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@majorxdf Год назад

Bird wouldn't dominate, he would annihilate.

@kurtsherrick2066 Год назад

Bird would destroy in the game today. What they never get is he had so much will to win and he over came when it counted.

@Plague_Doc22 Год назад

Bird would be a budget Luka. 25-6-8 averages.

@Running1982 Год назад

@@Plague_Doc22 What a stupid thing to say

@wb3954 Год назад

Even if prime Bird wouldn't dominate (I do think he would just to be clear) he would still do very very well and would still be a major player as a major threat

@armandr1613 Год назад

@@Plague_Doc22 Correction Luka is a budget Bird. Birds averages would be closer to 35 12 and 9.

@chewy98ta28 Год назад

The only reason Bird wouldn't dominate today is because he just turned 66 a couple of months ago.

@timburns3840 Год назад

Greatest comment here

@williamhutto5708 Год назад

Lol...very true...what I wouldn't give to watch any team to win a title in the last 15 years to play the Lakers,Celtics, or Pistons of the 80's or the 90's Bulls..and play by the rules of those days...

@richardcase9165 Год назад

my money is on bird at 70 would take anyone today.

@zulus3406 Год назад

Haha!🤣🤣

@mikeohagan2206 Год назад

if he spent his childhood shooting 3 pointers, he would have been one of the greatest now for sure. the 86 team would win every in any era. he made his teamates better. and he never whined if he was fouled and got no call. he would get a double double at this age if his back was healed, just with his smarts.

@Javi210582 Год назад

the fact that Nicola Jokic is dominating now is the proof that Larry Bird would do great in this era

@tilemahosmichos8351 Год назад

jokic diminate in the regular season.

@tilemahosmichos8351 Год назад

@John Billing i remember him against the lakers in the bubble

@BRUCE0591 Год назад

Dude you stole my comment. 😂

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO Год назад

I don't even watch the NBA any more save for some highlights here and there and he has legitimatized an entire Era. What escapes lots of People is that decades ago there was an Exodus of American Assistants and International Pros that never came back. They left because American Players didn't want to be coached but coddled instead

@jeffreyross71 Год назад

Jokic about to sweep lebum and the lakers

@patrickreilly7256 Год назад

"Bird can't dominate"... exactly what every team said right before they played him.

@leonc100 5 месяцев назад

then he proceeded to destroy them. over and over again

@jesseduke203 Год назад

Bird was one of the most fundamentally sound players to ever play. He would definitely be an all star in any era

@lightningsmokerXx Год назад

3x mvp ....3 years in a row

@HitmanHimmy Год назад

I mean K love is an all star too🤷🏾‍♂️

@jeremiahharrington5974 Год назад

@@HitmanHimmy are you saying that Kevin love is the same quality type of player that Larry bird is

@dougjones7609 Год назад

@@HitmanHimmy a all star is different from being one of the top 3 players of his era

@tacotom3492 Год назад

Gilbert was a shooter and trash defender who got to the bucket .. Bad leader .. Larry didn't have the 3 point line . Went into the paint . Passed .. dominates ball but made players better . Bird bad defender but I'm biggest moments, Bird hit shots for titles .. Gilbert hit shots for a pay check .. sell some garbage shoes

@michaelcox4936 Год назад

COLDEST LINE: Jerry West on JJ Redick... "uh, tell me what his career looked like. What did he do that determined games?"

@ronbonora7872 Год назад

nothing Jerry!

@MrBez007 Год назад

Stone cold

@leobthelionshow Год назад

Boom!!

@Mr.CEO888 Год назад

😂

@kayla0002134266654 Год назад

his ability was never elite but some of his opinions do have merit; while others fall flat.

@forshigity5000 Год назад

In '87/'88 Larry made more three pointers than 7 entire teams.

@pflume1 Год назад

Right lol

@orravalb Год назад

They're weren't shooting 3's like that, back then. Bird would kill today. But the volume wasn't there back then.

@dxtremecaliber 11 месяцев назад

@@orravalbexcatly Jordan would shoot more threes in todays NBA too

@phoule76 Год назад

haha, Cooper calling Redick a "poor man's Danny Ainge" is great

@LogicallyKnot Год назад

You should see the rest of of interview. He tells JJ Reddick he would "lock his ass up" 😂😂 I have no doubt he would.

@Blacklist324 Год назад

Danny Ainge was a better athlete then Reddick.

@LogicallyKnot Год назад

@@Blacklist324 Absolutely. Danny was a 2 sport star. He played in the MLB too. He was also a top highschool football player. Reddick is a junk player not even remotely close to Ainge in terms of athletic ability. And he's stupid on top of it.

@clayscloset2618 10 месяцев назад

I bet most people have no clue that Danny Ainge played in a major leagues when he was 19 or 20. I remember seeing him play I think shortstop it was and I know it was the Blue Jays. Reddick is such a sorry person

@TrevorHamberger Месяц назад

@@clayscloset2618 he only says this stuff because its what the youth are programmed to believe. they are programming them to hate the past so they can change it

@Mr.CEO888 Год назад

These new schools players don’t even want to play 82 to games or even 72 games. They lack the toughness to play full season.

@kurtsherrick2066 Год назад

And they have to take games off for rest. You would have to fight Bird, Magic and Jordan to make them sit a game off for rest. Nigue was fantastic too!

@jonashammar8907 Год назад

Agree, Today's players all act, dress, cry and play like transwomen!

@Lonewolfmike Год назад

Look at Kawhi Leonard and how much he is riding the bench. You get a hang nail and you're out for like a month these days. They say they are bigger, faster, stronger, and the like but they don't seem to be very durable. Larry Bird played through more pain and injuries, from all I have heard, than any of today's players would even handle. Larry was one tough-as-nails SOB. And then you have someone like John Stockton who played for 19 years and missed very few games as a starter and how tough he was. He set picks against the big guys and they didn't like it cause he set hard picks.

@ktapreswreckd921v9 Год назад

@@kurtsherrick2066 Agreed 👍.

@bronxbigtimersentertainmen5147 Год назад

Ain't that crazy?

@shotgunarms Год назад

The 80's and 90's were the most competitive eras, period. Who even questions this?

@phillipcummings3518 Год назад

Youngins

@papa-ql3xb Год назад

People who don't know their ass from a hole in the wall!

@robhernandez5520 Год назад

People who have seen both eras and know how much some fellow older fans overrate things about those eras. It’s hilarious some of the ridiculously stupid things they say

@augustopanama8905 Год назад

Facts!

@gladlawson61 Год назад

Apparently a soft millenial cup cake is questioning it. B

@lfranklin118 Год назад

Gilbert Arenas is a prime example, just cause you played don’t mean you know. Bird would give todays players the business

@shanelagarde3174 Год назад

He would give gil ass 50

@matthewnada913 Год назад

Exactly. Bird had one important trait that many new school players don’t… he was cerebral. His basketball IQ was off the chain

@lundoren5240 Год назад

Hell no. 💀 kawhi clamping his ass up lmfao. Bird was cool and tuff yes he was better than magic but modern players don’t compare with players of 20 years ago. And in 20 years when the players are all like Victor wembayna and 6’3” PG just don’t exist anymore and everyone 6’10” guy plays PG they’ll be way better than the players their fathers watched.

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO Год назад

@@lundoren5240 You're Tripping very hard. Is Luka getting his game off? If so.. There's absolutely NO REASON to believe Bird, Adrian Dantley, Alex English, IceMan, Dominique Wilkins, Dan Issel and 100 other guys wouldn't be effective NBA Players today. Couple that with these new defense rules and it's going to be EASY for them.

@F76CC Год назад

So doesn’t that mean the pros who are speaking in favor of Larry possibly don’t know what they’re talking about?

@joelmartin6771 Год назад

Legends will endure. No one will remember the haters.

@terryoberry2559 Год назад

Wait. He forgot that Dennis Rodman did guard guards in Detroit. Throughout his career, he has guarded 1-5.

@TGNam1 Год назад

Dennis was an athletic marvel....

@ggggloveking9419 Год назад

Dennis could guard anyone on the floor

@C_mao Год назад

The Bulls with Dennis would beat Steph/KD's Warriors

@bricefleckenstein9666 Год назад

Though his times guarding centers were rare - SHAQ one time comes to mind though.

@tammymatt9186 Год назад

Rodman was on the toughest defensive team. The one that swept Shaq and Kobie in the finals. Love to see these modern players think they were gonna run over that team. The modern players get to shoot over a zone. It was straight man on man then. And there were roster spots on every team for guys to specialize in fouling out. Glad I got to see the heyday. I don't even watch the modern NBA game. It sent me back to the NHL. Dan

@coolybop66 Год назад

GIlbert Arenas forgot to mention that Dennis Rodman gave Shaq a lot of problems.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx Год назад

Remember this? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HDgqci9pE6A.html But Lebron would be too much for Rodman to handle? And the league is just as physical nowadays? Watch Rodman wrestling Shaq for the entire second half. Guys like Reddick are delusional.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx Год назад

And don't forget how much trouble Rodman gave Malone. And if anything thinks that Lebron is a tougher customer than the Mailman, I just don't know what to tell you.

@Chevy-hw6lw Год назад

Who in the f gives a rats a^* what Gilbert arenas or JJ redick says anyway? These guys ain’t even in the same universe as talent compared with these legends they talk smack about.

@izraelite2908 Год назад

@@JohnSmith-oe5kx Karl Malone is tough on 13 year old girls.

@wavy9181 Год назад

Gilbert arenas also forgot to mention that he let a then 21 year old LeBron James punk him at the free throw line causing him choke away that playoff series 😬

@patrickhall6627 Год назад

He had the first 2 50/40/90 seasons, decades before the 3-pointer was utilized properly, and was unquestionably one of the toughest guys to ever play, and had the competitive drive almost no one can compare with. Safe to say he would be MVP caliber in today's NBA.

@dverarde84 Год назад

The 3pt line was actually invented in 1961 in the ABL but was added to the NBA in the 78-79 season with Chris Ford making the first shot so yeah it took a while.

@ericverunac4667 Год назад

AMEN, I love that!

@toddthompson6907 Месяц назад

During the mid 1980s Celtics run Danny Ainge tried to argue to KC Jones for using the 3-pointer as an offensive strategy. During that time they had Bird, Ainge & Scott Wedman who were all averaging over 45% from beyond the arc. Bird was against it because it didn’t keep the other teammates engaged. If they had played today’s game, they would have thrived!

@Extremeredfox Год назад

It's amazing how some people think being a prolific scorer when your physically being hit, bumped, pushed, and it not getting called as a foul would automatically translate to poorer performance in an era where those handicaps are removed.

@damonke79 Год назад

People who say Bird couldn't play today are just stupid. From 1984-85 through 1987-88, Bird played in 312 games with .517/.414/90.1 splits. The volume wasn't like it is today for threes but he actually led the league in three pointers made in back to back seasons. Add in softer defense and increase the volume of threes and he would be incredible today

@tgbedini Год назад

And, in Larry's day, they didn't concentrate on the 3 point shot in practice like they do now. He said something like, "at the end of practice, we'd shoot a few 3 pointers." And with that little prep, he shot 42% his best year. Between his shooting, his amazing passing, his court awareness, and his competitive drive, he would be one of the best in the league now, just like he was then.

@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090 Год назад

Bird was not only the best player until injuries hit him hard, But he was the best 3 point shooter for a few years as well. Bird won the very first three 3 point shooting contests. And as he told them. It was a battle for 2nd between the rest. Bird was in fact the OG of the Three.

@thomassykes2965 Год назад

Lmao they had 7 round draft picks back then a lot of them players wouldn’t have made it to the league in todays game 😊

@damonke79 Год назад

@@thomassykes2965 Fred Van Vleet, Ben Wallace, John Starks, Bruce Bowen, Brad Miller, Udonis Haslem, Jose Calderon, Joe Ingles, Avery Johnson, David Wesley, Darrell Armstrong, Raja Bell...all undrafted players, all had an impact and could play. I guess I fail to see your point...

@yinkadare-pk3ve Год назад

@@thomassykes2965 KD wouldn't have made it in 80s or 90s. In today's WEAK era 🤣 KD hits the floor 1x on a ticky tack foul and he's out for 2 full seasons. Not hard to guard a guy who's never on the court

@brianwilson1116 Год назад

As I recall Bird played a game left handed and dropped 47 on Portland. How many new school players could do that? Lol not a one…

@fobinc Год назад

Curry, Durant, Kyrie come to mind. It doesn't make Bird less impressive though, because I think great players are great.

@Lonewolfmike Год назад

Larry got bored and had to challenge himself and this was against the best players of his era. Larry was just as good with his left hand as most of today's players are good with their strong hand.

@gabrielalele8603 Год назад

@Discus Lin : Maybee they could do that. But until they have to do it we don't know🤷🏿‍♂️

@soramirez5473 Год назад

@@fobinc HAVE they done it?

@soramirez5473 Год назад

@@gabrielalele8603 EXACTLY

@joeldriver-sp2rg Год назад

Bird without question would be the best player in the NBA if he were in his prime right now. I'm not really sure how anybody could argue against this.

@nozack5612 Год назад

Players like Bird and Magic would dominate in today's game, not only because of their physical skills, but their mental acumen for the game was unmatched. They would adapt to today's game very rapidly and fluidly.

@1956tojo 3 месяца назад

I watched a very well done, extremely in depth video actually comparing Magic and Bird from ALL aspects and not just the numbers so many of these "analyst" stat junkies become so zombied out on..... It was a great vid and I will no doubt rewatch it in the future... It's pretty insane just how close those two actually were as all around GOAT players... The conclusion.... I agreed with, but the overall video gave no bias whatsoever until the end of the video, and the final thoughts on why that conclusion is reached. All I can say is that the comparisons (some I had never thought of before or seen made before) overall were just amazing to me....

@wishingb5859 Год назад

I am so glad that I am old enough to have watched old-school basketball. So glad that I didn't miss that era.

@H0kieJoe Год назад

Same. I used to love the NBA. I saw all of the greats. Bird, Magic, Dr. J (my favorite), George Gervin, Kareem, Hakeem the Dream, Shaq, AI, Kobe...The game changed over the years, and I just don't enjoy watching it anymore.

@wishingb5859 Год назад

@@H0kieJoe Yeah. I would give the same names. And pause to think about who is worth watching now. But I don't watch like I used to.

@dougjones7609 Год назад

@@H0kieJoe It just seems like it's a 3 pt. shooting contest

@Dinojong Год назад

Players who carry guns into locker rooms and do stupid crap should keep their mouth shut.

@dverarde84 Год назад

I was born in 1984 but got to watch most of MJs career. These kids today just don't know.

@ID_No_113xxxxx Год назад

MJ, Larry, Magic, Kareem, Doc, Moses and all them greats saw this video and thought it was a skit from SNL😂

@latarencecarter2422 Год назад

Gilbert contradicted himself when he said the new school would have to adjust to old school so wouldn’t the same apply to them too tho

@dxtremecaliber 11 месяцев назад

they are only playing jail basketball because they allowed too plus their opponents is doing that shit too so if the 80s players are playing in todays NBA they will be much better because they cant be touched thats why the old player will always have the edge in these debates especially those who played with handchecking

@kreuzschmerz36 Год назад

Nique going “is he stupid?!“ had me rolling!

@stsolomon618 Год назад

If anyone says that Trae Young would survive in the 80s and 90s NBA, they are tripping. The defense around that time was brutal.

@legendarywiimaster Год назад

90s defense was not brutal there’s more free throws and more fouls. Also it wasn’t an assault era Trae would survive easily. If a 5’3 135 pound Muggsy can make it then Trae young can. Absolute old head

@phillipcummings3518 Год назад

@@legendarywiimasterlook at how thick Muggsy was, fool.

@RealAaron317 Год назад

@@legendarywiimaster Muggsy would tear Trae up on defense

@legendarywiimaster Год назад

@@RealAaron317 that’s not my point. Trae Young shoots 40 ft deep threes at a pretty high rate, he’s deadly in the pick and roll, and he’s a terrific passer. His handles are also terrific and he’s very crafty. Don’t forget that deadly floater

@laz0rama Год назад

serious! gary payton would have destroyed trae every which way, chewed him up and spit him out.

@cnothegoat23 Год назад

Jerry West hit JJ with a checkmate. “What did YOU do” 😂😂😂😂

@musicforheadphones2731 Год назад

from 2006-2020 so for 14 years JJ averaged 13 ppg on 44% from the field and 42% from three. Bird played for 12 years averaged 24 ppg 50 % from the field 38% from three. JJ, not really a starter did plenty

@heatherphillips5983 Год назад

@@musicforheadphones2731 No, he didn't.

@musicforheadphones2731 Год назад

@@heatherphillips5983 dude stfu, nba stats are easy to verify boi. JJ was a way better 3 ot shooter . He had a very good nba career. He knows more about the game than you or I do

@MovieGuy666 Год назад

@@musicforheadphones2731 JJ averaged 12 points, 2 rebounds assists 2, career FG%. 44.7. These are plumber numbers. Jerry west is the Logo son.

@musicforheadphones2731 Год назад

@@MovieGuy666 12.8ppg you round that UP to 13. Listen Boi not everyone can be the main guy with the ball in his hand or 1st option. You see those of us who really understand the game know that though. I guarantee that opposing coaches had to prepare for the “plumber” JJ. Mr West, an all time great, never played in a league with more than 14 teams. JJs career fg% of 44% and 41% from three is hardly “plumberesque”.

@esco200106705 Год назад

The older players were tougher mentally and would have adapted to all the modern training methods that today's players have. Bird had a killer instinct that Kevin Durant doesn't have

@JulesGaerlan-nh7ir 8 месяцев назад

He (KD ) tried switch team Oklahoma with Westbrook who despise KD living him mantle Ok by himself to,Golden st (Won NBA Championship ) , and then Brooklyn with an ex OK teammate Harden & kyrie (went doncic Dallas) never click ,KD wants to go back West team join phoenix team with booker (team scorer & leader) king lebron doing that too (Cavs to Miami (NBA championship wade & Bosh back Cavs won NBA championship with kyrie ,K Love & Aussie gaurd Dellanova success gaurding Steph Gsw scorer to limit scoring lebron team click & give Cleveland ist NBA trophy and La Lakers after Kobe retired with AD (Antonio Davis as new recruit center post pandemic 2020 very weird NBA championship back then I don't know difference from old school players from 80 's to 90's Bird ,magic ,MJ ,Hakeem ,Isiah Thomas or Lambeer or Dr J sixers are loyal with there teams ❤

@lioupfierevlogs Год назад

I’m 45 years old .. born in 1979.. and I’m glad I had a bit of bird and magic and a whole lot of MJ… I practically grew up during the 90’s when MJ was holding on the chip each year… I’m blessed to be a witness to the good old days of basketball… honestly the nba today, I only watch the highlights and not the whole game… back then you just don’t wanna miss a thing… but why? I think it’s because I wanna see more action.. that’s maybe why I also love american football or rugby.. todays nba is more of a shooting contest or a skills contest… I want competitions and rivalries… players back then are usually loyal to their own team and will strive to get better instead of jumping from team to team…

@SpiritMover314 Год назад

Same….45 and I echo your sentiments….Mostly soft guys from modest/affluent backgrounds and foreign players the past 12 or so years….Im from St. Louis, so Tatum has me thinking about watching. After The BIG 3 left the Celtics, LeBron left Miami, I was pretty much done…..Game got way too soft….🤷🏽‍♂️

@sentokigames151 Год назад

Same, I really don't watch it at all much. Just sometimes to keep up to date and see some highlights. Even the Allstar game doesn't make me come back to watch.

@thulgrimcazicson399 Год назад

80's 90's basketball compared to modern basketball. Is like comparing hockey to golf.

@augustopanama8905 Год назад

Yep

@alimfuzzy Год назад

If you were born in 1979, you're not 45 years old. At most, your 44.

@dennistyler9852 Год назад

JJ couldn’t carry a Plummers tool bag or a Fireman’s hose…

@hmpro5423 Год назад

The game is more engineered to Bird's game now than it ever has!

@tecager 11 месяцев назад

Exactly

@kas1755 Год назад

Bird would tell defenses what he would do. The defense would be ready for it and be on him like a suit and Larry would nail the shots in his face. We all know that you just could not stop Larry's shot no matter what kind of defense you play.

@scottflipiak614 Год назад

Bird not ONLY Shot Left & Right handed . . . . He called His Shots. . . . Played Injured . . . . Returned to a Game with a Broken Cheek bone . . . . The NBA 🐐G.O.A.T.🐐

@apollyon1 Год назад

I realised how hardcore that was one day when I figured out... they don't let you fight on in boxing or MMA with a broken cheekbone. I mean he could have gone blind.

@dverarde84 Год назад

Oh he even called his fall into the Hawks bench too 😂😂 I mean who does that! LBJ tried the blind free throw and missed but he is king right? 😂😂

@scottflipiak614 Год назад

@@dverarde84 Bird has a (6-0) Career NBA Play-Off record vs. Jordan, 2 Divisional series Sweeps (3-0)

@nature-kv3xe Год назад

@@scottflipiak614 bird had stack team mostly hall of farmers like 4or 5 hof. Jordan didn't help so let's tell the full story

@scottflipiak614 Год назад

@nature93 Huh . . . . . "little mikie" NeVeR EvEr started Winning, until after magically 2 1987 Top Draft Picks ended up His Roster (#5- Scottie Pippen & #10- Horace Grant), along with several Top Free Agents (Salary Cap), like Robert Parrish, George Gervin. THEN add in Top 3-Point shooting Talent (Craig Hodges, Paxon, Kerr, etc.)

@victorhiggins2118 Год назад

Rodman shut Shaq down but couldn't stop LeBron? Pardon me while I laugh hysterically

@phillipcummings3518 Год назад

LeBron got cramped and cried during an NBA final. Dehydration shut LeBron down. 😂

@gator6551 Год назад

rodman would get labron tossed, in tears.

@victorhiggins2118 Год назад

@@gator6551 and get 25 rebounds

@bricefleckenstein9666 Год назад

@@gator6551 Bird's trash talk ALONE would do that to LeBron.

@jinglingbabygarage7030 Год назад

LeBron would have a hissy fit begging for fouls on Rodman!

@Drew039 Год назад

Cooper saying Redick is a "poor man's Danny Ainge" makes me laugh hysterically.

@michaeldavis6607 Год назад

Our old school superstars literally fought each other they were so tough and competitive .

@joelsanagustin1930 Год назад

"I'm willing to be a laughingstock for a few hundred dollars" - - - Gilbert A. 🤣🤣🤣

@kevintowns9552 Год назад

Why for talking shit back to old school players ....he is right Gary Payton was little ...6'4 175 and his a lock down defender during his Era....who locking down today at that size steph kd lebron Melo kobe Luka kyrie dwade

@yinkadare-pk3ve Год назад

Pretty much anyone in 80's or 90's. Luka fat and slow. Kyrie doesn't play but half his games (pretty easy to lock someone down when they're not there) Give KD a shove and he's going to miss 2 seasons cuz he's made of glass. Steph 6'3" (smaller)and can't guard anyone himself. Lebron not that good considering he's got a stacked team yet are in danger of missing playoffs (11 seed) Kyrie and Luka together been losing almost every game. Melo has sucked for a long time now always sucked on defense (not even in the league now) Kobe was a wanna be that still falls short 1x mvp Bird 3x MVP. Do you think Gary Payton was the only defensive player in 90's or Even the best one? Nope, not close dudes like Hakeem, David Robinson Alonzo Mourning, Mutumbo averaged around 4blocks per game compared to 2bpg that current NBA C's average. There were some very good defensive guards too Alvin Robertson Alex English. Bird would absolutely cook these dudes today

@7.3clan41 Год назад

@@kevintowns9552 Nobody plays defense, this era of basketball sucks, hell they need to get in the weight room, therefore this is the softest era of basketball.

@kevintowns9552 Год назад

@7.3 Clan you right today's defense sucks ...but the rules make it difficult to play aggressive defense ... Why would I risk fouling out knowing they calling some bs ....think about it did steph curry get his 200 million plus contract based his defense....there are guys have offensive incentives in their contracts...

@jasonfisher5320 Год назад

The question you should ask yourself is it skill or just bad defense, that makes you think the players nowadays are more skilled than players from the 80s and 90s

@sprucewayne10 Год назад

Bird was one of those guys that took the shots and made the shots that won playoff series and championships. Doesn't matter the era, he would have been great. He just had a feel for the game. There's only been a handful of guys like that in league history. Those are the guys we have in the top 10.

@eddiehaskell1957 Год назад

Saying everyone back then were small and couldn't guard today's players and can't shoot either is so ignorant. Steph Curry is 6'3", and he's able to shoot. Dennis Rodman couldn't defend because he's too small, Rodman in the 1990's was 6'7" 242 lbs. Reddick and the players are ignorant in their knowledge of the '80's and 90's.

@philb.1502 Год назад

@@eddiehaskell1957 Rodman was 210 when he played. Where did you get 242 lbs from??

@duftyboxing Год назад

@@eddiehaskell1957 🎯

@InfamousJay2488 Год назад

@@eddiehaskell1957 you just compared a point guard to a power forward. How about compare a 6'7 210lbs Rodman to 6'8 260lbs Lebron who drives downhill instead of back to the basket.

@TheCj5651 Год назад

@@InfamousJay2488 lebron would of took some hard ass fouls

@JTWH8881 Год назад

Great video! Totally agree with your final take. Vince, Duncan, Dirk, Kobe, great examples of evidence. And Bird led the league or was in the top five in threes for a few years in the 80s before it was ever a go to strategy. He pioneered the 3 pt shot in a lot of ways since everyone grew up playing with out it. The 3 pt line first came to the nba in 1980!

@abouttime25 Год назад

Larry's 3 point line was two feet further out. You cannot compare his shooting to modern shooting.

@artboston4787 Год назад

"He was a poor man's Danny Ainge" - Michael Cooper

@4909ak Год назад

If bird played today these players now would need therapy just from his trash talking

@univeralafrikan Год назад

FACT!

@samuelleevallongo9752 Год назад

Bird always hit game winners and go ahead shots got key rebounds and unbelievable passing.

@rodan5052 Год назад

As a Celtics fan since the 80’s Larry Joe Bird was the white version of Magic John, competitively played every position at 6’9, talked the talk and walked it, didn’t care if you liked him or not, wanted the final shot, told you where he was gonna shoot the ball and there was nothing you could do to defend it…splash! Shouts to Stephen Curry, 2 different positions to compare

@hubertsang7418 Год назад

JJ Redick would be the perfect example for a famous quote from Bill Russell: he would be watching the game from the stands.

@rudyburnias3915 Год назад

GREAT point about transition players (Timmy, Kobe, Dirk) who balled hard in today's NBA. Great content and perspective as always,

@ktapreswreckd921v9 Год назад

Kevin Garnett as well.

@absoluda2047 Год назад

Hell this new generation wouldn’t be able to handle birds trash talk. It was transcendent.

@tdoggsmackem7498 Год назад

Bird would definitely dominate today cuz you can’t touch the players now without a foul being called. He got pounded back in the day so imagine if he had that kind of protection today’s players get

@markchambers2812 Год назад

Today’s NBA , walks , travels , zero defense, just the dunk . Also today players seldom know the bank shot. !

@ktapreswreckd921v9 Год назад

Not only that. Today's players don't seem to be able to score in the post anymore.

@josedelnegro46 Год назад

What are the advantages of the bank shot? Hint Issa Tomás played on the block as did Mike. Issa is two inches shorter than Curry. How did he do It?

@josedelnegro46 Год назад

We have to not leave any of our bats in thé rack. The more effective shots we have the better the game Is. I do not give a damn about who. We move on based on how! When dunking was allow in high school and collage other skill we pushed to the side. The results are jumppers and drives to the hole. Or as they say spacing. All sport is now spectator driven. Rome tells where that leads.

@month32 Год назад

And don't forget. The BEST guy of this era has the nickname Leflop.

@Kingeptacon Год назад

Todays players have zero low-post IQ. Bad or nonexistent low-post footwork, bad low-post passing and low-post creativity. Honestly just bad creativity in general. 70 3PT attempts a game will do that. The modern game is an inferior version of basketball. This is obvious to anybody that grew up in the 70s 80s and 90s. And to go full boomer, NFL, MLB and NHL were all better back in the day too.

@leftslayer4364 Год назад

Gilbert is the 1st nba player with CTE

@ericfavors7964 Год назад

😂😂😂😂

@ronaldlewis6985 Год назад

LMAO

@kennethli8 Год назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition thought to be linked to repeated head injuries and blows to the head.

@charlescasteel230 Год назад

😂

@meekmozart5216 Год назад

🤣💀🤣💀

@jeffreypedersen8402 Год назад

The reason Bird didn't have anybody within five feet of him is because he faked them out of their jock and left them standing there! 😮 When a new era player can't give the credit that's due to an old era player, someone whom they'll never have to prove it against, there's a lack of self esteem in the new era player. 😎

@bigtex8991 Год назад

Bird with foul calls and space. That boy going crazy.

@USALibertarian Год назад

LOL! Bird is Luka and Jokic and KD all in one. Of course he would dominate today.

@newrecruit100 Год назад

Oh stop. Luka is just an evolution on Bird and they’re different types of players.

@Running1982 Год назад

@@newrecruit100 No he is not. Until Luka wins 3 MVPs in a row and grows to 6'10 and becomes a elite team help defender. Then maybe

@johnstone2103 Год назад

@@newrecruit100 ya completely different.bird was better at literally everything than luka he just didn’t have a top 10 all time usage rate like most of the guys putting up gaudy stats now.

@smokescreenOG Год назад

@@johnstone2103 smart man. Let Bird have the ball in his hands 80% of the time and take 50% of all shots and see what gaudy numbers he puts up in this soft ass league.

@TGNam1 Год назад

@@newrecruit100 by evolution do you mean Luka is a less athletic, worse shooter, less of a passer, cannot run the break like Bird before bone spurs, AND no defense? Bird had exceptional defensive instincts ..and shot 50/40/90 3 times in a row 86-88 with hard defenders like rodman or coop on him...the main advantage luka has is thickness and power. Love his game but not an evolution. Evolution means a better Bird and there is nothing like that. Only Joker in this league is that level passing

@drewelliott9062 Год назад

There are two types of NBA fans. The first group of people say Bird wouldn't dominate in today's league and the second group are those people who know what they are talking about.

@robhernandez5520 Год назад

He’s not athletic enough to dominate anything in this era. That’s not a criticism of Bird but it’s just acknowledging the evolution of what is an NBA player. It’s stupid to think he would these athletes of today would destroy him

@drewelliott9062 Год назад

@robhernandez5520 He wasn't athletic enough to play in his era either yet he dominated it.

@robhernandez5520 Год назад

@@drewelliott9062 This era is about 30 times more athletic that’s the point and you’re right he was barely athletic enough for back then imagine today You’re kinda proving my point for me

@drewelliott9062 Год назад

@robhernandez5520 I'm not arguing that the NBA isn't more athletic as a whole but there were many top level athletes from that era that would still be top level athletes in todays NBA and Bird dominated them as well. And also if you think athleticism is the only thing that makes a good basketball then you clearly don't understand the game.

@jaredhills4814 Год назад

@@robhernandez5520 then why is Luka and Jokic dominating today?

@dennishayes1505 Год назад

Bird was a 6'10 swing forward, that had assists just as good as magic, and was a big man shooting three. He's literally 40 years early the template of a modern day NBA player. Or, 40 years later. They're just now figuring it out

@entertaininformmedia7836 Год назад

There's no wisdom in dissing old-school players. There was a lot more physical play allowed in the 80's. I lived through it. Bird and Dr. J were among the best. Before my time, Wilt, Bill Russell and Jerry West were among the elite.

@abegoldman8749 Год назад

Bird was a country boy who wasn't scared of anything, off course not all fearless people succeed in life, some of them don't come anywhere close to succeeding, but Bird had tons of god gifted natural ability to back up his fearlessness, that's what made him scary!

@bakariwalker854 Год назад

The only way to judge era’s is how they dominated their peers and impact on the game…everything else is unfair because of the evolution of the game itself. It’s a no brainer to see that players are more skilled today jus like everything else has been upgraded for the most part. Car engines, technology, culinary u name it. They are better because they are building from something previous.

@dverarde84 Год назад

Success is a relative term though. For us who are disabled, just getting out of bed is success. Think about that. Don't let society tell you how to live your life or if you should or should not be happy with the life you have. You wake up in the morning, that's success. You get your sleep at night, success. It's the little things that count my dude ❤🙌🔥👍

@bakariwalker854 Год назад

@@dverarde84 What u replied had nothing to do with my comment, I think u sent it 2 the wrong person

@Michael0429 Год назад

I think that Larry Bird in his prime was actually a mix of Joker and Luka...but better and actually more athletic. So, if they can do well in today's NBA, then Bird would make others look silly today.

@steviechampagne Год назад

i’m a huge luka and jokic fan, but Larry Bird clears both of them. He was actually a great defender and was WAY faster than either of the balkan boys. Larry Bird is easily the best white guy to ever play basketball. He’s a top 5 player ever.

@n.b.l.5709 Год назад

Luka? Hahahaha BIRD LEGEND

@gregscott1672 Год назад

I wouldn't say that Bird was athletic. But by playing him for his jump shot left you open for drives to the basket. These young guys would fall for Bird's fakes. Bird was a great player and he would score with ease against today's players!

@othatdude30 Год назад

Word

@Chit_206 Год назад

Bird would have a field day with his left hand only… and people would talk good about him like they are about Luka now lol😂

@michaelwheeler3782 Год назад

He would blow today's NBA out of the water

@KemperFi13 Год назад

Bird was 6-10, could shoot and pass at an elite level and one of the most competitive people of any era. His basketball instincts and IQ translate to any era. He would absolutely still be a superstar today.

@sonabTV 10 месяцев назад

Yes, like JJ said, he was a great player and would be in todays game, but you can't compare his 3 point stats to Curry because most times Bird wasn't defended on the 3 point shot.

@SequentialCircuitProphet5 10 месяцев назад

@@sonabTVyou wrong. Hé was défended but so badly, look the position he found, the moves he made before shooting. Anyway nobody could defend him, he was so trained and....too strong, that's all 😊

@omez23 Год назад

Players back then were listed at their rookie weights for their careers. For example Charles Oakley was listed at 225, but said he was 260 in his prime. Gilbert also said Scottie was 210, but again, that's his rookie weight. He was 230 in his prime. Also the average height of a center in the 60's was 6-10. Same as today.

@leechrec Год назад

Gil must be a whole lotta stupid to think Scottie remained at 210. My goodness.

@Chevy-hw6lw Год назад

Isn’t it funny how we have to sit here and listen to these loser nba players trash talk absolute legends. Gilbert arenas? Jj redick?! Who are these jokers.

@mybestnugget7514 Год назад

I don’t give a damn what the averages say; when I watch Kareem highlights he is clearly 4 inches taller than everybody else and they’re mostly unathletic white guys. He would not dominate the 90’s and 2000’s the same way he dominated the 70’s and 80’s. Dwight Howard would jump up and grab that sky hook same way Wilt did

@newrecruit100 Год назад

I mean none of the weights today are accurate either. Lebron was playing at 260-270 one point

@Baccanaso Год назад

@@mybestnugget7514Howard isn't even in the top 10 bpg so I doubt that he would stop Kareem when Kareem played against better defenders

@edgybravo4287 Год назад

Lol these kids just don't know man it's a completely different game when someone can put their hands on you and get physical with you

@joebuss8835 Год назад

Kids today only know bitch energy... Nothing more...95% useless pathetic weak ass generation

@ashian23x65 Год назад

Plus they have no passion. Attention seekers. Worried about what the people gon say about their weird outfits as the enter the arenas.

@gregallan2842 Год назад

I remember those days...no ambulance, no foul.

@justinbrewer2003 Год назад

Bird lives in Gilbert’s head 😂

@Drew039 Год назад

Your points regarding a one-legged Kobe and a old Duncan putting up numbers is on point!!

@BrooklynsFinestOG Год назад

You can't sneeze on today's players without a foul.

@patrickbrewer8189 Год назад

Especially LeBron. He's got to be the whiniest Superstar of all time

@hubertsang7418 Год назад

Just blowing a kiss from 10 feet away will get a foul.

@Lonewolfmike Год назад

Exactly.

@BooHefner Год назад

@@patrickbrewer8189 no that would be Michael Jordan

@sportsgamer2342 Год назад

@@patrickbrewer8189 2nd greatest player ever

@sul3377 Год назад

Fun fact: Almost everyone considers Dennis Rodman the greatest pf defender of all time. Even capable of shutting down a PRIME Shaq and bother Magic and Jordan. Larry Legend use to lit the F out off Rodman. I think it’s safe to say that no one in this era is in the level of Rodman. (Maybe Kawhi/Giannis) Bird use to annihilate Rodman before his back broke. Hell he even lit him most of the time hurt.

@OrvilleSchnellenberg Год назад

If you ask the younger generation if Jordan would dominate today and they say “Yes” then the answer to Bird dominating is “Yes” because Bird gave Jordan fits.

@thirtyworld Год назад

LOL this video was worth it for "JJ Reddick, a poor man's Danny Ainge."

@danielbalboni6804 Год назад

You should watch the whole Cooper video, Cooper said he would have locked JJ ass up back in the day....and you can believe that.

@MDLOP8 Год назад

Danny Ainge is gonna have a comeback smackdown for that!

@bluegregory6239 Год назад

Before that, Coop called him a 'poor man's Jeff Hornacek'. Slightly funnier, as Ainge was actually on Chamionship teams.

@thirtyworld Год назад

@@bluegregory6239 Both are quality snaps.

@Gian4455 Год назад

I hear players today talking about how they have "tools" that players in the past did not have and I roll over the floor laughing. In the 80s and 90s players had to go against real defenses, not the joke that we see today (mostly). Had to deal with hand checking, had to deal with players that were not affraid of being put on a poster if they got dunked on, cause their job was to defend the basket, not sell shoes. Today you got the step back, which in any other eras would have been a traveling violation and that allows to create absurd amounts of space (plus the defenders not wanting to even look funny at the attackers so they don't get shooting foul call). Back in the day players used to play basketball, 82 games worth of it, now players take breaks and say they are tough? Honestly, I'm on board with Dominique, they just look and sound stupid (plus, very disrespectful).

@jonlanier_ Год назад

Yep. LeBron go down the middle for a dunk back then, he'd get hammered to the ground. Sure, a foul. But he wouldn't do it again.

@jhad777 Год назад

Bird who DESTROY the league today…One of the GOAT’s without a doubt!

@davidkalmes8983 Год назад

Imagine someone 10 to 15 years from now saying that guys during the 2010s were just RU-vidrs and gamers.

@berthe2235 Год назад

let me put it in another way. Who saw anything fancy in 95% of Tim Duncan's moves on the court? yet who managed to do anything about those moves to stop him? Larry was the more resourceful SF version of Duncan!

@thomassykes2965 Год назад

@aMiFiii lmao everyone he played was 5 ft smaller lmao stop it y’all be say anything

@gillyazie55 Год назад

Man I was a kid on the Rez when I heard the news Bird retired it broke my heart. They played defense all the way and also they played defense in the All Star game

@stephenarato5391 Год назад

He was the smartest player on the court. In this day and age he would still be Larry legend

@Artist21st Год назад

NBA today isn't nearly as physical as "back in the day" Bird was very physical and could shoot lights out.

@eddiem5059 Год назад

Larry Bird was a killer and Rodman was a lot stronger than he looked!! JJ got cooked several times...got called a journeyman and a poor man's Danny Ainge...LOL!! As always excellent content Sean!! I've been following for a few years now 🔥🔥

@mrho4speed Год назад

When comparing eras it is important to put into context how the rules of the game are being ignored compared to previous eras. See "The Evolution of Scoring" by the thinking basketball series. The offensive player today has a tremendous advantage due to the lack of calls regarding traveling, palming, cupping the ball, and the "rip thru" and the offense can throw their body into a defender and draw fouls.

@kenthomson8598 Год назад

Great video. Appreciate it. Got me thinking of underrated/forgotten prime all stars. Aka Latrell Sprewell’s first few season with golden state.

@tecatebeer99 Год назад

Great players would dominate any era, good luck covering Bird in this era, and this is coming from a Laker Fan.

@AJGFTL Год назад

LOL---Poor man Danny Ainge LOL Great line! Perfect!

@overratedgm5713 Год назад

Actually this is disrespectful to Danny Ainge, who I think was a solid player and made some clutch plays. My favorite highlight is when he throws the ball at Mario Elie. I would replace "Poor man Danny Ainge" with "Poor man Mario Elie".

@jonmitchell9019 Год назад

I don't remember any older star from the 1960's saying that the game was easier in the 1980's but I do see them saying that about players 2005 and on.

@cn240studios5 Год назад

Larry Bird with modern medicine/sports science is a scary prospect. Larry Bird is a total original, and pioneer of the game. If you gave Larry Bird the coaching/upbringing in today's game... he would kill everyone.

@senmanzero6493 Год назад

About time the new gens gave the old gens the same energy they give them

@dougsmith5690 Год назад

I know other people have brought up the rule changes, but the ball handling rules, the traveling rules etc. have just as much an effect in the change in how the game is played as the defensive rule changes. Give those greats of the 50's to 90's players 2 weeks, and they would have adjusted to what they would be allowed to do with ball. Good players are good players - period. I prefer the style of game in the pre-2000's, but I don't believe for a moment that greats from any era couldn't adjust to rule changes and style changes and still be great.

@anthonygrant2902 Год назад

Old-school basketball was fantastic.

@mdha86 Год назад

Jordan, pippen, Rodman and cooper couldn’t stop him in his prime but today’s guys could???😂😂😂😂😂

@julius2790 Год назад

Larry Bird would be just fine in today's game. No question about it. He'd run the 4 and put up double digits in rebounds and probably assists on many teams. 50/40/90 or close. I don't understand how anyone can doubt that based on what he was able to do against the competition he faced in his era. Some people forget the players from the past would benefit from modern training and diet just as much as the players of today.

@samuelpagan2282 Год назад

Thank you so much for making this video. I agree with you 100%. Great video today. Today basketball is so weak today.

@anonbattler Год назад

"Tell me what his game looks like." -- Jerry West nailed down the credibility of Redick. As for Arenas, he was an all-star three times but is still an underachiever when you look at his talent and what he put out against the legends of both his era and the earlier generation. Their bitterness is apparent.

@curtis2609 Год назад

Lol a 2nd rd underachiever???? 2nd rd

@mapl3mamba651 Год назад

@aMiFiii hmmmmm jj and Gil being better than West sounds like a belief to me, stats, legacy, and impact on the game is all on the side of West.

@MELLWALT5000 Год назад

Imagine bird in the gym with today's trainer's. That part

@alinchitown7556 11 месяцев назад

Man new school players couldn’t handle the heat of those guys back in the day. Those boys we’re busting each other up in the lane.

@leechrec Год назад

Bird would be so scary today tbh. haha, dayum I shudder at what the dude would do.

@ljh45s Год назад

Your right on to me at 70 years old,, the old school guys were the best , just glad I was there to watch them these new ones of to day ,won't wast my time, I would put my best 5 ,Michael Jordan, magic, Bird, Dr. J. And Kareem Abdul jabber, over any of them to day the best of all times

@Cmqndlr Год назад

if Bird is playing today, he would be thrown out of the game 2 mins in for trash talking everybody lol

@davemorgan5634 Год назад

he was a great player in any period are any era.

@alexlanza79 Год назад

I think the real problem here is not who is right or wrong but is the fact that nobody from the 80s or 90s would ever think of talk s*** and disrespecting players of the 60s or 70s but nowadays for this players or former players good or bad as they are, spit on the NBA legacy is just ridiculous!

@reggiesanders1284 Год назад

True. When Marvin Barnes walked on the court it was “hello Sir, how are you!”

@brendano7948 Год назад

Jerry roasted JJ, so good.

@yahdaimiry414 Год назад

Listen to the respect ..Our generation..Put on the debate….. Respect…OG’s.. Love our era….

@zealobiron Год назад

"You're not gonna hurt us" he is right. Since most NBA players will miss a game for a broken fingernail. They take more dives now than any self respecting competitor would consider reasonable.