It’s not just his numbers, but the timing when he hit those numbers. When you absolutely, positively need a (steal, 2 points, 3 points) for the win, he was there like none other.
Dude, Those playoff scoring drop offs are because it’s about winning not scoring and you have arguably the best team of all time especially ‘86 = unselfish winners. Bird is the Goat.🙌🏽
If you ONLY look at major stats, Bird was top 10 at best. Look at ALL the stats, the unselfish passing, the almost unbelievable court awareness, thinking one play ahead of all others and he is unquestionably the GOAT! And That's coming from an 80's bad boys Pistons fan who hated him for a good decade!
12:36 Outlet passing. I always said Bird would've been an all-time great NFL QB. Had every single thing it takes, arm talent, toughness, smarts, ethic, leadership/charisma, improvisation, vision/anticipation, icewater in his veins, unflappable confidence, sleight of hand, underrated athleticism... the list just goes on.
And don't say Larry was a natural with God given talent, he worked his ass off to become the greatest, practicing every day for hours AFTER practice. "I uses to do 700 jump shots a day, then I thought Magic's probably doing more, and shot 100 more"
Larry Bird IS MY TRUE GOAT 🐐! You missed the vid intro: Larry Bird was something the NBA never saw before, and hasn’t seen since. I think that’s significant. Nobody like him. STILL.
This is why Larry is the GOAT. He is a basketball genius. Knew the game inside and out and was five moves ahead. He would utterly destroy teams today. No one today plays to his total level. No one. With the three point line moved in, fouls if you breath on a player, he would be the best in the league today. Period
Larry is really good at strategizing and being quick on his feet while on the court. That's some good skills to have as a basketball player. Plus, he does it so easily when you watch him play.
@@yojustmatt th-cam.com/video/A4a71zyzV9Y/w-d-xo.html if you skip to 1min 30sec, you'll see what Person did to Bird for trashing him in 'the cheekbone game'. knowing full well about Larry's back. This should be a famous dirty play, but Larry is Larry. If you've ever had back pain, this is a lot worse than a Draymond kick in the nuts
2:29 Ive seen that rebound a million times and it never seizes to amaze me. But I never knew that was a rebound of his own shot... And almost from the line . Like, what the hell? Is he even human?
Larry Bird is legendary for his scoring and passing abilities. What's often overlooked about Larry is he was a good rebounder and an underrated defender. He was slow and couldn't jump, but he was smart and more importantly, tough!
@@costumeninja1914 having actually seen him play, my eyes told me that he had a lower altitude earth orbit then most of his contemporaries. That's not to say that the soles of his feet were nailed to the court as witnessed by his hustle and willingness to dive and go after loose balls. I never said Larry Bird lacked agility. He way more then made up for his "average" jumping ability.
I ❤ ALL the Larry Bird Reactions !! He's 1 of about 3 players that I could watch videos of ALL Day Long !! Him and Magic saved the NBA from going under by making it Exciting for people to watch again !! He's Definitely a G.O.A.T. !! Michael Jordan, Bird,Magic, Julius Erving, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain,Kareem,Kobe, Lebron, and Steph Curry are the BEST players of ALL time ( Not ranking them, but that's FOR SURE the TOP 10 of ALL Time lol ) !! ALL 10 of them are just AMAZING !!
as a Sonics fan I was sooooooooooooo happy when larry jo retired. He KILLED US soo many times. He is a Goat. note: when a player reaches those super high levels...its just preference as who is best.
The Magic /Bird era was simply the best in NBA History. The 1980s produced more Hall of Famers than any other era of the NBA. Bird, Magic, Akeem Alajawan, Jordan, Worthy. Wilkens Jabbar, Julius Irving, Isiah Thomas, Rodman, Ewing, and so many more. The NBA game today is a bore. Dribble around for 23 seconds, and then jack up a three pointer. Thanks
Larry Bird is a stone-cold Killer! My favorite will always remain Magic regardless, even though I think Wilt is the GOAT, Bird is a razor behind what I feel for Ervin. Bird was a Killer.
Interesting I learned how the game has changed but remember his name growing up we learn n adapt even non basketball fans eventually learn what we were watching back in the day. Crazy world
He may not be as athletic as MJ (or Isaiah keeping it in that time frame) but as you said: he was playing chess. I'm not a Celtics fan but I am a Larry fan; Not sure if I would put him #1 but there's a darn strong argument for it.
My favorite player is Kobe Bryant The GOAT in my opinion is Michael Jordan But if aliens came to destroy us and made me choose a person to shoot a 3pt shot to save the world.... I'd choose Larry Bird everytime
Know this is three years later but I did sub for you on your first video when I seen it come up. Love seeing reactions that show the respect to Bird.great reaction as usual
Another great reaction just what you do! Even though the charting was over my head your commentary and honesty ( i.e. when you said you were learning about that as you went ) , was very unpretentious and revealing about your character as a young man. I'm learning about Larry Bird too from your videos
Larry would play softball off season till he broke his fingers, what a day that was. We all went to the games to watch, he always killed the ball like Babe Ruth. The whole town went into panic that day, the Celtics came within hours, businesses closed, a bad day. But, the Celtics paid Larry a bonus on the spot, made him sign a contract not play anything other than bball, and I believe the Celtics even asked he not golf. The Celtics robbed us of a great softball player, I'm still upset!
Can't wait to see you get through the whole series(which is still ongoing, but nearing the end)! I can't wait to see how your opinions of these legends either strengthen or change!
Larry is the perfect player, the only thing he didn’t have was elite athleticism which your born with. He is absolutely a top 3 player if there was anyone I would put above him it would only be Jordan. Look how good Larry is overcoming hardly any natural gifts.
Overcoming hardly any natural gifts? That statement is patently ridiculous. This dude was 6’10”, you don’t think that Hite is a gift? Also he had unreal coordination, spatial cognition, “awareness, and all types of intangible asset forms of athleticism like first step speed. His vertical coming into the league was the leagues average, the same as Karl Malone’s. So you’re saying that half the league is vertical was less than birds didn’t have any athleticism or gifts at all? Anybody in the NBA is a freak compared to the average Joe.
@@costumeninja1914 well aside from his height cause everyone in the league is 6’4” +. When I’m referring to natural gifts I’m referring to something that sets him apart from his peers. Like how lebron and mj and kd are just special. Larry wasn’t fast or quick or athletic or just strong like an Oakley/Ewing/Barkley. That’s what I mean. He didn’t have the natural gifts that the elite elite players have and he still found himself in the highest tier because of his work ethic to increase his skill and heart.
Watching Bird videos makes me feel so bad for McHale. *Clearly* Kevin was an *outstanding* player, one of the best of his time surely, but playing alongside Bird makes him seem like an extra. That's not fair.
Larry Bird would play better now offensively. He'd be annoying on defense, not a lock up defender, but a pest. He'd be the best rebounder in the league. Dirk with better rebounding, way better passing and defense. 6'10".. nightmare
GOAT is Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant 2nd,then Lebron James. As a Teenager in the 1980's I really enjoyed watching Bird and Magic games; and the NBA in general of that era;the aggressive play,the fights,players playing while injured(broken cheek bone)or cut...etc.
Shots? Birds great to me for lack of unforced errors. Turnovers, bad passes. Don't know those stats exactly though. Just never seen a bad or lazy pass from Bird.
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It’s not just his numbers, but the timing when he hit those numbers. When you absolutely, positively need a (steal, 2 points, 3 points) for the win, he was there like none other.
Dude,
Those playoff scoring drop offs are because it’s about winning not scoring and you have arguably the best team of all time especially ‘86 = unselfish winners. Bird is the Goat.🙌🏽
If you ONLY look at major stats, Bird was top 10 at best. Look at ALL the stats, the unselfish passing, the almost unbelievable court awareness, thinking one play ahead of all others and he is unquestionably the GOAT! And That's coming from an 80's bad boys Pistons fan who hated him for a good decade!
Larry's passing is what I just marvel at, he was playing chess out there while they playing checkers. He's two steps ahead of everyone.
Really he was two steps ahead everywhere but his athleticism limited displaying it.
12:36
Outlet passing. I always said Bird would've been an all-time great NFL QB. Had every single thing it takes, arm talent, toughness, smarts, ethic, leadership/charisma, improvisation, vision/anticipation, icewater in his veins, unflappable confidence, sleight of hand, underrated athleticism... the list just goes on.
And don't say Larry was a natural with God given talent, he worked his ass off to become the greatest, practicing every day for hours AFTER practice. "I uses to do 700 jump shots a day, then I thought Magic's probably doing more, and shot 100 more"
Larry Bird IS MY TRUE GOAT 🐐!
You missed the vid intro: Larry Bird was something the NBA never saw before, and hasn’t seen since. I think that’s significant. Nobody like him. STILL.
This is why Larry is the GOAT. He is a basketball genius. Knew the game inside and out and was five moves ahead. He would utterly destroy teams today. No one today plays to his total level. No one. With the three point line moved in, fouls if you breath on a player, he would be the best in the league today. Period
Probably would have got a lot of technical fouls though😎
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 yup, and a lot of personal fouls too!...:)
I love Larry’s weird grace. I respect his toughness and I appreciate his willingness to take the last shot.
Larry is really good at strategizing and being quick on his feet while on the court. That's some good skills to have as a basketball player. Plus, he does it so easily when you watch him play.
Yea, he’s one of the smartest players I’ve seen, no cap
@@yojustmatt th-cam.com/video/A4a71zyzV9Y/w-d-xo.html if you skip to 1min 30sec, you'll see what Person did to Bird for trashing him in 'the cheekbone game'. knowing full well about Larry's back. This should be a famous dirty play, but Larry is Larry. If you've ever had back pain, this is a lot worse than a Draymond kick in the nuts
My favorite thing about Bird is that he NEVER took a play off. Such a motor and hustle.
Bird is a coaches dream.
Jordan, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Chamberlain.
These are my all time picks.
My dream team.
That's an unbeatable team!
One of toughest and smartest of all time just to name a few.
2:29
Ive seen that rebound a million times and it never seizes to amaze me.
But I never knew that was a rebound of his own shot... And almost from the line .
Like, what the hell?
Is he even human?
Larry Bird is legendary for his scoring and passing abilities. What's often overlooked about Larry is he was a good rebounder and an underrated defender. He was slow and couldn't jump, but he was smart and more importantly, tough!
Had a higher career avg rebounds than Patrick Ewing! Ridiculous!
His vertical was the league’s average. Search YT for “Larry Bird athleticism” to dispel that myth.
@@costumeninja1914 having actually seen him play, my eyes told me that he had a lower altitude earth orbit then most of his contemporaries. That's not to say that the soles of his feet were nailed to the court as witnessed by his hustle and willingness to dive and go after loose balls. I never said Larry Bird lacked agility. He way more then made up for his "average" jumping ability.
I ❤ ALL the Larry Bird Reactions !! He's 1 of about 3 players that I could watch videos of ALL Day Long !! Him and Magic saved the NBA from going under by making it Exciting for people to watch again !! He's Definitely a G.O.A.T. !! Michael Jordan, Bird,Magic, Julius Erving, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain,Kareem,Kobe, Lebron, and Steph Curry are the BEST players of ALL time ( Not ranking them, but that's FOR SURE the TOP 10 of ALL Time lol ) !! ALL 10 of them are just AMAZING !!
Big respect 💯💯, they’re all GOAT tier level players
as a Sonics fan I was sooooooooooooo happy when larry jo retired. He KILLED US soo many times.
He is a Goat.
note: when a player reaches those super high levels...its just preference as who is best.
Larry’s numbers dip in the playoffs because the Eastern conference was loaded.
The Magic /Bird era was simply the best in NBA History. The 1980s produced more Hall of Famers than any other era of the NBA. Bird, Magic, Akeem Alajawan, Jordan, Worthy. Wilkens Jabbar, Julius Irving, Isiah Thomas, Rodman, Ewing, and so many more. The NBA game today is a bore. Dribble around for 23 seconds, and then jack up a three pointer. Thanks
Larry Bird is a stone-cold Killer!
My favorite will always remain Magic regardless, even though I think Wilt is the GOAT, Bird is a razor behind what I feel for Ervin.
Bird was a Killer.
Thanks for that. I never tire of watching him.
Bro' all rounded BesT Ever = My GOAT.
Interesting I learned how the game has changed but remember his name growing up we learn n adapt even non basketball fans eventually learn what we were watching back in the day. Crazy world
No imagine had he not hurt his finger and more importantly his back......there would be no debate
He may not be as athletic as MJ (or Isaiah keeping it in that time frame) but as you said: he was playing chess. I'm not a Celtics fan but I am a Larry fan; Not sure if I would put him #1 but there's a darn strong argument for it.
I enjoy learning the exquisite beauty and the intricacies of the game with you, JustMatt.
Great video my friend. Very informative while showing amazing highlights. Larry Legend!!! More please!
Regarding this efficiency analysis: this was an era when playoffs meant the refs swallowed their whistles, and guys got hammered on offense.
That was killer, Southern Indiana hoops, still no joke.
Love all the Larry Bird videos man! Great to see them!
My favorite player is Kobe Bryant
The GOAT in my opinion is Michael Jordan
But if aliens came to destroy us and made me choose a person to shoot a 3pt shot to save the world.... I'd choose Larry Bird everytime
Another consideration - the 3 point line was farther back in the 80s
It's not that people couldn't shoot back then. It was new and discouraged. The philosophies were different.
Yay..more Larry Legend..thanks Matt
Thx Matt I really enjoyed that ty Larry Legend 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Know this is three years later but I did sub for you on your first video when I seen it come up. Love seeing reactions that show the respect to Bird.great reaction as usual
Another great reaction just what you do! Even though the charting was over my head your commentary and honesty ( i.e. when you said you were learning about that as you went ) , was very unpretentious and revealing about your character as a young man. I'm learning about Larry Bird too from your videos
Great video, thanks Matt
No problem bro, thanks for watching fr💯🙏🏾
ThanKs 1st time I saw that'
those thinking basketball videos are GOLD, you guys watch everyone of them
All you black basketball vloggers giving Larry Bird his recognition is a cool thing to watch.
Episode IV, the Star Wars that started it all!
Larry would play softball off season till he broke his fingers, what a day that was. We all went to the games to watch, he always killed the ball like Babe Ruth. The whole town went into panic that day, the Celtics came within hours, businesses closed, a bad day. But, the Celtics paid Larry a bonus on the spot, made him sign a contract not play anything other than bball, and I believe the Celtics even asked he not golf. The Celtics robbed us of a great softball player, I'm still upset!
Can't wait to see you get through the whole series(which is still ongoing, but nearing the end)! I can't wait to see how your opinions of these legends either strengthen or change!
💯💯 I’ve been learning a lot about these legends in their prime
Larry is the perfect player, the only thing he didn’t have was elite athleticism which your born with. He is absolutely a top 3 player if there was anyone I would put above him it would only be Jordan. Look how good Larry is overcoming hardly any natural gifts.
Overcoming hardly any natural gifts? That statement is patently ridiculous. This dude was 6’10”, you don’t think that Hite is a gift? Also he had unreal coordination, spatial cognition, “awareness, and all types of intangible asset forms of athleticism like first step speed. His vertical coming into the league was the leagues average, the same as Karl Malone’s. So you’re saying that half the league is vertical was less than birds didn’t have any athleticism or gifts at all? Anybody in the NBA is a freak compared to the average Joe.
@@costumeninja1914 well aside from his height cause everyone in the league is 6’4” +. When I’m referring to natural gifts I’m referring to something that sets him apart from his peers. Like how lebron and mj and kd are just special. Larry wasn’t fast or quick or athletic or just strong like an Oakley/Ewing/Barkley. That’s what I mean. He didn’t have the natural gifts that the elite elite players have and he still found himself in the highest tier because of his work ethic to increase his skill and heart.
@@evan-gi8cd Spud Webb
I love Kemba ☘️
Defenses back then were also so much more physical , today’s players couldn’t deal with that physicality
Watching Bird videos makes me feel so bad for McHale.
*Clearly* Kevin was an *outstanding* player, one of the best of his time surely, but playing alongside Bird makes him seem like an extra.
That's not fair.
Top 5 NBA players
1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Larry Bird
3. Michael Jordan
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Lebron James
🐐
Larry bird simple
Never got chance to congratulate u for 2k bro u moving fast 😎🔥🔥
Preciate that bro, and yea frfr, gonna keep grindin💯💯🤞🏾
Great video. Do one on magic as well. He was so legit.
He is the wayne gretsky of B ball
Do any brothers ever wear Bird jerseys?...spent plenty of time hooping in the States, never saw it...wonder what the reaction would be?
I've seen brothers wearing Bird shirts, back then and still today, but I live about 30 miles from Boston.
@@stevedem76 good to know Steve...
Bro u need to do a reaction on hakeem! One of the top big men of all time
I would love to see that
He passed the ball more in the play offs
Be sure to look into Pete Maravich bro
103 thats bais stuff'
Good stuff MaTThew' hey bro You can copy the T just looks better'
Larry Bird would play better now offensively. He'd be annoying on defense, not a lock up defender, but a pest. He'd be the best rebounder in the league. Dirk with better rebounding, way better passing and defense. 6'10".. nightmare
Better than Jordan
GOAT is Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant 2nd,then Lebron James. As a Teenager in the 1980's I really enjoyed watching Bird and Magic games; and the NBA in general of that era;the aggressive play,the fights,players playing while injured(broken cheek bone)or cut...etc.
Wrong......Larry Bird should be in the top 3!
You would be a good if not a great coach
Even an announcer?
Wow, nobody ever told me that
How stupid. All great scorers score less against great defenses, especially in the playoffs.
Some of the greats didn’t seem to be effected at all, including MJ and Hakeem, who have their own videos in the series
He acknowledges this, Bird’s drop-off was just bigger than most all time scorers in the playoffs.
Only Goat I see in this video is you Matt 💯
Preciate that💯
@matthew walker bruh, "toughest player of all time."
Brobeans did you not see Ron Arrest? Mans went into the stands and punched the wrong dude...
Bird was getting in Kareems face, trading punches with Bill Lambeer. Alot different than punching some regular guy.
The upbeat charles decisively skip because avenue univariably relax between a coordinated fish. trashy, black-and-white popcorn
??? Speak English.
What's that got to do with the price of fish?...
THAT WAS WATCH LARRY MISS....WHAT A JOKE....
9:48 That was sick.
Shots? Birds great to me for lack of unforced errors. Turnovers, bad passes. Don't know those stats exactly though. Just never seen a bad or lazy pass from Bird.