The ultimate respect and acknowledgment comes from Bird's peers. Those players who are hall of famers themselves. Bird played hard and gave tremendous respect to opponents that played with the same work ethic and confidence as he did. He played while he had horrific injuries, was in unbelievable pain, and never backed away from the pressure of taking 'the big shot'. He had court vision that historically, few others posessed. His BBIQ was incredible and came from his preparation. Great video
LARRY BIRD WAS A FIREBRAND HARD WORKER WHO OUT-HUSTLED, OUT-SHOT, OUT THOUGHT & PASSED SO PHENOMENALLY WELL NO ONE IS IN HIS LEVEL ...... this is why he was THEE VERY BEST PLAYER EVER ! Many of the greats that played with /against Bird HAVE CALLED HIM THAT ! GBjj
Nice vid! I believe you covered why Bird stood out among the greats of the game. The tools he had and used. I don't think anyone else in the game had those tools.
The last second steal by Bird required a bonehead move by Thomas but it doesn't take away from Bird "seeing" the situation and taking advantage of the opportunity.
Bird is thee GOAT plain and simple ! Bird in his rookie year completely turned around the fortunes of his team with the same cast of players to be competitive top level. The only other player that comes close is Michael Jordan but he could not make that claim. In fact, the Bulls struggled for 4 years with Jordan until a better supporting cast was acquired.
Nicely designed video. And yes, these are absolutely traits that are worth paying attention to, learning, and mastering. a matter of zooming out spatially and temporally and seeing a little bigger picture than others do.
We almost *always* see the action from a higher angle, so a lot of stuff appears far more obvious. Down on the floor, it's gotta be a *lot* harder, given the number of large objects blocking one's view. I'd love to see a first person view with something like a go pro. All of that action, up close, real time, etc. I don't know if they could match a player's peripheral vision, but I think it would still be a revelation to people like me who have only ever watched. Maybe wear one during a practice, full 5 on 5.
Nice to see somebody break down how he does it but you started the inbound steal break down late - he saw it sitting on the floor, that's why he left Lambert open to control the pass. It's called playing the ball.
Good analysis of a great player that unfortunately the only thing that stopped bird was his back and let's stop this very wrong bird is not athletic, that is absolutely not the truth.
This is just BS. Bird didn't think four steps ahead. He took the shot to make it. He missed so badly that he. could see it would bounce to the right, and he would have a chance for the rebound. Once he had the rebound he saw he could also shoot it, left handed. In short: quick thinking, skilled execution...one step at a time.
because of his practice and dedication to his game and the game, combined with his skills and attributes- he was indeed ahead of most other players on the court, all pro's themselves- Joe Dumars is saying this stuff having competed against the Legend and many other greats- he isnt just sayin this to say it- cred given is cred earned!
Always was so much talk about Bird not being very athletic. Well, following his own miss he jumps up gets the rebound while in the air with his right hand switches to his left hand(while in the air)and shoots the ball with his left hand and makes the shot. Does it say more about the person/player when he’s not a superstar athlete but can still play and beat the best? Is it something even more difficult to accomplish when you’re not a Michael Jordan?
