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13:19 that’s a great point - people usually trash talk when they’re up. Larry Bird did it whenever the heck he wanted and he backed it up. That’s special. That’s why he’s a legend.
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball athletes of all time. Larry Bird is the greatest all-around basketball player of all time.
@Ken D Also (agreeing with you, just adding), so many people forget that before his injuries he WAS athletic. Not Jordan or Magic Athletic of course, but he could still move. He wasnt the non athletic guy people pretend he was.
Wilt was better. He still holds over 50 NBA records.
Bird shut Jordan down twice swept him Jordan never beat him
@@raymorales8448 u know jordan scored 63 against Celtics after scoring 49 the 1st game
@@Bighjr88 yes he did not sure your point, not relevant, he still lost to bird, wining is wining , wether it's 1 point or 10,an inch or mile, Jordan lost end of story. And he got swept both times , big fat zero wins. Bird will take that too his grave. For the record I'm from Chicago saw Jordan play and win all the rings, loved Jordan he was amazing but I would still pick Bird.
Pat Riley once said "if I have to choose a player to save a game, I'd choose Michael Jordan. If I had to choose a player to save my life, I'd choose Larry Bird". That ought to tell you all you need to know about how "clutch" Larry Legend was!
The Atlanta players on the bench weren't laughing at their teammates. They were having a ball, amazed, watching the greatest player in the NBA going NUTS on the court. They were amazed and totally respectful of what they were seeing Bird do. No laughing at teammates. They knew they were watching greatness.
Larry scored 60 points tgat night. The reaction was at the end of the game because nothing was stopping him.
"Best seat I've ever paid for" - Cliff Levingston, Atlanta Hawks.
Nah man, you have to watch that entire in bounds sequence against Worthy(#42 with goggles) to understand how they were defending Bird. Not just a few seconds of a clip. They set up strong side(opposite Bird). Parish(Kareem is guarding him) sets a screen for Dennis Johnson(Magic guarding him) and ends up getting a switch and Magic is on him, so they have to double with Kareem. Bird sets a weakside screen for Ainge under the basket and he curls out to the 3 point line. They doubled Parish, he threw it back out to Dennis Johnson. The Lakers doubled DJ with Cooper. Cooper was on Ainge at the top of the key. Magic also ran back out to defend DJ on the right side. DJ kicks it to Ainge, who is wide open. Ainge was a very good 3 point shooter, so Worthy was the closest to him and he had to rotate out on him. While that happened, McHale goes under the basket, which draws a defender and Bird back up right to that corner to shoot that 3 when Worthy had to rotate out.
People always talk about the poor defense of these teams against Bird. But I think the context missing here is the other ways that Bird played. He was an insane passer and willing to get rid of the ball. He would drive the basket, he had no issues shooting obviously. Not even talking about how often he'd fake people out.
You could not cover Bird by just blocking his shots. Every other person that talks about Bird and the way he played will tell you that throughout the game Larry was wearing these guys out on the court in ways that was not simply just his shooting game.
Man, that's bang-on right!
Ask Larry Nance about trying to block Larry's shot...oh wait
Larry was definitely not a great defender, but he put the effort in. He could and would get bear, but he never gave it to you easy
@@kevinhegwood615 he was a great defender. Even the best get beat. What made him great on defense was his tenacity and high bb IQ
Couldn't said it better myself ,and I never missed a game of birds ❤🐦
When asked about Larry Bird’s athleticism, Domonique Wilkins said “Great athletes get Ooohs and Aaaahs, Great basketball players get wins and Larry Bird was a Great basketball player!”
I'm a Chicago boy and I've always proclaimed Michael was the GOAT, but I could never proclaim it with conviction because he never beat Larry Legend.
There’s NOBODY like Larry Legend. He’s MY TRUE GOAT 🐐
My order of the 4 you gave:
Bird
Jordan
Kobe
LeBron
right on, agreed @irishgirl 👍
17-11 regulars season (in Birds favour), 6-0 Playoffs, a total of 23-11 to Bird, a record he'll take to his grave.
Yep Bird swept Jordan in 3 games, TWICE!
No amount of hair splitting will EVER change that!
@Ken D Yep.
Larry Bird grew up playing street ball with the brothers in his area; that's where he god his trash-talking skills from.
I watched Bird play at Boston Garden throughout his entire career. Larry Bird is the greatest "All-Around" player ever!
Terrible defense? Larry was DOUBLE TEAMED! problem was with LARRY, he could switch it up in a heartbeat & pass the ball as likely as shoot it so you had to hang back some if you wanted a chance to steal….
Also, Larry shot baskets from well above his head, and he was BIG. Almost as big as most Centers….I can’t recall anyone successfully blocking his shot 🤷♀️
Didn't Rodman block the shot that was the last one before The Steal against the Pistons?
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Tbh, I can’t tell who did the block…it kinda looked like Laimbeer to me
Was Mahorn I think but 3 guys went in on him
right, he was a full 6'10" and basically unstoppable..
You couldn’t play bird close because of his passing. Besides, tight defense wasn’t the name of the game back then. It was under cutting players, putting feet under the player when they go up for a jump shot. Half the time you could draw blood without a foul being called. But with bird if he drove someone got a guaranteed layup. It was damned if you do, damned if you don’t guard him close
Dude, is your memory foggy? Go back and watch TH-cam's of those games. Defense was tough.
@@martinhenderson8636 I watched it live. Season tickets in Detroit. Defense was tough, just not lock down defense because it wasn’t needed back then. If they did drive you could put your hands on them and turn them. Clips from TH-cam don’t show the whole story. There weren’t many Michael Jordan’s who could drive inside and survive a long career. Plus there wasn’t all these illegal defense, touch fouls so there was no need for lockdown players. Jordan, Isaiah Thomas, and Gary Payton were the start of those types of players. Others were good because they put their hands on the players hip but when Jordan came along teams started playing those type players who were bench players before.
@@martinhenderson8636 dude, reading comprehension issues? The defense was great back then, I watched it live in the 70’s so don’t need TH-cam videos. They did play off though for the most part, especially bird because of his passing. Skill was better back then so it was more multi dimensional sional. If you aren’t getting my point I’m sorry for you. I’ll say it again, defense was great back then, just different from today. Today they look good because players are so one dimensional but my point was there wasn’t a need for that in your face lockdown guy because players were too good all around back then. Hoping that helps dude
Also, Jordan never won a post-season game against Bird 0-6. And this was with Bird playing with a back so bad he could barely walk when he got up in the mornings & required a chiropractor to align his spine so it would temporarily stay in-place during the game. And he took that personally. =P
Larry Bird grew up playing street ball with African American players, older guys who worked at the local hotel in French Lick.
I got it MJ, Larry, Kobe and the reason I have Larry there is that played his whole career hurt and the last half really hurt during a really physical time. Also MJ learned from Larry and Kobe learned from MJ but more importantly Kobe was coached by MJ, Bird never had a mentor like that in his corner, he was the mentor. Plus another fact that gets over looked a lot, the 3 point wasn't even introduced till Larry's rookie year, it was nothing he really trained for and he still made them look easy and incorporated it into his play. Lebron I don't even have in the top 5
The thing people forget he was just as likely to pass than to shoot so the second yo commit to Larry then Kevin has the ball that is why he was unstoppable his passing made you hesitate he was thinking so far ahead of the other players it was nightmare inducing
exaaaactly and with both hands!
Great reaction! Bird and Jordan are definitely on the same level. I have all time Jordan #1 and Bird #2. But if I was building a team, I’d pick Bird first because of his leadership qualities and team-first attitude. Yes. React to their 71 point game. It’s amazing watching Jordan and Bird go head to head.
Kobe and James aren’t in my top 5. But since you asked to rank these 4 players specifically, I’d pick Kobe at 3 and James at 4.
"leadership qualities and team-first attitude"
This is why The Bird is the greatest ALL-AROUND basketball player of all time.
Bird beat Jordan in his old age, Bird was Jordan’s only loss in a 1on1 ever. Jordan was in his prime, Bird was pretty old. I have Bird on top, then Jordan, Kobe, and James
@@terriblegamerdotexe1527 When was this? Cause most people attribute Bird in the early 90s to old age, when in fact, Bird was only limited then due to his chronic back injury. His age at that point was hardly a factor.
Jordan's probably the "GOAT", but I'd take bird. He can improve a team like no other.
But also all respect to Magic.
As far as him calling his shot the one where you were like no defense you didn’t see the whole play James worthy is literally ripping his jersey off of him and Larry breaks free and then goes to the corner and shoots the Three
You might be tempted to blame poor defense, but when a guy is in the zone (22 of 36 from the field, 61%) there isn't a lot you can do. You double team and he still makes, you triple and he hits the open man. Everyone who played against him would tell you, he was an unselfish player, who'd make tremendous passes.
Larry sought out the last shot to win the game and did just that !! He welcomed the chance to shoot the last shot , this man was a stone cold assassin !!!
BIRD #1
Jordan #2
Kobe/Magic #3
Bill Russell #4
Wilt #5
LeBron #6
Big O #7
Hakeem #8
Pistol Pete #9
Shaq #10
Hey Douglas, new sub. Glad I found your channel. When it comes to MJ and Bird something to consider is age, experience and timing. MJ was 21 when he was playing against a seasoned 26-year-old Bird in his prime. I think if MJ were 26-27 anyone coming into the league would just be floored by him.
What I love most about Bird's Trash talking is, 90% of it was Poking Fun but also Encouraging other players, teams and coaches to raise their bar. In "Sports" especially, that is very COOL!
Everyone on that bench knew the coach was right, that's why they didn't have a problem with it.
Yo .
One on one..??
Mike too quick..
Both can shoot
Both can rebound..
Mike just so good..CANT out jump him..lol
The reason the other time was celebration and giving each other high fives was not disrespect of their team mates defense, it was because Bird was making one impossible shot after the other, as the commentator stated "it was the greatest shooting exhibition he had ever seen" Bird scored 60 points
Great review!!! Larry Legend lives on.
Jordan = better athlete than Bird, and a great player. Bird = under-rated as an athlete, better all-around basketball player.
Jordan learned trash talking from Bird!
Did you know the Twitter bird is named Larry in his honor? 💥
If there was a draft with all the nba playing and retired my 1 round pick would be larry bird 2nd pick would be dennis johnson.
In just a couple of words. . . Michael Jordan is NOT better than Bird. End of story! lol
Bird was the best all around player. He did everything at a high level. You really need to react to Larry bird greatest passer of all time video re-edit. AMAZING. you won't be disappointed. His IQ is off the charts. Thank you. Great reaction.
It's not terrible defense, my brother. You're looking at the best defensive era ever. Bird was just great at getting his shot off.
Bird, Jordan, Kobe, LeChina
Some of the most physical games and tough defense was during that time.
I’m old and a Celtics fan! Larry Bird all day long for me!!
Thanks for the vid brother, stay grinding. Bird Gang 🍀
When Larrys retirement was done there was no game at the Boston Garden yet it was sold out, let that sink in "no game yet sold out" for one mans retirement.
For those that think Larry Bird was not as good as he really was. This comment is for those whom never had the chance to see him play.
Little know thing about Larry to those that never saw him play , he could effect the outcome of a game and never take a shot thats how devastating his passing skills were. Here is one thing that most fans (people) either don't know or try to ignore, prior to Larry joining the NBA there was no such thing as a three point line, that came in when Bird was starting his first year off in his NBA career. Just think about what would todays game be without the three point line or if the line was one foot farther out like it was when it was first introduced. Food for thought.
At that time it was not about the individuals stats it was about the win. But if you need some stats here you go:
Here are some of Larry Bird's notable career achievements and statistics:
Three-time NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986); Two-time NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986); Three-time NBA MVP (1984-86); 12-time NBA All-Star (1980-88, 1990-92); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88);
All-NBA Second Team (1990); Three-time All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1982-84); NBA Rookie of the Year (1980); NBA All-Rookie Team (1980); Three-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986-88);
Career-high in points: 60 (March 12, 1985) -- tied for franchise record with Jayson Tatum; Named NBA Coach of the Year (1998); and Named NBA Executive of the Year (2012).
Larry Bird, was the first player to accomplish the 50-40-90 achievement, and one of two players to achieve the feat in multiple seasons.
Career averages:
24.3 points per game
10.0 rebounds per game
6.3 assists per game
88.6% free throw percentage
49.6% field goal percentage
37.6% 3-point percentage
Now we can't forget that Bird famously played with two injured ankles and a notoriously cranky back that forced him to lay down on the floor during practice breaks. After season-ending foot surgery just six games into the 1988-89 season
"That was bad defense", "that was horrible defense"... You probably could see it that way but, on the other hand, you could look at it as Larry making them look bad. James Worthy himself even said that Michael Jordan makes you look slow, but Larry makes you look stupid. He also said he'd rather guard Jordan than bird because you had to play as a thinker when you guard bird, he gets in your head
Bird's trash talking was all about "I'm going to do this & that and you can't stop me". Here are some of my favorites. Terrell Brandon...th-cam.com/video/uQRSWd_qi7s/w-d-xo.html
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Olden Polynice.......th-cam.com/video/jfhIlO_OEgI/w-d-xo.html.
Jordan
James
Bird
Bryant
in that play with 2 seconds to win the game you said you double team him watch it again the commentator said they double team him and he still got nothing but net!!!
the man had the smarts fast hands and a quicker brain
Larry -black players during lunch and after work played ball and they let him play- if you haven’t seen it the 1992 dream team documentary is a must see. It’s the last time Larry and Magic played
1) Larry Bird
2-5) in no particular order: Magic, Jordan, Kareem, Kobe.
LeBron MIGHT be in the top twenty of all time
Bird just getting the opposition's mind. Getting them off their game.
I remember reading a comment where Jordan said everything he knew about trash talk and getting in people's heads, he learned from Bird. No doubt MJ was damn good at it, but credit where credit is due, right?
Your top four list is easy:
MJ
Legend
Kobe...
Lebron..
any questions?
Did you miss the part where worthy was holding Birds jersey trying to keep him in check?
Larry Bird I will say is the greatest clutch shooter ever not only was he great at clutch shooting he would tell you what he was going to do and still win the game you could not stop him this video is just a fraction of his trash talking stories he has so many out there it's ridiculous and all the pros talk about it it's not just hearsay I forget what basketball legend said or maybe it was a coach if I had to pick somebody to win a game I would pick Michael Jordan if I had someone to shoot a ball that my life was on the line I would pick Larry Bird they didn't keep up with the stats back then but Larry Bird made so many game-winning shots it's ridiculous
React to Larry bird greatest passer of all time re-edit or react to times Larry bird played hurt.
As for your question, Jordan, bird, Kobe, lebron. Best player in the league today, harden. Top 10, Jordan, bird, Kareem, wilt, Russell, Johnson, Duncan, Robertson, Kobe, Moses Malone. My top 10. Here is a stat. 5 seconds left on the clock in a close game, Jordan and bird shoot 50%. Lebron shoots 20% in those moments. Lebrons biggest issue is he holds the ball for 22 seconds of the shot clock. He can’t make free throws. His defense is even worse than bird. He passing makes players shoot last second shots. He makes players worse around him. That equals no way he’s a top 10 player.
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He was unstoppable
Bird was also All Star 12 times in his 13 year career.
MJ won a lot of games, against some really great team in Detroit, New York, Miami and the Pacers. Bird won a lot of games against the showtime Lakers, Detroit, Philly, you name it. I can't really pick MJ over Bird just because Bird's team put it on MJ early in his career and knocked MJ out of the playoffs multiple times. I grew up watching both guys play, and I really can't put one as the GOAT over the other. The fact is if either one of them was on your team, you are going to win a lot of games, and championships. I think you have to throw Wilt into the GOAT conversation, even though I have not seen many of his games, but just watching old highlights will show you how good he was.
Please watch that jordan vs bird game!
Larry Legend, MJ, Kobe , Lebron,
Biggest reason Jordan gets the nod over Bird is his media presence. Bird generally avoided the media
Jordan and Larry are about the same level of player. Jordan is athletically faster and quicker. Larry knows that but he beats Jordan by playing smarter and using his team better. Larry (and Magic) was probably the smartest player on the court, and he had as much skill as anyone, including Jordan. Larry was also a great team player, and that helped them beat everyone. Also, Larry had tons of confidence. He knew he could beat anyone.
In one playoff game Jordan scored 63 points against the Celtics. After the game Larry said it was like God came down in the form of Michael Jordan and played ball. BUT the Celtics still won that game.
Larry's record against Mike is 17-11 regular season, 6-0 playoffs. Magic's record against Mike is I think 6-7 regular season. They never played against each other post season.
Ummmmm what? MJs first championship was against magic.....
@@Giles316 I meant playoffs. Shouldn't have said post season. Larry played Mike in the playoffs but Magic didn't.
Bird was the greatest all around player of all time. Consecutive MVP 3 years in a row, could have won 6-7 times if he didn’t get hurt.
Bird best all around player l ever saw
If it hasn't been clarified yet...the reason Larry Bird was 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs is because Larry Bird was playing with 3 other Hall of Fame players and Jordan was basically out there by himself. But Bird himself after playing Jordan in the playoffs described the experience as "God disguised as Michael Jordan". So no disrespect to Larry Bird, but Jordan was just on another level...
Larry was far from the most athletic playher, but he made up for it in so many other ways and is a certified NBA LEGEND.
I think one of the biggest let downs in NBA/team history is Kobe and Shaq didn't play together longer. I think Kobe and Shaq could have really completely dominated the league way longer than they did.
Yes the opposing coach said no when Bird asked if he had anyone who could card him, you had to witness and follow what Bird was doing night after night. Bird is only the 3rd player in NBA history to win 3 MVP's in a role in a era when the league was stacked with enormous talent and I don't believe anyone has did it since including Jordan or James!!!
10 years old my dad got me on the bird 🐦 band wagon he did it all his IQ and passing ,and court awareness, ❤ I miss bird 🐦 bird ,mj,kobe LeBron, but I'll just say it's not fair they all great ,but bird my man ❤🐦💯,but top 5 bird,chamberlain, Russell,mj,magic ,all day I'll take that team
They weren’t laughing at there own player watch the game they were so amazed at the toughness of these shots and he was making them all he would shoot tough shot after tough and make every time he would take one the bench was like no way he makes this shot and bam nothing but net and did it all game long but when he got fouled he just shot the ball so the ref would say he was in the act of shooting so he could go to the foul line coaches teach you that basic fundamentals so the bench was like he’s just throwing it up to get to the foul and when he let it go the bench is like no way goes in off balance 3pointer as he falls into the trainer and he hits it the bench fell on the floor about how great he was shooting because they thought ain’t no way swish
I'm a huge Bird fan. Grew up in Massachusetts and lived through the whole Celtics-Lakers rivalry in the 80's. But I have to pick Jordan over Bird. And it's true Bird was 6-0 against Jordan in the playoffs, but that was all fairly early in Jordan's career. It took a few seasons for Jordan to become true Jordan. Once he reached that level...well, six championships in six seasons.
@Ken D Man, it would have been great to see prime Bird vs. prime Jordan...
One check mark that I would definitely give to Bird over Jordan is that Bird was great right away when entering the NBA. While it took Jordan a few seasons to reach his peak, Bird made FIRST TEAM All-NBA as a rookie, finished fourth in MVP voting (Magic didn't make the top ten.) and took the Celtics from a 29 win team to a 61 win team. In Jordan's rookie year the Bulls improved to 38 wins from 27 the year before. In Magic's rookie year the Lakers went from 47 to 60 wins. Right out of the gate Bird didn't just put up stats, he had an immediate impact on winning games.
You put them in the right order.
He had to try to intercept.
Which went bye what Bird said.
The best way to guard him is denying him the ball. Plus you can't hold his jersey all night
Bird #1 all around best basketball player we have seen yet. He played TEAM basketball. He didn’t need to be the star but he did need his team to win. I would put Jordan in 2nd, Kobe 3rd and sorry, but there’s a few I would put before LeBron (And a few I would put before Kobe), but out of the four you mentioned,that’s my lineup. And yes I am one of those old time basketball fans. The game is different now. The star gets the ball, takes the shot and if he misses they’re all running back to the other end…very little rebounding, very little passing. I would advise you to watch some of those old games - watch some team basketball. When it’s played well, it’s a beautiful thing. I think Larry and the Celtics did it best.
It's Doug, long time basketball fan since Dr. J was kinng, we used to dress A.B. style, had the red white and blue ball, then a Larry Legend fan since his magical 1978/79 NCAA undefeated season, saw it all, 1980s basketbal was the best, 90s into Kobe's time too...here's my ranking of your 4, #1 Larry Legend, # Magic Johnson, #3 MJ, last LeBron...Legend and Magic both impacted their teams and games the most and could pkay every position and did, MJ is MJ- awesome and he got better and better...LeBron is a tremendous talent with lots of bling, but not as clutch and todays games is so weak, that knocks him back..all great players for sure- Larry Legend took a 29 win team to 61 his first year- no McHsle, Parish etc...2nd year won a title, HOF at all phases of basketball, junkyard dog tough and killer swag and clutch, and his skill so far above he PLAYED AND DOMINATED NBA players left handed! case closed 🐐🐐🐐🐐
You have to realize Bird played basketball in French Link against older black guys in pick up games.
Bird is the true goat. No one was a complete player like bird was
Larry was dropping 30 40 points on the most athletic players in the league
Re: Bird's Celtics beating Jordan's Bulls. Bird was in his prime and Jordan had just arrived. Bird & the Celtics had already won 2 NBA championships ('81 & '84) by the time Michael arrived in the league. At that point the Celtics were one of the greatest teams ever. The Bulls were building a new dynasty that would happen a few years later in the 90's. So, yes, Bird was 6-0 against Jordan in the NBA playoffs, head-to-head. But if it had been prime Michael Jordan's Bulls against prime Larry Bird's Celtics - man, I don't know. It would've been a sensational series. Jordan is the best basketball player ever, IMHO. Bird & Magic right behind him. All were superb players and tacticians. Michael had the edge in athleticism, but Bird was a better long shooter and clutch player. You've probably heard this, but legendary Lakers coach Pat Riley put it this way comparing the two (paraphrasing): "If I had to choose one player to shoot the ball to win a championship, I'd choose Michael Jordan. But if I had to choose one player to shoot the ball to save my life, I'd pick Larry Bird." Both had a competitive nature and will to win that were off the charts. In Jordan's last championship year with the Bulls (1998), he ran into Larry Bird again, this time as Coach of the Indiana Pacers. Jordan & the Bulls prevailed - by 5 points in Game SEVEN. I believe they were the ONLY team to take the Bulls to 7 games that year. And it looked like they were going to spoil Michael's last championship year. Again - both absolutely HATED to lose. That's why they were the best. I never saw anyone before or since that had their killer instincts. It was unbelievable.
Larry,Coby,Michael and last LeBron.Take care and happy 4th July from across the pond in Northern Ireland...
My starting 5, using only players I personally saw play, C Jabbar, PF Bill Russell, SF Larry Bird, SG Pistol Pete Maravich, PG Magic Johnson. 6th man Jordan, Jason Williams, McHale, Hakeem, take your choice. I could pick 20 more 6th man and still leave out some greats.
Bird is the only guy MJ couldn’t beat. That’s who taught MJ
Larry Bird was the only one MJ never got the best of MJ was 0 Bird 6🐐☘️☘️
Larry busted the best defenses in the league. He busted the best players in the league.
Larry scared more players than any player I’ve seen.
Obvioulsy single mother raised, smoke alarm beeping in the background. No man would put up with that sound or let his family/community be in danger.
the biggest thing about Jordan was he was much more athletic than Bird, but Larry made up for it in other ways
Larry Bird could back up his trash talk!!! He did it All the time! Lol.
In order from best to worst. Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordon.
Only 3 players earned the title of MVP 3 times in three years in a row. Wilt Chamberlain did, Kareem did, and Larry Bird did also. Jordan didn't, LeBron didn't and no one else did. BIRD is one of the GOATS..
1:38 I'm older and you put them in order already
all four top 10. but you cant compare between generations. sports change with time
You already put them in order! Nuff said. Larry was the greatest shooter and best passing non-PG. Michael is still the goat though, Larry had a much better team, which is why it took a team like the Lakers to give Boston a run for it's money.
Larry was in a class of his own...just like many other NBA players of the 70s 80s 90s...NBA went down hill after these times...I don't watch anymore.
Michael Jordan was the happiest guy in the league when Larry Bird retired!
Jordan had better skills Bird had a better understanding of the game. One on one its gonna be Jordan but in a team setting where one guy car raise everyone around him up is another thing.
I hated both Bird and Jordan in real time as a Pistons fan but theres no doubt both are top 5 to me.
Gotta remember too that this was an era that didnt have the training or diet of today. Bird in todays league would be 10 mote lbs of muscle same with Jordan.
As far as your first question, how the 4 rank..depends.
Physical prowess goes to Lebron.
Overall skill goes to Jordan and Kobe.
Leadership/will and the understanding of the game itself, Bird.
Jordan is the greatest pure player of all time but if all 4 players on the team are equal, im gonns take Bird over Jordan in a prime game setting.
So...Jordan
Bird
Kobe
Lebron
No disrespect for any of them, all great and all have an argument to be made for the title of Goat.
Bird, Jordan, Kobe, James. I honestly think that most of the hype for James is because Kobe isn’t there anymore to show what a real laker is. But I was born and raised in Chicago during the Jordan bulls 5 Pete and I’m a Bird fan throUgh and through.
Greatest Basketball player was Jordan. But Bird was such a great all round player who also made his teammates better.
It's close. I got Jordan slightly ahead of Bird. On my all time list, I got MJ at #2 and Bird at #3. Kobe and LeBron are not in my top 5. Great vid bro!
Even Bird called Michael Jordan GOD disguised as a basketball player.
For one game
Most dominant player on his era: Wilt Chamberlain
Most athletic player: choose between Michael Jordan or Lebron James
Best all-around player: Larry Bird
Bird was playing with them, tell them the play but how do you know he's actually telling you the play? He messed with many a mind back in the day. LOL