@M 40 Bird is one of my favorites, but if you're looking for defense, can't choose him over MJ.

@Sub for Trump 2020 so far, she has 28 thousand views, including you. Ask them.

If I want my soul to be saved from my sins , I look for God=Lord Jesus Christ to save it. We all have the best shot with Him.

Agreed. Bird was a stone cold killer.

Sub for Trump 2020 almost as sad as someone who would come to this video just so you can make that comment. You realise that if this video came up on your feed, it’s because you watch these types if videos. Idiot. Seems you are just as sad as the people you are commenting on.

That is the mark of a truly great player, not only makes his teammates better but makes them an extension of him.

The next Larry Bird of sports would be Thomas Edward Patrick Brady. Brady made no names become legends.

There is friendship There is brotherhood Then there is... Bird & Magic

Yes! The truly great ones do. They all share that.

@M 40 Oh you're thinking of the game Larry Had against the Atlanta Hawks. Hearing the story from Doc Rivers is hilarious.

😂😂😂 good ole bill Murray, is your name Rudy T because of the NBA player/ Houston rockets coach?

Yes lol

Favorite line ever lol

Larry is blacker than most black players today

@M Soccer sucks.

Victor Vettese Still have to give a slight nod to Bird. Clearly Jordan was a far superior athlete and could dominate games, often as a one man wrecking crew. But Bird was a much better shooter, better free throw percentage, better passer, and a better rebounder. Going back to college Bird led the unknown Indiana State Sycamores to an undefeated season, falling 1 game short of a national championship to a far superior Magic Johnson led Mich State. Jordan was a very good college player, but you can’t even begin to compare NC ,with the abundance of talent they had , to IS, a program that basically fell off the map after Bird left. Yes, Jordan was better lockdown defensive player, but Bird still averaged almost 2 steals a game. Yes Jordan does have more championships but looking at clutch performances, that’s a toss up. I guess in the end it like saying Coke is better than Pepsi because although there are plenty of objective measurements to rank players, the overwhelming factor on deciding who’s best is always going to be subjective

@Victor Vettese Bird had a better all around game. Think of an area of the game that Jordan was clearly superior to Bird. Athleticism and maybe defense? Think of an area where Bird was clearly superior to Jordan. I can think of 3 without breaking a sweat.

Jordan sucks

Victor Larry Bird was asked who was the Greatest Player ever. He said "Look at the record book." He referenced Wilt Chamberlin.

>Jordan is miles ahead in steals, blocks, and finishing around the rim. >Bird's jump shooting is better at 3 and long range. Jordan's mid range jumper ia on another level. He has a hangtime jumper, a turnaround jumper, a fade away, a pull up jumper, and a lean forward jumper. Jordan's hit jumpers from everywhere. While Bird's jump shooting is heavily done from long ranges. It's hard to call Bird a better jump shooter. >Then there's this universal gap on man to man defense. Even most of Bird's rebounds were offensive rebounds. It's hard to call Bird more all around than Jordan. His versatility is on the offensive end. Jordan does damn near everything.

I love Bird, but that particular title most likely goes to Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky had 60+ records when he retired, and had more assists than anyone else had total points. I was a kid in the '80s, and grew up in New England. I got to see a lot of those Bird-led Celtics. He'd probably be my number 1 overall pick.

Golden State v CLE was okay basketball is still enjoyable, Im 38 btw so Ive got my time in watching the NBA

Albert Lilly I live in Australia and Larry is loved and revered here too.

I live 100 miles SW of French Lick, Indiana. Larry B. was this: Poetry in motion.

Albert he's my favorite Pacers coach. Shoutouts from Indianapols.

For sure.

Bro. His pic was in black barbershops next to mj and magic. Dude was unreal.

Larry didn't give a damn about your skin color he just wanted to beat you no matter who you were. When he was growing up he wanted to play the best in his area and that was the men of color and they let him play with them. Considering the part of Indiana he grew up in on top of all of that. You learn quite a lot about him and Magic from the Bird & Magic: a Courtship of Rivals. Hands down the best basketball documentary I have ever seen.

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C no one here cares about soccer this is a basketball vid

@@Lonewolfmike agreed! that documentary was eye opening.

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I think pistol might be tied

I'd say Larry was 2nd to the one and only, Pistol Pete Maravich !

He's also said Larry's the only player he regrets letting walk out.

That Patrick Guy it was a knuckle but yeah, nothing seemed to hold him back. Larry played hurt

Lebron hurt a ankle and was carried off.

Michael Price I’m a Celtics fan, there’s no greater shooter ever than Steph Curry. Bird without a doubt a better player than Steph, but not as a shooter.

one of?

@@euroamerican5189 Reggie Miller, Ray Allen,Dell Curry were pure shooters

@@theawesomewillyt if bird played in todays era he would definitely adapted and shot way more threes.

Outside of Jordan and Magic nobody was better as a player and leader but Steph is absolutely the best shooter ever. He can create his own shot from 35 Feet away and drop 40 percent. I grew up in the 80's. NOBODY could do that in any era but Curry.

And then Michael came along GAME OVER 🤣 but Larry definitely LEGEND make no mistake

John Oxenham personally I think MJ is the GOAT, but there is one part of the game that Bird had easily over MJ and that was the mental side - especially on offence. MJ could break down defences himself like nobody’s business but Bird could read defences and his own offence at the same time. He knew where the defenders were going before they got there and he knew where he team mates were going before they lifted a foot off the court.

Actually I think Bird was playing chess while the rest were still trying to figure out how to use their sippy cups.

@@johnoxenham8080 game over after Bird was old and broken..

@@johnoxenham8080 Bird was 17-11 vs Jordan, including sweeping Jordan's Bulls twice in the playoffs. So it wasn't game over for a while.

Desperate dork

@@aliceshaw8265 she won't , in NZ we age fast because of the sun UV rays

LeBron is a joke..To put it bluntly, Larry would never be on Shaqtin' A Fool(AFAIK)

Larry wasn't just an assassin when he walked on the court all the other assassins felt a very cold chill run in their bodies. Larry Joe Bird is THE top assassin the one the rest feared.

Like John Wick lol

@@donaldcummings8407 LeBron may not be Larry Legend but you and I both know is far from a joke on the court. Anybody who would say otherwise honestly doesnt know a thing about basketball

LeBron James lead EVERY team (even awful teams) he played for to the finals, and won many. The most unstoppable and greatest player in history

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From an objective point of view he is better as pretty much every aspect of basketball than Lebron is with a few exceptions like dunking and transition defense.

A prime Larry Bird >>> LBJ

@@thomasdemay9805 how is he better?

@@Kayodoms Larry is a better passer and shooter than Lebron, has more court awareness, gets more rebounds per game, more steals per game, is a better leader, and is more of a clutch player. So, you know... just a couple of ways.

@@sgardner4313 that’s all just your opinion.

Luka Doncic is a very light "diet" version of Larry Bird...and hes dominating the league... imagine "full" Larry playing today...

@@zbynekurbanek3345 Yes he is good, Larry today wood be awesome, you couldn't foul him on most every play the way the league now !! And his shooting wood be even better !!! : D

To be fair, they really didn't make 'em like that before either. Larry was a one of a kind player.

'Awkward'? I dunno, but a true 6'9" with long arms not intimidating? Reggie Miller's first time on the court with him, he said he was shocked at how big he was. He was a 3 way threat, meaning he could shoot, pass, and had handles. He had the league average in speed and hops pre-twin Achilles surgeries. He really only lacked quick feet, but because of the triple threat, still broke ankles as the vid shows. You play up tight, he fakes and dribbles around you. You play off, he shoots over you, double team--you really didn't want to do that. Because of versatility, his fakes were super effective.[as one player put it, playing him was like 'being caught between a fart and a shit] He was the most intimidating player for years. No one wanted to guard him. Worthy said he'd rather guard Jordan because of Bird's mind games. He was so ruthless he is the only guy who ever caused Dr J to throw hands. Bird is the most misunderstood player ever. Not trying to start shit, btw. Just never remember him NOT seeming intimidating[I remember the Cowens Celtic titles] I hated the Celtics and Bird when he played, like everyone else whose team was in the East [Cavs]. Now, for many reasons, fav player. It's like when a boxer hugs a guy just beat the shit out of him when it's over...the Celtics also made for some boring games because they'd make the game feel over before it started, believed in building big leads and slowing it down, controlling those boards

I don't remember the player that said it, but he commented that Bird could move sideways as fast as most could move forward.

He just looks kind of awkward ( he's obviously not ) . He's an incredible athlete.

Michael Jordan is the know basketball player in the world. And the NBA promoted him as such. So thats why he is said to be the best ever. Lebron is promoted as the greater ever. Boost tickets and ratings. MLB does not do that. If you replaced MJ with Wilt as in put MJ in Wilt's time and Wilt in MJ's time we would be saying Wilt is the greatest. Also he would have beem the most known Basketball player in the world. MJ would be considered a great and the goat SG still probably. But guys would make up crap like MJ played in the weak 60s and 70s eras. Remember back then Less than 10% of games were televised. They did alot of crazy good moves and shots we never will see because of no footage.

@@porkfrog2785 He only looked awkward and unassuming, but played with relentless fluidity and efficiency. I truly believe he wanted people to think he was awkward, slow and unathletic. He used that proverbial “Hick from French Lick” persona like another weapon in his arsenal. His trash talking seems more playful than empty-headed chest beating, always with a wry whit to it.

Michael Price Bird outscored Jordan in a third of the games they went head to head.

They made video games about this matchup.

Yep...he even got really pissed once and felt so disrespected he yell out at the opposing team " You sent a WHITE GUY to cover me?" lol, and he also said "no one can cover me!" He was right!

Leviticus Cornwall the twitter thing is interesting because the twitter bird was originally Larry Bird.

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Stern is on record as saying that Bird/Magic did indeed save the NBA! The Lakers/Celtics made people want to watch again and they made people talk about the league and then Jordan came behind them and took the game global!! All of today's players and the MEGA contracts they sign was made possible by these 3 players and others of course but Bird, Magic and Jordan should all get a percentage of all mega contracts......lol

Yo for real, I grew up in Houston so I'm all about the old school rockets bro

@@chadwickvon8019 ditto

Hakeem was not fully developed until after season 3 or 4. He started basketball at age 16 and was a soccer player before. He had to develop better passing. Teams took advantage of that weakness. Larry Bird was fully developed before rookie season.

He was smarter than his opponents, which made him white.

He actually retired in 1992.

I suggest similar without seeing your comment.

@@ashkanserat 🤘👍🇺🇸

I just watched that again the other night. Great documentary!

Or mow the lawn or paint your bathroom.

MJ learned a lot from Bird... he improved his game learning from the best. It's the only way if you want to be a winner

Of course cuz he couldn't beat him so only way he could win was for Bird to retire

@Marino 0-6, actually. But let's not forget about McHale, Parish, DJ, & Walton.

In his video "Air Time", Jordan expressed his frustration regarding Bird and Magic's early retirements because he was chasing them. He definitely was not jumping for joy since he wanted some payback. Thus, their intense competition during The Dream Team practices.

@@AJ........ Bird actually retired after the Bulls won two titles. The Pistons had already overtaken the Celtics by 1988.