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Because of the different time spans with players I would put Larrys best five years against anybody.
The problem with not picking Larry as the 🐐 is, that other person has to beat prime Larry, that’s not a gamble I’m into. 😅
Its FAR easier to score today than then. No question.
Amen brother Amen
Don't forget that defensive 3 seconds wasn't a thing when Bird played. James has had 100s of easy dunks through the center of the lane that Bird never would have seen. This would force James to shoot outside more, which would have dropped his ppg.
Seems like fans today don't even understand how much the impacted the game
Not even a real argument. Leflop James couldn't carry Larry's jock strap.
With the game on the line you gotta take Larry Legend. #Clutch 🏀
Larry was only one shot away from a 4th ring in 87'' with a tired Celtic team
Larry missed the finals game winner, but not by much
Bird told Pat Riley they got lucky
I agree!
With all due respect, that isn’t true. It was game 4 and would’ve tied the series 2-2. Had the team been healthy, it would’ve been one helluva series. But this is not exactly true.
@@teeohdubz4760 very true .walton' still was unable to duplicate his 86 season and bird , mchale , and parrish all had significant foot injuries during the series.
@TeeOhDubz you're right it was game 4 and the celts won game 5. It would have went to 7 and its very likely celtics win game 7 but not guaranteed. Would have been an epic series
LeBron Jame got Kareem Abdul jabber career scoring points record in his back pocket
Yes , there’s a big difference
between being a scorer and
being a shooter ! There are
many scorers in the league
that have to shoot 30-40
shots a game to score big
numbers ! Larry Bird didn’t
have to …… the greatest
shooter in NBA history !
On my all time starting five, Bird is my small forward.
SG ?
@@XXXSolid MJ at SG, Magic at PG
So the core of the Dream team ?
Shooting: Larry
Passing: Larry
Scoring Totals: LeBron
Rebounds: Bird
Assists: Bird
IQ: Bird
Athleticism: Lebron
Heart: Bird
Larry scoring! Too
You can also add the following...
Endurance: Bird
Playing the whole game: Bird
Defense: Bird
Help side Defense: Bird
Just playing basketball and not worrying about media: Bird
Loyalty: Bird
Making teammates better: Bird
Willing to sacrifice for others: Bird
@@bpsactclass2218 Also playing while Injured: Bird. (I know that falls under endurance but its still worth stating)
Also, I love your loyalty to Larry. ❤
Bird isn't the only player who was better than James. Even among forwards, Elgin Baylor was also better, as was John Havlicek (though he also played guard). Kids today just don't know how great some of the early era players were.
Spot on.
Oscar Robertson... obviously MJ... Kareem, Hakeem, Magic....
Larry is the true goat because his way of playing is for anyone.
Even the slowest non-athletic person could learn how to play Larry’s way and be able to take the floor and find some success.
Larry wasn't as slow as people make him out to be. but larry was playing chess on the court while everyone else was playing checkers.
Comparing Lebum to Larry the legend Bird is an insult ,a disrespect to greatness
The brother dipped in powder is a new one to me. Hahaha 🤣
Something that Lebron doesn't have is heart. Larry was smooth when making baskets while LeBron was rough. Larry's shot was so pretty if there is a thing
I respect you for reacting to this video! I dont care what peoples think becouse they are kids. LARRY is the man 🔥❣️
I would pick Larry over Lebron but with only 1 exception. I’d tell Larry, you aren’t allowed to shovel yer moms driveway. Ever. Because Lebron’s longevity is obviously more impactful so I’d want larry to remain healthy for at least 15 seasons.
It Bird had 15 healthy seasons more than he had, there would be NO conversation
It was a porch he build for her!! carrying the wood
Bird is currently ranked #63 in all-time defensive rating. Lebron is at #171 currently. Much of that is going to be due to the difference in eras regarding physical defense and style, but younger fans love to compare stats between eras regarding Bird not shooting enough 3s or not shooting as high a percentage as Curry all the time. Regardless, Bird's defense wasn't really a weakness prior to his back injury. He made 3 All-Defensive second teams, and the league was full of defensive legends at that time. You had to be a pretty good defender to be put on defensive teams that included players like Moncrief and Cooper.
Larry Bird could take your local community college basketball team to the final four! He made everyone around him better!
I think Bird is the best ALL AROUND player the game has seen.
Sorry for all the other greats in the NBA but a healthy Bird to me is the goat.
Preach it my friend- Larry over Lebron ALL DAY!
One thing about Bird is that he was such a good shooter, it was easy to get a defender in the air on a pump fake...
They didn't start a franchise with Larry....but they re-started one. He impacted the team IMMEDIATELY.
He isn't the best at everything, but he was elite at everything....every aspect of the game.
I dunno man,I have him as CLUTCH KING.
I don't remember seeing anyone better at THAT part of the game .
@@Lizards_Lounge i meant that if you look at the stats he isn't the #1 scorer, but he's an elite one, not the highest rebounder, but an elitenone....etc. no holes in game and all at highest level.
There have been many players that have inspired young kids to play the game for themselves. Larry BIrd inspired young kids to play the game for the game.
# 1 BIRD # 2 JORDAN # 3 MAGIC
( # 16 JAMES )
Larry could have easily had better ppg numbers, but he was a complete team player.
jordan was unstoppable , bird was unbeleivable , kareem was great but he needed magic to feed him the ball , magic was super but kareem was the anchor of those great laker teams , bill russell was the most dominating defensive player the league has ever known , but how would his game hold up these days?. i'm 77 years old solid and i've watched all these players , but todays players are spoiled little whineboxes. thanks for listening to me solid , keep up the good work . by the way these are my top 5 players ever in the order i mentioned them .
Thank YOU for your wisdom .
nah. you COULD stop MJ, as difficult as that was. it was near impossible to stop Bird. ask the ballers who played against him.
Let's get to the meat of Defense. Everyone talks about LeBron being able to guard players at other positions from guard to forward. But the stats show that he only guarded people out of his position less than 10% of the time. In today's game there is very little ball movement except for a couple of teams such as Golden State. LeBron has typically had an easier defensive assignment throughout his career. In Birds day the ball typically went to the small forward to Center positions which means percentage wise Larry had to play more defense. Bird also was on the all defensive team three times. He even came in third in Defensive Player of the Year award. I would give bird the nod on defense. If you look at LeBron's defense these Last 5 Years, he is an average to poor defensive player. There are countless times where he played little to no defense, especially in games where his team was losing. Bird never rested
the game is so diffrent now it's really almost impossible to even compare players from the two eras but i would have to give it to Bird if for no other reason then how tough he was and how much he brought up the the other players skills just because you could never slack when you played with him
He would destroy in the modern era. He wouldn't be allowed to be touched with the current rules that favor scoring. He would dump buckets constantly. It wouldn't be fair, to be honest.
Larry Bird walking with a winning attitude with that attitude that he's going to do it no matter what and that's why you go with Larry Bird
Us that grew up on bird 🐦 he was unreal we all know how gud he was and that he could do it all bird 🐦 had no holes in his game other then injuries, Larry hire someone to shovel your moms driveway plz ,but that's just larry ,Larry's heart, hard work ,the killer instinct, Larry came into the NBA and took over , (you can Google the team stats and he turned it around the 2nd season, WINNERS 🏆, bird did so much him n magic college game still the most watched, they started March madness, then saved the NBA , then 3 conseq mvps ,only him, wilt, n Russell did that , 3 wins on 3pt contest ,umm bird 🐦, and he didn't practice hardly at all ,MR.OG 50-40-90, yes he started that then with a broke back dream team 92 USA ,and so much more , oh life time achievement award on too of the rings ,records coach of the year bird just had IT ,there's a reason we all bow down to bird 🐦 ,and those thar grew up on him will never pick anyone over bird ,n magic needs his flowers, these 2 ,did so much for the league #larrybird #magic ❤
A young man telling the truth. Larry Legend, simply the best ever. MJ feared him, Magic feared him etc. enough said.
Man you preach the truth, honestly and balanced. Always appreciate your vids!
The list of reasons why Larry is better than LeBum is endless!
Pretty sure Larry led the league In defensive win shares 4 times if someone wants to fact check that. Defends bigs, clogs the paint and gets rebounds. He was a good defender. There’s more to defense than just 1v1 someone on the wing
Undisputed GOAT: LARRY BIRD.
Lebron scoring avg is higher because in today's NBA players end up on the free throw line at a higher avg than in the era of Bird, Magic and Jordan.
I still think Zon3TV has the best take on this topic and you are now the only place we can see it since he took down all his old content. So whatever you do DONT EVER TAKE IT DOWN!!
40 years later, Larry would have been taking at least 3 more 3-pointers a game. That bridges the 24-27 ppg. stat ( and perhaps well beyond 3).
Competition both individually and teams overall?
Rules? The game is very different and favors inside players by a whole lot.
Stat inflation. LeBron has the ball a whole lot more. It makes Larry's numbers more impressive to me.
Thank you for the video and commentary!! They may have better athletes now, due to training, diet etc.. However Back in the 80s the game was physically a tougher game real hard fouls, body on body no calls. I take nothing away from Lebron, a phenom. Larry was a day in, day out, blue collar worker. That work ethic is enduring. Larry also made those around him better, much better. If he wanted to shoot more he easily could have, but getting the others the ball in good positions, is basketball at its purest!!
Did he say “ if Lebron WANTED to”he could average 35 in his heyday ? Did Lebron just not want to ? Somebody help this old man understand:)
LeBron named Bird his GOAT... I respect him for that. ...
Bird is a pure legend, put him in the actual NBA, he would have minimum 35ppg, 12Rbs, 12assists and 4steals per game!
Pat Riley legendary coach of Lakers said if he had to have someone to take a shot to save his life it would be Larry Bird.
I’m not as knowledgeable as you guys out there but I was a Pistons fan so the Celtics were the enemy. I hated them but at the end of the day I could not deny that when Bird was on the floor when it really counted he struck fear in my heart win or lose I felt that man could finish us off. LeBron is great. His body is so freakin amazing. He is next level. HOWEVER, there is one thing about basketball today I’m not a big fan about is all the jumping around the league. There has been lots of major trades in the past but now it’s out of control. No loyalty at all from LeBron. The way he moved to Miami disgusted me. He wouldn’t even tell his own team his intentions. They had to watch tv like every body else. That is disrespect and selfishness gone stupid. Who’s better? Who cares but the things that matter to me is utterly lacking in. It’s fun to speculate. We will never know
I still dont care about his physical properties. who CARES if you have a magazine body if you can play the game. muscle doesnt guarantee anything.
I love KG we just retired his number 5 one of my favorite players anything is possible KG 🐐☘️☘️☘️🐐
Bird is just the better all around player!!! Bird was never a diva... he was a team player ... he was aggressive and out for the win!!!
as to the passing. Bird did it with double teams and pick & rolls while the paint was crowded against a defensive era... Lebron had for a majority of his career, guys hanging around the perimeter hanging on a cut pass or outside shot with shots uncontested. Sure Lebron might have about the same assists but does he though?
Larry Bird over everybody,
Larry Bird led the entire league in defensive win shares three times in his career. Check out his block shots and stls averages too.
It was alot tougher when Larry played
Finally someone who has some brains about the world of basketball..
Today's game is focusses SO MUCH on threes. 27 ppg vs 24 ppg, the difference is likely threes vs twos.
Bird and Jordan over Lebron any day😏
I hate to choose a goat from a team game. We know if it was a one on one game, nobody beat MJ! And as 🍀33 fan i would take him anytime. He knew from start that he had to make his teammates better to win. And Larry took over in clutch moments.
You can compare Larry and LeBron at age 30, Larry beats him in every stat!❤ (that's 🍀33 in 86)
Watching highlights of younger Lebron, that guy was an amazing athlete. He looked unstoppable. But if you go back and watch highlights of Larry's college career, he looked like 1983 or 1984 NBA Larry Bird. It's as if he was never a rookie.
Another thing, compare pre '85 Larry to post '85 Larry, which is the year he broke his back. He's noticeably faster before he got hurt. Just saying. He's not the athletic monster Lebron was but he was faster before being injured. And talk about horrible timing: he got hurt just as Jordan was entering the league.
As for scoring, I like to remember that Magic averaged about 20 points per game while being a point guard with the highest per game assists.
When you talk about greats one thing that people never take into consideration. Bird took a small no name high school to the championship. Bird took a unranked college team to 33-0 and all the way to the championship. Bird took a last place Celtics to 1st his rookie year. Bird played for the underdog his entire career and made them all winners.
Bird’s defense may have been as you say “his weakness” but we know Bird didn’t really have any weaknesses, he was as good or better than anyone in all facets of the game. And I also would just like to add that even though he was slow and didn’t have much of a vertical doesn’t mean he was not athletic, if you watch him play he was more than athletic enough for the game of basketball. If Bird played in today’s game of the NBA how it’s officiated, how soft most of these players are and how they spread the floor and shoot more 3’s (more in a game than Bird used to shoot in a season), Bird would have averaged between 40-50 a game. Hell he would probably have averaged 20 a night at the free throw line alone.
On the other hand, if you take LeBron back in Larry’s era, because he’s such a winey big crybaby he would have gotten a lot of technical fouls complaining to the referees. Also because of the way he drives the lane most times with recklessness and and out of control, he would have probably have fouled out of 9 out of every 10 games he played because of all charges he would have gotten, because the players back then wouldn’t have parted like the Red Sea like they do in this new soft league of pussies.
You can’t compare eras. But if you do, Birds era,full contact basketball, Lebrons era,soft basketball. Larry would dominate todays era. Lebron would have to reinvent his game to dominate in Birds era.
Bird would make Lebron cry with his trash talk
He didn't need to be built up he didn't need to be to lose he needed to win and that's how he is built
What do stats say about Larry Bird on defense?
Advanced statistics strongly support that Larry Legend was a good defender. Basketball Reference lists five defensive statistics in its advanced section. The per 100 section also including defensive rating. Defensive rating attempts to measure a player’s defensive effectiveness per 100 possessions.
Statistic Larry Bird Career NBA Rank
Defensive Rebounding % 22.4% 71
Block % 1.22% 242
Steal % 2.16% 132
Defensive Rating (lower is better) 101 63rd
Defensive Box +/- 1.8 37th
Defensive Win Shares 59.0 30th
Blocks, Steal & Rebounds
Bird ranks among the all time NBA leaders for all six statistical categories. He barely makes the top 250 list in block percentage ranking 242nd at 1.2%. But any appearance by Bird on this list might surprise some. His athleticism, especially in his younger years, is underrated. But Bird was never known as a great leaper.
Larry Legend ranks a little higher in steal percentage finishing 132nd on the all time list with a 2.2% career steal percentage. This statistic is probably a little less surprising as Bird’s most famous single play was the steal in game 5 of the 1987 conference finals. Bird was not John Stockton, but his instincts and feel for the game helped him to pile up a good number of steals.
Larry Bird was generally considered a strong rebounder, so his 71st all-time ranking for defensive rebounding percentage at 22.4% is expected.
Overall defensive statistics
The fact that Bird ranks 63rd all time with a 101 defensive rating and 37th in defensive box plus/minus at 1.8 is probably less in line with expectations. Defensive rating is complicated but it measures how many baskets a player gives up per 100 possessions. That Bird is not that many spots behind Kawhi Leonard on the all time list is a bit of a surprise and speaks to his strong defensive abilities.
Defensive box plus/minus is an estimate of how many points a player gave up per possession when compared to a league average player & team. Again, Bird ranks very highly just a tiny bit behind noted lock-down defender Scottie Pippen.
Bird ranks 33rd all time in defensive win shares with 59 for his career - ahead of outstanding defenders Dennis Rodman and Chris Paul. While win shares are a complicated stat, they attempt to measure how much a player contributes to his team while on the floor. Paul still has time to add to his win shares, but, again, this is impressive company for Larry Legend.
Stats Summary
The fact that Bird led the league in defensive win shares four times, and continues to rank so highly on the all time list, points to him being a highly effective defensive player.
Using modern advanced statistical tools can give us a picture of how good a player really was. They have their limits. Advanced stats are still less effective at measuring defense than offense for sure. But when you look into what they say about Larry Bird, it is clear: he was a good, if not great, defender.
“Larry Bird” by Kip-koech is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Was Larry Bird considered good on defense when he was playing?
While statistics have a lot to offer, many people believe watching a player is the only way to really know how good they are on defense. Larry Bird passed the eye test on defense for most observers.
All NBA Defense
His 3 appearances on the All NBA Defensive 2nd team make this case most strongly. The media covering the league at the time thought he was a good defender. The award alone does not mean Bird was one of the very best defenders in the league.
The writers can sometimes demonstrate flawed thinking with these postseason honors. But making all-defensive teams repeatedly makes it quite likely Bird was at least a good defender. The voters might mistakenly overstate a player’s prowess a bit, but they usually don’t just make it up completely!
Defensive Style
As a young Celtic, Bird had the athleticism to compete well on defense. He always lacked the high end lateral quickness to cover fast forwards one-on-one. And he was never a lock down, one-on-one stopper type of defender like a Dennis Rodman.
But in those earlier years Bird was more than quick and dynamic enough to handle himself on the defense. This underrated athleticism combined with otherworldly instincts to make him a strong defender in his first years in the league. These were the years he made all three of his All Defensive teams: 1982, 1983 & 1984.
As the 80s went on, the Celtics surrounded Bird with strong defenders including Kevin McHale and Dennis Johnson. But even in the Big 3 Era, Bird was viewed by most as one of the strong defenders on the team, not as any kind of liability.
When McHale became the starter alongside Bird at forward, he was assigned to chase the quicker, smaller forward while Larry banged down low with the bigger power forward.
The Hick from French Lick did well in this role. He was a good post defender. Bird used his instincts and awareness to provide good help defense and to swoop in for steals.
Larry Legend was also a very strong defensive rebounder who got the break going with quick outlet passes. Bird’s role on defense changed as the years went by, but up until his last few seasons, most observers considered him a positive force on the defensive end.
If you watch the video below, you’ll see some highlights of BIrd at his peak as a defender in the early 80s.
Why do many people think Larry Bird was bad at defense?
It is likely that many people remember Bird from the end of his career when his back injury robbed him of most of his athleticism. His shooting, passing and rebounding still made him a force.
But his movement was limited and his defensive capability faded. The Larry Bird of these years had to lay on the ground when taken out of the game to make sure his back didn’t tighten up.
He also had surgery on both heels to remove bone spurs. Bird became fairly immobile at that point. These are the last images of him that many fans carried with them as he left the game.
Younger fans likely couldn’t picture this broken down Bird flying around the court as he could in his youngest years. And even older fans who saw him in those years have to fight past these last images of a slowed legend to remember his younger defensive prowess.
When you combine the way he appeared at the end of his career with the fact that he had a unique profile for a good defender earlier in his career, it’s easy to understand how many fans can’t remember that Larry Bird was good on defense.
Im picking the GOAT first aka LARRY LEGEND BIRD and its not even close
Well done. All true.
Ya just Can't say anybody is Better than anybody else. It's All about who is yer favorite. Mine just so happens to be LARRY BIRD!!!! Then RAJON RONDO!!!Then MAGIC JOHNSON!
Jordan and Bird ...THE TWO GREATEST OF ALL TIME ...and pistol Pete !
Bird is the best all around player that ever played! PERIOD !!!!!
LeBron, coming into the league as a young man, and expected to be the savior of his franchise when he hadn’t even played one game in college, just way too much on him…….
And all of the media, not just sports all of media we’re giving him opinions of what he should and shouldn’t do , the hype around him was absolutely off the charts, and that’s not something you should be doing to that young of a man he should’ve went to college
I think there is another factor that is being overlooked: Bird's physical damage. Bird played with a damaged right hand and an off-axis spine (after '85). His stats would surely have been even more impressive if physically ok. And for this i disagree even on the scoring judgment: Bird has more vairety, which means being able to adapt to any defense in any situation. But if lock the center area could Lebron to be constantly a danger in attack? Can you imagine a zone defense against Bird? Lebron is a great great player, but Bird is another category.
I hadn't thought of that. Bird would shoot over a zone like there was no defensive player on that end of the court. Then the passes he could make to cutters, etc.
Bird was a GREAT help defender, he got steals and blocks from the weakside and playing the lanes.. he was a decent one on one defender, but he was ALWAYS WILLING TO PLAY D AND PLAYED D HARD ALWAYS.. THAT is something LEBRON cant say he does..
How about loyalty? Lebron went to where he thought a team was built to win Bird played his entire career with Boston and INJURED. Was Lebron suffering like Bird and still the Greatest to play? And McHale was a rookie and Parish once said 5000 of his points were because of Bird...
I've watched this comparison before. He was wrong on a few.
Shooter - Larry EASILY is better. Not sure how he got that wrong. Larry can get as many points as he wants. Don't overlook the ideologies; Larry made sure his team was INVOLVED in the game.
Passing - Larry is also easily better. Eyes in the back of his head ..6th sense.
Defense - Larry could block MJ ...make a clutch steal, and HUSTLE....then you add Larry's IQ ...
I'd rather have Larry in defense.
Rebounds- Larry. Double digit lifetime rebounds. Better than Patrick Ewing
BBALL IQ, Leadership, Clutch. - Larry all day, every day. Vs EVERYone. Lebron is still playing JV.
Dunker/Atheliticism- Lebron
Ball handling- Lebron by a little. Larry was pretty solid.
I felt it was only fair to add categories i KNOW Lebron excells in.
But, in the end, it's not even close: Larry is far, far superior.
I’m always wondering how people even compare anyone to Larry when it comes to passing. The dude’s highlights are absolutely absurd, like passes I don’t even see how are possible
you can't separate bird and magic they both know how to win that's why i put those two above everybody else
Larry made the all defensive team 3 timed in his NBA career .
Good video but I think Birds offence is better because the defence was a lot more physical in the 80s and 90s
Larry Legend is lethal. This dude could not carry his jock strap.....
KG 5 big ticket, anything is possible ❤❤❤❤❤
Ya need to reevaluate Larry Bird's defensive prowess.
Here it's Larry birds greatest game I should have quit right there birds best video on you tube
Bird is still is the Greatest Small Forward. Period!! 😏
Larry was a better defender and passer. Larry was creative passing based on what was happening at the moment.
Throwing a no look pass to someone you know is cutting based on the played called really is not a no look pass!
that occurs when you know your teammates are filling lanes based on bball knowledge, seeing where they were and knowing where they will be. With that said, Bird was thinking 2, 3 plays ahead of guys. Prime Bird any time over James
I'm curious to know how many modern players would still think there was even a chance to win at 5 seconds left down one pt with the other team in possession yet still made the effort to steal an inbounding pass, get it to his man for the bucket and win the most important playoff game for them that season? cause Bird did.
back in larry time you could grab elbow a person players to day could not handel back in the 80s you have no one to cry to bird played with a bad back and other things players today gets a scratch there out for the game
They don’t play defense in today’s game
Who's going to sit out because someone stepped on my toe
Anyone with eyes who have seen both play in their prime, know Bird is a killer. Lebron needs players around him just to complete. Larry Bird's tenure as a Celtic never had a losing month in his entire career.
Any minor deficiency you may come up with on Bird's part in this comparison is more than made up for by his basketball IQ and willpower. He accomplished his 24 ppg in an era in which I don't think James could ever have flourished. Bird would have averaged 34 ppg today without trying. ALL of his stats would be even higher except turnovers, which would be a lot lower. There is only one area where I would give the nod to James, but posters don't make you the best.
To think with todays training and fitness technology and the mental aspect with teams even staffing psychiatrists what would Larry be like? Overall todays players are quicker and more athletic but scoring is much easier today, a lot more 1 on 1, less team effort. I differ on who is the better defensive player. Larry was three time NBA all defensive second team. I would say he is a better TEAM defensive player than LJ, while one on one it's LJ (5 time NBA all defensive first team)
Are you kidding me? There is no debate for who the greater passer is...Larry Joe Bird all day long. Larry did things in his position that Lebron couldn't even think of.annnd if Lebron did it...Larry did it first....my biggest issue with Lebron is his Heart....Larry played for the pure love of the game and the competition....not for the highlight reel, cash, and to run his mouth to the press. I will die on the hill that Lebron would have to hike up the skirt and grow a pair to play in Birds era.
Bird was better than James. 22 points in Bird's time was like 30 in James'. Bird was better than James, plus he was the best Free Throw Shooter ever. The other stats were pretty even, except for who was better in the Clutch, and Bird was eons ahead of Lebron, and Bird's opponents respected him incredibly. Bird over James.
Larry Bird was a great passer he was a master at the no look pass just ask any of the guys that played against him back then they'll all tell you that Larry Bird was an insane pastor.
I been saying bird is better den bron for so long stats wise as well as skill
I already disagree with the 1st comparison. Larry Bird scored the points off of most of the top 20 in NBA history. The competition was way harder.
Here are a few FACTS. If a ref is standing at half court and he rolls the ball out to center court, and Lebron and Larry are 15 ft away - guess who is getting the 50/50 ball? Larry, 90 percent of the time. Secondlly because you seem a little bit on the fence regarding passing. I've seen Larry Bird play 85 or so times. I witnessed him grab a rebound in traffic, and on a dime, turn around and throw a LEFTY, full court pass 75 ft pin point accuracy. He did it several times. His LEFT hand is the best to ever play the game, and he is a better passer without question, because he has the highest IQ the game has seen. I’d lastly like to dispute the ‘NARATIVE’ THEY want you to believe. I find it ofessive that people say BIRD wasn't athletic. How can you be non athletic in one of the most athletic sports and flat out embarrass even great players every night. Because a player is not as athletic as other super athletes, it doesn't mean he is not athletic. If BIRD were coming up now he would mop the league up. The truth is simple, ‘THEY’ could find any holes in a BIRDS game, so a narrative was created that he wasn't athletic. Do you realize what BIRD would do ofessively today? 1. No hand checking. 2. The Eurostep (adult traveling) 3. A league that basically isn't interested in great defense, because offense sells tickets. 4. Palming. When was the last time you saw a Ref call it? 5. No Back to Backs. 6 FLOPPING. and finally, 10 more offensive passions a game. A modern BIRD would also be shorting 6 to 10 more threes a game and actually practicing them. 45/14/12 2 stea
S 1.5 block shots 95 percent from the line. Just ask MJ himself who was the better player Lebron or BIRD? We all know when Jorden says BIRD, he gets interrupted by people because they don't believe it. How completly selfish and ignorant that a fan or self proclaimed expert is going to doubt MJ. FACT
What Mike did in 8? How many years was Chicago put out of the playoffs by Detroit, Boston, etc. ‘Jus Sayin😂
Larry Bird never quit on his team.
Great is great ...regardless of COLOR !