You nailed the athleticism thing and if you’re not in shape. 24 years in the Army, not saying I’m comparing but you gotta be in shape or you can’t hang. Keep up the good work.
Agree...Not saying Bird is better than Jordan...but watching Jordans Bulls compete against Birds Celtics was epic...why? Bird would rather die on the court of a coronary than let MJ win. MJ...hated losing and wanted to annihilate everyone...try as he did, MJ couldn't make it out of the East until Bird retired. Bird was an assassin and I believe competing against Bird made MJ even better!
I totally agree with you bro I've heard people say he weren't athletic and then I watched him and thought what the hell do they mean not athletic I'm tired need to take a nap just watching the dude lol 😂
Just a talking point to help push his legend. I watched his entire career and he was not a sprinter nor jumping out of the gym. He he was quick great hand eye coordination and had a nice lay package for a 6 10 forward before the 1st back injury
That scene where he broke his cheek against the pacers and he faked out the entire team with a fake pass and then hit the jump shot looks more impressive when you see the overhead view of that. I wondered how he could have faked them out and then I saw the overhead view and you're like of course they all bought the fake pass.
Thanks for backing up Larry's athleticism lol. In his prime at 6'10 noticeably more athletic than 6'7 Luka, and his endurance was up their with some of the best outside of Wilt of course lol. I also like to argue Larry had some of the quickest reflexes you'll ever see especially from a big guy, and his hand eye coordination was elite as well. Larry apparently had the same vertical as Karl Malone who was a 6'9 dunking machine. Larry coulda dunked a lot more if he wanted but he didn't need to. He much preferred making players look stupid than slow.
I’m in my 60s so I look for people reacting to Bird Magic Dr.J …. I like to see young guys react to the great of yesteryear .. and each decade, It’s just such a different game even though it’s the same game..
I have commented the same about Bird's athleticism. I get tired of some saying he wasn't athletic. No, he couldn't jump out of the building, but he had decent hops. He was fast enough to handle fast breaks and he could create his own shots, often, and break defender's ankles, pretty well. I don't think anybody who can make it in the NBA is "unathletic", and Bird did much more than just make it in the NBA. Thanks, Stax React.
I just want Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen admit that Larry Bird told them what he was going to do with the ball 🏀 and they both couldn't Stop Larry Bird from making a Game Winner. Nobody else was telling the opponent what he was going to do NOBODY ELSE COMES CLOSE TO LARRY BIRD!!!! He said himself by the 3rd Game of his Career he was going to Dominate the League and he did it for 8 Years Straight and nobody else can say that Either!!!!
Larry Bird told Charles Barkley when Barkely asked him what was wrong. Bird said, "You guys are disrespecting me." Barkely said, " What are you talking about.?" Bird said, "You guys put a white guy on me " 😂
You are one of the few that remembers the other videos on Bird. Thank you. Two stories you may not know: #1. Larry Bird said “Two days before I scored 60 against Atlanta, there was this big five-miler outside of the Boston Garden [it was the 1985 Shamrock Classic]. I ran it in 32 and a half minutes, I think. So against Atlanta I was worried because my hamstrings were really tight, but I got loose and felt better and had a pretty good game, scoring the ball anyway.” #2. A gentleman named Tom Roach related the story that one day in 1974, while Larry Bird was a high school senior and also his 8th grade P.E. assistant at Springs Valley High School; the coach/teacher had set up a trampoline on the basketball court about 35 ft. from the goal. He had Larry take 10 shots while bouncing on it and for every one he hit, they would decrease the laps they had to run. He hit 7 of the 10. Mr. Roach realized that by working very hard and not giving up, you could have your dreams come true.
I've seen almost ever game Larry played being a masshole and loving our Celtics. When the younger crowd says LeBron us the best, I cring and honestly think he couldn't carry Birds lunch never mind dominate him. Bird was a basketball god playing seeing him do magic every night. No rest, no load management just 100 % every game to the buzzer. BOTH BILL RUSSELL( won championship at highschool, college and 11 times in the pros with an Olympic gold) AND BIRD ARE THE GOATS
Agreed! You'd never see Bird throw a tantrum & walk off the court! You'd never see Bird blame anyone else for losing a game! You'd definitely never see Bird flop! But I've seen LeBron do all of that! He's honestly not that good of a player. I do not understand why they try to make him such a big deal!
I love a lot of old players.... When I get hit it's boys who evoke that feeling of going to the town courts all Saturday... Like that boy who carries on winning, while you're waiting to get next
Your point about endurance-think about Shaq! A big hulking bull of a man who couldn’t run or keep up with ball movement, in fact that was the strategy to get past Shaq!
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft% 1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84 2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73 3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89 4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72 5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88 A bunch of guys in the 40’s.
Look at the players that are talking about Bird......These were the Best at that Time...Many are HOF today... I have never heard more Respect of any Player including Jordan, Kobi, Lebron.. ect.....From othert players Must be something to this.
He doesnt make a lot of appearances these days but was good to see him at all star weekend. Unfortunately for him and those other legends that had to suffer watching these selfish entitled players this weekend looking like they could have cared less about being there. If it wasnt for Bird, Magic, Isaiah, Ewing, Malone, Wilkins and others of that era these players would not be making the money they are making today.
For the Bird-Magic comparison......both are great and are equal in comparison of many Basketball measurable statistics, but for 3-pt %, Free Throw %, Rebounds per game, Bird is better, ......so in conclusion.......Bird is a better all-around basketball player than Magic.
I'm now 65, and all my life I was HEAVY into the NBA. I'm from San Antonio, so I'm a Spurs fan. I was a HUGE George Gervin fan. So smooth. Then along came Tim (Duncan), David (Robinson), and Tony (Parker). Then added in Manu (Ginobili), and my Spurs were soaring. Tough dudes; especially Manu. I so much enjoyed watching them all play. I also liked (hated) Magic. Could not stand the Bad Boy Pistons. A bunch of dirty players. I liked Hakeem. Good big man. Now, in this time, we have a bunch of what we call "cushies". All soft, Not tough (overall). Easy to get injured and sit out, and can't count on them to even have enough interest to play. VERY disappointing. For the last few years, I rarely, if ever, watch an NBA game. There are a few players I really like a lot, but not many. LBJ is NOT one of them. When some of them went "political", that's when I said, "I'm out!" B-ball players do NOT get paid to express their political views, nor do I wish to hear them. Too soft for me.
Dr. J misremembers Larry's impact. As a rookie, the team went from 29 to 61 wins. This was BEFORE Parrish, McHale, DJ, Ainge. Same team...with Larry. And boom. MJ's impact ..as a rookie ... A worse team record.
I always cringe when that clip of Dr J is included in any video. He's either being salty or as you say "misremembering" the stats for Bird's rookie year impact.
I thought I'd drop off another suggestion, if interested. "The Allman Brothers - Whipping Post - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East (Official)" (by the channel: Allman Brothers on MV) --The Allman Brothers Band was an American southern rock band from Jackson Florida and one of pioneers of southern rock music. As always, I enjoyed rocking with you, bro. Thanx for sharing. peace out~
I came up on b-ball with the Celtics in the prime. Only one I would compare to him...old or new..is Jordon. Bird in his prime would DESTROY today's NBA. jmho
Thanks for the reaction bud, he was a definitely incredible and as you said tough. That attribute was a prerequisite to be great in his time in the league. If you want to do a video about someone who was tough check out Butkis
You know what I hate the most about these hypothetical questions/scenarios? WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE OUTCOME. All we can do is speculate & debate. But when all is said & done… we will never know.
When I was in high school Larry and Magic were the shit.. anyway we had this goofy super white guy math teacher with the big goofy blond curls and he was like that. The fat bastard could hit threes, pass and out think everybody else .. he'd just wink and hit the silent three where the net didn't move at all .. Doudy was his name and he was like our little larry bird. cheers
Larry had skill and quickness. He had super quick hands and his first step was super quick. He wasn't going to beat anyone in a foot race, but with basketball if you beat someone on your first step you will leave them in your dust.
@@StaxReacts and not to mention he was the goat of trash talking. He was the goat of playing while he was injured. He was the goat by leading by example and he was the goat in clutch performances. He was also the goat in different NBA accomplishments. Rookie of the Year free time consecutive MVPs 4. Second place finishes fourth place finish when he was a rookie coach of the year executive of the year gold medalist find me anybody that's ever had that many accomplishments
@@JET1970 You may be right but I don't have an opinion on that since I'm not familiar with 70s players. I should have said "my favorite players" not "GOAT". 🙂
@@Gracie-SavedByGrace there's videos of Dr J doing his thing I'm the air and even jumping further from the free throw line twice before Jordan ever stepped into the nba
You gonna finish the courtship of rivals? Already doing other bird stuff. Cmon now. Don't even remember part two at this point! Just giving you trouble but also being for real. If you're gonna split stuff up can't be taking months. A.D.D. is a real thing.
@@StaxReacts once again, just giving you trouble brother. You think I'm not going to watch part 3 if it's a month from now? (My sarcasm doesn't come through well on the internet but appreciate the response). One love and be well sir. Keep it pushing.
Thank you for stressing that it doesn't matter if you are white or black, but rather can you play the game? I grew up white in the south (1965) and my favorite players were mostly a mix of black and white players: Wilt, Pistol, Jerry West, Kareem, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Curt Flood... and I spent a lot of time trying to emulate each of them. Sky hook, dribble behind the back, slider, fastball... Okay I couldn't dunk like Dr. J. :) Bottom Line: The color of your skin shouldn't matter. But rather how well you played the game, and most importantly, how did you play help-improve your teammates?
i like un-numberd alltime greats. cant compare between generations like its math. game change. rules change and so on... if larry aint on the list? summit is wrong with the ability to learn from history...
In the playoffs he smoked Michael Jordan's ass twice and Michael Jordan said he was glad that he retired because he was tired of him ruining his seasons go play golf or something 4-1twice
But i agree with you on that killer instinct,bird, jordan, Kobe had it ,no mercy and they practiced so much they had the skills to back it up ,alot of hustle,btw bird liked mj ,and he loved watching kobe he said in an interview,and he smiled,just like he did at the ASG this year when ask about the joker ,he smiled and said id loved to play against him or with him ,he also has bragged alot about Klay Thompson
MJ averaged 30.1 ppg and Larry averaged 24.3 ppg. MJ beat Bird 10-0 in Scoring Titles. Michael also won 5 MVPs and Larry 3 MVPs. Jordan was the Finals MVP 6 times, Larry just 2 times. How was Larry Bird tougher? It doesn't make any sense at all.
Dr.J is wrong. Celtics won 21 games year before. Birds rookie year. 61 wins. Still a NBA record for greatest single season turnaround. Bird is the best overall team player. Or at minimum, top 3 overall. I still truly believe. The two best individual players are MJ and Wilt Chamberlain. Bird would tell coaches and players what he was going to do. And then did it. Didn't matter who it was. And almost all of them were like. Did that just happen. And there was nothing they could do about it. 😂
I agree with you, the modern play of the today's NBA is awful, I stopped watching in recent years. I became a fan of the game in the 1970s, and watched the regular season games, playoffs, the Finals until recently. But the 80s was my favorite decade and Bird was King. Even when MJ came into the league, he got a LOT of attention, but still, Bird was The Man. And in the video, Dr. J got it a little wrong; when Bird entered the league, he inherited a Celtics team that won only 29 games (lost 53) and in his rookie season, by just adding him to the lineup, Bird led them to the best record in the league, 61-21. Lost to Dr. J and the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals. He not only won Rookie of the Year that season, but was placed on the All NBA First Team, almost unheard of for a rookie. It took Magic and Jordan three seasons to get on the first team.
In any sport you cannot pick one athlete that is the best or the absolute GOAT. I think you can pick a top ten list of GOATs. There are different times and changes in coaching and systems. Jesse Owens is a GOAT but he could not run as fast as today's elite sprinters. But when he ran they dug holes in the dirt as starting blocks. It is the same for tennis, golf, swimming and every team sport including NFL quarterbacks. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in the olympics. His records are long broken but he is a GOAT. Larry is on the GOAT list. He was playing chess when others were playing checkers. There doesn't need to be any argument about who is #1. There is a list of number 1s and all of them were revered and will remain revered.
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You nailed the athleticism thing and if you’re not in shape. 24 years in the Army, not saying I’m comparing but you gotta be in shape or you can’t hang. Keep up the good work.
I love watching Larry Bird. He is the all time best Basketball player of all time.
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I'm an old dawg. Yet there are 3 players in my time that has that warrior mentallity. Bird, Jordan , and Kobe. Thier mindset was unreal.
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Well said
Absolute truth.🤘😎
My top three
Agree...Not saying Bird is better than Jordan...but watching Jordans Bulls compete against Birds Celtics was epic...why? Bird would rather die on the court of a coronary than let MJ win. MJ...hated losing and wanted to annihilate everyone...try as he did, MJ couldn't make it out of the East until Bird retired. Bird was an assassin and I believe competing against Bird made MJ even better!
I agree with you. Larry Bird is the GOAT.
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Larry Legend Bird is the one true GOAT and one of the two saviors of the league cause he was unstoppable
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It comes down to one thing. Heart.
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Love these Larry videos. I especially enjoy seeing his colleagues’ generosity and camaraderie.
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I totally agree with you bro I've heard people say he weren't athletic and then I watched him and thought what the hell do they mean not athletic I'm tired need to take a nap just watching the dude lol 😂
Factssss lmao
Bird is definitely top 3 all time.
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He is way more athletic than the make him out to be
I swear he is
Just a talking point to help push his legend. I watched his entire career and he was not a sprinter nor jumping out of the gym. He he was quick great hand eye coordination and had a nice lay package for a 6 10 forward before the 1st back injury
I 100% agree with you Stax, the best basketball for me, is the 80's and the 90's 😊
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funny you mention enderance. Larry ran marathons during the season. He was always running. That's why he played 39-42 minutes a night!
That’s insaneeee
Lots of goats, only one legend!
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Legendary GOAT Bird
Larry was just magical
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Larry Bird was The Truth!
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That scene where he broke his cheek against the pacers and he faked out the entire team with a fake pass and then hit the jump shot looks more impressive when you see the overhead view of that. I wondered how he could have faked them out and then I saw the overhead view and you're like of course they all bought the fake pass.
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Agreed. The floor view just doesn't catch how impressive those fakes were or the opposing players responses to them.
For me its MJ, Bird, KAJ, Magic, Duncan, Dr J, and lately I have a new found respect for Joker.
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Thanks for backing up Larry's athleticism lol. In his prime at 6'10 noticeably more athletic than 6'7 Luka, and his endurance was up their with some of the best outside of Wilt of course lol. I also like to argue Larry had some of the quickest reflexes you'll ever see especially from a big guy, and his hand eye coordination was elite as well. Larry apparently had the same vertical as Karl Malone who was a 6'9 dunking machine. Larry coulda dunked a lot more if he wanted but he didn't need to. He much preferred making players look stupid than slow.
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So true. The NBA was so much better before they made defense illegal.
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One of the most athletic things is not just jumping or running, it’s hand eye coordination and nobody had that better than Larry.
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Unlike today’s NBA Bird wanted to play against the best.
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I’m in my 60s so I look for people reacting to Bird Magic Dr.J …. I like to see young guys react to the great of yesteryear .. and each decade, It’s just such a different game even though it’s the same game..
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Larry Bird was the Clint Eastwood of the NBA....
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I have commented the same about Bird's athleticism. I get tired of some saying he wasn't athletic. No, he couldn't jump out of the building, but he had decent hops. He was fast enough to handle fast breaks and he could create his own shots, often, and break defender's ankles, pretty well. I don't think anybody who can make it in the NBA is "unathletic", and Bird did much more than just make it in the NBA. Thanks, Stax React.
Perfectly said, no problem bro
I just want Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen admit that Larry Bird told them what he was going to do with the ball 🏀 and they both couldn't Stop Larry Bird from making a Game Winner. Nobody else was telling the opponent what he was going to do NOBODY ELSE COMES CLOSE TO LARRY BIRD!!!! He said himself by the 3rd Game of his Career he was going to Dominate the League and he did it for 8 Years Straight and nobody else can say that Either!!!!
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If you want to silence the people who say that white guys can't jump, watch the Tom Chambers mix tape.
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Larry Bird told Charles Barkley when Barkely asked him what was wrong. Bird said, "You guys are disrespecting me." Barkely said, " What are you talking about.?" Bird said, "You guys put a white guy on me " 😂
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You are one of the few that remembers the other videos on Bird. Thank you. Two stories you may not know: #1. Larry Bird said “Two days before I scored 60 against Atlanta, there was this big five-miler outside of the Boston Garden [it was the 1985 Shamrock Classic]. I ran it in 32 and a half minutes, I think. So against Atlanta I was worried because my hamstrings were really tight, but I got loose and felt better and had a pretty good game, scoring the ball anyway.” #2. A gentleman named Tom Roach related the story that one day in 1974, while Larry Bird was a high school senior and also his 8th grade P.E. assistant at Springs Valley High School; the coach/teacher had set up a trampoline on the basketball court about 35 ft. from the goal. He had Larry take 10 shots while bouncing on it and for every one he hit, they would decrease the laps they had to run. He hit 7 of the 10. Mr. Roach realized that by working very hard and not giving up, you could have your dreams come true.
I've seen almost ever game Larry played being a masshole and loving our Celtics. When the younger crowd says LeBron us the best, I cring and honestly think he couldn't carry Birds lunch never mind dominate him. Bird was a basketball god playing seeing him do magic every night. No rest, no load management just 100 % every game to the buzzer. BOTH BILL RUSSELL( won championship at highschool, college and 11 times in the pros with an Olympic gold) AND BIRD ARE THE GOATS
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Agreed! You'd never see Bird throw a tantrum & walk off the court! You'd never see Bird blame anyone else for losing a game! You'd definitely never see Bird flop! But I've seen LeBron do all of that! He's honestly not that good of a player. I do not understand why they try to make him such a big deal!
Bird Jordan Kobe my top 3 last 50 years
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I love a lot of old players.... When I get hit it's boys who evoke that feeling of going to the town courts all Saturday... Like that boy who carries on winning, while you're waiting to get next
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Basketball is the only sport where whoever the GOAT is decided to be he will never be better than Bird. Maybe just as good. 😂
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Charles Barkley said Larry said they were disrespecting him.
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You're 100% on that STAX! Slow? He was lightning on the cut & a magician w/his fast passes. Look at his stats.
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Your point about endurance-think about Shaq! A big hulking bull of a man who couldn’t run or keep up with ball movement, in fact that was the strategy to get past Shaq!
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Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft%
1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84
2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73
3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89
4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72
5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88
A bunch of guys in the 40’s.
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And let's not forgot Bird had the shortest career cause of his broken back and still put up this numbers that's why he's the best
Look at the players that are talking about Bird......These were the Best at that Time...Many are HOF today... I have never heard more Respect of any Player including Jordan, Kobi, Lebron.. ect.....From othert players Must be something to this.
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He doesnt make a lot of appearances these days but was good to see him at all star weekend. Unfortunately for him and those other legends that had to suffer watching these selfish entitled players this weekend looking like they could have cared less about being there. If it wasnt for Bird, Magic, Isaiah, Ewing, Malone, Wilkins and others of that era these players would not be making the money they are making today.
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For the Bird-Magic comparison......both are great and are equal in comparison of many Basketball measurable statistics, but for 3-pt %, Free Throw %, Rebounds per game, Bird is better, ......so in conclusion.......Bird is a better all-around basketball player than Magic.
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I'm now 65, and all my life I was HEAVY into the NBA. I'm from San Antonio, so I'm a Spurs fan. I was a HUGE George Gervin fan. So smooth. Then along came Tim (Duncan), David (Robinson), and Tony (Parker). Then added in Manu (Ginobili), and my Spurs were soaring. Tough dudes; especially Manu. I so much enjoyed watching them all play. I also liked (hated) Magic. Could not stand the Bad Boy Pistons. A bunch of dirty players. I liked Hakeem. Good big man. Now, in this time, we have a bunch of what we call "cushies". All soft, Not tough (overall). Easy to get injured and sit out, and can't count on them to even have enough interest to play. VERY disappointing. For the last few years, I rarely, if ever, watch an NBA game. There are a few players I really like a lot, but not many. LBJ is NOT one of them. When some of them went "political", that's when I said, "I'm out!" B-ball players do NOT get paid to express their political views, nor do I wish to hear them. Too soft for me.
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Dr. J misremembers Larry's impact. As a rookie, the team went from 29 to 61 wins. This was BEFORE Parrish, McHale, DJ, Ainge.
Same team...with Larry. And boom.
MJ's impact ..as a rookie ...
A worse team record.
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I always cringe when that clip of Dr J is included in any video. He's either being salty or as you say "misremembering" the stats for Bird's rookie year impact.
@@Gracie-SavedByGrace Im a Dr. J fan....so I softened the interpretation a bit. 😄
I thought I'd drop off another suggestion, if interested. "The Allman Brothers - Whipping Post - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East (Official)" (by the channel: Allman Brothers on MV) --The Allman Brothers Band was an American southern rock band from Jackson Florida and one of pioneers of southern rock music. As always, I enjoyed rocking with you, bro. Thanx for sharing. peace out~
To be honest I think bird doesn’t get the respect he deserves he’s in top 5 goats
For sure
It wasn't just white guys but Rookies got the same treatment. Larry Bird G.O.A.T.
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In his prime Bird was as good or better than anyone who ever played the game. 🏀
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This one was FUN!!! ❤
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I came up on b-ball with the Celtics in the prime. Only one I would compare to him...old or new..is Jordon. Bird in his prime would DESTROY today's NBA. jmho
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Triple Trouble by the Beastie Boys is a must Reaction STAX!
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Im 54 and personally, Birds in my top 5 (and LeBron isn't in that top 5).
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Thanks for the reaction bud, he was a definitely incredible and as you said tough. That attribute was a prerequisite to be great in his time in the league. If you want to do a video about someone who was tough check out Butkis
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You know what I hate the most about these hypothetical questions/scenarios? WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE OUTCOME. All we can do is speculate & debate. But when all is said & done… we will never know.
Right lmaoooo
When I was in high school Larry and Magic were the shit.. anyway we had this goofy super white guy math teacher with the big goofy blond curls and he was like that. The fat bastard could hit threes, pass and out think everybody else .. he'd just wink and hit the silent three where the net didn't move at all .. Doudy was his name and he was like our little larry bird. cheers
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Larry had skill and quickness. He had super quick hands and his first step was super quick. He wasn't going to beat anyone in a foot race, but with basketball if you beat someone on your first step you will leave them in your dust.
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@@StaxReacts and not to mention he was the goat of trash talking. He was the goat of playing while he was injured. He was the goat by leading by example and he was the goat in clutch performances. He was also the goat in different NBA accomplishments. Rookie of the Year free time consecutive MVPs 4. Second place finishes fourth place finish when he was a rookie coach of the year executive of the year gold medalist find me anybody that's ever had that many accomplishments
Nice reaction. It's nice to see you giving respect to the great players from past eras.
My GOAT....Jordan in the air....Bird on the floor 😄
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Dr J was better in the air than Jordan the only difference was Jordan had Nike to push him that's it
@@JET1970 You may be right but I don't have an opinion on that since I'm not familiar with 70s players. I should have said "my favorite players" not "GOAT". 🙂
@@Gracie-SavedByGrace there's videos of Dr J doing his thing I'm the air and even jumping further from the free throw line twice before Jordan ever stepped into the nba
Larry bird and magic johnson saved the nba. The nba was about too go under and they came in.
The strap
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You gonna finish the courtship of rivals? Already doing other bird stuff. Cmon now. Don't even remember part two at this point! Just giving you trouble but also being for real. If you're gonna split stuff up can't be taking months. A.D.D. is a real thing.
Lmaooo dude it’s only been a couple days. Of course I’m gonna finish it’s only one more part left
@@StaxReacts once again, just giving you trouble brother. You think I'm not going to watch part 3 if it's a month from now? (My sarcasm doesn't come through well on the internet but appreciate the response). One love and be well sir. Keep it pushing.
Need to check out Static-X “I’m with stupid”. Outside your box but amazing band and tune
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Better then LeBron that's for sure
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That was probably Charles Barkley talking about "Don't put a white boy on me"
ruclips.net/video/xoWDf7dqDTk/видео.html this video explains it better.
Betttt thanks
Thank you for stressing that it doesn't matter if you are white or black, but rather can you play the game?
I grew up white in the south (1965) and my favorite players were mostly a mix of black and white players: Wilt, Pistol, Jerry West, Kareem, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Curt Flood... and I spent a lot of time trying to emulate each of them. Sky hook, dribble behind the back, slider, fastball... Okay I couldn't dunk like Dr. J. :)
Bottom Line: The color of your skin shouldn't matter. But rather how well you played the game, and most importantly, how did you play help-improve your teammates?
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i like un-numberd alltime greats. cant compare between generations like its math. game change. rules change and so on... if larry aint on the list? summit is wrong with the ability to learn from history...
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Why wasn't the skip button hit?
Who wants to see a pest control commercial
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Great reaction 👍
Thank you!! 😊
In the playoffs he smoked Michael Jordan's ass twice and Michael Jordan said he was glad that he retired because he was tired of him ruining his seasons go play golf or something 4-1twice
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But i agree with you on that killer instinct,bird, jordan, Kobe had it ,no mercy and they practiced so much they had the skills to back it up ,alot of hustle,btw bird liked mj ,and he loved watching kobe he said in an interview,and he smiled,just like he did at the ASG this year when ask about the joker ,he smiled and said id loved to play against him or with him ,he also has bragged alot about Klay Thompson
Amazinggg
MJ averaged 30.1 ppg and Larry averaged 24.3 ppg. MJ beat Bird 10-0 in Scoring Titles. Michael also won 5 MVPs and Larry 3 MVPs. Jordan was the Finals MVP 6 times, Larry just 2 times. How was Larry Bird tougher? It doesn't make any sense at all.
Physically is what I mean, he played through injuries
Larry was an average jumper. 28 inches I believe which at the time was the average for the NBA.
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Who didn't Larry embarrass on the court is a better question ❓ 🤣🤣🤣love my bird 🐦💚🏀💯
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Why not click the skip button instead of sitting thru the entire ad? You skip the embedded ad just a few seconds later
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Dr.J is wrong. Celtics won 21 games year before. Birds rookie year. 61 wins. Still a NBA record for greatest single season turnaround. Bird is the best overall team player. Or at minimum, top 3 overall. I still truly believe. The two best individual players are MJ and Wilt Chamberlain. Bird would tell coaches and players what he was going to do. And then did it. Didn't matter who it was. And almost all of them were like. Did that just happen. And there was nothing they could do about it. 😂
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Dominick took bird to 7 games. Jordan was swept twice. No wins Hakeem also was nothing to Larry bird
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how bout stakka bo, with here we go???
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I agree with you, the modern play of the today's NBA is awful, I stopped watching in recent years. I became a fan of the game in the 1970s, and watched the regular season games, playoffs, the Finals until recently. But the 80s was my favorite decade and Bird was King. Even when MJ came into the league, he got a LOT of attention, but still, Bird was The Man.
And in the video, Dr. J got it a little wrong; when Bird entered the league, he inherited a Celtics team that won only 29 games (lost 53) and in his rookie season, by just adding him to the lineup, Bird led them to the best record in the league, 61-21. Lost to Dr. J and the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals. He not only won Rookie of the Year that season, but was placed on the All NBA First Team, almost unheard of for a rookie. It took Magic and Jordan three seasons to get on the first team.
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Seems like you had your eyes on your phone more than the video. I’m out
Actually didn’t, have a nice day🤣💜
He was good, but he wasn’t better than Jordan. That’s crazy talk.
Yes he was.
Nahhhh he wasn’t better than Jordan lmaoooo
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He swept Jordan TWICE. SWEPT. TWICE.
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I’ll take Larry Legend over ANYONE.
Call me crazy ..
I’m taking Bird
over Jordan !
In any sport you cannot pick one athlete that is the best or the absolute GOAT. I think you can pick a top ten list of GOATs. There are different times and changes in coaching and systems. Jesse Owens is a GOAT but he could not run as fast as today's elite sprinters. But when he ran they dug holes in the dirt as starting blocks. It is the same for tennis, golf, swimming and every team sport including NFL quarterbacks. Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in the olympics. His records are long broken but he is a GOAT. Larry is on the GOAT list. He was playing chess when others were playing checkers. There doesn't need to be any argument about who is #1. There is a list of number 1s and all of them were revered and will remain revered.
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Cricket.
Don bradman.
Undisputed GOAT.
The end.
Same vertical at the combine at Karl Malone
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