not too many 6'9 natural PFs with this range of passing. I don't own any footage or music.
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@gregoryjones17025 жыл бұрын
Larry to me was the best all around basketball player of all time. Red Auerbach in his later years said if he was going to start a new team that Larry would be his first pick. He would score, rebound, assist, dive on the floor, have eyes in the back of his head, and most of all a great leader. The young kids today need to watch him on youtube. They can learn so much about what it takes to leave everything on the floor. Miss you Bird - Bring back the 80's!
@paulgeorge9228 Жыл бұрын
dont forget his toughness
@elnardowebster28428 жыл бұрын
Everytime I watch this, there are at least 7/8 plays that I have to rewatch to realize what's going on
@ireneduke50225 жыл бұрын
Elnardo Webster they were super fast; I have to replay throws too.
@almightyloc5 жыл бұрын
And cuz they’re so beautiful you got to rewatch them again
@jacobchristner26717 жыл бұрын
You know Bird trusted his teammates when he'd forgo a wide open shot to throw it in a triple team.
@bennyzabala14266 жыл бұрын
this is the reason why i fell in love with basketball ,Bird is my all-time NBA player ever i love magic johnson too,two gigantic players who doesn't care about stats or anything,it's all about business and winning.
@jamesbridgewater91958 жыл бұрын
I've seen this several times. It never gets old
@maxdurk46246 жыл бұрын
Only thing is the music is hot garbage
@timothyfenton26194 жыл бұрын
What idiot wouldn't like this
@susanbloodgood35724 жыл бұрын
James Bridgewater There so fast it’s almost unreal - really sets Him apart as one of the Very best of the best players !
@milespitts79825 жыл бұрын
my favorite player of any sport......
@Defender80s8 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend Was A Once In A Life Time Player!. Special!
@lubu29607 жыл бұрын
Defender80s wat
@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_7 жыл бұрын
trha2222 lol she is not "once in a lifetime" just because shes a woman. i hate trump but im more glad that you idiots didnt get it
@Head318Hunter7 жыл бұрын
trha2222 GTFO a Larry Bird HL vid flapping your gums about politics.
@leroyglam39207 жыл бұрын
Bird was a genius.
@kristalmacleod32153 жыл бұрын
HE HAD THEMIND of a Genius' So Quick 2 think'
@robwhite24577 жыл бұрын
Man, I forgot just how much of a bad ass Bird was.
@toscodav6 жыл бұрын
You can thank the media for that. Doesn't fit their narrative for people to know how good a white dude was at baseketball.
@AKSBSU5 жыл бұрын
@@toscodav Nick Wrong has done extensive research of not watching him play and having no concept of the impact of hand checking and physical defense on stats and efficiency yet just somehow knowing he's not as good as Lebron anyway.
@tombstone11115 жыл бұрын
@@AKSBSU Lebron is a cancer much like Kobe Bryant. I'll take guys like Bird and Magic every day of the week.
@Jondsmusic3 жыл бұрын
Don’t you ever forget it!
@AKSBSU3 жыл бұрын
@@Jondsmusic My tone was sarcastic, but my criticism of Nick Wrong was quite serious. He is a clown and a sycophant.
@hazieh34554 жыл бұрын
I don't think I'd be able to catch half his passes. Kudos to not just Bird, but to everyone for being ready for it.
@wc42014 жыл бұрын
People forget about how good Bird was. Birds skills translate to today’s game better than the game of the 80’s. Elite scorer, elite shooter, elite passer, great rebounder, good defender and the most clutch player ever. Best small forward of all time.
@mja9135211 ай бұрын
Better tan Elgin Baylor? Whiter, maybe
@staceyhorton2285 жыл бұрын
Larry always knew where every player was on the court!! That why he was the Best Passer ever!!! Teamates knew to look for the ball when he had it & SCORE!!! Larry's the GOAT!!! Agree the music distracts from the video!!
@peterwhite74285 жыл бұрын
Larry bird could see things the camera can never catch.
@Head318Hunter7 жыл бұрын
It all starts with his deadly accurate shooting which forces defenders to respect his shot. Often Bird gets double teamed and I've never seen any player better at finding the open teammate. For YEARS Bird , Parish, DJ, Walton, McHale worked the old pick-N-roll, give-N-go plays to perfection. Bird was right up there with Magic and Pistol doing the no look passes, fancy passes... Larry was the KING of the touch pass. Deadly behind the arc, one of the best ever free throw shooters. He rebounded like Moses Malone. Bird is THE best player ever PERIOD.
@johnnyrogers61303 жыл бұрын
🍀bird☘️
@irishgrl4 жыл бұрын
SO generous to his team, NO showboating at all. If he were a glory hound, his stats would have been thru the roof and NOBODY could touch him. Nobody.
@Jondsmusic3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@zachh127zh4 жыл бұрын
Smartest player on the court, he played it like a chess game. He just KNEW what he was doing.
@bobw15595 жыл бұрын
Larry was amazing to watch! Watching this video makes me laugh and smile at how Bird just carved out the defenses he faced with such surgical precision! Was simply the best!! Larry Legend
@MindfulAttraction2 жыл бұрын
It's an absolute privilege and joy that we have Larry birds passing highlights. What a pleasure must have been to play with the guy
@euroamerican51895 жыл бұрын
Best passing forward ever
@jeremyunderground414 жыл бұрын
Lebron
@boothe28033 жыл бұрын
@@jeremyunderground41 Bird is better but Lebron probably top 3
@carlnilssonyoung89614 жыл бұрын
His creative passes were insane, full of imagination. A greatest shooter He was, he passes becoz he was the team guy, not a Spot light hunger guy.
@robertrohde45794 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine what he would do in today's weak ass NBA! Larry played when the NBA was very physical!
@didoman26455 жыл бұрын
Master of the touch pass. A lost art these days!
@dougjohn64396 жыл бұрын
I think he was best shooter ever and best passer ever....can't compare
@robhughes81985 жыл бұрын
Doug John I respect your opinion and put Bird very high, top 2 even. Even to say the best passer/shooter ever, it’s arguable. But your ‘can’t compare’ comment shows your age. You obviously haven’t seen Curry play. His shooting speaks for itself but his passing rivals Bird’s too, just the other day he did a catch and immediate throw a left handed behind the back pass down the court. Not the first time either. Dudes ridiculously talented. I would go as far to say he’s a better passer but definitely a better shooter than Bird. Still take Bird in my top 5 before him though to soothe the butthurt.
@randymeyer64825 жыл бұрын
...and a couple of years ago Curry made a behind the back pass (out of bounds) that cost the Warriors the Championship ...Bird never did that.....Curry 's a hot dog
@robhughes81985 жыл бұрын
Randy Meyer nice anecdote that in no way contradicts the point I made. I especially like the part where you ignore how I put Bird in my Top 2. Keep up the good work.
@robhughes81985 жыл бұрын
Randy Meyer moreover I can see how you could be easily confused. When I say Top 2 I mean top 2 greatest of all time in everything. It basically goes Jordan then Bird IMO. Dude said best passer and shooter and by those 2 categories alone, ‘can’t compare’. That’s the part I had problem with. Reading comprehension is your friend.
@gregoryjones17025 жыл бұрын
@@robhughes8198 Curry is a great shooter. But, Larry Bird would get in his head by saying something and then it would be game over. Just saying..
@DoNMoSs25 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird was a beast no discutions allowed
@SoggySlopster8 жыл бұрын
Best QB of all time!
@rocklee13245 жыл бұрын
There are no QBs in hockey
@bigblock67camaro4 жыл бұрын
@@rocklee1324 LOL
@kristalmacleod32153 жыл бұрын
@@rocklee1324 he could have been GreaT AT Any SporT HE CHOOSE THROWING A ball'
@RC-te4mt4 жыл бұрын
Greatest passer I have ever seen!
@paulazzar89362 жыл бұрын
And he was a forward, not a guard!
@carlnilssonyoung89614 жыл бұрын
Now u know why magic n mj only afraid of bird. Better show this to the james kids today.
@kurtpoblenz27414 жыл бұрын
I laugh when people say Bird wouldn't be as good in "today's" NBA. People forget how good he was.
@felipedibo77954 жыл бұрын
He plays in today's NBA, his name is Luka Doncic.
@michaellund6753 жыл бұрын
@@felipedibo7795 He plays in todays NBA with their rules now.... HE IS A GOD!! Watch Reggie Miller on the Dan Patrick show, where he is asked if he want's Larry at 30 or Lebron at 30 on his team. That's all you need to know.
@capitanfuturo5944 ай бұрын
Larry Bird is the best all-around basketball player in the NBA history.
@husseinalhadi54718 жыл бұрын
Watch his last game at the Garden Game 6 of the playoffs against the Cavs, he had about 10% left in the tank because of his back at halftime he had 10 pts 10 asists and 5 rebounds, some of those assists were beauties.
@Jim26D8 жыл бұрын
That was a great game
@carlnilssonyoung89614 жыл бұрын
The beauty of bird is he gave everything, no matter how his body condition. Such attitude n mental toughness , u can not find today
@carnage31534 жыл бұрын
Bird the goat
@bradleyslaughter81934 жыл бұрын
Ok, I'm now convinced bird is the greatest passer ever. Wowsers
@tonyjames19537 жыл бұрын
What amazes me is how his teammates are able to pick up his passes!
@toscodav6 жыл бұрын
Yes. The Celtics were loaded with players that had good instincts.
@ireneduke50225 жыл бұрын
They practiced it to perfection to keep their eyes on the ball vs goal. Especially win Bird controlled the ball. Bird's eyes are like certain species that have a 360° vision.
@MrJeanGuru5 жыл бұрын
They definitely focused on Bird's bullet passes during practice, making sure to always be ready for a pass. I was also very impressed with his teammates, it still takes a lot to finish some of those plays in the post or the fadaway jumpers
@gray_gogy4 жыл бұрын
Those Celtics were a well oiled machine you could tell they played for each other. All they cared about was winning. They fed off each other. You can see it in how fast the ball flies between their hands they don't want the shine. They want the team to shine
@michaelcalles11246 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful team play.
@jjs777fzr8 жыл бұрын
@5:07 Jack Sikma is at least famous for the between the legs pass by Larry Legend.
@jjs777fzr7 жыл бұрын
trha2222 Agreed. But its embarrasing as all heck to have someone pass the ball between your legs. And unless I'm mistaken - Bird actually did this twice to Sikma but the other one didnt have as good a camera angle on it.
@toscodav6 жыл бұрын
They like to show Sikma getting torched by Larry because Sikma is White but in reality, Larry did this to many other players.
@lennyd.92704 жыл бұрын
The Bird. The greatest 👍
@gregoryjones17025 жыл бұрын
I see all kinds of post saying how terrible the music is and they turned it off. Is it because they do not know how to mute the device they are using??? My advice to all: Mute and Watch. The greatest of around basketball player of all time.
@markyncole7 жыл бұрын
Imagine if he were a QB or a Pitcher with that kind of pin point accuracy
@Mrd99606 жыл бұрын
Wow! That pass through the legs of Sikma to Parish was just sick, ohhh! That was my favorite.
@ratamaemo26474 жыл бұрын
Great court vision, great instinct, great hands. So graceful, too. He pulled off being slow and flashy at the same time. And his teammates knew they had to be ready for anything at the drop of a pin, same as Magic Johnson's teammates. Bird could make his opponents look bad but he could also make his teammates look bad if they didn't bring their A-games. Bird, Magic, and Jordan made the NBA an elite league, something it wasn't even close to being in the 1970s.
@michaelknapp89615 жыл бұрын
Bird was playing chess when everyone else was playing checkers! How the heck did he do some of those passes? Behind the back no look? How? Half of it was because he was so confident in his abilities. The guy was amazing!!
@ireneduke50225 жыл бұрын
That was fun to watch.. great video! I miss this era of ball. Celtics were in succinct with each other in passing and shooting. Bird was the Eagle of the team with his eyes; if a teammate was open, he found them. Bird is best all around player still to this day.
@maxlisk808 жыл бұрын
Wow, best ever
@brianjones64654 жыл бұрын
Best passing small forward of all time and @ 6'9" or 10". Best passer of all time IMHO. And this is just the one part of his game. '86 Celtics GOAT.
@324wonder7 жыл бұрын
I used to hate him....because he was so great. Incredible man.
@Jondsmusic3 жыл бұрын
You hate us cause you ain’t us!
@paulazzar89362 жыл бұрын
Don't forget, Bird was a FORWARD, a top notch shooter. How he managed to be the best passer, only Larry can do that. Then he rebounded like a center, game after game. There has never been a player as great as Larry and I doubt there will ever be.
@paulazzar89362 жыл бұрын
Larry could have easily averaged 10 more points per game, but he was a team player who cared about winning first. The GOAT.
@stealthkillz31146 жыл бұрын
Love these old school highlights with new music. Keep these up.
@stephenkennedy87675 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t doze when Larry was on the court
@jgreg96594 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird was a paradox.
@sugarnads4 жыл бұрын
5:02 rob parrish grinning like a fool under the basket as the ball goes in 😂😂👍🏿 Like 'how the hell they fall for that??'
@Jondsmusic3 жыл бұрын
Excellent club mix in rhythm to Larry legends amazing passes!
@sugarnads4 жыл бұрын
The ultimate team player. No ball hog, he rather hand off to a teammate in a better shooting position so the team benefits. This after drawing the defence to open that player up in the first place. Love how he fakes shooting and pops it to another.
@jakemitchell16715 жыл бұрын
The aspect of Bird's play that doesn't get enough attention is the fact the he very likely reduced his prime by 5 years simply as a result of playing TOO HARD. He went for balls in throw-away games just because of his competitiveness. MANY players - both today and in the past - preserve themselves. I'm not saying which way is "better." But Larry Legend very likely could have added to his incredible legacy another 2-5 years if he'd been a little more selective. But that's just not how he rolled.
@sargeswagg36994 жыл бұрын
Bird had quick thinking and quick hands. A flick, a tip, over/behind his head bounce pass to McHale in traffic might be the greatest degree of difficulty of all those passes. Sensational. Like a basketball conductor. He orchestrated the game. Others reacted to his whims out there. Also, Larry is more flashy than he’s given credit for. But never at the risk of the play or game.
@stevefleming87424 жыл бұрын
GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME yes all caps
@tipsythefedora6 жыл бұрын
What I like about the music is it’s so awful you turn it down and just focus on the video. Lah-Ree. Lah-Ree. Lah-Ree!!!
@ruminator35705 жыл бұрын
3:44 left handed pass. DA END.
@marionkerley80654 жыл бұрын
Best small forward of all time. PERIOD!!
@geneticfreak24117 жыл бұрын
Larry Legend!
@andrewbaroch21412 жыл бұрын
gives me goosebumps how natural it all was
@charliebabbitt33144 жыл бұрын
Its why if ur starting a team he is BY FAR the #1 player u'd take because of how he gets everyone involved...Was he the best scorer, no but that wasn't his game but he could do it all--Rebound, pass, steals, and shoot the lights out--argualbly the best clutch shooter of all time...Who else would you rather have taking the last shot in a game...?
@injusticeanywherethreatens48102 жыл бұрын
I don't question the video rather the choice in music but you do you ...
@susanbloodgood35724 жыл бұрын
There are a few incredibly talented players who may have cooler looking passes but Bird could Instananeously improvise from Anywhere from Any angle on court !
@Omar-zd5dq5 жыл бұрын
2:35-2:40 blows my mind every time I watch it. Larry Bird is the best SF ever. What a legend.
@jioreyes58383 жыл бұрын
lebron > bird
@Islandkid6795 жыл бұрын
Sorry this vid has probably been seen a million times but I want to state the absolute perfection behind that fake shot to pass at 1:24...theres absolutely no giveaway in his movement that hes going to pass...no hesitation or last minute looks...a viewer would have no idea what would happen until the ball literally leaves his fingers because even as its rolling of his tips, it still looks like hes going for the shot...
@michaeldavidfigures98422 жыл бұрын
Robert Parish is on record saying he owes 5,000 of his all time points to Larry.
@humblebeginnings83284 жыл бұрын
Robert Parrish Larry better be your favorite player all time. He made you relevant my man.
@patron40silver5 жыл бұрын
Greatest passer of all time. Greatest shooter of all time. Greatest basketball IQ of all time. Quite possibly Greatest clutch player of all time. I've always thought Jordan was the greatest player of all time but the more time goes by, the smaller the gap between Jordan and Bird seems to get to me. Chief and Lerch are in the Hall BECAUSE they played with Bird.
@carlnilssonyoung89614 жыл бұрын
He made mates better, he made mates be HoF
@EZEgoHard7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Mchale doing a quick layup tutorial.
@ireneduke50225 жыл бұрын
EZEgoHard 😀😀😀
@box531287 жыл бұрын
Eastern magic !! what a perfect vision !!
@kcender37715 жыл бұрын
no body passed better than Bird. Don't believe me? Think Magic? Go back and watch the games. Magic was flashy, but Bird was there and effective. Check it out sometime
@pbasswil4 жыл бұрын
_LOVE_ this. Even if he never scored a basket of his own... He elevated a sport to an art-form. I get the same exalted feeling, watching these plays, as I do listening to my very favourite music.
@joebarbagallo94805 жыл бұрын
Had to shut this video down as the music started stressing me out!!
@MrFuchew7 жыл бұрын
4:15 curving bullet from the movie wanted
@paulmartinson72004 жыл бұрын
fun to watch his opponents get pissed
@carlosdelacadiz66588 жыл бұрын
Great player.
@len-zeplin4804 жыл бұрын
Parish was excellent at predicting Birds Pass Behaviors. 00
@zachmorgan69823 жыл бұрын
He would just play ppl like a fiddle. Just an amazing player with an amazing mind for the art of basketball
@ramdel78188 жыл бұрын
Genio. El mejor.
@elijahthompsonsr.76284 жыл бұрын
The baddest white dude of all time and top 5 all time great The Great Larry Bird
@Jondsmusic3 жыл бұрын
The baddest period!
@paulduffy26105 жыл бұрын
He must have eyes in the back of his head , genius
@manueltroche24055 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic moments I am a Lakers fan but I always respect the 80s Celtics and Bird.😢
@tweetiethebird5 жыл бұрын
Jordan doesn’t have passing highlights
@gregoryjones17025 жыл бұрын
Hey tweetiebird, maybe it was because he is a ballhog.. The best all around player is Bird. Remember Jordan did not win until late in the careers of Bird and Magic. He was a bridesmaid.
@MrFuchew7 жыл бұрын
i wanna see the statistics on how many times bird fed parish for a dunk
@Head318Hunter7 жыл бұрын
MrFuchew 4,012 jk
@aaronsmith33346 жыл бұрын
R.O.A. really
@toscodav6 жыл бұрын
it is actually 4,013.
@chippledon15 жыл бұрын
He has a radar in his head!
@matthewkingston89315 жыл бұрын
Smartest basketballer ever to play the game!
@eddietheeagle14315 жыл бұрын
I got Larry Legend all the way...hands down boiiiiii
@sakuaxemurderer6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this incredible video I wish people would come out of their shells and realize Larry was a complete player he could do it all the perception of Larry is that he is a 3point shooter he didn't even take that many 3s for his career the ones he took he made 😆😆
@toscodav6 жыл бұрын
Yes. A media myth that Larry was all long ball. Larry didn't even think of 3 pt shots until late in his career. His strength for most of his career was from 24' in.
@ireneduke50225 жыл бұрын
Anyone who watched Bird consistently, had to know he had the best talents in every aspect of the game.
@gwfortenberry15795 жыл бұрын
It kills me when I hear people say Jordan was the best individual player. Bird was better than Jordan at just about all the phases of the game. Jordan was athletic, but Bird was better at basketball .Shooting-Bird Passing - Bird Rebounding - Bird And Lebron should not be compared to Bird. He does not deserve it.
@localwear16 жыл бұрын
He broke the mold( and made it for that matter)
@JL-qo7cs4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one. Passing was his strongest point. Best passer of all time. Made his whole team much better. Loved it.
@primatesrusb.p48233 жыл бұрын
Spectacular!
@kcender37715 жыл бұрын
good stuff.
@bb.cute.channel Жыл бұрын
Bird is amazing! 👍👍👍👍
@terrywinters59017 жыл бұрын
You get what you give!
@Head318Hunter7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video (IF IT'S MUTED) get rid of that garbage music.
@richardbartley25842 жыл бұрын
I wish they'd stop the gitters too
@johnjenkins58544 жыл бұрын
Sam Jones told me, I Cousy passed you the ball, you shoot. You don’t take a dribble, you shoot. That’s how good a passer he was. Bird was better.
@jeremyunderground414 жыл бұрын
Lebron has any point guard's speed, Michael Jordan and Vince Carter's Athleticism/Dunking Ability, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson's no look passing ability and Reggie Miller's 3 Point Shooting ability even at 6-9 Tall, Scottie Pippen's defense ability, Hakeem Olajuwon Post Up Moves Ability. That's why Lebron is a GOAT for more than 10 years. NBA will miss him when he retires few years from now.
@deborahbrick86794 жыл бұрын
lol ok
@rusosure73 жыл бұрын
@@deborahbrick8679 Year old comment and still not one thumbs up. LMAO!