HIS RESUME IS NEAR PERFECT!! First Time Reacting To Larry Bird - Making The Case For The GOAT!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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"Larry Bird - Making The Case For The GOAT" is a compelling look at the career of one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Larry Bird. Known for his incredible shooting, clutch performances, and fierce competitiveness, Bird's career with the Boston Celtics left an indelible mark on the NBA. This video examines his achievements, iconic moments, and the skills that possibly make him the greatest of all time (GOAT).
Join us as we watch and react to the case being made for Larry Bird as the GOAT for the first time! We're excited to dive into the highlights of his career, understand his impact on the game, and see why many fans and analysts consider him one of the best to ever play basketball.
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First Impressions: Our initial reactions to the arguments presented for Larry Bird’s GOAT status.
Career Highlights: Discussing the most iconic plays, games, and seasons that defined Bird's career.
Skill Analysis: A breakdown of Bird's playing style, including his shooting accuracy, basketball IQ, and leadership on the court.
Comparative Discussion: Reflecting on how Larry Bird stacks up against other legends like Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate.
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Only 3 players in history have won 3 consecutive MVPs. Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird. That's pretty damn good company
...and he did it in an extremely competitive era
@@91GT347 But only one person has won player of the year, coach of the year, and executive of the year. And that would be Larry Bird.
@@texasskyliner704 That's kind of what I was saying. Larry did it with heavy competition
Red Auerbach said it best - "He was the most motivated player I ever saw."
I put Wilt Chamberlain as the greatest of all time. Nobody could score as well as he could. He was also probably the best rebounder and blocker of shots, and he is the only center in NBA history to ever lead the league in assists. o
I agree. Left off most lists.
Certainly a dominant freak. The main issue he has is why didn't he win more championships? I did not see that era so I don't know if it has anything to do with him or not. I know the Celtics had the best team at the time. But if Wilt had trouble in big moments then that should be held against him as the greatest of all time. A player has to do it in the most important moments to be the best.
@@stickman1742 Basketball is a team sport. Wilt has the league playoff record of 41 rebounds against the Celtics (regular season the record is 55, which is also Wilt against the Celtics) and in general performed incredibly against them in the playoffs - for instance, in the last three games of their 62 playoff series, he was 24 out of 28 on free throws, for an 85.7% FT%. Compare that to his career 51.1%, for an idea of Wilt's actual clutch gene.
He stepped up, but unfortunately, most of his teams stepped down - or were forced down, as the Celtics' strategy for Wilt's teams was to target his teammates rather than the Big Dipper himself, as it was easier to prevent the ball from getting to him than stopping him from scoring.
Wilt dominated Russell, but the Celtics beat Wilt's teams, except for in '67, the lone blemish on the Celtics' otherwise perfect 60s record, and Bill's only playoffs loss after his sophomore season.
You should react to all the Making the Case videos by Clayton Crowley. They are all thoughtful and very well done!
I would recommend "A Courtship of Rivals", Bird and Magic documentary. It's one of the best I've seen.
There's nothing better than a quality RIVALRY.
Because a rival and enemy are both an opponent that you need to defeat.
But you spend your life bettering yourself to defeat a rival, whereas you spend your life undermining someone else to defeat an enemy...
Or something like that
The best basketball era! Can’t even watch NBA now!
Why? The NBA is great these days, especially in the playoffs. My only dislike is the trend for teams to shoot way too many 3's and defense takes a backseat. The shooting in college ball isn't as good, but the defense is so much better.
AMEN!
People used to clothesline someone coming in to the key... Bunch of pussies These days just like the world
Agree. The Bird-Magic rivalry was the best time in the NBA.
I can’t watch it either. It sucks now
Bird is still to this day the smartest most clutch player i have evet seen! He would do it time and time again. He was unbelievable! Magic is right, THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER LARRY LEGEND!
I watched all those games in his prime and I really can't remember him missing any shots at the end of games. Players today hit some and miss some and people call them clutch. Bird didn't miss. The only miss I can sadly recall was the 3pt shot he took with only 1 second left against the Lakers in the '87 finals. With only 1 second left, Bird did everything right to get open and throw up a 3 on the run before the clock ran out. It looked for sure like it was going in to win the game, but just hit the back rim and came straight back out. Only time I can ever remember him missing a last second shot.
@@stickman1742 Bird once said that at every level he practiced shooting after every practice for 2 to 3 hours. That's why he rarely missed.
Bird is the best all-around player to ever play.
Correct
Jordan won NCAA championship as a junior, Bird lost as a senior. Jordan 6 time (easily could be 8 but that little gambling/baseball fiasco) NBA champion NEVER lost in the Finals, Bird 3 wins and two losses in the Finals. Jordan 5 times NBA MVP, Bird 3. Jordan 14 time NBA All Star, Bird 12. Jordan 9 time All NBA 1st defensive team, Bird 3 time SECOND defensive team. Jordan 10 time All NBA first team, Bird 9. Should I keep going? Jordan 10 time NBA leading scorer, Bird, NEVER.
@@chetstevensq Yeah I have Jordan 2nd behind Bird. I still say Bird is the best all- around player because he's a better rebounder, passer, team player, higher IQ and more clutch than Jordan.
@@chetstevensq Head to head, Bird's Celtics 6 and 0 over Jordan's Bulls in playoffs. And all those championships came AFTER Larry Bird retired. Nuff said.
@@briandeadmarsh7538 nuff said? LOL, Jordan was a baby playing against Bird. Had almost no supporting cast. NOTHING said.
James Worthy said he would rather guard Michael Jordan than Larry Bird because Jordan would make you look slow but Bird made you look stupid.
We all know it, Cap
@@kimoronen1823 I wish I was smart enough to know what everybody else knows. That's quite a skill. You must be very proud.
That was Dennis Rodman’s quote.
@@mikecoughlin4128 Video: Basketball Legends Life channel Larry Bird Showed NBA Legends Who Is The Boss. This video quotes James Worthy saying this, although they do not have video.
Most impressively, what sets Bird apart is that in spite of all of his accomplishments, he played hurt. Check out his video of Larry Bird playing hurt. There's nobody in the NBA, past or present, that played through injuries the way he did. He was as hard as they come.
the game where he bounced his head off the court and broke his cheek bone and came back to finish the game was amazing. Towards the end of his career where he had to lay on his stomach when he wasn't on the court because his back was in such bad shape.
I liked your comment and agree but I reckon what really sets him apart from the rest is his ability to win games off his on hand, and ability to inspire teammates.
@dynamohum4 , being able to shoot with either hand, made him virtually unstoppable. His court awareness and basketball IQ was second to no one. And he was definitely motivational. He expected his teammates to put in the same amount of effort as he did. Because of all of these factors, Larry Bird will always be the GOAT, in my opinion. He was as tough as they come.
In that game when he was only one steal away from a quadruple double by the end of the third quarter, Larry was going to sit out the fourth quarter because they were so far ahead. Coach told Larry about only needing one steal and asked if he wanted to go in for another steal he said no, he'd already done enough damage.
One of the greatest coaches of all time, Pat Riley is quoted as saying "if I had to choose a player to save a game it would be Michael Jordan, if I had to choose a player to make a shot to save my life, I choose Larry Bird"
I would have loved to see what Kobe would have contributed to the game of basketball after retiring as a player 😢❤
That is the best quote ever, and it was PAT RILEY that said it.
I should mention Larry was a Forward, most would say he is 6’10” although the commentator is claiming 6’9” . Caitlin is a point guard at 6’ - maybe 5’11” . Both have eyes in back of their heads . I’m praying Larry would coach the Fever. Christine Sides sabotages CC …
Actually the year Jordan had his best year in his career. Bird and the Celtics eliminated the Bulls in the playoffs. Jordan never won a series against the Bird Celtics.
I dragged my roommate to the first basketball game of the year to see this new guy play his first college game named Larry Bird. In the first half he stole the ball and dribbled down the court like a guard. As he approached the basket with the other teams center ready to block his shot Larry went up like he was going to dunk. Instead he no-look passed the ball over his shoulder to Harry Morgan the other forward. Harry dunked the ball on a very confused big guy and the legend started. I got to see him play for the next two years for free on a student pass; he is still the best overall player I've ever seen
My favorite 3 are MJ, LB, Magic. Larry and Magic saved the NBA and MJ took the league to the next level.
Bird was amazing, but I don't mind people saying MJ was best ever. Bird said the same thing. MJ did it on offense and defense and was about as clutch as Bird. He couldn't hit the 3s, but he would always come up with the big shot to win the game. For me, to be considered the best ever you have to do it when the game is on the line. That knocks people like Lebron out of the conversation. Ultimately, it is all about winning the game.
I have to agree with y'all to a certain point. All 3 were badass 🏀 players... *HOWEVER,* MJ wasn't able to beat Larry in the NBA playoffs until Larry retired and became the Head Coach of the Pacers.
Damn straight
@@stickman1742MJ was NOT the best ever. Not even close!
I'll take Bird every time! Not just because I've lived in Boston my whole life but because he was just always a step ahead of the rest!
Bird's Celtics is 6 for 6 against Jordan's Bulls in the playoffs. The Celtics went from 29W, 53L and not qualifying for the playoffs the year before to 61W, 21L and the Eastern Conference finals in Bird's rookie year. Bird's the word.
That first year is amazing. No McHale or Parish on that team. He went 33-0 all the way to the college finals with a no-name college. Pretty unreal.
A little misleading. Those were not the Great Bulls Teams. But, it would have been great to see those 90's Bulls against the 80's Celtics. It would be titanic.
Bird just had former MVP Dave Cowens, HOF Nate Archibald and young Cedric Maxwell. He didn't do it alone just because McHale and Parish weren't there.
Still he was the factor that made them a dynasty and he is a top 3 player ever.
@@scottb3034 Don't forget Pete Maravich and Bill Walton, who were also HOF players. None of these were at peak performance levels when they played with Bird. Arguably, McHale and Parrish were HOFers because of Bird's impact on their play.
@@eadsst1 Pistol Pete was there for 26 games yeah but Walton was not there his rookie year. He came much later with the best celtics teams of all time as a HOF turned 6th man and was only available and doing that because his body couldn't take more. As for McHale... maybe? But Parish had established himself before Bird was even in the league.
My favorite player when I was a kid. I used to practice 3 point shots constantly because I wanted to be him.
I'll never forget watching that playoff game against the Pacers when he came running back out of the locker room after fracturing his cheekbone.
Like many older guys I consider myself fortunate to have watched the NBA starting in early 70's through the mid '00s.
The Bird-Magic shift that took place in 1979-1980 is something that hasn't been duplicated. Simply mind-blowing.
This man did it when basketball was at it's most physical and at it's peak of competition. Against the best he won 3 consecutive MVP awards. People don't realise how sanitised the NBA became in the 90's and it's even worse today. So bad I don't watch.
I wouldn't say the NBA was "sanitized" in the 90's. I remember "The Jordan Rules", the Bad Boy Pistons, Knicks vs. Bulls, and more. The 80's were fantastic. The 90's were an extension of the 80's where basketball continued to be fantastic.
Larry legend for a reason.👍
Made me want to watch basketball again.
P.S. great point about M.J. not being able to coach players to be like him.(ain’t gonna happen).
I grew up watching bird. I miss those days so much. I really enjoy both of you..keep it up..
Me too. One of my greatest memories of all time was watching the 1984 NBA Finals, game 7 of Boston vs Lakers in a house-party of graduating seniors. Incredible game.
Me too Tim, I'm 53 and back then in Australia we had USA basketball on free-to-air tv. LB stuck in my mind as something special. Best ever.
Some players have their own skill (3-point shots, sky dunks, run-n-gun, rebounds,assist, etc.) Larry Bird could do it all! No other player can make that claim and that's why he's still the greatest of all time! Great review y'all!
I remember hearing about a Utah Jazz game, later on during the "Stockton to Malone" years. Stockton had all the points and Malone had all the assists that game. During the press conference, they told the press not to expect to see it again. It was fun to swap roles, but they know what roles they are being paid to play. With no disrespect meant to Bird, what individual players are capable of and what they do are not always the same. The "Making the Case" video for Wilt Chamberlain offers some good examples of that as well.
Larry could do ALMOST all.. he wasn’t fast and he couldn’t dunk. But he’s my fave all time player and the most fun to watch!!! ❤❤❤ 🏀 🏀 🏀
@@ketotips2share436 me too
I'm from Indiana grew up here and watching Larry play when I was a teenager he was something to watch
I watched all these games as a kid. All of my coaches from little league to high school my coaches told us to emulate BIRD. They didn’t say Magic, or Jordan or anyone else. Why? Because he was the gym rat who arrived early and the last to leave. He gives 100 every game, he played hurt, he could kill your with his off hand. He went to the mat for any team mate. Hardest working guy I have ever seen. Unselfish. Mr clutch. Pat Riley said best.. To win a game give me Jordan, to save my life, give me Bird. He is the goat in my eyes.
Not only MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year, but Finals MVP (twice) and Rookie of the Year as well. Best I ever saw play.
Now all he needs is a WNBA coach of the year! Indiana Fever…are you listening!
There are vids of great players saying that bird told them where he was going to take a shot and win the game. And he does.
Watched both many, many times. Give me Larry Joe Bird every day. Michael Jordan was a great athlete who happened to play basketball, Larry was an awesome Basketball player. One other older player you may want to consider: 11 time NBA Champion Bill Russell. Just ask Larry.
Larry said MJ was better. I mean Im incluned to believe the guy himself…He said he feared Mike.
But he said Bill Russell was the G.O.A.T.. And he should know. He knew Bill, he knew Michael, he knew Wilt, maybe, he knew Kareem, he knew Scottie Pippen, Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, Patrick Ewing, Isiah Thomas, Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Hakeem Olajuwan, Bill Walton, Robert Parrish, Kevin McHale, Ervin "Magic" Johnson, but Larry Bird said Bill Russell. And I believe him.
Oh yeah, I forgot "Pistol" Pete Maravich, John "Hondo" Havlichek and a friend of mine, the late, great JoJo White.
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Um Larry NEVER feared ANYONE & he NEVER said Jordan was better than him. Why would he? He has a 68% win record over Jordan! Get REAL for Gods sake! Lololololololololololol
@@irishgrl bird did say michael was better. LOL
And he feared when he was coaching the pacers... or maybe the better word is respected him.
But you are deluded so this is pointless.
Jordan, himself says Bird was the Best ever. Add Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller Byron Scott, the late Bill Walton, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and on and on. It's not even a question anymore, when your competition concedes the point. The NBA of today is horrific. Dribble around until the shot clock get down to 3 or 4 seconds, and then jack a three pointer. Snooze! The late 70s through the mid 90s was the greatest era of Basketball in the NBA. It also produced the most Hall of Famers than any other era.
As always - loved the reaction. Check out the video of 5 times larry bird was injured but wouldn't quit - that will give you a great sense of why he only played 13 years.
AND _4 Crazy Stories..... Larry Bird_ The two videos give a wider, clearer view.
You'd think those creating a video such as this would do their due diligence & not make such a simple mistake. The video incorrectly states Larry Bird was the 3rd overall pick in the 1978 draft. Bird was the 6th overall pick behind:
1 Mychal Thompson F/C Portland Trail Blazers
2 Phil Ford G Kansas City Kings
3 Rick Robey F/C Indiana Pacers
4 Micheal Ray Richardson G/F New York Knicks
5 Purvis Short G/F Golden State Warriors
6 Larry Bird F Boston Celtics
I've been watching basketball since the early sixties. It always seemed to me that every time I would watch Bird, he would do something that would absolutely amaze me. I can't think of any other player that I can say that about.
The GOAT question is always a difficult one. But, I’d argue that Bird the greatest ALL-AROUND player of all time.
Jordan won NCAA championship as a junior, Bird lost as a senior. Jordan 6 time (easily could be 8 but that little gambling/baseball fiasco) NBA champion NEVER lost in the Finals, Bird 3 wins and two losses in the Finals. Jordan 5 times NBA MVP, Bird 3. Jordan 14 time NBA All Star, Bird 12. Jordan 9 time All NBA 1st defensive team, Bird 3 time SECOND defensive team. Jordan 10 time All NBA first team, Bird 9. Should I keep going? Jordan 10 time NBA leading scorer, Bird, NEVER.
@@chetstevensq lmao. Calm down dude. Not a good look
@@lauriep2018 you said you would argue it, attempt a rebuttal
@@chetstevensqPut Larry’s injuries on MJ or any player and how will they play. I’ll take MJ as the GOAT but nobody was as tough as Larry.
@@lauriep2018thank you.
I was not a sports fan growing up, but all of these guys who were playing basketball at the time made it something that you couldn’t ignore. I have no idea who plays today.
Wayne Gretzky played 20 seasons & 1,487 NHL games. Mario Lemieux played in 17 seasons & in 915 games. In regards to Lemieux being the G.O.A.T. in the NHL... not a chance. Gretzky was Michael Jordan, Larry Bird & Magic Johnson all rolled into one & Gretzky is the G.O.A.T. of the NHL hands down. Lemieux never had a 200 point season. Gretzky had four 200 point seasons & three consecutive 200 point seasons between 1983-84 through 1985-86.
Gretzky has so many NHL records. There are too many to list. He also won the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) 9 times & wont the trophy 8 seasons in a row between 1980-87 then won it again in 1989. Lemieux won the Hart Trophy 3 times.
Gretzky's career high in goals is 92 & Lemieux's is 85. Gretzky's career high in assists is 163 & Lemieux's is 114. Gretzky had 100 or more assists in a season 11 (consecutive) times. Lemieux had 100 or more assists in a season once. Gretzky also averaged more points per game than Lemieux & if Gretzky was never traded from Edmonton, the Oilers would likely have had more championships & Gretzky likely would have scored more points on that talented roster.
Gretzky's jersey number 99 is also retired league-wide by NHL & the accomplishments go on & on & on...
Bird is the word, loved watching him play in the day, watch some Wilt Chamberlain, he still holds 76 NBA records ✌💖☮
Jordan 0-6 in the playoffs 11-23 all time against Bird...gotta beat the best to be the best
Even more impressive is that Bird broke his back in 1985 so he played more than half of his career with serious back issues. Imagine his numbers if he had stayed healthy. BTW, Bird and Jordan's careers overlapped by most of a decade. Jordan was drafted in 1984 and Bird didn't leave until 1992.
I thought you were going to mention that he broke his hand in the '85 playoffs. That likely caused them the title. He had been shooting 3s over 40% in '84 and '86 playoffs, but only shot 25% from 3 in '85 playoffs because of the hand. It's his own fault though for getting into a barroom fight during the playoffs. He had no outside shot during that finals. If they win that year then Bird and Magic would have both ended with 4 titles apiece.
@@stickman1742He stepped up for a friend.
Season ticket holder here from 1975 - 1992 and I can tell you this. I've seen Bird and he was the best hands down! The thing is Bird wasn't a loud-mouthed, showboat like many in the league so he often gets overlooked and that's a shame. He let his skills speak...
larry bird talked a lot of trash on the court though---don't get it twisted
@@hiawathasmalls3397 wake up chump! I’m not talking on court two bit trash talk, I’m talking about the press! He wasn’t a self-promoting loudmouth like so many of the other players in the league.
@@hiawathasmalls3397 Yes He Did BUT It Wasn't Loud & He Didn't Have To Be Vulgar, He Just Would Tease & Call His Shots & Back Them Up. He Wasn't Out There Jumping Up & Down Pounding His Chest. Really, He's Being More Funny About It, And Enjoyed Getting Under Their Skin. Really All The Players "Kinda" Enjoyed Talking About It After The Game's.
The statement of he wasn't a loudmouth or showboat is wild too me. Just shows how blind fans can be. He absolutely was a loudmouth and showboat. Which by the way is what converted me into liking Bird, because I didn't. Was Gary Payton or kg a loudmouth? Bird was talking shit on that level. Telling everyone no one can gaurd him or stop him. Telling everyone in the Arena what the Celtics play was going to be. Then where and how he was going to shoot his shot and make it. That isn't show boating? Or yelling at the opponents coach asking if he has anyone who can gaurd him? Hell walking into the locker room and asking who is coming in 2nd for the 3pt shoot out cause he is taking 1st. If none of this is being a loudmouth or showboating please give me an example of being a loudmouth or showboating as a NBA player. Because I'm questioning how much of this is because of his race instead of his actions? So please examples.
@@jasonnelson6624 , ha ha ha, Your Not Getting What I Meant. Do You OR Can You See Bird Ever Walking Around Talking Vulgar? Yes He Did Tell A Lot Of Them What He Was Going To Do & Do It. But He Did NOT Do It In An Vulgar Way. So Don't Try To Twist Things Bird Would Say Into Him Jumping Up & Down Like He Was Some Real Tough Acting Man & Running Up To Those Players Screaming & Getting Into Their FaceBecause He Was Never Did It In That Way. Out Of All The Players That Talk About Bird I Have Only Heard 2 That Said He Said 1-Course Word To Them. All The Rest Said He Would Do It In A Clam Not Beating His Chest OR Vulgar Way. He Didn't YELL To Where The WHOLE Arena Could Hear Him. He Would Say To The Team ON The Bench & Most Didn't Hear Him BUT Thier Playmates That Did Passed It On. Yes He Would Say A Few Words To Their Coach At Times, Like When He Was In-Bounding The Ball OR Just Walking Past Them. You Really Need To Listen To More Players When They Talk About Him.
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
you have to watch a lot and I mean a LOT of Larry Bird videos to get to know his game and why he is in almost every Hall of fame players personal top 5
Between 1980-1989, Larry Bird Received 67 Percent Of MVP Votes. He never finished MVP race lower than 4th place in his WHOLE CAREER. He was in the race for MVP in his rookie season. He did received 3 league MVPs with 66.97 % possible votes CONSECUTIVELY!
MVP voting 1980 Larry 's rookie year
1979-80 - 15 Points (MVP Race Finish: 4th) Season Statistics: 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1980-81: 423 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 21.2 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1981-82: 406 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 22.9 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1982-83: 364 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 23.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1983-84: 652 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st) Season Statistics: 24.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1984-85: 763 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 28.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG
1985-86: 765 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 25.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 6.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1986-87: 271 Points (MVP Race Finish: 3rd)Season Statistics: 28.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1987-88: 527 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd)Season Statistics: 29.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1988-89: (MVP Race Finish: N/A) Season Statistics: 19.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1989-90: 5 Points (MVP Race Finish: 10th) Season Statistics: 24.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1990-91: 25 Points (MVP Race Finish: 9th)Season Statistics: 19.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG
1991-92: 3 Points (MVP Race Finish: 14th)Season Statistics: 20.2 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 6.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG
1987-1989 only played 6 games with double achillies tendon surgery, and broke his back, In addition to a bad elbow, shattered knuckles on his dominate hand and half a dozen injuries that aren't as well known, "Larry body betrayed him" is what is repeated, what isn't as well known is just how busted up Larry was. Most of Larry's rivals knew he had some injuries, but they had no idea HOW BADLY until they shared a locker room on the Dream Team, they are all, "Damn" and every one of those players have Larry in their personal top 5, That says a awful lot.
LARRY LEGEND TIMELINE to look at the career of NBA’s greatest small forward:
1974 - Larry played high school basketball at Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana.
1975 - Enrolls at Indiana University to play for coach Bobby Knight but quits school after a few weeks and works as a garbage man.
1976 - Enrolls at Indiana State, sitting out the season as a transfer student.
1978 - ISU goes 23-9 and Bird named to All-America first team. Selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.
1979 - Bird wins AP player of the year, first-team All-America and led his team to NCAA Championship game.
1980 - Bird named NBA rookie of the year.
1981 - The Celtics wins the NBA championship.
1982 - The Celtics improves his record 63-19, lost Philly in East Finals.
1984 - Bird is MVP and the Finals MVP
1985 - Bird is the MVP again despite nagging elbow injury, leads his team to the NBA Finals.
1986 - Bird is the MVP again, three years in a row, Finals MVP and ’86 Celtics are the arguably the best team ever.
1987 - Celtics advanced to the Finals again but injuries set a blockade to win over Lakers.
1988 - Celtics fails to advance to the finals, losing Pistons in a 6 game series.
1989 & 1990 - Bird plays the first 6 games before deciding to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in both heels.
1991 - Celtics ended season 56-23 and injured Bird shows some of the flashes of vintage himself.
1992 - Bird misses 37 games, most of them are the second half of the season, play for the Dream Team in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and retires from the game of basketball. Yes this is repost to a earlier comment on another video, but it shows why I have Larry Bird as my #1, is stats are consistently superior across his whole career, in spite of multiple injuries that should have ended his career, and yet the played on. Most of Larry's rivals knew he was injured, but none knew how badly until they shared a locker room on the dream team, everyone of those hall of fame players on the dream team ALL have Larry Bird in their personal top 5. When you consider completion, and the injuries that he literal played handicapped, Then the fact that Larry informed his opponent what was going to happen, then did it and they could not stop it. There is no doubt. Why he is the legend. With Larry, most people don't realize how good he was because STAT PADDING and ACCOLADES were beneath him. Take a look at his games against the rockets, the 60pt game, but the 1988 playoff game is really the one that tells you what kind of player Larry was, because his stats aren't that impressive until you know that 20 of those points came in the last quarter of the game, and he was on the court with TWO Ruptured Achilles Tendons that had him benched the following season AND Bronchial Pneumonia, that sent him to the hospital.
Generally NEVER MENTIONED, is that along with Larry's 3 consecutive MVP awards, during each of the 3 prior seasons he was RUNNER-UP for the MVP award. Before those SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS, in his first season he was 4th in the MVP voting.
The NBA in the 1980's and the NBA today, two TOTALLY different leagues. In the 80's the teams flew COMMERCIAL, and didn't get the fancy luxury hotels they have today, no CHARTER flights, with custom extra big seats. LeBron? That guy is such a whining baby, he would have been laughed out of the league by all the other players. Can't even watch the NBA these days.
His argument that Bird's I.Q. and clutch play deserves consideration is really good. Bird has always been my favorite player. I love Magic too but Larry was who I got to watch at home games back then and he was just amazing. The Celtics only lost one home game in 86. It was ridiculous.
Definitely the best at his position. And top 3 without question.
I'm from Boston, and I've gone to so many games at the old Boston Garden to see Larry play. I had season tickets from 1980-1993. You had to see Bird play in person to truly appreciate what he could do on that court. They didn't call him Larry "Legend" for nothing!
You are really good at figuring things out about Bird. You're one smart guy! I love watching you both. Excellent stuff, each & every time you guys. Thank you both. ❤️
The point about the era of players at that time is right on, Bird played against legit hall of fame level players on almost a nightly basis. In addition to the ones mentioned, also players like Karl Malone, John Stockton, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and many other really good players who are not in the hall of fame but could be. It was a different game for sure than it is now but seems like the overall sense of competitive spirit even in the regular season was so much more than it is today, possible correlation with the ridiculous amount of money some of these players are making and they dont have the same sense of appreciation for the game.
That was great. I'm lucky enough to watch him play
You guys need to react to larry and magic courtschip of rivals documentary is really good tou can do it in 3 parts
LARRY Bird is the GOAT Small Forward... Even Michael Jordan says it... Jordan became Michael playing against Larry... Some of his best playoff games were against Bird and the Celtics, but his team still lost the games... Jordan got swept twice in the playoffs against the Celtics while Bird was playing, and had a losing regular season record during the Bird years... Jordan claims Larry taught him how to trash talk and get inside people's heads... There are several videos out there where they have players give their top 5... From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Labron... Most put them in position number order... Larry is usually always at the 3 position, which is a forward position... So I just consider him top 3 and the GOAT Small Forward per Michael Jordan... Also, Larry was the "white" basketball star in a predominately black sport back then and that got the NBA going as much or more than the Magic Rivalry...
i never saw Wilt play. but ive watched since the 80s, and the two best players ive seen were Larry Bird and Michael JOrdan..
Larry Bird is also the ONLY player in history to average atleast 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. .ONLY PLAYER.
he also shot 50/40/90 multiple seaons and is only one of THREE players to ever do that..
He also led the League in defnsive winshares 4 times in his career. only FIVE players in history have done that.
i prefer him slightly over JOrdan. he just did more things.
Agreed.
Great addition points made.
You are so wrong claiming that Michael Jordan was not in his prime when he played against Bird. Jordan played against Bird for 8 seasons and Bird and the Celtics beat him 23-11. Bird and the Celtics also SWEPT Jordan 6-0 in 2 consecutive playoffs.
Jordan was great when he finally got great teammates. Bird MADE his teammates great from day one in the league. That is the big difference. Also - Bird did not have the advantage of the league changing the rules to help him like they did for Jordan and his style of play and Bird certainly didn't get the favoritism from the refs that Jordan enjoyed later in his career.
Bird and Jordan overlapped far more than that. Bird began in '79 and Jordan began in '84. We did see them compete in their primes, but the Celtics were better than the Bulls in their early years. Jordan was far too small to guard Bird. There are plenty of videos with Bird scoring over a Jordan / Pippen double team. Bird was the best shooter in the league and too tall for anyone to stop him. And if they got too close he would burn them with a pass. He was the best scorer of his time. They didn't shoot many 3s back then, it his hard to imagine what Bird would score today. He shot over 50% from the field, over 40% from 3 and over 90% free throws in his prime years. And that was when everyone played very physical defense that isn't allowed today. Bird would likely have seasons shooting over 50% from 3 if he played today. And people say his shot was even better in college. He hurt his hand before entering the pros forcing him to change his shot.
Kareem probably has the best overall basketball career from high school to the NBA
I agree...even though I'm still a Bird fan, had both of his Cons back in the day....Kareem is the GOAT.
Jordan has a better career with far more accolades, always being the best player in all of his 6 championships (Kareem had Magic being the best player hence Kareem has only 2 finals MVPs), and a MJ had a higher peak.
Kareem has only more seasons/longevity, which lead to accruing more total stats like total points. Basically same as Lebron with longevity.
@@ljstar6528 😂...Kareem lead dam near all those teams in scoring, many forget, Magic won finals MVP in 1980s cause Kareem got hurt, prior to his injury in that playoff run he was average like 36 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks a game, I was a Celtics fan and swore he was washed up in 1987 and that old @#%% killed us, Jordan never beat my Celtics, we were undefeated against him in the playoffs and have a winning record against him in regular season play, I can't say that about Kareem or Magic, Magic was Magic, not the Captain.
I know Kareem is top 3 and ok so 3 finals MVP at best IF he was healthy. Still less.
A player doesn't become the GOAT by having a winning record against one team or someone's fav team.
Overall Jordan's resume is superior hence he's the consensus goat and why I said he had the better career. In both team and individual accolades it's 37 vs 17 for MJ.
@@ljstar6528 yes they do to me😂I live south of Chicago, never been a Jordan fan...as impressive as Jordan was and is arguably the best individual scorer I've personally seen, the older I get, the more Kareem stands out as the GOAT, the more the NCAA and NBA implemented rules to stop him from scoring he still torched opponents, Jordan had rules in his favor, Kareem had em against him, banned the dunk in college because of him, alot of defensive and offensive calls as for being in the paint were because of him or Wilt😂
Bird and Magic did hate each other for a long time. In 1987 they made a commercial together at Birds home where they became friends.Before that the hatred was VERY real.
The season just before Bird arrived in Boston, 29 total wins. The next season (Bird’s rookie season) with the same players as the year before-61 wins. The season after that (Bird’s sophomore season)? NBA Championship. MJ never did THAT. MJ couldn’t do that. Only Magic and Bird were legends the moment they first stepped on an NBA court. They were that special.
Jordan also didn't play with ex-MVP and HOF Dave Cowens, HOF Nate Archibald and future Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell like bird did in his rookie year. Jordan was busying playing with cokeheads that shot 9-27 in the 63 pt game and managed a robust 30 wins with Jordan missing 60 games that year.
Context is required.
@@scottb3034 I think you're making my point. Cowens was at the end of his career. Nate? Not so much but was getting towards the end. Maxwell? What's Maxwell's excuse? Where was the effort before Bird got there, Cedric? All this potential? Bah! They were 29 wins. That's it. That's how they topped out. When Bird gets there it's not just that the scoring changed: the entire FRANCHISE changed. Winning is what you did or you weren't on Bird's team. And make no mistake: that was Bird's team. We are sooooo busy making excuses for Jordan and even I (!) acknowledge he was the best single player that ever graced the hardwood. Single in performance. Single in changing a league? Single in resurrecting a dead franchise? Single in excellence in all aspects of the game? That wasn't Jordan, bubba. Jordan was an absolute force of nature. He was a scoring and defensive genius. Best ever as a single contributor. No doubts about that.
Bird was a legend. Whoooooooole other conversations.
@@iambecomepaul cowens was 31 iirc. He was not old. Maxwell was young.
The difference here is the coaching. That 29 win Celtic team got off to a horrendous 2-12 start but played slightly under .500 ball the rest of the way with cowens being player coach I think in place of Sanders.
That was a .500 team that played well below standards that then became a good team with bird arriving. This is not a Celtics team with nobody that was a legitimate 18 win team like some other teams were. This was a good team that played down.
Also Jordan did pretty much resurrect a dead franchise and excelled in all game aspects same as bird and same as LeBron in Cleveland although LeBron ain't bird or Jordan.
Larry Bird is the goat. Michael Jordan never beat him in a playoff game
check out bill russel. more championship rings than fingers
I grew up in the 80s early 90s and watched Bird do his thing. I don't think he's the GOAT but when someone tries to make the case it doesn't bother me. Bird absolutely deserves to be in the conversation.
MVP NCAA,RoY & 3-times NBA MVP,2-times MVP Finals,MVP All-Star,Coach of The Year and NBA Executive of The Year,imagine Larry currently playing now,he would be the best!
Comparisons are fun and you can make varied cases for different guys, but I always say that if we're drafting all-time teams, and I have the first pick ... I'm taking Larry.
He'd be my first pick, too.
Yeah, Larry's the first pick, for sure. You don't want to have to face him, especially in the clutch, and he will make all your other players that much greater. 6 for 6 against Jordan in the playoffs, enough said?
Before you started watching: You must consider the impact that Larry made on basketball. You can easily argue for better players, but none of them changed basketball like Larry did.
On to the video 😊
Wilt did. Just look up the rules changes they made to prevent his utter dominance. They made dunking free throws illegal, because that was how he did them before entering the league. They widened the lane and the paint and limited the time allowed in the paint, to prevent him from blocking everything. They also didn't track blocks and steals until the year immediately after Wilt left the league, as they didn't want him to dominate those statistics as well.
And Wilt's rivalry with Bill Russell was everything Bird's rivalry with Magic was, and more. Bird and Magic may have saved a league in decline after the 70s, but that league was built up by Bill and Wilt in the first place.
G.O.A.T. = WILT (no real argument) But Bird was probably next on the list.
GOAT is such a limited term for a team game. The greatest individual player was Wilt, as you say, no real argument. However, no other player lifted their team as high as Bird did, while still plying on an all-time level himself. In a hypothetical all-time draft, I'd probably use my first pick for Bird, and pray that Wilt would be available for my second pick.
Bird and Magic did two things that Michael Johnson couldn't: They were superb passers and playmakers. They could control the pace of the game with their passing. While Magic was blessed with superb teammates, Bird did one thing more - he made his teammates better players. It makes a difference when your star player is constantly passing to his team. You might want to do a reaction to Bird's passing highlights: ruclips.net/video/Am56lEY2kVQ/видео.html . And after that, there's The Steal, ruclips.net/video/LYKdI_Xm9es/видео.html , one of the best plays by anyone that you'll ever see.
Michael Johnson is a gold medal sprinter.
Michael Jordan was an underrated passer. He averages like the 5th most assists for his career at the position despite playing in the triangle offense for half his career which decentralized ball control to stack assists. He also had a stretch as point guard where he had 10+ assists in 10 of 11 games.
What Bird and Magic had that Jordan didn't was not play making....you can argue rebounding and in magic's case probably the BEST playmaking.
You should watch two videos about how he felt with injuries. 5 times Larry bird played hurt and 4 crazy stories that prove Larry bird toughest. NBA player. Also watch Larry bird greatest passer re edit. Larry and Magic saved the nba.larry got rookie of the year .He took a Celtic team that only had 29 wins the year before to a 61 win season his rookie year. That was before they acquired parish or Mchale or any one else. He was amazing to watch. As a fan you always felt if he was in the game they could win. Great reaction. Also on the three point shot. They didn't introduce the 3 point shot until Birds rookie year so he had to develop that after he was in the Ed nba. Matte TV of fact the coaches would get in the players case if they used the three too much.
Yes, please. All three of those videos.
NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER LARRY LARRONIUS BIRD. NEVER!
Larry's team was undefeated going into the NCAA final. You need to watch COURTSHIP OF RIVALS to truly understand & know their history.
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Want To See Some Of His Best Passing Go To; Larry Bird greatest passer of all time (re-edit with new footage). In this You will see Full Court passes that I don't think anyone & Yes even, Better then Magic ever has done as many with accurses. To Me, Yes Bird Was Then & Still To This Day Has The Best BB-IQ And All-Around Player. He Gave Up So Many Shots Just So His Teammate's Could Feel Good/Love The Game As Much As He Did.
Only reason Bird never officially recorded a Quadruple Double?
After being informed how close he was after the 3rd quarter, he STILL decided to sit out the 4th quarter because "He had already done enough damage."
That's COLDDDDD
As far as The Big 3 comparison goes...
I'll concede that Kareem is superior to Chief.
But I think the way they quickly brushed off McHale was a bit condescending. 😂
I effing hated Bird! I loved Bird! I hated Bird! LOL! I hated him so much i copied his play as much as I could. I'm ambidextrous, but played sports right handed. He inspired me to try left handed. (i can still only bat or golf right handed, FFS) but play tennis (pickle ball) left handed. I emulated him as much as I could, but I got out of boot camp just in time to see them beat the Rockets in the Finals. EFF them! (secretly loves the Bird) but EFF them!
Did I mention I'm from Houston? The town with the greatest Big of all time? #34?
I'm sorry bro, loved Mario to dealt...but its The Great One all days long, i dont know if you saw Wayne but I'm a brother and Gretzky had us all watching bro, my older brother even played hockey as a brother in the 1980s, he was a NYRanger fan, Phil Esposito, cause of guys like Wayne Gretzky, no matter how they would try to limit him it just didnt work, Gretzky all days.
It's hard to say who is the GOAT but he is definitely one of the greatest. MJ, LeBron, Bird, Magic, Kareem, Wilt and it's hard to leave Russell off the list.
Drop LeBron off that list, and you have an all-time team, with a twin towers setup of Wilt and Bill. That sounds like some next-level Robinson and Duncan, to me, with probably the greatest back-court of all time and Bird in the middle, connecting the two halves and making them work.
Jordan never beat Bird when it counted... also while talking about Gretzky and Lemieux, you overlooked Bobby Orr, possibly the best ever!
GOAT Bird did everything better Jordan never beat Bird in the playoffs NEVER So how can he be better than Bird Delirious Wow your kidding right Gretzky was the greatest of all time look at all his records and championships Strike 2
Michael NEVER beat Larry. just saying/ And Larry played his entire career with a deformed shooting hand. And Larrys back was really offed up. not just "issues". And that 1 half of 1%? Dont forget he did that playing 3 fewer years than Magic. If he had been physically able to play 3 more years he would have obliterated that stat
Jordan came into the league in 1984 bird was mvp 1984 thru 1986 while Jordan was in the league Larry didn’t retire until 1992 they played against each other for 8 years Larry’s team swept Jordan twice in the playoffs. The videos you need to watch is bird vs Jordan and the best Larry bird underdog story down 3:1 to 76ers epic video
Here is something most people don’t know about Larry Legend. He played his whole NBA career with a hand injury. His index finger on his shooting hand is shaped much like a boomerang, permanently bent toward his thumb at a 45-degree angle. Two operations have failed to straighten it and he can bend it only halfway to his palm. You can see this finger clearly at 22:30. Back at Indiana State University, the forward had boasted remarkable percentages of .533 from the field and .826 from the line. He never had the same feel for the ball as he did in college after the injury to his finger.
Great video and comments! I've watched NBA basketball for many years. I remember staying up to watch games that were tape delayed and shown at 11:30 PM after the local news broadcast.
Bird was the word 🤘
Bird and maybe Carl Nicks were the only players on Indiana State that could make the Michigan State team. MSU had 4 players that played in the NBA and three of them made all star teams. Indiana State would have had a below .500 record without Bird. MSU would have still made the tournament without Magic.
I don't get into "the goat" argument. At that level, there are too many intangibles. My 'favorite' is Larry Bird. He was so much fun to watch; never knew what OMG thing he would do.
Funny thing my all-time starting five
C - Chamberlain
PF - Russell
SF - Bird
SG - Robertson
PG - Johnson (Dennis not Magic, although he'd be first off the bench)
there is no MJ because I like the Big O's all around and team game. With those 5 good luck scoring, getting a rebound or stopping them. Never have bought the Jordan hype but he did commercialize things to the Nth degree.
I'd prefer Robertson as PG and West as SG, because more Mr. Clutch makes everything better and the Big O won his laurels in the #1 position.
Jordan is just a better all-around player than Big O who benefited from playing in the fastest pace. That's why his all-around game looks so impressive and Russell Westbrook outed how broken that line of thinking can be.
Then again you are a Celtics homer having 3 of them starting despite only one of them being worth the starting spot, the SF.
Also imagine taking Chamberlain over Russell, Kareem, Hakeem or Shaq.
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Pat Riley once said, "If I had to pick someone to shoot a shot to save a game, I'd pick Jordan. If I had to pick someone to shoot to save my life, I'd pick Bird".
You guys need to look up Pistol Pete Maravich making the case. He was before all these guys and before the 3 point shot was added to the game. He was without a doubt the best ball handler. All these guys modeled their playing after Pete.
It's really long but u should check out the courtship of rivals of larry and magic very interesting and deeper dive into them as individuals and rivals
LeBron James is an all time great. There's no denying that. LeBron will never be the G.O.A.T. he's not even in the conversation. Bc LeBron with his fake activism bs singlehandedly destroyed the NBA. That pushed away hardcore fans, and each year since 2020, the ratings have gotten worse.
anyone who saw him don't have to make a case. the m most confident, humble, cold stone clutch player ever. there is no argument
I love the reaction but Bird did face Jordan in his prime and he beat him. Jordan knows bird was the most dangerous man he ever faced.
Will there be a video like this comparing Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in 50 years?
no, he wasn't better than jordan
but he is probably the most talented person the nba has ever had
great player
great coach
great executive
I was always a Lakers fan until i saw Bird Play., and after he retired so did i , i have not watched Basketball since.
Bird Swept jordan twice in the playoffs
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Larry bird was a dawg. He’s not MJ though.
I used to HHHAAAAAATE Larry Bird. He would always beat my teams, and he would always do it in heartbreaking fashion. First off there was this aura about the Celtics and about him specifically anytime they matched up with one of their rivals, and to be honest it didn't feel like you could ever beat them. But every now and then the planets might align and your team is playing the perfect game going down to the last minute or seconds. But there was never any time where you would feel anything other than that you were inevitably going to lose to them. And sure enough they would, and specifically Bird would, find a way to rip your heart out of your chest and eat it right in front of your dying body just as your soul was about to disappear into the ether. It was like your team were gladiators playing against a god (small g) in a colosseum and were trapped in it against him...they were surely all going to die in that forum. He was that good.
👍 ☘️ Larry Legend
And thank you. 🤣 I loved LOVED your description of the battles.
That laugh felt good.
Jordan never beat Bird in playoffs
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