NBA Players and Legends Discuss HOW INSANELY GOOD PRIME Larry Bird Was!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Larry Bird was a dedicated and committed member of the Boston Celtics during the 80s and 90s, resulting in one of the greatest careers in NBA history. He made everyone around him exponentially better with his high IQ passing, relentless shooting and scoring, and his instincts on the defensive end. His rivalry with Magic Johnson that spilled over from college is regarded as one of the few ways the NBA was saved in the 1980s. No one can belittle his accomplishments and many players have been left in awe of his game.
Today’s video will be about NBA players talking about how insanely good Larry Bird was.
Bird had an impact on the game that every modern-day player should be thankful for. You have to be pretty darn talented to rival a player like Magic Johnson as well as take home 3 MVP awards, 3 championships, and 2 Finals MVP awards. Each of their legacies speaks for itself and will be remembered forever in NBA history. Today we’ll discuss comments made by NBA players who recognize Larry Bird’s legendary status. Before we begin today, make sure to like the video and subscribe to our channel for more interesting NBA content.
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Michael Jordan entered the NBA at the height of the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rivalry. As the Chicago Bulls were in the East Conference, “His Airness” was pitted against “Larry Legend” numerous times in the regular season and the playoffs. The Celtics’ superior roster and experience allowed Bird to have a distinct edge over Jordan in head-to-head battles. However, Bird wasn’t just relying on his team to carry him. It was the other way around as the Celtics’ franchise player made the Green Machine one of the best teams ever in NBA history. Jackie McMullan, in The Ringer’s Icons Club, pulled up a classic of what Michael Jordan thought of his rival:
“I get so many questions about Larry Bird. The thing is, ‘Was he really that good?’ I say, ‘Yeah! He was really that good. White, black, green or yellow, he was really that good! When you see a player like Luka when you see a player like Dirk, they’re great players, but they’re not Larry Bird, by no means."
Coming from Michael Jordan himself, that was the ultimate praise any player could get. Considered by many to be the best to play the game, MJ had a front-row ticket to the legendary exploits of the man who was truly the “Great White Hope” for the Boston Celtics. Even more mind-boggling was Larry Bird’s performance from 1980-1989. He was already a dark horse for the MVP in his rookie season and never dropped below fourth place in the annual best player award. Larry Legend was a lock in the top two in the MVP voting for six straight seasons.
Rex Chapman said he hated Larry Bird before he came around and acknowledged Bird's greatness.
Chapman said Bird started calling out his own plays, and scored or assisted on Boston's first four possessions. "We no longer had Tripucka on him."
"There are only so many greats who can go out there and mess around with the game and still be great," Chapman said.
"I liked guarding him until he scored because he wasn’t athletic. He was slow," Chapman said. "You can keep him in front of you. And he still scored!"
And where does Bird rank all-time with Chapman?
"Anytime anybody puts out a top 5 without Larry in it, I go, 'What are you doing?' He was amazing."
LeBron James is mentioned in the GOAT conversation more than any other player barring Michael Jordan since he won against the Golden State Warriors improbably with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. Returning to his hometown team and delivering a championship after decades of failure against the winningest regular-season team in NBA history convinced several people that LBJ might be the GOAT.
James himself may agree at this juncture in his career, but that was not always the case. 2013 saw James win his 2nd ever NBA championship with the Miami Heat.
“Best 3 players of all time? Michael Jordan… Wow, this is tough. Michael Jordan, Dr. J, Larry Bird.”
"When I got to the NBA and played for the Lakers, I watched as many Celtics games as I could so I could keep track of what he was doing," Johnson said. "He became my measuring stick. The first time we played head-to-head in the Finals, in 1984, Larry got the best of me.
Bird anchored Boston’s sustained success behind his dominance on the court. It pitted the Celtics against their hated rival Lakers.
And what is your opinion? Do you think Larry Bird belong in the top 5 NBA players of all time? Do you think he would be dominant if he played now? I would love to hear what you guys think so please let me know what you think in the comments. Oh, and don’t forget to like the video and subscribe to our channel for more amazing NBA content. Thanks for watching!
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LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN & THE TRUE GOAT 🐐
Bird used his talenteell. He made himself one of top 5 of all time
💯💯💯💯🐦❤#LB33
@@ronaldlogan7983 more like top 3
Bird is the best all around player to ever play.
I BELIEVE that to be a FACT'
The best small forward, masquerading as a PF
I agree. Larry Legend.
Kobe Bryant vs Larry bird; kobe Bryant would've scored 81 points on Larry bird :: kobe Bryant would've eaten a 🐦 sandwich from Boston garden Cafe
Try-puke-a, not Try-puck-a
Many bring/have brought THEIR "BEAUTY" to the game--THEIR height, strength, speed, athleticism, vertical, physicality . . . . Larry made THE GAME beautiful.
Bird was without reservation the greatest player of all time. Has anyone else as team leader had the ability and example to raise the level of his game several notches to perfection whenever he needed to like in clutch last minutes shots. What other player could take a formally historic Celtic team with 29 wins 53 losses the year before he came to 61-21 an incredible unmatched performance and he was the only addition that year completely ready to play fantastically with no learning curve that virtually everyone else required. McHale, Parish, Walton, D.J. Ainge came later. How many other players raised so many teammates to the level of Hall of Fame players like Kevin McHale who said he raised me to a level of play that I thought I could never accomplish. No one else could perform every single facet of the game, dribbling, unbelievable assist passing, steals, rebounding, even defensively, unmatched shooting ability from anywhere on the court even when falling as perfectly as Bird as Jerry West recognized and on which he commented. He always was in the right place at the right time with his clairvoyant and all seeing mind abilities, such as the famous interception of an inbound pass against Detroit with 3 seconds remaining and pass to Dennis Johnson for the winning layup with whom he had a mind link and who knew instantly to race toward the basket to receive the pass from Bird and layup the winning bucket all in a split second. Incredible. That game was considered lost by everyone including Bill Walton. Look at his face before the play and after to see the look of total surprise and joy as if a miracle had happened, which it was. Is there any other player in all history that could have created such an atmosphere where a play like that could be made. The crowd went nuts like nothing I've ever seen with any team, a situation Bird created on many occasions like the 1984 7th game win against the Lakers when the adoring fans completely abd ecstatically filled the playing court; and also when he retired on a night no game was played and it was a sellout crowd. When has that ever happened? This was unbridled Love for Larry Bird. Number one of all time, so sayeth Michael Jordan in the RUclips show praising Mr. Bird.
I wholeheartedly agree. From his very first game with Indiana Statei till the last game with the Celtics and hundreds of games in between.
I have never seen a better basketball player than Larry Bird.
Larry Joe Bird ,was the BEST ALL AROUND BASKETBALL PLAYER that EVER played the game of basketball; pound for pound!!!!!
No more like Larry Bird, No more like Michael Jordan. They are the greatest of all time.
Both GOATS
Wilt is the goat
Personally, I would easily put Larry Bird at the top of all-time greatest basketball players...... yes, the GOAT, hands down ❤
Without a doubt what are the top flower players of all time. Three rings and all with one team. He didn’t have to bounce around the league and chase the ring looking for good players to play with him. Players came to the Celtics and he made them great
Bird was the best. The most perfect basketball player in every category.
Larry legend would show today's players I thing or two and he would definitely dominate the game without a doubt.
Larry Legend is my number 1 player 🐐🐐☘️ Magic 🐐.
Some of the best basketball that I have ever seen has been when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson played on the same teams. The college all star team where they were incredible even though they played only a few minutes together. The charity game and the 1992 Olympics team. I wonder would happen if they were able to play on the same team in modern times. Wow.
I'm not sure what I enjoyed more.
The Bird highlights or listening to you try to pronounce Kelly Tripucka's name...
Yes...haha....I remember seeing Tripuka play in the NJ State High School Championship against my North Bergen Bruins led by Danny Callendrillo. Danny always had Kelly's number, yet Kelly made it to the NBA for the Pistons while Danny at 6' had to play international ball. I saw some great shooters where I grew up in NOJO, but Bird was better than anyone I ever saw shoot the rock. Ice water in his veins when it came to clutch time. Truly a Unicorn. Add that to EVERY other facet of his game, well, his Jersey should have been retired as #33 with the name GOAT on it in the rafters at Boston Garden. I am a Knicks fan forever, never liked the Celtics...they were rivals...but man, could not help but watch Bird in amazement. Nothing like him before or since.
Larry Bird was the best to ever play the game. End of discussion.
Crack is a hellava drug😂😂😂
@@donaldshelton440 I wouldn't know, but clearly you do.
🎤 mic drop ,we miss ya #LB33 🐦❤
100%
@@donaldshelton440 then stop smoking it, junkie
Larry Bird was not among the top five players of all time. Any truly objective study of players can only conclude: LARRY BIRD WAS THE GREATEST PLAYER TO PLAY BASKETBALL, HANDS DOWN, AND NO ONE WILL EVER COME ALONG WHO WILL EVER BE CLOSE, SO UNIQUE WERE HIS ABILITIES, ALONG WITH BEING A SAVANT OF THE GAME. One story tells a lot. On the courts in basketball crazy Indiana in French Lick, Larry and his friends would be out there every day often playing against each other. One time Larry made a move which the two other kids thought was a really great move which Larry thought was just a way to play which came naturally to him. The two kids tried hard to duplicate the move and couldn't do it. Larry thought as he said later something really clicked inside me when they couldn't make the move. That is why Larry could call his shots and would say you can't stop me because no one else developed such moves always relying on their athletic abilities completely. And no one could stop him even in the last second where everyone in the building knew Larry would get the ball to make the clutch shot time after time after time; the greatest clutch shooter of all time with the ability to raise his game at will to make 10, 12 shots in a row to overcome a huge deficit; the greatest player of all time. No debate.
Here is something else often overlooked, and compare it to the modern NBA players.
The first 9 seasons Larry Legend played, he AVERAGED a little over 95 games played per season.
And in those 95+ games played per year, he averaged over 41 minutes per game !!
And that was 80's NBA BB, which was multiple times tougher than todays game, it is not even close.
( if in doubt, check the clothesline on Kurt Rambis in the playoffs, which resulted in 2 free throws for Rambis ! )
Then consider this current crop of stars, all making way north of 30 mil, and they are 'rested constantly thru the season ,
no back to backs, load management etc etc..... and it now is a flagrant 1 if you even brush a couple of hairs on their head.
Larry Legend was unbelievable, and played every part of the game like no other.
Well found and written, FreewayJammin! These are the kind of stats that get overlooked all the time, but make ALL of the other stats either more or less relevant. People talk about Larry Legend and eventually the question always gets asked (as it was at the end of this video), "...would Larry Bird dominate in todays game?" These numbers, in context with everything else we already know about him, are the closest thing we have to answering that question and it seems the answer is irrefutably and enthusiastically, "Yes, he f**king would!"
Larry Bird would make today's NBA look like Biddy Ball.
Yup
Larry would light up today's n b a .it would be like his rookie season when he took a team that won 29 games the previous year to 62 wins
Bird was one of the greatest players of all time. He was a great time to watch.
Larry legend is was the assassin. He dominated. He could do it all.
MIchael Jordan,, Magic Johnson, Kareem, and LeBron all talk about Bird that way? That’s not an accident.
Those are the opinions I trust. But really, who cares, I just like watching him play.
Bird is the best all around player to ever step on the court. Statistically, he is better than Michael Jordan in almost every major category. He just is, like it or not. Basically tied on FG%. Bird had a higher Effective FG%. Bird was a better 3 point shooter, a better free throw shooter, had more assists, had WAY more rebounds, played more minutes, fouled less, turned the ball over less, was a much better passer than Jordan, and was arguably the most clutch shooter to ever play in the NBA. And Bird got more rebounds and assists than Jordan, even though he played 175 games LESS than Jordan. Bird is the only player in NBA HISTORY, to retire with averages of at least 20ppg/10rpg/5apg. Bird had 24.3/10/6.3.
Great job comparing the stats.
BIRD IS THE WORD AND THE TRUE GOAT 🐐
One-on-one, MJ is the GOAT. If basket were a team game, Larry would be the GOAT ;)
YEAH 👍 I THINK LARRY BIRD 🕊️ WOULD DOMINATE THE NBA PLAYERS TODAY AND TALK TRASH 🗑️ WHILE HE WAS KILLING THEM SLOWLY!!!!!!!! .
Does Larry Bird deserve to be in NBA's top 5 players?.... Hell Larry Bird is one of the greatest ever to play & is one of the top 3 NBA players to ever play the game....
The real 🐐
Larry Bird had success at every level of basketball and had the ability to mesh with and improve everyone on his team. Look at what he did at Indiana State and then went to a 29 win team and with a new coach and 1 change in the roster ( ML Carr) was the main reason Boston won 61 games that year. He was clearly the ROY and then in the next 8 seasons ( before the heel surgeries and back issues) for the MVP was 2,2,2,1,1,1,3 and then 2nd again. He was the creator of the 50-40-90 club and did it for 2 seasons in a row (87 and 88) and he just missed in 85 and 86 AND if you total his stats for those 4 years, Bird actually shot 50-40-90 over 4 consecutive seasons. Bird won three 3 point shoot-outs and never really practiced the 3 point shot as it never existed for him in high school or college. In his first 9 years in games Bird played, Boston won 534 games and lost 177 games for a win % of 75.1% and this was in the stronger Eastern conference. Bird made 3 all defensive teams ( 2nd team) and in 1983 finished tied for 3rd place for the DPOY award. Bird led the league in defensive win shares 4 times and was 7 times in the top 5 in DWS. Here is a link of a young Bird ( with a 28 inch vertical) from the November 9th issue from 1981 from SI on page 84 blocking Kareem's skyhook! vault.si.com/vault/1981/11/09/70982#&gid=ci0258c132a001278a&pid=70982---102---image
Nicely done!!
great work, but that's not the sky hook
@@joemarshall4226 Actually it is. Kareem's left arm is extended and the ball is in his right hand and he is not facing the basket. The comment under the photo, although hard to read even refers to the shot as a skyhook. Bird just got to the ball before it left Kareem's hand.
@@mrho4speed No. It's not. Had it been a skyhook, it would have left his hand long before it got to that position. It looks more like he was moving in for a dunk, and Larry caught him on the way up. Larry could never have blocked a sky hook. Only Wilt could.
Actually it was 2,2,2,1,1,1,2,2. 4th and ROY. And he won that 3rd MVP and then finished 2nd twice AFTER he broke a bone in his back.
Bird best player ever
Bird took it all to another level...after him many many great players...Wilt, Russell, West, Baylor, Cousy, Mikan, Kareem, Barry, Jordan, Cowens, Havlicek, Erving, Barkley, Malone, Gervin....Boerwinkel 😂
Pistol Pete too.
Larry is the best player ever and he'd absolutely shred today's league.
Birds time in the League was MUCH TOUGHER THAN TODAYS NBA!!
It’s not even close!
For a guy that Cedric Maxwell originally said, "The guy can't run, he's slow, can't jump." Larry did pretty good.
Larry Bird is the Hick from FrenchLick! Pat Riley said "If the game was on the line I'd have Magic Johnson shoot the ball, if your life was on the line I'd have Larry Bird shoot it"!
He said if the game was on the line he would have Jordan take the shot not Magic
A guy who could do it all and do it better should be considered the GOAT. Not just leaping half way across the floor and dunking 90% of the time. Larry Bird fits this to a tee. #33 GOAT
@1:07 "Before we begin, today, make sure to like the video..."
That is not how you earn likes.
First, a person watches the video. Then, the person decides whether or not to like the video.
Does our host leave a tip, and then order a meal in a restaurant?
Imagine if your server said:
"Hello, my name is Bob. I will be serving you today. But before we begin, please tip me."
It is obnoxious, and lacks couth.
Definitely a top top player and amazing to watch...totally revived the Celtics dynasty...Rick Barry was Larry Bird before Larry Bird was Larry Bird...a great great scorer passer and rebounder...had some injuries that affected his career like Larry
Dan Issel is another
You make very good points made about Rick Barry.
Without a doubt he would be dominant. Without a doubt, he would shoot lights out.
If you could somehow make everyone the same age, I think most of yesteryears stars would tear up these new guys. They were tougher because they had to be tougher.
I always get a laugh at how "matter of fact" young guys say current players are more skilled than the players in the 80s-90s. Modern players can shoot 3 pointers better but that's about it. Embiid just won MVP but he wouldn't start for half the teams in the 80s-90s. He's not durable or tough enough.
Bird was the best team player of all time.
Bird, Russell, Chamberlain, Jordan, Jabbar, Robertson, Gervin... The list goes on!
Imagine The Celtic's Dynasty
& Greatness, If . . . . . . .
Len Bias ""would of/ could of""
Played with Larry, DJ, McCale, The Chief, Walton, etc.
One of the greatest of all time.
No joke.
..TriPUCKA..LOL
BIRD WOULD DESTROY THE PLAYERS TODAY!!! JUST WITH HIS WORK ETHIC ALONE...NEVER MIND HIS 3 PT SHOOTING!! And He is only 1 of 2 people I know that won the 3pt contest...back to back to back! The other player was Craig Hodges. Steph Curry couldn't even do that!
Larry Bird is the only player ever to average for his career at least 20 points (24.3), at least 5 assists (6.3), and at least 10 boards (10.0). Larry Bird is GOAT all-around player.
Bird wasn't flashy and athletic like MJ, Kobe, and Dr. J, he wasn't overpowering like Wilt, Shaq, or LeBron, not a scorer like Curry or Iverson, but when the game ended you realized he somehow had 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists to go along with a number of blocks and steals. His fingerprints were all over the game in a way that no other player could do. If he isn't the greatest of all time, he is certainly the most complete player of all time.
Top 3 and yes he would be just as great today !
He is my GOAT
Easy top 5
Bill Russell, Jordan, Larry Bird. Johnson. These men could take over a game and win championship period
Growing up a Knicks fan l hated Boston always wished l watched more of Bird
Casuals can talk all the nonsense they want, the people who KNOW the game always pick Bird
Bird is. In top 5 of all time and the best white player ever. His work ethic and team work plus individual stats put him in elite status
He's not really "white". He is Native American from both parents...as well as Scottish and Irish.
@@joemarshall4226 Bullshit
The mispronunciation of Tripucka makes this video.
The results of your actions is where you will always find the truth.
Bird is a top 5 player. In the era he played there were many great players. Loved those games
LBJ stands for Larry Bird Jr. That is what LeBron is.
THE GOAT AND I AM A LAKER FAN. LE BRON CANNOT PASS LIKE BIRD, CANNOT SHOOT LIKE BIRD AND DOES NOT DO ALL THE INTANGIBLES BIRD DID. LEBRO HAD TO JUMP SHIP TO PLAY WITH CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. HE GOT LUCK AGAINST GOLDEN STATE. LARRY BIRD IS THE GOAT
Yes LeBron at least admits it
Top 5? Top 3 more like it!
Wilt Chamberlain.....GOAT......records prove that..
First to 90/50/40
“Tri-PUCKKA” hahahaha
If he isn't in the top 5....the list is a joke.
to cut the long short:
Stockton, Jordan, L Bird, Malone(duncan), Wilt. Except for Wilt, I watched 40 years of NBA from 85 to 22 and I can say what made Jordan who he is Dr. J and Bird. Athleticism for Dr. J, mindset and diversity from Bird.
Yes yes and yes Larry was the truth
It so Wonderful to see & hear a Great Many basketball players speak the truth about Larry now vs. the way he'd been treated doing tye time he played!!!! I won't mention names, but it's really inspiring to hear Larry getting the credit he deserves!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU LARRY BIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No not top five, try top three
LOL Kelly Tri PUCKA. Its Tri PUKE A
Kelly tripucka
I'm waiting for a player voted trash talking award, called _The Bird._ "We need to give _The Bird_ this year."
GOAT !!
Tri puck a?
As much as I appreciate and enjoy these types of videos, I wish that the person that narrates the stories would take the time to research his/her script and learn the proper enunciation of players names. Not only does the mispronunciation affect the video, but it can also be considered an insult to the player. Just my bit of advice as it seems to be occurring often. No offense intended as I understand the effort and work necessary to edit and produce these videos.
For a white dude in a predominantly black sport he held his own but to get accolades from the black players... that's respect. Top five for sure. My humble opinion.
Larry Legend would make SWISH Cheese out of Today's NBA. If I rubbed a lamp and got to choose 3 players for an NBA Team I would choose Russell, Bird and McHale.
There was 3 players in the NBA you NEVER 'woke' up. MJ, DrJ and Larry 'LEGEND'. Only one that would tell you the 'next play' then shoot it in your face, Larry! But Bird can't dunk (see highlight film)he can;t rebound (see stats)......my favorite was "he'll never make it in the NBA. (see HOF film) Ever see film of MJ & Bird greeting the other after retirement? Usually its "Bitch" what are you doing here? LOL Only the really great do that.
It's funny how Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are not mentioned in the GOAT category, when they are the top 2 and others in the past. After Dr. J's air show post 1976(after ABA ended) and Kareem, then Bird and Magic came in the league pretty much together. The 80's may have been the greatest period in basketball (so far). The intensity of the rivalry of Celts vs Lakers was reignited and magnified. They were the Top 2 teams. Dr. J's Sixers, The Bad Boys, Houstons Twin Towers, etc. were added to the mix. Lots of fun and intense competition. When Bird and Magic came 1979/80, immediately their teams rose up. However, when MJ came in 1984, it wasn't until the addition of Pippen 87/88, they had a great team. By then, Bird was injured. Magic was dealing with AIDS(1990). The Bad Boys were a top team 1988-90. It wasn't until 1991 that Bulls won their first Championship and ran over everyone even their rival, the Bad Boys. Thank you for video..
Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird are thee Only 3 players to ever win the NBA MVP 3 years in a Row. Bird's competition and contributions to the game were almost unmatched. There's Only 1 True Legend in NBA history in my opinion. I'll leave this here.
Bird .... a white guy and one of, if not THE best ever to play 🏀
It’s kinda like Hendrix.... a black guy was one of, if not THE best to ever play 🎸
You just never know in this life.
Labomb couldn’t make players around him better.
Unlike MJ, Magic, & Bird.
And Labomb needed other greats to carry him!!
And MJ and others had loyalty to the team they started with!!!
y, of course he belongs in any & all GOAT conversations! he even had the edge over "his Airness" in head-to-head competition!
Nobody can say James and Bird in the same sentence. James is a choke artist. He always will be. Number one Bill Russell. Then Jordan then Larry bird. But if my life was on the line with one shot. It would be Larry bird taking that shot
I think it got too boring and easy for him. Ok, let's get McCale 60..few games later ok I want 60. Too talented.
Bird is 2nd only to Bill Russell. And I'm a HUGE Bird fan. 🏴☠️
I couldn’t watch anymore one he said Tri-puck-ah instead of Tre-pew-kuh.
Top three all time and yes he would dominate in the NBA today. He would be like yo kids except better big man that can hit from anywhere on the floor pass like a guard and rebound like a Center
LARRY BIRD LARRY BIRD LARRY BIRD WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY LARRY BIRD... THE LEGEND!!! AND THE FACE OF TITTER 🐦 LOL
Here are the facts: Larry Bird is/was, the very best all-around player, ever.
And that's exactly what he wanted to be.
Yes I do think he was , top 3 for me , MJ and Larry Bird tie for first, Colby, then Labran
Very nice compilation, voice over, screenplay. Definite subscriber
Not sure how anyone other then the narrator 'discussed' How good Bird was. This is a third party report of comments made by others, not a discussion.
DITTO , Dude!! And of course he's from.... Indiana. 🙂
Larry is not "white". He has Native American Ancestors on both sides of his family.
#birdgang
Larry played when you could throw an elbow and not get a tech, now you sneeze and you get a tech. Larry would destroy anyone one today in the NBA.
Larry is STATistically
The NBA 🐐G.O.A.T.🐐
3:03
Second-best MVP run of all time - behind Bill Russell.
5 wins, 2 runner ups (to Wilt) and a third (Oscar's MVP season and Wilt).
Bill Russell had more determination, smarts, and team leadership than anyone...even Larry. He threw up before every game. Bill said if he was going to start an all-time team, he'd take Wilt first, Larry second.
@@joemarshall4226 Larry could argue the smarts and team leadership.
Bill wins on determination.
Larry wins on work ethic.
Picking either to start a team would be a win situation.
@@joemarshall4226 bill Russell wasn’t the all round player bird was. Even wilt and Bill said bird was #1 even over mj.
@@davemartino5997 Wilt and Bill each had each other as the best player of all time. They did each say that Larry would be number two or three...one of them picked Oscar Robinson second. You are right that Bill Russell was not the all around player that Larry was. But no one helped his team win more than Bill Russell did. No one was as successful when it came to winning. He changed the way the game was played. He shut down offenses. He was smart, creative, and driven to win. he was a master strategist.
Wilt Chamberlain was the best ever Larry Legend top 5
Michael Jordan learned to walk on water. Larry Bird stood on the water and wanted to know what took him so long.
Only man Like Larry Bird, His Name is Walter Payton.