He was always moving without the ball and got in position to shot the ball. Kevin Mchale always got fed the ball from bird and each year he got better. Loved watching Larry from the beginning of his career to the end.
Bird will always be my GOAT just based off how tough, physically and mentally he was on the court. Combine that with an IQ and the ability to pass better than most guards, the only thing that could stop Larry was injuries and time, but if you look at his 13-year career, it was nothing but highlights and plays that left the mind boggled. They say he wasn't athletic, yet he out hustled everyone and out played everyone. They say he couldn't jump and yet he was able to win a jump ball against Hakeem and could outrebound everyone in a time when the post was guarded by giants. The man just simply gave players fits and sleepless nights because he was just that good. People need to stop crapping on the Legend and give this man the respect he deserves for how Bird and Magic saved the NBA.
He was always moving without the ball and got in position to shot the ball. Kevin Mchale always got fed the ball from bird and each year he got better. Loved watching Larry from the beginning of his career to the end.
At 6:10 Bird shot a meaningless three pointer at the buzzer while the Celtics were way ahead. He didn't have to shoot that, but Milwaukee head coach Don Nelson said some unfavorable things about Celtics coach K.C Jones. And Bird just wanted to rub it into Nelson's face, as if saying "Don't f&%# with my coach." And Bird was looking right at Nelson when he shot it. LMAO. 😂😂
I have been a Kevin McHale fan since his college days with the Minnesota Gophers. He had orangutan-like arms with unrivaled footwork; he was an almost unstoppable force in the post.
Teams learned quickly they couldn't stop Bird from scoring. He was scoring 30 regardless of what they threw at him. Bird only scoring 25 would be considered a successful defense.
Larry's footwork was unbelievable. Larry had the heart of a lion on the court. The only player that I can think of that had a heart that fierce was Kobe. As far as your top three, yep those players had the largest snap on tool boxes ever. Prime to prime to prime, none better.
Check out the bottom of the screen at 12:00 exact. You can see Pistol Pete. His number on the Celtics was 44 and at 12:16 Im sure theres more tho. You can notice that no one was passing it to him. Really makes me sick
