has won a game for the Celtics. we all see the the biggest games like playoff games, but it's impossible to show the amount of times he won games for the Celtics. No one showing all the regular season games where he was doing the same thing he was in the biggest games. My point being every game was a championship game to have nots how he played. Didn't take a regular-season night off because theywere playing some scrubs nah! He had a killer instinct he wanted to win every even in the preseason! To me he is the 🐐. Because I still have never seen a more well-rounded all-around basketball the larry Bird. And I still watch basketball every day still. But I'm not just a Celtics fan im a nba fan. So if the Celtics aren't playing I'm watching other games every night. So I've seen all of them come and go over the years. And I still haven't seen an all-around better player than Larry.

@shushnik 10 месяцев назад

Larry is my GOAT. I agree with the narrator, there are a small group that can make an argument. But taking a team from 21 wins to over 60 wins as a rookie is unmatched in professional sports. He made his team great single-handedly in a way no other player in any team sport has ever matched to my knowledge.

@garyzink1927 10 месяцев назад

Loved your reaction! Larry's college was playing mine, we heard before the game they had a potential all American on their team. Knowing nothing about him we tried to guess during warm ups which black player he was. Man were we wrong! He beat us and set our arena scoring record with no 3 point line! Peace from Northern Michigan.

@Andrew-pp2ql 10 месяцев назад

You live in Marquette?

@garyzink1927 10 месяцев назад

@Andrew-pp2ql I wish I did, I'd be hitting the black rocks every day lol! No, I live farther south, by Cadillac, mi. Down here people from Detroit call were I'm at up north. But many who live here tell them, up north is across the bridge. Peace from almost Northern Michigan.

@leobell3502 10 месяцев назад

Please keep in mind his injury plagued career and how he played through the pain when making your considerations for the GOAT. What this mini-docuvideo failed to mention were his numerous injuries and how he played through constant pain. 1) Bad Lower Back 2) Heel Spurs Both Feet, Both Feet Requiring Surgeries 3) Ruptured Achilles Tendons Both Legs, Both Legs Requiring Surgeries 4) Played Several Games With A Fractured Right Cheekbone 5) Played Many Games After Spending Nights Before Games In Hospitals In Traction He didn't have to play many of these games due to his legitimate injuries. However, his competitive spirit and his insatiable will to win would not allow him to miss a game if at all possible. It was Bird demanding that he spend the nights before games in traction so that he could start. His hustle fighting and diving for loose or stolen balls took their toll of 13 seasons. Bird played EVERY game like it was his last. Here's a category that's not on any spec sheet - "Hustle." He simply wore his body out to the point of his injuries forcing him to retire. Can you name any players directly after Bird's time up until today's NBA that would consistently play injured, play in pain and perform under GOAT qualifying standards? That was the difference between The Legend and everybody else then and now. Le😎 San Francisco, Califusa

@getacare2735 9 месяцев назад

I grew up right outside of Boston in the 80s and I still haven't seen a basketball players as clutch is Larry Bird was. Definitely one of the best ever.

@richardmyers7847 6 месяцев назад

Clutch 😅😂😂

@maxbrazil3712 10 месяцев назад

Basketball had turned into a gang of partying thugs that would make the WNBA look good. The NBA was losing money. The explosive styles of Magic and The Bird coupled to the east/west rivalry changed all that. James Worthy also said "Jordan made you look slow, but Bird made you look stupid."

@patriciacave4450 10 месяцев назад

Lol😂

@humpy936 9 месяцев назад

Yep😊

@rachelginter3616 10 месяцев назад

Larry Legend was poetry in motion...I'm so thankful that I was born in that era to be able to watch him play

@garyzink1927 10 месяцев назад

I got to watch him kick my college basketball team up and down the floor in the late 70's. He ruled! Peace from Northern Michigan

@AsaSpades82 8 месяцев назад

As an quiet 42 year old, It's really cool watching you as a younger man discover the greatness of Larry Bird. Seeing you open up cuz you watch some of these highlights, It's not quite the same level of excitement and joy are experienced watching him as a kid, but it's nice to see younger generation experiencing and being open to seeing how great he really was. And this further enforces why he is my number 2 GOAT

@matthewwilliams2093 9 месяцев назад

If you liked this video, you should consider watching the rest of the videos in this channel's series of "Making the Case". He covers stars from several eras and "makes the case" for each one of them being the actual GOAT. All of the videos in the series are compelling, regardless of how you may feel going in, and they are particularly informative if you haven't seen some of the older players before.

@gedeon179 10 месяцев назад

One of the things that many forget and use to detract from Bird's ability as a shooter is that the 3-point line began to be used in his rookie year. That 50/40/90 has much more merit if you know this detail. Also at a time when a harder game was allowed. He is not like any current player who since his formation is practicing 3-point shots and does not suffer such an aggressive defense that allowed fouls that will now be penalized with a suspension for the offender. You just have to see images of that time that I had the great luck to live

@tonyduncan7710 10 месяцев назад

Not only these awards he was College Player of the Year, NBA rookie of the Year (4th in MVP) (63 votes to Magics 3), then 3 consecutive 2nd place MVP finishes before his 3 MVPs in a row, then another second place MVP. That's 4th (rookie season), 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, MVP, MVP, MVP, 2nd, 4th, 3rd. That's 10 years. He could have easily won MVP 7 years in a row. He was the best player on the planet for the entire '80s. He was UNBELIEVABLE. Watch his passing highlights. He was undeniably the best trash talker in NBA history. Just ask Gary, Peyton or anybody.. He was the most clutch in history in history. Court vision second to nine. Best shot fake in history.

@merovechthe1st 9 месяцев назад

There are several full games/highlight games you can watch here on yt. "The duel" with Dominique Wilkins, his 60 pt game against the Hawks, that Pacers playoff game where he broke his cheek..awesome stuff. Bird was something else. I had the great fortune of seeing him play live many times and a whole lot more on tv (including every one of those aforementioned games). I got him 3rd all-time and that's not changing anytime soon. There's only 2 players I'd ever take over Larry Bird.

@anthonypaino4991 10 месяцев назад

There are so many crazy stats and accomplishments, but one thing that goes unmentioned (which some are starting to talk more about) is his actual height. He never wanted to be listed above 6’9 as he didn’t want to be thought of as a power forward. However, Larry Legend is easily 6’10 / 6’11! I stood next to him at a Pacer game for a moment and was truly floored by his size. Having played college basketball I was used to people who were shorter than what they were listed at and got a feel for how tall people really were. Larry is absolutely bigger than he’s listed!

@joetoppe4643 10 месяцев назад

Bird was also 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs. And even hit a game winner in Jordan and Pippen’s face. You were right, Bird does stand alone

@screwdriverman5-kf2ui 10 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@kenthomas4668 10 месяцев назад

irrelevant, put jordan on that team and he sweeps too

@joetoppe4643 10 месяцев назад

@@kenthomas4668 you don’t know that. We do know that Bird swept him though. And oh yeah, that game winner I mentioned above

@rotojunkie14 10 месяцев назад

Everyone is always like ya Jordan needed better teammates thats why Jordan couldnt win for along time. Thing is Bird didnt need a team around him. Bird came into the league and took a 20 something win team and by himself turned it into a 60 win team and went to the conference finals. Then he won the championship in his 2nd season and the only change from that 20 something win team was Larry.@@kenthomas4668

@Tcheera 10 месяцев назад

"There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies, and statistics" - Mark Twain This is the one comment that I always hate (and I am a fan of Larry Legend). I think even Bird would smack you around for saying something so silly. Those two "sweeps" were both best of 5 first round sweeps, 86 and 87. Sweep 1 in 1986, this was the year MJ was out almost the whole year with a broken foot. The Celtics were the first seed in the east and had a record of 67-15, by far the best in the league and also had the best defensive team. The Bulls were the 8th Seed and barely even made it in coming back on an injured ankle playing limited minutes barely edging out the cavs with a 30-52 record, by far the worst in the whole playoffs. No one expected the Bulls to even be competitive in a single game, but MJ set a record in that series that still hasn't been broken in almost 40 years leading Larry to say "that was God disguised as Michael Jordan". Some players have high scoring games against trash teams when they're stat chasing, but MJ set that record against a stacked, healthy Celtics team. So yeah the Bulls got swept in 3 games -- they were EXPECTED to get swept by a team that had over DOUBLE their win record. The fact that MJ took that one game down to the end with the stats and records he made had them in shock. In 1987 it was a *little* closer, but that's very tongue in cheek to say that in a way because when it came to the east, east was beast. Again, the Boston Celtics were the first seed with 59-23. And again, the Bulls were 8th seed with 42-40. MJ had good stats, but they weren't as record shattering as the year before, but took them down to the end of one of the games. But again they were expected to get swept, and they did. The Celtics won, but it wasn't like... two even teams or even close teams that were playing those two years. And taking stuff outta context is silly. That's like saying "Oh Isiah is better than bird because the Pistons swept the Celtics in 1989!" and then leaving out the fact that Bird had foot surgery LOL. Context does actually mean something. But hey MJ did sweep Larry in 1984 when he was on the USA olympic team vs. the NBA all stars -- Team USA won all 8 games vs. the NBA all stars LOL even we wanna get real catty about it. But as we say lies, damned lies, statistics. I mean although they weren't supposed to win, and MJ did amazing and it pissed the NBA off... we gotta keep in mind that the team USA was literally the best pre-professional era team probably ever assembled, and the all stars probably at first didn't take it too seriously until they got their butts humiliated in the first games. Then they did try... but still lost badly. So on a stacked team vs. a stacked team MJ did win vs. Larry one time. But there's an excuse you can give if you can come up with it. This is why context matters. And I'll always argue that both for this and the goofy ass "sweeps" y'all always bring up. Unfortunately for all the fans of basketball we literally never got to see them face off ever again in the playoffs due to how they were seeded after that, especially when things went to 7 games. But the Celtics went to the ECF until Larry's feet got hurt, and then the Bulls went to the ECF and even won the chip twice before Larry retired. So it's not as though The Bulls never could have competed with them -- the Celtics just couldn't beat the teams that the Bulls ended up beating in the ECF. It's unfortunate that they never got to face off in the playoffs, though, when MJ had a team and when Larry was in peak condition and not hurt. It would have been the best show on the planet. It would have been better basketball than watching Detroit sucker punch people until the NBA finally had it with them. I personally would've preferred seeing the Bulls v. Celtics, but there never really got to be a true rivalry between them since Larry's final playing years just weren't the same once he had surgery, and even though MJ had MVP, DPOY and all that in 88, the Bulls still just didn't have a built roster. Scottie played about as well as Giannis his first year in the league. Not that impressive -- but hopeful. And the Celtics remained solid and Larry was still a really good player with that continued fire and heart, but players often just aren't the same after a surgery like that. Anyway -- that's me keepin' it 100.

@carlspackler1431 10 месяцев назад

I did a deep dive on BBall starting a few years ago and one thing I said for years was MJ is the GOAT. Now I believe there is a 1a and 1b. Michael and Larry. Larry did what he did with little athleticism. To reach his level at his athleticism has to mean he's one of, if not the greatest BBall player ever. Great reaction!

@rosemaryheilemann2229 9 месяцев назад

I enjoy you discovering Larry Bird. I watched him in the ‘80’s. You can find full games online; I think you would enjoy watching them and you would get a better idea of what Larry was like. Great reactions! I feel like you are talking right to us.

@trudogg630 9 месяцев назад

Larry is my GOAT. I grew up in L.A. and was the only kid on the block who loved Bird, instead of Magic. Larry was just a cold killer on the court.

@edwells4769 10 месяцев назад

Having watched Russell, Chamberlain, Bird, Jordan, and basically everyone since I started following in 1965, something about Bird was different. He willed it. I can understand the argument for Bird being the GOAT. Wouldn't say it myself, but hes top 3. Dude was scary. Everyone was scared of that guy, every fan, every player. The only other players I've ever been scared of facing as a lifelong Spurs fan since their inception in the ABA is Jordan and Kobe, and I suppose Unseld. Lebron, not one bit actually, he lacks something that makes others scared. Request, react to something on my favorite player of all time, George Gervin. Oft overlooked but the Iceman had a flair about him and an extremely unique style. Never seen anything like him before or since. Dr. J is probably the closest but they are still quite different play styles. Editing to mention at 12:26. They're disrespecting my man DJ running point for Boston. He was a revolutionary PG who ushered in a new more contemporary style of play, finals MVP for the Sonics sole championship, and one of my favorite PGs of all time. People point out the Bird steal against the Pistons but its DJ making an incredibly hard layup to seal the game. Several All-Star nods and a 9x All Defense selection.

@trekkiexb5 10 месяцев назад

DJ RIP...Great player!

@edwells4769 10 месяцев назад

@@trekkiexb5 real ones know my man! Most overlooked guy of the Celtics, possibly most overlooked PG of the 80s, and it always annoys me.

@rotojunkie14 10 месяцев назад

DJ was awesome.Easily one of the best defenders ever to.

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

Bird ALWAYS says he was the best he ever played with.

@jeanine6328 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for showing Larry some love. Larry and Magic are absolutely phenomenal.

@xBucket13x 9 месяцев назад

I watch the Celtics play as a kid, this man is a legend for a reason.

@plefevre 9 месяцев назад

Bird is my #2 behind MJ and I say that with a bit of a grimace because Larry was by far the most clutch player ever and that counts a lot for me. He didn't just hit the biggest shots and make the biggest plays, he told the other team about it beforehand! It was as if he didn't feel like he had enough pressure on himself, he had to manufacture some more by predicting how he was going to win the game. He knew full well that he could do it and when he did, it mentally and spiritually broke the players and coaches he competed against every year. MY is the only player I could put in front of him and even then, it's only just.

@joshuaswanson1977 7 месяцев назад

I have Bird #1 and Jordan at #2 sinply because Jordan couldn't beat Bird. He put up some amazing numbers in the regular season and playoffs against Bird, but he went 0-6 in the post-season and has a losing record against Bird in the regular season. Bird is the only GOAT candidate that Jordan played against that regularly got the better of him. Not to mention his post-playing career endeavors. The only MVP, Coach of the year AND Executive of the year. The man is built different. Nobody is better at basketball than Bird mentally or physically. Let's put it this way: if there was a fantasy draft of ALL players ever in their prime to form an All-star team, I'm picking Bird over everyone. Even on an off night he had the overwhelming tendency to find ways to win, to will his team to victory. Jordan scored 63 on the Celtics and 100+ in 2 games in the playoffs against Bird. Jordan still lost those games and that was a Bird that was playing through those injuries (back, foot surgery, etc.) so that should tell you something. Bird is just different.

@citypopradioFM 10 месяцев назад

My dad is a lifelong Lakers fan and he used to shake his head and tell me how he hated Larry Bird for simply being too good back in the day. He could control the whole game without scoring and like others said, when he had the ball, defenders didn't know what he'd do or how he'd do it because he could do everything at an elite level with some of the smartest chess-like plays. When Jordan had the ball, you knew he was going to try to score it, but Larry could shoot, post up, pass, or otherwise set up plays any which way to get the job done. He was a monster and I feel like he's finding a new popularity because he doesn't look like a baller but he fought with no hesitation and talked the most shit on the court.

@rickf4545 10 месяцев назад

You have to remember, this is a "Making the Case" video, and this guy did a few of these for different players. Not just the founder of the 50/40/90 club, but a 3-time member. Some people don't give him enough credit for the 3-pointers, either because he didn't shoot them that often. What they don't think about is, the 3-pointer didn't exist until Bird's rookie year and it was initially used as a tactical shot - a dagger to demoralize, not to pump up scores. Yet Larry won the first 3 ever 3-point contests in a row, the only 3 he competed in. I heard another player (I *think* it was either Kareem or Worthy) comment that the reason he preferred guarding MJ over Larry was that MJ would slow down when he didn't have the ball, but Larry was just as dangerous if not worse. He was always moving to a better position, always trying to make plays or improve his teammates options. Just non-stop, and he wore his opponents out.

@GabosSaysSo 10 месяцев назад

Great insight on the 3 point line. A tactical shot. Now NBA GAMES are the new 3 point contest.

@scotthill1600 8 месяцев назад

“An ugly goal is still a goal” something my old soccer coach used to say. That man is a legend

@12FJones 10 месяцев назад

Larry Bird is the GOAT to me because of these traits he had that no other player had. He would tell you how many points he would score, tell you exactly where he would shoot from, play a game with his off hand, a 50-40-90 shooter, passing, defense (he was a 3 time defensive player of the year) on and on and on! Listen to his opponents talk about him. No other player has had the number of top tier HOF players say Larry was the best. E'nuff said!!

@frankdamico5533 10 месяцев назад

Larry is the most efficient scorer in NBA history. Id love to see you react to Larry Bird underated video it will show all you need to know on how great Larry really was

@GabosSaysSo 10 месяцев назад

I’ll add it to the list. Appreciate you watching!

@jorgecolon2014 10 месяцев назад

He was rated as #7 of the top 75 of all time by the NBA a couple of yrs ago. I think that's about right even though I feel he was one of the best all around players of all-time. He could do it all, scoring, rebounding, passing, steals, blocks, hustle and playing hurt.

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

Yup. It depends on what the person doing the ranking values in a player. There are no "stats" for some very valuable attributes.

@hanch3664 9 месяцев назад

As a fellow Hoosier Larry is and always will be on my short list of GOAT's. The Pat Riley quote always makes me laugh. If I had 1 person to take a last second shot to win a game its MJ, but if I have to pick 1 person to make a shot to save my life its Larry Bird. Something along those lines anyway. There's a saying in the Hoosier state. In 49 states its just basketball, but this is Indiana. We live eat sleep Ball here in Indy.

@WAF74 10 месяцев назад

My favorite quote from a star about Bird is by Rodman: "Jordan makes you look slow. Bird makes you look stupid."

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

I think it was Worthy who said that.

@WAF74 9 месяцев назад

@@cindyknudson2715 You're right.

@GeraldWalls 10 месяцев назад

24:00 "I feel like I don't know basketball"... I'm that way too. I'm 60 and I don't know much about the era before Bird and I don't know much about the last 20 years. I graduated from Indiana State behind bird in 1985. I watched the NBA and the Celtics BECAUSE of Bird. We all have our blind spots.

@DiviningMeans 8 месяцев назад

Great Video Man! ...as I've gotten older and learned more about Bird its been fun an amazing to see how great he was. An even more "hidden" great player is John Stockton. I always rooted against those teams, disliked Stockton and Malone, but as I watched Stockton over the years, and learned more years later, he was one of the toughest, smartest, best point guards ever in the NBA. There are a couple fun videos of NBA Greats of that town giving Stockton maximum respect. Fun to see. Enjoyed your commentary, it's obvious you are having fun and are open minded. Best of Luck.

@2299jsimon 10 месяцев назад

I'm 77 and remember Larry Bird... he was an exciting player.

@edwardbarrett453 10 месяцев назад

I like watching all the reactors doing the NBA greats; but the one thing you all miss is the fact that all these greats played all there careers with the team that drafted them. Todays players don’t do that if they can’t win they move to create super teams todays players are nowhere near the players of old were

@1978Calamity 9 месяцев назад

LeBron is the best example of this.

@chrisbr1969 10 месяцев назад

Larry Bird is the greatest basketball player I’ve ever seen, and I saw Jordan drop 63 in the Garden. Bird was an amazing shooter, rebounder, passer, clutch player, and most importantly LEADER! He did something amazing every night! He didn’t have to score a point to win. He played a game left-handed because he was bored. Think about that. He’s my GOAT!

@fridaylong2812 7 месяцев назад

Mine too.

@Raven_Enforcer 9 месяцев назад

Lebron has said that Bird was a big influence on him. I can send a link, if you want. Bird and Johnson had a rivalry, but they also had respect for eachother. That speaks volumes. I grew up in the 80s. I watched him on the tv. The man was imcredible. His fadeaway was incredible.

@chrispavlich9656 9 месяцев назад

Magic’s passes were flamboyant (showtime) but Larry’s were a work of art.

@cindyknudson2715 9 месяцев назад

Agreed

@DanDolphin4 10 месяцев назад

Hey bro love your reaction! You understand what Larry's about and how amazing he was. And you make the game the big screen and make you small in the corner which not everyone does so big kudos for that! I think Larry Bird is the goat and Michael Jordan is number 2.

@DanDolphin4 10 месяцев назад

I'm a subscriber 4life now bro.

@GabosSaysSo 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate that

@PixelPro-4000 10 месяцев назад

Also, you may be interested in the highlight video by Joseph Vincent about the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Bird, Jordan, Magic, Stockton, Barkley, Malone, Pippen, all playing on the same team. It made basketball a worldwide phenomenon after that.

@derekhiemforth 10 месяцев назад

10:25 - Worthy has a pretty unique perspective on the question. He not only played against Jordan, but he also played with Jordan (at UNC). As Clayton mentions later in the video, Worthy won a national title as the best player on a team that had Michael Jordan on it. That almost certainly makes him the *_last_* person (other than Jordan himself) to be the best player on a team that had Michael Jordan on it. So it's interesting... maybe he knows full well that Bird was tougher to guard because of all of the things on- and off-ball that he could do to you, but then again, maybe he underestimates Jordan (who he first encountered as a talented-but-still-raw freshman at UNC) and overestimates Bird (who he first encountered as the best player in the NBA when Worthy entered the league). Who's to say? But one thing that's clear (meaning no disrespect to James Worthy, who was a great player himself) is that Jordan and Bird were both definitely better than Worthy. 😉

@vicalsi1568 10 месяцев назад

I watched Bird play as it happened. Something special. Larry LEGEND

@warrenhughes911 10 месяцев назад

Great reaction.. I got #1 Michael #2Larry #3 Magic #4 LeBron #5 Kareem.. No other 5 can beat my 5 !!!

@shawnklein822 8 месяцев назад

I am lucky enough to have lived through and watched all of this. From his time at Indiana State University, through his 13 years in the NBA, I was always a fan of who has become "Larry Legend". From the time he was in high school, throughout his NBA Career, he practiced his game and studied his opponents. He knew his opposition! He prepared like no other! Most athletes don't do that anymore, especially in the NBA. In fact, I can't even watch the NBA anymore, because it's too soft. The players these days can't play a complete game, take themselves out of the game and whine about shit that makes me laugh. Current players couldn't even dream about playing against players like Larry, Magic, Kareem, Chamberlain, etc. Those guys were phenomenal!!! They had desire, passion and a competitive spirit that doesn't exist anymore. Just my 2 cents; enjoyed your video.

@zackstrong8034 5 месяцев назад

Bird is absolutely the greatest of all time. No one knew the game like he did. No one had the same on-court awareness. His passing was extraordinary. He played with both hands. He toyed with people. He was the must clutch player ever to play. He was a true team player. He led his team to three championships. His passion level and warrior spirit were unmatched. And, here's the kicker, the number of other all-time great players who have said that Bird was the top player they ever played against is off the charts.

@jimcohen7495 9 месяцев назад

Bird was the GOAT ,then went beyond goat to LEGEND !!!!😎

@rustydaboyrobot 10 месяцев назад

11 Championships for Bill Russell. Sam Jones has 10. 😄 Which is why Championships say nothing about individual players ...but it says a lot about the team...vs their opponents. Larry is #1 in my book. Too complete to ignore.

@christiannystrom1120 10 месяцев назад

jordan never beat larry legend in playoffs. larry swept jordan twice . 6-0 to larry legend ! watch 5 times larry bird was injured and refused to quit. aswell as the 4 Crazy stories that prove Larry Bird is the toughest player in NBA history! . both of them are making the legend larry bird so much bigger.

@kemperwatson3490 7 месяцев назад

In the 70's the NBA playoff were replayed after the local news programs or on Saturday afternoons.. Once Larry and Magic arrived the league became watchable in prime time..

@mikealexander4891 7 месяцев назад

Larry Bird is the goat!!! When you look at his overall game, how can you not say goat. Distance game Bird is lethal. In the paint he succeeded. Passing was elite. Good rebounder. His hustle unquestioned. His willingness to scrap when necessary. His clutch play never failed, right up there with Jordan. Ultimately his back subtracted him from the GOAT conversation. He was never in an elite athletes shape, but continually dominated in his time.