You can compare eras. Here is the thing. There are only three differences. The rules are basically the same. The difference is how and when the whistle is blown. Players are worse today on both ends. There is no plane on the ball, no big man in the middle because of the 3 second rule, no hand checking, no slow down and the offensive player can create contact and move defensive player with the body and gets free throws. Folks calling a gather step not a travel is hilarious. Bird would dominate today easy. I know it would be harder to put today’s player in the 80s and 90s because they are walking turnovers. The whistle simply does not get blown.
Yes Bird Did Play "Powered Forward" When First Came In Because Thats Where They Needed Him BUT He Would Play Small Forward When They Needed Him Too. So Then They Decided They Needed Him More As The Main Small Forward So In Turn He Became SMALL FORWARD For Like 11 Of His Years Playing. So You Really Should Refer To Him As A SMALL FORWARD.
Bird can’t play vs Luka? Vs Joker? They copy Birds game , Birds better than the last mvp winners , guard Larry in todays defense Birds % goes up 5% minimum he’d be better today than in 80’s
Lots of woke people on comment section. Larry would not be the best player on his position today. Always remember you woke guys like hollywood stories were only 3 guys are the lead in the movie. Todays era is full of talent like no era has seen before. Respect for what larry done to the game but i aint woke. He would not be a top 10 on his position today. #CancelTheWoke
Legend is the GOAT at the small forward position
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Sad part is that Jj reddick was only drafted in the hopes that he might be a fraction of the play bird was…and he wasn’t.
Modern hoopsters walk with the ball, and all the crossover stuff is carrying the ball and turning it over
When Redick said today has more physicalities, wth?
Just remember. Bird beat MJ and Magic
You can compare eras. Here is the thing. There are only three differences. The rules are basically the same. The difference is how and when the whistle is blown.
Players are worse today on both ends. There is no plane on the ball, no big man in the middle because of the 3 second rule, no hand checking, no slow down and the offensive player can create contact and move defensive player with the body and gets free throws. Folks calling a gather step not a travel is hilarious. Bird would dominate today easy. I know it would be harder to put today’s player in the 80s and 90s because they are walking turnovers. The whistle simply does not get blown.
Larry Bird was the best player of all time
Yes Bird Did Play "Powered Forward" When First Came In Because Thats Where They Needed Him BUT He Would Play Small Forward When They Needed Him Too. So Then They Decided They Needed Him More As The Main Small Forward So In Turn He Became SMALL FORWARD For Like 11 Of His Years Playing. So You Really Should Refer To Him As A SMALL FORWARD.
Because what is the three point percentage of making three points with you’re off hand?
Another Bird haters I guess.
Larry Bird is in my top 5
Bird can’t play vs Luka? Vs Joker? They copy Birds game , Birds better than the last mvp winners , guard Larry in todays defense Birds % goes up 5% minimum he’d be better today than in 80’s
Lots of woke people on comment section. Larry would not be the best player on his position today. Always remember you woke guys like hollywood stories were only 3 guys are the lead in the movie. Todays era is full of talent like no era has seen before. Respect for what larry done to the game but i aint woke. He would not be a top 10 on his position today. #CancelTheWoke
What has being "woke" got to do with anything?
Larry Bird was phenomenonal and would be great in this era as well. He is best SF ever