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Larry taught Michael how to talk trash and Michael will tell you that.
Watching The Last Dance documentary noticing how humble Mike was when he was a rookie. I believe you.
When Larry retired Michael said I'm sick of seeing your face you messed up a lot of my games playing the Celtics and Michael never did come out on top when Bird was playing with the Celtics. He never won, never beat the Celtics when Bird was a player. They both have a lot of respect for each other as well they should. Like Kareem said chubby white guy he wore us out.
MJ was 0-6 vs Bird in the playoffs.
Yessir
Bird is the most clutch player of all time. Even ahead of Jordan. Yes, Jordan was 6 for 6 in the Finals. But, the league was down during MJ’s run & he didn’t face anything close to the competition that Bird did. Those 80s Lakers, Celtics & Sixers team would’ve wiped the floor with the 90s Bulls. I agree that MJ is the overall GOAT. But, he wasn’t MORE clutch than Bird. And, IMO, Bird & Magic both rank ahead of LBJ. They didn’t have to build super teams to chase rings. That diminishes LBJ’s legacy, IMO.
"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." - Legendary Lakers Coach Pat Riley
Facts.
Facts…I got Larry all day every day!
That quote has its own fully furnished studio apartment in my head.
Lebron is a flopping ,crybaby quitter. Something Larry, Majic and Mike never did.
Facts on the quote. Larry was a cold hard killer at the end of a game.
Rest in peace Bill Walton.
James Worthy said, " Micheal Jordan made you look slow, Larry Bird
made you look stupid ."
That is an excellent breakdown of their different greatness.
Bird was the most clutch player of all time and this is coming from a Laker fan who watched that epic rivalry back in the 80s.
I can't place a title of "most" or "number one" on any basketball player. Larry obviously had the skills. But on the other side of the rivalry, I remember the Lakers being down with a few seconds left, and needing to hit the shot to tie/win the game. The ball went to Magic Johnson. OF COURSE it went to Magic Johnson. And he shot the ball, and you knew the Lakers had just won the game. You KNEW it, long before the ball got to the hoop. And the reason that moment was so memorable to me is because he missed. And everyone had to pick their jaw up off the floor. I suspect Larry Bird had to do the same thing if he later watched the highlights. That was the reputation that Magic Johnson had built for himself as a clutch player, and it was well-deserved.
As stated, not trying to take anything away from Larry Bird. I just can't personally label any single player as being the GOAT in basketball. There is a really good series of videos where the person making the videos gives really solid arguments for why each of eight different players deserves the title of GOAT. Each player has their own video, and while I haven't watched them all, the few I've watched were very informative and well-done.
As a Laker fan watching the Great Laker and Celtic Teams in the 80’s, no one terrified us like Larry legend. You just have no idea how unstoppable he was. Incredible. ❤
@@cassianfalkener3706 You have it backwards. Pat Riley & Magic spoke on it.
I discovered this myself sometime after I posted. That being said, Magic had a very similar reputation. During that time in the league, there were a lot of "clutch players" spread throughout the league.
Jerry West, RIP, was nicknamed; Mr. Clutch, the Logo, Mr. Outside, & Zeke from Cabin Creek. I saw a lot of Laker games in LA from 1969-1993.
80s basketball, it was another world.
That's the truth. Lightening in a bottle.
NBAs best decade ever.
80s basketball was incredible. It was incredible. There was nothing better to watch. So much talent, so much heart, so much drive... Today's game isn't even close.
Larry wasn't talking trash, he was prophesying
I like that angle, but he was still trash talking😂
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Bird was MVP 3 years straight!
And came in second 5 times. The player of the 1980’s.
I grew up a fan of Dr. J, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan, but the player who could beat you the most ways with the most skills was Larry Bird. Bird had the best combination of inside scoring, mid-range scoring, 3-point scoring, passing, rebounding, defense, basketball IQ, trash talking, work ethic, clutch performance, and leadership. Bird had it all from day 1 in the NBA. The others gained some of these things after several years.
“I would much rather guard Michael Jordan than Larry Bird, because you have to play the game as a thinker when you’re playing [Bird]. You have to get inside his mind. Larry wasn’t quick, he couldn’t jump really high, but there were just some sleepless nights.”
-James Worthy on Larry Bird, via ESPN SportsCentury
" The difference between Jordan and Bird was that Jordan made you look slow, Bird made you look stupid. " - James Worthy
“Larry Bird can’t jump, and he’s not that quick… But he makes up for it by using his head, analyzing the opponent. It makes him better than the competition… Consequently, he doesn’t have a weakness.” - Michael Jordan
Great Comment. Thanks!
As a young man growing up in the 80’s I miss this type of Basketball. Larry, Magic and Mike were the reason I tuned in.
The era of the gentleman athlete.
I remember I was like in 2nd grade, living in LA when Celtics and Lakers were in the playoffs, watching it in a restaurant after a day at Disneyland.
Good times.
I wasn't too strong until late Jr High. Stronger?!? So I was surprised when I didn't have to granny shot a ball. I was pretty decent at 3s when I shot but it was on the side of my head and behind it. Had the best high arc. So I tried to change it and have it look cooler. Never as good.
Years later, I see Bird and was like, Dayyum...I ised to do that.
Some things you lose. I lost my finger roll as I got to lift more. Never could get it back. Frustrated that I didn't get what I did. Especially since I had a teaching mentality.
Bird IS the Definition of CLUTCH.
-- Yup. It's MJ and Bird.
Then its everyone else. Lebron? He maybe the 3rd GOAT behind MJ and Kareem but LeThird ain't clutch.
@@jlui21 -No It's Bird, followed by MJ
The crazy thing is he wasn't telling the 7th or 8th guy, he said all of this to hall of famers.
He didn't go after the low hanging fruit, that would have been too easy. He needed the challenge to keep him interested.
@@78tag he should have played the Cool Hand Luke challenge. Eat 50 eggs and go out on the court
@@jeremystanton382 🤠
The Bird is the greatest all-around basketball player of all time. Nobody has ever had a complete package of skills like Larry.
Bird was the greatest trash talker of all time, and he could 150% back it up every time.
His PASSING is next level, rebounds, hits the floor!!!!!!!!! GOAT .
McHale freak cause Larry would put back spin on some passes. McHale tried gave up after 15 minutes of trying.
You're right. The old school guys respected one another. Some may not like each other, but they respected each other's talents!
Bill Laimbeer, even his teammates, when talking about him, would talk ill of him and smirked while giving him bare minimum props, cause everyone knew he was dirty!! Outside of him for sure, look how well the Dream Team played with one another, if they were not friends before the Olympics they were after.
Bird would do something you have never seen before every single game.
So awesome to see you discovering Larry Bird! I got to watch his whole career and there was just no one better... not even Michael for a long time.
LIVING IN INDIANA, LARRY BIRD IS THE GOAT!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Yep! Growing up, not even being raised around bball, I knew Larry Bird was a Legend!
Larry is the only person with an MVP, a coach of the year, and an executive of the year. The founding member of the 50/40/90 club.
You forgot Rookie of the Year and Finals MVP also.
@@jswerve386and Gold Medal winner 92 Dream Team.
Hall of Fame Coach Pat Riley once said, "If I had to pick someone to take a shot to win the game for me, it would be Jordan, if I had to pick one to take a shot to save my life, I'd pick Larry bird."
Larry was THE clutch player.
Period.
No one else came close.
Larry Bird wasn't disrespectful. He was just telling everybody what was about to happen. He had the script and knew the play. He was telling everyone their parts The basketball court was the stage, the players were playing their parts and he was the prompter. It feels like he played billiards--calling his shots beforehand. That's how billiards is played. He was keeping people up to speed.
And now, Larry Bird has schooled Polo.
Larry literally came into the league with those skills. He took a 20 win team to a 60 win team with the same exact players. Phenomenal
"Jordan made you look slow.
Bird made you look stupid."
-James Worthy
My fav. quote.
Bird is the most clutch athlete ever. He swept MJ twice in the playoffs.
I’m a Celtics fan from the 80’s. I have two recommendations. “A Courtship of Rivals”, about Larry and Magic from childhood to retirement. That flows into “The ‘92 Olympic Dream Team”. They’re long, so even if you don’t react to them, you should still watch them.
Also espn did a 30 for 30 series called lakers vs Celtics. That was epic!
@@seankoonce4779 oooh, I’ll have to check it out!
That shit was beautiful but it broke my heart at the end!!! I loved that series!!!
@@christophernunnally3907 definitely!
Great documentary!
If they wasn’t a Bird and Magic, there would never be a Jorden or any of the players that can after them. Basketball was a joke before their joined the league. Stadium were half full, the game weren’t broadcast live. Those two rekindled the love joy and respect for basketball. And that is the fact.
Truth. The entire sport stands on Magic and Larry’s shoulders.
Larry is the clutchest !!!
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE *TRUE* GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
LARRY BIRD...GOAT!!!
Larry Bird was an all around monster. He had great shooting skills, but he also was one of the greatest passers ever. He also would share the ball unlike Jordan. Jordan used to be my favorite until I learned more about Bird. Bird had the highest basketball IQ in the game, and all of the greats acknowledge that. To me, Bird is the GOAT. LeBron plays in an NBA that will foul you if you sneeze in someone's general direction, or make someone feel uncomfortable. Today's NBA is weak. I don't think LaBron could play the way he does now in a much more physical NBA like it used to be.
I agree - Larry was more of a team player
i was never a fan of either, but i used to have Jordan 1 and Bird 2. but the more i go back and really dive in, i got Bird SLIGHTLY over Mike, because of intelligence and team play.
@@soramirez5473 His team play was so good that he CREATED star players on his team! You can't say the same about Jordan, or LeBron.
@@korndogz69 yes.. thats why i give bird the edge.. but i would like to have BOTH on my team, plus three 3 and d guys land im winning.
@@korndogz69 and i mean both Bird and Jordan. I dont really need lebron. too ball dominant..
@Polo, there's another YT floating around that makes the argument that Bird was instrumental for keeping the NBA alive and paving the way later on to become the behemoth it was in the 80s 90s and beyond. Very interesting time and Bird was definitely a top legend of the game.
When bird and Magic entered the league, they would run reruns of sitcoms instead of broadcasting nba playoff games live. You’d see it hours later on a tape delay.
Definitely need more Bird.
Larry Bird would tell Michael Jordan what he was going to do with the ball 🏀 and Michael still couldn't stop Larry Bird. True G.O.A.T. Larry Joe Bird, LEGEND.
Larry Bird was more clutch than anyone I've ever seen in my life so far and I'm 60 years old no one put the dagger in your heart like Larry Bird.
BIRD=GOAT! ✌️
Larry wasn't just a great player, he played a key role in making basketball popular. That pushes him to the top.
More Larry Bird please.
Larry is the only person to be MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year
Larry Legend, he played intelligently.
He was playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers.
Courtship of Rivals doc should be on your shortlist if you want more Bird and Magic content. That doc is genuinely amazing. Also the most clutch player of all time? That is Bird. MJ is close behind, but it is Bird. In that era, you were astonished when he DIDN'T hit the game winner.
You can check out Larry Bird greatest passer of all-time video re-edit, or the Bird is the word highlights video. AMAZING.
If you watch Bird full games you will understand why ppl pick Larry.
When I was around 9-10 I was at a Utah jazz game with my dad. After the game, Larry was walking by us. My dad stopped him to ask for his autograph. The size of these men's hands. My dad was '6"3 and 220, Larry's hands swallowed my dad's, I'll never forget it.
‼️💯🦅Bird is the Goat🐐💯‼️
I'm going to say that there's an angle to consider with respect to the GOAT conversation that doesn't really get put into words very well, and that's the intangibles. You can look at statistics all day, but those who know the game well recognize things that Larry did that not many, if any, do today. An announcer in one of his assists videos make the comment that Bird must have the most assists from the floor than any other player in the league. And I think that right there says something about his hustle, his willingness to dive to the floor in pursuit of the ball. His 'bird-doggedness' (if such a corny pun is permitted) was unrivaled at the time, and I have no doubt would continue today. His endurance was legendary too, at least before his accident that injured his back. And that's really the crux of the matter, and why I can't say Bird is 'THE' GOAT. I think that is MJ, but I'll add a caveat. I feel MJ was the most 'physically gifted' ball player without a doubt. His ability to seemingly defy gravity and contort his body in midair was, and still is, mind-blowing. If not for his foray into baseball, no one would think of disputing his supremacy. Bird on the other hand is the most 'talented' ball player and had the highest basketball IQ of any player I've seen to date. Watching him run the court during his prime was a thing of art. He just knew where the ball needed to be and when, and he got it there. If that was an assist, check. Need a hoop? Yup. Rebounds? Bet. Defense (again, watch him pre-injury, he averaged 2 steals and 1 block per game ), sure. I've seen a quote out there by a contemporary of both MJ and Bird. He said, "Jordan would make you look slow, but Bird...Bird would make you look stupid." Had Bird not injured his back, who knows how many MVP titles he would have had though, or how many years he could have continued in the league. What if they had the orthoscopic techniques back then to deal with his bone spurs that basically kept him out of action for a full year? Who knows. I loved to watch Brid play though. Something interesting was bound to happen every game.
Excellent analysis. Thank you
There is a video series about the GOATs called, "Making the Case for..." It covers eight basketball legends. The one about Bird is awesome.
Bird…are you thinking of the other legend Byrd? (The Arkansas state trooper 😂)
@@lynnhoffman247 Weird. Thanks for the catch. Corrected now.
You have no idea how great he truly was!!!
Enjoyed your reaction POLO 😊 For me Larry Bird's trash talking, either broke a player down, or forced an opponent to be a better player, & it was the strength of the player, which way they were affected.......that was just a part of who Bird was 😊
Watch the highlights of this guy. Unreal. Grew up watching Larry. 80’s and 90’s NBA was amazing.
Bird is my favorite player because he was like the league's big brother. Always messing with everybody. He was always having a great time when he was healthy.
I played basketball from 5th grade through high school, so I understand and appreciate the game. I started following Pro ball when Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell would match up, Philly and Boston. When I was in the hospital after I had a C section, I was watching the Celtics vs the Lakers in 1984. All the nurses hung out in my room the whole week I was there. Loved those games! I got interested in Bird’s career during the NCAA tournament when Bird and Magic were playing. Bird is so fundamentally sound and worked so hard, I had such respect for him.
Courtship of Rivals about Magic and Larry is the best sports documentary ever. You can’t make up a better story
Great documentary.
Larry is the only person to win a MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year.
It wasn’t the trash talking that scared people. It was the accuracy of the trash talking. Respect, Larry legend basketball Jesus.
That's when basketball was fun. The players were good AND playing as a "team" was exceptional.
I grew up as a Lakers fan in the 80’s and I despised the Celtics, esp Bird. Over the years I have come to respect and appreciate Bird and it’s so cool to hear all these stories decades later.
Basketball was FANtastic back then. My favorite NBA slogan and so true.
Larry was surreal to watch as a kid. Larry Bird = GOAT.
Larry Bird is top 3, but Magic and Larry saved the NBA in the 80's. They were great friends after it was all said and done.
Bird is the most clutch player from anywhere
I wasn't a huge BB fan...but when the Celtics and Lakers started mixing it up...everyone was watching!
Larry Legend
Bird is the GOAT. His game was flawless.
When Bird started the NBA playoffs werent even being broadcast live, they were playing black & white cowboy movies instead.
Larry is THE most clutch player EVER & I’ve got a video on my RUclips channel to prove it.
BIRD never quit was the best in the last 2min of EVERY game not just the important ones.
I am so happy to see you enjoy this great video. I absolutely love these Larry Bird trash talking videos. And you’re loving my favorite band Led Zeppelin. What a great channel and great reactions! Thanks Polo.
No one is more clutch than Larry. Jordan said he learned everything he knew about trash talking from Bird.
Len Bias died 38 years ago yesterday. I don't hear any sports media talk about this any more. If Bias hadn't died, MJ might not have become what he became. Imagine the 86-87 Celtics having Bias. Yes, Rivers is a scrub coach.
Watch highlights of the 85, 86, or 87 All Star games. You'll see how they played back then. It's wall-to-wall HOFers.
Thank you for remembering Len Bias, I am a fan of Maryland basketball, Len was such a great player and yes, history in the 80s would be very different if not for his tragic death. The Celtics would have won more titles, the Lakers and Pistons, probably less titles, things would have been very different, no doubt.
RIP Len Bias,
Larry Bird reactions are my favorites!!!
Love that era. Celtics, Lakers, Pistons. Good watching.
Yes! The love for the game, for your team, for your favorite player. All the guys, dad, brothers, boyfriends watched Larry play and we were in Miami!
Larry Bird was great
Larry is the greatest.
I grew up back in the day, watching Larry Bird and have always admired him. I agree that MJ, then Kobe earned the same respect, but there is something special about Larry. You asked about reacting to a game, and I would totally love to watch those!
I'm 57yrs old and lived in LA as a Celtics fan during the Bird/Magic era. What a time to be alive!!!
Clutch: Bird is first. Mike is second.
Loved watching Larry Bird. I would stay up late watching the games. IMO he is #1
The bond larry and magic have is incredible. When magic accounced he had hiv, everyone around him bailed. But bird. Bird went to.magic snd talked for hours and stood by him. That is friendship
I agree, you can tell they truly love the game, thats why they played.
@29:16 that pass was when Larry played @ Indiana State. He had a 33-0 run up to the NCAA championship. 33 & 0!!!
The 80’s were a great era for sports fans. I remember my family losing their minds watching Mets baseball games and the fighting over basketball player favorites. It was an amazing time for sports fans 😊
Look up the story of Larry and the Cavs' Craig Ehlo. The old Cleveland arena only had one entrance/exit for the players, so Larry had a bad first half and Craig Ehlo decided he would take that moment to chirp about his good defense. Bird just quietly said there 2 halves and came out and laid waste to Ehlo. I think the last thing he said to him was to ask if Ehlo's mom was there to see this.
Larry Legend - the grit, passion, and determination. But what did Larry look up at before every game at the Garden during the national anthem????
Yes to full games. 🎉
Definitely. In the early 80s the big rivalry was Celtics and Sixers. Some GREAT games.
My brother LOVED Larry Bird and the Celtics. I started watching them as a kid and love that period in basketball.💜💜💜
It's amazing. And it's not only told by NBA players, that's mostly Hall Of Fames there, telling how they been schooled by Larry.
And in the words of Larry Bird, "since you here"... check "Jamal Mashburn tells a Larry Bird story"
As on older fan who watched these games back in the 70’s and 80’s, these guys played for the love of the game, today’s players play for the love of the fame
And the gigantic paychecks.
the Bird highlight reels are great. I especially like the Xavier McDaniel story
You have to watch a LOT of Larry Bird to get a sense of how good LB was and you have to remember Larry played injured, he cooked everyone handicapped.
Between 1980-1989, Larry Bird Received 67 Percent Of MVP Votes. He never finished MVP race lower than 4th place in his WHOLE CAREER. He was in the race for MVP in his rookie season. He did received 3 league MVPs with 66.97 % possible votes CONSECUTIVELY! Some quotes, "Jordan made you look slow, Bird made you look stupid" "If I had to pick a player to save a game, I would pick Michael Jordan, if I had to pick a player to make a shot to save my life, I would pick Larry Bird"" Every Single NBA player that shared a court with Larry Bird is in awl of what he did, everyone of them has a story, everyone of them lost consistently to him, Everyone of his opponents learned to be better players because of the lessons he laid down. No other player is consistently lauded across the board, Jordan and Kobe come up as #1 a lot, and they may be, but even they are in the shadow of the legend.
MVP voting 1980 Larry 's rookie year
1979-80 - 15 Points (MVP Race Finish: 4th) Season Statistics: 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1980-81: 423 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 21.2 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1981-82: 406 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 22.9 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1982-83: 364 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 23.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1983-84: 652 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st) Season Statistics: 24.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1984-85: 763 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 28.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG
1985-86: 765 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 25.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 6.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1986-87: 271 Points (MVP Race Finish: 3rd)Season Statistics: 28.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1987-88: 527 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd)Season Statistics: 29.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1988-89: (MVP Race Finish: N/A) Season Statistics: 19.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1989-90: 5 Points (MVP Race Finish: 10th) Season Statistics: 24.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1990-91: 25 Points (MVP Race Finish: 9th)Season Statistics: 19.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG
1991-92: 3 Points (MVP Race Finish: 14th)Season Statistics: 20.2 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 6.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG
1987-1989 only played 6 games with double achillies tendon surgery, and broke his back, In addition to a bad elbow, shattered knuckles on his dominate hand and half a dozen injuries that aren't as well known, "Larry body betrayed him" is what is repeated, what isn't as well known is just how busted up Larry was. Most of Larry's rivals knew he had some injuries, but they had no idea HOW BADLY until they shared a locker room on the Dream Team, they are all, "Damn" and every one of those players have Larry in their personal top 5, That says a awful lot.
LARRY LEGEND TIMELINE to look at the career of NBA’s greatest small forward:
1974 - Larry played high school basketball at Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana.
1975 - Enrolls at Indiana University to play for coach Bobby Knight but quits school after a few weeks and works as a garbage man.
1976 - Enrolls at Indiana State, sitting out the season as a transfer student.
1978 - ISU goes 23-9 and Bird named to All-America first team. Selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.
1979 - Bird wins AP player of the year, first-team All-America and led his team to NCAA Championship game.
1980 - Bird named NBA rookie of the year.
1981 - The Celtics wins the NBA championship.
1982 - The Celtics improves his record 63-19, lost Philly in East Finals.
1984 - Bird is MVP and the Finals MVP
1985 - Bird is the MVP again despite nagging elbow injury, leads his team to the NBA Finals.
1986 - Bird is the MVP again, three years in a row, Finals MVP and ’86 Celtics are the arguably the best team ever.
1987 - Celtics advanced to the Finals again but injuries set a blockade to win over Lakers.
1988 - Celtics fails to advance to the finals, losing Pistons in a 6 game series.
1989 & 1990 - Bird plays the first 6 games before deciding to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in both heels.
1991 - Celtics ended season 56-23 and injured Bird shows some of the flashes of vintage himself.
1992 - Bird misses 37 games, most of them are the second half of the season, play for the Dream Team in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and retires from the game of basketball.
Yes this is repost to a earlier comment on another video, but it shows why I have Larry Bird as my #1, is stats are consistently superior across his whole career, in spite of multiple injuries that should have ended his career, and yet the played on. Most of Larry's rivals knew he was injured, but none knew how badly until they shared a locker room on the dream team, everyone of those hall of fame players on the dream team ALL have Larry Bird in their personal top 5. When you consider completion, and the injuries that he literal played handicapped, Then the fact that Larry informed his opponent what was going to happen, then did it and they could not stop it. There is no doubt. Why he is the legend. With Larry, most people don't realize how good he was because STAT PADDING and ACCOLADES were beneath him. Take a look at his games against the rockets, the 60pt game, but the 1988 playoff game is really the one that tells you what kind of player Larry was, because his stats aren't that impressive until you know that 20 of those points came in the last quarter of the game, and he was on the court with TWO Ruptured Achilles Tendons that had him benched the following season AND Bronchial Pneumonia, that sent him to the hospital.
You definitely wanted Bird taking the last shot back then!
Kolbe Bryant has Larry on his all time starting 5 at small forward
I grew up watching these guys from the perspective of a Pistons fan. Followed Pistons from when Isiah Thomas was a rookie. Basketball was war back then. Any edge was taken to win the game. We played the same way at parks and in gyms. Nobody hung out on computers back then.
The Pistons had to get through Jordan and Pippen, Doc Rivers and Dominique, Larry Bird and team, and Magic to win back-to-back championships. Bird was the biggest sonofabitch to get past back then. That Pistons team easily could have won four titles. I'll never forget that steal and assist Bird made against the Pistons to win the game by one point with a couple seconds on the clock. Probably would have been a Pistons title that year, too, if not for Bird.
If you haven’t already check out videos on Larry growing up, you can see how he got to be who he is.
I’m a 71 year old white man, lived in New England my whole life. Seen some amazing sports moments. The Red Sox of this century. The Patriots of this century. Two things transformed my life. Those early 70s Bruins and 1986 Celtics. Watching Dennis Johnson (one of the smartest basketball minds ever) read the floor, setting up Bird, McHale and (and off the bench, Walton!) was a joy! And Parish at both ends was incredible! One highlight of many sports moments in my life.
Jordan had an athleticism that set him apart from even generational talents like Magic and Bird. But Magic and Bird knew that to feed off the crowd’s energy, you had to get that crowd on its feet.
Larry lookin like a damn pool shark w/ that mustache lmao
bostonian here, and life long fan still on a high from this last championship. Saw 70 % of Birds games, Jordan games and Kobe games and Bird did magic every game. On a different level mentally and made up for any physical disabilities he had. He won as a player, coach and gm on the pro level. Pat Riley said to win a game id have Jordan shoot it, but to save my life id have Larry shoot it. THE GOAT. And Doc Rivers won a championship, u tell me if he's overrated. How many has your coach won? Exactly
Him playing an entire game left-handed and beating ass it the most epic.
My last full watch of an NBA game was in Memphis and was Jordan's last game.
Last honorable man in the league.
No more Moses, Carl, Akeem, Dominique, Bernard King, ...
3 quarters- 22 points
Now u know the rest of the story.
Jordan is the greatest scorer, Bird is the greatest all-around threat and player.