Lets never forget mullie dude

Hey but he's speaking fax

F'n A

Cooper was a hell of a defender against Bird. He recognized that when Larry passed the ball, he was just as dangerous, if not even more dangerous, and stuck with him like glue. Those matchups between those two were worth the price of admission alone!

Actually Larry said Cooper was THE best defender he ever faced.

And Coop said that once Jordan didn't have the ball, you could almost forget about him contributing anything to his team. That alone is why Larry will always rate as better than MJ in my book.

All around legend Lary Bird

As a life-long Laker fan... I LOVE watching Larry Bird. Really amazing. I love to hate him, lol. (🏀🏀🏀🏀)

@@eliz.sebaugh9098 Larry deserves mad respect even from his opponents.

As a Bostonian did you know Bird mangled his finger in the 84-85 season just before the playoffs? He was at Chelsea’s bar on Merchant’s Row right off of State St. He was there with his drinking buddy Quinn Buckner when he got into a bar fight with a patron. Analysts looking at Bird’s shooting stats showed he was markedly a poorer shooter than prior to the fight. This means we probably would have won the 84-85 season and further ore that would have been a three-peat. 84,85 and 86. If you lookup this fight it was settled out of court and to this day remains sealed as far as ai know. It may have been O’Shaunessy (spelling) that wrote the article. So somewhere out there is a guy that caused us back to back Championships. Injuring what may have been one of the top three players of all time.

@@eliz.sebaugh9098 Larry Bird turned his greatest rival AKA magic Johnson into his best friend/brother. I definitely say that Larry Bird even from opponents deserves mad respect because of how good he was.

@@irishgrl And he gets it too~!

Why did you quit?

I know why I quit. The whole league is all about virtue signaling and politics, about hating one half of their fans, and hating the good old USA but kowtowing to China that apart from being our biggest competitor runs concentration camps. Apart form that, they're great! LOL!

Yeah. That's awesome. If I was there I would assume it was dropping too. And listen to the old Boston Garden crowd on that one. They LOVED Larry!

100%

Yeah that commentator was Gil Santos with Bob Cousy. I could listen to them call a 80’s C’s game all day long.

3:00 thank me later

That was funny

Laimboy was never anything but a punk

He was expecting the elbow back in his mug.

Bird was my dude but I sure as hell love big bill too

@@clairebear7176 Ewwww ew ew ew

@@irishgrl I thought you were an Irish girl. Bill is from Boston and played for Notre dame how fuqing more Irish do you get lol

Merkin well said. I am amazed at old NBA players. I saw Lebron take a take a fake charge. There were no fake charges in those days. Today's players, playing under those rules would be hammered by the players of old. Better game back then.

LeBron would be out a month.

its was a MAN’s game back then. Now its terrible

It’s always about Lebron ain’t it…..👀👀👀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 even when it’s not about Lebron….. it’s about Lebron 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 y’all are obsessed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's so laughable that the clowns that support lepuke racist james bring his name up.u can tell by their comments that can't stand that a person not of color is better then their racist hero

Him and Magic was polar opposite’s except where it counted. Tenacity, sportsmanship, leadership, skill.

The games between the Lakers and the Celtics brought both cities almost to a standstill - they were that great.Some of the best entertainment you could ever find!

Somebody will always come along with a bigger, better deal. Just when we thought Moore was the Bomb, El Reno came along. It will happen.

I wish I could like that 1,000,000,000 times.

So far none. Dirk had the size and mobility, shooting and offensive moves but he didn’t have Bird’s passing and playmaking. Doncic has the footwork, balance, ball handling, shooting but he’s nowhere near Bird’s size he’s 5 inches shorter. So yeah no Larry Bird so far yet, no Magic Johnson either those two were true generational talents.

The stats never lie. He was God's gift to the NBA. The others have come close, but I have never, ever seen anybody play with such selflessness, intuition, intelligence, or passion as Larry Legend did.

The BB IQ of Bird is off the charts and so goes for the attitude.

Totally agree.

+Joe Johnson That's my favorite part, too. Another day at the office.

Rt

That's Bob Cousy announcing the game.

@@adamgordon6435 "...probably 38". Yup, and Cousy would know!

Adam, who’s the other guy?

Superman? I don’t see Jordan in this video...

@@BiGsImY You won't because he's not Superman.

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C I'd rather watch paint dry than watch soccer.

@bis225 your wicked smat. Thanks for handling that.

MANCHESTER UNITED F.C soccer is the biggest sport because its the cheapest , all those poor countries cant really afford to out up basketball courts everywhere not to mention a baseball diamond ,

Not a liar, he was a dirty piece of shit. Michael Jordan said it, Bird said it, Magic said it. Watching the film's shows he was a dirty as you can get.

@@jameslawson7383 The sad thing was Laimbeer didn't have to play dirty. He did have talent.

Good point. I think he just didn't like players who had more.

@ken wesaw ... and Lambeer's penchant for playing dirty is WHY Robert Parrish was allowed to beat the crap out of him without even being given a foul, let alone being ejected from the game...

@ken wesaw ... it re-inforces the fact that he was the dirtiest player, so much that referees didn't even punish those who paid him back... lol You childishly called someone a "liar" for pointing out he was a dirty player... the Parrish story is proof that the ref's didn't even like his dirty playing... lol

+Mark Smith Yeah, when they invented the 3-point shot they didn't think about their math very well: The math says you should shoot from 3 if your 3-point percentage is 67% as good as your 2-point percentage is. And I'd say these, for instance, have been above 67%: Tim Legler 95% (if he took a 3, it was 95% as likely to go in as if he took a 2) Hubert Davis 94% Bruce Bowen 93% Kyle Korver 93% Steve Novak 93% Pat Garrity 92% Eddie House 92% Steve Kerr 92% Dennis Scott 92% Steve Blake 91% Derek Fisher 91% Raja Bell 90% Ben Gordon 90% Anthony Morrow 90% Chauncey Billups 89% Damon Jones 89% C. J. McCollum 89% Brandon Rush 89% Klay Thompson 89% Steph Curry 88% Voshon Lenard 88% Roger Mason 88% Bobby Simmons 88% B.J. Armstrong 87% Danny Green 87% Kirk Hinrich 87% Allan Houston 87% J.J. Redick 87% Tyronn Lue 86% Anthony Parker 86% Wesley Person 86% Khris Middleton 85% Hedo Turkoglu 85% And when you get down to about here in the list, it's still true that you should take the 3: Larry Bird 74% Kevin Durant 74% Manu Ginobli 74% Dan Majerle 74% James Harden 73% Carmelo Anthony 72% Chris Paul 72%

Counterpoint - yeah, but look at how blurry it is! I can barely see what's happening to know whether it's interesting or not.

Mike Jacobson Hi def does not work for most people's faces and certainly not Larry. Relatively interesting...not more interesting than it was back in the standard def days....the good ol' days.

+Joseph Scott wow ------ Nebraska is not a basketball state, but two of the top 4 played a significant portion of their basketball lives in Nebraska------ Tim Legler (Omaha Racers) & Kyle Korver (Creighton). And another one on your upper list (Tyrone Lue) played for the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

+wildmercuryfilms *Tyronn

It would be like fishing with dynamite.

@jj Cool.

Yea he would. He quick release, deep range infinate IQ

jj Go play Fortnite, kid

@jj why? Because the truth hurts? Bird averaged 25ppg in his career with goons consistently at his throat. He was so good that even mild mannered dude like Dr. J and company jumped him. If he could average 25ppg while getting busted night in and night out, how do you think would he perform with Lance blowing in his ear?

You and me both.

Haha same here

Well we still have college ball...oh wait...

I love how you're comment is so spot on that you got all these likes... yet left everyone speechless. A lot of likes + no replies = perfectly said.

yeah he launched himself and blew up those pigs

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you broke the net

Lol

The Dirty Bird. :)

Bird had a big brother who played ball...if you had a big brother, you know what I'm getting at. Me and my brothers..a lot of shots that make those elbows look tame

esatto larry bird the best ever

MICHEAL JORDAN THE BEST EVER SO SHUT THE FUCK UP

larry legend the greatest . mj n.2

+loulom Larry bird had good players on team too .....

Matthew Berman Nobodies like Robbert Parrish and Kevin Mchale, right?

EnduringArts remember paul pierce playoffs vs lakers 😂 😂 😂

Wasn't there a wheelchair and bandage involved

Truth

ea, don’t be a dumfuq. Remember jordan?

@@sludge4125 I’d like to forget him thank you.

L

You spelled W wrong.

2nd best

the legend is easily the best sm forward all timeperiod. not even close . come on man

@@maestro3880 he would make LESWEPT his bitch worse than KD has the past 2 years!!!

Just like he was then

@Landyn Jeffrey This is about the 20th time I’ve seen you post the same garbage over the last few months.

Awesome 👌

@@toddlevine9377 Look. The game today is not the same as the 80s and 90s. You can say whatever you want. Those players were committed.

@@amandaford2231 My comment above was a response to a continuous spammer who has since had his post deleted. As for Bird, one of the greatest ever and I agree with your assessment of the players of 30-40 years ago. Cheers!

@@toddlevine9377 I was Courtside the night Bird scored his career high. 18th birthday present.

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

They're the top 3 hands down. I mean please!!

@trha2222 And then you woke up.

Sort of a "You come at the king, you best not miss." situation. What was Laimbeer hoping to accomplish? Everyone knew that it was a bad idea to get Bird angry.

These Millennials won't admit it, that Basketball back when Magic and Bird played could only be played by men, NOT children *cough* Lebron James *cough*

He will always be my first pick because of what you see here.

Right Fromleft he was tough and had a killer mentality just like mike. He could shoot pass rebound. Had underrated defense and had a iq like no other

Larry Bird at his best would've wiped the floor with Jordan and James. Best of all, unlike James, Bird knew who really owned the team!

Maybe THE greatest ever

Imagine the nightmares he gave to coaches.

correct...you piss off MJ or Bird...even the mamba...you'll be embarrased the rest of the game. They literally feed from anger.

" The 80s and early 90s was the NBA's golden age. "............................. I couldn't agree with you more.

Bird soared when the NBA became a full fledged major professional sports league. Three titles for his team is an astounding feat. And he could rebound. I joined the fan club when I noticed ed his skill at defensive rebounding. He ended offensive possessions for the opposition. And then he might pop a three pointer at the other end after dribbling the ball upper. He's one of the greatest athletes all time among all English-speaking. Said another way he's among a large number of American athletes without a peer in any athletic part-time among the English, Irish or Scottish.

deadeye nah maybe the 90s

The pistons fucked that pussy bird up fuck boston

Bird was pretty broken down by the time the Pistons emerged with a very energetic team. Up through 87 though, the Pistons always got schooled by Boston. All dynasties end.

greatness can be perceived my brother

I like 1:31 when Bird shoots then goes back to play defense when the ball is at the top of its arc midway to a standard swoosh. My late father, who played high school basketball in the mid-1930s told me repeatedly, almost annoyingly during the mid-80s to late-90s how much the game had evolved, essentially to perfection, which I assumed would continue to evolve to something beyond what we could imagine, somersault dunks without the trampolines maybe. Then at some point in the 00s, unfortunately he had to see the style of play erode, commenting on it before switching to CNN Headline News mid-first quarter as background noise for going to the kitchen to burn more toast while searching in vain for the Raisin Bran.

I meant 2:31. “36 for the big man.”

@@MartinSchwab1972 I think your father was right.

Ainge is like let me pass it

+vdogg43 And cry all game to the refs.

Don't talk shite.

Three months.

Season

No. A month and the team medical staff will say the player have a severe conccusion with broken jaw

Yep, and he has 2 NBA titles to show for being an asshole. I think he wins.

Him having 2 NBA titles had everything to do with his team, and nothing to do with him being an asshole.

Well sir, this conversation wasnt about Larry Bird, it was about Bill Laimbeer. Bill would take a basketball and rub it in the opponents face and he was a dirty player, even his old teamates say that.

Trane Sonic

Americans were tough back then.

Injury occurred in 85