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Larry is hands down the most complete player in NBA history. There will never be another Larry Bird.
I love Larry Bird. I grew up watching him on tv. Luka reminds me of Bird.
No doubt. He is the 🐐. End of story.
Bird was best all around IMO..not only in skills, but he was arguably the greatest ever in the clutch. And he was also one of those rare players (along with Magic Johnson and Bill Russell) who made their teammates better players. This is why their teams always won. But it's still subjective..it boils down to who your FAVORITE player is.
Bird. Even hurt he blew away his competition. Nobody compares.
Not LeBron, not MJ, NOBODY has ever gotten as close as 1 steal away from a quadruple double in the 3rd quarter (wish he hadn't taken himself out of that game). Larry was the FOUNDER of the 50/40/90 club, also.
Thank you for this one. Larry Legend videos never get old! Lol
If God gave me the power to go back in time to watch any sport I would choose to watch the Larry Bird Celtics. I saw him a couple of dozen times and these videos do not do him justice. He was amazing to watch play live.
You're watching the best all around player in basketball history... period.. Larry Legend 🏀🐐 enough said
Larry Bird was a very hard worker.
He ran 2-5 miles a day.
He shoot for hours.
He was NBA 1st team all defense 3 times a row.
Larry's biggest weakness was the fact that he had to play thru pain. He was injured many times and had multiple surgeries. He would have been even better and would have lasted a lot longer.
Agreed
Larry Is The Answer.
Bird was an elite defender. He wasn’t a great lockdown defender but he controlled.the open court
Bird had ZERO weakness. He even created new categories for other players to copy.
Lots of goats, only one legend!
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All-around is Bird for me.
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE *TRUE* GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
Nice to have you back - There is only 1 answer to who the best all around player is in NBA history and that is Larry Bird.
This is gonna be a LAP (Long Ass Post).
During Birds career he led the league 4 times in defensive win shares. If you add the number of times MJ and Lebron have done that in their careers you get ZERO!
Here is small sample of another stat. Larry Bird for his career averaged more defensive rebounds per game than
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O'Neal
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
just to name a few.
If you look at the following categories
Points per game
FG%
2pt FG %
3pt FG%
Foul shooting%
Assists per game
Rebounds per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game
Minutes per game
Percent of games won they played in
There is only 1 player in NBA history that is in the top 250 players of all time in each of those categories and that is Larry Bird.
As a matter of fact, Bird is in the top 60 players of all time in 7 of the 11 categories I listed.
Jordan is outside the top 250 players of all time in 3pt FG% and rebounds per game and is in the top 60 of all time in 4 of the 11 categories.
Lebron is outside the top 250 players of all time in 3pt FG% and foul shooting % and is in the top 60in 5 of the 11 categories.
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Larry Bird has no weaknesses. He is the complete package.
I say there are many GOATs, but only ONE legend!!
Bird, when you consider the injuries he basically achieved all that literally handicapped against all those hall of fame players in that era.
9:05 Kevin McHale AKA " The Blackhole " Kevins arm reach is fu...king crazy . He's a class act and teaches modern player's post up moves and sorts. Bird, McHale, Parish... The Big Three they took it to Chicago Bulls and sweeped them 2 yrs in a row !
Nice to see you back. Hope things have been good for you. 🙂
Bird's only weakness was probably his body, and how his style of play led/contributed to a lot of game or series-changing injuries (for both better and worse).
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His back was his weakness I think it’s interesting that defensive rebounds are not considered defense when it takes the ball away from the other teams offense you can block a shot but it doesn’t mean you are going to get the ball defensive rebounds are way overlooked
Good points.
LARRY BIRD is easily
the greatest all around
player in NBA HISTORY !
You simply cant name
one player that’s better
than Bird in 2 out of 5
categories .. Shooting ,
passing , rebounding ,
free throw and the three
Pointer . And , Larry Bird
is better than James in
all five !
And Larry is more tough than LeBron. Larry didn't dip out at the slightest injury. So with all the stats às well as his level of "toughness", Larry is the all around best!
Larry came back in a play-off game with a fractured right cheek and won the game for his team. These guys today sit out for a hangnail.
1. Larry Bird 🏀
2. Magic Johnson 🏀🏀
3. Michael Jordan 🏀🏀🏀
4. Kareem Abdul Jabber 🏀🏀🏀🏀
5. Wilt Chamberlain 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
PASSING …
# 1 MAGIC # 2 BIRD
# 3 STOCKTON
# 4 NASH # 5 WILLIAMS
Most complete and clutchest player to ever shoot a basketball is Larry Bird
Bird's definitely in the conversation. If anyone has him as the #1 all-around player, I have no issue with that.
Larry Birds career defensive rating is 101.5 ......it was 98.2 in his Rookie year! Bird’s ability to impact both ends of the court made him a true legend in NBA history. 🏀🔥 He gets such a bad rap for defense for some reason! I dont get it.... only thing I can think of is because a lot of younger people just see the older LB..... when it was harder for him to do what he did before injuries slowed him down. Larry Bird could do everything that Magic could do but Magic couldn't do everything that Larry Bird could do! Larry Bird did all of this in 12 seasons due to being out one season because of surgery. It has taken Lebron twice as long to get the numbers he has ...to even come close to Larry Birds!
Larry was a 3 time all defensive 2nd team, meaning, he was considered one of the 10 best defenders in the NBA for those seasons. Not bad for someone who gets no props for defense.
Larry Bird was a great defender, but wasn’t asked to guard the toughest player to allow him to save his strength and play all those minutes. Larry was next level.
Bird was exceptional at team defense.
Teams scored less points when he was on the court.
Larry Bird is it for me because we’re talking “all around” meaning all facets of the game
His biggest weakness was injuries, which to his credit - he always played through those injuries
Bird was not just the top complete player. He IS THE GOAT of basketball.
I have Bird because I’m all about winning and he has the 2nd highest win percentage in NBA history
Who first
@@HenDawgTV Magic
@@HenDawgTV
Magic , by only 10 wins
WE BACK!! What video should I react to next??
HEY YO! You got your own footage from playing with the Proffesor & them guys??? I wanna see your tapes!🍀
Welcome Back! How about "The best role player in NBA history" By Clayton Crowley? I'm sure u may have a clue to who this video is about since the guy has both won rings with Kobe's first 3 peat and also played against him even if he's not guarding him as u are a Kobe fan...
You got to react to all the prime Larry Bird channel videos you never reacted to. Good to have you back Hendawg
'Bird is the word'
@@unity1016 He already did it
🍀💥🎉 TOLD YOU THIS WAS A GOOD ONE!!!💥🎉🍀 BIRDGANG
Both Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon literally said that Bird had no weakness in his game and was the most complete basketball player they ever saw. In reality, you could say all three had it. Notice something though. They all had killer instinct. Hakeem, just like Bird (until recently), doesn’t get as much love as he deserves, especially in that department. Ever know how the best of the best know “Different,” and they’re always mentioning each other? Let’s see. MJ, Bird, Magic, Kobe, Russell, Olajuwon…even Dominique if even a smidge below these guys. He didn’t win but had the heart of a lion. They all had killer instinct. Lebron recognized it. But he didn’t have it at all times. And the 2011 Finals really hurt him. That is why he has never been in this fraternity.
Larry Bird. No question. His impact to the Celtics was immediate and with no additional help. His impact to the league? Only matched by Magic Johnson. Toughness? Unmatched. Clutch? Unmatched. Almost averaged 50/40/90 for career. Take away Birds injuries…..there would be no debate.
My biggest knock against Lebron is his toughness/clutch/and had to form a super team to win a championship.
McHale and D.J guarded the other teams best player but Bird was more of a disrupter of the other teams offense. He was great at stealing the ball and blocking shots.
larry joe bird - 8 days a week.
Bird for sure. If not for injuries, could have been the GOAT. They mention his back all the time, but forget or didn't know he destroyed his shooting hand before joining the NBA and admitted he was never as good a shot afterwards...
Bird iz da word. 😎🍻🐐
Bird played amazing defense
One thing that differentiates Bird from other players is his trash-talking. He would tell other players exactly what he was going to do and they still couldn't stop him. I don't think even Michael Jordan did that.
Larry Bird. But I was a fan in the time he was playing. I think we have had a lot of great players and don't begrudge them of their fans, as I think they are great players. But my reason for picking the Bird is his intent was to win the game and he involved the whole team to make it to that end. He didn't need to be the one to score all the points!
Larry Bird is the greatest all around player.
Larry then magic passer😊
he made several all defensive teams
It's Larry Joe! Shooting, passing, defense -- and most important of all -- TEAM LEADERSHIP!
What was Larry Birds greatest weakness? HIS BODY! Back and both feet. He played in pain and was great.
Bird was without a doubt not because of this video. I grew up watching him and magic it was amazing. Then MJ took to another planet on athleticism 🇺🇸
I have several players before Bron. Bird, Hakeem and Jordan.
Bird! lejuicyflop isn't even in birds league, bird over lefraud in EVERY category
birds biggest weakness was getting bored during games against bad teams and taking his foot off the gas
Agreed! lol
Got to go with, Larry. Because he achieved all this in the run and gun vs beat down era. And today you can't touch anyone.
Larry had ZERO weaknesses!
Look at many Larry Bird highlights. They show numerous steals, rebounds, blocks which all pass by because the highlights were trying to show something else.
He was a great team defender and disrupter and great off ball player. Dunking and 1 on 1 defense wasn't his best asset.For me still it's Bird best all around not only can pass rebound steel block defend or disrupt, but his shooting anywhere in the mid range three point range or in the post . I mentioned in another video that I watched they compared Larry Bird's 1986 three-point contest percentage in the final round. It was 73% now to put that into perspective in 21/22, Karl-Anthony Townes shot 72.50%, Stephen Curry shot 70% and 20/21 Damian Lillard shot respectively in 22/23 and 23 /24 65%. It's been 40 years and And look how much more that they shoot the three-pointer. To me that's amazing and to watch him do all that he did in person while it was happening that's why he has so many that fans that never forget how great he was. Great reaction missed your reactions ❤
I agree! Btw he was not that good at 1on1. He preferred 1 on 2 , 1 on 3 and sometimes even 1 on all.
Bird 🐦 has no weakness
I really doub5you can make that same case for any other player. I watched the nba from 1970 to 2015. Inever saw another player,who could match his overall skills level.
Wilt could slam dunk from the free throw line... until they made it illegal, so FTs only became a problem after that ;-)
Bird. Consider his hustle. Nobody had his hustle.
Bird…exceptional at everything, maybe just damn good on D
when you shoot 75 % from the free throw line you can't be considered greatest all around player larry was a better (rebounder --clutch shooter --allaround shooter --free through shooter , i consider larry a better passer among alot ex players agree with me
Weekness his back
Magic, Bird and Stockton for passing
❤all defence player 4 times,,, Larry, Larry.
Bird could score from the 3-point line, mid-range and the post, and he could use either hand. He is arguably the greatest passer basketball has ever seen. He averaged double digit rebounds for his career when basketball was played physical. He was on the NBA all defense teams 3 times. He led the Celtics to 32 more wins than they had the year before as a rookie. He led a not very talented Indiana State team to 33 straight wins before the national championship game. He is as clutch a player that has ever played. And he played injured and didn't take games off for pussy load management. In fact, the most amazing thing to me about THE LEGEND is that he was never fully healthy for 1 game of his professional career, having mangled his finger on his shooting hand before he signed his rookie contract. Oh, and he saved the game of basketball!! Those things make Bird EASILY the greatest ALL-AROUND player to ever pick up a basketball!!!!!!!
Bird is the Legend
Larry is the GOAT because he is the best all around player in history.
Larry Legend
Bird was special and imo the best all round player.
Larry Legend is the best all around player!! The GOAT!!
I think Bird is the best all around player ever. Lebron doesn't have the heart or clutch, and killer instinct Bird has.
His weakness is dunking..and running very fast. That's it!
And yet before breaking his back there were few that could catch him on fast breaks and we all saw a few dunks over people (even reverse dunks!). He just did what was needed.
@@josemanuelcaballero1162 Shhhhh!!!! Trying to pass him as a human!!!
@@trekkiexb5 xD
My mother says Kareem, then Kobe then Ralph Sampson. Always been her three. She’s 94 and hasn’t ever missed a game that I can remember. She still watches the over and over now that we have access.
LARRY BIRD IS BY FAR THE BEST ALL AROUND PLAYER EVER, NO ONE COMES CLOSE.
Larry Bird may not have been the best player of all time but there was none better! In the clutch #1. No weakness.
Bird is the greatest all around, and it isn’t even close.
Bird playing against rodman in regular season averaged 24.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists. in playoffs Bird averaged 20.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists. rodman's stats against Bird regular season 10.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, post season 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists. That man's comment about Bird was no Rodman is right Bird is better than Rodman.
I truly don't think Larry Bird was that weak playing ''D' because he used his IQ and know what spot to be in at to challenge the ball at the right time. He didn't have to stick to a player all the time because he knew where to be before the player shooting the ball did, if that makes any sense. Larry's hurt body became his biggest weakness, not his playing.
MJ says its Larry Bird, so does Kareem. Bird made all defensive team.
Larry bird shot 50/40/90 multiple times..
Larry bird averaged 24 points 10 rebounds and 6 assists
Larry bird averaged 1.7 steals and .8 blocks per game (BOTH stats is more than both Kobe n lebron)
U WONT find another player like that.. in history. Statistically bird IS the most all around
Larry legend is the most legit player ever.
Larry Bird is the best Al-Around player ever! If I had to create a five-man team only using one player to copy, it would be Larry Bird. If you pick someone like Jordan or Curry, the other four players wouldn't get the ball to be a factor. Same as LeBron James because the turnover ratio would
be so bad that it would defiantly interfere with them winning.
Agreed. The 5 Larrys would each do what was needed to win and work together. Imagine Larry passing to Larry at just the right moment in just the right spot. 😁
Larry was named to the NBA All Defender Team 3 times. So, yes he was a great defender. NOBODY, including Lebron can come near Larry Legend. He is the 🐐. End of story. He did EVERYTHING better.
Bird was as good a team defender as there ever was and has a higher steals+blocks / game average than Kobe
Larry Bird 💯
Yeah , Larry was a great defender. Bird did not guard the best player. Bird guarded everybody. His defense is that intangible you can t measure with stats. He grabbed those rebounds that mattered, he made the steals that matter. in rebounds, no one was able to position better than himself in a quick way. Basically, he had the defensive hustle. So, yes, Bird as the overall best and its not even close.
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Larry Bird
Bird is the best passer ever. TH-cam doesn't lie. Open them and you'll be hit on the head with the truth.
Larry best all around player ever!!
Bird
Seeing Elgin Baylor's name on top in that stats sheet !! Elgin was the player that brought those more modern moves and ball handling 🔥. The man was a good man on and off the court . He was involved in fund raising to save the Los Angeles Lakers way back .him and Jerry West or another player . Mr Baylor died 2yrs ago
Larry Bird. 😊
Bird easy. That's what made him legend
Bird passes BETTER than Magic.
The old saying is “Magic made easy passes look hard, but Bird made hard passes look easy”
Larry Legend by a mile.. hasn't been a better all around player since, and probably never will be. By far better than Magic, MJ, or Lebron. So SUCK on that who don't agree because if you don't then you don't know basketball 🏀 and I'm positive that people that really know basketball will agree 👍💯 don't get me wrong the players I mentioned are all excellent players. But not all around excellent like Legend. Legend was a great defender 😎 idk why people say he wasn't. Because people just wanna hate. Legend had no weaknesses. Awesome reaction keep up the good work 👍👏👏
F LaChina James!!!!!!!!!!!!! Larry Joe Bird beats all of LaChina James on all stats!!!!!! He has a higher average!!!!!!! Let be put it into words. In a game Larry Bird was one steal from quadruple double and he sat out the fourth quarter. They ask Larry if he wanted to go back in he said I did enough damage.
Magic made easy passes look hard….Bird made hard passes look easy. Top 5 passer of all time.
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LARRY BIRD !!!!!
These videos fail to mention the #1 factor that made Bird the absolute GOAT. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY made his teammates BETTER than Larry Bird! Magic and Isaiah excelled at this as well. Jordan made his teammates downright the worst possible version of themselves with his selfish play. Lebron and even Kobe are also BAD in this category which is of course why most great players don’t want to be on their teams. It was brilliant team leadership that allowed Bird’s Celtics to go 6-0 vs Jordan in the playoffs. Brilliant team leadership is why the Celtics beat every other great team of that era while no other team can claim that. I wish this was spoken about more. I grew up watching Bird’s Celtics. I saw them in person many times. Bird’s leadership was a palpable thing. You could feel it. You could see it and the results bore it out. Basketball is a team sport. The real GOATS are Bird, Magic, Russell and Tim Duncan. The most overrated players are Jordan, Kobe, Lebron and Wilt. They all detracted from the talent of their teammates and, though their physical gifts and work ethic alone could win many games, they would ultimately fail against foes who were able to play superior team basketball.