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Dunson brothers react to...NBA Legends Explain Why Larry Bird Was Better Than Everybody (3 MVP'S)
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2022
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Can’t believe he won 3 MVP’S IN A ROW😱
Not only that... from 1981 -1988 if he didn't get #1 in MVP votes, he got 2nd. Seriously. From his second NBA year he placed first or 2nd in MVP voting: He finished 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, and 2nd.
I CAN,.. I WAS THERE,.. I SAW IT!!!
BELIEVE ME, WHEN I TELL UU, THAT,.. LARRY LEGEND JOE BIRD,.. IS SIMPLY, & HONESTLY,.. THE GREATEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER IN THE NBA HISTORY,.. TRUST!!!
@@PixelPro-4000 very close. 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2 from 81-88 with 67% of all mvp votes for that 8 yr stretch. .. plus, he also was 4th in mvp as 1980 rookie of the year
One reason the defense looks soft on Bird in so many of those last minute shots is Bird shot 90% from the line. If you fouled him the game was pretty much lost.
believe it!!!
Dr. J, Magic, Jordan, Isaiah, Olajuwan, Malone, Kareem, and the list goes on. He faced arguably the toughest competition in a time when the game was much tougher and more physical.
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Thats exactly why I laugh at the LeBron lovers. The guy would have gotten bullied every night against the players of that generation.
Two Malones.
Moncrief , Barkley , Sampson , Artis Gilmore , English , Tarpley , King , Buck Williams , Worthy , Dawkins , the list is loooooong.
And did so with a bad back during most of his career
The one thing everyone mentions is Bird's lack of athleticism.
He WAS athletic, though - he just wasn't big time, show time flashy athletic. He didn't have lightning speed or 40 inch hops.
But here's the thing:
The guys who DID couldn't guard him - or get around him. He made fools of them on offense, he made fools of them on defense. He was so smart, he used the athleticism he DID have to outplay and out-hustle the best players in the game. There's a reason the most elite players in history bow down to this guy.
Pat Riley was famously asked who he would want to take the final shot of a game.
His answer: if the game was on the line, Michael Jordan.
If his LIFE was on the line, Larry Bird.
Doesn't get much clearer than that.
You are so right!!!!
"athletic" to many equates to flashy athleticism, STYLE ........ he wasn't an athletics superstar but you can't be that good without having athleticism in the sense of bringing every attribute to the game - and his mind was steps ahead of his opponents
@@stevecrocker6904 He had the best IQ and ambidextrous hand eye coordination in the history
He made 3 All-Defense 2nd teams when he was younger and in better health, and in that era that really meant something. The youngsters will regurgitate the "played against plumbers" nonsense, but some names of some of those "plumbers" on those teams were Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma, Michael Cooper, Tree Rollins, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Those 80s plumbers were some legendary defenders.
Imo, he combined a mental approach on offense and defense defense , that was and is unmatched. That and his physical skills and toughness.
Look at who he played against. Probably the most stacked decade ever.
Birds freshman year at Indiana.
Benson was starting center.
Use to bully Bird. So Bird left and ended up at Indiana St. He didn't ha much chance Birf got that on the run. Just turned corner. Benson hoping for help to step in lane.
Most physical play 1980-95. He'd probably score 15 from the line every night in this NBA
Totally AGREE, the hubbs and I were just stating that the other day watching Eastern playoffs it's just not like 80s ball it was a fierce NBA decade
It was the best time to be alive as an NBA fan. I can't even watch the NBA today.
@@IAMRUSTEDROOT the biggest badasses. LJames would never have been able to handle John Salley and Rodman, and I grew up in Dallas. Tarpley was the toughest guy we had, and he was amazing. Sadly the coke got him. He could have rivaled Chuck and Karl, if he had stayed clean.
Sixers fan here and Bird was a straight monster. We hate the Celtics and HATED them even more when Larry Legend was running the show in Boston. Shout out to HOF Dennis Johnson (RIP) for always getting him the ball in the right spot. Great video!
Johnson was so clutch. Great player
DJ made it all happen. Sacrificed scoring to become a true PG once Red traded for him. Great Great defender.
Celtic fan here. Lord how Andrew Toney torched Tiny Archibald and Gerald Henderson. Its why they called him the Boston Strangler. Also why we got DJ.
@@davidlipman8093 you ain't lyin, 6'4, scrappy, strong, could jump, and could get hot and shoot the lights out.
DJ was great at that. But they all got each other the ball in the right spot… that was the culture that Bird (the superstar) forced onto the team, which was a really bad team before Bird got there.
feel sorry for today's basketball fans that didn't get to see live basketball in the 80's and 90's. best 20 years in basketball history! the golden age.
I'm 50; I was 10 back in '80, just getting into basketball, and was AMAZED at the level of play across the league! I knew - even then as a young newcomer to the game with no real point of reference- that I was watching something special. It was drama, engrossing competition with a great blend of physicality & skill. What I didn't know was that I was watching Bird & Earvin resurrect the NBA from tape delay. The hype was real. Even the NFL was more fun to watch back then with Riggins, Theismann on the Hogs...the NFC East was a BEAST & the whole league was lit. Between the NBA & NFL, it was sports heaven. I'm biased, of course, but it was the best time to be a sports fan back then. Even the MLB was but a few years from a prime stretch with Ken Griffey Jr. & company of that era.
I was watching 🐦, I was in middle school and high school ,I'm luck I think ,bird was going to do something ever game that made us talk about it all week, #larrybird 🐦❤🐦❤💯‼️
Or listening to the game on radio and all you heard was "Bird! Bird! Bird! Bird! Bird! Bird! Bird!
3 championships, 3 MVPs back to back, 3 3pt contests back to back, 12 time all star, 10 time all nba, beat magic Kareem and worthy twice, swept Jordan twice, the list goes on. LEGEND
Don't forget the Dream Team gold medal.
The 3 MVPs in the row isn't even the whole story there.
Rookie of the Year voting he received all but three votes. He was 4th in voting for MVP his rookie year. (Jabbar won)
The next three years he was 2nd in MVP votes,
then won it for three years (84, 85, 86,
then 3rd, then 2nd.
Between 1980-88 he received over 66% of all available votes.
For even more context that means he technically won over Magic, Isaiah, Hakeem, Rifleman Persons, Clyde Drexler, Dr. J etc. He was your favorite players favorite player.
Great summary. Bird should have won it in 87 but they were tired of giving it to him and gave it to Magic instead.
@@alkeaton well put
I was an nba fan since the 70s, never saw a player like bird. Say all u want who u think is the goat, but to me bird is incomparable and the best ever.
YEAH!
I traveled all over Boston to watch Bird on cable at time, and he mesmerized me every single time with his amazing skills and especially IQ. He was above basketball.
larry tells a story, his rookie camp goes up to a teammate and asks, "when are these guys gonna start playing hard"? the teammate replies, " they are playing hard"! larry then says " i'm not gonna have a problem in this league"!!
I was a 13 year old Center and co captain of my schools girls team and I watched all of the 1985 and 1986 games that I could. 1985/86 Celtics are still the best team I've ever seen. I lived about 25 minutes north of Boston and when games came on we would turn on the tv and turn the volume down and then we would put on the radio so we could hear Johnny Most as commentator for the game. Some of my best childhood memories. Been many years since I played basketball but I did love the shit out of it. Broke all of my fingers playing and man, the arthritis I deal with today because of that is awful so I can't imagine the pain Larry was in playing with a back so broken for all those years. Fun to see you guys 'discover' a legend from my childhood. He was my Jordan. PS-the clip at 13:15 where he stole the inbound pass, the guy you hear describing it all was Johnny Most. Man about had a coronary several times calling Celtics games when Bird did some seemingly impossible thing.
Bird was one of the most feared monsters on the court in a league of the most talent-rich era across the board. That 80's Celtics team was the mid-90's Jordan Bulls in their day and before that, Jordan, even with Pippen and Phil Jackson, could never beat Bird's Celtics in the playoffs. They always got beat even after Bird's back was debilitated. It's a shame that Bird doesn't come up when we have the GOAT conversation, although I feel more and more people of this generation are discovering how great he was in his era, but he rightfully belongs in there every time. It was Bird and Magic who quite literally saved the entire NBA too.
Celtics & Sixers had a bunch of brutal battles back in the day. Both the teams and fans all hated each other, but respected the competition. When Sixers beat the Celtics to go play Lakers in the finals one year, the Celtics fans first started chanting "Beat LA, Beat LA", respect.
one of the reasons why bird is such a legend is due to the era he played in. IMO, the late 80s-mid 90s had the most talent of any time in the NBA. legends and HOFers were all up in the league at the time. and larry had all of them scared to play him.
That was the NBA's golden age. Got to remember there was only about 20 teams then, not 30. The talent level was phenomenal. Watching Bird, Magic and MJ go toe to toe was a real thrill. And Larry was really as good as anyone.
There were 22 teams in 1979 (rookie year) and 27 in 1992 (when he retired). The game was definitely more physical and if he had played today, his career would probably have been another 8 years or so since it is less physical and medical advances. I never pick one player as the best ever. He is in the top tier of all time though
@@bryans6861 That and if the team had done his mom's driveway.
I was in the Army when they were at their peak. I remember listening to the Celtics/Lakers playoffs at Gunnery in Germany and smoking cigars afterwards. 85'-86'. Never really got to see him play in his heyday. These videos give me great feelings. Bird was totally underrated.
Julius Erving "he was born to play basketball"
That's all you need to know.
Dr J and Jordan awesome to watch, Magic so many guys who are great to watch,have style... But Bird even with a dodgy shooting hand and a body that he drove into the ground just made too many nearly impossible things look so easy.. it COULD be...that of anyone was born player it was Bird...man was a freak, and old school attitude.
Bad ass.
I think considering he played his whole career with the body issues he did was pretty athletic considering, I think it's a testimony to how determined he was.
I’ve seen them all and I still think Larry Bird is the absolute best all-around player ever. He owns so many statistics and that was with a shortened lifespan because they overused him so those statistics could’ve been even greater - imagine that. But, he owned all the intangibles possible that a basketball player could possess
“Chocolate Thunder” had me wiping tears outta my eyes and cleaning the Doritos I spit out on my damn computer screen! 😂😂😂
Darryl Dawkins
LOL💥💥💥
He used to shatter backboard with his dunks, amazing. Peace from Michigan.
Dawkins named all his dunks I believe chocolate thunder was one of his dunks it was the one that broke the backboard.
@@RickyLafleur10 actually Stevie Wonder named him Chocolate Thunder....
As a teenager I watch him and not only was he amazing but tough. It was always Larry Bird and the celtics
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Larry Legend in the 1980s MVP race:
79 - 80 Rookie of the Year, 4th in MVP votes
80 - 81 2nd to Dr J
81 - 82 2nd to Moses Malone
82 - 83 2nd to Moses Malone
83 - 84 won
84 - 85 won
85 - 86 won
86 - 87 3rd, Magic won and MJ was 2nd
87 - 88 2nd to MJ
😨🤯Jus Sayin'
Larry was first team All NBA as a rookie in 1980 , that impressed me more than anything else.
He won 3 MVP's in a row and he was 2nd place on many of the years before and after his 3 . Only 3 players to win 3 MVP'S in a row Bird, Wilt and Russell.
Also little known fact is that Bird is 6-0 against MJ in the playoffs.
And if we are to believe Winning Time, that's just because he's white...
@@nerofl89 An even lesser known fact is that the Mcflurry machine is always working when Bird walks into the store.
@@sammyhonerd677 You don't get the nick name "Larry Legend" for nothing.
@@sammyhonerd677 lmao you just reminded me of all the Chuck Norris lines when you said that.
I grew up in New England with Bird playing for the Celtics. He was an overall player. The no look passes are the most amazing part of his play to me. The 3 point shots went in so often, it was amazing. He gave it his all at every turn! The rest of the team did too .. Chief, McHale, DJ. I didn't realize how good I had it growing up then. Kareem, Magic, Dr J ... it was an embarrassment of riches. I can't even watch basketball anymore. Few all around players like that nowadays.
So true. We were lucky.
I'm right there with you. I can't watch it today. One of the reactors said today's player would have never survived back then. Very few are tough. He said nowadays if their Uncle gets hurt they're sitting out. I think he summed it up perfectly.
@ Nick & Mookie. What a lot of people fail to realize, and what y'all missed in the video because it's a highlight and not a full game, is that the best way to defend Bird was to prevent him from getting the ball. Once Bird had the ball in his hands the chances of him impacting the game went up drastically. Most teams in the NBA made the decision to attempt to stop the pass to Bird as the main defensive measure against him. The inbound pass to Bird in the Pistons game that you paused on to point out the lack of defense, was in fact such an attempt to deny the ball to Bird.
What most teams discovered, however, was that Bird was excellent at using his body to shield the pass. Bird does just that on this particular play, while Benson tries to position himself to deny the ball to Bird. Benson takes the fall for this play, but in reality the pick set by McHale frees Bird up to cut to the basket. The rotation by the Pistons was too slow to put pressure on Bird after he got the ball, and the pick by McHale seals the fate of the Pistons.
It wasn't a lack of defense, but instead a good offensive play by McHale and Bird.
The major thing for me that makes Larry bird the best is his ability to make other players look good and perform well. If he wasn’t scoring he was helping someone else score. He was very team oriented, except when he wanted to be selfish, which wasn’t often, as far as I can tell…… I’m a white boy from Australia and didn’t follow basketball at all. Love Larry though. Got me a Celtics cap for work. Now I’m on the Celtics, looks like they gonna beat the nets in the eastern conference, lol! ❤️🇦🇺☘️
Lol mate u sound like me.
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I luv watching these young men realize how good Larry was.
Bros, I was there in the Boston Garden, row four for much of the Bird era. Even as kids, we knew we were witnessing something special. These highlights were every game. My brother and I still talk about it. Not just Larry and the other white players. The entire Celtics team looked like they just got done at the factory. Nobody looked athletic. But they played like the Harlem Globetrotters. Every night we'd see bird talking to an opponent, pointing to a spot on the floor. We'd be like "he's tellin' him where he's going. Larry would taunt players, coaches...and back it all up. Just a great player and a great team.
Larry's college played mine when he was a junior, we heard they had a future all American on their team but had never seen him and during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Man were we dumb. Plus he scored over thirty and beat us. Peace from Michigan.
I was a freshman at ISU when Larry Bird was a senior and attended every home game, He was simply amazing.
Larry Bird is the TRUTH! He played in an era of all time greats, the "Golden Age" of basketball, and was still the best on the court.
It’s about TIME you guys came back with a Larry Legend reaction!
Bird/Magic era of the NBA was magical. Even if you didnt like him, you still watched to see what he would do.
I love watching people learn about Larry Legend for the first time. He was different.
That's was unreal basketball. It was a man's game. Real rough game. Bird was tuff. A lot of tough players in that era.
You guys have a blessed day. 😊
Larry was the best teammate....and a nightmare of epic proportions for opposing teams.
Bird broke his shooting hand bad playing baseball with his brother, after being signed by the Celtics.But had not play a game yet. He said it never healed correctly. Other players mention it as well. He did all that with a busted hand.
Larry Bird is the only person in the NBA to be awarded MVP, Coach of the year, and executive of the year. He dominated basketball on and off the court.
“He was born to play basketball”
Fact check; True! 😂
Seriously, though, his focus and effort was legendary.
I have a great example for you guys, if you'd like to know what it was like seeing the Celtics play against the 76ers back then. You do need to recall that they are in the same division, and both teams were outstanding.
1980 bos 61 wins, phi 59.
81 bos AND phi 62 wins, bos takes tie breaker for division
82 bos 63, phi 58, knicks 50
83 phi 65, bos 56, nj nets 49
84 bos 62, phi 52, knicks 47
85 bos 63, phi 58
86 bos 67, phi 54
87 bos 59, phi 45
Can you even imagine a division that tough to get out of? Has that ever happened before or since?
Those were bird's first 8 seasons, and a division rival had Dr J, Barkley, Moses Malone, maurice cheeks, Andrew toney, Bobby Jones.... the knicks had Ewing, Bernard King, Billy Cunningham... the Nets had Darryl Dawkins, Otis Birdsong, Albert King... these are just the competition within the division. as another video had said, bird making 5 nba finals is just as impressive as magic's 9. Then, Bird had to face that Laker team in 3 of them
I’m not gonna do all the legwork to check out each season, but I’d be willing to bet the western conference southwest division had similar records between the mavs and spurs for about a 10 year stretch from 2000-2010.
@@wesleyantrim6648 yep. Spurs and mavs did have quite a stretch for 7 or 8 yrs... you are absolutely correct
My favorite was when he used to guard Dr J, who was fantastic, and he kept repeating the score between them. For example, 38 yo 6. Then one time, when Bird was sort of new to the NBA he said you should retire to Dr J. Dr J list it then choked Birds neck. Hilarious
@@markminister2599 if I remember correctly it was that game that he outscored Dr J 42 to 6, and was quoting their personal scores to him throughout the game. When he told him 38 to 6 he said you should probably retire.... i could be wrong. I wasn't on the team hear it. 😁
Larry Bird finished either 1st or 2nd in mvp votes from 81 to 88. With of course 3 in a row. That’s how dominant a player he was!!
I watched Bird against Philly, extremely tough games, and Larry was the absolute best. Bird is THE GOAT!
I grew up watching the NBA in the 70s and 80s. That game was physical and demanded a HIGH LEVEL of skill. My stepfather’s favorite team was the Celtics and Bird was his favorite player. My favorite team was The Lakers and my favorite player was Magic. Some of the greatest NBA games were played then.
I still have the ticket stubs to Birds 60 points at the UNO arena... everytime he touched the ball fans went wild man.... I remember seeing Atlanta players falling over the bench watching him
I’m lucky enough to have lived in MA during this time. Bird did something absolutely amazing every night. He’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen in my life. He didn’t need to score a point to dominate a game.
If your life was on the line who would you want taking the last shot. My answer would be BIRD!
G.D. RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw a unique video about Larry. It was called something like... 5 injuries that Larry bird had. It will make you appreciate how tough Larry really was.
The funny thing about that Barkley story is the white guy that they put on Bird in that game was Bobby Jones who ended up making the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was one of the best small forward defenders in the league.
One of the founders of the 50/40/90 club too, and he did it twice. Not many even make it once. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Steph Curry are the modern players that have made it.
For larry to get 3 back to back mvp in a league stacked with goats is crazy.
Larry Bird was Awesome and I remember that the games were tape delayed I was in my 30's
I'm a HUGE Lakers' fan, loved the 80s, hated Bird, dude was sick! The games back then were street fights. ❤❤❤
Bird is the only player to win MVP, Coach of the year and Executive of the year. Larry knew basketball.
Bird and Magic saved the NBA. When they came into the league only 14 franchises were operating in the black
Philly was always the fan & team rivalry. The Lakers were the TV rivalry.
As a Celtics fan growing up in the Philly area it was INSANE! Those 76ers teams were crazy good and athletic. At different times they had Moses Malone, Darrell Dawkins, Dr. J, Charles Barkley and so many more great players. The white guy was Bobby Jones, who was an excellent defender.
He also came in 2nd in the MVP voting like 4 other times. Over a 10 year period he received something like 60% of the MVP votes. He would dominate the league today.
I've been a bird fan and Celtics fan since 1984 I was 4 he was my idol and the reason I'm a Celtics fan and why I loved basketball nobody talks about him he would dominate these days. And that was back when fouls were hard fouls and legit fouls. He and Celtics need recognize he's just an amazing player and kids idolized him I know I did I could t wait for the tv guide yes the tv guide to see when they played again. But Larry is THE LEGEND
Larry was second three times in MVP voting in the years surrounding his three MVPs in a row and could have won them all! Thanks for posting!
I am so glad you caught that, when the defender 'gave up'. His name was Benson, and they had a long history. Long story short, same collage team. He gave Bird such a hard time, Larry left to go Indiana st. So every time he faced him in the nba, he humiliated him. Here, he was so frustrated, he just as you said, gave up.
In 1986, before the 3-point contest, he went into the locker room with all the other participants and asked them who was gonna come in second place. And then he went out and won it.
I loved the NBA in the 70s and 80s. Dr. J was amazing and a legend too. I remember saving up chore money and buying the One on One basketball game for my Apple II+ computer because it was Dr. J vs. Larry Bird. After Dr. J retired it was Larry vs. Magic. Glass backboard shattering fun! I want to play that game again now. 😀
I grew up as a 76ers fan! Boston and Philly was like watching the finals! Lol
When I was younger, ( so much younger), I took things for granted; things like Larry Bird- he just WAS & that was pretty much it, but now as the years have gone by I've come to appreciate how good he actually was & there are days when I just have to the some Larry Bird reaction videos, lol!
Bird was a fucking MENACE!
Definitely tough
The Celtics vs Sixers rivalry of the the late 1970's/early 1980's was incredible. They met three straight years in the Eastern Conference Finals from 1980 to 1982. Philly won 4 to 1 in 1980. Celtics won 4 to 3 in 1981 (Celtics were down 3 to 1). Philly won 4 to 3 in 1982 (Celtics were down 3 to 1 in that series but lost game 7 at home). Both teams were stacked with talented players. Barkley didn't join Philly until the 1984-85 season. That season, Philly lost to Boston 4 to 1 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
I remember that series, Bird/Erving way before Bird/Magic. Tough, tough series.
Larry Bird wasn't fast but he was quick, defenders would often find themselves out of place or a step behind even if they took all the right angles or played him just right. Afterwards the defenders would stand there befuddled thinking how did he get past me or how did he get that shot off. The little things he did that you never notice unless you are on the court playing against him that is what truly made him great. Oh and also what people forget to mention about Larry's 3 straight MVPs is he achieved that during the most talent rich period in the NBA.
Good point quickness is more important than speed in basketball. I used to play basketball at a local park almost every day and was a so-so below average park player. I took off a few weeks because my friend was on vacation from UPS, he wanted to play tennis, so for two weeks we played tennis everyday. When I went back to basketball after the tennis, I noticed I was quicker on the first step than I ever was before. It was the tennis constant side-to-side motion that gave me that quick first step to get around players. If I were a coach I would have my players play tennis also.
That's exactly it. Three time MVP in what was, very likely, arguably, the absolute toughest era of competition in NBA history.
I've always said it,, Bird is best. Watching him live was my all time favorite memories. He was awesome to watch.
His passing videos are insane.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's, it was so hard because I loved the Lakers but I also loved Bird. Watching those games was must see TV. It really brought the NBA out of the dark ages. Then MJ showed up and it went to even greater heights. Glad to see some younger people giving some props to that time in the NBA. I have to give some love to Dr J, James Worthy, Barkley, and D Wilkins.
I took a bus to Boston from Stl. To see Basketball Jesus when I was a teen. It seemed he saw how the game was going to play and he just carried it out. Flawless.
The legend Larry bird also won Three-Point Contest his 1st 3 years in a row playing NBA the same years he won the MVP'S too it was exciting to watch him do that live too
The 76er Vs. Celtics playoff games were epic. Bird Vs. Dr J. Dr. J still pissed at Larry and still refuses to put Larry in the starting 5 even though Michael Jordan thinks so.
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not only did he win thee years in a row if you look at his competition it's even more amazing
I just discovered you guys. I like how you do your channel. So much so that I subscribed and clicked onto the bell icon to receive all of your notifications. Plus, I liked how you guys gave a shout out to Sean (Shawn? Shaun?) David and his awesome "Basketball Time Machine."
Thank you family for watching
Respect for not skipping the ad part at the beginning
So enjoyed you guys laughing and being so funny and of course being knocked out by the "Bird Man"..I was laughing every time you did... laughter is still the best medicine...especially needed nowadays.
Pat Riley said it best, only thing that needs to be said about Larry Bird..“If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I'd choose Michael Jordan. If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird.”
Facts from a black man...if Bird wasn't white, he would be remembered as THE BEST EVER. Racism is alive in America, on both sides brothers.
Larry Bird was just a perfect fit in all those great Celtic teams: Robert Parrish, Dennis Johnson, Kevin Mchale and Larry Bird. Such great chemistry.
I don’t get in to the GOAT debate because everyone loves who they love, and each to their own. Much love to all who love the game and argue with love for their guy. For me, Larry was a major part of my childhood. My #33 shirt was my pride and joy. My Dad and I rode the bus for hours just get my Bird shirt and I found out years later that he went without a few meals that week just to get me that shirt. I’ve watched 3 decades of NBA and the love never stops. Much love to my brothers and sisters out in RUclips land who love the game.
Lovin’ your work, Nick and Mookie.
Jason Williams, who was know around the NBA as White Chocolate, 6' 1" 180 lbs, as a Point Guard, and Jerry West (also a Point Gurad) of the Lakers (1960-1974), (Williams) known for his passing more that anything else, but West was good at anything he did, have both priased Bird and cannot believe Bird isn't recognized as much anymore, even Majic has made that remark, I've searched and talked to some bit time old NBA players both Black and White, they can't figure it our either. Man, I miss the old school NBA when it was more physical, alsway watch you guys do reactions...Nick & Mookie, you guys make videos I like, y'all are the best.
Lucky enough to have seen Larry and Domique in the ATL 😎👍
Chocolate Thunder was breaking back boards before Shaq, part of why he got the nickname. So powerful in the paint and as a dunker. Man was a beast!!
I'm 67 years old, so I saw Bird with my own eyes. Everybody talks about his shooting, but he was the best passer there ever was... everytime the defense thought they had shut him down, he wasn't shooting for the basket, but passing to a teammate who was perfectly set up. In my mind, he and Reggie Miller were the most underrated stars in the history of the game.
I'm a lifelong Lakers fan who saw Bird's entire career. In the Showtime Era, he was the only player that scared me.
One of the top 3 GOAT's all time. Great reaction guy.
Since you asked - watching the NBA back then you followed both teams (Celtics/Lakers) closely so you could enjoy the inevitable Lakers/Celtics 7 game series. That was the epitome of basketball. Everyone knows how the playoffs are basketball at another level than the regular season and the finals a level above that. Well, a Lakers/Celtics finals were two more levels above any other finals and what most NBA fans lived/died for. Basketball in it's most glorious form. The way the two teams went at each other was intense. The Lakers showtime vs the Celtics inside game was a match-up made in basketball heaven. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were the headliners in an all-star lineup and the fans were the ultimate victors. Great times. Thanks for the flashback.
I remember those great Celtics-76ers matchups because, yes, I'm old enough to be able to. And let me telly you something, they were phenomenal to watch!
Mookie, you have the most BEAUTIFUL smile. Brother your smile is very nice also.
Larry Bird made you want to turn on the tv to watch his greatness. That era had monster players and there was an incredible buzz in the air about the game which I think we've lost a bit over the years.
i grad'd high school in 83 & watched ALL these games.
Man I know that era was ridiculous appreciate your comment
Just about the only player who tells you what he's going to do, goes and does it and there's nothing you can do about it... that's Larry Legend!
I had season tickets the first 4 yrs Bird came to Boston he was insane to watch live off the ball ...
You guys are hilarious. Enjoyed your video and thanks for giving props to my man Free Bird. Later fellas 👍
Go look who was playing the game back and the level of competition which was through the roof, stacked with hall of famers. That tells you how good Bird was.
You two are a blast. I know your mom is proud of you. I would be. 😁
Bird was the best. I want to be a member of the Dunson House!
Appreciate your comment family much love
Great show Gents! Loving those eighties. Some of the best BB of all time went down in that era.
Bird was circling before he got the pass. Benson wasn't expecting that and he got caught flat footed. If you notice Bird caught the inbounds pass behind him while making the cut.
Perfect basketball. That’s what we saw back then.
I went to college in Boston in '84-'85 and was a huge Bird fan. But I got many chances later to see and compare, and I give the edge to Magic over all. But they were both FUN to watch!.