You lose all credibility when you say Larry Bird isn't in you're top 20. With all due respect.

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, credibility immediately goes out the window ... And dude didn't even mention Kareem, LOL ... They're young though, at least they're going back and educating themselves, so they'll get there ... Another guy is Kobe, who I love, but he ain't top 5 all time. Top 5 Lakers probably, but he ain't top 5 NBA.

@MattR8605

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he did change his mind quick once he saw Larry on the court.

@whitewolf288

Жыл бұрын

@@topspot4834 I agree w everything you said. Idk how you dont bring up someone with 6 MVPs and 6 rings and Kobe probably in the 8-10ish range.

@whitewolf288

Жыл бұрын

@@MattR8605 I hear ya but the damage was already done lol.

@richardlacey4923

Жыл бұрын

Dude don’t you realize it’s phony reactions?

"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." - Pat Riley

@dannyhinton6140

Жыл бұрын

That because Michael never beat larry I don't understand why larry gets disrespectful way he does

@TheGalwayjoyce

Жыл бұрын

Larry was the best clutch player in the history of American sports. Stop taking about Ray, Klay, and Reggie. It’s Bird and Stephx

@pyroth309

Жыл бұрын

@@dannyhinton6140 Racism

@aleksiheija8170

Жыл бұрын

"The difference between Jordan and Bird was that Jordan made you look slow...Bird made you look stupid." - James Worthy

@OnTh3Mov3

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGalwayjoyce Steph ain’t even sniffing that tier… maybe if it’s a regular season game but he ain’t touching a Ray Allen, MJ, or Bird

Bird is the GOAT. The man was on another level, and he was untouchable. He came back out, played, and won all with a, literal, broken face. He played hurt, he was tough as nails, and the man had grit to spare. Today’s players would not be able to touch him. He accomplished more in his short career than any of the players today would ever be able to do. Even Jordan couldn’t touch him. Larry Legend lived up to his name. There will never be another.

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

Bird is most def in my Top 5, but even Bird called MJ “god disguised as Michael Jordan” 😂 No argument though, MJ/Bird/Magic are 3 players in my Top 5 that are non-negotiable.

@TJ-rp6wu

21 күн бұрын

That’s right

@wallchris75

5 күн бұрын

​@@NostalgikOneand everyone called Bird Basketball Jesus lol

Basketball was wayyyy better back then. Technical, strategic, insane teamwork. LB had supernatural playing skills.

If u don’t have Larry Bird in your top 10, you don’t know shit about basketball

@rbonnifet

Жыл бұрын

I would say too 5….but top 10 for sure.

@redwing471

Жыл бұрын

Top 5…

@greysonG10

Жыл бұрын

He's top 3, I'd argue he's the most talented player ever and If it wasn't for his back injuries, he would be considered the GOAT. He may not have had the athletism that guy's like Jordan & LeBron have, but he was a better basketball player. Shooting, passing, clutch, hell even rebounding somehow. The way I see it, is if you add athleticism to Bird's game, there's no question. You take away LeBron and Jordan's athleticism and they're no where near top 10 players. I mean shit, LeBron probably wouldn't even be in the NBA. And no, I'm not hating. I just don't think his skill set is that great without his size and dunking.

@greysonG10

Жыл бұрын

Truth is, he gets disrespected and pushed aside because he isn't black.

@sulatlalaki

Жыл бұрын

@@greysonG10 And THAT'S the TRUTH!!

"Michael made you look slow. Larry made you look dumb" Dude was playing games like this with an injured back and was taking breaks to lay down because it hurt so bad. This guy was the definition of the game.

@michelepuente

Жыл бұрын

LOL, this is such a great quotation...love it.

@BLaCkKsHeEp

Жыл бұрын

can you imagine Lebron doing something like that? lol basketball back then was better because of the physicality

@BlueRedGooGoo

Жыл бұрын

@@BLaCkKsHeEp Dude flops when he THINKS somebody touched him

@jimjones6657

Жыл бұрын

After lebum choked in miami he was asked if he had change for a dollar. He replied nope, just 3 quarters.. Larry would never quit

@Rick-bi9fw

Жыл бұрын

These guys are so young and ignorant when it comes to larry. Bird was better than magic. Yes. All his peers and contemporaries even thought so. Nobody in history had a more stacked team than magic.

I’m from right down the road from where Larry grew up and played High School Basketball, when you saw him come out of the locker room he was returning to the game after he shattered his cheek bone and had a concussion, he saw his teammates dropping down in points and decided to go back out and win the game for his team. But just this past week a Junior at his High School named Deion Edwards just passed up Larry’s record and he still has a whole year and a half to keep adding to his stats. Larry is above the league, he wasn’t arrogant, he wasn’t rude he just knew how to get under the skin of players on the other team. Many players feared him. There is a 4 part documentary on KZread about what other top players and coaches thought about Larry, it’s pretty interesting and Charles Barkley says that he was scared of Larry, Jordan was intimidated by him, Magic was too but they became very close friends, Kareem said he was the best player ever. Everyone was in awe of him but no one, and I mean no one hated him, they just respected him because he was a great man and a better than great player.

@greeneyesdante

2 күн бұрын

Thank you!! He was always one of my favorites!!!

Im a 66 yo grandmother.....Larry Bird was a natural phenomenon. He inspired me to play roundball to my best. Cant touch 33.😊

If Larry Bird isn’t in your top five all time, I literally stop listening. He was the best during the best. Truly a legend.

@steveningrahm8928

Жыл бұрын

They are fools. Even Lebron admitted Bird is better than himself.

@TheSands83

Жыл бұрын

Larry is no debate top 10 … top 5 is a debate I got him 7

@axisapex

Жыл бұрын

Bird had it all

@DerekScottBland

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSands83 - then you don't know basketball.

@timtubemusic

Жыл бұрын

look at the numbers. Larry was better than all the players they were listing. Clay better than bird?

Larry’s and Magic’s rivalry saved the NBA in the 80’s. Legendary.

@johndoiron9615

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. What league broadcasts their championships on tape delay? Until those guys hit, there was no TV deal. Today's players think it was Jordan, but it wasn't.

@jonathanclark9584

Жыл бұрын

I love the story of their rivalry, and then the day they squashed it making a commercial at Larry Bird's house lol Magic rolls up and Larry is mowing the fuckin lawn ahahahaha

@galihad1980

Жыл бұрын

Best era, hands down. Those commercials were amazing.

@thatguy2408

Жыл бұрын

This!

@boone315

Жыл бұрын

Made a me a fan.

Bird played the game in a surgical, cerebral way that no one had or has since. What's insane is because he was such a competitor is that he would be basically telling the guy defending him how he was going to get the ball and what he was going to do with it all night. And his great as his career stats were, consider that he'd do things like that, and much like Jordan, once he got hot, eventually teams starting throwing everyone at Larry trying to stop him. He'd still be scoring with the whole damn opposing team in his face.

im a 60 year old female. as a celtics fan, i watched larry legend in the 80s. as you see it was a thing of beauty - plus watching them play on tv on the original boston gahden parquet floor; that was moved to the current td gahden. he was a trash talker and would call his shots to the defenders. his teammates had to be on always never knowing when and how he’d send the ball to them. as you saw over his shoulder, between the legs of the opponent … it was rougher back then. lt was said in the video he played one entire game left handed just cuz, and they won. he had an unusually high bball IQ as others have commented

@duanebrown3016

4 ай бұрын

It was Kevin who close lined Rambis and the Celtics were shocked because he was the nicest guy

@dianne6155

4 ай бұрын

@@duanebrown3016 oops yup i need to edit that. i said it correctly somewhere else it was kevin. ty for pointing it out 👍

@duanebrown3016

4 ай бұрын

Np those were some great memories when they talk about today’s games I think about Larry Kevin and the chief make that fence who wants to drive the lane now

@marthaemery8402

4 ай бұрын

I can’t watch basketball anymore, it’s not the same.

@dianne6155

4 ай бұрын

@@marthaemery8402 it is very tough to watch. but i’m alone and it’s better than a lot of other things to watch, for me anyway

Larry was MVP 3 years in a row!! He won 3 championships! He was an assassin, the only player Jordan never beat in the playoffs! Definitely a top 10 of all time!

@nunyabusiness5075

Жыл бұрын

MJ and the Bulls didn't just lose in the playoffs versus the Celtics, they played 6 playoffs games in two seasons, the Bulls didn't win a single game, back to back sweeps.

@TheRlegrande

Жыл бұрын

Paul dem young boys they no nothing about the real nba I’m old school and I had Bird’s back after he came to A& T University and dropped a 50piece on A&T “Bird” Sparrow Jordan is the goat and Larry was too

@DH-ij9pe

Жыл бұрын

Top10? At least Top 3, and many will say #1.

@MJGOAT

Жыл бұрын

Top 5

@drizzle452

11 ай бұрын

@@nunyabusiness5075That’s true, but you’re not being honest about the celts beating “The Bulls.” The Celtics beat Jordan but Jordan was still the best player on floor. The 86/87 Bulls were a sub .500 team without MJ and the 86 Celtics were one of the best teams of all time. That 87 team was still really tough

When he had his retirement ceremony there WASN'T EVEN A GAME! Fans filled the Boston Garden JUST FOR THIS EVENT! That's how much respect and love he got.

@SamFreedom

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that. Thank you!

@user-qo8dm1nr4x

Жыл бұрын

I was there. Great night!

LARRY BIRD NO# 1 DON'T FORGET IT HOMIES.LARRY THE LEGEND BABY

Any basketball fan back then will tell ya the same thing…When you turned on the game to watch Bird and Magic go head to head on the court…You knew you were in for a treat!! It was like none of the other players even existed! For a while, basketball was starting to lose its allure…That is until Bird and Magic took to the courts. Those two guys alone turned it all around, and brought the excitement back to the sport. GOATS!!

Larry is the founder of the 50-40-90 Club. As Dr. J said about Larry, "he was playing chess while everyone was playing checkers." The more you find out about Larry Bird the more you'll have your mind blown.

@YesMyTatsAreReal

Жыл бұрын

@Bruce.. Larry had back-to-back 50-40-90 seasons in the late '80s, and although everyone lauds Steph Curry as being the greatest shooter and all that, maybe that's true for area code threes, but other than Larry, the only other player in NBA history with more than one 50-40-90 season is Steve Nash who had four in five years when he was with the Suns, including three in a row.

You guys wanna learn some interesting facts about Larry? He was the founding member of the 50/40/90 club. That means he shot over 50% from the field, over 40% from 3 point land, and 90% from the free throw line. Neither Lebron, nor Jordan ever accomplished this. Bird did this 2 times. He also won 3 straight MVP's (the 3rd player after Wilt Chamberlain & Bill Russel to ever do it)), 2 finals MVP's and 12 all-star appearances in 13 seasons. The 1 time he missed the all-star game was when he only played 6 games before getting a season-ending surgery on both feet. He was a 10-time all-NBA team, (9 time all-NBA 1st team and 1 all-NBA 2nd team). HIs 3 championships come with perhaps the highest degree of difficulty. His Celtics Swept Jordan's Bulls twice. Jordan never beat Bird in the playoffs. Bird also had to contend with the Bad boy Pistons with Isaiah, Rodman, and Laimbeer, the Sixers with Dr. J, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, and Mo Cheeks . The Lakers only competition in the west was The Houston Rockets who had Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, the twin towers. Boston had to navigate a minefield of good teams. Oh, and you might be interested to know that Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Magic Johnson ALL have Larry Bird in their top 3 players of all-time. But I think it was Lakers coach Pat Riley who said it best. "If I could have any player to shoot for me if the game was on the line, I would take Michael Jordan. But if my life was on the line, I choose Larry Bird."

@SLIM_MARSHALL87

Жыл бұрын

They don’t know about old school basketball and think white boys can’t play lol

@dirkfade113

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think they understand basketball enough to even know what that means haha the first 2 minutes kind of showed how little they watch the sport. Comparing ja morant to Larry bird is blasphemous. Larry bird not top 30 is crazy. They asked Jordan Kobe and LeBron for their top 5 players of all time and literally all of them had Bird in there

@skipwilliam5639

Жыл бұрын

The players today And the people who watch them today are based on one thing. They all live and die by the 3.

@Jasonbubbs

Жыл бұрын

crazy how people think steph is better

@PROGROCK-tr9hw

Жыл бұрын

Only these current young nba fans think that

The amount of respect that Larry Bird had. I’ve watched almost all of your videos, and I like you. His retirement was an off night. Sold out arena. Just to see him retire.

Man this brought back some memories. I grew up in LA for a bit, was raised by a Lakers fan, and as a Lakers fan, Larry Bird is my favorite player of all time. My dad always sat me down whenever it was Magic vs. Larry Legend and both of them taught me a lot about 'never give up'. Bird is something special and I love seeing people understand the genius that is him.

Dude, Magic and Bird brought back the surge and the importance of the NBA. We wouldnt have it like we did today if it wasnt for these 2 guys. The battled in college, the battled in the NBA. They revived a dying league.

@JamesDavis-qg4jl

8 ай бұрын

The best basketball ever played was Magic and the Lakers vs Bird and the Celtics. Either one of them would dominate today's NBA, period.

@subwayrabbi

8 ай бұрын

before magic and bird the league was in such bad shape that finals weren't even being shown live

@freakbennett2263

8 ай бұрын

Æ-men, jűs sāyīn !😎✌️😎!

@Soarshooter

8 ай бұрын

Yesir Larry is the goat

@johnreed4159

7 ай бұрын

then there were the McDonalds commercials

Larry's the first to ever shoot 50/40/90 for a season.... He also won 3 straight league MVP's. He showed up to the first ever 3-point contest and asked who was going to finish 2nd before going out and winning it in his warm-ups.

Larry and Magic are basically the reasons why the NBA went from late night tape delay to prime time television. Thanks to them, I got to watch the Pistons, the Spurs, and the Bulls as a kid.

Watching this brought tears to my eyes. And gave me chills. I'm old enough to remember watching on tv. Bird was amazing.

Larry Bird's retirement happened at a SELL OUT Boston Garden event that DID NOT include a game. The man sold the arena OUT just to say "good bye". As far as Bird himself, he is by far one of the most "game smart" player to exist. Not just for his own abilities on the court, but knowing the plays, player strength and weakness, match ups in speed and coverage, reading the lanes, knowing when to shoot or pass, seeing openings that aren't there WHEN he makes the pass and yet still end up being successful passes just by knowing the direction/speed and angle of the other player. Not to mention moving on to becoming a successful NBA coach as well as working the "Front Office" (GM position, I think) and recruiting players. The ONLY player to be voted as MVP as a Player, a Coach AND a General Manager.

@notmychannelname42

Жыл бұрын

is this larry?

@jasonsabourin2275

Жыл бұрын

@@notmychannelname42 Nah, it's your fav. Player. 😯

@notmychannelname42

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonsabourin2275 I don't have a favorite player. They all stink.

@kristalmacleod3004

Жыл бұрын

a Genius Mind'

@jensz9360

Жыл бұрын

Bird is a TRUE legend. He defines the word Athelete!

As a kid watching Bird, MJ, and Magic its awesome to see Larry getting his due.

Best part..My guy said I didn't imagine these highlights would be this good.

Those who say Bird couldn't thrive today fail to realize when Bird played it was LOT more physical compared to todays game.

@travismiller5581

6 ай бұрын

exactly the league today is soft compared to back then!

@Helden_Daddy

6 ай бұрын

Bird would be looked at today like a better version of Luka. Big dude, not fast, can shoot you out the gym but can ALSO lock you up on defense and run the offense as a passer.

@davidbusciglio5529

5 ай бұрын

Today's NBA is " soft " ball, literally.

@williammassey8939

5 ай бұрын

No BLOOD no foul....

@auntlala4971

5 ай бұрын

They look like little girls compared to the old days !

I love seeing young people discover Bird and their jaw drop. Makes my old heart all warm inside.

@poserexposer6266

4 ай бұрын

lol

When he arrived as a rookie to his 1st Celtic training camp, he walked into the locker room and told everyone, he wasn’t carrying anybody’s shoes, getting anyone’s coffee or washing anyone’s car as that is what’s expected of a rookie. He made it clear real fast that he was the man to save the Celtics. The rest is history.

Glad to see you young men giving Larry Legend his due respect, just like every man that ever played against him. Keep digging, he is tied with MJ for best ever in my book! I really enjoyed this awakening 👍👍👍

Bird is a top 10 guy. For real. People lost sleep over playing that dude.

@richerichism

Жыл бұрын

Bruh Bird is arguably in the Top 6. He's in the top 1 for talking shit and backing it up, I'll tell you that much!! Lmao.

@richerichism

Жыл бұрын

@tedfio1tedfio1 same for me. I know my Top 3. I won't argue the rest. Have you seen the disrespect Magic gets from these youngbucks?

@Mark-db8id

Жыл бұрын

@@tedfio1tedfio1 I put Olajuwon right there with Jabbar & Wilt

@garrisonic

Жыл бұрын

Dude....just ask MJ Larry Bird is the best who ever played or will play the game

@manny4552

Жыл бұрын

Of course he is

He played a game shooting with his left hand and still scored 47 points. Broke his right cheekbone and still played. Respect. 💯💪🙏💛☯️🌞

@stargells1384

3 ай бұрын

And he told the other team, he was going to shoot left handed and score 40 on them.

@jason-hy8ci

2 ай бұрын

He played left-handed multiple times for extended durations.

@stargells1384

2 ай бұрын

@@jason-hy8ci He was just that good.

@NagelLisa

Ай бұрын

Can't stand idiots of basketball. But they do deserve their free speech laced in denial.

@craighanson-rc1md

Ай бұрын

Lebron nor Curry wouldn't do that let alone a broken jaw.

i really have enjoyed watching you young men on your channel. You’re all bright and open minded young men. You guys can really teach others that having an open mind and accepting that you might be wrong. what a powerful tool to have in your young lives. keep up it up you fellas

The era of Magic and Bird was the best ever. Bird won MVP I think 4 times. He won the NBA 3 point contest 3 times. He played one game where he shot left handed the entire game and scored over 40 points. He told Sally he was going to get the ball....take it to the corner and shoot the 3 and there's nothing you can do to stop me. And he did. He was a major trash talker. The one NBA championship game they were down by 1 with 3 seconds on the clock. Everyone knew it was going to Bird. It did....and he made a quick pass to Dennis Johnson for an easy lay up and a Championship.

Guys, I'm 53 years old. I saw Julius Erving, Elgin Baylor, Magic, Barkley, Ewing...all of them. I am loyal to the Bad Boys. Out of all of them, Larry Bird was the Best I ever saw. He was absolutely dangerous from anywhere!

@chriswhisenhunt4918

11 ай бұрын

I really like how they can’t name any of their top players who scored 60 points in a game

@kurtmeyers3469

11 ай бұрын

@@chriswhisenhunt4918 How old are you, who have you seen play, and what are you basing your outlook on. That's all

@paultalarico

11 ай бұрын

Bird and Magic saved the NBA. You should watch that. Champions were on tape delay. To put Ray Allen in the same sentence is so wrong. See more than 20 minutes on some players before you judge their careers. Watch some Lakers Celtics series. Basketball was more competitive and intense back in the 80s. Thanks for video.

@kurtmeyers3469

11 ай бұрын

What am I basing my outlook on? Didn't you read my comment?

@JohnLemay-xz1yu

10 ай бұрын

If you are 53 you did not see Elgin Baylor play!

I was lucky enough to watch Bird and Magic from college until they both retired. What a pleasure to watch!

@egardelerdeodeus2615

Жыл бұрын

Wish I could have seen that!

@hillbilly4895

Жыл бұрын

Yup, those 2 got me interested in the NBA which lasted until Barkley and KJ left. I haven't looked back since, not even for MJ/Pippen/Rodman, etc. Why bother?

@Wintuscotty

Жыл бұрын

MJ was a great athlete. Bird was a great basketball player. I am old enough to have seen Wilt Chamberlin, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Isiah Thomas, Barkley, Pete Maravich, Dr J, Bird was the best of them all. Magic had a far better team around him. MJ NEVER beat Bird in the playoffs.

@bryanfox6726

2 ай бұрын

@@Wintuscotty That's it.

I’ve watched this video at least three times and I have watched many of your videos. You have taken this opportunity to explore and learn new things. Your eyes have been open so much. God bless you all.

Kareem, magic, Reggie and more have said Larry was the goat, they played with him before this young men were even thought in they’re mamas and daddy’s minds

Y'all please re-watch that clip when he falls; you see his face literally bounce off the floor. He was in the locker room cuz he fractured his cheek bone! But when things got bad he came back out and played with his face busted up. Amazing athlete

Bird, Magic, MJ, etc.......played in an era when defenses inflicted pain. The guys from that era would have a field day in today's soft NBA.

@JennRighter

Жыл бұрын

👌 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@hookedonreactions7649

Жыл бұрын

There’s a video about it, it’s sad.

@geneticrex

Жыл бұрын

@Ben Franklin I've been watching NBA basketball since the late 60s. I never dreamed defense would become almost non-existent. The offensive numbers put up today should be followed by a disclaimer, stating......."All offensive numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, since defense is no longer a thing."

@anthonys239

Жыл бұрын

@@geneticrex spot on

@rachidvanheyningen

Жыл бұрын

The freaks of nature of today would murder these old era guys if they were allowed, and at the same time out pace, outsmart and out shoot them either way

You guys just came on my feed this past week. Love your reactions!! I’m a Gen-X. I love how you guys are learning about sports and music in earlier generations! Your reaction to Charlie Daniel’s, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia “, is my favorite reaction video!!

Love this! I love when we all learn and own it. My favorite part was when he said this should have ended racism ....and that's true! Xoxo

I grew up in the 80s, a die hard Detroit Pistons Bad Boys fan. Larry Bird scared me more than any other player back then. He was cold blooded. I love Magic, a fellow Spartan, but Larry was the best player in the 80s.

@Lonewolfmike

6 ай бұрын

Well, John Salley said Larry put fear into him. And when Salley was put on Larry and no double team Larry yelled, "Mouse in the house."

@user-uw7nx9nh1w

4 ай бұрын

Pistons fan here too, back in the day. I always rooted for whoever was playing against Boston in the semi's cuz I knew our chances got real low if they didn't beat them. Finally, we broke the Celtic curse and went on to lose to Magic, Worthy, Kareem, Cooper for the title. Then, the Bad Boys got real Baaaad!! Zeke, Wild Bill, Microwave, Joe D, Mahorn, Spider, the Worm, etc. That was a sweet run we had and then came the Bulls with MJ & Scotty. Did these guys even list MJ in their top 2? Let alone, top 10? Get hoops back to how it was played in the 80's & 90's and maybe I'll start watching it again. Doubt that'll ever happen, though.

If you reallly want to know how great Larry Legend was, just ask all of the other Greats. They all put Bird in their top 3.

So, I just watched about 12 of these videos back to back. My favorite thing? These young guys are learning we're a part of the human race. There are great people in their fields of every race.

This was a fantastic reaction you guys are hilarious. I was 10 years old when Magic and Bird entered the NBA in 1980 I think it was, and I loved them both. They took the NBA to another level, I just loved it all so much thru the 80's. Their story and rivalry and eventual friendship is one of the greatest sports stories ever IMO. I of course also got to watch all of Jordan's career, just been so many great ones.

Larry Legend has the highest Basketball IQ to ever grace the court. He always knew where every player was at all times, where the best play was and could set it up. He had the ability to pass the ball to players to the side, in front, and behind him that he hadn't glanced at since running across the court. Watching him was magical at times.

@infinitecontent8001

8 ай бұрын

Larry Legend is not allowed to be slandered in black barbershops. Even in Philly or LA. That should tell you how nice he is.

@jerrywitt801

7 ай бұрын

If Larry ain't in your top 5 you know crap about basketball

@section8usmc53

6 ай бұрын

What's perhaps even more crazy than knowing where the players were, was that he always knew where the basket was. It's practically a joke, or something off of the old Looney Toons cartoons, because he'd hit so many shots without even looking, and from all different distances and angles. Flip it over his head, over his shoulder, hook it, reverse lay ups. It didn't seem to matter where he was or how he threw it. I grew up watching him, and I've seen highlight videos many, many times, and I still to this day can scarcely believe what I'm seeing sometimes. My brain still says "what the hell did II just see?"

@faith.s_mom

3 ай бұрын

Facts!!! I was there, too 🍀🍀🍀 @@section8usmc53

@user-ps1ft1hy4j

3 ай бұрын

Magic was known for that too.

Bird was the complete basketball player. Shooter of 2s, 3s, foul shots. Passed that ball like a magician. Played defense like a dirt dog. Had a Will to win like nobody else. Played hurt and fearless. Total package and then some.

@innosanto

Жыл бұрын

Rebounds, Blocks, steals, assists

@danielstith5227

Жыл бұрын

They don't call him "Legend" for nothing.

@KtotheG

Жыл бұрын

He was a pretty decent coach, too... better than any other legendary star player who went into coaching.

@guiwhiz

Жыл бұрын

@@KtotheG I guess you habe to define 'legendary star'. After all if you look at NBA Top 50 all time almost none of them Coached in the NBA, but if you look at greatest Coaches almost all of them played.

@barrythehatchet1380

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video until they listed SHAQ? above Bird?!? Seriously? Have these guys ever of the 50/40/90 club? Larry Bird has a about the same FG% as Shaq from the Line! Shaq scored more points because he played in over 1200 games, Bird was 890 games. I love Shaq. I'd rather have a beer with Shaq, but if I needed to win a game... Bird! Like you said, Bird was the total package.

Welcome to the Bird fan club, guys, and thanks for the delighted laughs as y'all realized what a force he was. It was nice to see. Best to all of you.

Larry Bird was EVERYTHING - a good man, a good father, a good human being, and a great basketball player!

I'm old enough to remember watching with my dad. Larry Bird & Magic saved basketball, he is one of the most important people in the history of basketball.

@nias2631

Жыл бұрын

Same, and thats the truth.

@brianwilliams2907

Жыл бұрын

Truth. NBA Finals weren't even on live tv before Bird and Magic saved it.

@jacobsladder6715

Жыл бұрын

@@brianwilliams2907March 31 1956 was the first TV aired finals where? Where did you get your information from?

@Mel_ForReal

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobsladder6715 Umm I'm going to guess … the paper, the TV guide

@midnightrider1100

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Dr. J. It wasn't just Magic and Bird.

Watch it again without talking and listen to what ALL the legends are saying...

All you have to know about Bird is a quote from Pat Riley. He said “if I had to pick one player to take a shot to save a game, I’d pick Michael Jordan. If I had to pick one player to take a shot to save my life... I’d pick Larry Bird.” I think that says it all why folks still talk about Larry Legend. I lucked out and got to see all those great Lakers and Celtics games. I grew up in the 80s and 90s. Greatest basketball every played....

We would be glued to the TV to watch the Celtics and The Bird. Good times. Great video.

He won the 3 point contest 3 years in a row. Won MVP 3 in a row. Was the first to ever do 50/40/90. He’s the highest all time scorer behind Magic by less than half a percent. Bird is better than anyone you’re talking about. Watch the greats tell their stories about him.

@chrisd7047

Жыл бұрын

Small correction: the thing he trails Magic by isn't scoring, it's winning percentage. Kareem is still the all-time scoring leader.

@richardrabe7940

Жыл бұрын

50 40 90 he held that average for 5 years straight no one has done that ever

@coolmotherluver415

Жыл бұрын

Some ppl rank magic Johnson above bird but in reality bird was better, alot better at scoring

@kevinlakeman5043

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean 'highest all time scorer behind Magic by less than half a percent'? What stat is that about?

@Tyler-hk4wo

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinlakeman5043 it was winning percentage.

2 reasons why Bird is Top 5: •High basketball IQ •HE NEVER FLOPPED

@plefevre

Жыл бұрын

Not only didn't he flop, he went after you.

@alanela6761

Жыл бұрын

Add a 3rd reason, at the very least... •C L U T C H

@greysonG10

Жыл бұрын

Larry's the goat

@jimmycharlotin7050

Жыл бұрын

That is shot at someone we all know!

@CharetteOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Top1

You guys are so funny! I just subscribed, great content keep it up!

If you have not watched the dream time documentary, you should. They had to play an exhibition game to qualify. The audience wanted to give a standing ovation to Larry Bird. Remember who else was on that team. Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, and several more greats but the one they chanted for was Larry Legend.

Larry was the stone cold truth! He was cooking EVERYONE in his era- imagine the damage he'd do today. Top 5 of all time for sure. Check out his peers talking about him- they straight up FEARED him

I saw Larry's career as it happened and I think he's underrated mainly by much younger fans for two reasons. First, a lot of fans think of him as only a shooter when in fact he also averaged double-digit rebounds for his career and was a legendary passer. The second reason is that some fans, especially much younger ones, seem to think that to be a really great player you have to be way above average athletically and do things on the court that look like something from Xbox or PlayStation. Maybe it has to do with the fact that they grew up with video games all around them, because it's not uncommon at all to see them prioritize style over substance on the court. Sure, flying to the basket and making other really athletic moves is hoops eye candy, but it doesn't count for anything on the scoreboard. The ball still has to go in. Many of these fans don't consider a player like Larry Bird to be that great because when they see highlights of his career he doesn't move up and down the court quickly or fly through the air like they think he's supposed to do to be great in their minds. No, he didn't do those things. All he did was have a set of skills that allowed him to be the only player in NBA history with a career average of at least 20/10/5 by averaging 24.3/10.0/6.3. When you compare that to some of the all-time greats, Michael (6.2) and LeBron (7.5) fall short in rebounds. Wilt (4.4) and Kareem (3.6) fall short in assists. Kobe and Dr. J fall short in both rebounds and assists with Kobe at (5.2) and (4.7) with Dr. J at (6.7) and (3.9). That skill set won him three consecutive NBA MVP awards. Russell and Chamberlain were the only players to do it before Larry, and no one has done it since he did over 35 years ago.. That skill set helped him lead the Celtics to five NBA finals in seven years, including three championships. Besides being one of the most complete players in league history, he was as clutch of a player as the NBA has ever seen, with a long list of buzzer beaters and game winners. Another reason that he is held in such high regard is because of the things you don't see on the stat sheet. He had an incredible basketball IQ, amazing court awareness, a motor that didn't stop, a toigh-as-nails reputation when things got physical and the ability to make his teammates better to a degree that very few superstars have done. Charles Barkley once said, "Larry Bird can't run or jump because that was God's way of keeping the game fair." Maybe he's right because can you imagine a player with the basketball IQ and skill set that Larry had in a supremely athletic body like Michael's or Lebron's?

@Justin-wk5cs

Жыл бұрын

All facts bro, I feel the same about Tim Duncan, people look at these guys and think that there “boring” when in reality there legendary, but they didn’t live to see it because most of them are under 20 lol, I’m 19 myself but I’ve done my homework and research so I’m well aware of greatness, rather it’s jumping out of the gym or shooting from half court 🤷🏽‍♂️

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and Larry also played solid defense. Not great, but he made 3 second team all defense teams before injuries got to him.

@YesMyTatsAreReal

Жыл бұрын

@@Justin-wk5cs It's always a good thing to see not just another fan, but a student of the game. Knowledge is power.

@YesMyTatsAreReal

Жыл бұрын

@@topspot4834And he made those All-Defensive teams because he was great at anticipating opponents' offensive moves which allowed him to slap the ball away and get in passing lanes, and he was also great at roaming which made him a terrific team defender.

@MissionMichelle911

Жыл бұрын

i cant read all that but i like it.

When you see the players falling off the bench laughing, it was the opposing team. Larry had just set a record for points.

Pure Dawg! Period.

I was a huge Bernard King fan. However, it is a 'FACT' that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson literally saved the NBA. Bird was a jaw-dropping shooter. When he cocked it behind his right ear: MONEY! The originator of the 'step-back'. Absolutely the best passing forward in history. No matter the era, NO ONE WOULD HAVE STOPPED HIM.

@artis1969

Жыл бұрын

Bernie was great. Bird and Magic were on the tier above him, though. No shame in that. King could score at will. He just never had the horses around him to get to the next level to compete for a title.

@tabernathy0428

Жыл бұрын

Bird was a great passer, but not better than LeBron. He is one my favorite players of all-time. He is the 2nd best SF of all-time. Better than KD.

@artis1969

Жыл бұрын

@@tabernathy0428 Those guys would have Lebron for lunch. I'd pay to see James go up against the bad boy Pistons. It's a different game today and it's made a huge difference in Lebron's career.

@patriciamccormick9321

Жыл бұрын

Bernard didn’t play for years with three and four other Hall of Famers as Magic and Bird did. He is WAY underrated.

@spendsshanks6050

Жыл бұрын

@@tabernathy0428 Definitely a better passer than lebron stop

Bird was basically a systems engineer -- the system in question being a basketball game. He knew EVERYTHING that was happening on the court in real time, somehow. It's like he had a processing core in his head devoted to nothing but basketball, and it was running 24/7.

@faith.s_mom

Жыл бұрын

And had eyes in the back of his head! Hell, the sides, too! Like some kind of lizard/chameleon man!!! His ball instinct was uncanny~ and it seemed he always knew exactly where EVERY other player was on the court, at all times. I've never seen anyone else do that. The younger crowd can "LeBron this", and "LeBron that", and I don't disagree that he's one of the best players ever~ but the Bird Man was magic.

I remember being a kid and watching the Lakers\Celtics NBA finals back in the day... I always pulled for the Lakers because they had that showtime thing going on, but Bird was just insane with what he could do with a basketball. His battles in the finals with the Lakers were fucking legendary

I have watched lots of your comedy reactions and dig the vibe y'all got gonna! That being said this is my favorite to date. Larry is the Goat! Check out clips of other players talking about playing against him. If I remember correctly Magic once said Larry told him it was offensive that they put a whit guy guarding him! Str8 legend! Keep doing what y'all do, Much respect!

Watched him growing up-- people will never understand how much better he was than everyone else-- if you had Bird, your team would compete for titles even with just role-players. He made everyone around him at least 'good', even if they weren't. His full-court passes are unmatched. To understand Bird had stuff no one else did or has since, watch his full-court passes mix-- no one could do it better, more often, with less turnovers. Not Kevin Love, not LeBron, not Magic, not Jokic-- no one was even CLOSE. Bird assisted full-court passes in traffic, amid double teams, and the guys just caught it where only they could and laid in the easy lay-up--and he did it every night. He was so good it seemed both embarrassing, unfair, and laughingly beautiful all at the same time.

@davidbusciglio5529

10 ай бұрын

Couldn't describe it any better myself. The man was a passing wizard: he had no peer; not then and not now.

@patrobles13

10 ай бұрын

*Zero debate. BIRD was a Wizard Facts!*

@williammurray1252

9 ай бұрын

Yes sir. I was glued to the TV from 1979 to 1988 when Larry Bird played.

@honestabe1940

7 ай бұрын

AMEN!

Bird has the highest basketball IQ of all-time: Rookie of the Year, MVP, Coach of the Year, Manager of the Year. Won at every level, photographic basketball memory

@individual116

Жыл бұрын

LeBron is definitely a high iq player. Dudes memory is like a vault

@andyfletcher3561

Жыл бұрын

@@individual116 But can't seem to remember to bounce the ball....

@BlueRedGooGoo

Жыл бұрын

@@individual116 half of his brain is dedicated to different ways to flop and pretend to be hurt.

@iammeats6743

Жыл бұрын

#TheGOAT

yall gotta watch Larry Bird Making the Case ... Bird is a top 10 alll time player hands down. he is in my top 5.

His back getting trashed had a huge impact on his career. There were nights he could barely move and still balled on the court.

Thanks for showing such a great copy of his highlights.

best part about bird is he would tell the defender exactly what he was going to do, then went out and did it right in their face. dude is top 5 all time

There’s been 3 players in NBA who’ve won 3 straight MVP’s: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird. He not only won Rookie of the Year but is one of 9 to also make the all NBA team as a rookie. He founded the 50-40-90 club and is one of 2 players to make it more than once. BTW, Jordan’s 0-6 against Bird in the playoffs and LeBron has him in his top 3.

@angelabarazzone7899

Жыл бұрын

Actually he is the only one that made it 5 years straight

@Blizzard0fHope

Жыл бұрын

jordan ,couldnt make it to the finals till bird was done

@hookedonreactions7649

Жыл бұрын

He averaged it over 5 years, I don’t think he actually hit it all 5 years individually but I could be wrong.

@unknowninfinite8081

Жыл бұрын

@@Blizzard0fHope LMFAO what are you talking about? Jordan made it in 90, 91, 92. Jordan made it to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Bad Boys in 89,90. They would have played against the Celtics in 88 in the Eastern Conference Finals, but The Bad Boys adopted the dirty plays from the Celtics and held The Bulls back from playing the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Had they met, Bulls would've won. What did Larry say about MJ, "MJ disguised as Jesus". Larry KNEW MJ was better than him, Larry just had a better team around him.

@derpderpin1568

Жыл бұрын

@@Blizzard0fHope like how KD couldn't get back til Steph was done so he joined him.

The Bird man owned it. When he retired I retired. Why? Basketball was never the same for me. Love and miss you Birdman.

"To be able to play-make at that height is dangerous" is great insight people often sleep on. They'll say he's unathletic yet hardly any 6'10 NBA players can move like him, with the coordination to have every offensive move in the bag, take guys off the bounce, do spin moves in the lane, lead a fast break, step backs, running hooks and floaters with both hands from even 15 ft out, every post move, fade aways, moving without the ball, catch and shoot, shooting off the bounce from every range, that follow-up rebound under hand shot on the run from 12 ft, dribbling behind the back at full speed, 10 rpg as a SF over a career and passing like Magic. When he was a top high school recruit, he actually wasn't a very good outside shooter, it was because he was a playmaker at that height. When he saw a center for Indiana hit a 17-footer on a recruiting trip he thought, "if I add that to my ability to take guys off the dribble and play make I'll be really tough to stop." Yup

those of us who were around to watch the 80s-90s were SO privileged to see all these guys play...Magic, Bird, Jordan, Dr. J and so many other superstars!!! It was like no other time...

@carlos_marcello

Жыл бұрын

Born in 83. Had the best cartoons growing up and was able to watch all the NBA stars. Even watched the Dream Team. Best experience ever.

@debbiekendall4915

Жыл бұрын

To me late 70s, 80s & early 90s NBA was the best. 1 of the best games I saw was Blazers Drexler & Bulls Jordan.

@FreedomFighter2112

Жыл бұрын

This is just to put things into perspective...Total Stat Points (Career Avg PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK) Bird: 24.3 PPG / 10.0 RPG / 6.3 APG / 1.7 SPG / 0.8 BPG = 43.1 Curry: 24.3 PPG / 4.6 RPG / 6.5 APG / 1.7 SPG / 0.2 BPG = 37.3

@FreedomFighter2112

Жыл бұрын

In the past 50 years, here are the highest Total Career Avg Stat Points (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK) #1) Jordan = 44.7 #2) LeBron = 44.4 #3) Bird = 43.1 #4) Kareem = 42.9 #5) Durant = 40.8 #6) Magic = 40.2 Bird was one of the greatest all-around players of All-Time...if not the greatest!

@johnbuethe3277

Жыл бұрын

Give me a little Pete Marovich!

Not only was it a game winner, he told them EXACTLY what he was going to do.

I am from the Boston area. There was nothing better than to watch the Lakers Celtics. They changed the game. Playing at a level we had never seen before. lifting their teams. We wanted to hate the Lakers, but how could you. Bird and Johnson were like the right and left hands of basketball in that time. I cried when Bird retired, and I cried when Magic retired. to watch a rivalry break down to two men, For that they will always be in my top two. They were doing it before anyone was watching, and not once walked of without giving it the highest level.

Loved Larry!! Brought my love of basketball back to me. Goat

The most tragically messed up part about Bird is that he hurt his back, which the injury would end his career earlier than it should have, by insisting on building a driveway himself for his mom. Still no one can deny 3 straight MVPs during that time in the NBA. Absolute legend.

@FranciscoJuanillo

Жыл бұрын

I also believed if Larry had access to today’s sports medicine he could’ve added a few more years to his career.

@mmbs3191

Жыл бұрын

Not only did he win 3 straight mvps, but those were bookended by 5 2nd place finishes in the mvp race. 8 straight years he finished either 1st or 2nd in mvp votes.

@jasonsabourin2275

Жыл бұрын

Yup, and STILL mowing his own lawn too, think it was just a good excuse to crush beers.

@Deepthoughtsabound

Жыл бұрын

This was in the most physical and hands on time for the league. If he has 5 more years to his career, holy cow.

@jonathanbaird8109

11 ай бұрын

@@jasonsabourin2275 This was a time when you didn't need an excuse to crush some beers. Hell, Wade Boggs knocked down at least a case of beer on a flight once. These guys were a different breed.

"best player in his generation" lmaoooo he would destroy current players

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if you couldn't hand check or put your body in him coming through the lane? It wouldn't be fair.

@kajabrill2404

Жыл бұрын

💯

@cheryljackson5659

Жыл бұрын

And talk trash while doing it!

@AKSBSU

Жыл бұрын

When the ball goes to Bird, that entire half of the court is the danger zone. He can shoot or get an assist from anywhere at any time. He is a nightmare defensive assignment, and if Dennis Rodman had a lot of tough games against him during the golden age of physical defense, don't expect anyone today to stop him, either.

@chrismoser9676

Жыл бұрын

@Luke Skyballer I mean, you can't go wrong either way

What you guys don't appreciate is the sheer will of Bird. Not a great athlete, but he would shoot 700 to 800 baskets a day. He worked. He told opposition what he was going to do, and then do it even when they knew. Someone said you take Jordan for the shot if the game depended on it. You took Bird if your life depended on it. Legend after legend all say the same thing: the one player that scared them the most bar none was Bird. That was when basketball was really physical.

Love the video. 3 point line is closer now than it was then and when bird was a rookie the 3 point line was just made and people started practicing shooting threes when he just came in the league

Larry legend, his basketball IQ was incredible. He is and always be one of the very best. He and magic SAVED the NBA so you should so respect young fellas. Sad that you have no clue how amazing he is.

The 80s NBA will always be my favorite era. Magic, Bird, Thomas, Jordan.... Simply can't beat it.

@YankeeWoodcraft

Жыл бұрын

FACT; Today's NBA is mostly all about 1 player. Back in the day, the NBA was full of ballers. FULL.

@kimmie220

Жыл бұрын

yes! I cannot watch the NBA today....no game at all.

@rogerbing5314

Жыл бұрын

the 90's was not that bad. The NBA now is such trash anymore. It's not worth watching.

@MoMoMyPup10

Жыл бұрын

And people sleep on Bernard King. Before he got hurt he was as good as there was at the time. The Knicks just stunk, mostly.

@faervas1234

Жыл бұрын

@@YankeeWoodcraft right as soon as the marquee player is out of the game. The game excitement is gone. At a time when we have the most athletic player from top to bottom playing . Watching the Larry Bird highlights. I noticed how tight the area of play was. That is because not everyone had a 3 point game that every play has today

I grew up in the 80s. Went to many Piston games, and Larry broke my heart many times. He is the second best small foward of all time.

Watched that Laker/Celtic series live when I was 15 years old. Golden era of the game.

Larry Bird is a one of a kind! A legend. And he is in a league of his own!

Bird would dominate in today's NBA. He brought the NBA from tape delay to live TV. Just an entertaining player, no whining, no excuses just put me in coach. Nice reaction.

Bird and Jordan made a fan out of me. I loved them both. They made the game fun to watch.

Larry was easily one of the best players ever, for a lot of reasons, the biggest being his love for playing the game of basketball! EVERYBODY LOVED HIM!!! He played whilst being the biggest trash talker to ever do it! Larry is why I watched basketball same way I'm paying attention to Clarke in the WMBA, she gives me Larry Bird vibes! 🏀

One of the most telling clips was the one where he returned to the court to win the game with a fractured cheek. That injury would have sidelined players like LaBron for at least a month.

@topspot4834

Жыл бұрын

Bron and most players would not only sit out a month, but they'd wear a face mask for the rest of the season.

@richardmead5969

Жыл бұрын

you mean ccp loving, flopping king, and self proclaimed goat? just an ego with talent

@plefevre

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you I suffered this same injury just over 2 years ago and it is debilitating and you are very disoriented. Your teeth are bouncing all over the place coz your cheek bone is loose, it's fucking weird. Needless to say, it's also extremely painful. To do what he did, gather himself in the locker room and then come out and win the game for his team is hard to believe. I could barely stand up. When you hear Larry tell stories of his dad pulling his work boots on over a broken and swollen ankle coz he had to go to work, you can see where Larry got his work ethic and his guts from.

@ParasitikOne

Жыл бұрын

Not only did he come back out he made the other team look stupid… while most likely being disoriented from a concussion and the pain of having a fractured cheekbone… that is TRUE GRIT!

I get emotional watching Larry. When he played, all things were possible.

Great seeing you fellas appreciating Bird 😎👍

Bird had absolutely no holes in his game. Nastiest trash talker _EVER._ Top 10 All-Time, between him and LBJ for best SF ever. 3 straight MVPs in the 80s(versus Magic/Dominic/Kareem/MJ/Isiah/English/King/Barkley/Dr. J/etc.) The SF position was _STACKED_ in the 80s. His passing was legendary. His clutch shooting was unparalleled. He did _everything,_ and did it well above average.

Growing up in Southern California in the late 70's and 80's, I can not stress enough to you how much I hated the Celtics, the rivalry against my "Showtime" Lakers was so, mind shatteringly epic, I wonder if it's likes will ever bee seen again. As a kid, I hated Celtic green with all my soul, hated Parish, hated Ange, hated "DJ" Dennis Johnson, hated McHale, and there was no one I hated more than Bird. But as I have grown older, I have come to appreciate just how one of a kind Larry Legend actually was/is, and have come to appreciate that it was because of his greatness that elevated the play of the Lakers and was what made that rivalry what it was.

@scrapsdaddy

Жыл бұрын

Outstanding. I was a Boston fan, and would say the exact thing about the Lakers. Man, we were blessed to live that

@derrickzane5834

Жыл бұрын

@@scrapsdaddy Truth

@ContrarianCorner

Жыл бұрын

I'm from L.A. too and I was in high school when Magic & Bird came into the league. Those two played on such a different level than anyone else. It was must-see TV anytime one of them was on. I can't remember a single game when they didn't do something that just put your jaw on the floor. I mean _every...single...game!_ I'm not one to belittle the great ability of today's players but, IMO, the game itself is just so boring now by comparison. There's no flair or style. It's just a bunch of guys shooting 3s most of the time. I feel so fortunate to have witnessed that era of basketball in person. These highlight videos are great, but there's no way they can do justice to how exceptionally great Bird and Magic were.

@freebirdallen

Жыл бұрын

In south Alabama all we wanted to see was L.A. Lakers vs Boston Celtics in the finals. We couldn't stand Bird, Ainge, Parrish, DJ, McHale but they were bad dudes.

@carlaharrington5120

Жыл бұрын

So true! I was a die hard Piston fan and I despised everything about the Boston Celtics! I just couldn't bring myself to admit how good they were until decades later!

I was born in the 70s, watched the 80s and 90s and it drives me nuts that young people think these guys couldn't play with todays player's. Magic , Kareem, Bird , Jordan , Clyde the Glyde Drexler and so many more, these guys could play and beat anybody in the universe. You guys got to remember Bird had a shortened career from a back injury

@atombomb31458

Жыл бұрын

plus he played all 4 yrs in college--which is kinda rare today for the great ones

@patriciamccormick9321

Жыл бұрын

Bird and Magic both did that.

@cirenotsluor9999

Жыл бұрын

"So many more" ... Dr. J, Reggie Miller, Moses Malone, Dominique Wilkins, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Adrian Dantley, Artis Gilmore, Mark Aguirre, Sydney Moncrief, the list goes on and on. I stopped watching the NBA when Jordan retired.

@voodoocustompickups2547

Жыл бұрын

Players back then use to punish their bodies. Now if you get a hang nail you're out for 6 games

@voodoocustompickups2547

Жыл бұрын

@@atombomb31458 not only did he play all 4 years, he was drafted when he was a junior but chose to stay for his last year

His basketball IQ was off the damned charts. Watching Bird play in his day was absolutely mesmerizing. I played ball in high school and would miss out on any and all parties or dates if I had a chance to watch the Celtics just to watch him.

When you tell your opponents what you are going to do and still make the shot, its something special.