LEBRON FAN REACTS TO MAKING THE GOAT CASE FOR LARRY BIRD
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The people saying Jordan never best Bird in the NBA playoffs is lacking context. First of all Jordan was averaging more points and playing better defense than Bird in all of the series they played each other including the regular season and this was young upcoming Jordan vs an already prime Bird. Secondly, Jordan had a trash team. What do you think would happen if we swap McHale and Parish for David Corzine and Charles Oakley? That's right Bird wouldnt win a series either against Jordan if the teams were swapped. When Jordan had a good to decent team he beat Bird this is fact when a Jordan lead 84 Olympic team went undefeated vs NBA Alls Stars led by Bird. Look I'm not diminishing Bird I have him better than Lebron cause i happen to think his prime and mental was better although he lacked the defense and longevity his shooting and clutches makes up for that for me.
Back to Jordan and Bird. Bird was a beast no doubt but the man himself admitted Jordan was better than him and everybody else that played in his era and that came from Birds own mouth.
Bro, THANK YOU!! I wasn't going to reply to everyone that wanted to just state that part like I'm missing context, meanwhile they are ignoring a ton of context themselves to take that statement and then argue that that automatically puts larry over Jordan. everyone saying yeah Bird was called Jesus and Mike stole his name, Jordan was 0-6 vs larry in the playoffs, yet none of them want to acknowledge that Jordan was so good Bird himself called him "God disguised as Michael Jordan" if context matters, bring all of it
You know what scratch that You can have Parish just give Jordan McHale. jI've forgotten how good McHale was. I just re-watched 87 Celtics / Pistons series and Mchale was just unstopabble in the post. Just give Jordan 87 McHale and I'm sure those two in a Bulls uniform could compete and beat any squad in the 80s and probably win multiple Championships if they have a few key pieces together.
Jordan had a trash team? He had Pippen for alot of those L's in the playoffs. Larry hit a game winner right in both of their faces.
Actually MJ had a team. Why not go look at some of the names on his teams. That is a played out excuse.
@@brianjones6465 Pippin never played a playoff game against the Celtics. He joined the league later
if fans don't have Larry in the GOAT conversation, then they really don't know their NBA history or Bird history.
True!
Keep in mind that Lebron strongly acknowledges Larry as one of the best ever, as one of his favorite players and inspirations. In one interview he put Larry in his top 3. Keep digging on Larry, every video you watch you'll give him more respect :-) cheers from Venice Italy
Lebron is an idiot.
In his prime Bird was as good or better than anyone who ever played the game. 🏀
💯 🥂
Absolutely
Not better, much, much better !
MJ was the most explosive offensive scorer in the NBA that I've ever seen (I'm 60). But if there was an all time draft and every player was 20 I'd take Larry Bird first without hesitation bc he'd get every player involved from the very get go. His rookie year will attest to that. Nice reaction btw.
Agreed!
Jordan never could beat Bird... 0-6 in the playoffs. Just saying... If Bird stayed active past 13 seasons, Jordan probably would've taken the lead eventually.
But. 0-6 is written in ink in the history books.
There no such thing as a GOAT. Evolution of the game makes each generation different. There are only GOTEs... Greatest of the Era. Larry is the GOTE of his generation. Jordan is the GOTE of his.
Everyone deserves their recognition.
If you want to play with "if"s.. my favorite is what if Larry Bird stayed healthy and had a decent back, along with Len Bias not dying the day after the draft.. Jordan might only have two or three rings, and Isaiah may not have any. Magic could possibly have lost one or 2, also. Bird may have wound up with 5 or 6.... none of my "what if"s are implausible, but who's to say if any of that could have or would have happened...?
Just a bit of fun
Facts
I been a fan of basketball for 50 years and Bird is my 🐐 also Bird was a amazing team player and was unselfish he didn't have to hog the ball and he didn't lay his ego and confidence on making sure he was the only one to score
I very much respect your skepticism. I think it’s the sign of a very smart person. I’m a Bird apologist. So my bias is built in. However much I appreciate honest skepticism, I’ll only add this… Legend’s MVP voting in the 80s:
79-80 : 61 wins : 4th in MVP (shattered knuckle, shooting hand)
80 - 81 : 62 wins : 2nd in MVP
81 - 82 : 63 wins : 2nd in MVP
82 - 83 : 56 wins : 2nd in MVP
83 - 84 : 62 wins : 1st in MVP
84 - 85 : 63 wins : 1st in MVP
85 - 86 : 67 wins : 1st in MVP (injured back this year)
86 - 87 : 59 wins : 2nd in MVP
87 - 88 : 57 wins : 2nd in MVP
He was a baaaaaaad man.
If I remember correctly accounting all the MVP votes for the entire 1980s Bird received 66% of them.
In fact, he really should have won at least 4,MVP’s, I believe he was making certain other greats look almost disrespected because he was that good. In 87, and as out theiras this sounds, his rookie year. With what he did with a cellar team, taking them to 61 and 21, is astonishing. When you think about it, how does that NOT make him the MVP. Well, because he was a rookie. But say it was his 4th season, would that have made a difference, defiantly. I believe BIRD could shoot better with his left hand then 70 percent of the league today! As a young kid, I was fortunate to see him play often, as my dad had seasons tickets. I remember 2 things in particular that stood out. Firstly, I witnessed him grab a rebound in traffic and throw a left handed bullet pass, 75 ft, dead on to a streaking Danny Ainge. The pass was made with pin point accuracy, and Bird didnt even look surprised. It's inconceivable that another player then or now could make this pass so effortlessly, with their opposite hand, let alone have the balls enough to even think they could. The other memory, was watching him from the floor shoot pre game free throws, left handed while doing an interview. He wasn't really paying attention, or at least fully concentrating while talking to a reporter. It didn't matter, he hit 37 in a row before the interviewer left the floor. And then their was the FACT that he would do something magical every night that you hadn't seen before. 😊Simple put, BIRD at the peak of his powers was sublime to watch.
If you couldn't touch Bird, like you you could back then; he would absolutely destroy.
I had season tickets early in Bird's career. He did wild things every night. Crazy passes where you weren't sure where the ball went or an outlet pass from under the board to the other end of the court for a layup. If the game was on the line everyone there knew Bird was getting the ball and there wasn't anything the other team could do about it.
It was because Bird was called Basketball Jesus Jordan called himself Black Jesus.
Bird’s career record head-to-head against Jordan was 23-11 (including 6-0 in the Playoffs). And Bird played until 1992. Jordan had the better team than Bird for the last four years. If you want to understand why people put Bird in the GOAT conversation, I would say it’s best understood by a game on 3.31.1991… near the end of the regular season. It was Jordan’s league. Bird was playing on borrowed time… and he knew it. The Celtics were on the decline. McHale was beaten up-a shell of himself and no longer starting. Bird was literally sleeping in traction because his back was so mangled. This was after the double Achilles surgeries that (along with the broken vertebrae in his back) ended Bird’s prime. The Bulls were the best team in the league and on the road to their first championship. But Bird would not gently into that good night. Battered but unbroken, Bird outplayed Prime Jordan and Prime Pippen, putting up 35 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, a steal, and 3 blocks-playing 52 minutes-in the Celtics overtime win. It wasn’t his greatest shooting game. It wasn’t one of his many triple doubles. But to me, it was a game that defined him… playing through pain and willing his team to victory over Jordan one last time. You should watch that game (or the highlights) to understand. As the great Pat Riley said (long after Bird and Magic retired) regarding who he’d trust in the clutch, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan. If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird.” I agree with Riley. Life on the line, I’d want Bird shooting.
You know who Jordan never beat in the playoffs? Bird.
Facts!
22:43 it was the 3rd last second clutch shot of this game (one footer at buzzer of 2nd OT) that was same spot "and kick it in" as the nullified first one....
in addition, the 2nd clutch shot, which was a 3 pointer to get to OT, was also off one foot.
He participated in 3 long distance shootouts at all star weekend (the first 3 they held, in 1986, 87, 88). He won all 3
I love that one too! Lol.
Magic played a few more years than Larry, but just beat him by a few games. This fact tells us that Magic should have beaten Bird by more than just a few games and he didn't.
yeah I have to agree
Larry came into the league hot and turned around a horrible team his rookie year, the next year he won a championship. If he didn't win a MVP of the year while he was playing he was like in 2nd place. It took Jordan longer to that hot and to get his team into their 1st championship, I don't think he was as good of a team leader than Bird was. Parish played with Bird and Jordan and liked Larry's leadership qualities more. Since he the only one who did that I think we should listen. I think between these two it depends on what you enjoy watching more. Athleticism or smart hard working nonstop winning attitude , me I want Bird. I think without meaning to be , he was funny as hell. Watch his trash talking videos,the guy is a pissah.
the funny thing is if you listen to the players that played during that time, almost everyone says that they would rather guard Jordan than Bird.
To add to the all time win percentage, magic also played longer than Bird
No, same number of seasons, if i recall correctly... both came into the league in 1979. Magic retired in '91. Bird in '92. Magic returned for 1 more season about 4 yra later and played about 35 games. Bird did miss all but 6 game of '88-89 because of his double achilles surgery, though
Larry walked onto a team with 29 wins first year 61 wins, next year CHAMPIONSHIP BOOM! how long did it take MJ to win LMAO Just sayin
I love it! Lol
MJ is overrated.
I have LeBron # 16 all time !
Not bad for the most over -
hyped player in NBA history !
# 1 BIRD # 2 JORDAN # 3 MAGIC
That's awesome man!
@@delidelreacts
Appreciate it !
@@wkang84
..… arrest me ! Never saw
greatness in Lebron James !
Guess I watched too much
80’s and 90’s basketball !
😂😂😂👍
He severely injured his dominant hand before he ever played for the NBA. It was so bad that the trainers told the coaches and owners that he was damaged goods. Then he hurt his back so bad that he should’ve been retired from that pain alone. So when you think of all of that against him, and he played during such a competitive time, that his accomplishments are that much more impressive and incred.
LEGEND is the greatest passing forward of all-time, the greatest shooting forward of all-time, one of the best rebounding forwards of all-time,and without a doubt the greatest small forward of all-time.
definitely one of the greatest to ever do it!!
Bird 🦅 is the Goat 🐐!!
I think most of us that love Larry ARE emotionally attached. He shouldn’t have been able to do all the things he that he did. But there he was. It was amazing.
Also many people play through injuries, but I don't think the average fan truly understand how insane it is that he even played at all through his back issues, let alone at the level he did
Yes it was!!!
Oh you should check out Lary Bird Greaest Passer of all time re-edit with new footage .
Clayton really does a great job with this series and he has another with greatest team seasons that is excellent.
For me Jordan was mine because I witnessed all the wins however I always felt Bird was a better all around player. Also Bird has bragging rights that he beat everyone in his era his peers can't say the same.
Yeah, Jordan was happy and mad when Bird retired, lol. Swept him twice in the playoffs, and has a winning record against him. The only guy that Jordan didn't get the best of. I wonder why that is? Oh, because he is the true GOAT. ✌️
It had more to do with how much tougher the east was more than teammates
True! The eastern conference had a heck of a lot more competition than the west did that is for sure!
Good video and I personally appreciate your honesty in how you think about these things. One of the more important things to keep in perspective is that Larry only ever played for 1 team. He didn't need to build a super team, he didn't need to move all over the league looking for a team that is basically buying a championship with it's high priced talent. He did what he did with whatever talent management was able to bring in. He was selfless and passed the ball a LOT when he could have taken a shot. Today's league is a lot more selfish players in my view whereas Larry just wanted the best shot during the game. His selfishness only came in those closing moments of the game because he knew he had what it took to not buckle under the pressure and had the confidence in his skill to perform under that pressure. And the last fact about his win percentage is the fact that he sat out a whole season except for 6 games and had a few seasons less than Magic. But had his health stayed as good as Magic's, I have no doubt Larry would have the win % but a few points at the least. I grew up watching Larry live on television and he embodied everything I ever tried to be on the court (though of course I could never compare to his skillset).
I'm not going to say that you are wrong about people misinforming you, but it is possible that what you read in your comments is that Larry is the only three time consecutive MVP who was not a center... it's quite well known that Russell and wilt both had three consecutive MVPs.
What you may not know is that Larry's first 9 years in the league his MVP finishes were 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2
He's the only one to do it after the ABA and NBA merger, regardless of position, I'm almost certain. That may have created some confusion.
4th and ROY
@@MuddyPoppins and ALL-NBA first team, which, of course, makes All-Star obvious....
He was an all star in all 12 seasons that he played. All NBA 1st team in his first 9 seasons, All NBA 2nd team in his 10th
Russell and Wilt is elite company
Bird, Jordan, Johnson never switched teams to win championships.
😂😂😂 I really do not care about that narrative
Bird will always be my pick for GOAT, but everyone has their opinion. Bird beat MJ all 6 times they competed against each other and Pat Riley even said “he would pick MJ to take the winning shot but he would pick Bird if it were a shot to save his life” that’s a powerful statement from the greatest coach in NBA history.
True Celtic fan here and while that is true, you have to admit that Jordan went through the proving ground learning how to get there, just a few teams like the pistions were turned away by the Celtics until the younger team finally broke through. Bird and Magic were different. the broke into the league and did it year 1 (Magic) and year 2 (Bird).
@@jlmusic1469 no denying that at all Jordan was miraculous and there were so many amazing players back in the day. A GOAT is just someone’s favorite player and there are so many that are in the GOAT debate.
Pat Riley said, “if I’m picking one person to take the shot to win the game I’m picking Michael Jordan. If I’m picking one person to take the shot to save my life, I’m picking Larry Bird.” Wow!!!!
If you don't understand what they mean by highest win percentage in the history of the NBA.. it's number of wins versus number of games played. Larry's at about 70%, Magic is that about 70.4%
I might need to apologize. I paused the video and made this comment. When I restarted the video it only took you a few seconds to start to comprehend the win % thing. Taking a moment to comprehend is no issue, and people should not be frustrated with that. You are ingesting a ton of new information in these videos
@@alanela6761 The biggest thing to consider here is not their teammates but rather their competition. As the Eastern Conference was stacked and way more challenging every night than the West. This made the winning percentage much more difficult to achieve. Liked the video and the thoughtful responses you gave.
@@physicsmann absolutely
Fair, honest (and great)reaction. You know some old skool ball.
Yes, everybody
...and Jordan, when it counted, got beat by Bird EVERY time.😉
I am one of those Bird guys but I liked everything about your reaction here. Keep up the great work!
You're right about MJ being Hall of Fame. Magic being HoF. Worthy being HoF. Kareem being HoF.
But Bird is at least 5 HoF'ers. As you pointed out: would McHale, Parrish, DJ, Bill Walton be in the Hall of Fame without him? Would Parrish go on to be omni-present without his tutelage as team Captain? I think the only one of Bird's regular teammates that aren't in the HoF is the guy responsible for recruiting and assembling the '08-'09 Celtics that you hate so much: Danny Ainge. 😉 He retired last year so I expect his induction to come soon.
Bird was also shown to stymie Jordan when coaching the 98 Pacers. He makes everyone around him better. He's the only man to have gotten accolades through all aspects of the game: rookie, player, coach and exec.
It's not how you conquer that makes you great; it's the prosperity you bring afterwards. 🦅is 👑 in my book.
(But you're right in that it's all a matter of priorities and preference. Jordan's athleticism that still inspires sneaker sales 30 years later, or Wilt's 100 point games are impressive in their own rights.)
bird 5 finals to magics 9 what he is saying is understand lakers only had 1 team to overcome in the 80' the rockets, the celtics had at least 4 to 5 teams, east was much tougher 76's--detroit---chicago --milwalkee were all great teams so it was harder and that what he is saying.
yeah I get it now it's just basically saying the west was weak back then and that is definitely facts
Very good clarification, but I wouldn't mention chicago there, because they weren't that strong yet and i would add the knicks. Philly, however, was top 3 in the nba for bird's first 7 seasons (with no less than 52 wins) and also in the celtics division, and they were in the conference finals 5 times (with 3 wins) in 6 seasons from 1980-85, 4 times against Boston (each team winning twice)
@@delidelreacts Eastern Conference was also much more violent and they loved (especially Detroit) to beat on Bird. At the end of the 86/87 season (I believe), the Celtics went into the playoffs loaded with injuries from the frequent altercations and from people like Bill Lambeer who purposely tried to cause injuries that could be career ending.
I didn't get frustrated at all with your having to go back two or three times. Honestly, in a video like this, it's necessary for all that info to sink in... Most people let it go by and never realize they're missing something. You going back shows you actually take it somewhat seriously and want to hear the substance of the argument. I respect that.
I think it's impossible to pick a GOAT. But if I had to, I have Bird at the #3 spot. His entire game was unique, and he had a five year peak which is hard to beat. Peak for peak, he may be the best if you take the prime five consecutive years of a player. But Bird is definitely top ten. Good commentary bro.
I'm pretty sure Larry was a left handed guy until a horrible injury caused him to switch. He had both his Achilles surgically reconstructed, and had a straight up broken spine. Could you imagine him never being hurt?
Bird was right handed and his crushed knuckle was on his right hand and happened the summer before going to play with the Celtics and before he signed to play. He got injured playing baseball that summer and he said he never had the same feel for the ball after that. He didn’t tell the Celtics about it and when they got wind of it they called him to Boston and asked him about it and he put in a display at camp and they signed him with the biggest rookie contract in history at the time. He was that good.
Did you hear what you said about Jordan, Isaiah and Worthy? They were beaten by Jordan. Bird was the only one Jordan couldn't beat. So all the excuses. Jordan was young, had no help. There's highlights of Jordan & Pippen failing at double teaming Larry, Bird had more help (that one trips me out. Because I thought this was a team game. Not a solo sport like tennis). Doesn't fly.
The fans that don't have Larry in either convos of GOAT, etc. Have any of them actually watched a game? Their age & not being alive excuse. Is crap. Since there's RUclips.
Even Lebron, Kobe & KD praises Larry. Kobe & Lebron have him in their top 3 or 5. Larry's even advised KD. There's video out there of this
so...what you're basically saying is, I'm stupid and a liar because I don't have Larry as GOAT?
I hope he's just offering you more info. Including opinions for other NBA greats who rank Larry somewhat higher than you do.
You are one of the most fair minded and reasonable people on this platform! You got your opinions but you are open to hearing arguments against it, good stuff man!
I should start taking notes throughout the video and comment on everything at the end all at once. I'm putting a lot of comments in here. Larry Legend was called basketball Jesus in some media, which is why Jordan had to settle for Black Jesus
😂😂 Hey no problem man I appreciate the engagement really!! I like that you're leaving comments all over I was confused at first but then I realized you were just letting your opinion be known as it went along and I appreciate it
Show me any other player who banged his face on the floor so hard, he fractured his face and suffered a concussion, yet still came back in the second half and dominated in a championship game. Show me any other player who just for fun, decided to play a game with his off hand and again, dominate. He destroyed MJ head to head and did it after the worst back injury anyone played with and after double ankle surgery.
as a person who lives in mass n grew up on larry n magic i appreciate your reaction even if we dont see the same thing i sure do appreciate your honesty
Goat = Larry Bird. No doubt.
I agree that in the beginning you seemed defensive about giving Larry many accolades, but I think the more you look into Larry Bird and recognize his basketball IQ, his shooting abilities, passing abilities, and the fact that he could basically play any position - you saw his brilliance a bit more. I was glad to see that you became more open minded, and realized that perhaps you didn’t know enough about Larry to truly appreciate him. I’m quite happy with you having him at five or six. I would’ve never expected that in the first five minutes - ha ha. I think it’s good that you watch all of the different players in the making the case series, and I think it would be good to watch a few more Bird videos. Thanks for a very honest reaction.
I find it interesting after watching several different
reaction videos by fans of either Jordan or Lebron, that
the younger generation for the most part say Bird isn't even
in their top 10. Yet when Jordan and Lebron were asked who
was in their top 3 named Bird in theirs.
yeah Bird not being top 10 is pure delusion. I just watched a panel the other day where a pretty knowledgeable guy knocked Bird out of his top 10 for Steph and I almost fell out of my chair
"Triggered Larry Fans." Hilarious, but true enough.
Wilt, Russell, Maravich, West, Rodman.
I'm one of those Bird fans, btw.
SUBBED
I think Michael Jordan and Larry bird together are the goat. Best of both could never be stopped in any way shape or form
I am a huge LeBron fan and believe LeBron is a goat/ the goat but there are too many players that are too good in there own way to EVER determine who is the GOAT. Larry bird is a easy top 5 all time. The way that he would tell the defense what he would do so they could try to stop him and he would do it and win a game is unheard of by any other player. He literally walked into 3 point competitions go to the locker room and ask so who is going to finish 2nd? That is killer mindset. The mindset of bird was insane to be able to let you're competition think they had a chance to win and you know that you are going to destroy em with a clutch game winner while telling them the spot you will win at is above Jordan's killer mentality. That's above kobes killer mentality. He would hit multiple game winners in the same game while calling the play. Even LeBron, kobe, Jordan ain't doing that. He most definitely deserves to be in the goat convo after all this. Cuz you can't say Jordan does this nor kobe nor LeBron.
When Bird went down and smacked his noggin on the parquet against the Pacers in the playoffs, he was knocked completely unconscious. After going to the locker room for treatment, he returned in the 3rd quarter with a broken face, a concussion and double vision. He proceeded to score 17 points and lead the Celtics to victory. Today's players take 2 weeks off for a bruised thumb. The best players are the ones who are there and who rise to the occasion. Bird did. Time and time again. He selflessly destroyed his body and let his teammates get points he knew were easy for him to score because he knew it took a team and he wanted to WIN. At all costs.
you are talking a lot , are you going to redefine every sentence the moderator makes?
He should have said “Every basketball fan who knows and understands the game has Larry in the conversation.” If you don’t, that’s fine… but you don’t understand how versatile Bird was. People look at natural athleticism, but they don’t see what he does as a basketball player. He makes his whole team better with his plays on offense and defense. He’s a sniper who can shoot from anywhere, scored 40+ points with his left hand in a playoff game, he can can pass it on a dime from anywhere on the court, he averaged more rebounds in his career than Patrick Ewing (in an era with Kareem, Ewing, Malone, Hakeem, etc… where he shared the paint with real giants) … he never lost a playoff game to Jordan, he beat the Lakers with Magic, Kareem, Worthy and coached by Pat Riley (a team with two players in the G.O.A.T. conversation, three MVPs in a row (before his major back injury in 1986) no one else has done that since the ABA/NBA merge… if he didn’t injure his back in 1986, he would have won 5+ rings… no one ever had a hotter run than his 1981-1986 seasons before his injury.
Dude I am half way through your video and I have to say that you are the ONLY person I have watched react to this to LISTEN to the case and argue it. Like, you even heard his jokes. Honestly if you keep doing things like this you are gonna be something big. Genuine knowledge, respect to the content you are reacting to, and a chill demeanor? There is nothing to not like. Good goddamn vid.
Larry GOAT
Lary Bird was simply the best.
“Larry Bird is the greatest trash talker and mind-game player of all time. He taught me everything I know about getting in folks’ heads.”
Michael Jordan
Every KNOWLEDGEABLE basketball fan understands the argument about Larry Bird being the GOAT.
There's no one more clutch than Larry...and there's no one more complete as a player than Larry.
He schooled EVERY NBA super player...
Then, there's the mental game. There's zero players better.
So yeah, Larry is in the GOAT convo. If you know, you know. 😉
Your not ever gonna
convince BIRD fans
that he ain’t the real
GOAT !
Jordan never beat Bird.
true
I grew up a fan of Dr. J, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan, but the player who could beat you the most ways with the most skills was Larry Bird. Bird had the best combination of inside scoring, mid-range scoring, 3-point scoring, passing, rebounding, defense, basketball IQ, trash talking, work ethic, clutch performance, and leadership. Bird had it all from day 1 in the NBA. The others gained some of these things after several years.
The issue with Lebron is, he couldn’t play in the same era as magic, bird… it was too physical back then and Lebron couldn’t do it
yeah, because everyone except Lebron would be able to get physical, not like Lebron would be allowed to be more physical as well or anything like that. I really think people don't think it through when they say this. there's 2 sides of the ball an nobody considers this means lbj could basically clothesline you out of the air when he's playing on defense
Bird swept Jordan, twice; in the playoffs. Jordan also has a losing record to Bird in the regular season. Even Jordan knew.
Hey there, just watched this and wanted to chime in... I completely agree with you that there are a lot of fans out there who see player videos and dislike reactors that don't agree with their personal opinion. I'm a Bird fan for my own subjective reasons (which are unimportant to this comment), but wanted to thank you for staying true to yourself, what you think should also be valued and respected. You're right that many commenters mistake "listening but disagreeing" as "not listening," it's sad that those people can't understand. As a normally silent viewer, just wanted to send some encouragement to keep it real, I enjoyed your take through the video and at the end, hearing your opinion is the reason I chose to watch your reaction. ;)
Larry Legend
This is the channel! Great reaction. I love how you interact with the video and the audience. Mt first watch. Loved it. New sub. Keep it up.
Cheers
Welcome aboard!
Larry Bird played with a fractured bone in his face and a severe brain concussion - and continued to play in the following games (I remember seeing him wear one of those clear face masks). He's not only the toughest player in NBA history - he should be "in the conversation" as the toughest man to ever live.
Lol. Honestly I'm just happy for these videos to make young basketball "fans" to even know his name. A lot of these guys don't know basketball before 2000
FYI, Jordan has NEVER beat Bird in the playoffs. Bird had a 23-11 winning record over Jordan, including a 6-0 record in playoff games. I've got Bird in my top 3 GOATS.
Everybody that knows basketball.
3x MVP (5 more times 2nd)
3x consecutive 3 pt winner
3 rings in 5 appearances
Founder and multiple 50-40-90 member
Dagger3 Pioneer
Beat every hof of his era in playoffs...
MJ (swept twice, 3-0)
Dr J
Moses Malone
Isiah Thomas
Dennis Rodman
Hakeem
Dominique
Magic
Kareem
Worthy
... all of them
Top 5 passer
Top 5 shooter
Quadruple doubles seasonal
Larry Legend
even Jordon said he didn't like playing Larry Bird because of that very reason
When the guy said he put his DNA all over basketball, larry did the step back first, the fade away ,him and magic started that no look pass ,tip passes ,larry went behind his head ,he was the first stretch four the 1st 50-40-90 ,,but im glad your opinion on him is better now 👌 ,imagine watching all that stuff i just listed for the first time EVER ,it was amazing to witness as a 10 yr old ,js #LB33 💚🐦🏀🔥
Michael Jordon never not once ever beat Bird in the NBA.
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If he had just paid someone to fix his Mom's driveway he would have been played more and won more. His body broke down. Bird was the word. Toughest player ever.
Bird is a more complete player than LeBron - and MJ and Kobe are both better than LeBron
Respect for your open mind.
he was the only player to get the 3X MVP consecutively since the ABA merger. Russell and Chamberlain also did it before that. he's also the only high volume shooter to have more than one 50/40/90 seasons. (steve nash also did it twice). he's also the only player to have a rookie of the year, MVP, finals MVP, All star MVP, Coach of the year and Executive of the year.
The GOAT is the guy I take first pick in the all-time NBA fantasy draft and that's Larry Bird. No doubt. You can pick his game apart and say, "Oh, this guy did this better and that guy did that better..." but when you look at the complete package? Larry Bird brought everything to the table that you want in a player and nothing that you didn't want, including loyalty, work ethic, and selflessness. He made not only his team better, but the entire league better. Take Lebron out of the NBA like he never existed and nothing would change; you take Bird out of history and try to imagine what the game would look like today.
And one more point is that Bird can play his game in any era. Go back in time, go forward and it doesn't change his style because he was all about fundamental basketball. Pass, Shoot, and Rebound and if he wasn't fast or he couldn't jump, so what? If you know exactly where everyone is going to be three seconds into the future, that's all the edge you need. He was Rookie of the Year, League MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year for a reason and it wasn't his looks.
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Of all NBA players, Larry Bird won the second most number of games. Magic played more seasons than Larry did too. The reason you don't know about Larry Bird aka Larry Legend is because he is white. Magic Johnson once said Larry was the only player he feared. Pat Riley said if he needed a player to make a shot to save his life, he would choose Larry Bird. I once saw Larry Bird sink a ball sitting on his ass in the defensive end, all net. That was the day I became a fan. Larry was just one of those guys who only cared about one stat, the score. Robert Parish has credited Bird with at least 5000 of his points, and McHale about a 1000. Larry did need the records, he needed the wins, so he made sure the guy with the best chance to score got the ball. He was so good at the game he could shit talk and play around with his shots to make other players look stupid. Oh, and for the record Bird swept Jordan twice in the play offs, just saying. I personally do not care who the G.O.A.T. is, I am just so happy that young players are finally getting to see what I saw 40 years ago when I played the game. He was the most creative player, had the heart of 10 lions, and was the most deceptive passer I have ever seen. Now we need someone to release the old Bird highlights in high definition, so you can really see how he handled the ball.
While Jordan was an awsome player, The one person he could NEVER get the best of was Bird...
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"That was God disguised as Michael Jordan" - Larry Legend
respect to 2 of the greatest players of all time
Larry Bird played his entire pro career injured. When he went face-first into the parquet against the Pacers, he came back late in the 3rd and scored 17 more points to lead the Celtics to win the game. With a broken face, a concussion and double vision. Tell me another player who can say that.
Michael Jordan influenced his team and became a great player with his scoring with the ball. Many of the great players influence their team by scoring with the ball. Larry became great by making sure all players on his team were scores with the ball at any time he chose. If you really notice in his passing videos one-third or one-fourth of his passes he could have taken the shot. He was in position but chose a higher percentage shot with the other player always. This is what made him genius
I appreciate this reaction. I’ve watched a ton of reactions to this video and by a mile, plus, this is the best reaction.
Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it man!
Isiah Thomas didnt like Bird a very much either...
Some of the bigget fist fights ever was between Isiah, Laimbeer and Bird.
There was also the Rodman/Thomas/Bird incident.
There was the legendary game winning steal Bird made on Isiahs inbounding pass.
The list goes on.
Isiah probably hated Bird *almost* as much as Jordan
And he was basically best buddies with Magic.
There would be no reason for him to give those roses to Larry in that statement regardless of what he thinks of Jordan.
If he wasnt speaking honestly, why would he NOT give that one to Magic?
They showed that steal in this video. Bird passed it to DJ for the basket. Just wanted to point that out.
A 43 year old Wilt Chaimberlain playing with 4 UCLA freshmen beat Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, A.C. Green, James Worthy and Bernard king. The final score was 12-0 Chaimberlain blocked every shot. Wilt is the GOAT
Bird is the greatest all around basketball player who ever played the game. He played the last seven years of his career after suffering a career ending injury and was still the league MVP after his injury. He had multiple years of 50/40/90 seasons. Many of the greatest players of all time acknowledged his greatness. Other players may have had more ability in certain aspects of the game but no one was at his level in all of them combined. Not even close!
Not all fans agree he's in the GOAT conversation. But every player who fans talk about in the GOAT conversation put Larry Bird in THEIR GOAT conversation. That matters. That really matters. As for Jordan vs. Bird, look at the fact that Jordan never beat Bird in the playoffs. Jordan's Bulls were swept twice by Bird's Celtics, for a total post-season record of 0-6. He only beat Bird once during the regular season. He actually recorded a message for Bird when he Larry retired saying he was glad that he was leaving the league because he'd ruined so many games for him, and made some very bad memories for him. He did wish him well though, so there's that.
When Lebron lists MJ and Bird at the two greatest, that should say it all. People constantly leave Bird off the top five greatest cause he was white. Remove race and watch his game, easy one of the best ever. To this day guys can't do what he did, night in and night out.
Look Larry Joe Bird beat MJ in regular season 17-11. Playoffs Larry Joe Bird swept MJ twice. Larry took the second worst to second best. Second season in the NBA won the NBA Championship. MJ and LaChina James never been in the 50-40-90 club.
I'm just going to say nothing they said was going to change your mind. Your just not a fan. Larry Legend is his name for a reason.
i mean it changed my mind about my ranking of Larry, just not about who the goat is, but just because i don't have him over Jordan doesn't negate my level of respect for him in any way big respect for Larry Legend but hey a few years ago i would have said Lebron is the goat, and now that's changed as i've learned more history so we'll see what happens as I learn more
@@delidelreacts well let's just agree on the fact Larry did SAVE the NBA (with the help of the amazing Magic) he's the FOUNDING member if the 50-40-90 club, has had played with a broken back, a broken face with a concussion etc... on top of the fact that had he play during the Era now with the medical technology of today he'd probably still be playing lol also had he been a more selfish player like the boys of today that are all about themselves and will sit out for a toe injury lol he would probably be proven the goat...also Michael Jordan literally did NOT win a championship until Bird retired and I quote I'm glad he retired now I can win...he played on the harder coast at the time so his fight was harder than the west to get to the end.... I mean really babe the fact that he saved the league for the boys today should move him up at least one spot lol. Not counting his basketball IQ was fucking genius lol..I appreciate all opinions as I continue learning daily and I absolutely love sports. 54 yrs young lol and I've seen almost all the heavy hitting teams of the 80s and Larry Legend was absolutely hands down one of the most exciting players... the Lakers were also fun...good luck on your channel I'll be watching.
Yeah legend is the 🐐
I'm from Cleveland and I'm grateful to Lebron for
the Championship he helped bring to the Cavs.
I can't give the goat title to him, players that jump
from team to team like KD and Lebron as well as others
to form super teams in order to win titles can't be considered
the goat. but that does not take away from his greatness.
yeah Lebron isn't the Goat, I don't really care about the team hopping part of it that doesn't factor into why I don't have him as the GOAT or over MJ it just doesn't matter to me it's personal preference at the end of the day, but Lebron will alwys be my fav player just based on the 2016 championship no moment in sports means more to me(personally) than that one
IMO , There are only 3 that have a case for GOAT. I rank them as follows...,.....
#1 Bird
#2 Kareem
#3 MJ
Larry Bird is my G.O.A.T. for the following reasons. He has beaten EVERY hall of fame he has played against. He was ROY, he won 3 straight MVP, 3x 3 point competition winner, he was the founder of the 50/40/90 club.
Larry also did all this with basically a broken back and no pain killers
Another great reaction!
Thank You!
I hope you get around to checking out the documentary Magic and Bird A Courtship of Rivals and the Dream Team documentary 🙏 😀
18:40 You just made me want to see Jordan “posterize” LeBron (nuts above head, dunking from the free throw line).
20:20 Don’t forget, Bird’s playoff record against Jordan while playing is 3-0 twice, 6-0. Sure, that was fresh out of UNC Jordan, but still. Then to go 3-4 coaching against him in his full-on prime is something else. Can’t stop the threepeat, though. I still have Jordan as my number one and I’m from Indiana, raise a Celtics fan by my daddy (until the 90’s, then I loved Jordan and the Pacers).
29:07 I’m just happy you took the time to process. Win percentage is an important stat that’s often overlooked, in any sport or game.