Think that's bad? Some guy gave the worst take ever the other day, "Kawhi Leonard or Larry Bird? Ehh... that's a wash. probably Kawhi. it's a toss up." 😡 I legitimately walked away, came back and started yelling at my phone. I was actually angry for a good 3 days.
@@88949597 it makes you wonder if his health hadn’t deteriorated as quickly as it had, would he be in the conversation for being as great as MJ? I think some aspects of his game are superior to Michael’s, and vice-versa.
@@davidperkoski1132 I put MJ, Magic ,and Larry on the same rank at the top. They seem to a rock paper scissors trio Magic edged bird, bird stopped MJ and MJ beat Majic
@@88949597 Ok yeah i don't know if that was just some opinion or something. But calling Bird overrated is just really stupid. I don't think Kawhi is better than Bird. But i actually like Kawhi because he puts effort in defence still, what Bird actually also did.
@@Dusk1962 So true lol. Bird was one of the greatest trash talkers of all time. No way would today's soft refs let it slide. He would probably change his game if it became an issue, but if he played with the same attitude that was allowed in his era, he would lead the league in techs.
I never recalled any other NBA player in history telling his teammates, "Do you want to win the game?" "OK, Gimme the ball and get out of the way!" LB actually did it on numerous occasions.
@@ortiznick1941 Jump high doesn't automatically make you a great player, there are many scrubs that could jump high. Larry Bird was quick and had a great first steps. You probably doesn't play basketball.
Pat Riley: "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".
n the past 50 years, here are the highest Total Career Avg Stat Points (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK) #1) Jordan = 44.7 #2) LeBron = 44.4 #3) Bird = 43.1 Curry is #31 with 37.5 That's just to put things into to perspective
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time: #1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games) #2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games) #3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games) #4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games) ... However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time: #1) Bird = 2.67 #2) Jordan = 2.33 #3) Kobe 1.93 #4) LeBron = 1.39
@@Mrballerize you really have no clue do me a favor and watch the video and while you are at it do some research too you ever hear of Reggie Miller why don't you listen to what he gas to say JJ is a clown he sucked nuts in the nba and he's running his mouth about one of the greatest of all time if bird played today he'd would lead in all time 3s made the three came in in his rookie year wow you really don't know much about much do you
+2 to the Facetiously Insolent comment counter. Well done. He puts the anal in analyst. The a-holes who said the same kind of crap during LL's career were shutdown by the greats of the day. MJ talking about the times he was swept by the Celtics. "The Human Highlight Reel" talking about his epic game vs LL, the word "fear" used by so many contemporaries, the common phrase "sleepless nights" in interviews, and on and on. He's a click master baiter.
He was unstoppable and an absolute killer in the final minutes. Most players are good at one thing, but Bird could do it all and one of the only players who could change the game without taking a shot.
Nahhh. Bird is too slow and unathletic. He can’t move laterally. Back then people like Rodman who’s “elite at defense” weighed like 210 lbs lol. Someone who’s 6’7 today weighing 240 is going to BULLY bird. And he’s not blowing by any body or using his handle to get anywhere lol. He’d be like Gallinari of todays game
@madlak3378 Well, players with much more knowledge on the subject, agree with me 🤷🏼♀️ He was way above the game, way above everybody else" - Michael Jordan on what made Larry Bird special. MJ addressed those who put Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic in the same sentence as Bird. Only a few guys could pose a challenge to Michael Jordan on the court, but Larry Bird was a notable exception.Oct 23, 2023 “When I played, Larry Bird was the only one I feared,” Magic Johnson said, per ESPN in 2000. “A lot of Black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.” Julius Erving aka Dr. J- "What I notice right away about Larry, even as a rookie, is that not only he can get his shot, and he has amazing range for a big man, but he will make it too. He may be the best shooter I've ever seen. And he is a smart passer, able to thread the ball through inches of daylight. And he will not stop working."
@GunGoBang maybe we should look at the records he set.... 1) The highest points total for a triple double. 52 points, 13rebounds, 14assists 2) Only 1 of 2 players in history to lead his team in ppg,rpg,apg,spg, FT% for starters, and 3pt% for starters,for at least 94% of his career. Oscar is the other (aside from the 3p% of course ). 3) Is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. 4) The only non-center to win 3 MVP's in a row.(Russell and Wilt are the other two) 5) 5th All time in triple doubles. 6) Bird is the only 20, 10, 5 player in NBA history (points, rebounds, assists per game) with a lifetime PRA rating (points + rebounds + assists per game) of 40.6 7) Led the NBA in 3Pt% over 40% for 6 seasons(record) 8) Led the NBA in FT% 4 seasons(record) 9) 5th leading scorer all time in NCAA history 10) Only player in NCAA history to lead his team in ppg, apg, rpg, and spg for a whole season(he did it 2 times). 11) 2nd player to reach at least 20,000 points, 5,000 assists, and 9,000 rebounds within 10 seasons.(Wilt Chamberlain is the other) 12) Has the most consecutive wins of the 3pt shooting contest at 3 13) The most wins of the 3pt shooting contest at 3. 14) Bird is 84th all time defensive rating, thats higher than MJ(133), Kobe(241), Lebron(115), Magic(221), and Pippen(90). He also became only the third player (and the first non-center) to win three consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Awards. He was a 12-time All-Star, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and a nine-time member of the All-NBA First Team. He led the league in free-throw percentage four times.
@madlak3378 people with much more knowledge about basketball think he's the best.... He was way above the game, way above everybody else" - Michael Jordan on what made Larry Bird special. MJ addressed those who put Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic in the same sentence as Bird. Only a few guys could pose a challenge to Michael Jordan on the court, but Larry Bird was a notable exception.Oct 23, 2023 “When I played, Larry Bird was the only one I feared,” Magic Johnson said, per ESPN in 2000. “A lot of Black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.” "What I notice right away about Larry, even as a rookie, is that not only he can get his shot, and he has amazing range for a big man, but he will make it too. He may be the best shooter I've ever seen. And he is a smart passer, able to thread the ball through inches of daylight. And he will not stop working."~ Julius Erving, aka Dr. J
Larry is destroying the league today no question, everythings is a foul, jumpshots are encouraged and a lot of the time the Lane is wide open because of the 3 point threat.
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time: #1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games) #2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games) #3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games) #4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games) ... However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time: #1) Bird = 2.67 #2) Jordan = 2.33 #3) Kobe 1.93 #4) LeBron = 1.39
J.J. Reddick was a bench warmer who came out to hit a set 3 pointer once in a while in the NBA. That’s all he was. He wants to create a narrative that the NBA is so much better today, that way he can claim if he played in the 80s he would have been a star. The irony is, he wouldn’t have even played in the 80s. He would have got hard fouled once and cried.
The league was undoubtedly much less talented back then. The player pool to choose from was much smaller for multiple reasons. The sport became more popular to play. Medical advancements keeps more players healthy and able to compete. Household wealth growing allows more kids more time to play sports and develop the skills needed to get recruited. The world has gotten WAY WAY better at basketball over the last 30 years and now makes up over 20% of the league. He only argued that Larry Bird is not a top 5 3 point shooter of all time. He didn't shoot that many or make them at an extremely high percentage. That doesn't mean he didn't have the potential to be a top 5 3 point shooter had he chose to put even more time into developing that part of his game.
@@rlh12345I like that you added the medical and time context. Let me dive more into it. The tech and film advantage is also undoubtedly more numerous, and the fact that now, 99% of people who become NBA players are, at least for a bit, wealthy. This wasn't the case back then. Let me add even more context to Bird: The NBA adapted the 3pt line in Bird's rookie season! That means that, for his entire life growing up, in highschool, and in college, throwing a shot from long distance was a negative. Despite that, he still averaged over 40% from the 3pt line in his highest volume years, and shot 88% from the ft line for his career, and closer to 91-92% otherwise. He was also a crafty scorer in general. I agree that he probably would've been top 5 if he had been born in a different era. I wish JJ showed more reverence for some of these guys.
@@rlh12345Players today are bigger, faster, stronger but they have a rule to play 65 games a season to win an award. In Bird’s era they played through injuries today’s players wouldn’t, back to back games. Today’s game is soft.
@@usmanqureshi8941 He's literally stated that Larry is a top tier shooter. He's stated that Larry is a top 10 NBA player all time. He simply stated that he is not a top 5 3 point shooter of all time. Not that he couldn't have become one, but that he wasn't. That statement is true.
The disrespect for saying that Larry Bird wasn't a top 5 3 point shooter of all time? That's likely an accurate statement. He didn't say he wasn't a top 5 shooter. He has Larry Bird in Redicks top 10 players of all time.
Well, Larry has 3 rings, 2 finals MVPs, 3 league MVPs, is in the Hall of Fame, and has had his number retired. I am pretty sure that Redick doesn't have any of those.
His statement here is literally that defense does not exist and has never existed. The number is the number, you get the ball behind the line, you shoot it, and no other factors exist.
Bird was one of the GOATs of the NBA and his play was not just shooting. He was an incredible passer, rebounder and all the small things done to make his teams better.
Dude literally said Curry is defended more physically than Bird was 😂 All time atrocious moment for JJ, no wonder Dominique Wilkins called it an idiotic take.
During a period between 1981-87 Larry Bird was the greatest basketball player who ever lived, including Jordan..any all time liat that doesn't include Bird among the starting 5 or top 5 is not a serious list..you could leave off magic or Oscar, Russell, maybe West..but you absolutely cannot leave off Bird..he defeated every team, every player
Michael the goat Jordan has never once talked negatively about Larry. In his speech when talking about Bird, he even recognized that he never got one over Larry. The GOAT calls Larry the big boss he never beat. But JJ has something to say...
That group was the top 50 players of all time j.j. should be working at home depot after that take on Larry legend and I've been a Knicks fan my whole life.
And those of us who are old enough to have watched Larry play in real time. I was a huge Lakers fan in the 80's and every time the game was tight at the end, you had a knot in your stomach knowing that if Larry had the last shot, chances were very high he would make it. I remember watching the 3-point contest where he lifted his finger after he shot the last ball to win the contest. He and everyone else had no doubt it was going in.
Refers to where those washed up players who are self described experts have to pull their heads from so they can speak on TV. That's why they're getting money to sponsor sexual lube and mouthwash.
I am a Hawks fan and we hated him whenever he played us. He did bring the best of of Nique and team. Bird is one of the greatest player EVER. Ask Magic, Jordan, and any of those that played agianst him. JJ Reddick is just a jelous thing. Wonder how that thing would feel about the Big O
Michael Cooper shared this one: “Larry walks in and says I hope all you guys in here are thinking about second place, because I’m winning this…’EXCUSE ME?!’ “And he started shooting and he just didn’t miss.” Of course, he won, lifting his finger in the air before the final shot went in, and not even removing his warm up jacket. The following year, in the same All-Star 3-point shooting contest Dale Ellis told the press that Bird didn’t have much to say this year. Bird said, “There’s no need to talk this time. We all know who’s going to win.” Later on, after Craig Hodges won the NBA All-Star Game Three-Point contest in Bird’s absence, Hodges was asked if the victory was tainted because Bird hadn’t participated. “He knows where he can find me,” was Hodges retort. Told of Hodges’ challenge, Bird replied, “Yeah, at the end of the Bulls bench.”
@@KvotheprepareI mean he’s cooking any non nba player but by nba standards, yeah, he doesn’t really matter. Never did. He’s a below average role player and a defensive liability.
I grew up on Bird and Magic- attended probably 10-15 Celtic games. Bird was legit- when his team came in town it was like the Beatles landed on US soil. You had to be there to appreciate it
My family took us to Disneyland during one of their finals games. Remember watching the game on the bars TV's as a kid at a restaurant across the street by our hotel.
That's how MJ was for me, I got to see him twice and am grateful for it. I wasn't paying attention to the NBA until the end of Birds career but I appreciate him now. His highlight reels are as exciting as anyone's.
JJ Reddick wants to use 3-point shooting percentage because he’s 17th all-time in that statistical category and yet he’s not really mentioned at all amongst the great shooters of NBA history. By that metric, Steve Kerr is the best 3-point shooter of all time, DeAndre Jordan is the best shooter of all time, and apparently there is no arguing with him…. Just don’t ask as to whether dinosaurs existed.
@@K-Dot94 I think you missed the point...what it means is that just because Bird didn't shoot many 3s during games, it didn't mean he couldn't...Bird could shoot 3s with the best 3-point shooters in the NBA...he just didn't, because the Celtics offense didn't call for him to shoot lots of 3s.
@@davevandebunte2949 no offense did in the 80s, jj isnt saying bird was a bad 3 point shooter, but even the best shooter from the 80s isnt in the conversation for best shooter ever, its just true
A lot of people don’t take into consideration how many years he played compared to so many others who played twice, or even up to 3 times as many years as Larry, in order to surpass his records. And lest we forget that for at least 4 to 5 of his NBA career he was plagued with injuries. So, taking all that into consideration, I just have to say WOW, how dare these people. And, these HATERS, should be down on their knees, thanking Larry and Magic for SAVING the NBA, and making it what it is today.
I grew up a showtime lakers fan in the 80s. I HATED larry bird back then with a passion but respect the hell out of him in retirement. All you have to do is watch interviews with guys that played with or against him. I can tell you this larry was a straight up baller and did it playing in a time when the teams he played against were stacked with talent. Not like this expanded and watered down league. From around the time the 90s bulls were dominating the league was weakening with its team expansions. Some of them teams from the 80s had 3 or 4 hall of famers on them which is part of the reason the great air Jordan didn't get his first championship until halfway through his career.
Let's not make this a generational thing. You, and the people liking your comment, just come off as old men shaking their fist. Stop. The guy who made the comment is just a moron.
Yes, with young people who weren't even born until decades after the real greatness of the Bird Man, Dennis Johnson, all our heroes we loved back in the 80's..BTW, did you forget the 3 consecutive MVP's....
You would have it also, if you were made to kiss up LBJ's, Curry's behind, and espn suits's in order to keep your job! No integrity in big media, and he was a marginal player whom didn't get paid enough to chill post career.
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time: #1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games) #2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games) #3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games) #4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games) ... However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time: #1) Bird = 2.67 #2) Jordan = 2.33 #3) Kobe 1.93 #4) LeBron = 1.39
I'd be happy to listen to someone argue the Bird wasn't the best/the top 3/5/10 or whatever, but to pretend that numbers alone tell the story is ridiculous.
"After 5 minutes into the 1st practice I knew I could play in this league. After 15 minutes I knew I could dominate it for the next 10 years." - Larry Bird
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time: #1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games) #2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games) #3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games) #4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games) ... However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time: #1) Bird = 2.67 #2) Jordan = 2.33 #3) Kobe 1.93 #4) LeBron = 1.39
He also said recently, he doesn't think he will live much longer that if you look around not many people his height still around... He basically got that hypothesis from the ghetto bible... Always pessimistic and dreary of the future. He's like his old man that committed suicide. He's said alot of things. Not all very forward thinking and confident.
@@dseabee it's a percentage of game winning shots in number of games. It basically tells you how many more he could have had if he played the same amount of games as Jordan and Kobe.
@@mrsky67 I know Bird is legendary just as JJ knows Bird is legendary. Here he’s simply playing devil’s advocate because Russo relentlessly bashes modern NBA. (From the looks of things JJ is successfully trolling many in this comment section as well 😂😂😂)
@@3-0gio guys in this buck and chuck 3 generation don’t just get the nod over him just due to volume. Which is 100% due to style. If bird was in today’s league able to shoot 10 3s a game his numbers would be up there with any one other than prob Curry. Shooting more 3s during a game gives you a chance for rhythm. Guy was the founding father of the 50/40/90 and won 3 point contests, theres no reason to think he couldn’t compete with other top 5 3 point shooters. The volume argument is silly
@@tylersouthcott3359 To add to your point.....if you look at Bird's 3pt shooting season to season, you'll notice that his best percentages also came when he shot at a higher volume. That can lead one to reasonably assume that he could maintain 40%+ from 3 if he was playing today and was allowed to shoot it 7-10 times a game like many others do.
If anything Bird is underrated because most people can't even comprehend how good he was. He wasn't a "3 Point shooter" because he was a total basketball player and was only good at 3 pointers because he was so good at everything and he did whatever he had to to help his team. Sometimes that was shooting a 3 pointer.
An MMA fighter is a total fighter and is good at every aspect of fighting, sometimes that involves boxing. That doesn't mean an MMA fighter is better at boxing than a Boxer, in fact in most cases they are not. A person that specializes at a particular thing will be better at that particular thing than someone that doesn't. There is a reason the saying "Jack of all trades, Master of none." exists. You need heart surgery, who do you go to a doctor that has been practicing medicine for 15 years and has a wide pool of knowledge about the medical field and is a great overall doctor, or do you go to a heart surgeon that has specialized in specifically heart surgery for the past 15 years.
Not once did JJ call Bird a bad player or overrated he just said he’s not a top 3 or top 5 3 point shooter. I just can’t disagree with that take when we are in the era of shooting we are now.
I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."
I grew up a Celtics fan in the late 70's and through the 80's as a kid. Today, at 54 yrs old I look back at players from that era and my favorites were Bird, Magic, Bernard King to name a few. Michael Jordan was incredible, but I started to lose interest in the NBA after Detroit won it all in 89. Players like Nate Archibald, Walter Berry, Mark Jackson and Chris Mullin were also my guys along with Ed Pinckney.
That's a powerful quote coming from Riley, and I recall reading that quote years ago. Larry Bird was a unique character in many ways, playing with skill, determination and supreme confidence more than natural ability or athleticism in the traditional sense. He was a winner and an assassin.
JJ has to believe that he played in the best of best of the best era of all time,or else he has to admit he was an above average single skill player, and not a great over all player.
He’s really not, waych his highlights and then watch someone from todays highlights, the players, speed, competition and everything about the film will show you how advanced we’ve come. It’s really crazy to watch but you should! Bird had like 50-70% wide open shots, but in todays league he would be clustered so hard he wouldn’t be able to get a shot off
@@yerik6034 have you ever heard of Jokic? Larry had some of the highest iq along with being a great shooter. I get the whole athleticism argument but it doesn’t apply to everyone. And the competition in the 80s isn’t comparable to the competition in the 50s like you’re making it sound
@@yerik6034 absolute shit take that proves youve not done the research to actually back up your point, your essentially looking at high lights where bird got open and not watching games, you speak as if there wasnt fast athletic guys in the 80s and the court was wide open
Bird was a GREAT SHOOTER from anywhere on the court. Color him any shade you want! This coming from a lifelong Detroit Pistons Fan who HATED HIM due to the pain he caused us. HAD TO RESPECT HIM THO.
Bryce kudos, I'm from Maine so naturally we were Celtic fans and we kinda feel the same about the pistons but man you guys had great teams, and we pretty much loathe bill but there is one very underrated player!
@@Birdfan465 not true. I'm a buccaneer thru and thru, and loved playing Barry Sanders and Brett favre twice a year. Anytime you are lucky enough to watch the great ones in person at their peak, you cherish it. Even at the time. Barry was the greatest buck killer of all time, and I loved him. He was amazing, and we were so bad, it made it fun to watch Like Saturday morning sports bloopers, but every Sunday at 1 o'clock, because nobody wanted to watch us play. We only got to watch away games due to blackouts, so a lot of gene deckerhoff, who is basically a radio god.
@@reallythough4591 ok mabe I messed up saying RESPECT. As a Celtics fan I f..... hated Magic Johnson when they were fearce rivals. But as I look back on it. Magic was one of the greatest players and embassidors of the game. You can sugar coat it all you want and say it how you want I will still think your full of shit
As a Rockets fan I hated the Celtics for beating the Twin Towers in 86. I still have to admit that Bird was right up there with Magic as the top two players during the 80's.
I dont think Reddick even won a Championship if I remember right. He was role player that shot threes . I saw Larry play and I wasn't a Celtics fan at all. Larry is top five imho.
Larry was always guarded by the best defender on the other team, while Reddick was always guarded by the 5 th best or nobody. You know why? because he wasnt a good player, just a good shooter.
I grew up in the 80s being a knick fan was hard Celtics come down on a 3on1 break and bird would pull up from 3 and I knew and I would bet every knick fan watching knew it was nothing but net. I played high school basketball at that time and if you took a shot over 20 feet even if you made it he would take you out the game and ask you what the f@#k you doing I told you 18 feet or closer.
@@darrengordon-hill not the same. Mac McClung is ELITE at one thing, but a good overall player...he was G league rookie of the year last year and has averaged 18ppg on 56%fg and 48%3pt shooting this year on 26 minutes per game. Also averaging 5 assists and 3 rebounds per game too this year. Mac is NOT a 1 trick pony, he is a well rounded PG, and an ELITE jumper.
actually if you listen to JJ talk basketball (and not some dude editing a video to take a comment out of context) you know JJ thinks Brid is top 10 all time.
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time: #1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games) #2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games) #3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games) #4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games) ... However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time: #1) Bird = 2.67 #2) Jordan = 2.33 #3) Kobe 1.93 #4) LeBron = 1.39
JJ’s ESPN and NBA career are the definition of just ‘gong along to get along.’ ESPN despises Larry Bird for breaking one of the one way stereotypes that they still love to push
The Celtics were 50 - 1 at home including playoffs in 1986. The greatest home record ever! Larry the LEGEND had so many great CAREER stats whilst he played half his career injured! My favourite player of all time :) That's why they call him the LEGEND!
The larry bird stories absolutely crack me up. like one with Gary payton he said bird was the coldest player he ever played against!! Said do anything he wanted too.
@@blackjesus6433 LARRY HAS NEVER SAID MJ IS THE GOAT.. ONLY GREAT. THERE'S #1 RIGHT IN THE CELTICS HOUSE: BILL RUSSELL. WHICH MJ HIMSELF CALLED RUSSELL THE GREATEST EVER. BY RINGS HE'S THE GREATEST WINNER IN SPORTS HISTORY. 🤫MILLENNIALS, SMDH.
@@jlobiafra I knew that full well. The Portland Trailblazers. In fact, it was the 1986 Boston Celtic's worse loss of the entire season. It happened, I think in December of 85, Wasn't considered a huge loss at the time, but as the year went on, and these white boys absolutely dominated the league, especially in the REAL Garden, one can only wonder how they lost to the Blazers. Best single season team, I ever saw. Man, they were so automatic on the Parquet that year. Even in the injury plagued 87 season, I believe they only lost 2 regular season home games, one to the Lakers and one to the Bulls in a totally bogus "home game" in Hartford, where the Celtics had to play three bullshit home games every season, for whatever reason. GOD, I was so bitter, and still am about that to this day.
Bird: 3 consecutive 3point contests won Redick: 0 wins and sets dubious record for most attempts made with foot standing on the line. Yep. Redick has room to call people overrated
I think one problem that arises when talking about Larry Bird as a three point shooter is that you do have to take into account that he was a power forward, who then transitioned to small forward and eventually played less minutes at power forward, due to Kevin McHale being on the team. Putting McHale in the line-up allows Bird more creative freedom to score. Plus at the power forward position, given Bird's size (taller than Charles Barkley), his presence was needed down low to help rebound the ball. The same could be said of Magic Johnson, because of his size, he would be asked to fill in for Kareem at center, whenever Kareem was out. This is also why when you watch a lot of highlight clips of both Larry and Magic, you will see either player collect the defensive rebound and go coast to coast with the ball, and either score the bucket himself on a fast break or pass it to a teammate for an easy bucket. Also, when you watch a lot of Bird highlights, you see him on the fast break a lot. Players during the 1980s did not run a fast break and then shoot a pull-up 3 pointer. I mean, not unless your team was down by 3 points and the game was on the line. Or if the other team had a really intimidating shot blocker and he beat you down the floor. Really the 3 point shot, traditionally, has been a shot taken in the half court set, usually at the end of the shot clock, after progressing through all of your post-up possibilities or if a one-on-one move breaks down. But also when it comes to Bird, he often has nights in which he has the hot-hand and will demand the ball more or if he wants to go out and punk a younger player. See clips of Bird versus Pistons or Bulls.
I'll go further on context. The game Larry Bird played was not built around setting up three point shots, defence could put their hands on you and a player did not have a protective bubble when shooting rhose threes. Bird was shooting a fair amount of his threes at the end of the clock or while being double teamed and without the extra space shooters are given today. On top of that when Larry had to make that three point shot to tie or win a game his shooting percentage was off the charts. Larry Legend had the clutchest clutch gene of all time. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird." Pat Riley
no he didn’t. mad dog said bird was a top 3 point shooter of all time. that’s factual not true. jj correctly sai no he isn’t, and correctly again said bird was a top 5 all around shooter just not top 5 strictly from 3. absolutely no lie told. y’all are getting a biased clip that doesn’t show the full context of what jj was saying.
Nice to have seen you keep the end of the bench warm Reddick. Having you even speak Larry Birds name is disrespectful. You should have been carrying his bags for him, maybe you could have someday been able to be the ball boy.
Growing up in LA I hated the Celtics and worshiped Magic but there is no denying those Celtics teams of tbe 80s were loaded and led by Bird who was a generational talent and one of the greatest players ever. Give Magic and Bird in their prime a few weeks and they’d adjust to today’s game and be great.
He busted up his index finger and knuckle, as a freshman in college. Bird claimed, a basketball never felt the same to him. Imagine his stats if he never injured his hand?
@@lotso2963he was one of the first guys to bring street ball style to the NBA. The passing was the biggest component to that. Hands down one of the most creative players to ever play.
All you have to do is listen to those who played with and against Larry to know how good he was. And these are some of the greatest of all time. They know for a fact how great Larry was because they saw it firsthand.
@@Lonewolfmike BIRD WAS FASTER THAN BOTH.. COMING FROM FORMER LAKERS AND REGGIE MILLER. REMEMBER HE WAS A PF 1ST DOING THE THINGS HE DID THEN SG. BIRD COULD SHOOT, PASS, REBOUND, STEAL, DEFEND AND DUNK. PLUS HIS MID RANGE WAS EVEN DEADLIER THAN HIS 3. HIS TRASH TALK WAS ELITE BECAUSE HE BACKED UP EVERY WORD HE SAID... LARRY LEGEND. 🤫
Bird’s first 3pt contest score of 22/30 is the 9th best winning score in history. It’s the only score from the 80s in the top 18 scores of all time. He did it in a time when 3s were not seen as valuable and instead as a novelty. Imagine this man playing in 2024. Taller Luka. Crazy.
ESPN’s model of hot-takery has been a disaster for the human race. Turned that channel from my favorite to something I can’t watch for more than a few minutes.
@@Vell1981your dumb my guy JJ Redick is the only person on espn who gives consistently good takes and you probably didnt even watch the full segment for the context in which JJ is talking about
Its true that jj doesnt back his claims in these clips but i do agree that Bird isnt a top5 3-point shooter of all time. In no order my top5 is Steph, Klay, Reggie, Dame, Ray Allen and James Harden. I also have Steve Nash higher than Larry and an argument could be made for Dirk, Kyle Korver, Jason Terry and Peja to name a few
In an interview with Michael Jordan,he was asked “besides yourself,who would you want to take the last shot with the game on the line?” And he didn’t hesitate and looked right at him and said “Larry Bird”
All you need to know about Larry Bird is the absolute and total respect Michael Jordan has for the man. He was devastatingly good from anywhere on the court. That combined with his size and basketball IQ made him as difficult to cover as any of the top 5 NBA players. That, and he was one of the greatest trash talkers of all time.
@@richardmead5969 Nobody paying attention to that anymore, celtics 5 hall of famer team swept a low ranking bulls team, jordan stuck it out on the bulls to win 6-0 with no game 7 not gonna talk bad about larry legend he just had a better team and his whole career won 3 championships in 13 seasons not too bad, but show me one good center that jordan had you people cut it out and Mj single handly killed the celtics 63 points and larry called him god be realistic
Bird stats were amazing, but Bird came up in the dunk era, so he had to shoot. I can literally name 10 players more skilled and more accomplished. MJ, Magic, Hakeem, Kareem, Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, Duncan, Russell, Chamberlain, Curry, Durant. K. Leonard. Joker will end up better. Bird had all the help in the world on those championship teams.
We "The West", dreaded when Larry Bird came to town to play against our Team. The East was very strong, very scary back then. And even worse, they were actually allowed to have physical contact amongst the players without someone crying because they got a broken nail.
Some athletes should stay just that, athletes. Just because you played the game, doesn't make you a viable candidate to be an intelligent analyst of the game. The disrespect shown to Larry Bird and other hall of famers from these younger players is unbelievable
did u even watch the full vid on espn or did u just watch this biased old head's perspective, JJ said bird is one of the best shooters but not a top 5 3 point shooter, that is based on facts not feelings
@@jonnstewart2023 It's "based on facts" because he's comparing Bird to today's guys rather than just giving an honest evaluation taking era into account. That's actually the problem with a lot of modern fans when talking about past players....they can't help but compare them to today's guys and because they're so biased in favor of the modern NBA they can never give truly objective takes.
My god. MJ called Bird the greatest shooter he has ever seen. Magic did too. These two greats have a lot more expertise in the game than a bench warmer like Reddick.
@@sugardonwon9208 uh, go look back at his career. He only started about half the games. He had exactly one skill which is prolly why hes salty that Bird gets recognition for what he himself feels is his greatest strength. JJ doesnt even make the NBA in Birds time. He knows that. Standing around the 3 point line until someone leaves you alone for an open shot isnt cutting it in the 80s.
@@fenixchief7 I get where you're coming from, but put the crack pipe down. Talent in the league has only gone up over time since the inception of the league.
@@SpankinYaBoy People don't like admitting that Curry, Klay, Korver, Allen and Miller are all better 3 point shooters than Bird. And that's just to debunk the top 5 idea. There are others that were better. With a quick google search and skim, I can find 10+ shooters with more makes and a higher 3pt% than bird. And not like a few more, I'm talking ~1000 more 3pm for their career with a higher % shooting.
Anyone that watched Larry Bird knew he was the best basketball player on the court in nearly every game he ever played in. Pre injuries the best I had ever seen. He would have dominated every era of the game, was still doing it post injuries, and I can say without any reservations he would be even more dominant in today's game than his own. You can easily see him scoring more in a far less physical era. The amount of 3's would have skyrocketed in such a wide open and spread game as well.
I don’t blame Reddick for his misunderstanding. I watched Larry live and could not believe how he couldn’t be stopped. Almost like they were letting him be a star.
Scoring has changed so drastically over time. When the 3 point line was originally initiated, it was more of a novelty shot. Larry Bird only attempted 2 3’s a game for his career. Bottom line, Larry, averaged, 24,10 and 6 for a career in what many consider the toughest era ever in basketball. I rest my case
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Larry Legend was a 3-time MVP, consecutive mvp's. Larry was GREAT in his prime. Gotta respect the man. BTW, I am not a Boston fan, but Bird was something else.
Would politely tell you what he was just about to do, and dare you to stop it. edit: Well, maybe not totally politely, but he was predicting the future.
He wouldn't have been in the league. 75 years old, cut my teeth watching Wilt and Russell in Philly, many players in today's game would not even be in the league, too weak, no heart for contact.
@@toddparke8535 bruh you can’t have this take. You know people in today’s nba could adapt to the 80’s game. If you actually think with all the modern advances in training/recovery/exercise current players are not better athletes and basketball players than the 80’s then your blinded by nostalgia
@@TheCagedKet they're constantly injured Way too fragile and you don't even have strong Centers and PFs as before It's not even nostalgia at this point Just facts
The thing that JJ doesn't realize, that Bird would put up even better numbers in his prime if he played in Today's NBA. Bird would be playing in a no hand check, free lane driving era. Don't get me started, on how many points he would average in this 3 point era.
Never once did JJ say he was overrated. He even acknowledged that he was one of the greatest shooters of all time. He just pointed out (truthfully) that he isnt ranked highly as a 3 point shooter as Mad Dog was making out. The players can only play in the era they play in so all the "context" argument is sophistry. Its like Chamberlain saying he would have picked up shaq and moved him wherever he wanted to. Its fantasy just like most of this video and definitely the title.
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Calling Bird overrated is like putting a label on your forehead "I'm Stupid".
Think that's bad? Some guy gave the worst take ever the other day, "Kawhi Leonard or Larry Bird? Ehh... that's a wash. probably Kawhi. it's a toss up."
😡
I legitimately walked away, came back and started yelling at my phone.
I was actually angry for a good 3 days.
@@88949597 it makes you wonder if his health hadn’t deteriorated as quickly as it had, would he be in the conversation for being as great as MJ? I think some aspects of his game are superior to Michael’s, and vice-versa.
@@davidperkoski1132 I put MJ, Magic ,and Larry on the same rank at the top. They seem to a rock paper scissors trio Magic edged bird, bird stopped MJ and MJ beat Majic
@@88949597 Ok yeah i don't know if that was just some opinion or something. But calling Bird overrated is just really stupid. I don't think Kawhi is better than Bird. But i actually like Kawhi because he puts effort in defence still, what Bird actually also did.
😂 JJ is a Ding Dong Goof ball 😆
If Larry Bird played in this era, he would be illegal in 43 states.
100%. Birds trash talking would get him ejected every game and fined 😂
@@charlesrichardson7174 not true keep dreaming
So true its laughable
Absolutely ha was fuck good.
I saw him playing against Lakers in CA.
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@@Dusk1962 So true lol. Bird was one of the greatest trash talkers of all time. No way would today's soft refs let it slide. He would probably change his game if it became an issue, but if he played with the same attitude that was allowed in his era, he would lead the league in techs.
I never recalled any other NBA player in history telling his teammates, "Do you want to win the game?" "OK, Gimme the ball and get out of the way!"
LB actually did it on numerous occasions.
Let’s not forget that Bird grew up without a 3-point shot. He learned and mastered it on the fly. Now that’s a legend.
That was mentioned
@@Logholdersmost people don’t watch the video before leaving comments
Imagine if he could jump 😀😀
@@ortiznick1941 Jump high doesn't automatically make you a great player, there are many scrubs that could jump high. Larry Bird was quick and had a great first steps. You probably doesn't play basketball.
@challenger516 that was my point
Pat Riley: "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".
n the past 50 years, here are the highest Total Career Avg Stat Points (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK)
#1) Jordan = 44.7
#2) LeBron = 44.4
#3) Bird = 43.1
Curry is #31 with 37.5
That's just to put things into to perspective
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time:
#1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games)
#2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games)
#3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games)
#4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games)
...
However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time:
#1) Bird = 2.67
#2) Jordan = 2.33
#3) Kobe 1.93
#4) LeBron = 1.39
One the greatest quotes of all time from one of the greatest coaches. Respect. An I'm a lifelong GEN X Celtics fan.
@@FreedomFighter2112 That is a good argument for Bird. He only had 12&1/2 seasons compared to the others.
100% agree.
JJ would get washed 11-0 by bird
hell does that have to do with the fact that he's not a top 5 3 point shooter
@@jonnstewart2023 you have absolutely no clue do you but hey that's what people do online just say something to say something
If we are talking 3s, no he wouldn't. Bird as a 37% 3 point shooter is by far the most OVERRATED SHOOTER OF ALL TIME!
@@Mrballerize you really have no clue do me a favor and watch the video and while you are at it do some research too you ever hear of Reggie Miller why don't you listen to what he gas to say JJ is a clown he sucked nuts in the nba and he's running his mouth about one of the greatest of all time if bird played today he'd would lead in all time 3s made the three came in in his rookie year wow you really don't know much about much do you
@@Mrballerizedid you even watch the video and hear about CONTEXT?
Reddick was nothing more than a pro-benchwarmer. Calling him an analyst is like calling my dental assistant a Dentist.
Not even a "Tenth man of the year" award.
This comment is underrated
Reddick is honestly a good analyst in my eyes, but I fully disagree with his opinion on Bird😑
+2 to the Facetiously Insolent comment counter. Well done. He puts the anal in analyst. The a-holes who said the same kind of crap during LL's career were shutdown by the greats of the day. MJ talking about the times he was swept by the Celtics. "The Human Highlight Reel" talking about his epic game vs LL, the word "fear" used by so many contemporaries, the common phrase "sleepless nights" in interviews, and on and on. He's a click master baiter.
He was unstoppable and an absolute killer in the final minutes. Most players are good at one thing, but Bird could do it all and one of the only players who could change the game without taking a shot.
Nahhh. Bird is too slow and unathletic. He can’t move laterally. Back then people like Rodman who’s “elite at defense” weighed like 210 lbs lol. Someone who’s 6’7 today weighing 240 is going to BULLY bird. And he’s not blowing by any body or using his handle to get anywhere lol. He’d be like Gallinari of todays game
@@madlak3378your opinion is 💩
@madlak3378 Well, players with much more knowledge on the subject, agree with me 🤷🏼♀️
He was way above the game, way above everybody else" - Michael Jordan on what made Larry Bird special. MJ addressed those who put Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic in the same sentence as Bird. Only a few guys could pose a challenge to Michael Jordan on the court, but Larry Bird was a notable exception.Oct 23, 2023
“When I played, Larry Bird was the only one I feared,” Magic Johnson said, per ESPN in 2000. “A lot of Black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.”
Julius Erving aka Dr. J-
"What I notice right away about Larry, even as a rookie, is that not only he can get his shot, and he has amazing range for a big man, but he will make it too. He may be the best shooter I've ever seen. And he is a smart passer, able to thread the ball through inches of daylight. And he will not stop working."
@GunGoBang maybe we should look at the records he set....
1) The highest points total for a triple double. 52 points, 13rebounds, 14assists
2) Only 1 of 2 players in history to lead his team in ppg,rpg,apg,spg, FT% for starters, and 3pt% for starters,for at least 94% of his career. Oscar is the other (aside from the 3p% of course ).
3) Is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
4) The only non-center to win 3 MVP's in a row.(Russell and Wilt are the other two)
5) 5th All time in triple doubles.
6) Bird is the only 20, 10, 5 player in NBA history (points, rebounds, assists per game) with a lifetime PRA rating (points + rebounds + assists per game) of 40.6
7) Led the NBA in 3Pt% over 40% for 6 seasons(record)
8) Led the NBA in FT% 4 seasons(record)
9) 5th leading scorer all time in NCAA history
10) Only player in NCAA history to lead his team in ppg, apg, rpg, and spg for a whole season(he did it 2 times).
11) 2nd player to reach at least 20,000 points, 5,000 assists, and 9,000 rebounds within 10 seasons.(Wilt Chamberlain is the other)
12) Has the most consecutive wins of the 3pt shooting contest at 3
13) The most wins of the 3pt shooting contest at 3.
14) Bird is 84th all time defensive rating, thats higher than MJ(133), Kobe(241), Lebron(115), Magic(221), and Pippen(90).
He also became only the third player (and the first non-center) to win three consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Awards. He was a 12-time All-Star, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and a nine-time member of the All-NBA First Team. He led the league in free-throw percentage four times.
@madlak3378 people with much more knowledge about basketball think he's the best....
He was way above the game, way above everybody else" - Michael Jordan on what made Larry Bird special. MJ addressed those who put Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic in the same sentence as Bird. Only a few guys could pose a challenge to Michael Jordan on the court, but Larry Bird was a notable exception.Oct 23, 2023
“When I played, Larry Bird was the only one I feared,” Magic Johnson said, per ESPN in 2000. “A lot of Black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.”
"What I notice right away about Larry, even as a rookie, is that not only he can get his shot, and he has amazing range for a big man, but he will make it too. He may be the best shooter I've ever seen. And he is a smart passer, able to thread the ball through inches of daylight. And he will not stop working."~ Julius Erving, aka Dr. J
If anything Larry is underrated. He's in my top 5. The disrespect of some of these new fools.
Larry is destroying the league today no question, everythings is a foul, jumpshots are encouraged and a lot of the time the Lane is wide open because of the 3 point threat.
Seriously! FOOLS
@@23aceballer surely 😂
Literally never said anything bad about bird as a player, never.
Wise words sir I agree 100%
Bird winning the 3 point contest with a warmup jacket on was one of the most savage moments in NBA history.
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time:
#1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games)
#2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games)
#3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games)
#4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games)
...
However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time:
#1) Bird = 2.67
#2) Jordan = 2.33
#3) Kobe 1.93
#4) LeBron = 1.39
3 back to back.,.......
Even Jordan was in awe.
...and holding up the #1 before it went in.
And he walked in the room beforehand and asked who was taking second place
J.J. Reddick was a bench warmer who came out to hit a set 3 pointer once in a while in the NBA. That’s all he was. He wants to create a narrative that the NBA is so much better today, that way he can claim if he played in the 80s he would have been a star. The irony is, he wouldn’t have even played in the 80s. He would have got hard fouled once and cried.
And very inconsistent
The league was undoubtedly much less talented back then. The player pool to choose from was much smaller for multiple reasons. The sport became more popular to play. Medical advancements keeps more players healthy and able to compete. Household wealth growing allows more kids more time to play sports and develop the skills needed to get recruited. The world has gotten WAY WAY better at basketball over the last 30 years and now makes up over 20% of the league. He only argued that Larry Bird is not a top 5 3 point shooter of all time. He didn't shoot that many or make them at an extremely high percentage. That doesn't mean he didn't have the potential to be a top 5 3 point shooter had he chose to put even more time into developing that part of his game.
@@rlh12345I like that you added the medical and time context. Let me dive more into it. The tech and film advantage is also undoubtedly more numerous, and the fact that now, 99% of people who become NBA players are, at least for a bit, wealthy. This wasn't the case back then. Let me add even more context to Bird:
The NBA adapted the 3pt line in Bird's rookie season! That means that, for his entire life growing up, in highschool, and in college, throwing a shot from long distance was a negative. Despite that, he still averaged over 40% from the 3pt line in his highest volume years, and shot 88% from the ft line for his career, and closer to 91-92% otherwise. He was also a crafty scorer in general. I agree that he probably would've been top 5 if he had been born in a different era. I wish JJ showed more reverence for some of these guys.
@@rlh12345Players today are bigger, faster, stronger but they have a rule to play 65 games a season to win an award. In Bird’s era they played through injuries today’s players wouldn’t, back to back games. Today’s game is soft.
@@usmanqureshi8941 He's literally stated that Larry is a top tier shooter. He's stated that Larry is a top 10 NBA player all time. He simply stated that he is not a top 5 3 point shooter of all time. Not that he couldn't have become one, but that he wasn't. That statement is true.
Thank you for schooling these guys.. The disrespect is ridiculous….
The disrespect for saying that Larry Bird wasn't a top 5 3 point shooter of all time? That's likely an accurate statement. He didn't say he wasn't a top 5 shooter. He has Larry Bird in Redicks top 10 players of all time.
JJs mad because bird was a complete player and Reddick was just a one trick pony.
Lol. I said the same thing! Didn't read yours first....but then....it's pretty obvious.
Reddick couldn’t.t even do 10% of the smart things Bird did
All jj could do was run and shoot,, couldn't dribble, play defense or create his own shots like legend
I would take bird now against a prime j.j.redick in a 3 pt contest today
He had a trick? Never heard of him until this take
I bet Bird doesnt even know who JJ is
I concur!😂😂😂
Well, Larry has 3 rings, 2 finals MVPs, 3 league MVPs, is in the Hall of Fame, and has had his number retired. I am pretty sure that Redick doesn't have any of those.
@@Lonewolfmike tf does that have to do with anything
@@kingroy2045 Just showing how great a player Larry was compared to one trick pony Redick was.
@@Lonewolfmike if you needed to validate why a top 10 player Is better than a role player than you’re not saying anything we don’t already know
JJ is a prime example of why ESPN has become a joke. Treating sports like its fantasy league where the numbers are the only thing that matters.
His statement here is literally that defense does not exist and has never existed. The number is the number, you get the ball behind the line, you shoot it, and no other factors exist.
JJ isn’t lying. He isn’t top 5 3 point shooter ever. Just a great shooter
Bird was one of the GOATs of the NBA and his play was not just shooting. He was an incredible passer, rebounder and all the small things done to make his teams better.
Plus he'd call his shot right at the defender who was guarding him. He is Larry Legend.
Dude literally said Curry is defended more physically than Bird was 😂 All time atrocious moment for JJ, no wonder Dominique Wilkins called it an idiotic take.
Wilkins was a bit too nice about it😁
He was the shooting was barely defended … a lot of y’all are literally delusional bird literally takes open shots most of the time from 3
@@goldmo2427 and Steph don't lol 😂😂😂😂 man bruh DF u talking about
@@goldmo2427 The most three point attempts bird took was 3 per game. Your statement is simply false.
@@goldmo2427 how many game winner's has he made with an entire team all in his face? A shitload
Even retired, Larry Bird still makes people look stupid.
Amen my brother 🙏
exactly
right?😂😂😂
redick is up there among the stupidest "analyst" in basketball together with perk and wright.
JJ Reddick doesn't need help looking stupid
During a period between 1981-87 Larry Bird was the greatest basketball player who ever lived, including Jordan..any all time liat that doesn't include Bird among the starting 5 or top 5 is not a serious list..you could leave off magic or Oscar, Russell, maybe West..but you absolutely cannot leave off Bird..he defeated every team, every player
“The final shot when the game is on the line, I’ll take MJ, if my life is on the line I’ll take Bird”
Pat Riley
There are a group of people that don't think he is overrated. Those he played against
That’s a fact
Michael the goat Jordan has never once talked negatively about Larry. In his speech when talking about Bird, he even recognized that he never got one over Larry. The GOAT calls Larry the big boss he never beat. But JJ has something to say...
That group was the top 50 players of all time j.j. should be working at home depot after that take on Larry legend and I've been a Knicks fan my whole life.
And those of us who are old enough to have watched Larry play in real time. I was a huge Lakers fan in the 80's and every time the game was tight at the end, you had a knot in your stomach knowing that if Larry had the last shot, chances were very high he would make it. I remember watching the 3-point contest where he lifted his finger after he shot the last ball to win the contest. He and everyone else had no doubt it was going in.
Nice
Can we also include the fact that Bird was playing on a bad back after 85? What more could he have done if his back hadn't failed him.
What do the 1st four letters of "analyst" spell ?
Refers to where those washed up players who are self described experts have to pull their heads from so they can speak on TV. That's why they're getting money to sponsor sexual lube and mouthwash.
As a life long Pistons fan , no player scared me more than Bird. (Not even Jordan)
a man of honesty
Someone finally said it
100% Pistons can shut down Jordan but they have no answer for Larry
Amen. I HATED Bird during the "Bad Boys" Era, but I realized my hatred came from the fact he was THAT GOOD!!
I am a Hawks fan and we hated him whenever he played us. He did bring the best of of Nique and team. Bird is one of the greatest player EVER. Ask Magic, Jordan, and any of those that played agianst him. JJ Reddick is just a jelous thing. Wonder how that thing would feel about the Big O
Michael Cooper shared this one:
“Larry walks in and says I hope all you guys in here are thinking about second place, because I’m winning this…’EXCUSE ME?!’
“And he started shooting and he just didn’t miss.”
Of course, he won, lifting his finger in the air before the final shot went in, and not even removing his warm up jacket.
The following year, in the same All-Star 3-point shooting contest Dale Ellis told the press that Bird didn’t have much to say this year. Bird said, “There’s no need to talk this time. We all know who’s going to win.”
Later on, after Craig Hodges won the NBA All-Star Game Three-Point contest in Bird’s absence, Hodges was asked if the victory was tainted because Bird hadn’t participated. “He knows where he can find me,” was Hodges retort. Told of Hodges’ challenge, Bird replied, “Yeah, at the end of the Bulls bench.”
Tons of players from that era have talked about Bird's trash talk. Dude's tongue was as vicious as his throw.
I’m too young to get a chance to watch him played. Wish I have. This guy is a legend
Remember when JJ was actually a relevant player? Me neither
Yeah he only got paid millions of dollars to play in the nba but that doesnt matter.
@@KvotheprepareI mean he’s cooking any non nba player but by nba standards, yeah, he doesn’t really matter. Never did. He’s a below average role player and a defensive liability.
The only thing weirder than what Reddick said was watching a five minute clip of Stephen A. Smith with his mouth shut.
😂😂ABSOLUTELY!!! Never to be seen again!!
Ha! Lol!
I grew up on Bird and Magic- attended probably 10-15 Celtic games. Bird was legit- when his team came in town it was like the Beatles landed on US soil. You had to be there to appreciate it
My family took us to Disneyland during one of their finals games. Remember watching the game on the bars TV's as a kid at a restaurant across the street by our hotel.
That's how MJ was for me, I got to see him twice and am grateful for it. I wasn't paying attention to the NBA until the end of Birds career but I appreciate him now. His highlight reels are as exciting as anyone's.
I know. I saw it once!!!!
JJ Reddick wants to use 3-point shooting percentage because he’s 17th all-time in that statistical category and yet he’s not really mentioned at all amongst the great shooters of NBA history. By that metric, Steve Kerr is the best 3-point shooter of all time, DeAndre Jordan is the best shooter of all time, and apparently there is no arguing with him…. Just don’t ask as to whether dinosaurs existed.
JJ does not have a resume to talk about Bird's greatness
How can anyone discount Bird's 3-point shooting ability? He won 3 consecutive 3-point contests!
My favorite signature Bird move...
His last second(while away) Ice Cold drainer😁 I'll take those type of games anyday over most👍
maybe because him and derrick rose have the same playoff 3point percentage
…so? Who cares about 3 point contests? They’re fun sure but, it doesn’t mean anything.
@@K-Dot94 I think you missed the point...what it means is that just because Bird didn't shoot many 3s during games, it didn't mean he couldn't...Bird could shoot 3s with the best 3-point shooters in the NBA...he just didn't, because the Celtics offense didn't call for him to shoot lots of 3s.
@@davevandebunte2949 no offense did in the 80s, jj isnt saying bird was a bad 3 point shooter, but even the best shooter from the 80s isnt in the conversation for best shooter ever, its just true
JJ is what happens when your competitive nature and pride override your reason
A lot of people don’t take into consideration how many years he played compared to so many others who played twice, or even up to 3 times as many years as Larry, in order to surpass his records. And lest we forget that for at least 4 to 5 of his NBA career he was plagued with injuries. So, taking all that into consideration, I just have to say WOW, how dare these people. And, these HATERS, should be down on their knees, thanking Larry and Magic for SAVING the NBA, and making it what it is today.
I grew up a showtime lakers fan in the 80s. I HATED larry bird back then with a passion but respect the hell out of him in retirement. All you have to do is watch interviews with guys that played with or against him.
I can tell you this larry was a straight up baller and did it playing in a time when the teams he played against were stacked with talent. Not like this expanded and watered down league. From around the time the 90s bulls were dominating the league was weakening with its team expansions. Some of them teams from the 80s had 3 or 4 hall of famers on them which is part of the reason the great air Jordan didn't get his first championship until halfway through his career.
The absolute disrespect for Larry is mind boggling 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
When a generation is raised not respecting it's elders that laid the foundation for them, expect such utter disrespect
Let's not make this a generational thing.
You, and the people liking your comment, just come off as old men shaking their fist.
Stop.
The guy who made the comment is just a moron.
This is usually where the fall of a society starts.
Yes, with young people who weren't even born until decades after the real greatness of the Bird Man, Dennis Johnson, all our heroes we loved back in the 80's..BTW, did you forget the 3 consecutive MVP's....
It's just basketball...take it easy
@@pennystocklocks you don't see this in every day life as well?
Does Redick realize there was NBA before 2000🤦🏽♂️?
I’ve never seen Stephan A. Be this quiet during a discussion on ESPN
JJ has a lot of anger in him.
Has a smug face made for slapping.
He was a subpar player at best hence his frivolity and anger.
You would have it also, if you were made to kiss up LBJ's, Curry's behind, and espn suits's in order to keep your job!
No integrity in big media, and he was a marginal player whom didn't get paid enough to chill post career.
If Reddick had to listen to Larry Legend trash talk, JJ would be curled up in a corner crying like a baby.
He should be angry. He sucked as a NBA player and now he sucks as a analyst. That's a lot of suckage to be mad about.
Larry Bird is still remembered decades after he retired. Can’t say the same will happen for JJ.
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time:
#1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games)
#2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games)
#3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games)
#4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games)
...
However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time:
#1) Bird = 2.67
#2) Jordan = 2.33
#3) Kobe 1.93
#4) LeBron = 1.39
Who?
Jj is already forgotten. We remember him cause he on ESPN talking stupid 😢😂 go away bro
😂
tf does that have to do with anything discussed
I'd be happy to listen to someone argue the Bird wasn't the best/the top 3/5/10 or whatever, but to pretend that numbers alone tell the story is ridiculous.
Ill remember jj more for this video than his career and that's exactly why he's mad
"After 5 minutes into the 1st practice I knew I could play in this league. After 15 minutes I knew I could dominate it for the next 10 years." - Larry Bird
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time:
#1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games)
#2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games)
#3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games)
#4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games)
...
However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time:
#1) Bird = 2.67
#2) Jordan = 2.33
#3) Kobe 1.93
#4) LeBron = 1.39
@@FreedomFighter2112 measuring game winners in a ratio is literally pointless.
@@FreedomFighter2112 you mean JJ "Just Pathetic" Reddick isn't on this list¿🤡🏀💯
He also said recently, he doesn't think he will live much longer that if you look around not many people his height still around...
He basically got that hypothesis from the ghetto bible... Always pessimistic and dreary of the future. He's like his old man that committed suicide. He's said alot of things. Not all very forward thinking and confident.
@@dseabee it's a percentage of game winning shots in number of games. It basically tells you how many more he could have had if he played the same amount of games as Jordan and Kobe.
Larry, Hall of Famer, and top 10 all time player
JJ, one dimensional journeyman who got all tatted up for street cred
21 Savage
Great comment haha 🤣
JJ is closer to Bird than you are to JJ
@@mobetta2092 So? That don’t change the fact that Bird is one of the greatest shooters and players OAT
@@mrsky67 I know Bird is legendary just as JJ knows Bird is legendary.
Here he’s simply playing devil’s advocate because Russo relentlessly bashes modern NBA. (From the looks of things JJ is successfully trolling many in this comment section as well 😂😂😂)
Imagine winning 3 3 point contests in a row and not being a great three point shooter just because of NBA play style changes
He never said he wasn’t a great 3pt shooter he said he wasn’t top 5 which tbh he really isn’t
That doesn't make him top 5 3pt shooter all time...
IMAGINE CALLING YOUR WIN.... and winning... and still being called not a shooter.
@@3-0gio guys in this buck and chuck 3 generation don’t just get the nod over him just due to volume. Which is 100% due to style. If bird was in today’s league able to shoot 10 3s a game his numbers would be up there with any one other than prob Curry. Shooting more 3s during a game gives you a chance for rhythm. Guy was the founding father of the 50/40/90 and won 3 point contests, theres no reason to think he couldn’t compete with other top 5 3 point shooters. The volume argument is silly
@@tylersouthcott3359 To add to your point.....if you look at Bird's 3pt shooting season to season, you'll notice that his best percentages also came when he shot at a higher volume. That can lead one to reasonably assume that he could maintain 40%+ from 3 if he was playing today and was allowed to shoot it 7-10 times a game like many others do.
So JJ is talking about Dan Marino instead of Tom Brady?
intro song is "chill noons - Kronicle"
If anything Bird is underrated because most people can't even comprehend how good he was. He wasn't a "3 Point shooter" because he was a total basketball player and was only good at 3 pointers because he was so good at everything and he did whatever he had to to help his team. Sometimes that was shooting a 3 pointer.
An MMA fighter is a total fighter and is good at every aspect of fighting, sometimes that involves boxing. That doesn't mean an MMA fighter is better at boxing than a Boxer, in fact in most cases they are not.
A person that specializes at a particular thing will be better at that particular thing than someone that doesn't. There is a reason the saying "Jack of all trades, Master of none." exists.
You need heart surgery, who do you go to a doctor that has been practicing medicine for 15 years and has a wide pool of knowledge about the medical field and is a great overall doctor, or do you go to a heart surgeon that has specialized in specifically heart surgery for the past 15 years.
Not once did JJ call Bird a bad player or overrated he just said he’s not a top 3 or top 5 3 point shooter. I just can’t disagree with that take when we are in the era of shooting we are now.
Exactly perfectly said sir 👏
@@jacobkadar4519You mean the era of zero defense? Teams scoring damn near 200 because defense is so shit.
If Bird shot 3s like they do now, he'd be 45%+ annually
I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."
I grew up a Celtics fan in the late 70's and through the 80's as a kid. Today, at 54 yrs old I look back at players from that era and my favorites were Bird, Magic, Bernard King to name a few. Michael Jordan was incredible, but I started to lose interest in the NBA after Detroit won it all in 89.
Players like Nate Archibald, Walter Berry, Mark Jackson and Chris Mullin were also my guys along with Ed Pinckney.
Amen my friend.
That's a powerful quote coming from Riley, and I recall reading that quote years ago. Larry Bird was a unique character in many ways, playing with skill, determination and supreme confidence more than natural ability or athleticism in the traditional sense. He was a winner and an assassin.
Damn. This comment right here epitomizes why this man is a legend.
What was your nickname?
JJ has to believe that he played in the best of best of the best era of all time,or else he has to admit he was an above average single skill player, and not a great over all player.
Players dont move without the ball anymore. Its not as exciting, everyone standing around wanting to hit 3s or iso
Larry Bird is not just a top 10 player of all time. He’s one of the best to ever play. No question about it.
He’s really not, waych his highlights and then watch someone from todays highlights, the players, speed, competition and everything about the film will show you how advanced we’ve come. It’s really crazy to watch but you should! Bird had like 50-70% wide open shots, but in todays league he would be clustered so hard he wouldn’t be able to get a shot off
@@yerik6034 have you ever heard of Jokic? Larry had some of the highest iq along with being a great shooter. I get the whole athleticism argument but it doesn’t apply to everyone. And the competition in the 80s isn’t comparable to the competition in the 50s like you’re making it sound
@@yerik6034 Hahahaha nah, Bird would dominate the majority of NBA players today.
@@yerik6034 Just look at how Jokic dominate the game today, Larry Bird was smaller but better in almost every aspect of the game.
@@yerik6034 absolute shit take that proves youve not done the research to actually back up your point, your essentially looking at high lights where bird got open and not watching games, you speak as if there wasnt fast athletic guys in the 80s and the court was wide open
Bird was a GREAT SHOOTER from anywhere on the court. Color him any shade you want! This coming from a lifelong Detroit Pistons Fan who HATED HIM due to the pain he caused us. HAD TO RESPECT HIM THO.
Bryce kudos, I'm from Maine so naturally we were Celtic fans and we kinda feel the same about the pistons but man you guys had great teams, and we pretty much loathe bill but there is one very underrated player!
It's easier to respect players after they retire. When they are kicking your butt you hate them.
@@Birdfan465 not true. I'm a buccaneer thru and thru, and loved playing Barry Sanders and Brett favre twice a year. Anytime you are lucky enough to watch the great ones in person at their peak, you cherish it. Even at the time. Barry was the greatest buck killer of all time, and I loved him. He was amazing, and we were so bad, it made it fun to watch
Like Saturday morning sports bloopers, but every Sunday at 1 o'clock, because nobody wanted to watch us play. We only got to watch away games due to blackouts, so a lot of gene deckerhoff, who is basically a radio god.
@@reallythough4591 ok mabe I messed up saying RESPECT. As a Celtics fan I f..... hated Magic Johnson when they were fearce rivals. But as I look back on it. Magic was one of the greatest players and embassidors of the game. You can sugar coat it all you want and say it how you want I will still think your full of shit
As a Rockets fan I hated the Celtics for beating the Twin Towers in 86. I still have to admit that Bird was right up there with Magic as the top two players during the 80's.
I dont think Reddick even won a Championship if I remember right. He was role player that shot threes .
I saw Larry play and I wasn't a Celtics fan at all.
Larry is top five imho.
When it comes to this guy Reddick , well ya just CAN'T FIX STUPID.
Larry was always guarded by the best defender on the other team, while Reddick was always guarded by the 5 th best or nobody. You know why? because he wasnt a good player, just a good shooter.
BASED!!!
It's the Matt McLung argument - you good at one thing, calm down!!
How can I compare Bird to modern empty arena 3s??
Ok and? Reddick never compared himself to bird...
@Blake Francis Boggs He did- "more makes and attempts = percentage"
I grew up in the 80s being a knick fan was hard Celtics come down on a 3on1 break and bird would pull up from 3 and I knew and I would bet every knick fan watching knew it was nothing but net. I played high school basketball at that time and if you took a shot over 20 feet even if you made it he would take you out the game and ask you what the f@#k you doing I told you 18 feet or closer.
@@darrengordon-hill not the same. Mac McClung is ELITE at one thing, but a good overall player...he was G league rookie of the year last year and has averaged 18ppg on 56%fg and 48%3pt shooting this year on 26 minutes per game. Also averaging 5 assists and 3 rebounds per game too this year. Mac is NOT a 1 trick pony, he is a well rounded PG, and an ELITE jumper.
This dude has no idea how great Larry was as a basketball player.
i think he does hes been in the game long enough he's just modern nba fukboi
NO CLUE.
actually if you listen to JJ talk basketball (and not some dude editing a video to take a comment out of context) you know JJ thinks Brid is top 10 all time.
JJ is playing devil’s advocate in opposition to Russo being always stuck in the past. He knows Bird is legendary 😂😂😂
When it mattered most...Most game-winners (last minute) of All-Time:
#1) Kobe = 26 (in 1346 games)
#2) Jordan = 25 (in 1072 games)
#3) Bird. = 24 (in 897 games)
#4) LeBron = 19 (in 1366 games)
...
However, when it came to overall game-winners ratio, here are the best of All-Time:
#1) Bird = 2.67
#2) Jordan = 2.33
#3) Kobe 1.93
#4) LeBron = 1.39
JJ’s ESPN and NBA career are the definition of just ‘gong along to get along.’ ESPN despises Larry Bird for breaking one of the one way stereotypes that they still love to push
Love how they disrespect Bird every chance but steady praising Magic Johnson is crazy
The Celtics were 50 - 1 at home including playoffs in 1986. The greatest home record ever! Larry the LEGEND had so many great CAREER stats whilst he played half his career injured! My favourite player of all time :) That's why they call him the LEGEND!
Larry will tell you that MJ 🐐 🙏🏾.
The larry bird stories absolutely crack me up. like one with Gary payton he said bird was the coldest player he ever played against!! Said do anything he wanted too.
Without Google, who was the one team that beat them?
@@blackjesus6433 LARRY HAS NEVER SAID MJ IS THE GOAT.. ONLY GREAT. THERE'S #1 RIGHT IN THE CELTICS HOUSE: BILL RUSSELL. WHICH MJ HIMSELF CALLED RUSSELL THE GREATEST EVER. BY RINGS HE'S THE GREATEST WINNER IN SPORTS HISTORY. 🤫MILLENNIALS, SMDH.
@@jlobiafra I knew that full well. The Portland Trailblazers. In fact, it was the 1986 Boston Celtic's worse loss of the entire season. It happened, I think in December of 85, Wasn't considered a huge loss at the time, but as the year went on, and these white boys absolutely dominated the league, especially in the REAL Garden, one can only wonder how they lost to the Blazers. Best single season team, I ever saw. Man, they were so automatic on the Parquet that year. Even in the injury plagued 87 season, I believe they only lost 2 regular season home games, one to the Lakers and one to the Bulls in a totally bogus "home game" in Hartford, where the Celtics had to play three bullshit home games every season, for whatever reason. GOD, I was so bitter, and still am about that to this day.
Bird: 3 consecutive 3point contests won
Redick: 0 wins and sets dubious record for most attempts made with foot standing on the line.
Yep. Redick has room to call people overrated
In all fairness the argument isn't comparing Redick and Bird.
@@quentincrisp6933 I know but my point stands. Redick has no room to criticize. The only reason he does it is to make himself look better.
3pt contest don’t mean nothing
@@legendarywiimaster It does when you don't take off your warmup jacket!!🤔 Legend!!
@@quentincrisp6933 what does the warmup jacket have to do with anything?
I think one problem that arises when talking about Larry Bird as a three point shooter is that you do have to take into account that he was a power forward, who then transitioned to small forward and eventually played less minutes at power forward, due to Kevin McHale being on the team. Putting McHale in the line-up allows Bird more creative freedom to score. Plus at the power forward position, given Bird's size (taller than Charles Barkley), his presence was needed down low to help rebound the ball.
The same could be said of Magic Johnson, because of his size, he would be asked to fill in for Kareem at center, whenever Kareem was out. This is also why when you watch a lot of highlight clips of both Larry and Magic, you will see either player collect the defensive rebound and go coast to coast with the ball, and either score the bucket himself on a fast break or pass it to a teammate for an easy bucket.
Also, when you watch a lot of Bird highlights, you see him on the fast break a lot. Players during the 1980s did not run a fast break and then shoot a pull-up 3 pointer. I mean, not unless your team was down by 3 points and the game was on the line. Or if the other team had a really intimidating shot blocker and he beat you down the floor. Really the 3 point shot, traditionally, has been a shot taken in the half court set, usually at the end of the shot clock, after progressing through all of your post-up possibilities or if a one-on-one move breaks down.
But also when it comes to Bird, he often has nights in which he has the hot-hand and will demand the ball more or if he wants to go out and punk a younger player. See clips of Bird versus Pistons or Bulls.
I'll go further on context. The game Larry Bird played was not built around setting up three point shots, defence could put their hands on you and a player did not have a protective bubble when shooting rhose threes. Bird was shooting a fair amount of his threes at the end of the clock or while being double teamed and without the extra space shooters are given today.
On top of that when Larry had to make that three point shot to tie or win a game his shooting percentage was off the charts. Larry Legend had the clutchest clutch gene of all time.
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird." Pat Riley
Reddick is saying shit just to say shit. He's turning into that guy that thinks he knows more just because he was a one dimensional role player.
JJ has always been a bum in the NBA with no accolades nothing
🤣 YES
no he didn’t. mad dog said bird was a top 3 point shooter of all time. that’s factual not true. jj correctly sai no he isn’t, and correctly again said bird was a top 5 all around shooter just not top 5 strictly from 3. absolutely no lie told. y’all are getting a biased clip that doesn’t show the full context of what jj was saying.
@@will-zj5gq yes but what jj said about physicality was the worst take . That's why Wilkins ripped him so hard.
"He wasn't a volume shooter"... he was the FIRST volume shooter.
Nice to have seen you keep the end of the bench warm Reddick. Having you even speak Larry Birds name is disrespectful. You should have been carrying his bags for him, maybe you could have someday been able to be the ball boy.
Growing up in LA I hated the Celtics and worshiped Magic but there is no denying those Celtics teams of tbe 80s were loaded and led by Bird who was a generational talent and one of the greatest players ever. Give Magic and Bird in their prime a few weeks and they’d adjust to today’s game and be great.
If bird only scored outside, he would have been easy to guard. And the man shot like 40% in the hand check era. That is insane.
He busted up his index finger and knuckle, as a freshman in college. Bird claimed, a basketball never felt the same to him. Imagine his stats if he never injured his hand?
Bird era NBA defense was way more physical.Shit Bird would be dominant in any era.He had superior fundamentals and basketball iq
His passing skills were elite too, a lot of people overlook that. (Not saying you) just bringing it to the table. :)
@@lotso2963Good defender.
@@lotso2963he was one of the first guys to bring street ball style to the NBA. The passing was the biggest component to that. Hands down one of the most creative players to ever play.
Ima 26 year old, Larry bird is so underrated these days. Back then never, but now people didn’t see him play. He was so fucking good.
All you have to do is listen to those who played with and against Larry to know how good he was. And these are some of the greatest of all time. They know for a fact how great Larry was because they saw it firsthand.
@@Lonewolfmike all you have to do is look at Luka to see how it’s not crazy bird could dominate.
@@kleatise52 Not only Luka but Joker as well. Both are slow as hell and still put up crazy numbers.
@@Lonewolfmike BIRD WAS FASTER THAN BOTH.. COMING FROM FORMER LAKERS AND REGGIE MILLER. REMEMBER HE WAS A PF 1ST DOING THE THINGS HE DID THEN SG. BIRD COULD SHOOT, PASS, REBOUND, STEAL, DEFEND AND DUNK. PLUS HIS MID RANGE WAS EVEN DEADLIER THAN HIS 3. HIS TRASH TALK WAS ELITE BECAUSE HE BACKED UP EVERY WORD HE SAID... LARRY LEGEND. 🤫
@@mr.4leafclova866 Byron Scott said Larry would be a sprinter compared to Luka. LOL
Bird’s first 3pt contest score of 22/30 is the 9th best winning score in history. It’s the only score from the 80s in the top 18 scores of all time. He did it in a time when 3s were not seen as valuable and instead as a novelty. Imagine this man playing in 2024. Taller Luka. Crazy.
ESPN’s model of hot-takery has been a disaster for the human race.
Turned that channel from my favorite to something I can’t watch for more than a few minutes.
Bird's Legend continues to grow ...meanwhile those who've downplayed his greatness on the court have been all but forgotten
Yeah and this JJ Clown knows it so he wants to be remembered forever as the guy dunking on Bird on TV.
@@Vell1981your dumb my guy JJ Redick is the only person on espn who gives consistently good takes and you probably didnt even watch the full segment for the context in which JJ is talking about
Typical ex Dukie thinking highly of themselves... JJ could not shine Bird's shoes! An ex Demon Deacon.
@@ckroustalis8244 fr bro Jerry had it right on the money about JJ
hell's bells. Bird is easily top 3 all-time. Name a better pure shooter....you can't!.
JJ Redick fools the weak minded by dressing nice and being well-spoken. He has never had a good take when talking basketball
BASED
@OsamaBinLadensSecondGirlfriend
Yes, t-shirt and cap "cool dude" - he WISHES they loved him like that...
agree he is a clown
He went to Duke so he thinks wat he say is the smartest answer, but it's obvious that Duke graduated a couple of dummies.
@OsamaBinLadensSecondGirlfriend like Jerry west said you average 12 point and was a bench player who never lead team
Its true that jj doesnt back his claims in these clips but i do agree that Bird isnt a top5 3-point shooter of all time. In no order my top5 is Steph, Klay, Reggie, Dame, Ray Allen and James Harden. I also have Steve Nash higher than Larry and an argument could be made for Dirk, Kyle Korver, Jason Terry and Peja to name a few
80th Bird
90th Miller
2000s Allen
2010s Curry
In an interview with Michael Jordan,he was asked “besides yourself,who would you want to take the last shot with the game on the line?” And he didn’t hesitate and looked right at him and said “Larry Bird”
Larry Bird called MJ God. Larry is white and you are insecure that Americans are God awful today in basketball...
All you need to know about Larry Bird is the absolute and total respect Michael Jordan has for the man. He was devastatingly good from anywhere on the court. That combined with his size and basketball IQ made him as difficult to cover as any of the top 5 NBA players. That, and he was one of the greatest trash talkers of all time.
swept Jordan twice in playoffs. 0 wins for jordan in playoffs against byrd. just saying
Don't forget the mad respect Bird gained from Magic Johnson
@@joesavary6081 Much more valuable.
Larry played mind games like no one else. “Imma score 40 on you with my weak hand, I’m saving the strong one for magic”
@@richardmead5969 Nobody paying attention to that anymore, celtics 5 hall of famer team swept a low ranking bulls team, jordan stuck it out on the bulls to win 6-0 with no game 7 not gonna talk bad about larry legend he just had a better team and his whole career won 3 championships in 13 seasons not too bad, but show me one good center that jordan had you people cut it out and Mj single handly killed the celtics 63 points and larry called him god be realistic
Bird stats were amazing, but Bird came up in the dunk era, so he had to shoot. I can literally name 10 players more skilled and more accomplished. MJ, Magic, Hakeem, Kareem, Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, Duncan, Russell, Chamberlain, Curry, Durant. K. Leonard. Joker will end up better. Bird had all the help in the world on those championship teams.
We "The West", dreaded when Larry Bird came to town to play against our Team. The East was very strong, very scary back then. And even worse, they were actually allowed to have physical contact amongst the players without someone crying because they got a broken nail.
Please can someone even mention Larry bird's phenomenal ball IQ....this guy was a shy monster. Damn
"I'm just looking to see who's going to finish second." Proceeds to win without taking off his training jacket.
Larry Bird is the GOAT.
true, but flopping lebron thinks he is. ego much
@@richardmead5969 LeBron isn't even Top 10, but his fans and the media keep feeding his delusions.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. Robert A. Heinlein
You'd think Reddick never watched NBA ball in the Bird Magic era. What a dumb thing to say
He's one of the best shooters ever from anywhere. First time seeing JJ's comments and body language. What a jacka$$!
And a dumbas$!!! Lolol
Near riding bird this hard is crazy… his shooting splits should be significantly higher for how many wide open shots he gets
Some athletes should stay just that, athletes. Just because you played the game, doesn't make you a viable candidate to be an intelligent analyst of the game. The disrespect shown to Larry Bird and other hall of famers from these younger players is unbelievable
did u even watch the full vid on espn or did u just watch this biased old head's perspective, JJ said bird is one of the best shooters but not a top 5 3 point shooter, that is based on facts not feelings
@@jonnstewart2023 It's "based on facts" because he's comparing Bird to today's guys rather than just giving an honest evaluation taking era into account. That's actually the problem with a lot of modern fans when talking about past players....they can't help but compare them to today's guys and because they're so biased in favor of the modern NBA they can never give truly objective takes.
Reddick ain’t young at all
All facts
@@davidmartinez52420 if we’re just going by Birds peers he’s still not a top 5 3pt shooter in his era
He wasn't a volume 3 point shooter he was an all around player kind of like kobe
Rod Strickland said it the best "be humble and respect the players who paved the way"
My god. MJ called Bird the greatest shooter he has ever seen. Magic did too. These two greats have a lot more expertise in the game than a bench warmer like Reddick.
JJ wasn't warming any bench lol
@@sugardonwon9208 uh, go look back at his career. He only started about half the games. He had exactly one skill which is prolly why hes salty that Bird gets recognition for what he himself feels is his greatest strength.
JJ doesnt even make the NBA in Birds time. He knows that. Standing around the 3 point line until someone leaves you alone for an open shot isnt cutting it in the 80s.
@@fenixchief7 I get where you're coming from, but put the crack pipe down. Talent in the league has only gone up over time since the inception of the league.
I'm pretty sure I heard JJ agree and say Bird is one of the greatest shooters ever. He was arguing whether he is the greatest "3-point" shooter ever.
@@SpankinYaBoy People don't like admitting that Curry, Klay, Korver, Allen and Miller are all better 3 point shooters than Bird. And that's just to debunk the top 5 idea. There are others that were better. With a quick google search and skim, I can find 10+ shooters with more makes and a higher 3pt% than bird. And not like a few more, I'm talking ~1000 more 3pm for their career with a higher % shooting.
Anyone that watched Larry Bird knew he was the best basketball player on the court in nearly every game he ever played in. Pre injuries the best I had ever seen. He would have dominated every era of the game, was still doing it post injuries, and I can say without any reservations he would be even more dominant in today's game than his own. You can easily see him scoring more in a far less physical era. The amount of 3's would have skyrocketed in such a wide open and spread game as well.
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Larry bird would aveeage 22 points a game in todays nba. Thats mainly because hes 66 years old.
Lol
They would kick players out of the NBA for playing Defence like they did in Bird's Era.
I don’t blame Reddick for his misunderstanding. I watched Larry live and could not believe how he couldn’t be stopped. Almost like they were letting him be a star.
Scoring has changed so drastically over time. When the 3 point line was originally initiated, it was more of a novelty shot. Larry Bird only attempted 2 3’s a game for his career. Bottom line, Larry, averaged, 24,10 and 6 for a career in what many consider the toughest era ever in basketball. I rest my case
didn't even need many 3 pointers to score that much. would be so scary if dude shot more 3s and wanted to. dude was just built different.
Exactly Bird was a great player but not a great 3 point shooter lmao
That toughest Era crap doesn't mean anything
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@@jetsettech8804 You know nothing about basketball.
Larry Legend was a 3-time MVP, consecutive mvp's. Larry was GREAT in his prime. Gotta respect the man. BTW, I am not a Boston fan, but Bird was something else.
He was top2 in mvp all his career up to the big surgery except rookie year
Larry had handles too , can crossover like a savage
Would politely tell you what he was just about to do, and dare you to stop it. edit: Well, maybe not totally politely, but he was predicting the future.
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Pat Riley once said " Game on the line last shot Jordan, my life on the line Bird .
Stephen just has the "Who hired this idiot" look on his face the whole time JJ is talking.
If JJ was around during that era he would have been lucky to have gotten off the bench.
He wouldn't have been in the league. 75 years old, cut my teeth watching Wilt and Russell in Philly, many players in today's game would not even be in the league, too weak, no heart for contact.
@@toddparke8535 bruh you can’t have this take. You know people in today’s nba could adapt to the 80’s game. If you actually think with all the modern advances in training/recovery/exercise current players are not better athletes and basketball players than the 80’s then your blinded by nostalgia
@@TheCagedK Nope, they are too soft for the 80's. Oakley, Mahorn and those types of guys would cripple these babies playing today.
@@TheCagedKet they're constantly injured
Way too fragile and you don't even have strong Centers and PFs as before
It's not even nostalgia at this point
Just facts
@@TheCagedK bro you made a mistake trying to have an NBA discussion with someone over the aged of 40 llooool
The thing that JJ doesn't realize, that Bird would put up even better numbers in his prime if he played in Today's NBA. Bird would be playing in a no hand check, free lane driving era. Don't get me started, on how many points he would average in this 3 point era.
30+ easily.
Don’t forget the allowance for traveling and palming in today’s game.
Its always funny when sub-par players criticize far superior players in the same sport
Never once did JJ say he was overrated. He even acknowledged that he was one of the greatest shooters of all time. He just pointed out (truthfully) that he isnt ranked highly as a 3 point shooter as Mad Dog was making out.
The players can only play in the era they play in so all the "context" argument is sophistry. Its like Chamberlain saying he would have picked up shaq and moved him wherever he wanted to. Its fantasy just like most of this video and definitely the title.