@@scottoliver-dv1ththe league nbl/baa/nba was all caucasian upon a time, until the arrival of Wat Misaka, Earl Loyd, Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton, 1st black allstar Don Barksdale, so yea, black born american players clearly dominate in basketball, and or course the hick from frenchlick is a 1 of kind legend, like in the Black Cat, Mr. William Felton Russell Dream Olajuwon, Magic, Black Mamba, Chef Curry, etc, and like the Jerry Lucas's, the Bob Petit's, George Mikan's, the Dave Cowen's, Tom Chambers should and belongs in the Naismith 🏀 HOF
For my money Bird is (still) the greatest SF to ever play the game... his trash-talking was unequalled, and the ice in his veins was matched only by Jordan. In a word: Legend.
Great video. I went to school with Larry at Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana. Watching Larry go from 15ppg as a 6ft 2" guard his Jr. year to a 6ft 7" Sr. playing forward but could handle the ball like a guard, throw baseball passes off a defensive rebound, o his favorite target, "Beezer" Carnes at the opposite end of the court so precise, "Beezer" didn't have to dribble, just catch and lay it up. Oh, and Larry averaged 31ppg & 21 rebounds per game. Having Larry as my P.E. Assistant taking shots 30 ft away while bouncing on a trampoline, keeping me from getting into trouble in class (that's another story), Larry play and the entire Springs Valley Blackhawks team in 1974 was priceless. The only thing that sucks is I'm that much older now but at least I was around when all the Great Rock Bands and Larry Bird played.
I was blessed as a true basketball enthusiast to be able to have seen Larry, Magic, Michael, Dr. J, Kareem, Moses, Mailman, Stockton, Dominique, etc. Truly the NBAs' finest hour!!!!
Why is Larry not considered in the GOAT convo? Why do people think that he would not be as effective in any era post his retirement if he was in his prime? Why, what, why???
Bird should be in the GOAT talk, except for his athleticism he has no faults in his game. I think he’s tougher to guard than even MJ, LeBron or Kobe. Bird is top 3. Although analysts and people respect Bird, they still don’t want to put Bird up there in the GOAT debate, perhaps cause he’s white. They put Magic above Bird but people who truly know, know that Bird was a better player.
I hate watching the NBA now. The stuff they pass for professional basketball is a joke. Bird dominated in the 80's in what even the League considers the golden age. It was all downhill from there. I love this channel and wish you would post more videos. The fans now have no appreciation of what real basketball was. I'm so glad I witnessed it and Bird's glorious reign. He will always be the GOAT and all others are just wannabes.
When Kareem would talk about Larry, he ALWAYS pointed out that it was Larry's MIND that let him dominate. Or something like point at the head and talk about "the muscle in here". And also sometimes about Larry's never-stopping motor "he may have been a chubby white guy, but he wore us out". Worthy has made similar comments when discussing why he preferred to guard JORDAN over guarding Bird.
Luka and Joker are modern day Larry Birds-big, slower, great passer and triple doubler, score from anywhere with high percentage, and always a play or two ahead of everybody else.
I don’t know if I’ve ever said, but I love your channel. So many basketball channels do videos on Bird, but none even come close to yours! Best basketball player ever. Thank you for the great content! Something I forgot to include. I’m forever an Arkansas Razorbacker. So, it’s probably not surprising that my favorite coach they ever had was Nolan Richardson, and watching him and his teams go to work and out there. You’ve probably seen it, but just in case, you should check out his HOF speech, in particular, the Larry Bird part. It is great! There are videos with just segment, instead of having to watch the whole thing, if you prefer. Have a good one, good sir!
2:18 Almost true - but the only person he ever stopped talking trash too was Dr. J - and that was AFTER 2 or 3 of the Doctor's teammates HELD HIM in a fight. Sir Charles - you might have been trying to break it up, but that's not what ended up happening AND YOU KNOW IT.
Larry was definitely a rare bird, the one quality that set him apart from all the greatest from past and present was that altimate killer instinct and able to be deadly with both hands, remember when in his rookie year he turned the Celtics team into a winner 40 game improvement without Parrish, DJ and Keviin Mchale. Know that’s Legendary. I was to start a team from scratch Larry Joe Bird is on the team a no brainer there.
He once said, "Michael Cooper is the only guy who can shut me down." The Celtics-Lakers rivalry with Bird and Magic was one of the best eras of any sport.
Can’t wait to see comments with haters talkin smack. The thing is there’s no guessing. We saw, heard, paid attention and cheered for him back in the day NO MATTER YOUR TEAM. I was amazing his battles with the GREATS. Winning most of those grudge matches with the Dr, Wilt and best of all kicking laimbeers a$$. There’s no team, no players since then that can match what the players of this era did. I remember when he signed the largest contract in the NBA, it was around 3.2 million (not sure exact #) and it was more money than we could fathom at the time, may as well been 3 billion lmmfao. It felt like that at the time anyways. I grew up in south Louisiana, and when I say everybody rooted for Larry legend, there were more green Celtics jerseys than in Boston. Dr J, Wilt, Larry, MJ (I’m adding Kobe to it, he played them and I think we can all agree he had the same drive if not more) and the greats from that era played BALL. It was hockey on hardwood and the players were TOUGH AS NAILS. There’s no modern era player that can match the personalities, talent and sheer guts of them. I’m very happy I was able to watch those games as they were played.
I do not like constantly harping on color but it is true. Larry Bird considered it an insult when teams would try to guard him with another white guy and he made them pay for it.
I was never into Basketball. I am a short white guy who can't jump. I just stated to get into basketball because of Caitlin Clark and the game is get me interested. But I really enjoyed the story and it was very funny. Glad that everybody was laughing.
Tom Chambers had zero Defense good offense, Luv some Michael Cooper, arguably the best Defensive player in 80s and probably best to try n stop Larry Legend. Benson played at Indiana hear treated Larry foul, when they meet again and Everytime Legend exterminated Benson. 😆 My Fav, wasn’t in this segment, the story of when he was rookie for Sac Kings Eddie Johnson. Just my opinion of Larry Legends Dominance
That's Jack Sickma at tip off, that Larry walk by nit Tom Chambers. Jack Sickma wore 43 not 24 and was 3 us inches taller and was a lot uglier than Tom who wore 24.
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There's no one like Larry Bird...Nobody.
Black or white.....
@@scottoliver-dv1ththe league nbl/baa/nba was all caucasian upon a time, until the arrival of Wat Misaka, Earl Loyd, Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton, 1st black allstar Don Barksdale, so yea, black born american players clearly dominate in basketball, and or course the hick from frenchlick is a 1 of kind legend, like in the Black Cat, Mr. William Felton Russell Dream Olajuwon, Magic, Black Mamba, Chef Curry, etc, and like the Jerry Lucas's, the Bob Petit's, George Mikan's, the Dave Cowen's, Tom Chambers should and belongs in the Naismith 🏀 HOF
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@@shanryuichivolante2463 nope. Not his caliber.
Iowa fans would claim that Caitlin Clark is head and shoulders better than bird lol
For my money Bird is (still) the greatest SF to ever play the game... his trash-talking was unequalled, and the ice in his veins was matched only by Jordan. In a word: Legend.
Larry Bird became Larry Legend. He accomplished things no other player ever has. Or likely ever will. No one can compare. No one can measure up.
Great video. I went to school with Larry at Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana. Watching Larry go from 15ppg as a 6ft 2" guard his Jr. year to a 6ft 7" Sr. playing forward but could handle the ball like a guard, throw baseball passes off a defensive rebound, o his favorite target, "Beezer" Carnes at the opposite end of the court so precise, "Beezer" didn't have to dribble, just catch and lay it up. Oh, and Larry averaged 31ppg & 21 rebounds per game. Having Larry as my P.E. Assistant taking shots 30 ft away while bouncing on a trampoline, keeping me from getting into trouble in class (that's another story), Larry play and the entire Springs Valley Blackhawks team in 1974 was priceless. The only thing that sucks is I'm that much older now but at least I was around when all the Great Rock Bands and Larry Bird played.
Truthfully though.. black men couldn't guard him either... Larry the Legend was unstoppable. in the 80's
He would KILL the NBA today. It was MUCH tougher back then. I would LOVE to see him bury the supposed King cause he absolutely WOULD do it.
Michael Cooper was one of the only one that had success guiding bird
He and the guy from the Rockets ... Larry even admitted he played him the best
I was blessed as a true basketball enthusiast to be able to have seen Larry, Magic, Michael, Dr. J, Kareem, Moses, Mailman, Stockton, Dominique, etc. Truly the NBAs' finest hour!!!!
It's only trash when you can't back it up. 😂
The greatest basketball player of all time
Could be a argument for him tho
I'm Brazilian, so I really admire the hall of fame Oscar Schmidt, and for him the G.O.A.T is Larry Bird!!! So I can't say nothing different...
Absolutely
You can tell by their comments that they were proud to have Bird trash talk them.
I love the tremendous respect black players show bird. It shows that it was a hard competition but these guys respect each other.
Larry bird is top three all time
There will never ever EVER be another Larry Bird.
Magic's statement at his retirement night... I was there that night...
No doubt. But there will be plenty more labronica james
@drummer8by2 that's freaking awesome! 👍
Nope! Mold was made and then broken
There's only one Larry Bird.
Great job! I’ve watched all the LB vids and this is as good as they get. Thanks!
Not trash talking when you can back it up.. not arrogance when you can back it up.. Confidence in your game.. knowing your ability
The one true Goat!
Well done young man! I’m 52 from Indiana and here Larry is a GOD! Thank you!
Larry is my favorite.
I love watching these Larry bird clips. It reminds me of how great he was.
I swear it was like 10:00 AM this morning, sitting in my office wondering to myself when Prime Larry Bird would post again.
999oooooo9ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo99ooooooooo
This was after the late great DJ went from Seattle to the Celtics. He helped put the Celtics over the top in greatness.
I love The 🐦 . He will never be matched.
Right when I started watching the NBA, I was 11. And I got to watch Larry birds whole career.
Nobody could guard prime Bird. Be it black or white.
There is only one larry Joe Bird.
Massachusetts has been very lucky to have bird , orr , marciano brady
He dirted the bros too.
3:32 34pts, 13 rebounds & 13 assists!!! Wow
💜💜your channel!!!
#birdgang 🍀🐐💚
Why is Larry not considered in the GOAT convo? Why do people think that he would not be as effective in any era post his retirement if he was in his prime?
Why, what, why???
I think the truth hurts too bad, the OG LB is GOAT, not to be confused with LBJ
Bird should be in the GOAT talk, except for his athleticism he has no faults in his game. I think he’s tougher to guard than even MJ, LeBron or Kobe. Bird is top 3. Although analysts and people respect Bird, they still don’t want to put Bird up there in the GOAT debate, perhaps cause he’s white. They put Magic above Bird but people who truly know, know that Bird was a better player.
When people would talk up a player that was going to guard bird he made a point to make an example out of them😅
I hate watching the NBA now. The stuff they pass for professional basketball is a joke. Bird dominated in the 80's in what even the League considers the golden age. It was all downhill from there. I love this channel and wish you would post more videos. The fans now have no appreciation of what real basketball was. I'm so glad I witnessed it and Bird's glorious reign. He will always be the GOAT and all others are just wannabes.
To quote The Outlaw Josie Wales, "Dying ain't much of a livin boy"😂😂
I'm getting the ball.
I love this Channel, glad you posted again
Great video, and I had the pleasure of watching many of his games. One of a kind.
I feel bad for Chambers, guy never gets his flowers. There can be only one LB
Tom Tolbert that is funny 😅
When Kareem would talk about Larry, he ALWAYS pointed out that it was Larry's MIND that let him dominate. Or something like point at the head and talk about "the muscle in here".
And also sometimes about Larry's never-stopping motor "he may have been a chubby white guy, but he wore us out".
Worthy has made similar comments when discussing why he preferred to guard JORDAN over guarding Bird.
I'm from Roxbury, and I watch Larry as a kid, I could Believe what I was seeing. The goat hands down
Dude never missed!
THIS SUPER STAR VIDEOS ARE NOT FAKE. ONE OF A KIND.
Luka and Joker are modern day Larry Birds-big, slower, great passer and triple doubler, score from anywhere with high percentage, and always a play or two ahead of everybody else.
Key and Peele do a great mockumentary of Bird Vs Magic. Funny as hell.
Larry GOAT Bird
6:17 in Lambeire to damn slow 🐌 😅.
Larry LEGEND indeed...
The ONE & ONLY !!
I don’t know if I’ve ever said, but I love your channel. So many basketball channels do videos on Bird, but none even come close to yours! Best basketball player ever. Thank you for the great content!
Something I forgot to include. I’m forever an Arkansas Razorbacker. So, it’s probably not surprising that my favorite coach they ever had was Nolan Richardson, and watching him and his teams go to work and out there. You’ve probably seen it, but just in case, you should check out his HOF speech, in particular, the Larry Bird part. It is great! There are videos with just segment, instead of having to watch the whole thing, if you prefer. Have a good one, good sir!
Chambers playing D likes it's 2024.😂😂😂
Good editing. Nice video.
As the G.O.A.T. World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer once said, "It's not bragging if you back it up! Larry Legend did just that!
Stone Cold ! Larry Legend ❤
Legend
I was at that game and Bird was the difference. He was not going to lose even though that Sonic team was amazing!
Legend was banging in all
of those clips.
Muhammad Ali once said it's not trash talking when you can back it up
I Love Your Video's.
Lol Luca has entered the chat 🤣
Larry was and is my No 1 player
Bird loves Joker
2:18
Almost true - but the only person he ever stopped talking trash too was Dr. J - and that was AFTER 2 or 3 of the Doctor's teammates HELD HIM in a fight.
Sir Charles - you might have been trying to break it up, but that's not what ended up happening AND YOU KNOW IT.
Larry Legend simple.
Bird is a Merc
‼️💯🦅Bird is the Goat🐐💯‼️
Love Larry Byrd the Hick from French Lick. Love his trash talking.
When Larry was hot he would just TORCH who ever guarded him
IT ... don't watch cable news ... it'll play fine with America. Can't get enough of this!
Larry was definitely a rare bird, the one quality that set him apart from all the greatest from past and present was that altimate killer instinct and able to be deadly with both hands, remember when in his rookie year he turned the Celtics team into a winner 40 game improvement without Parrish, DJ and Keviin Mchale. Know that’s Legendary. I was to start a team from scratch Larry Joe Bird is on the team a no brainer there.
Black guys couldn't cover him either! Lol
He once said, "Michael Cooper is the only guy who can shut me down." The Celtics-Lakers rivalry with Bird and Magic was one of the best eras of any sport.
@@tgbedini Absolutely!
Can’t wait to see comments with haters talkin smack. The thing is there’s no guessing. We saw, heard, paid attention and cheered for him back in the day NO MATTER YOUR TEAM. I was amazing his battles with the GREATS. Winning most of those grudge matches with the Dr, Wilt and best of all kicking laimbeers a$$. There’s no team, no players since then that can match what the players of this era did. I remember when he signed the largest contract in the NBA, it was around 3.2 million (not sure exact #) and it was more money than we could fathom at the time, may as well been 3 billion lmmfao. It felt like that at the time anyways. I grew up in south Louisiana, and when I say everybody rooted for Larry legend, there were more green Celtics jerseys than in Boston. Dr J, Wilt, Larry, MJ (I’m adding Kobe to it, he played them and I think we can all agree he had the same drive if not more) and the greats from that era played BALL. It was hockey on hardwood and the players were TOUGH AS NAILS. There’s no modern era player that can match the personalities, talent and sheer guts of them. I’m very happy I was able to watch those games as they were played.
I am the only Bird in the village.
I do not like constantly harping on color but it is true.
Larry Bird considered it an insult when teams would try to guard him with another white guy and he made them pay for it.
I was never into Basketball. I am a short white guy who can't jump. I just stated to get into basketball because of Caitlin Clark and the game is get me interested. But I really enjoyed the story and it was very funny. Glad that everybody was laughing.
Tom chambers played bird well
When Bird was hot,foreget it,game over.
LOL, at 1:40 you said, "but when they finally met" you had a clip of not Chambers, but Jack Sikma. Well, Jack was pretty good, too - but wrong guy.
CC will be bird
#GREATESTHOOPSCHANNELEVER I mean that, too!!!! Larry Fricking Bird in De House! Thanks dude.
Luka has an opinion
Sounds like LB only had one joke.
None of the brothers wanted that smoke. They said let Larry cook Craig. Let Larry get the 50pt triple double. Better Ehlos ass than mines!
4:23
And after his time at IU and the abuse he took while there from Benson, Bird LOVED to destroy Benson in games.
Great role model for children .Ali,Connors Mac Enroe.No wonder our country is so course
White...Colored...red,...never ever underestimate anything..ITS JUST REALITY...MEEYOW
Tolbert played good d but what can you do ? Lol
Luka is 1980-1983 Bird
Jokic is 1984-1988 Bird
we tired of hearing how so and so is like bird. they aren’t.
It was great watching a legend but I didn’t see much effort from the dude and don’t remember him
At least Chambers had one of the all time most ridiculous dunks where his head was at the the friggin rim. But ya, not even close to Birds status.
All jump shots. Great player, but Chambers was pretty good, too.
He was obv moreso a skilled shooter - one of the greatest from range
Reincarnated? Larry isn't dead he just retired.
Larry Bird is the anime equivalent of the Lions SIn of Pride Escanor. Look it up Youll see my point.
I got Larry Bird legend over Ramon James all day everyday!!!!
Tom Chambers had zero Defense good offense, Luv some Michael Cooper, arguably the best Defensive player in 80s and probably best to try n stop Larry Legend. Benson played at Indiana hear treated Larry foul, when they meet again and Everytime Legend exterminated Benson. 😆 My Fav, wasn’t in this segment, the story of when he was rookie for Sac Kings Eddie Johnson. Just my opinion of Larry Legends Dominance
What’s the boys name? Does he play Pickleball?
Late 80’s Celtics, the only team to put 5 white guys on the floor.
Larry is Larry… ALL THESE DUDES TODAY ARE SOFT
Caitlin Clark is Going to be the Baddest White Woman in WNBA History !
What's a woman?
@@wiily666The one with the Coochie !
That's Jack Sickma at tip off, that Larry walk by nit Tom Chambers. Jack Sickma wore 43 not 24 and was 3 us inches taller and was a lot uglier than Tom who wore 24.
It's TRUE. SORRY
Love hearing from the Chief