Bird wouldn't dominate, he would annihilate.

@kurtsherrick2066

Жыл бұрын

Bird would destroy in the game today. What they never get is he had so much will to win and he over came when it counted.

@Plague_Doc22

Жыл бұрын

Bird would be a budget Luka. 25-6-8 averages.

@Running1982

Жыл бұрын

@@Plague_Doc22 What a stupid thing to say

@wb3954

Жыл бұрын

Even if prime Bird wouldn't dominate (I do think he would just to be clear) he would still do very very well and would still be a major player as a major threat

@armandr1613

Жыл бұрын

​@@Plague_Doc22 Correction Luka is a budget Bird. Birds averages would be closer to 35 12 and 9.

The only reason Bird wouldn't dominate today is because he just turned 66 a couple of months ago.

@timburns3840

Жыл бұрын

Greatest comment here

@williamhutto5708

Жыл бұрын

Lol...very true...what I wouldn't give to watch any team to win a title in the last 15 years to play the Lakers,Celtics, or Pistons of the 80's or the 90's Bulls..and play by the rules of those days...

@richardcase9165

Жыл бұрын

my money is on bird at 70 would take anyone today.

@zulus3406

Жыл бұрын

Haha!🤣🤣

@mikeohagan2206

Жыл бұрын

if he spent his childhood shooting 3 pointers, he would have been one of the greatest now for sure. the 86 team would win every in any era. he made his teamates better. and he never whined if he was fouled and got no call. he would get a double double at this age if his back was healed, just with his smarts.

the fact that Nicola Jokic is dominating now is the proof that Larry Bird would do great in this era

@tilemahosmichos8351

Жыл бұрын

jokic diminate in the regular season.

@tilemahosmichos8351

Жыл бұрын

@John Billing i remember him against the lakers in the bubble

@BRUCE0591

Жыл бұрын

Dude you stole my comment. 😂

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO

Жыл бұрын

I don't even watch the NBA any more save for some highlights here and there and he has legitimatized an entire Era. What escapes lots of People is that decades ago there was an Exodus of American Assistants and International Pros that never came back. They left because American Players didn't want to be coached but coddled instead

@jeffreyross71

Жыл бұрын

Jokic about to sweep lebum and the lakers

"Bird can't dominate"... exactly what every team said right before they played him.

@leonc100

5 ай бұрын

then he proceeded to destroy them. over and over again

COLDEST LINE: Jerry West on JJ Redick... "uh, tell me what his career looked like. What did he do that determined games?"

@ronbonora7872

Жыл бұрын

nothing Jerry!

@MrBez007

Жыл бұрын

Stone cold

@leobthelionshow

Жыл бұрын

Boom!!

@Mr.CEO888

Жыл бұрын

😂

@kayla0002134266654

Жыл бұрын

his ability was never elite but some of his opinions do have merit; while others fall flat.

Bird was one of the most fundamentally sound players to ever play. He would definitely be an all star in any era

@lightningsmokerXx

Жыл бұрын

3x mvp ....3 years in a row

@HitmanHimmy

Жыл бұрын

I mean K love is an all star too🤷🏾‍♂️

@jeremiahharrington5974

Жыл бұрын

@@HitmanHimmy are you saying that Kevin love is the same quality type of player that Larry bird is

@dougjones7609

Жыл бұрын

@@HitmanHimmy a all star is different from being one of the top 3 players of his era

@tacotom3492

Жыл бұрын

Gilbert was a shooter and trash defender who got to the bucket .. Bad leader .. Larry didn't have the 3 point line . Went into the paint . Passed .. dominates ball but made players better . Bird bad defender but I'm biggest moments, Bird hit shots for titles .. Gilbert hit shots for a pay check .. sell some garbage shoes

In '87/'88 Larry made more three pointers than 7 entire teams.

@pflume1

Жыл бұрын

Right lol

@orravalb

Жыл бұрын

They're weren't shooting 3's like that, back then. Bird would kill today. But the volume wasn't there back then.

@dxtremecaliber

11 ай бұрын

@@orravalbexcatly Jordan would shoot more threes in todays NBA too

haha, Cooper calling Redick a "poor man's Danny Ainge" is great

@LogicallyKnot

Жыл бұрын

You should see the rest of of interview. He tells JJ Reddick he would "lock his ass up" 😂😂 I have no doubt he would.

@Blacklist324

Жыл бұрын

Danny Ainge was a better athlete then Reddick.

@LogicallyKnot

Жыл бұрын

@@Blacklist324 Absolutely. Danny was a 2 sport star. He played in the MLB too. He was also a top highschool football player. Reddick is a junk player not even remotely close to Ainge in terms of athletic ability. And he's stupid on top of it.

@clayscloset2618

9 ай бұрын

I bet most people have no clue that Danny Ainge played in a major leagues when he was 19 or 20. I remember seeing him play I think shortstop it was and I know it was the Blue Jays. Reddick is such a sorry person

@TrevorHamberger

29 күн бұрын

@@clayscloset2618 he only says this stuff because its what the youth are programmed to believe. they are programming them to hate the past so they can change it

These new schools players don’t even want to play 82 to games or even 72 games. They lack the toughness to play full season.

@kurtsherrick2066

Жыл бұрын

And they have to take games off for rest. You would have to fight Bird, Magic and Jordan to make them sit a game off for rest. Nigue was fantastic too!

@jonashammar8907

Жыл бұрын

Agree, Today's players all act, dress, cry and play like transwomen!

@Lonewolfmike

Жыл бұрын

Look at Kawhi Leonard and how much he is riding the bench. You get a hang nail and you're out for like a month these days. They say they are bigger, faster, stronger, and the like but they don't seem to be very durable. Larry Bird played through more pain and injuries, from all I have heard, than any of today's players would even handle. Larry was one tough-as-nails SOB. And then you have someone like John Stockton who played for 19 years and missed very few games as a starter and how tough he was. He set picks against the big guys and they didn't like it cause he set hard picks.

@ktapreswreckd921v9

Жыл бұрын

​@@kurtsherrick2066 Agreed 👍.

@bronxbigtimersentertainmen5147

Жыл бұрын

Ain't that crazy?

People who say Bird couldn't play today are just stupid. From 1984-85 through 1987-88, Bird played in 312 games with .517/.414/90.1 splits. The volume wasn't like it is today for threes but he actually led the league in three pointers made in back to back seasons. Add in softer defense and increase the volume of threes and he would be incredible today

@tgbedini

Жыл бұрын

And, in Larry's day, they didn't concentrate on the 3 point shot in practice like they do now. He said something like, "at the end of practice, we'd shoot a few 3 pointers." And with that little prep, he shot 42% his best year. Between his shooting, his amazing passing, his court awareness, and his competitive drive, he would be one of the best in the league now, just like he was then.

@countfloydschillerhorrorth2090

Жыл бұрын

Bird was not only the best player until injuries hit him hard, But he was the best 3 point shooter for a few years as well. Bird won the very first three 3 point shooting contests. And as he told them. It was a battle for 2nd between the rest. Bird was in fact the OG of the Three.

@thomassykes2965

Жыл бұрын

Lmao they had 7 round draft picks back then a lot of them players wouldn’t have made it to the league in todays game 😊

@damonke79

Жыл бұрын

@@thomassykes2965 Fred Van Vleet, Ben Wallace, John Starks, Bruce Bowen, Brad Miller, Udonis Haslem, Jose Calderon, Joe Ingles, Avery Johnson, David Wesley, Darrell Armstrong, Raja Bell...all undrafted players, all had an impact and could play. I guess I fail to see your point...

@yinkadare-pk3ve

Жыл бұрын

​@@thomassykes2965 KD wouldn't have made it in 80s or 90s. In today's WEAK era 🤣 KD hits the floor 1x on a ticky tack foul and he's out for 2 full seasons. Not hard to guard a guy who's never on the court

Gilbert Arenas is a prime example, just cause you played don’t mean you know. Bird would give todays players the business

@shanelagarde3174

Жыл бұрын

He would give gil ass 50

@matthewnada913

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Bird had one important trait that many new school players don’t… he was cerebral. His basketball IQ was off the chain

@lundoren5240

Жыл бұрын

Hell no. 💀 kawhi clamping his ass up lmfao. Bird was cool and tuff yes he was better than magic but modern players don’t compare with players of 20 years ago. And in 20 years when the players are all like Victor wembayna and 6’3” PG just don’t exist anymore and everyone 6’10” guy plays PG they’ll be way better than the players their fathers watched.

@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO

Жыл бұрын

@@lundoren5240 You're Tripping very hard. Is Luka getting his game off? If so.. There's absolutely NO REASON to believe Bird, Adrian Dantley, Alex English, IceMan, Dominique Wilkins, Dan Issel and 100 other guys wouldn't be effective NBA Players today. Couple that with these new defense rules and it's going to be EASY for them.

@F76CC

Жыл бұрын

So doesn’t that mean the pros who are speaking in favor of Larry possibly don’t know what they’re talking about?

Bird without question would be the best player in the NBA if he were in his prime right now. I'm not really sure how anybody could argue against this.

The 80's and 90's were the most competitive eras, period. Who even questions this?

@phillipcummings3518

Жыл бұрын

Youngins

@papa-ql3xb

Жыл бұрын

People who don't know their ass from a hole in the wall!

@robhernandez5520

Жыл бұрын

People who have seen both eras and know how much some fellow older fans overrate things about those eras. It’s hilarious some of the ridiculously stupid things they say

@augustopanama8905

Жыл бұрын

Facts!

@gladlawson61

Жыл бұрын

Apparently a soft millenial cup cake is questioning it. B

Nique going “is he stupid?!“ had me rolling!

He had the first 2 50/40/90 seasons, decades before the 3-pointer was utilized properly, and was unquestionably one of the toughest guys to ever play, and had the competitive drive almost no one can compare with. Safe to say he would be MVP caliber in today's NBA.

@dverarde84

Жыл бұрын

The 3pt line was actually invented in 1961 in the ABL but was added to the NBA in the 78-79 season with Chris Ford making the first shot so yeah it took a while.

@ericverunac4667

Жыл бұрын

AMEN, I love that!

@toddthompson6907

27 күн бұрын

During the mid 1980s Celtics run Danny Ainge tried to argue to KC Jones for using the 3-pointer as an offensive strategy. During that time they had Bird, Ainge & Scott Wedman who were all averaging over 45% from beyond the arc. Bird was against it because it didn’t keep the other teammates engaged. If they had played today’s game, they would have thrived!

It's amazing how some people think being a prolific scorer when your physically being hit, bumped, pushed, and it not getting called as a foul would automatically translate to poorer performance in an era where those handicaps are removed.

As I recall Bird played a game left handed and dropped 47 on Portland. How many new school players could do that? Lol not a one…

@fobinc

Жыл бұрын

Curry, Durant, Kyrie come to mind. It doesn't make Bird less impressive though, because I think great players are great.

@Lonewolfmike

Жыл бұрын

Larry got bored and had to challenge himself and this was against the best players of his era. Larry was just as good with his left hand as most of today's players are good with their strong hand.

@gabrielalele8603

Жыл бұрын

​@Discus Lin : Maybee they could do that. But until they have to do it we don't know🤷🏿‍♂️

@soramirez5473

Жыл бұрын

@@fobinc HAVE they done it?

@soramirez5473

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielalele8603 EXACTLY

GIlbert Arenas forgot to mention that Dennis Rodman gave Shaq a lot of problems.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx

Жыл бұрын

Remember this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/enib08WiadOrZqQ.html But Lebron would be too much for Rodman to handle? And the league is just as physical nowadays? Watch Rodman wrestling Shaq for the entire second half. Guys like Reddick are delusional.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget how much trouble Rodman gave Malone. And if anything thinks that Lebron is a tougher customer than the Mailman, I just don't know what to tell you.

@Chevy-hw6lw

Жыл бұрын

Who in the f gives a rats a^* what Gilbert arenas or JJ redick says anyway? These guys ain’t even in the same universe as talent compared with these legends they talk smack about.

@izraelite2908

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-oe5kx Karl Malone is tough on 13 year old girls.

@wavy9181

Жыл бұрын

Gilbert arenas also forgot to mention that he let a then 21 year old LeBron James punk him at the free throw line causing him choke away that playoff series 😬

Legends will endure. No one will remember the haters.

Players like Bird and Magic would dominate in today's game, not only because of their physical skills, but their mental acumen for the game was unmatched. They would adapt to today's game very rapidly and fluidly.

@1956tojo

3 ай бұрын

I watched a very well done, extremely in depth video actually comparing Magic and Bird from ALL aspects and not just the numbers so many of these "analyst" stat junkies become so zombied out on..... It was a great vid and I will no doubt rewatch it in the future... It's pretty insane just how close those two actually were as all around GOAT players... The conclusion.... I agreed with, but the overall video gave no bias whatsoever until the end of the video, and the final thoughts on why that conclusion is reached. All I can say is that the comparisons (some I had never thought of before or seen made before) overall were just amazing to me....

I’m 45 years old .. born in 1979.. and I’m glad I had a bit of bird and magic and a whole lot of MJ… I practically grew up during the 90’s when MJ was holding on the chip each year… I’m blessed to be a witness to the good old days of basketball… honestly the nba today, I only watch the highlights and not the whole game… back then you just don’t wanna miss a thing… but why? I think it’s because I wanna see more action.. that’s maybe why I also love american football or rugby.. todays nba is more of a shooting contest or a skills contest… I want competitions and rivalries… players back then are usually loyal to their own team and will strive to get better instead of jumping from team to team…

@SpiritMover314

Жыл бұрын

Same….45 and I echo your sentiments….Mostly soft guys from modest/affluent backgrounds and foreign players the past 12 or so years….Im from St. Louis, so Tatum has me thinking about watching. After The BIG 3 left the Celtics, LeBron left Miami, I was pretty much done…..Game got way too soft….🤷🏽‍♂️

@sentokigames151

Жыл бұрын

Same, I really don't watch it at all much. Just sometimes to keep up to date and see some highlights. Even the Allstar game doesn't make me come back to watch.

@thulgrimcazicson399

Жыл бұрын

80's 90's basketball compared to modern basketball. Is like comparing hockey to golf.

@augustopanama8905

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@alimfuzzy

Жыл бұрын

If you were born in 1979, you're not 45 years old. At most, your 44.

If anyone says that Trae Young would survive in the 80s and 90s NBA, they are tripping. The defense around that time was brutal.

@legendarywiimaster

Жыл бұрын

90s defense was not brutal there’s more free throws and more fouls. Also it wasn’t an assault era Trae would survive easily. If a 5’3 135 pound Muggsy can make it then Trae young can. Absolute old head

@phillipcummings3518

Жыл бұрын

​@@legendarywiimasterlook at how thick Muggsy was, fool.

@RealAaron317

Жыл бұрын

@@legendarywiimaster Muggsy would tear Trae up on defense

@legendarywiimaster

Жыл бұрын

@@RealAaron317 that’s not my point. Trae Young shoots 40 ft deep threes at a pretty high rate, he’s deadly in the pick and roll, and he’s a terrific passer. His handles are also terrific and he’s very crafty. Don’t forget that deadly floater

@laz0rama

Жыл бұрын

serious! gary payton would have destroyed trae every which way, chewed him up and spit him out.

Bird would tell defenses what he would do. The defense would be ready for it and be on him like a suit and Larry would nail the shots in his face. We all know that you just could not stop Larry's shot no matter what kind of defense you play.

MJ, Larry, Magic, Kareem, Doc, Moses and all them greats saw this video and thought it was a skit from SNL😂

Wait. He forgot that Dennis Rodman did guard guards in Detroit. Throughout his career, he has guarded 1-5.

@TGNam1

Жыл бұрын

Dennis was an athletic marvel....

@ggggloveking9419

Жыл бұрын

Dennis could guard anyone on the floor

@C_mao

Жыл бұрын

The Bulls with Dennis would beat Steph/KD's Warriors

@bricefleckenstein9666

Жыл бұрын

Though his times guarding centers were rare - SHAQ one time comes to mind though.

@tammymatt9186

Жыл бұрын

Rodman was on the toughest defensive team. The one that swept Shaq and Kobie in the finals. Love to see these modern players think they were gonna run over that team. The modern players get to shoot over a zone. It was straight man on man then. And there were roster spots on every team for guys to specialize in fouling out. Glad I got to see the heyday. I don't even watch the modern NBA game. It sent me back to the NHL. Dan

Rodman shut Shaq down but couldn't stop LeBron? Pardon me while I laugh hysterically

@phillipcummings3518

Жыл бұрын

LeBron got cramped and cried during an NBA final. Dehydration shut LeBron down. 😂

@gator6551

Жыл бұрын

rodman would get labron tossed, in tears.

@victorhiggins2118

Жыл бұрын

@@gator6551 and get 25 rebounds

@bricefleckenstein9666

Жыл бұрын

@@gator6551 Bird's trash talk ALONE would do that to LeBron.

@jinglingbabygarage7030

Жыл бұрын

LeBron would have a hissy fit begging for fouls on Rodman!

Jerry West hit JJ with a checkmate. “What did YOU do” 😂😂😂😂

@musicforheadphones2731

Жыл бұрын

from 2006-2020 so for 14 years JJ averaged 13 ppg on 44% from the field and 42% from three. Bird played for 12 years averaged 24 ppg 50 % from the field 38% from three. JJ, not really a starter did plenty

@heatherphillips5983

Жыл бұрын

​@@musicforheadphones2731 No, he didn't.

@musicforheadphones2731

Жыл бұрын

@@heatherphillips5983 dude stfu, nba stats are easy to verify boi. JJ was a way better 3 ot shooter . He had a very good nba career. He knows more about the game than you or I do

@MovieGuy666

Жыл бұрын

@@musicforheadphones2731 JJ averaged 12 points, 2 rebounds assists 2, career FG%. 44.7. These are plumber numbers. Jerry west is the Logo son.

@musicforheadphones2731

Жыл бұрын

@@MovieGuy666 12.8ppg you round that UP to 13. Listen Boi not everyone can be the main guy with the ball in his hand or 1st option. You see those of us who really understand the game know that though. I guarantee that opposing coaches had to prepare for the “plumber” JJ. Mr West, an all time great, never played in a league with more than 14 teams. JJs career fg% of 44% and 41% from three is hardly “plumberesque”.

Gilbert contradicted himself when he said the new school would have to adjust to old school so wouldn’t the same apply to them too tho

@dxtremecaliber

11 ай бұрын

they are only playing jail basketball because they allowed too plus their opponents is doing that shit too so if the 80s players are playing in todays NBA they will be much better because they cant be touched thats why the old player will always have the edge in these debates especially those who played with handchecking

Bird not ONLY Shot Left & Right handed . . . . He called His Shots. . . . Played Injured . . . . Returned to a Game with a Broken Cheek bone . . . . The NBA 🐐G.O.A.T.🐐

@apollyon1

Жыл бұрын

I realised how hardcore that was one day when I figured out... they don't let you fight on in boxing or MMA with a broken cheekbone. I mean he could have gone blind.

@dverarde84

Жыл бұрын

Oh he even called his fall into the Hawks bench too 😂😂 I mean who does that! LBJ tried the blind free throw and missed but he is king right? 😂😂

@scottflipiak614

Жыл бұрын

@@dverarde84 Bird has a (6-0) Career NBA Play-Off record vs. Jordan, 2 Divisional series Sweeps (3-0)

@nature-kv3xe

Жыл бұрын

​@@scottflipiak614 bird had stack team mostly hall of farmers like 4or 5 hof. Jordan didn't help so let's tell the full story

@scottflipiak614

Жыл бұрын

@nature93 Huh . . . . . "little mikie" NeVeR EvEr started Winning, until after magically 2 1987 Top Draft Picks ended up His Roster (#5- Scottie Pippen & #10- Horace Grant), along with several Top Free Agents (Salary Cap), like Robert Parrish, George Gervin. THEN add in Top 3-Point shooting Talent (Craig Hodges, Paxon, Kerr, etc.)

JJ couldn’t carry a Plummers tool bag or a Fireman’s hose…

The game is more engineered to Bird's game now than it ever has!

@tecager

11 ай бұрын

Exactly

The older players were tougher mentally and would have adapted to all the modern training methods that today's players have. Bird had a killer instinct that Kevin Durant doesn't have

@JulesGaerlan-nh7ir

8 ай бұрын

He (KD ) tried switch team Oklahoma with Westbrook who despise KD living him mantle Ok by himself to,Golden st (Won NBA Championship ) , and then Brooklyn with an ex OK teammate Harden & kyrie (went doncic Dallas) never click ,KD wants to go back West team join phoenix team with booker (team scorer & leader) king lebron doing that too (Cavs to Miami (NBA championship wade & Bosh back Cavs won NBA championship with kyrie ,K Love & Aussie gaurd Dellanova success gaurding Steph Gsw scorer to limit scoring lebron team click & give Cleveland ist NBA trophy and La Lakers after Kobe retired with AD (Antonio Davis as new recruit center post pandemic 2020 very weird NBA championship back then I don't know difference from old school players from 80 's to 90's Bird ,magic ,MJ ,Hakeem ,Isiah Thomas or Lambeer or Dr J sixers are loyal with there teams ❤

I am so glad that I am old enough to have watched old-school basketball. So glad that I didn't miss that era.

@H0kieJoe

Жыл бұрын

Same. I used to love the NBA. I saw all of the greats. Bird, Magic, Dr. J (my favorite), George Gervin, Kareem, Hakeem the Dream, Shaq, AI, Kobe...The game changed over the years, and I just don't enjoy watching it anymore.

@wishingb5859

Жыл бұрын

@@H0kieJoe Yeah. I would give the same names. And pause to think about who is worth watching now. But I don't watch like I used to.

@dougjones7609

Жыл бұрын

@@H0kieJoe It just seems like it's a 3 pt. shooting contest

@Dinojong

Жыл бұрын

Players who carry guns into locker rooms and do stupid crap should keep their mouth shut.

@dverarde84

Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1984 but got to watch most of MJs career. These kids today just don't know.

Bird would definitely dominate today cuz you can’t touch the players now without a foul being called. He got pounded back in the day so imagine if he had that kind of protection today’s players get

Larry's 3 point line was two feet further out. You cannot compare his shooting to modern shooting.

"I'm willing to be a laughingstock for a few hundred dollars" - - - Gilbert A. 🤣🤣🤣

@kevintowns9552

Жыл бұрын

Why for talking shit back to old school players ....he is right Gary Payton was little ...6'4 175 and his a lock down defender during his Era....who locking down today at that size steph kd lebron Melo kobe Luka kyrie dwade

@yinkadare-pk3ve

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much anyone in 80's or 90's. Luka fat and slow. Kyrie doesn't play but half his games (pretty easy to lock someone down when they're not there) Give KD a shove and he's going to miss 2 seasons cuz he's made of glass. Steph 6'3" (smaller)and can't guard anyone himself. Lebron not that good considering he's got a stacked team yet are in danger of missing playoffs (11 seed) Kyrie and Luka together been losing almost every game. Melo has sucked for a long time now always sucked on defense (not even in the league now) Kobe was a wanna be that still falls short 1x mvp Bird 3x MVP. Do you think Gary Payton was the only defensive player in 90's or Even the best one? Nope, not close dudes like Hakeem, David Robinson Alonzo Mourning, Mutumbo averaged around 4blocks per game compared to 2bpg that current NBA C's average. There were some very good defensive guards too Alvin Robertson Alex English. Bird would absolutely cook these dudes today

@7.3clan41

Жыл бұрын

@@kevintowns9552 Nobody plays defense, this era of basketball sucks, hell they need to get in the weight room, therefore this is the softest era of basketball.

@kevintowns9552

Жыл бұрын

@7.3 Clan you right today's defense sucks ...but the rules make it difficult to play aggressive defense ... Why would I risk fouling out knowing they calling some bs ....think about it did steph curry get his 200 million plus contract based his defense....there are guys have offensive incentives in their contracts...

@jasonfisher5320

Жыл бұрын

The question you should ask yourself is it skill or just bad defense, that makes you think the players nowadays are more skilled than players from the 80s and 90s

If bird played today these players now would need therapy just from his trash talking

@univeralafrikan

Жыл бұрын

FACT!

There's no wisdom in dissing old-school players. There was a lot more physical play allowed in the 80's. I lived through it. Bird and Dr. J were among the best. Before my time, Wilt, Bill Russell and Jerry West were among the elite.

If you ask the younger generation if Jordan would dominate today and they say “Yes” then the answer to Bird dominating is “Yes” because Bird gave Jordan fits.

Bird was one of those guys that took the shots and made the shots that won playoff series and championships. Doesn't matter the era, he would have been great. He just had a feel for the game. There's only been a handful of guys like that in league history. Those are the guys we have in the top 10.

@eddiehaskell1957

Жыл бұрын

Saying everyone back then were small and couldn't guard today's players and can't shoot either is so ignorant. Steph Curry is 6'3", and he's able to shoot. Dennis Rodman couldn't defend because he's too small, Rodman in the 1990's was 6'7" 242 lbs. Reddick and the players are ignorant in their knowledge of the '80's and 90's.

@philb.1502

Жыл бұрын

@@eddiehaskell1957 Rodman was 210 when he played. Where did you get 242 lbs from??

@duftyboxing

Жыл бұрын

​@@eddiehaskell1957 🎯

@InfamousJay2488

Жыл бұрын

​@@eddiehaskell1957 you just compared a point guard to a power forward. How about compare a 6'7 210lbs Rodman to 6'8 260lbs Lebron who drives downhill instead of back to the basket.

@TheCj5651

Жыл бұрын

@@InfamousJay2488 lebron would of took some hard ass fouls

LOL! Bird is Luka and Jokic and KD all in one. Of course he would dominate today.

@newrecruit100

Жыл бұрын

Oh stop. Luka is just an evolution on Bird and they’re different types of players.

@Running1982

Жыл бұрын

@@newrecruit100 No he is not. Until Luka wins 3 MVPs in a row and grows to 6'10 and becomes a elite team help defender. Then maybe

@johnstone2103

Жыл бұрын

@@newrecruit100 ya completely different.bird was better at literally everything than luka he just didn’t have a top 10 all time usage rate like most of the guys putting up gaudy stats now.

@smokescreenOG

Жыл бұрын

@@johnstone2103 smart man. Let Bird have the ball in his hands 80% of the time and take 50% of all shots and see what gaudy numbers he puts up in this soft ass league.

@TGNam1

Жыл бұрын

@@newrecruit100 by evolution do you mean Luka is a less athletic, worse shooter, less of a passer, cannot run the break like Bird before bone spurs, AND no defense? Bird had exceptional defensive instincts ..and shot 50/40/90 3 times in a row 86-88 with hard defenders like rodman or coop on him...the main advantage luka has is thickness and power. Love his game but not an evolution. Evolution means a better Bird and there is nothing like that. Only Joker in this league is that level passing

The reason Bird didn't have anybody within five feet of him is because he faked them out of their jock and left them standing there! 😮 When a new era player can't give the credit that's due to an old era player, someone whom they'll never have to prove it against, there's a lack of self esteem in the new era player. 😎

As a Celtics fan since the 80’s Larry Joe Bird was the white version of Magic John, competitively played every position at 6’9, talked the talk and walked it, didn’t care if you liked him or not, wanted the final shot, told you where he was gonna shoot the ball and there was nothing you could do to defend it…splash! Shouts to Stephen Curry, 2 different positions to compare

I think that Larry Bird in his prime was actually a mix of Joker and Luka...but better and actually more athletic. So, if they can do well in today's NBA, then Bird would make others look silly today.

@steviechampagne

Жыл бұрын

i’m a huge luka and jokic fan, but Larry Bird clears both of them. He was actually a great defender and was WAY faster than either of the balkan boys. Larry Bird is easily the best white guy to ever play basketball. He’s a top 5 player ever.

@n.b.l.5709

Жыл бұрын

Luka? Hahahaha BIRD LEGEND

@gregscott1672

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say that Bird was athletic. But by playing him for his jump shot left you open for drives to the basket. These young guys would fall for Bird's fakes. Bird was a great player and he would score with ease against today's players!

@othatdude30

Жыл бұрын

Word

@Chit_206

Жыл бұрын

Bird would have a field day with his left hand only… and people would talk good about him like they are about Luka now lol😂

Gilbert is the 1st nba player with CTE

@ericfavors7964

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@ronaldlewis6985

Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@kennethli8

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition thought to be linked to repeated head injuries and blows to the head.

@charlescasteel230

Жыл бұрын

😂

@meekmozart5216

Жыл бұрын

🤣💀🤣💀

Bird was a 6'10 swing forward, that had assists just as good as magic, and was a big man shooting three. He's literally 40 years early the template of a modern day NBA player. Or, 40 years later. They're just now figuring it out

Our old school superstars literally fought each other they were so tough and competitive .

Today’s NBA , walks , travels , zero defense, just the dunk . Also today players seldom know the bank shot. !

@ktapreswreckd921v9

Жыл бұрын

Not only that. Today's players don't seem to be able to score in the post anymore.

@josedelnegro46

Жыл бұрын

What are the advantages of the bank shot? Hint Issa Tomás played on the block as did Mike. Issa is two inches shorter than Curry. How did he do It?

@josedelnegro46

Жыл бұрын

We have to not leave any of our bats in thé rack. The more effective shots we have the better the game Is. I do not give a damn about who. We move on based on how! When dunking was allow in high school and collage other skill we pushed to the side. The results are jumppers and drives to the hole. Or as they say spacing. All sport is now spectator driven. Rome tells where that leads.

@month32

Жыл бұрын

And don't forget. The BEST guy of this era has the nickname Leflop.

@Kingeptacon

Жыл бұрын

Todays players have zero low-post IQ. Bad or nonexistent low-post footwork, bad low-post passing and low-post creativity. Honestly just bad creativity in general. 70 3PT attempts a game will do that. The modern game is an inferior version of basketball. This is obvious to anybody that grew up in the 70s 80s and 90s. And to go full boomer, NFL, MLB and NHL were all better back in the day too.

"He was a poor man's Danny Ainge" - Michael Cooper

Fun fact: Almost everyone considers Dennis Rodman the greatest pf defender of all time. Even capable of shutting down a PRIME Shaq and bother Magic and Jordan. Larry Legend use to lit the F out off Rodman. I think it’s safe to say that no one in this era is in the level of Rodman. (Maybe Kawhi/Giannis) Bird use to annihilate Rodman before his back broke. Hell he even lit him most of the time hurt.

Cooper saying Redick is a "poor man's Danny Ainge" makes me laugh hysterically.

JJ Redick would be the perfect example for a famous quote from Bill Russell: he would be watching the game from the stands.

There are two types of NBA fans. The first group of people say Bird wouldn't dominate in today's league and the second group are those people who know what they are talking about.

@robhernandez5520

Жыл бұрын

He’s not athletic enough to dominate anything in this era. That’s not a criticism of Bird but it’s just acknowledging the evolution of what is an NBA player. It’s stupid to think he would these athletes of today would destroy him

@drewelliott9062

Жыл бұрын

@robhernandez5520 He wasn't athletic enough to play in his era either yet he dominated it.

@robhernandez5520

Жыл бұрын

@@drewelliott9062 This era is about 30 times more athletic that’s the point and you’re right he was barely athletic enough for back then imagine today You’re kinda proving my point for me

@drewelliott9062

Жыл бұрын

@robhernandez5520 I'm not arguing that the NBA isn't more athletic as a whole but there were many top level athletes from that era that would still be top level athletes in todays NBA and Bird dominated them as well. And also if you think athleticism is the only thing that makes a good basketball then you clearly don't understand the game.

@jaredhills4814

Жыл бұрын

​@@robhernandez5520 then why is Luka and Jokic dominating today?

Bird who DESTROY the league today…One of the GOAT’s without a doubt!

Bird always hit game winners and go ahead shots got key rebounds and unbelievable passing.

Bird was a country boy who wasn't scared of anything, off course not all fearless people succeed in life, some of them don't come anywhere close to succeeding, but Bird had tons of god gifted natural ability to back up his fearlessness, that's what made him scary!

@bakariwalker854

Жыл бұрын

The only way to judge era’s is how they dominated their peers and impact on the game…everything else is unfair because of the evolution of the game itself. It’s a no brainer to see that players are more skilled today jus like everything else has been upgraded for the most part. Car engines, technology, culinary u name it. They are better because they are building from something previous.

@dverarde84

Жыл бұрын

Success is a relative term though. For us who are disabled, just getting out of bed is success. Think about that. Don't let society tell you how to live your life or if you should or should not be happy with the life you have. You wake up in the morning, that's success. You get your sleep at night, success. It's the little things that count my dude ❤🙌🔥👍

@bakariwalker854

Жыл бұрын

@@dverarde84 What u replied had nothing to do with my comment, I think u sent it 2 the wrong person

GREAT point about transition players (Timmy, Kobe, Dirk) who balled hard in today's NBA. Great content and perspective as always,

@ktapreswreckd921v9

Жыл бұрын

Kevin Garnett as well.

Bird with foul calls and space. That boy going crazy.

Great video! Totally agree with your final take. Vince, Duncan, Dirk, Kobe, great examples of evidence. And Bird led the league or was in the top five in threes for a few years in the 80s before it was ever a go to strategy. He pioneered the 3 pt shot in a lot of ways since everyone grew up playing with out it. The 3 pt line first came to the nba in 1980!

Lol these kids just don't know man it's a completely different game when someone can put their hands on you and get physical with you

@joebuss8835

Жыл бұрын

Kids today only know bitch energy... Nothing more...95% useless pathetic weak ass generation

@ashian23x65

Жыл бұрын

Plus they have no passion. Attention seekers. Worried about what the people gon say about their weird outfits as the enter the arenas.

@gregallan2842

Жыл бұрын

I remember those days...no ambulance, no foul.

Hell this new generation wouldn’t be able to handle birds trash talk. It was transcendent.

Bird was 6-10, could shoot and pass at an elite level and one of the most competitive people of any era. His basketball instincts and IQ translate to any era. He would absolutely still be a superstar today.

@sonabTV

10 ай бұрын

Yes, like JJ said, he was a great player and would be in todays game, but you can't compare his 3 point stats to Curry because most times Bird wasn't defended on the 3 point shot.

@SequentialCircuitProphet5

10 ай бұрын

​@@sonabTVyou wrong. Hé was défended but so badly, look the position he found, the moves he made before shooting. Anyway nobody could defend him, he was so trained and....too strong, that's all 😊

Players back then were listed at their rookie weights for their careers. For example Charles Oakley was listed at 225, but said he was 260 in his prime. Gilbert also said Scottie was 210, but again, that's his rookie weight. He was 230 in his prime. Also the average height of a center in the 60's was 6-10. Same as today.

@leechrec

Жыл бұрын

Gil must be a whole lotta stupid to think Scottie remained at 210. My goodness.

@Chevy-hw6lw

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it funny how we have to sit here and listen to these loser nba players trash talk absolute legends. Gilbert arenas? Jj redick?! Who are these jokers.

@mybestnugget7514

Жыл бұрын

I don’t give a damn what the averages say; when I watch Kareem highlights he is clearly 4 inches taller than everybody else and they’re mostly unathletic white guys. He would not dominate the 90’s and 2000’s the same way he dominated the 70’s and 80’s. Dwight Howard would jump up and grab that sky hook same way Wilt did

@newrecruit100

Жыл бұрын

I mean none of the weights today are accurate either. Lebron was playing at 260-270 one point

@Baccanaso

Жыл бұрын

​@@mybestnugget7514Howard isn't even in the top 10 bpg so I doubt that he would stop Kareem when Kareem played against better defenders

I hear players today talking about how they have "tools" that players in the past did not have and I roll over the floor laughing. In the 80s and 90s players had to go against real defenses, not the joke that we see today (mostly). Had to deal with hand checking, had to deal with players that were not affraid of being put on a poster if they got dunked on, cause their job was to defend the basket, not sell shoes. Today you got the step back, which in any other eras would have been a traveling violation and that allows to create absurd amounts of space (plus the defenders not wanting to even look funny at the attackers so they don't get shooting foul call). Back in the day players used to play basketball, 82 games worth of it, now players take breaks and say they are tough? Honestly, I'm on board with Dominique, they just look and sound stupid (plus, very disrespectful).

@jonlanier_

Жыл бұрын

Yep. LeBron go down the middle for a dunk back then, he'd get hammered to the ground. Sure, a foul. But he wouldn't do it again.

Larry Bird with modern medicine/sports science is a scary prospect. Larry Bird is a total original, and pioneer of the game. If you gave Larry Bird the coaching/upbringing in today's game... he would kill everyone.

He would blow today's NBA out of the water

let me put it in another way. Who saw anything fancy in 95% of Tim Duncan's moves on the court? yet who managed to do anything about those moves to stop him? Larry was the more resourceful SF version of Duncan!

@thomassykes2965

Жыл бұрын

@aMiFiii lmao everyone he played was 5 ft smaller lmao stop it y’all be say anything

Man I was a kid on the Rez when I heard the news Bird retired it broke my heart. They played defense all the way and also they played defense in the All Star game

Larry Bird would be just fine in today's game. No question about it. He'd run the 4 and put up double digits in rebounds and probably assists on many teams. 50/40/90 or close. I don't understand how anyone can doubt that based on what he was able to do against the competition he faced in his era. Some people forget the players from the past would benefit from modern training and diet just as much as the players of today.

He was the smartest player on the court. In this day and age he would still be Larry legend

I know other people have brought up the rule changes, but the ball handling rules, the traveling rules etc. have just as much an effect in the change in how the game is played as the defensive rule changes. Give those greats of the 50's to 90's players 2 weeks, and they would have adjusted to what they would be allowed to do with ball. Good players are good players - period. I prefer the style of game in the pre-2000's, but I don't believe for a moment that greats from any era couldn't adjust to rule changes and style changes and still be great.

You can't sneeze on today's players without a foul.

@patrickbrewer8189

Жыл бұрын

Especially LeBron. He's got to be the whiniest Superstar of all time

@hubertsang7418

Жыл бұрын

Just blowing a kiss from 10 feet away will get a foul.

@Lonewolfmike

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@BooHefner

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickbrewer8189 no that would be Michael Jordan

@sportsgamer2342

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickbrewer8189 2nd greatest player ever

Bird lives in Gilbert’s head 😂

Your points regarding a one-legged Kobe and a old Duncan putting up numbers is on point!!

When comparing eras it is important to put into context how the rules of the game are being ignored compared to previous eras. See "The Evolution of Scoring" by the thinking basketball series. The offensive player today has a tremendous advantage due to the lack of calls regarding traveling, palming, cupping the ball, and the "rip thru" and the offense can throw their body into a defender and draw fouls.

LMAO. Bird was a killer. Doesn't matter what era. He played a game left handed cause he was bored.

Jordan, pippen, Rodman and cooper couldn’t stop him in his prime but today’s guys could???😂😂😂😂😂

NBA today isn't nearly as physical as "back in the day" Bird was very physical and could shoot lights out.

Larry Bird was a killer and Rodman was a lot stronger than he looked!! JJ got cooked several times...got called a journeyman and a poor man's Danny Ainge...LOL!! As always excellent content Sean!! I've been following for a few years now 🔥🔥

Your right on to me at 70 years old,, the old school guys were the best , just glad I was there to watch them these new ones of to day ,won't wast my time, I would put my best 5 ,Michael Jordan, magic, Bird, Dr. J. And Kareem Abdul jabber, over any of them to day the best of all times

Great video. Appreciate it. Got me thinking of underrated/forgotten prime all stars. Aka Latrell Sprewell’s first few season with golden state.

The thing about Bird was. He was the best Scorer. He was the best Passer. He was the Best Rebounder. He was 1st team all NBA Defense multiple seasons. He led the team in every category, while they were winning championships. Name anyone else who has done that? He literally led in every statistical category, but he wasn't padding stats. He was winning while still deferring to other players. How can you be that unselfish, but still lead all the stats, in every category? It's kind of unprecedented.

@user-nr1xw3oc7t

9 ай бұрын

DROP DA DAMN MIC!!!! PERFECTLY POSTED MY GUY!!!!! & I HATED THE CELTICS BUT I DAMN SURE RESPECTED THEM, ESPECIALLY THE ORIGINAL WHITE CHOCOLATE, MR. LARRY LEGEND !!!!!!!!!!

I don't remember any older star from the 1960's saying that the game was easier in the 1980's but I do see them saying that about players 2005 and on.

LOL this video was worth it for "JJ Reddick, a poor man's Danny Ainge."

@danielbalboni6804

Жыл бұрын

You should watch the whole Cooper video, Cooper said he would have locked JJ ass up back in the day....and you can believe that.

@MDLOP8

Жыл бұрын

Danny Ainge is gonna have a comeback smackdown for that!

@bluegregory6239

Жыл бұрын

Before that, Coop called him a 'poor man's Jeff Hornacek'. Slightly funnier, as Ainge was actually on Chamionship teams.

@thirtyworld

Жыл бұрын

@@bluegregory6239 Both are quality snaps.

Great players would dominate any era, good luck covering Bird in this era, and this is coming from a Laker Fan.

Imagine someone 10 to 15 years from now saying that guys during the 2010s were just KZreadrs and gamers.

"Tell me what his game looks like." -- Jerry West nailed down the credibility of Redick. As for Arenas, he was an all-star three times but is still an underachiever when you look at his talent and what he put out against the legends of both his era and the earlier generation. Their bitterness is apparent.

@curtis2609

Жыл бұрын

Lol a 2nd rd underachiever???? 2nd rd

@mapl3mamba651

Жыл бұрын

@aMiFiii hmmmmm jj and Gil being better than West sounds like a belief to me, stats, legacy, and impact on the game is all on the side of West.

Nobody went into the paint during the Det/Chi/NYK hay days, and if you did, you owned up to the fact that it was gonna be a fight. The grit of the east vs the show of the west...and both had their times of dominance. 80's and 90's all the way. Today's players are more athletic, but that can be said about every next generation in every sport. Sad to say, Reggie Miller was tougher than most of this new lot.

"You're not gonna hurt us" he is right. Since most NBA players will miss a game for a broken fingernail. They take more dives now than any self respecting competitor would consider reasonable.

Man new school players couldn’t handle the heat of those guys back in the day. Those boys we’re busting each other up in the lane.

I think the real problem here is not who is right or wrong but is the fact that nobody from the 80s or 90s would ever think of talk s*** and disrespecting players of the 60s or 70s but nowadays for this players or former players good or bad as they are, spit on the NBA legacy is just ridiculous!

@reggiesanders1284

Жыл бұрын

True. When Marvin Barnes walked on the court it was “hello Sir, how are you!”

Jerry roasted JJ, so good.

if Bird is playing today, he would be thrown out of the game 2 mins in for trash talking everybody lol

About time the new gens gave the old gens the same energy they give them

Only guys who are older like I am can appreciate the older game. Guys today would've been called for carrying/palming the ball and traveling EVERY time they touched the ball back then. Let's not even talk about the toughness of those players. Larry was a killer. Oh... and those guys didn't take games off to rest either.

@H0kieJoe

Жыл бұрын

Yep, there's so much of the carrying/palming nowadays. It's a joke. I loved watching AND1 because it was fun street ball style, but it has no place in the NBA.

@pplRretards

Жыл бұрын

Lol seriously players get technical fouls for crying to a ref or cussing these days lmfao we don't even have to talk bout the physicality you bump shoulders another player today or get in each other's faces it a automatic tech if not ejection smh McHale wrapped his arm around Kurt Rambis neck clotheslined him slamming him in his back and it's was just a foul called no fines, no suspension, no ejection smh there was no flagrant 1 or flagrant 2 lol just a regular old foul lol

@dverarde84

Жыл бұрын

I dunno about the traveling. Not everyone can be Russell Westbrick 😂😂

@JustPolar98

Жыл бұрын

Dumb comment. Plenty of young people appreciate the older game.

I saw Bird throw up a turnaround 35 footer at the buzzer for the win in Dallas one night. He was halfway up the tunnel before it hit the net. Absolutely COLD !!! These entitled, pampered, no defense playing little wimps today would have been DESTROYED in the 80's and 90's.

Listen to the respect ..Our generation..Put on the debate….. Respect…OG’s.. Love our era….

he was a great player in any period are any era.

What you said about Kobe scoring 60 pts on one leg says it all!!! If Kobe was able to do that in his 20th season, think about if he played today in his prime?? 😂 Gilbert Arenas, JJ Redick, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce all need to sit down somewhere and re-evaluate what they’ve said. It’s crazy. I don’t even listen to garbage like this anymore.

@mr.albert2847

Жыл бұрын

Kobe shot 100 shots that game 😄

@n.b.l.5709

Жыл бұрын

What garnett n pierce say

@jasonreardon8477

Жыл бұрын

I doubt garnett said anything about those guys. Multiple interviews of him talkin about gettin schooled by those guys. Where u think he learned to develop his game from lol

Old-school basketball was fantastic.