This Criminal Insulted LARRY BIRD and HERE’S what HAPPENED after…

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@PU-Basketball Ай бұрын

Could Rodman Ever Stop Larry Bird?

@masterrserch3971 Ай бұрын

well, different sport, but you know what they say... "on any given ____day..." Im sure here and there Rodman could hold him to some un-Bird-like stats (that most other NBA players would kill for a line like that lol), but 9 times outta 10, Rodman's main weapon (besides the insane cardio and hustle lmao) is his ability to disrupt and get under guys' skin and hence out of their game.... can't do that to Bird. He'll never shut up, probably wind up rattling Rodman, and like you've said MANY times here, justly of course, not hating--- dont poke the bear. Rodman gets more physical, or mouthy, or touchy-feely, Bird gonna find that SEVENTH gear, never mind 5th or 6th haha, and just go off for around that 60 he says haha... Bird is one of a very select few players that when you talk about his stats in games, you really can't just go "30 pts, 11 boards, 11 dimes"....you gotta also mention steals, turnovers, shooting percent, triple slash percentage. He aint gonna have too many 9 pt, 6 rebound, 5 assist but with 0 turnovers and 5 steal games, dont get me wrong....but when you say "Bird put in work that night, dropping 35 pts, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, to go along with 88% from the field, including 78% from 3 and only missing 1 free throw in 11 trips to line. He also had 4 steals, an impressive 0 turnovers and only 1 fould, in 44 minutes of play" lmao...THATs HOW you get more and more young cats who dont know to keep putting respect on his name. And the crazy thing is, those kinds of games WERE NOT few and far between. If Bird were playing today, he's be a fan-doool parlay darling, giving i'd say 4 outta 5 games 22-30 pts, 7-12 boards, 6-10 dimes, 45-50/37-41/88-91 shooting, 2-4 steals, 0-3 turnovers... it's a SHAME, no matter how poetic it was, that he and Magic both had their issues that robbed us all of another 4 or maybe 5 seasons or so of those 2 saviors if they were to stay healthy

@MrAkaacer Ай бұрын

Well... points wasn't Bird's only game which is why he is GOAT.

@Celtokee Ай бұрын

Who's Dennis Rodman?

@turndog56 Ай бұрын

@@Celtokeewho is he? A giant flying, flaming, North Korean dictator loving POS comes to mind.

@bishlap Ай бұрын

STOP? Never, nobody ever stopped Bird. Rodman was a great Defensive player/rebounder, BIRD is arguably the best top 2/3 players EVER. P.S There was 1 player Larry struggled against, that was a rookie in 1981(?) LARRY SMITH of Golden State - he was a rebounder deluxe and stopper. Bird only had to play @ GS once a year so not really much else stat-wise, but I do remember Bird having trouble w/ Smith.

@edwardgilson9891 Ай бұрын

Rodman is remembered as a nut job. Bird is remembered as a superstar

@momanslm6289 Ай бұрын

You misspelled “Legend.”

@andrewbaroch2141 Ай бұрын

I don't even think about Rodman. I'll never forget Larry.

@markleeman9932 Ай бұрын

Exactly😊

@78tag Ай бұрын

Rodman was a psycho, thug whose mentality became typical of the NBA approach to basketball and eventually drove most basketball fans away from the game.

@user-hy3jo2wx4v Ай бұрын

👍

@mr.nyceguy7800 Ай бұрын

Sounds about whyte! I forgot about Larry when Michael Jordan hung 63 on him and showed him what a real athlete looks like 🤣✊🏿💪🏿👑🇺🇲

@MrReymoclif714 Ай бұрын

Laimbeer has a certain ring to it?

@user-hy3jo2wx4v Ай бұрын

Bird wouldn’t have to adapt to the leagues style, they’d have to adapt to Birds style.

@bricefleckenstein9666 Ай бұрын

Today's style, other than the level of reliance on the 3, IS Bird's style to a serious degree.

@bikemanj1 Ай бұрын

Dennis Rodman and Isaiah Thomas were both jealous of Bird, and acted like small children with their silly remarks. Bird torched their asses repeatably and was the best player of the 80s hands down, and for me GOAT.

@Thomasbj1996 Ай бұрын

Bird was definitely great, but he's no GOAT, bro. I thunk if he hadn't run into back issues and injuries, he'd be in the conversation and definitely considered, but those injuries got him.

@malcolmdouglasjr2178 Ай бұрын

Agreed. Bird forgave Isaiah. But this racism still exists in the form of Kendrick Perkins on. his absurd rant on white MVPs. Nash Dirk and I think Joker. Also the idiot Gil Arenas. A Euro hater!!

@kennyelson792 Ай бұрын

@@Thomasbj1996 If Bird was Black he would be one of the GOATS!! There is no GOAT singular!

@Thomasbj1996 Ай бұрын

@kennyelson792 there is a GOAT (Singular). His name is Michael Jordan.

@mattyice1221 Ай бұрын

Yeah that whole GOAT convo always boils down to LeBron or Jordan with some fringe people saying Kobe or Magic and the one guy that gets left out and it’s criminal is Kareem. 6 titles (one in Milwaukee before LA 5) all time scoring leader until LeBron who never went to college broke it and had a 3 pt line which Kareem didn’t have for ten years became such a big part of the NBA and his abilities. 4 NCAA titles!! 6 X MVP 2 X finals MVP 19 X all star Rookie of the Year first year with Milwaukee they went from 27 wins to 56 2nd all time points 3rd all time Rebounds 1st in field goals made 2nd in games played 3rd in blocked shots Jordan LeBron and Kareem were all 3 “force of nature” type players, but Kareem was sullen and felt misunderstood until well after Magic came along, but his numbers add up to at least the Michael & LeBron convo. He just wasn’t beloved until late in his career and NEVER like those guys or Kobe or Magic or Larry. You can say stats don’t matter , but you’d just be wrong🤷‍♂️ Ididn’t even get into all his college records and he wasn’t allowed to play as a freshman just like ummm oh Pistol Pete??? LeBron broke Kareem’s scoring record like Caitlin Clark broke Maravich’s record😂I’m kidding the LeBron one is legit, hers is horseshit… Pete played 3 years and averaged 46 a game with no 3 pr line so gimme a break! LeBron despite having a 3 point line, has taken 1000 more shots than Kareem and made 1006 or whatever less!!! Kareem had Magic, LeBron had D Wade and Jordan had Pippen, I’m just right and I’m saying hr isn’t in the convo because he distrusted media and people didn’t like him 🤷‍♂️

@StevenPhelps-sr8co Ай бұрын

I've been a Bird fan as black man since the 80s, and boy can play back in the day!

@craigwheeler4760 Ай бұрын

There are four or five really bad white guys from the United States that can play in any era for any NBA team and be Stars. Larry bird, Pete maravich, Jerry west, Steve nash, and John Stockton. Those are the five that come to mind. For centers, it's Bill Walton and nobody else. I wouldn't take Walton because he never stayed healthy, but if he could have shaken the injury bug I'd have him all day on my team

@momanslm6289 Ай бұрын

Oh man! I hated Bird and the Celtics as a white kid. I was a Dr J and Sixers fan so I had reasons.

@emancify Ай бұрын

Bird played against Black guys on the playgrounds as a teenager, because he couldn't find enough real competition.

@emancify Ай бұрын

@@craigwheeler4760 None of those 5 White guys (other than Bird) won a Chip. Walton did win 2 of them. One w/Portland against the 76er's and one with Boston (as a reserve). Maybe Jerry West finally won one, but he had Wilt on the team (in 1971-72). Wilt first won in 1967, with Philadelphia. He won 2 total.

@dcbarrku4882 Ай бұрын

Rodman was an excellent role player. Bird was a legend.

@MrReymoclif714 Ай бұрын

He made it look standard.

@123Goldhunter11 Ай бұрын

It's good there are Rodman's to show us what a class player like Magic is.

@MultiEviscerator Ай бұрын

As Rick Barry said, the players of the past didn't have nutritionists, physical therapists, strength and conditioning coaches, etc., nor were they allowed to palm, travel, double dribble, go to the hoop unimpeded, and so forth. Thus the greats of the past would be even better in todays NBA.

@nunyabizzness8 Ай бұрын

Don't forget steroids, EPO, stem cells and HGH!

@OndrausCissell 16 күн бұрын

The NBA would be a better league with the past players because they didn't travel all the time.

@user-gy9dx7eu1y 15 күн бұрын

Absolutely correct.

@user-gy9dx7eu1y 15 күн бұрын

Today's players are spoiled, the players of past were much better prepared for long grueling seasons, not traveling in luxury like Today's players, the equipment now is superior to the past, doctors who specialize in sports medicine are better trained, the rules for traveling, not to mention their extreme paychecks. Today's sports are all candy asses in comparison to their players of past. The players of past were truly legendary, in fact one player was called that by anyone who watched Larry Bird play and why they all called him Larry Legend, simply put Bird was Legendary.

@billhansen2786 7 күн бұрын

Did you see in the last Celtics - Indy game the Indy player who jumped with both feet off the floor and they did not call walking on him? Just terrible.

@paulbarron9745 Ай бұрын

Rodman couldn’t carry Bird’s laundry. Thomas is a fraud.

@78tag Ай бұрын

... speaking of over rated - Thomas was always a whining, sissy, punk with a mouth bigger than his game.

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

Agreed

@kurtsherrick2066 Ай бұрын

The thing is Bird saved Isaiah's Career. He said if Issiah said it was a joke I will take his word and that ended the controversy. Then the Celtics smoked Detroit by 38 in game 6. Bird let his play do his talking. Dennis who?

@malcolmdouglasjr2178 20 күн бұрын

Took the high road! They say he was just reflexively sticking up for his rookie at the time. That explains them whooping it up. Later in interviews

@dalegriffin6768 Ай бұрын

Bird was playing hurt & still dominated Rodman

@user-gy9dx7eu1y Ай бұрын

Dennis Rodman is a loud mouth mouse,Larry was and is a Legend, and that is why he is known as "Larry Legend Bird."

@Skepticalways13 Ай бұрын

Really? Rodman said something stupid? The guy who said kim jong un was a great guy? Imagine that.

@holihsiang Ай бұрын

People should always put Larry Bird in the GOAT debate. Bird made happened on what he said at almost every time!

@neilzinn8145 Ай бұрын

"You never hear about a black player being the greatest"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@chrisb7198 Ай бұрын

Yeah just the white guys like MJ, Wilt, Russel, Magic Lebron. "smile"

@neilzinn8145 Ай бұрын

@@chrisb7198 Yessir. Kareem and Oscar Robertson as well All deserving candidates certainly.

@chrisb7198 Ай бұрын

@@neilzinn8145 Yeah so many good "white" guys people talk about. lol

@kurtsherrick2066 Ай бұрын

Wasn't Chamberlain and Russel Black?

@claudeedwards7069 Ай бұрын

@neil The word greatest has always been attached to white athletes, no matter what the white narrative is the white athletes always have to be on top.

@CK-mt7om 25 күн бұрын

Rodman turned into a joke of a person on and off the court and Bird will always be remembered as a class act.

@Sierra4435 Ай бұрын

Rodman showing his ignorance! He only wished that he could play like Bird.

@dragracer4775 19 күн бұрын

The league needs more players today like Larry Bird. The league will never need another player like Dennis Rodman.

@JohnMiller-un8kh Ай бұрын

Bird would wipe the floor with Rodman. Rodman was just already trying to get attention because he had to have it to breathe 😂.

@jimmyboy131 Ай бұрын

I often wish we had a healthy prime Larry Bird playing in today's game. It would be a different league, I'm sure.

@Thomasbj1996 Ай бұрын

I agree! I also think him not being healthy is what stops most from putting him in the GOAT convo. That back injury and other injuries kept him from a prolonged career.

@rduse4125 Ай бұрын

You know, it drives me crazy when people say that Larry didn’t play anybody in the 80s… That playoff run took him past Jordan‘s Bulls, the Bad Boy Pistons, and the Showtime Lakers. Not to mention the Bucks (who were always competitive in the East). - That’s a hell of a series!

@jlobiafra Ай бұрын

Don't forget the sixers with Dr j, Moses, MO cheeks, Bobby Jones, and Andrew toney and the Dominique Wilkins, tree Rollins, doc rivers hawks

@xlnt2new Ай бұрын

Bird is playing today, Bird is Luca, Bird is Jokic, Bird is Sabonis (;

@GMP-Official Ай бұрын

Those Europeans boys are better than him athletically, but Larry have a lion heart, that man was fearless…a killer.

@jrr3787 Ай бұрын

They're not even close to Larry. If the refs called traveling and carrying, there's not one player in today's game that would average double digit points. Games would end in scores of 22-18.

@Amick44 Ай бұрын

@@GMP-OfficialLarry and Luka are both far better athletically than Jokic.

@donolinger6904 Ай бұрын

Larry was a great endurance athlete and he like running long distance races, including a few marathons. @@Amick44

@KALICOE Ай бұрын

They great players but don't disrespect bird cuz they put up 50 or won a mvp will jump you

@paulbarron9745 Ай бұрын

The 80’s was the best era of the NBA. I lost interest after it got soft. Never a Celtics fan - I liked the Knicks. I was in awe of Jordan. I now hate the NBA. I detest James and all the stupid justice warriors. I went to games and saw Jordan live against the Nets and bought gear. Never ever again.

@sleightofmind2016 Ай бұрын

My nephew watches today's NBA, so I watched a game with him and barely recognized it compared to the 70's - 90's. How on earth could anyone think MJ, Bird, Magic, etc. couldn't play in today's league.

@firewindwater1929 Ай бұрын

@@sleightofmind2016 According to some comments by Dennis or Isiah - Bill Russell or Wilt couldn't play in today's NBA. Nor could people like Dr. J, Magic, or OSCAR! I remember watching Larry at Indiana State and telling my brother (who was 10 years old - thus an Oscar Robertson fan) that i was watching the greatest BB player of all time. He said - even including Oscar? I said yes! I still think I am correct.

@garymcaleer6112 Ай бұрын

The appraisal I heard often from those who knew him and competed with him was the Larry played the most intelligent game in basketball: the perfect blend of skill, strategy, instinct and trash talk..

@MrDvaz Ай бұрын

it is blasphemy to put Rodman's name next to LARRY BIRD'S.......

@tomlawson3157 Ай бұрын

Rodman is a sad, sad, sad case!

@78tag Ай бұрын

He should never have gotten past the psyc ward.

@kevwmobile3238 Ай бұрын

Bird would average over 30 easily in todays game and triple doubles almost every night, and Rodman would be a nobody, because you can’t be a physical defender in todays game. He would be in foul trouble all the time.

@eytonshalomsandiego Ай бұрын

same stuff is said about caitlan clark and for the exact same two reasons, one of which is jealousy

@78tag Ай бұрын

Absolutely !!

@jw9366 Ай бұрын

He had a broken back by 88. I believe he broke it in 86. He was absolutely incredible. Rodman wouldn't even start today.

@chasugc3740 Ай бұрын

Larry was on a totally different basketball level than Rodman and even Thomas.

@PA-UNDERDOG Ай бұрын

How long have u had an underdog as profile .? Do u have a tat of the shoe shine boy?

@chasugc3740 Ай бұрын

@@PA-UNDERDOG Shoe shine boy? What is that supposed to mean?

@Skepticalways13 Ай бұрын

Isaih said that to back up his teammate. He knew it was a stupid thing to say

@gregfraunfelter4841 Ай бұрын

A comment to Rodman: If, IF, a frog had pockets he would carry guns to shoot snakes. If, if, if means NOTHING.

@MrReymoclif714 Ай бұрын

Bird flu is incurable!

@fsusarge Ай бұрын

Rodman was just butt-hurt because he'd been tuned up by a white player for likely the first time in his life. Simple as that.

@alexanderdeguzman-yj7rz Ай бұрын

For me, Bird is the GOAT 🎉

@richardbaker595 Ай бұрын

Absolutely...

@jimmyjackson2361 Ай бұрын

Rodman is a big joke!

@MrWebster Ай бұрын

Rodman and Thomas took their racial animus public. 90% of that animus toward Bird was never made public. Caitlan soon enough is learning what Bird went through.

@EarlGarrett-kl7tl Ай бұрын

Bird was GREAT, Catilin will Be Great, Thomas and Rodman Won Two Championships, He Athletic, He's an Intelligent player, Heard this Quotes all my life,Am 63 Now Black Man, We Never started this Race thing America did, Let's hope Angel and Catilin do for the WNBA, what Magic and Bird TWO FRIENDS did for the NBA!!! PEACE!!

@carlfrye1566 Ай бұрын

@@EarlGarrett-kl7tl: Dude, Obama re - ignited the "race thing", and the amount of young black folks who were kids/young adults when he was President is proof with their talk of repirations/white supremacy/white privelege instead of working to be the best they can be.- like MANY black folks have done. Democrats need the race hate to perpetuate so they can get the shallow minded to vote for them. Biden and a lot of black athletes/entertainers told you to vote for him...then on day one he reversed Trump's border policy and has brought in 8 million new illegals and given them $$$/jobs/housing over BLACK AMERICANS because they know thry can say...WHITE PRIVELEGE and a lot of black folks will still vote Democrat. Who do you think has been telling black folks what to do and how to think, who yo hate, and running black neighborhoods - including police/courts the past 50 years..DEMOCRATS.

@78tag Ай бұрын

Bird didn't "go through" anything - he didn't allow that crap to touch him. He was above all of that.

@steeltalon2317 Ай бұрын

Larry Bird was a type of player that knew how to not just play his position, but play the WHOLE floor with 4 other players. No other player had that ability.

@romeyburgin7221 Ай бұрын

I think this stat says it all: Dennis Rodman's net worth $500,000; Larry Bird's net worth $75 million

@JukkaRamo Ай бұрын

Typical American comment, only thing that matters is MONEY.

@romeyburgin7221 Ай бұрын

@@JukkaRamo Not the "only thing that matters." Just one and in this case a big one! Rodman made $27 million in his playing career while Larry Bird made $24 million. Larry parlayed his earnings into a fortune where Dennis passed away his fortune.

@chhansen9813 Ай бұрын

Todays NBA game is trash!

@firewindwater1929 Ай бұрын

I've started liking it again with the play of our Indiana Pacers. The best player on the team leads in scoring and assists (oft times way more assists). I think he averaged 10 assists per game while scoring in double digits. I've actually started watching some of the games and their passing is just like in the '80's Celtics teams. They run, they play in your face defense - it's actually fun to watch.

@giannabarrow7764 Ай бұрын

Touché! I even love his new commercial fighting mayhem!!!! Dennis who????

@user-pb3dt6yl8m Ай бұрын

Larry was truly something special. So was Pistol Pete as well.

@kurttuchscherer7706 Ай бұрын

Bird is a first ballot Hall of Famer. One of the top 10 players all time. Rodman...... not so much.

@JukkaRamo Ай бұрын

Rodman was the best rebounder,he was good offensive player in college, but his NBA coach wanted different role for him.

@RB-pi3jl Ай бұрын

All the greats motivated themselves with their opponents' words. Bird, Jordan, Magic. Magic is the only one who'd smile at you while dominating.

@marylou8449 5 күн бұрын

Rodman was jealous Bird was a legend

@johnfort8465 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your commentary on LARRY.

@JBGoode-zx7pp Ай бұрын

Bird was the founder of the 50-40-90 club - and its first inductee (1986-87 and 1987-88)

@brianholleran6340 Ай бұрын

i wish you would have given more context to what bird was dealing with... not only did biias die. but mchale who was having a career yr and MVP caliber yr.. was now playing on a broken foot not to mention Walton was hurt

@irishgrl Ай бұрын

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE *TRUE* GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

@DaveTMTMTL 4 күн бұрын

Great video. IMO, the best example of why you don't "kick the bear if he's a generational player" is when Draymond Groin tangled with LaBron James near the end of game 4 in the 2016 finals. The Cavs were down 3-1 in the series, and no team in history had ever bounced back from that. But I told everyone I knew that LaBron wasn't losing another game that season, SOLEY due to that altercation.

@musicairplanes4884 Ай бұрын

That Detroit team was one of the dirtiest in the history of the NBA.

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

They were full of horse manure

@mrho4speed Ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video = so needed and well done!!!

@randycampbell7048 16 күн бұрын

Like they say, you made your bed, now sleep in it. Bird has a memory foam and Rodman had a jailhouse mattress.

@michael1257 Ай бұрын

Bird’s Greatest Asset Was Always Out Thinking His Opponents, They Never Knew His Next Move. He Gave Michael Cooper One Of The Best Compliments As The Best Defensive Player Against Him.

@bobke114 Ай бұрын

Bird never forgot what Zeke said about him either

@jlobiafra Ай бұрын

Yet he hired Isaiah to coach the pacers when larry became the GM 🙄

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

@@jlobiafra Bird gave him the ax too

@jessj.j.french7482 Ай бұрын

Michael Jordan had Rodman hired to get rebounds

@Woodstockneverhappened 22 күн бұрын

You know, I was around to watch Pistol Pete, for some reason, every once in a while, when I think of Larry Bird, it draws me back to Pistol Pete

@RatsoFatso Ай бұрын

First vid here, Great job! That was a lot of fun to watch, Now and back in the day.

@alonzomadero9413 Ай бұрын

No , never. Mr. Bird could attack or defend in countless dimensions while Rodman was basically a one dimensional player (rebounding)!

@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517 4 күн бұрын

Bird was the Eminem of basketball.

@KenD67 Ай бұрын

Yeah if Larry were playin' today, he'd be playing in Europe for real. HE IS 68 YEARS OLD!!

@claudeedwards7069 Ай бұрын

@kenD67 I don’t know what he’s doing these days, but at 68 years old he must be under a lot of stress that man looks really, really “ OLD”

@ynotttt Ай бұрын

“If Larry Bird were playing today, he’d be riding the bench in Europe”--Dennis Rodman [Hall of Fame Forward]

@scott783 8 күн бұрын

The best thing Dennis the menace did was date Carmen electra, and he even messed that up!

@dennis2782 Ай бұрын

Look at the players that are talking about Bird......These were the Best at that Time...Many are HOF today... I have never heard more Respect of any Player including Jordan, Kobi, Lebron.. ect.....From othert players Must be something to this.

@raybradley4939 13 күн бұрын

Well put young man very entertaining and to me factual

@masterrserch3971 Ай бұрын

MJ BIRD WILT 1....2....3... talk, debate, argue the rest and their place. but this is your "GOAT" list top 3, in this order. period

@marcmelpo972 14 сағат бұрын

Rodman is still salty about it all 😆😆

@marylou8449 29 күн бұрын

LARRY BIRD WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME OUR DOWN HOME BOY FROM INDIANA

@sirgalahad3574 4 күн бұрын

Isaiah agreed but was also laughing.

@bobinindiana Ай бұрын

Never knew Isiah Thomas was that cheap.

@78tag Ай бұрын

Thomas was sissy playing in a man's game.

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

Isiah Thomas was the Tonya Harding of the NBA

@bobinindiana 18 күн бұрын

@@user-fc3ki3gb7u Thanks. Never paid attention to Thomas after he left IU. Larry Bird is popular in Indianapolis. People remember him from Indiana State, too. Now it’s Caitlin!

@Woodstockneverhappened 22 күн бұрын

You got a member folks, Larry Bird’s back, kept him out of numerous games plus he retired early because of it. My opinion, if his back was healthy, he would have put up more Premiere numbers.

@walterrutherford8321 28 күн бұрын

Last time I saw Rodman in any context was when he was on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice show. Trump gave him every break he could, but Rodman was a hot mess and he finally had to tell him, “You’re fired”.

@catholicman8135 10 сағат бұрын

The Pistons Bad Boys were awesome. Jordan had 3 former Pistons to win 3 more rings. Larry Legend is simply that a Legend. Doesn’t matter what Detroit or Chicago did. That hick from French Lick will always be one of the greatest.

@mr.crighton9491 Ай бұрын

Rodman makes me laugh. He's a cuckoo bird. Bird is the Bird!!!

@timmcculty2320 Ай бұрын

The thing is this....there aren't many people that make it to the NBA without top tier athleticism, and the ones that do must have excellent basketball skills. To think that a bit more athleticism today would make someone like Bird ineffective must be the same ones that thought Dirk and Jokic weren't real MVPs.

@chrisbrooks6756 18 күн бұрын

Rodman was embarrassed, because a white boy handed him an ass kicking, every time they played. When defense is your identity, and you get torched, you're going to get touchy. Don't feel bad, Bird did it to everybody.

@LRock- Ай бұрын

The Joker is like a modern day Larry Bird, and look how he is dominating the league. Two MVPS would have had 3 if it wasn't for the race comments made by Perkins, so he shuts everyone up by winning a championship. Meanwhile, Embid was out in the 2nd round. Priceless.

@charlesdavis7461 Ай бұрын

And if President Trump hadn't bailed you out, you'd be playing on the prison team.

@Primus54 20 күн бұрын

I have no doubt that Dennis Rodman could dominate in today’s WNBA.

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

Lol😅

@charlesdavis7461 Ай бұрын

Thomas said what he did with a roll of his eyes, he wasn't agreeing with Rodman, he was basically saying yeah right lol. Don't go by the written words of Thomas, listen to him say it and you will understand, I did.

@user-fc3ki3gb7u 18 күн бұрын

Isiah is still trash 🗑

@josephhiggins7216 27 күн бұрын

All the great players could play in any era. Period.

@chrisrowe6382 Ай бұрын

Bird's game would be great in any period. He was the best clutch 3 points shooter ever. His game mirrors the Joker who is the best player in NBA at this time. There is a stigma attached to white players, can not run, can not jump or be a good ball player. Both made clutch shots regularly. Their stats speak for themselves.

@kylefulford3810 2 күн бұрын

The Detroit Pistons were the DIRTEST team in the league at that time Rodman Thomas,and Lamber

@NickoAshby-ld4kx Ай бұрын

Bird 🐦 will be great in any era ( period ) !!

@obyvatel Ай бұрын

The game seems very 3 pointer-centric now, so I imagine Larry would do great.

@allaneisner4729 Ай бұрын

The problem with the whining Pistons is that the vast majority of the best players in NBA history have been black and deservedly so! That’s why I am so surprised at the comments and whining of Rodman (who has no right to judge other players when he was just a good defender who was nearly useless on offense).

@bishlap Ай бұрын

1:06 Larry taking the LeBron James traveling route.

@silenthammer2900 Ай бұрын

No one says "rodman" without a smirk.

@user-gx2yy1df6f 7 күн бұрын

You won't believe this but it's true, i'm a white guy who played ball with my friends who were black and they hated to give larry any credit, i said i know why , they asked why? i said " because if larry was a black player he'd be considered just another good player" 5 months later all the controversy broke out and my friends couldn;t wait to tell me . I SAID IT FIRST !

@bryantsherman7263 10 күн бұрын

What is Rodman's IQ? Opens his mouth and removes all doubt.

@julianpuentejr.8319 Ай бұрын

I grew up loving the rockets and sixers but man Larry was the man.

@jlobiafra Ай бұрын

You must of been a moses fan if you liked those two teams

@user-iv2iu2wf4w 3 күн бұрын

Early bird gets the worm

@user-zh7tm7fm9p 22 күн бұрын

Lil Dennis would even play in todays game

@bricefleckenstein9666 Ай бұрын

2:03 There are very few players that have ever won the MVP 3 times. Russell did it (during a run where he won 5 of 8 and placed 2'nd 2 of the other 3). Wilt did it (with a few 2'nds, mostly to Bill but one to Oscar). Bird did it (and placed 2'nd the other 3 seasons out of a 6 year period). Jordan and Magic both managed 3 out of 6 (interleaved, they had ALL of the MVPs in a 6 year period in a row). LeBron did manage 4 out of 5.

@dwiggins1 Ай бұрын

I guess what Rodman said back then isn’t true anymore Michael Jordan, The Goat!!! Larry bird is also up there as well!!!!

@TeranRealtor Ай бұрын

Dennis Rodman was a great defender and rebounder in a time when tackling was allowed on the court. Bird was a great scorer in a time when tackling was allowed. In a softer game - Bird (like Jordan) would score MORE than they used to. I don't know if Rodman (the greatest rebounder of all time) would be able to change his game around to fit in and succeed.

@stevekelley7738 Ай бұрын

Is that the game when Larry went off and scored something like 17 points in about 3 minutes ?

@shaunwalker2557 Ай бұрын

I know Dennis rodman has acted in films...well whem they make a film about the WNBA ..he could play Britney Griner...he won't need much make up.

@deannharris2424 Ай бұрын

They were just jealous and made it a WHITE thing? If they truly knew basketball, they'd give Larry Bird the respect he deserves. What? Is no other race is supposed to be better than Blacks in Basketball?

@justanotherguy1794 Ай бұрын

Larry should've won his 4th MVP in '87: that season was better than the last 3. His 4th ring, however, was lost in a bar fight in Boston in '85, after the ECFs. It's a fact that Larry wasn't the same player in the '85 finals: what isn't so well known is that he'd broken his right hand on a bouncer's head celebrating their victory over the 76ers. Had Larry been 100%, the C's probably would've beaten the Lakers and he'd have tied Magic for 4 titles when he retired. If that'd happened, there wouldn't be ANY talk of him being overrated. It's fair to say that with both LA's acquisition of Mychal Thompson and the C's loss of Bill Walton in '87, Boston didn't have enough depth and deserved to lose. But not in '85. That was their chance. In a 1986 interview with the LATimes about the incident, Larry said, "It's not easy being Larry Bird." Look it up.