@@catcountry0099, they did. Bird outplayed Jordan with Pippen and Grant (with a literal broken back). He outplayed both statistically and went 3-1 against them in his last year. He embarrassed Rodman before that. Better check the tapes, and quit your you bs.
@Exposing CASUALS , it was prime Pippen and Jordan, and he destroyed them both. Keep up, and quit being casual, because you just got exposed. Bird beat and outplayed Jordan during his best statistical season, with Pippen. YOU ARE EXPOSED.
@@profanepersonality If you're talking anywhere between 87-90 Scottie wasn't even in his prime and the rest of the team besides Jordan was average at best. And that wasn't a prime Bulls team didn't even have Rodman yet. Scottie himself doesn't equal McHale, Parish, Johnson etc... And it's just kinda funny to see you like your own comments btw🤭😁
Jordan said it all "Bird couldn't jump very high and wasn't very fast, but he could read anyone's mind and get inside their head so he had no weaknesses"
Larry Bird gave the induction speech for Magic Johnson at the NBA Hall of Fame. In his speech that day, Magic simply said, "Larry Bird is everything a basketball player should be."
It's telling that when so many Hall of Famer's talk about Bird you don't get the usual professional 'good player' or 'strong competitor' lines. They straight up say they hated playing Bird. Who else gets that reaction?
Great reaction. Thanks! Bird was the best small forward ever. Two Pat Riley quotes about Bird: 1) "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." 2) "He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!"
Young people seem to not realize that Bird is 6'10". And he was a very very good defender. He'd be the best player in the NBA today, easily. Think a combo of Luka and Jokic with more athleticism (true), all of the brains, amazing passer, great shooter, ALL of the heart and a better defender. Unstoppable.
I don't remember which team was involved but one of my favorite bird stories was the one where the cheerleaders from the opposing team went (incognito) to the bar the night before the game and bought bird and the other celtics that were there drinks all night in order to get them as drunk as possible so they would be hungover and sluggish for the game. the bird celtics tore them up in the game, not even close, then after the game bird walked over to the cheerleaders and thanked them for all the beers.
I met a player who played with Bird. He told me about the Indiana game where Bird broke his cheek bone and returned to the game with a concussion and double vision. Bird joked that after the first shot went in he knew which of the two hoops in his vision to aim for. The Celts were leading when he went out, down when he returned and he ended up winning the game for them. He said of all the players he ever saw play, Bird was by far the best.
Notice how all his competitors from the era all have amazing Bird stories to tell? They didn't laugh then, but they sure do love those stories he left them!
That funny guy you asked about is Terrell Brandon. He was a point guard for the Cavaliers and played with Kevin Garnett on the Timberwolves, too, I think. He made the all star team a couple times and was a good player. He's actually doing a pretty good demonstration of how Larry frequently shot. He usually shot a high arc and if someone was close in front of him, he'd start the shot way back behind his head so that it was almost impossible to block even at the start of it's trajectory.
I don't know if you know this, but The Celtics swept Jordan & the Bulls 2 times in the play-offs. The Bulls never beat Larry & the Celtics. Not once. After Larry retired is when Jordan & the Bulls came into their Dynasty years.
Bird was better than Jordan. Larry has an insane intellect about the game, and he could pick up his opponents playing patterns very quickly. He was fun to watch!
Bird is just different than any other player in NBA history in how he told he other team what the play was before it started, where he was going to shoot from and then doing exactly what he said - over and over and over again against everyone. Bird also made his teammates better and demanded the best from them. One of my favorite stories is told by Charles Barkley , where in the middle of a play while Bird was in the midst of taking a shot, Bird was yelling at Robert Parrish(Chief) for not setting a pick the right way, of course Bird made the shot.
Larry is top 5 ever. To think differently is just asinine.. one of the few players in history that was great at everything... his greatest asset was his brain. Hes right behind MJ if you ask me. Just my opinion... been watching the NBA since the 80s. Larry was no joke.
Larry is the kind of player that (most likely) knows more or less where every player is at on the court an any time (Not that easy when you gotta keep a close eye on the ball at all times too). Combine that with being a genius on the court and you have yourself a player who often times knows what his opponents are gonna do before they do. Combine that with an ability to get into your head and you have yourself an assassin on the court, athletics be damned (I mean obviously he was Althetic, but he wasn't top tier in that way, he won't outmove you, he'll outplay you).
Bird said in an interview that at every level he played, he would stay after practice and shoot for 2 to 3 hours. That's why he was so confident about his shooting.
He did that notion with his hand because Bird has a finger, shooting hand, that cannot be straightened. An interview regarding the injury said "In fact, the index finger of his shooting hand is mangled beyond repair because of a softball injury. The deformed digit cannot be straightened and is swollen to twice its normal size, making Bird's uncanny shooting ability even more uncanny." Obviously he had to adjust and change his shooting at this point...he was in college at the time.
You are commenting at the beginning of the video about how he didn't jump on his jump shot, and I remember them saying back in the day that that's one of the things that helped him in the 3 point contest was that he didn't jump so he was able to. Reload and shoot again quicker.
I'm pretty sure that was Bernard King of the New York Nick's and there was Plenty of Players that tried to imitate his shot. And before Larry Bird even joined the Celtics he injured his Shooting hand playing Baseball ⚾. And he even said that he doesn't have the same feeling in his hand. And Shot a higher average before his hand injury. He was a 60% from outside before his hand was injured. But when he Gets Hot 🔥 Watch Out. Even as the Manager of the Pacers he goes out with the Guys and grabbed a Ball 🏀 and Nails 10 Three's in a Row and had the whole Team just looking Dumfounded.
18:33 the police were getting into position because that was a last second shot, the game was over so they were going to work. According to one video, this was a game winning shot. 19:38 that was one way to keep track of the defender while looking away. Bird was country boy strong. He once played a basketball game after bailing hay. Guys like him are usually a lot stronger than they look.
Magic and Bird What more can you say. It was a great rivalry between the two most storied franchises. First interest I ever had in the NBA when I was young, then eventually Jordan but he didn't have an equivalent rival which was unfortunate (then he played baseball for a couple of years) but the combo of Magic and Bird followed by Jordan really shot the NBA up to a next level.
How do you not know who Shawn Kemp is? He wasn't anyone of the guys yall were talking about. The shooting in the face story was Xavier McDaniels. The all state commercial is an actor. Sheesh... keep learning. Look up Kemp. Dude was a bad mother that played with Gary on the supersonic. He was scary.
Bird and Wilt are in my top 5, though I think great players would be great in any era - that's why they are great: the ones are the ones who would adjust to the current rules and game scheme, and still be the best player on the court.
What I'm taking away from his conversation with Mr. Payton and others is that young Larry was so poor, he never got any Christmas presents. So he decided to share with others.
Never been a NBA fan.. Football #1 for me and Baseball because my Daddy and my husband HUGE baseball. But I'm loving watching this stuff from Larry Bird for the last couple weeks.. I might have to start watching some Basketball just to see if anyone comes close to Bird in this day and age.. I know the game has changed.. all sports change .. but great is great.
Larry Bird is the first player to accomplish the 50-40-90 club, the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, 3 point Champion three straight years, MVP three times straight (When competing against Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and many more), Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Also Hall Of Fame Head Coach Pat Riley once said " If I had to choose a player to make rh winning shot of a game. I would pick Michael Jordan, but if I had to pick a player to make a shot to save my life. I pick Larry Bird."
Popcorn ready damn my homies are back To drop some knowledge on us. It's not the same when you take a couple days off🐐🐐 I'm here for all the drama. Larry bird and michael jordan are thee 2 greatest shyt talkers of all time.
As a white man who played multiple sports, I was sneaky athletic. I could only dunk with a running start, but Larry Birds shot is what made me a threat all day on the court. Plus I played tough and talked trash like he did as well.
What made Bird great...was that he was the toughest guy in the league...and then there was the 27 15 and 12 that he would get in every big game and when it was on the line not only would he get every big shot down...he'd rip down every big rebound on both ends when it was on the line...he was unreal
The man in dark red shirt is Shawn Kemp a 6’10” PF/C played for SuperSonics drafted #17th pick in 89 draft…..he would’ve been 10 years younger than Bird (drafted in 79) when Bird was noticeably slowed/hobbled with consistent back ailments….showed how Bird was still trash talking and a superstar in poor physical condition.
Larry didn't play against too many black players in high school. He lived close to the French Lick Springs Resort. He would go there and play pickup games with some of the black guys that worked there. That is where he got lot of his game playing against them.
I watch and listen to a whole bunch of black men critiquing athletes and rivalries. You two are hilarious. Because, you are you! Audio quality excellent
Bird was 24-11 heads up vs Jordan and 8-0 in the playoffs( two sweeps) the difference, Nike, Gatorade, and Prince created a marketing juggernaut in Air Mike. But really Bird was the GOAT that saved NBA... Jordan was clearly the 2nd greatest a little above Magic but HIV cut magic in his prime
I was a Magic Johnson fan so I grew up hating Larry Bird. Even tho I was rooting for Larry to lose, I knew I was watching epic history. Irvin "Magic" Johnson vs Larry "Legend" Bird For the record I couldnt stand Jordan either. He was so good it made me sick. lol Edit: Great reation. You two have serious chemistry. Thanks for sharing.
hilarious. at about 19:00 to about 19:30 our hosts got reeeeeal quiet. notice, back in the day no one was taking steps or palming the ball. no one in today's game could play with those 80's boys with those rules in place. period.
Heads up. Watch your own video, and realize just how often you say “bro, bra” and then maybe you shouldn’t pick on a guy sayin “aaa” when he’s telling a story. Every other word you guys say is “bro”… A little self awareness, and respect couldn’t hurt. Take care.
