Luka Doncic attempts from midrange: only 6% of all his shots Larry Bird attempts from midrange: 60.5% of all his shots Luka Doncic shots made from midrange: 40% Larry Bird shots made from midrange: 51% Luka Doncic 3pt shots made: 34% Larry Bird 3pt shots made: 38% Luka Doncic all defensive teams: 0 Larry Bird all defensive teams: 3 Luka Doncic on what it's like to score in today's NBA: "The game in Europe is way harder than the game in the NBA. And I don't want to disrespect [NBA players]; the talent obviously in the NBA is way higher. But the space, it's just [different], like you have a lot of lanes to drive the ball and create. I think over there, it's more intense." During Larry Bird's time playing: No one ever said anything like that There are a some similarities between the players, but not as much as some of you would like there to be. Luka ain't Larry
BIRD WAAAY MUCH BETTER DEFENDER, BALL STEALER, TEAM DEFLECTION, TEAM DEFENSE. BIRD IS BEST SHOOTER IN HISTORY. I BET MY LIFE ON HIM IN CLUTCH OR ANY SHOOT. NOT TO MENTION FREE THROWS AND 3'S THAT LUKA STILL BELOW AVERAGE. THEN WE ADD ABLE TO LEAD TEAM AND REBOUND. BIRD IS ONLY GUY WHO CAN STAND IN CORNER NOT SCORE ANY POINTS AND OPPONENTS WILL STILL THINK HE BEAT THEM.
Truly awesome job on the editing of lookalike shots that makes the visual part of your case here. As good as Luka obviously is; I'd have never made this comparison, but there are voices here whose opinions re: hoops I take far more seriously than my own, so I guess I stand corrected, or maybe better to say my mind has been opened to the possibility. Bird still has 2 apparent advantages, in my eyes; one being longevity of production, & 2 being the D that was played in Bird's era, which is less physical now due to rule changes. Time will tell re: the first; & the 2nd is kinda moot becuz it won't change so we'll never know; but considering how many shots I've seen Luka make thru hard fouls, he's doing all he can on that score. Both were this good right from start, also. Great job on this. As bold as the title is; for once the boldness wasn't just click bait.
Yup alot of people don't understand how today's game is no where near as aggressive as back in the day during the 80's and 90's . If you took a Prime Jordan & Bird in todays game lmao high scoring records would be way higher .
Pistol Pete Maravich was the most talented player the NBA has ever seen. And he was making the long 3's before there was even a 3 point line. Then it's Larry and Jordan. Notice that I said "talent", not statistics. There's a difference. And the Pistol had the most talent that anyone in any era, has ever seen.
@@doniphan72ify Pistol was unique. The players today couldn't play with the rules in the 70's. Palming or carrying the ball was not allowed nor traveling back then. It would literally stop the play today because the players would have to relearn. Pete grew up in a displaced family of alcoholism. He also had a hampered heart. In the end he found the Lord and was taken right off the court at a Christian event with Campus Crusade. I think God was a fan of Pistol Pete as well and wanted him home.
@@satchieis8289 true but Larry's is harder to replicate especially with his confidence and trashtalk stories (nothing against Luka tho, he is still great as well)
Bird is one of the starters on an all-time lineup. Respect to what Luka is doing for reaching a level where you can start making any type of comparison to a top 5 player. Great job of putting this vid together.
All time starting 5...Michael Jordan, Pistol Pete Maravich, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, and if I'm picking one player of the 5, that is still playing today, that 5th player is Luka Doncic. And out of all of them...No disrespect to Michael, but Pistol Pete Maravich was and still is, the most talented basketball player the NBA has ever seen.
@@doniphan72ify no one is choosing Luka in their all time starting 5 🤣. He doesn't make his teammates better. Bird, Magic, they made their teammates better.
Pete 6'5 Jordan 6'6 ( G ) Bird 6'9 **Team Captain** Jokic 7'0 ( F ) Akeem 7'0 ( C ) 2nd team Magic 6'9 ( G ) Luka 6'7 Duncan ( 7'0 ( F ) Shaq 7'0 ( C ) Extra players Stockton 6'2 ( G ) Kobe ( G ) Dirk 7'0 ( F) D. Robinson 7'0 ( F ) Wilt 7'1 ( C ) 👌
Yep Great video. 👍🏻 And he got me with the “Ok, I wanted to avoid this, but let’s talk about the elephant in the room. The main reason people compare Larry and Luka…. The step back jumper.” 😂 Man imagine Larry and Luka trash talking and going back and forth during a playoff series. Lol! That would HAVE to be on the mic!!!
I watched the legendary Bird played and I’m currently enjoying watching Luka play as well. I will tell you this though, back then it’s hard to look good and score consistently bc people would grab on to everything that’s attached to u. Example, I used to play in many pickup games in Brooklyn. On days that I faced non physical teams I would roast them but against physical teams I could barely get shots off and when I do they weren’t consistently falling. Based on this alone I’d picked Bird all day and everyday over Luka!
This is by no means Disin' Bird... but confirming what you said. Jordan was on the Arsenio Hall Show... and Arsenio asks Mike... who are the Dirtiest Players... w/out hesitation Mike says Bill Laimbeer and Larry Bird.... and there was a collective Gasp from the Audience. Mike says wait a minute... there's a Big Difference (as you point out) says Bird is grabbing on to everything attached to you... Laimbeer is trying to hurt you and end your career. I still think about what could have been had Len Bias not passed away at the Height of the Celtic / Laker Rivalry. Speaking of that... I was watching the Game when Reggie Lewis brings the ball up... crosses half-court... starts to slow down... stumbles and falls flat on his Face. We should have been watchin' him for a long Time : ( I chuckle a little about the complaints over the Treatment of Catlin Clark. Yeah... she's getting some cheap shots. (welcome to the League Catlin) Most have never seen Celtic /Lakers Championship Finals games (or others from that Era) Maybe not so much cheap shots... but Flagrant Fouls .... OMG yes !!! So many Great Players from that Era... Doc J... Ewing... if memory serves... the Lakers beat Philly w/ Magic playin' Center in a game 7 because Karem had a Migraine.
It is undeniable that he has the same style game. You need individual standouts in the context of being a team player to give the game another level of interest.
It seems to me the only differences are the left-handed game, the fact that Bird did it out of boredom, and the toughness of the league in the 80's. Also, the trash talking of Larry was several notches above Luka. But, hey, he's getting there!
Of course, as Luka is now getting amazing enough to merit some comparison to Bird, and Luka is dominating the league, we still have people who think Larry couldn’t play today.
When you bring up that Larry bird could play today because of guys like Luka, some people come with the argument that Luka is “waayyy more skilled than larrybird”. but I honestly don’t see it. Just looks at the similarities in skill in the highlights shown. Not to mention bird was a good defensive player and better than luka in that realm
Anyone who says Larry legend couldn't play in todays game should just be ignored as someone who doesn't know basketball. Luka is a generational talent ... for the current generation. Magic said it best ... "There will NEVER, EVER be another Larry Bird" ... no truer words spoken ...
It’s all work ethic! Luka is just another person who understands practice practice practice like Pistol who taught me I could be the best in any sport I played and I was. But didn’t have the height or size for professional sports I’m only5 ‘10” but led my football and basketball teams to dominance two championships in football after the team I played for didn’t win a game in two years. Basketball I won the Coca Cola dribble & shot beating every county to go to the Baltimore civic center and blowing out the guys in shooting but when my balll hit the stupid sign with a steel round base and lost 5-6 seconds but it was my fault because all I did was shoot being mesmerized playing on a pro court. Still took second but missed first & missing the finals and a flight to Atlanta. I took that work ethic and was making over 100k at 20.
When I was a kid I idolized Larry Bird so much that I got a parakeet and named him Larry Bird. The legend has lived on longer than my parakeet. I didn't watch basketball for so many years and saw some old Bird highlights and they kept saying Luka Luka Luka so I youttubed Luka and it is awesome to someone playing like Bird with the characteristic clutch moments, incredible shooting, crazy passing,and to hear all these Bird contemporaries saying this, it's like they feel what we feel when we see it... this guy Luka is special and born to be a champion.
I have just found that I like basketball because of a clip i saw of Luka, now I watch old stuff. So for me, he looks like Larry Bird's twin - love 'em both
NOTHING SIMILAR. U R BLIND. LUKA BELOW AVERAGE SHOOTER. WORST DEFENDER. SOLID REBOUNDER. AND BODY LANGUAGE IS LAZY. NOT TO MENTION COMPLAIN EVERY CALL. BIRD IS OPPOSITE ALL THOSE THINGS. I BET U DONT KNOW SPORT AT ALL.
@@marchellewilliams5945 NOTHING SIMILAR. LUKA BELOW AVERAGE SHOOTER. WORST DEFENDER. SOLID REBOUNDER. AND BODY LANGUAGE IS LAZY. NOT TO MENTION COMPLAIN EVERY CALL. BIRD IS OPPOSITE ALL THOSE THINGS.
The ONLY difference between Luka and Larry is, and no one seems to bring this up, DEFENSE. Larry played during a time when NO BLOOD NO FOUL ... now i think Luka is a generational talent ... for the current generation, and he is benefitting from years of NBA executives, officials, and the like , CLEANING up the flagrant fouls and all around dirty play ... Larry Bird PLAYED THROUGH IT. If Larry Bird didn't have the problems with his back, the man could suit up today at 66 years old ... and average 60 !
HE ACTUALLY COULD, BUT,.. HE WOULDN'T WANT TO,.. & THAT'S THE CRAZY PART ABOUT HIM,.. HE LLLOOOVVVEEEDDD TO SHARE THE WEALTH, SO,.. I WOULD SAY 40/50 PT PER GAME!!!
Thank you groove. That’s exactly right about the defense difference. Today’s NBA is such a different league than when Larry played. In a league with no defense Ike today guys like Bird, Jordan, Magic would put up insane numbers! Today they can’t foul hard or they’re gone. Back when Larry played teams actually had players that were on the team to be enforcers meaning all they were there for was to get in fights. Teams used to brag about having the best enforcers.
I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."
Great uploads. Larry Legend is the GOAT. You should make videos on more NBA subjects too I'd sub to that channel. hilarious subversion at 5:50. I never considered that larry was a pioneer of the step back.
I was fortunate to see Bird play in his heyday and the things he was able to do was so amazing . luka Donic is close to that comparison but we will see what happens in the future.
Please, I'm about to throw up. Larry Bird set the record for impact to team when drafted: 32 games they won only because of Bird. Doncic only gave the Mavs 9 games. 9 f'ing games. MJ at least gave the Bulls 11. Bird won his first title in his second year in the league. SECOND year in the greatest era of the NBA. It's considered the golden age. Luka is beating up on this era of NBA cos it sucks so bad. He's a poor man's Bird if you want to call it. Luka can never be Bird. NEVER. He's already lost the comparison. He studied and copied everything that Bird did. Like Kobe did with MJ. But Kobe is not MJ and Luka is not Bird.
Bird's 32-game impact is a lot easier to get when you're added to a much worse team. They are two different situations, you can't compare it. Bird had more time to prove himself, and arguably had better teammates as well. They are two different situations, you can't compare it. Do I think Luka is like Larry? Yes. Do I think Luka is better than Larry? No. But this video shouldn't make you want to hurl, it should excite you for the future. Because if Luka does well playing like Larry, others will emulate him too. We might see a lot more ball like Larry Legend played, being played again. And that alone is exciting to me, and I will be watching Luka even closer than before.
@@JW-qd3ol The first year, Bird increased the wins by 32 without Parrish or McHale or DJ, etc. You don't have to compare Doncic's 5 years to Bird's 13 years. You can take the first 5 years of both and Larry was very injured the last 4 years of his career - so these next 4 years will show. Will he get the MVP's and championships? Will he improve in defense and be the clutch one with 2 seconds left in the finals. We know that Bird by the end was injured and was still able to win while guarded by Jordan and Pippen and Barkley and his hustle and overcoming injury are 2 parts of his equation. Doncic will cream him in scoring in these 3-point years but so often, he looks like he is intentionally copying Bird and I want to see what moves he invents over the years.
@@JW-qd3ol The easter conference that time was very competetive, the west was much much easier. Larry did the 32 game turnaround with only him added to the team and they went all the way to the eastern conference but lost in 6 to a much more talented sixers led by Dr. J. The next year they won the NBA championship.
Loved this video. The Celtics/Lakers/Pistons battles of the 1980s and 90s were just so awesome. It's great to bring back those memories. Great humor in this video, and amazing clips of Bird and Doncic looking like carbon copies of each other. Terrific!
Man, this is a great video! Amazing footage comparing Luka and Larry, a few plays that looked identical between the two players. Thanks for the enjoyment!
Luka looks like he studied Larry Bird and copied a whole lot of his moves. His highlight reel is almost too copycat in someways. But if you are going to copy, Larry Bird is a fun one to copy.
My biggest criticism was Luka is more smiles than Larry, Larry is so much more serious, and then i seen Larry smile at the end, i forget that he also played with alot of joy
Exactly this has to stop. Luka is an average shooter which is odd for his confidence level. Luka also lacks leadership and clutch and is a lazy defender. I don’t see it. Larry terrified the NBA because he had no weaknesses and could sense yours from a mile away. He played mostly outside-in and could dominate games from the perimeter, from the post, or without the ball as playmaker, disrupter, and facilitating the break. So like I said I don’t see it…
@@jubjubhenry5612you casuals are funny 😂 luka has more assists pr game compared to Larry the shoot around the same % Larry is a bit better. Luka is almost avrageing a triple double for his career with more point's pr game. Larry has a little lead in blocks. While luka has a little lead in steals. Larry is a much better freethrow shooter. So actually the two player's stats are really close with luka having more ppg. Bird having 2 more rebounds pr game and luka having 2 more assists pr game. Before talking to much make sure you know what you are talking about not what you heard some youtuber say. I bet non of you were even close to even being born when bird played
@@dalic24 ok first off Bird averaged almost 2 steals per game while Luca averages 1. 1.7 and 1.1. Bird is better from outside and 20% better from the free throw line in a tougher era. What does this mean? This means that in Birds era they would have hammered Luca like they did Shaq just to put him on the free throw line. That is something you can’t do in this era so points and assists come easier. Now throw in the fact that Luca puts up around 22 shots a game and Bird put up around 19 a game. Now you said something in here about knowing the game and what we are talking about. Understand that knowing isn’t always in black and white. As for Luca he’s as close to a Larry Bird as I’ve ever seen.
Watching anyone doing anything that good makes it magic time. Seeing the perfection the unbelievable imagination the eyes in the back of head plays the ease of the play. It must be fun to be him.
@@ElValuadorI'm a huge Larry Bird fan is there so many great players it's just hard to compare them in the different times that they played what I loved about the older players as they played with toughness by that I mean they didn't have load management when you compare Luka and Larry Bird your first 6 years Larry sat out a total of 13 games and played 89 playoff game averaging 40 minutes per game Lucca sat out 92 games playing in 47 playoff games and he averaged 36 minutes a game what boy can they both play the game
Luka is good, but needed overtime to get some of the numbers where Bird did it in regulation. This is no slight on Luka. We need to compare same time criteria. How many points would Bird have had if his game had gone into overtime?
I love the narrator . Great voice and cadence . Sad to see the Mavericks fold down the stretch this year and miss the playoffs . One guy can't do it all
I am in awe of Luca, he is truly the second coming of Bird. I’m so impressed that like Bird , he let his game do the talking . All of the greats of his era to the present recognize his greatness. His trash talking was a big part of his basketball genius, by getting in his apponents head .His trash talking was never ugly or vulgar. He also played with a fractured back and surgery on both ankles, for the last 7 seasons. Truly the GOAT!!
7:06 56 actually. But pretty close. Bird shot 61% from the floor (INCLUDING 3 pointers) that night. Racked up 32 of his 60 in a 14 minute period of the 2'nd half. THAT'S WILT 100 POINT GAME PACE at over 2 points a minute!
I am not a fan of the modern NBA, so this video is particularly enjoyable. The man is a beautiful basketball player. I had heard his name, but frankly I've never seen him play. Thank you for the video.
These are hand-picked highlights. If you watch an entire Mavs game you wouldn't call it beautiful. Luka's a great player, but iso-ball is a brutal watch for an entire game. Destroys the "beautiful" game of basketball--akin to what the Pistons and the Knicks did turning the game into mud-wrestling in the late '80's/ early 90's
Larry Bird was head and shoulders above Doncic. It's an insult to put them in the same sentence!!! Larry was a better passer, better free throw shooter, better rebounder, better hustler, much more clever than Doncic would ever be, much greater leader, much better trash talker, with much more confidence and bravado... That doesn't take anything from Doncic, he is a top player, but not even close to Larry. Larry got a Celtics team that had a losing record and made them win 60 games the next season. Then Larry got his first ring the season after that. Larry was 3 consecutive times MVP. And Larry did all that in an era that within the paint it was more MMA than basketball...the amount of pushing, grabbing, throwing, elbowing, etc was unbelievable.
Magic said it “there will never ever ever be another Larry Bird” which holds true. I love watching Luka play and he is the closest we have seen in the modern era of the game to Larry Legend. Luka has the killer instinct that’s a nod to Larry and Mark Cuban was brilliant to build his franchise around Luka much like Red back in Boston’s glory years. Luka is not the defender Larry was but he is something very special and as Mark Jackson said Luka is better than many considered in the top 50 ever list. Luka’s step back plays homage to Larry as well ,however; any player today learned the step back from Larry evolving the game. I love Luka’s passion and heart in the game especially when he gets excited like a kid. Would love to see the game evolve around that passion and energy which is a nod to the great 80’s basketball.
Larry Bird is my hero. I've watched some March Madness but I couldn't watch NBA after Bird retired. It just wasn't the same. This is the first time I've seen this young man play. I couldn't wait to see what he would do next. There will never be another Larry Bird but I see someone that's going to be damn close. Somebody spent a lot of time studying videos. Smart guy.
Almost had me with the Larry and Luca comparison, but to say that Larry should take it as a compliment for Luka being compared to him...well I don't but that sounds about as disrepectful as anyone could ever say. Now there's a saying that goes "if the game is on the line, you give the ball to Michael. But if you're life is on the line, give the ball to Larry" I dont believe they're gonna change that name on the last line anytime soon or ever
You asked in this video if it's too early to compare Luka to Larry Bird and as someone who grew up in Boston (Roslindale) and is probably protective and partial towards its past greats in Boston sports, I would say no it's not too early to compare Luka to Larry Bird but whether Luka will end up with the same numbers and achievements is yet to be seen. I have been watching a lot of his highlights and following him a little bit and it is exciting and impressive to watch.
A very large part of what made Larry Bird was Magic Johnson and the rivalry and contrast between them and their teams. Having similarities between two players is one thing but the whole story of the lakers and Celtics and specifically the story of Bird and Magic is what made that era so special and hard to repeat
I admit, I see Luka has "copied" much of Larry's play style, particularly shooting & passing. However, Larry's play style is multi-faceted. So many facets, I can't even attempt to begin to list them all. Before we even begin comparing Luka to the Legend, can we at least wait for Luka to win a championship? An MVP? Luka is talented & I see similarities. But it's unfair to Luka to even make such a comparison so early in his career.
As a man who grew up in Boston idolizing Larry Legend, Luka is the closest to Larry as we will EVER see & All he needs to do is Win a Few Championships in the upcoming years and he will be considered an equal to Larry. An All Time great.
Luka is very similar to Bird. Imagine if Bird wasn’t a team first player. How many more points could he have scored? I dare to say that he could have been a top 5 scorer Of all time. He helped his teammates out. Also,imagine if Larry Bird hadn’t mangled his finger playing either baseball or softball. He had no finger in a finger of his shooting hand. Amazing
Jordan and Kobe both had the killer instinct. Win at all cost. Kobe played against LeBron in all star game. Kobe blocked LeBron. Then Kobe blocked LeBron again. Then the next time LeBron had the ball;he was elbowing Kobe and using his offhand to create space. Kobe still blocked his shot,but Kobe was called for the foul. So this talk about LeBron being better than Kobe is rubbish. LeBron has played in more games. Longevity doesn’t equal better. I believe Celtics were close to the worst team in nba. Then Bird arrived. Two years later the Celtics won it all
I totally agree Larry Legend is a one of my starters on my all time starting five. I will say watching Luka in todays game is very entertaining the ratings will go through the roof.
Can't deny Luka is pretty freaking amazing... but Bird is probably the best all around player to ever lace up. Luka is the closest thing to Bird, but he has an awful lot of work to do to catch Bird and he knows that. I agree with Jefferson @ 14:08.
Here is the thing that many are overlooking. Luka is playing in comparison to Larry Bird, and many get mad. However, Luka is doing and was doing those plays since he was in Europe, and now he has improved by far more than Bird at his age of 24.
The player who got me interested in watching basketball again was Jokic, for his great hands and creative play. And then Luka came along, who indeed reminds me of Bird.
Yeah some of what he does reminds me of Bird, and if he played with a better cast he'd be more like Bird, but man! that iso-ball is so boring! Bird never played like that! And Doncic has become such a whiner!
Yeah, the whining is SO un-Bird-like. As for iso, it is a function of the times, with all of the shooting options on the floor stretching the defense. I wouldn't mind so much if refs were not so forgiving of travelling and carrying, it is quite ridiculous. Luka exploits it, but if that's how the game is called you would be a fool not to (Larry definitely would, he was one of the sharpest minds in the game.) Considering the way the game is played now, not only should they go back to calling travels and carries, they should allow more contact and call offensive fouls the way did in the old, old days. You are an absolute sitting duck on iso defense nowadays.
As a real Larry Bird Fan as well as luka being my Favorite player in the nba right now, I’ve been saying he’s this generation ma Larry YET LUKA IS ONLY 23!!! Luka has at least 8 more years to master his craft before being considered in his prime!!! It will be a scary time then!!!!
I could listen to you read the phone book. Great voice and pace. Love these Larry Legend accounts. I'd say stories but that implies they might not be true. Larry was the real deal in every respect. Thanks for a great video. Liked, subbed and rang that bell.
Okay , I sort of get your drift about Luka. Problem is I can't watch the NBA anymore because it's not entertaining , but by seeing this clip I might just start giving the NBA another chance.
Lawrence , i played pickup basketball in the 70\80,s when basketball was BRUTAL! But that was half the fun, i can't watch today because of the reffing. I get that they're big strong guys who could do alot of damage but let them play!
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Doncic is indeed the reincarnation of Larry Bird. No, not the same resume (yet?), but bear in mind also that basketball is a team sport. The issue is not "has Doncic done everything that Larry did", but "does Doncic have many of the same characteristics that Larry did". And as you point out in the video, they share almost ALL of the same characteristics that made/make them great players.
I agree with everything you've said. Maybe after Luka gets two or three more Hall of Fame players on his team, like Larry had, he can start to build that resume.
@@deadordreadfist343 Don't forget that Bird did a great deal to make his teammates better. Not sure that all of them would have made the Hall on other teams.
Let's see, both have Rookie of the year and Doncic does look like Bird. Except No MVPs, No Championships, No All-Defensive Teams and Larry, even with all of his injuries is still ahead of Doncic in Field Goal percentage, Three Point percentage, and Free Throw percentage and because of Larry's injuries, and because of how physical teams played back then, Larry symbolically did it with one hand tied behind his broken back. Doncic is ahead in points which most players playing in the 3-Point era will be. But Larry had his own creativity and Doncic looks like he copied Larry. Maybe even in his trash-talking for an edge.
Good points, but I do not think that anyone is arguing that Doncic is Bird's *equal* in any particular category, let alone all of them. They just have many of the same attributes. I do agree that Doncic does not have Bird's hustle or grit, however.
I've been watching Bird videos for about 6 weeks now. I'm impressed.. but I've kept hearing about Luka.. this is my first video of Luka.. I like the comment I just heard that Larry invented it and Luka has perfected it.. Maybe.. I have to say.. I'm a football/baseball girl.. I know the terminology of my sports.. I have no idea what a step back is. I know some basketball but I'm learning. I know watching all this I've given me a better appreciation for the game of basketball. Legends in any sport should be appreciated!
Luka is an elite basketball but they’re different. Bird was part of a historic franchise that had a championship roster for many season while Luka never played on such talented teams. Luka is elite and only getting better you will eat your words SON
The elephant in the room, the real reason these players are compared to each other, the topic I was trying to avoid...the step back jumper. 😂 perfect misdirection!
Their ability to control the game. Their passing & rebounding. Their ability to rise to the ocassion. They do have a lot in common, but are still their own player with unique attributes. Both very underrated athletes, especially Luka (39" vert). Also, that Luka vs New York game was the greatest regular season performance in NBA history.
Good comparison. I do think Larry had tougher competition, but that's not Luka's fault. Also, Luka benefits from having seen Larry play and being able to learn from it. Bird invented some things that Luka learned how to do. Still takes a great player to be able to do it at all. Luka's comeback game when they were down 9 with 33 seconds left reminds me of Reggie Miller in the 80s. Maybe you could do a comparison of those two games.
Bird made the All NBA 2nd team 3 times and defense was the worst part of his game. Bird’s anticipation and intangibles were off the charts. He was a double digit rebound and shot the 3 at a higher % than Luka-during his best years, and he would’ve shot it at a much higher% had they shot it more back then. All you have to do is look at the % he shot it at the three years he won the 3 pt contest: 1986 76.7%; 1987 53.3%; 1988 56.7%. Lastly, he got a lot of assists despite having few touches. He was a phenomenal passer and playmaker.
First play shown I counted Luka taking 4 1/2 steps on a layup. Then the announcer very ominously said "Wait a minute Luka..." and I thought they were going to call travelling, but we never hear what happened. I wasn't impressed. But after watching the whole video I found myself feeling the same awe I felt watching LB. This Luka dude is AMAZING!!
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Luka Doncic attempts from midrange: only 6% of all his shots
Larry Bird attempts from midrange: 60.5% of all his shots
Luka Doncic shots made from midrange: 40%
Larry Bird shots made from midrange: 51%
Luka Doncic 3pt shots made: 34%
Larry Bird 3pt shots made: 38%
Luka Doncic all defensive teams: 0
Larry Bird all defensive teams: 3
Luka Doncic on what it's like to score in today's NBA: "The game in Europe is way harder than the game in the NBA. And I don't want to disrespect [NBA players]; the talent obviously in the NBA is way higher. But the space, it's just [different], like you have a lot of lanes to drive the ball and create. I think over there, it's more intense."
During Larry Bird's time playing: No one ever said anything like that
There are a some similarities between the players, but not as much as some of you would like there to be. Luka ain't Larry
@@leebrandt8597 BIRD IS NOT HUMAN. GUY CANT MISS IF HE WANT. UNLIKE LUKA WHO CANT SHOOT JUST JACK UP SHOOTS.
BIRD WAAAY MUCH BETTER DEFENDER, BALL STEALER, TEAM DEFLECTION, TEAM DEFENSE. BIRD IS BEST SHOOTER IN HISTORY. I BET MY LIFE ON HIM IN CLUTCH OR ANY SHOOT. NOT TO MENTION FREE THROWS AND 3'S THAT LUKA STILL BELOW AVERAGE. THEN WE ADD ABLE TO LEAD TEAM AND REBOUND. BIRD IS ONLY GUY WHO CAN STAND IN CORNER NOT SCORE ANY POINTS AND OPPONENTS WILL STILL THINK HE BEAT THEM.
It's uncanny how much they're alike especially color... Ohh
Truly awesome job on the editing of lookalike shots that makes the visual part of your case here.
As good as Luka obviously is; I'd have never made this comparison, but there are voices here whose
opinions re: hoops I take far more seriously than my own, so I guess I stand corrected, or maybe better
to say my mind has been opened to the possibility.
Bird still has 2 apparent advantages, in my eyes; one being longevity of production, & 2 being the D that
was played in Bird's era, which is less physical now due to rule changes. Time will tell re: the first; & the
2nd is kinda moot becuz it won't change so we'll never know; but considering how many shots I've seen
Luka make thru hard fouls, he's doing all he can on that score. Both were this good right from start, also.
Great job on this. As bold as the title is; for once the boldness wasn't just click bait.
I can say I am absolutely a Larry Bird fanatical fan. This dude's the closest I've seen.
In terms of passing virtuosity, Jokic is right up there with Bird too.
@@tomhazelton3070 and that’s where it ends
@@moheganson Larry and Luka look like Jordan and Dominique athletically next to Jokic.
No, he is not.
Luka doncic,
"The one thing I've tried to avoid all video... that ties them together... the stepback jumpshot."
Dude, I love what you did there, rofl! 😂
That was perfect! The way it all should be!
😂😂 I was like.. They're both white! 😂😂
@@jeffreymayer8550 I was waiting for it... "Both white boys who can't jump."
I would have bet, their race was going to enter.. I would have lost. Great video! 😂
@Jeffrey Mayer wait....what? Really?
Larry Bird would have been on another level in today's game with today's rule's. Not taking away anything from Luka.
Yup alot of people don't understand how today's game is no where near as aggressive as back in the day during the 80's and 90's . If you took a Prime Jordan & Bird in todays game lmao high scoring records would be way higher .
yeah.. plus Luca is always in modern spotlight which is worst paparazzi and he drinks too much
@@jow14281 Larry drank too much also.
@@mmccrownus2406 Larry's Slimmer?
True dat
Two different players. There will never be another Larry Bird.
No doubt
I agree very underrated and I have my own thoughts on why
@@davemartino5997 2 2w××××××××
Pistol Pete Maravich was the most talented player the NBA has ever seen. And he was making the long 3's before there was even a 3 point line. Then it's Larry and Jordan. Notice that I said "talent", not statistics. There's a difference. And the Pistol had the most talent that anyone in any era, has ever seen.
@@doniphan72ify Pistol was unique. The players today couldn't play with the rules in the 70's. Palming or carrying the ball was not allowed nor traveling back then. It would literally stop the play today because the players would have to relearn.
Pete grew up in a displaced family of alcoholism. He also had a hampered heart. In the end he found the Lord and was taken right off the court at a Christian event with Campus Crusade. I think God was a fan of Pistol Pete as well and wanted him home.
I love Luka. Hands down my favorite player in the league right now but as Magic said there will never be another Bird, ever.
I'll go along with MJ#1 this time.
There will never be another LUKA.
MJ said Bird is greatest small forward GOAT. Sorry LBJ
NBA nowadays is the same shit we had in the '70's, unwatchable and full of assholes that cant play ball.
@@satchieis8289 true but Larry's is harder to replicate especially with his confidence and trashtalk stories (nothing against Luka tho, he is still great as well)
What I want to hear is how Doncic has added his own creativity to what he learned from studying Larry.
Yes he did and it shows but studying is one thing but bringing it to the show and he does that effiently.
Luka has IT..... whatever that is.... he has it.
i dont remember larry crying to the officials on every other play
Bird is one of the starters on an all-time lineup. Respect to what Luka is doing for reaching a level where you can start making any type of comparison to a top 5 player.
Great job of putting this vid together.
All time starting 5...Michael Jordan, Pistol Pete Maravich, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, and if I'm picking one player of the 5, that is still playing today, that 5th player is Luka Doncic. And out of all of them...No disrespect to Michael, but Pistol Pete Maravich was and still is, the most talented basketball player the NBA has ever seen.
@@doniphan72ify no one is choosing Luka in their all time starting 5 🤣. He doesn't make his teammates better. Bird, Magic, they made their teammates better.
@@someguysomewhere6988 ... I mean someone is...I just did.
Better than Jordan
Pete 6'5 Jordan 6'6 ( G ) Bird 6'9 **Team Captain** Jokic 7'0 ( F ) Akeem 7'0 ( C )
2nd team Magic 6'9 ( G ) Luka 6'7 Duncan ( 7'0 ( F ) Shaq 7'0 ( C )
Extra players Stockton 6'2 ( G ) Kobe ( G ) Dirk 7'0 ( F) D. Robinson 7'0 ( F ) Wilt 7'1 ( C ) 👌
Best hoops vid I have ever seen. The comparison vis back to back. Must've taken forever looking through film. A freaking work of art!
I agree.. That was highly impressive for a youtube video. It looks like something a team at ESPN put together.
Yep Great video. 👍🏻 And he got me with the “Ok, I wanted to avoid this, but let’s talk about the elephant in the room. The main reason people compare Larry and Luka…. The step back jumper.”
😂
Man imagine Larry and Luka trash talking and going back and forth during a playoff series. Lol! That would HAVE to be on the mic!!!
I watched the legendary Bird played and I’m currently enjoying watching Luka play as well. I will tell you this though, back then it’s hard to look good and score consistently bc people would grab on to everything that’s attached to u. Example, I used to play in many pickup games in Brooklyn. On days that I faced non physical teams I would roast them but against physical teams I could barely get shots off and when I do they weren’t consistently falling. Based on this alone I’d picked Bird all day and everyday over Luka!
*Agreed!*
I respect that analogy.
but in terms of skills, luka is far agead maboi
This is by no means Disin' Bird... but confirming what you said. Jordan was on the Arsenio Hall Show... and Arsenio asks Mike... who are the Dirtiest Players... w/out hesitation Mike says Bill Laimbeer and Larry Bird.... and there was a collective Gasp from the Audience. Mike says wait a minute... there's a Big Difference (as you point out) says Bird is grabbing on to everything attached to you... Laimbeer is trying to hurt you and end your career. I still think about what could have been had Len Bias not passed away at the Height of the Celtic / Laker Rivalry. Speaking of that... I was watching the Game when Reggie Lewis brings the ball up... crosses half-court... starts to slow down... stumbles and falls flat on his Face. We should have been watchin' him for a long Time : ( I chuckle a little about the complaints over the Treatment of Catlin Clark. Yeah... she's getting some cheap shots. (welcome to the League Catlin) Most have never seen Celtic /Lakers Championship Finals games (or others from that Era) Maybe not so much cheap shots... but Flagrant Fouls .... OMG yes !!! So many Great Players from that Era... Doc J... Ewing... if memory serves... the Lakers beat Philly w/ Magic playin' Center in a game 7 because Karem had a Migraine.
It is undeniable that he has the same style game.
You need individual standouts in the context of being a team player to give the game another level of interest.
It seems to me the only differences are the left-handed game, the fact that Bird did it out of boredom, and the toughness of the league in the 80's. Also, the trash talking of Larry was several notches above Luka.
But, hey, he's getting there!
Of course, as Luka is now getting amazing enough to merit some comparison to Bird, and Luka is dominating the league, we still have people who think Larry couldn’t play today.
When you bring up that Larry bird could play today because of guys like Luka, some people come with the argument that Luka is “waayyy more skilled than larrybird”. but I honestly don’t see it. Just looks at the similarities in skill in the highlights shown. Not to mention bird was a good defensive player and better than luka in that realm
Anyone who says Larry legend couldn't play in todays game should just be ignored as someone who doesn't know basketball. Luka is a generational talent ... for the current generation. Magic said it best ... "There will NEVER, EVER be another Larry Bird" ... no truer words spoken ...
It’s all work ethic! Luka is just another person who understands practice practice practice like Pistol who taught me I could be the best in any sport I played and I was. But didn’t have the height or size for professional sports I’m only5 ‘10” but led my football and basketball teams to dominance two championships in football after the team I played for didn’t win a game in two years. Basketball I won the Coca Cola dribble & shot beating every county to go to the Baltimore civic center and blowing out the guys in shooting but when my balll hit the stupid sign with a steel round base and lost 5-6 seconds but it was my fault because all I did was shoot being mesmerized playing on a pro court. Still took second but missed first & missing the finals and a flight to Atlanta. I took that work ethic and was making over 100k at 20.
Larry was a great defender too.
Help defender. One on one not so much.
@@Amick44 ...........You under rate Bird''s defensive skills. He made NBA All Defensive Second Team for three different seasons.
All NBA Defense three times
Oh yes and three mvps
When I was a kid I idolized Larry Bird so much that I got a parakeet and named him Larry Bird. The legend has lived on longer than my parakeet. I didn't watch basketball for so many years and saw some old Bird highlights and they kept saying Luka Luka Luka so I youttubed Luka and it is awesome to someone playing like Bird with the characteristic clutch moments, incredible shooting, crazy passing,and to hear all these Bird contemporaries saying this, it's like they feel what we feel when we see it... this guy Luka is special and born to be a champion.
It's uncanny how similar they are. As a big time Larry fan, it's an absolute pleasure watching Luka ball.
I have just found that I like basketball because of a clip i saw of Luka, now I watch old stuff. So for me, he looks like Larry Bird's twin - love 'em both
Agree. Luka is great too.
Nikola jokic Larry ( broken back ) plus three three inches ;; &no broken back
NOTHING SIMILAR. U R BLIND. LUKA BELOW AVERAGE SHOOTER. WORST DEFENDER. SOLID REBOUNDER. AND BODY LANGUAGE IS LAZY. NOT TO MENTION COMPLAIN EVERY CALL. BIRD IS OPPOSITE ALL THOSE THINGS. I BET U DONT KNOW SPORT AT ALL.
@@marchellewilliams5945 NOTHING SIMILAR. LUKA BELOW AVERAGE SHOOTER. WORST DEFENDER. SOLID REBOUNDER. AND BODY LANGUAGE IS LAZY. NOT TO MENTION COMPLAIN EVERY CALL. BIRD IS OPPOSITE ALL THOSE THINGS.
The ONLY difference between Luka and Larry is, and no one seems to bring this up, DEFENSE. Larry played during a time when NO BLOOD NO FOUL ... now i think Luka is a generational talent ... for the current generation, and he is benefitting from years of NBA executives, officials, and the like , CLEANING up the flagrant fouls and all around dirty play ... Larry Bird PLAYED THROUGH IT. If Larry Bird didn't have the problems with his back, the man could suit up today at 66 years old ... and average 60 !
HE ACTUALLY COULD, BUT,.. HE WOULDN'T WANT TO,.. & THAT'S THE CRAZY PART ABOUT HIM,.. HE LLLOOOVVVEEEDDD TO SHARE THE WEALTH, SO,.. I WOULD SAY 40/50 PT PER GAME!!!
@@angiewilliams8472 yep, having your whole team participate was half the fun. (wealth)
Thank you groove. That’s exactly right about the defense difference. Today’s NBA is such a different league than when Larry played. In a league with no defense Ike today guys like Bird, Jordan, Magic would put up insane numbers! Today they can’t foul hard or they’re gone. Back when Larry played teams actually had players that were on the team to be enforcers meaning all they were there for was to get in fights. Teams used to brag about having the best enforcers.
@@dylan4652 TRUE,.. INDEED!!!
@@angiewilliams8472 No ... Wilt already averaged 50 for a season ... Larry would average 60 to show what a joke the game is now.
I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."
Great uploads. Larry Legend is the GOAT. You should make videos on more NBA subjects too I'd sub to that channel. hilarious subversion at 5:50. I never considered that larry was a pioneer of the step back.
When Bird played you weren't allowed to travel, just saying
Don’t forget they had real defense when Larry played not like this powderpuff game
Doncic knows what is playing on a basketball style like that, it's called fiba basketball
if you aint got crounty take it on the go..peace to yo mother
Softness wasn’t seen in the nba, to myself only thing worth turning on is TNT Sir Charles, Shaquille and crew best tv to date.
I was fortunate to see Bird play in his heyday and the things he was able to do was so amazing . luka Donic is close to that comparison but we will see what happens in the future.
Please, I'm about to throw up. Larry Bird set the record for impact to team when drafted: 32 games they won only because of Bird. Doncic only gave the Mavs 9 games. 9 f'ing games. MJ at least gave the Bulls 11. Bird won his first title in his second year in the league. SECOND year in the greatest era of the NBA. It's considered the golden age. Luka is beating up on this era of NBA cos it sucks so bad. He's a poor man's Bird if you want to call it. Luka can never be Bird. NEVER. He's already lost the comparison. He studied and copied everything that Bird did. Like Kobe did with MJ. But Kobe is not MJ and Luka is not Bird.
Yeah, I feel the same way. He studied the heck out of Larry Bird. But if it was music, it would be "Ice Ice Baby"
Bird's 32-game impact is a lot easier to get when you're added to a much worse team. They are two different situations, you can't compare it.
Bird had more time to prove himself, and arguably had better teammates as well. They are two different situations, you can't compare it.
Do I think Luka is like Larry? Yes. Do I think Luka is better than Larry? No.
But this video shouldn't make you want to hurl, it should excite you for the future. Because if Luka does well playing like Larry, others will emulate him too.
We might see a lot more ball like Larry Legend played, being played again. And that alone is exciting to me, and I will be watching Luka even closer than before.
@@JW-qd3ol The first year, Bird increased the wins by 32 without Parrish or McHale or DJ, etc. You don't have to compare Doncic's 5 years to Bird's 13 years. You can take the first 5 years of both and Larry was very injured the last 4 years of his career - so these next 4 years will show. Will he get the MVP's and championships? Will he improve in defense and be the clutch one with 2 seconds left in the finals. We know that Bird by the end was injured and was still able to win while guarded by Jordan and Pippen and Barkley and his hustle and overcoming injury are 2 parts of his equation. Doncic will cream him in scoring in these 3-point years but so often, he looks like he is intentionally copying Bird and I want to see what moves he invents over the years.
@@JW-qd3ol The easter conference that time was very competetive, the west was much much easier. Larry did the 32 game turnaround with only him added to the team and they went all the way to the eastern conference but lost in 6 to a much more talented sixers led by Dr. J. The next year they won the NBA championship.
Loved this video. The Celtics/Lakers/Pistons battles of the 1980s and 90s were just so awesome. It's great to bring back those memories. Great humor in this video, and amazing clips of Bird and Doncic looking like carbon copies of each other. Terrific!
Man, this is a great video! Amazing footage comparing Luka and Larry, a few plays that looked identical between the two players. Thanks for the enjoyment!
Luka looks like he studied Larry Bird and copied a whole lot of his moves. His highlight reel is almost too copycat in someways. But if you are going to copy, Larry Bird is a fun one to copy.
My biggest criticism was Luka is more smiles than Larry, Larry is so much more serious, and then i seen Larry smile at the end, i forget that he also played with alot of joy
Luka is amazing, but he still needs to shoot better, pass better, rebound better and defend better to be at Bird’s level.
Exactly this has to stop. Luka is an average shooter which is odd for his confidence level. Luka also lacks leadership and clutch and is a lazy defender.
I don’t see it.
Larry terrified the NBA because he had no weaknesses and could sense yours from a mile away. He played mostly outside-in and could dominate games from the perimeter, from the post, or without the ball as playmaker, disrupter, and facilitating the break. So like I said I don’t see it…
@@jubjubhenry5612 people forget or just don’t know
@@jubjubhenry5612you casuals are funny 😂 luka has more assists pr game compared to Larry the shoot around the same % Larry is a bit better. Luka is almost avrageing a triple double for his career with more point's pr game.
Larry has a little lead in blocks. While luka has a little lead in steals. Larry is a much better freethrow shooter. So actually the two player's stats are really close with luka having more ppg. Bird having 2 more rebounds pr game and luka having 2 more assists pr game.
Before talking to much make sure you know what you are talking about not what you heard some youtuber say. I bet non of you were even close to even being born when bird played
So basically he has to play better.
@@dalic24 ok first off Bird averaged almost 2 steals per game while Luca averages 1. 1.7 and 1.1. Bird is better from outside and 20% better from the free throw line in a tougher era. What does this mean? This means that in Birds era they would have hammered Luca like they did Shaq just to put him on the free throw line. That is something you can’t do in this era so points and assists come easier. Now throw in the fact that Luca puts up around 22 shots a game and Bird put up around 19 a game. Now you said something in here about knowing the game and what we are talking about. Understand that knowing isn’t always in black and white. As for Luca he’s as close to a Larry Bird as I’ve ever seen.
Watching anyone doing anything that good makes it magic time. Seeing the perfection the unbelievable imagination the eyes in the back of head plays the ease of the play. It must be fun to be him.
Amazing. Excellent job putting this together.
“Which one of you MF’s is finishing 2nd?” Larry
He was a BADDDD MAN
I commend you on the quality of your videos. This one in particular, where you wove Luka videos into Bird videos. Nicely done!
Bird over EVERYONE!
I’m waiting for Jokic to finish his career before I decide
Damn right he is
@@ElValuadorI'm a huge Larry Bird fan is there so many great players it's just hard to compare them in the different times that they played what I loved about the older players as they played with toughness by that I mean they didn't have load management when you compare Luka and Larry Bird your first 6 years Larry sat out a total of 13 games and played 89 playoff game averaging 40 minutes per game Lucca sat out 92 games playing in 47 playoff games and he averaged 36 minutes a game what boy can they both play the game
Luka is good, but needed overtime to get some of the numbers where Bird did it in regulation. This is no slight on Luka. We need to compare same time criteria. How many points would Bird have had if his game had gone into overtime?
Thanks - I don't watch basketball, but these videos on Lary Bird and Luka Doncic are fun to watch!
I love the narrator . Great voice and cadence . Sad to see the Mavericks fold down the stretch this year and miss the playoffs . One guy can't do it all
Great video… you sound like a young man so it’s very heart warming to me to hear you respect the OG’s
I am in awe of Luca, he is truly the second coming of Bird. I’m so impressed that like Bird , he let his game do the talking . All of the greats of his era to the present recognize his greatness. His trash talking was a big part of his basketball genius, by getting in his apponents head .His trash talking was never ugly or vulgar. He also played with a fractured back and surgery on both ankles, for the last 7 seasons. Truly the GOAT!!
7:06
56 actually. But pretty close.
Bird shot 61% from the floor (INCLUDING 3 pointers) that night. Racked up 32 of his 60 in a 14 minute period of the 2'nd half. THAT'S WILT 100 POINT GAME PACE at over 2 points a minute!
I am not a fan of the modern NBA, so this video is particularly enjoyable. The man is a beautiful basketball player. I had heard his name, but frankly I've never seen him play. Thank you for the video.
Same here.
These are hand-picked highlights. If you watch an entire Mavs game you wouldn't call it beautiful. Luka's a great player, but iso-ball is a brutal watch for an entire game. Destroys the "beautiful" game of basketball--akin to what the Pistons and the Knicks did turning the game into mud-wrestling in the late '80's/ early 90's
Larry Bird would put up 60ppg in today's nba
I've watched a lot of "highlights" videos, and this is one of the best I've ever seen. Thanks for posting it.
Larry Bird was head and shoulders above Doncic. It's an insult to put them in the same sentence!!! Larry was a better passer, better free throw shooter, better rebounder, better hustler, much more clever than Doncic would ever be, much greater leader, much better trash talker, with much more confidence and bravado...
That doesn't take anything from Doncic, he is a top player, but not even close to Larry.
Larry got a Celtics team that had a losing record and made them win 60 games the next season.
Then Larry got his first ring the season after that.
Larry was 3 consecutive times MVP.
And Larry did all that in an era that within the paint it was more MMA than basketball...the amount of pushing, grabbing, throwing, elbowing, etc was unbelievable.
The greatest forward to ever play period Donkic is a guard remember that apples and oranges bro
Magic said it “there will never ever ever be another Larry Bird” which holds true. I love watching Luka play and he is the closest we have seen in the modern era of the game to Larry Legend. Luka has the killer instinct that’s a nod to Larry and Mark Cuban was brilliant to build his franchise around Luka much like Red back in Boston’s glory years. Luka is not the defender Larry was but he is something very special and as Mark Jackson said Luka is better than many considered in the top 50 ever list. Luka’s step back plays homage to Larry as well ,however; any player today learned the step back from Larry evolving the game. I love Luka’s passion and heart in the game especially when he gets excited like a kid. Would love to see the game evolve around that passion and energy which is a nod to the great 80’s basketball.
He has studied a million hours of Larry Bird he's not playing that way by accident
i watch alot of mma, i should be a black belt by now
@@amirkazemi2517lol study and practice.
ALT RT you just nailed comment of the year .!!
He studied Larry Bird but he plays more like Oscar Robertson.
He is to young to watch Larry. He watched and admired Lebron. Maybe also Harden but he wouldn't admit. :)
Larry Bird is my hero. I've watched some March Madness but I couldn't watch NBA after Bird retired. It just wasn't the same. This is the first time I've seen this young man play. I couldn't wait to see what he would do next. There will never be another Larry Bird but I see someone that's going to be damn close. Somebody spent a lot of time studying videos. Smart guy.
What I would say, is how long did he study bird before going into the nba.
Almost had me with the Larry and Luca comparison, but to say that Larry should take it as a compliment for Luka being compared to him...well I don't but that sounds about as disrepectful as anyone could ever say. Now there's a saying that goes "if the game is on the line, you give the ball to Michael. But if you're life is on the line, give the ball to Larry" I dont believe they're gonna change that name on the last line anytime soon or ever
Thank you for making this great video together. You did an amazing job from A to Z. Im glad I found a new channel to subscribe Tom
Awesome video!!!!!!! Love Larry love lucka, lucky to have witnessed them both!!!!!
You asked in this video if it's too early to compare Luka to Larry Bird and as someone who grew up in Boston (Roslindale) and is probably protective and partial towards its past greats in Boston sports, I would say no it's not too early to compare Luka to Larry Bird but whether Luka will end up with the same numbers and achievements is yet to be seen.
I have been watching a lot of his highlights and following him a little bit and it is exciting and impressive to watch.
A very large part of what made Larry Bird was Magic Johnson and the rivalry and contrast between them and their teams. Having similarities between two players is one thing but the whole story of the lakers and Celtics and specifically the story of Bird and Magic is what made that era so special and hard to repeat
I admit, I see Luka has "copied" much of Larry's play style, particularly shooting & passing. However, Larry's play style is multi-faceted. So many facets, I can't even attempt to begin to list them all. Before we even begin comparing Luka to the Legend, can we at least wait for Luka to win a championship? An MVP? Luka is talented & I see similarities. But it's unfair to Luka to even make such a comparison so early in his career.
Excellent video, really well done.
If they counted blocks, Wilt would have a hundred 60-20-10s.
HAHAHA
As a man who grew up in Boston idolizing Larry Legend, Luka is the closest to Larry as we will EVER see & All he needs to do is Win a Few Championships in the upcoming years and he will be considered an equal to Larry. An All Time great.
Luka is very similar to Bird. Imagine if Bird wasn’t a team first player. How many more points could he have scored? I dare to say that he could have been a top 5 scorer Of all time. He helped his teammates out. Also,imagine if Larry Bird hadn’t mangled his finger playing either baseball or softball. He had no finger in a finger of his shooting hand. Amazing
He single handedly put Parrish and McHale in the Hall
Jordan and Bird are the greatest talents and competitors. Imagine what they’d do in this watered down, rigged league
Jordan and Kobe both had the killer instinct. Win at all cost. Kobe played against LeBron in all star game. Kobe blocked LeBron. Then Kobe blocked LeBron again. Then the next time LeBron had the ball;he was elbowing Kobe and using his offhand to create space. Kobe still blocked his shot,but Kobe was called for the foul. So this talk about LeBron being better than Kobe is rubbish. LeBron has played in more games. Longevity doesn’t equal better. I believe Celtics were close to the worst team in nba. Then Bird arrived. Two years later the Celtics won it all
I totally agree Larry Legend is a one of my starters on my all time starting five. I will say watching Luka in todays game is very entertaining the ratings will go through the roof.
Can't deny Luka is pretty freaking amazing... but Bird is probably the best all around player to ever lace up. Luka is the closest thing to Bird, but he has an awful lot of work to do to catch Bird and he knows that. I agree with Jefferson @ 14:08.
5 minutes in.. 👏👏👏 bravo. Best Larry Legend vs Luka Legend video.
Luka needs to do that for 8 yrs then
Here is the thing that many are overlooking. Luka is playing in comparison to Larry Bird, and many get mad. However, Luka is doing and was doing those plays since he was in Europe, and now he has improved by far more than Bird at his age of 24.
Luka is twice as good as Lebron.
Great video. You comparison cuts were 🔥. Your commentary was top notch. "...the stepback..." ☠
Imagine Bird and Luca on the same team,
Great player! Love Larry, my favorite of all time. Luka is great and hope he continues his success.
The thing that I remember the most about Larry Bird is that he could be up by 25 points in the 4th quarter and still shouting threes.
Accurate comparison. Both are great players. Fun to watch.
Smoking crack
Subscribed! Thank you. Enjoyed the back to back comparison footage. Very neat indeed.
The player who got me interested in watching basketball again was Jokic, for his great hands and creative play. And then Luka came along, who indeed reminds me of Bird.
Yeah some of what he does reminds me of Bird, and if he played with a better cast he'd be more like Bird, but man! that iso-ball is so boring! Bird never played like that! And Doncic has become such a whiner!
Yeah, the whining is SO un-Bird-like. As for iso, it is a function of the times, with all of the shooting options on the floor stretching the defense. I wouldn't mind so much if refs were not so forgiving of travelling and carrying, it is quite ridiculous. Luka exploits it, but if that's how the game is called you would be a fool not to (Larry definitely would, he was one of the sharpest minds in the game.) Considering the way the game is played now, not only should they go back to calling travels and carries, they should allow more contact and call offensive fouls the way did in the old, old days. You are an absolute sitting duck on iso defense nowadays.
Best I can do is give you "Larry's little brother."
As a real Larry Bird Fan as well as luka being my Favorite player in the nba right now, I’ve been saying he’s this generation ma Larry YET LUKA IS ONLY 23!!! Luka has at least 8 more years to master his craft before being considered in his prime!!! It will be a scary time then!!!!
Let's not lie Luka gonna be on hsi way outta the league in 8 years time with his body rn
I could listen to you read the phone book. Great voice and pace. Love these Larry Legend accounts. I'd say stories but that implies they might not be true. Larry was the real deal in every respect. Thanks for a great video. Liked, subbed and rang that bell.
Okay , I sort of get your drift about Luka. Problem is I can't watch the NBA anymore because it's not entertaining , but by seeing this clip I might just start giving the NBA another chance.
Lawrence , i played pickup basketball in the 70\80,s when basketball was BRUTAL! But that was half the fun, i can't watch today because of the reffing. I get that they're big strong guys who could do alot of damage but let them play!
@@shivasirons6159 *Agree with you!*
Larry Bird was born in French Lick, Indiana. That makes him an American right?
We're waiting for an American to play like Larry Bird.
🍀DORCHESTER/Savin Hill🍀💥 I was there in 86.. I was 6yrs old.. Wilt, Bill, MJ, Larry & Steph. Magic gets 6TH man. Great video
I'm from Roslindale and born in 1964
@@capecodder04 i went to Don Bosco with a few kids from JP & Rossie! A little Murdahpan sprinkled in!😁🍀 94-98.. You Are WICKED OLDER than me My guy!😂😂😂
@@chrisshaw6200 I went to Catholic Memorial and some day some young buck will be saying the same thing about you. 🙂
@@chrisshaw6200 looking back I would have preferred Don Bosco.
I recently found a young man that is making videos about Don Bosco and all the miraculous things that happened in his life while he was living.
I will post one of his videos so you can see it.
@@chrisshaw6200
He has about 31 of these short videos about 10-15 minutes long and he makes 1-2 every week.
They are really good stories about the founder of your old High School.
He was an amazing Saint.
This is a recent one he just did but you can scroll through his channel and pick one that looks interesting.
I don't know how much you learned about him or how much they taught you about him while you were at Don Bosco but he has got a ton of miraculous stories about his life.
th-cam.com/video/cOY1CmkORmM/w-d-xo.html
For me it's sufficient to say that Doncic reminds us of Bird. That's pretty cool, fun and exciting to watch him play.
Luka is good in a league that play no defense, Bird is/was great in a league that defense was extremely physical!!
Wow, aside from being a great video overall, that is some SPECTACULAR editing.
One thing Bird has over him is toughness
Holy crap! The similarities between those plays is scary. Awesome research guys!
Doncic is indeed the reincarnation of Larry Bird. No, not the same resume (yet?), but bear in mind also that basketball is a team sport. The issue is not "has Doncic done everything that Larry did", but "does Doncic have many of the same characteristics that Larry did". And as you point out in the video, they share almost ALL of the same characteristics that made/make them great players.
I agree with everything you've said. Maybe after Luka gets two or three more Hall of Fame players on his team, like Larry had, he can start to build that resume.
@@deadordreadfist343 Don't forget that Bird did a great deal to make his teammates better. Not sure that all of them would have made the Hall on other teams.
Top-drawer production. Great stuff! 👍🇬🇧
Let's see, both have Rookie of the year and Doncic does look like Bird. Except No MVPs, No Championships, No All-Defensive Teams and Larry, even with all of his injuries is still ahead of Doncic in Field Goal percentage, Three Point percentage, and Free Throw percentage and because of Larry's injuries, and because of how physical teams played back then, Larry symbolically did it with one hand tied behind his broken back. Doncic is ahead in points which most players playing in the 3-Point era will be. But Larry had his own creativity and Doncic looks like he copied Larry. Maybe even in his trash-talking for an edge.
Good points, but I do not think that anyone is arguing that Doncic is Bird's *equal* in any particular category, let alone all of them. They just have many of the same attributes. I do agree that Doncic does not have Bird's hustle or grit, however.
@@JohnSmith-oe5kx Luca seems to have more fun. Bird was all business.
Like Bird he finds a way to win using every second of the game.If he is fortunate enough to have a long career without serious injuries…………
@@JohnSmith-oe5kx Or probably not his work ethic either. Bird was first in, last out at every practice.
@@MrSpock-wc2sy I mean, "fun" is a subjective thing, anyways, so.. I believe, Bird was enjoying the game still
You got me - the step back jumpshot. Love it. Great vid as always. Appreciate you.
There will NVR be another Larry Legend. Luka is slower than Bird in his prime. He makes Bird look fast. 😅
Jokic makes em both look like track stars.
I've been watching Bird videos for about 6 weeks now. I'm impressed.. but I've kept hearing about Luka.. this is my first video of Luka.. I like the comment I just heard that Larry invented it and Luka has perfected it.. Maybe.. I have to say.. I'm a football/baseball girl.. I know the terminology of my sports.. I have no idea what a step back is. I know some basketball but I'm learning. I know watching all this I've given me a better appreciation for the game of basketball. Legends in any sport should be appreciated!
Luka could never be bird. He's to soft.
Luka is an elite basketball but they’re different. Bird was part of a historic franchise that had a championship roster for many season while Luka never played on such talented teams. Luka is elite and only getting better you will eat your words SON
I love Bird but Luka is better and he stil 24 yo
Lukas better lol... right.
Too*
Says the crybaby on TH-cam comment talking about someone they never met
The elephant in the room, the real reason these players are compared to each other, the topic I was trying to avoid...the step back jumper. 😂 perfect misdirection!
Luka os a good playmaker too. He like Bird know where his teamates are at
Their ability to control the game.
Their passing & rebounding.
Their ability to rise to the ocassion.
They do have a lot in common, but are still their own player with unique attributes.
Both very underrated athletes, especially Luka (39" vert).
Also, that Luka vs New York game was the greatest regular season performance in NBA history.
Good comparison. I do think Larry had tougher competition, but that's not Luka's fault. Also, Luka benefits from having seen Larry play and being able to learn from it. Bird invented some things that Luka learned how to do. Still takes a great player to be able to do it at all. Luka's comeback game when they were down 9 with 33 seconds left reminds me of Reggie Miller in the 80s. Maybe you could do a comparison of those two games.
Bird made the All NBA 2nd team 3 times and defense was the worst part of his game. Bird’s anticipation and intangibles were off the charts. He was a double digit rebound and shot the 3 at a higher % than Luka-during his best years, and he would’ve shot it at a much higher% had they shot it more back then. All you have to do is look at the % he shot it at the three years he won the 3 pt contest: 1986 76.7%; 1987 53.3%; 1988 56.7%. Lastly, he got a lot of assists despite having few touches. He was a phenomenal passer and playmaker.
Back then we had Bird, Magic, Kareem, the Doctor, MJ and some many other greats. Today we got another generation of great players. Let's enjoy.
This is a great channel. Cool reliving all these old Bird memories.
Ok, that was brilliant..."The step back jump shot", LOL well played sir!
First play shown I counted Luka taking 4 1/2 steps on a layup. Then the announcer very ominously said "Wait a minute Luka..." and I thought they were going to call travelling, but we never hear what happened. I wasn't impressed. But after watching the whole video I found myself feeling the same awe I felt watching LB. This Luka dude is AMAZING!!
Tremendous video! The A/B shots are unbelievable.
Good video, creepy voice over. Loved the step back jump shot bit
Love your videos so much
That Dominique part KILLED me😂😂
The step back shot. Lol That was smooth man.
Great video. Thamks for all the vids.
I hope the Mavs are giving you some sponsorship, because you deserve it. I will be checking out Mavs games now.