WHO WAS THE BETTER SHOOTER, MJ OR LARRY?

@koya7273

3 ай бұрын

Don't do that that's how war starts 😆

@chasugc3740

3 ай бұрын

It's not even close. Steph Curry.

@ezsmith3765

3 ай бұрын

Bird

@bonnieplasha4684

3 ай бұрын

No MJ in the 50/40/90 club. Bird is founder and had 2 back-to-back seasons of it. Sooooo.....☘️

@irishgrl

3 ай бұрын

Larry Legend & it isn’t even close.

I've never been a basketball fan - not my game and the egos. But I was a Celtics fan in the 80s. What impressed me most about Larry Bird was, unlike too many other supposed GOATs, he didn't chase records and he was a true team player. To me, the mark of a true GOAT is when they make the others around them look even better that they are. It's hard to imagine what his stats would be if he was chasing records. Respect, Mr. Bird.

@WendyQallab

2 ай бұрын

Larry Bird was fabulous.

@mja4wp

Ай бұрын

Lebron is a super impressive athlete....he is not a top 10 basketball great.....Jordan and Bird would pick their teeth with Bron

@MrSteve280

Ай бұрын

@@mja4wp or wipe their ...

@roncox4890

25 күн бұрын

So you were never a basketball fan, but you were a Celtics fan in the 80s? If you meant the Boston Celtics, were you aware that they played in the National BASKETBALL Association? Maybe you were just a gambler then, and liked them because they won a lot?...made you wealthy? You would have REALLY liked them in the 60's...look up their record then. They were worthy of my hate in the 60's because Ioved basketball then, and they beat my teams consistently almost every year....great competition though. 80's was great basketball too.

@MrSteve280

22 күн бұрын

@@roncox4890 No, never a fan because I don't care for the game or watching sports in general - too boring and too much theater. The Celtics made me care for a couple years during the 80s payoffs. Like welterweight boxing in the 80s. Other than that, it was nothing but baseball all the back to the 50s.

Larry made his teammates look like hall of famers. Basketball wasn’t the same after he and magic retired.

@robertlozano6780

3 ай бұрын

Jokic will prove > Bird

@johnliberty3647

3 ай бұрын

That would be cool, I don’t watch sports anymore but I heard he was a complete player similar to Bird.

@briandutton939

3 ай бұрын

they were hall of famers, Name one hall of fame center jordan had in his whole career, Robert perish was a beast , give the other celtics there credit , even magic had a great center like kareem and robert perish handled kareem as well, so no MJ had a garbage team, has MJ matured 6-0 no game 7

@johnliberty3647

3 ай бұрын

They were hall of famers because Bird made them look like Hall of Famers

@briandutton939

3 ай бұрын

@@johnliberty3647 not true only a hall of famer can be what he is its in you, example no matter what you couldnt make me good enough to be a nba player, you gonna tell me dennis johnson and perish wouldnt have been a hall of famer without bird thats b.s Magic didnt make kareem a hall of famer, kobe didnt make shaq a hall of famer, bird trusted in his team and why not mj team was pure trash, bird couldnt have brought those bum bulls a championship gaurantee it

If Larry isn’t the greatest player ever. He definitely is the best teammate ever. He makes everyone around him so much better.

@gregsullivan1738

2 ай бұрын

Bird was Tom Brady in Boston. They made everyone better around them. Everyone had belief in Birds ability to hit the shoot when needed the most!

@fletchbundy

2 ай бұрын

Don't worry, he's the greatest.

@S.C.-wo8hq

2 ай бұрын

No he isn't.

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 ай бұрын

@@gregsullivan1738 Larry was more like the Power/Small Forward reincarnation of Bill Russell. BOTH were fantastic at getting their teammates to play their best - and more sometimes.

@genehornung3295

2 ай бұрын

Russell was voted the greatest player in NBA history in 1980. After that, people's memories of him started to fade, or they were too young to have seen him play.

Bird played smart as you say, "Basketball IQ."

@simonemiglioli1165

2 ай бұрын

Impossible, there Is no time to think, playing like Bird. It's tecnique.

When I heard Jordan ranked Bird above Lebron I knew exactly why, Jordan remembered that 0-6 run of the Bulls against the Celtics. Young basketball fans today really don't understand how great Bird was, and how competitive 1980s and 1990s were for the NBA. Bird won 3 Championships in the most competitive era in the NBA. Great video! I may be getting up in age now, but I was lucky enough to grow up in the 80s and got to see Bird dominate.

@markredf150

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, and back then the definition of load management referred to laundry!

@emncaity

Ай бұрын

Magic's also above Lebron. No question.

@ek2156

Ай бұрын

@@emncaity I totally agree with you! Magic was master point guard. He would get everybody into the games. So much fun watching Bird and Magic play basketball chess!

@emncaity

Ай бұрын

@@ek2156 Just an unbelievable time to be alive as a young bball player and fan.

@jeffgrove6568

Ай бұрын

BIRD will always be KING!!! MJ was a great player - Bird was a great team player. Bird had more assists and cared more about the score than his stats. MJ was all about his stats.

YOUNG PLAYERS OUGHT TO BE FORCED TO WATCH THIS GAME. Bird is so underrated by those who did not experience his total game genius.

God, great era for basketball. Glad i was there for it 💞

@derekbaker777

2 ай бұрын

I was born in 1980, and was very young, but I still enjoyed watching these guys.

@kurtsherrick2066

2 ай бұрын

And the game wasn't ever the same after Bird and then Magic retired. The 80's was the greatest Decade of the NBA. It was stacked and the competition level was insane. The game today is a complete different Sport than that Era. Back then they played with blood on their uniforms. If you weren't bleeding you weren't trying.

@user-jl9kw9gn3m

2 ай бұрын

@@kurtsherrick2066 and not to mention the NFL - their ' greatest era' too. everyone had a bruiser fullback Riggo to Earl Campbell that actually earned 100 yrds...and an offensive line that every fan could name...even if you hated them lol.

Spot on. One of the things( among many others) that makes Larry Bird a Legend was/is the fact that he make it feel so easy to shoot and "Score" from any distance or any side of the floor. He's Awareness of the game was on another level than everyone else.

Just can't get enough of the Bird✨

Diehard laker fan who hated bird. Have to admit and this kills me bird was a BAD man.

@roryolson61

2 ай бұрын

Me too and I remember that Magic vs Bird dominated the 80s.

@joannedudley1393

Күн бұрын

Noooo! He was a great man. Highly underrated. Larry is the man.

@roryolson61

Күн бұрын

I was a huge Magic fan and followed his career from Michigan State to the Lakers. He battled Bird almost every year for the NBA Championship. But neither could guard Jordan. Jordan is still the GOAT!

I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."

@ValentinaRacing1

2 ай бұрын

Never mind his play... Check out the mullet

@ValentinaRacing1

2 ай бұрын

winners hate losing!

@user-fn6lt2cn3o

25 күн бұрын

Awesome. Clutch. Shooter. And. Rebounder incredible. Free throw. Shooter. Fantastic. Passer. Hated. Losing team. First. Statsl. Second

@user-fn6lt2cn3o

25 күн бұрын

3. Strsight. Mvps. Totally. Consistent

@user-fn6lt2cn3o

25 күн бұрын

Great. Passer. Fierce rebounder

Larry Bird a brilliant court thinker great passer.couldnt jump high but he used the skills he had that made him a winner.What ever the mind of a man can believe & conceive he can achieve

The golden age of basketball. Skill, toughness, and heart. Today soft, crying, and selfish.

Undisputed all time best ever. I wish his body would have lasted longer

@fletchbundy

2 ай бұрын

What's nuts is he literally never had a healthy season. Dude used to get into fistfight eith the opposing fans in college when he'd dive into the crowd for loose balls and they'd hold and hit him so he had to fight to get back in. But he broke his hand in college after he was drafted in a dumb softball game. He said he never shot as well again. Then you had the busses back, bone Spurs, concussions, busted orbital bone. He was amazing. I don't know how nobody has made the Larry Bird story yet. He learned his toughness from his father.

The greatest era in NBA Basketball history was the Bird/Johnson rivalry. There were others but none more dramatic, visceral and powerful. Those two were the geniuses of the game. And the contests were epic to watch. I loved the Lakers but knew Bird was unstoppable. Magic the point guard played center against Philadelphia in the Championships. He scored 50 points I think. Bunch of ribbies too!

Thanks - never be another Bird or team like 80s Celtics, such chemistry

And Larry Bird was telling Michael Jordan what he was going to do with the ball 🏀 before he did it on Mike. And Michael Jordan was Defensive Player of the Year and he still didn't want to guard Larry Bird because Larry Bird was making Michael Jordan look bad. And I Loved every moment. Larry Bird G.O.A.T. LEGEND!!!

@anthonytruckerevans

2 ай бұрын

Mj scored 66 on Bird.

@200mphz06

2 ай бұрын

@@anthonytruckerevansBird swept Jordan in both both playoffs and during one stretch of their careers Bird won 16 straight games against MJ. No goat ever loses 16 straight to ANYONE. Embarrassing.

@anthonytruckerevans

2 ай бұрын

@@200mphz06 it swas 11-4 and they weren't playing 1 on 1 get out of here with that bullshit

@mj23goat3

2 ай бұрын

@@200mphz06Yes, those Celtics teams with not one, not two, not three, but FOUR future HOFers in their prime were able to _eek_ out some wins against MJ and his team of legends, 1x All-Star Caldwell Jones and 1x All-Star Steve Johnson (who?). You must be so proud.

@JustaGamer67

2 ай бұрын

it swas 11-4... hmmm.. Thats not so good either :)@@anthonytruckerevans

Bird what a PLAYER!!!

Wow. Bird made the whole Bulls team look bad in 1986.

@Danilo-Daniel

2 ай бұрын

Bird was already in his prime, Jordan arrived. No doubt he was Great. Even Magic has more championships than Bird.

@RichV20

2 ай бұрын

Aside from Jordan, that Bulls team didnt need help looking bad.

Memories. Bird= Heart, Hustle, and Hard Work

Great! I loved the Celtics back then. One thing you notice watching these old highlights - today's NBA can't compare to the sheer fundamdental basketball greatness and Bird's miraculous passing ability!

And in the end, both MJ and Magic called Bird the GOAT.

@kellykarcher7179

2 ай бұрын

That's only because neither one of them had the chance to face Wilt Chamberlain in his prime. Wilt is far and away the GOAT!

@snickpickle

2 ай бұрын

@@kellykarcher7179I don’t know but what Kareem, Oscar, and especially Bill might have something to say about that! SO many outstanding players in that span of about 20 years!

@mikemiles3077

2 ай бұрын

I am glad that I read a comment like yours once in a while. I do forget all the time. In every sport where it's fun to think about the best. I don't really care anymore. As a Jazz fan, especially through the late 80s and 90s, it seemed that every team the Jazz played, they had at least one player that you could argue at the time might be the new GOAT or has the potential. I loved watching them all.@@kellykarcher7179

@sideshowbobsaget8876

2 ай бұрын

Jordan never called Bird the GOAT

@JohnWarner-lu8rq

2 ай бұрын

@@kellykarcher7179 Everyone has an opinion. I'll side with those who play the game.

This video reminds me of the times my Houston Rockets played The Celtics and I would get sooo mad! Larry Bird was phenomenal, though I hated it back then. But now that sooo many years have passed, the guy had the "midas touch" and made BB look magical!

I would pick prime Bird over prime anybody, ever, as my first draft choice to start a team. Of winners.

@andrechandler7276

21 күн бұрын

What was it one of the basketball greats said. If I had to pick someone to win the game shot , I would choose Jordan. But if I had to choose someone to hit the shot to " save my life " I will pick bird That right there spoke volumes

Greatest player of all time. LARRY JOE BIRD

@billmorrison9068

3 ай бұрын

I go with Magic Johnson

@lukeconverse6632

3 ай бұрын

@@billmorrison9068 definitely can’t go wrong with either of them

@ubroc

3 ай бұрын

LBJ > LJB

@jasongCLJ

2 ай бұрын

Correct .. of all Nba players we have ever seen = .correct. Theres no question to those who know basketball. And i look back and fully realize that when they faced the Lakers ..OMG wow .. they literally mAULED Bird ! ... .Its iNCRedible. Fro REAL the Celtics should have atleAST split thier 8 Chips 4 to 4 .. and Magic had a muCH better team on paper. - Reality.

@ubroc

2 ай бұрын

Lakers should have won every time. They should always beat the Celtics. @@jasongCLJ

No one better. Birds the Word

Many black KZread pundits saying Larry Bird is not even in the top 5 of the G. O. A. T discussion really need to watch his and digest. Today's generation talk about stats, stats, stats.... Nonsense there are many players with STATS due to longevity in the game! Most if not all could not touch Larry Joe Bird as a player. There is alot of bias out there due to Basketball being hailed as a black man's sport. It's not all about athleticism, it helps for sure but ability, vision, ability to see a pass others cannot, clutchness (LeBron has none) ability to make those around you play better, team work all traits a G. O. A. T must have. I would put Larry Birds best season up against any.... 13 years of greatness even in his rookie year he was smashing most. Let's be real, generational ideas about who is best will always play a factor.... But.... Hail, hail, hail Laryy Bird #33 my man 🏀🏀🏆🥇

Truthfully, Bird was easily the best player in the league every year from his rookie season through 87. They can't give it to one guy for that many years in a row. It was basically an antitrust maneuver against a Bird monopoly

Bird a thinker, so only best way to guard Bird, it to also be a thinker. Sounds like a good Chess player.

"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan," Pat said. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird." I agreed with Pat Riley🎉

You said it the Birdman was "legendary". Heck the whole 80s era of Basketball was Legendary ! 🤣🤣

No player scared me as much as Larry Bird. As a Laker fan, in the 1987 Finals Game 4, I knew for certain Bird would hit that game winning 3 to tie the series at 2. I was ecstatic when it went off the rim.

I thought James Worthy said it best when asked which he would prefer to play. He said he would rather play Jorden. Because as he put it, Jorden made you look slow, but Bird made you look stupid. Lol

Bird is the GOAT.

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

@DerVorsitzender

3 ай бұрын

Ugly ass unicorn, but yeah. One of a kind

@mj23goat3

2 ай бұрын

Fitting that you'd say that because if you think Larry's the GOAT you're clearly living in FANTASY LAND.

@irishgrl

2 ай бұрын

@@mj23goat3 Sez the guy whose hero got SWEPT by Larry Bird. TWICE.

@mj23goat3

2 ай бұрын

@@irishgrlCeltics fans still tossing that disingenuous line around, eh? Yes, MJ and his team of world beaters (1x All-Star Caldwell Jones and 1x All-Star Steve Johnson) got swept by Larry and his cavalcade of future HOFers. What an accomplishment. Larry, of course, then conveniently slinked off into retirement _just_ as Jordan's dynasty was beginning. We all know that had Larry stuck around a few more years those won-loss numbers were going to do a BIG about face.

@irishgrl

2 ай бұрын

@@mj23goat3 see if MJ would have elevated HIS team the way Larry lifted those Celtics, it might have been a horse race. But, the problem was, MJ WAS TOO DAMN SELFISH & ONLY CARED ABOUT HIS OWN STATS. SO IN THE END HE ONLY HAS HIMSELF TO BLAME. Stop pretending your guy is all that when he can’t even lead his own team! Also Larry didn’t “slink off to retirement” he was severely injured. Do you really think a healthy Larry would have gone anywhere??? A 68% win record against MJ is something to BRAG about. Nobody else can say that.

Bird understood that a clever assist is worth 2 points. Jordan did not!

@mj23goat3

2 ай бұрын

Is that why Jordan is third all-time in assists among pure SG's? Or maybe him not being able to pass is what caused him to drop 10 triple-doubles in an 11 game span when Doug Collins asked MJ to slide over to point back in '89? A position, by the way, that MJ had _never_ played at ANY level up to that point. Jordan played point for a total of 15 games that season and averaged 10.1 assists per game during that stretch which, had he played enough games at point to qualify, would have seen him finish the season in 4th place among the assists leaders. This notion that Jordan couldn't pass really needs to die.

@joeldriver-sp2rg

2 ай бұрын

Jordan averaged 5.3 assists per game for his career and Bird 6.3. Exactly what are you basing your take one because it clearly isn't stats or facts.

@JohnLBrown-kp2rp

2 ай бұрын

Toxicity ‼MJ the most exciting basketball player ever,there is no comparing when it come to MJ botton line.Larry Bird had a mean game,he was tough,give Larry had game,every body else is a close second🤔

When I was a kid I thought Magic was the best player. Basically I like Magic because he looked cooler and I tended to like black players better. Now that I’m older and understand the game better, there’s no doubt In my mind that Bird is better than Magic. People always mention Magic in GOAT conversations but not Bird. I realize the general population just repeats what other people say. Most people are followers.

@user-tm7me1ef9l

3 ай бұрын

I hear Bird mentioned in GOAT conversations all the time, much more often than Magic.

@ericroberts7485

3 ай бұрын

@@user-tm7me1ef9lI don’t. Hardly ever.

@anthonytruckerevans

2 ай бұрын

MJ THE GOAT

@anthonytruckerevans

2 ай бұрын

Jordan got 6 rings

@jimkoenig5026

2 ай бұрын

​@@anthonytruckerevansHondo was 8-0 Michael only made six finals so you really can't put them up there with the big boys that made 10 or more

I'm from Indiana. I had the pleasure of watching Larry develop. Let me tell you, it was a pleasure.😊

Great video - born in '78, I was a kid in school when he was on his tear and remember well saying "I'm Larry Bird" on the schoolyard courts.

Bird could never be trapped and his high arcing shot could not be blocked. He would eat up today's NBA.

@jamesswigart3032

2 ай бұрын

All the touch fouls he’d live on the line

@randyhuke3773

2 ай бұрын

@@jamesswigart3032 And he was 90% from the line where he was the most deadly

Thank you. I had to replay at least 3 scenes multiple times.

I've been guilty of under-rating Bird, and I watched him play. His awareness and passing made the entire team better. Definitely all time greatest starting lineup before he was hurt.

Mr.Bird probably the best all around player ever. He did everything. I love it today when some fans dare to say labron is better than bird. Not even close and bird had somethinf only a handful of players had the want to take the last shot, the money shot that labron never had. Tas Larrys the goat.

@ericmaye2757

3 ай бұрын

Good point You're grammar is embarrassing though

@timothyhennig80

2 ай бұрын

Jerry West made a few of those last second shots!

@bricefleckenstein9666

2 ай бұрын

Larry Bird is the ONLY PLAYER ever to be in the Top 50 for Points Per Game, Assists Per Game, AND Rebounds Per Game for a career. He's still the only player to be in the Top 60 of all 3 all time - and nobody else manages that Top 150 in ALL THREE. Unarguably the best all-around player of NBA history, though others (Hi Wilt! Hi Oscar! Hi Kareem! Hi Hakeem!) managed 2 of the 3 ahead of Larry Legend.

@user-wm8fk1uq9z

Ай бұрын

You're means you are..jokes on you

WHEN HE WAS WINNING GAMES WITH CLUTCH SHOTS, PASSING, STEALING, GETTING RINGS, PERSONAL AWARDS, STOPPING GREATS, DEFEATING THE LIKES OF M.J. / Magic / others who were greats ..... Larry Legend just blew people's minds .... in prevailing in regular season and Championship play as well. NO ONE LIKE HIM, not then and not now. GBjj

Bird simply flew at a higher altitude than anyone else: ball control, passing, scoring. He embodied the Celtics with an iconic skill and leadership. Super style, above and beyond stats. Edit. PS: The above comment comes from a diehard Lakers fan since 1964.

IMO greatest era in NBA history and i was a teen/early 20s enjoying the greatness of those players

Larry Bird is the GOAT.

He was also a monumental trash talker.

At this point only the brainwashed youngsters and OG media hype sponges have failed to realize that Bird has always been the goat.

Thanks. Your quality is superior to the rest of the pack of these vids. Really liked the whole game in a nutshell segment. So nice watching the Celtics picks developing before they happen.

@PU-Basketball

2 күн бұрын

Very Much Appreciated!

Bird, but after Mike’s broken foot in the 1985-1986 season he developed a clutch mid range jump shot, that expanded his arsenal and made him even more dynamic than just being Air Jordan.

@sideshowbobsaget8876

2 ай бұрын

Jordan had the midrange since college

Larry Bird is the GOAT. Put me on any city court as a captain. Standing there are PRIME Michael, Lebron, Kareem, Magic, Wilt, and Larry (the only players with a legit claim to GOAT). I have first pick. I take Larry Legend. Because I KNOW he will grind us to a chance to win, and I KNOW he will make the winning shot.

@jonlanier_

2 ай бұрын

I think you forgot Bill Russell.

@mj23goat3

2 ай бұрын

@@jonlanier_He forgot his brains too, if he takin' Larry over MJ, Cap, or Magic.

nice show, thanks...

One time my dad and I seen magic on the plane and my dad asked him for his autograph and he said wait until the plane lands and he disappears.Thats why I was laughing at him when he got AIDS😂

Bird court IQ was quite noticeable. He made passes that were crazy, he saw teammates in place before they got there. He played defense and shot the ball effortlessly. Team player was why Celtics achieved a lot with him.

Imagine him not hurting his back. Ugh. Supposedly working on his mom's driveway.. 😢

Larry Bird has had so many adjectives used by others to explain his game I couldn't possibly list them. This one`s mine...The day after winning the NBA championship he received a call and his Mom said he`s not here he`s running laps at the gym because he is trying to get into shape for the oncoming season?? Then it finally occurred to me because Im a procrastinator and have a history of always being late. DO YOU THINK AS I DO THAT LARRY BIRD WAS THE FIRST AND POSSIBLY ONLY PERSON i`VE SEEN WHO GENUINLY UNDERSTOOD THE ENITITY OF TIME? EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE BACKGROUND IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND IT MOVES OH SO UNASSUMINGLY UNTIL IT SNEAKS UP FROM BEHIND. HE SAID FORGET THE PLAY I`LL SHOOT IT, SAVES TIME, ALWAYS MOVING ALWAYS IN A HURRY NO MATTER WHAT UP THE FLOOR OR DOWN THE FLOOR. I`VE WASTED SO MUCH OF MY LIFE I1S NOT FUNNY, HELL, I THOUGHT TIME WAS MY FRIEND UNTIL LAST SUNDAY. YOUR opinion or mine but I don`t think LARRY BIRD has ever been accused of wasting time.

Great video❤

Bird's rookie contract was not the highest ever. Pete Maravich got almost three times as much as a rookie in 1970, making him not only the highest-paid rookie, but he earned more than ANY player in the NBA at the time.

@RobinBarton-gq4qb

2 ай бұрын

Ahh yes ! I remember "Pistol " Pete and his " " " Brillcream " commercials.

I believe it is pronounced Jerry Seech-ting. Nice, informative and entertaining video. Thanks.

@JO-qd2bv

3 ай бұрын

It is pronounced "see-sting"

@geraldjohn7954

3 ай бұрын

@@JO-qd2bv MAJOR blunder. The narrator knows nothing about the Celtics much like President Reagan who botched several names himself.

Indeed. Only Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird were thee Only ones who won the NBA MVP 3 years in a row. A ROW. In addition, Larry Legend is thee only one that won the NBA's 3 point contest 3 years on a Row. A ROW. GOAT,,, perhaps. What is know to be a true statement is that for 3 years, no one could touch him.

Lakers Coach Pat Riley: "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan," Riley said. "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life... I'd take Larry Bird." It's a fact! In his prime no one, and no one, could touch Larry (Legend) Bird with his all around skills, game saving heroics and court awareness! Compare his highlight reel to anyone and it's pure magic to watch! He's the G.O.A.T.

Very nice. Well explained, great footage. It helped me appreciate Birds expertise and value to the game even more.

KInd of funny to say Larry made his teammates better in this instance. Larry had Robert Parish and Kevin McHale while Michael had Dave Corzine and Brad Sellers.

@JTH-hm8ew

2 ай бұрын

That is correct. I enjoyed watching the Celtics and Lakers in the 1980s but Boston had a way better team roster wise then Chicago had. Not to mention the 1986 Celtics were one of the greatest teams ever. The only answer to this debate is if the 1986 Celtics would have played the 1993 or 1996 Bulls.

Bird 🐦🕊️ had Jordan by 4 inches so he could easily post Jordan up and he couldn't do nothing anything else with it he couldn't stop birds post up turn around fadeaway jumper which was money 🤑💰 good as gold

Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics ❤👑 Los Angeles Lakers Fan. Bird was truly entertaining. 🏀

Very difficult to say who was the greatest of all-time, because players of other era's are either not in the discussion or overlooked because a particular generation doesn't even know anything about them. Bird was definitely one of the greatest. But, what about Chamberlain, Baylor, Russell, West, etc. And remember the rules have changed and "carrying the ball" was strictly enforced years ago. Now, 6'8 guards are common place. Back in Cousy's day, that would have been disastrous.

Proper attitude re fitness Dietician, personal trainer, no injuries = bird goat. Fact

Yah, and imagine Bird trash-talkin the 'new kid'

bird and magic changed the league , jordan raised it from there.

Even ML Carr and Greg Kite got buckets when they played with Larry!

Look at that left hand!

Jokić is on the path now and gotta lot of seasons ahead. Larry would agree..

Bird's mission was never to be the "goat". His mission was to have the best team (win most championships). Don't get wrong he is a competitor but he said it himself in 87, "Magic was the best".

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll watch all your old-school basketball, but please know that none of us old heads are going to watch today’s game it’s garbage…. Watching kids play on a Sunday afternoon is a much better game of basketball.

@bonnieplasha4684

3 ай бұрын

Facts!

@geraldjohn7954

3 ай бұрын

Correct 100%.

Just an FYI - Jerry Sichting (pronounced \CEASE-sting\)

Bird signing the cobtract with his left hand and shoots with his right... Crazy😮😮

Saw a recent interview with Bird and he said he was proud of his career mainly because he went all out every minute he was on the court. He admitted it's probably the reason his career ended early, but said he felt obligated to bring it every play, because the Celtics were paying him a lot of money (for those days) to help the team win and he was confident he was the best player on the court night in and night out.

Bird schooled Jordan over 25 times...During Birds career, Bird was the better player...Overall, Michael had a better career, but not while Bird was around

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

That’s because when MJ took control, Bird bailed.

@darrelavery9809

3 ай бұрын

So you're going to ignore Larry having McHale and Parrish?

@matttirado7661

3 ай бұрын

@@jogendron6320 you acknowledge what I'm saying and you made my point

@user-kd4pj2zy6d

2 ай бұрын

You ain’t Lieing.

@ahwayzcool4630

2 ай бұрын

I'd like to say that MJ learned alot from Bird which made him even better later on. MJ learned that being a solo scorer isn't enough. Later on MJ became a great passer getting other team mates involved.

U R RIGHT BIRD 1000%

All the NBA players from that era knew that Bird was the best player. Kareem even said Bird was the best he ever played against...

Larry, I believe, was the best ALL-AROUND player so far. If he didn't utilize all his skills because he was a TEAM PLAYER, he probably could've led the league in scoring or assists a number of times. According to PHIL JACKSON, Jordan had to score a lot of points, or he wasn't happy. Larry wasn't like that. PHIL also said that if he wasn't the HEAD COACH, the BULLS would NOT have won all those championships. I believe him. He won a lot of games, and he was a very smart coach.

Larry makes friends and foes proud to have been there.

Yeah.. best playoff performance.. 63pts.. but you failed to mention that the net result of that game was a LARRY BIRD victory. I'm only at the 1:30 mark so maybe you'll address that later. And I've seen some comments quickly noting that MJ is 0 - 2 in the playoffs while being SWEPT in both of them. Can't hurt to repeat certain things 😊

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

Then MJ took control of the NBA and Larry bailed into retirement. If he kept playing, he would’ve been swept numerous times.

@johnmagnotta8401

3 ай бұрын

@@jogendron6320 if if if.. but we can only go by what DID happen. Maybe if bird didn't hurt his back or have bone spurs in both heels at the same time we wouldn't even know MJ. This is why you can't play the what if game. My opinion (which I am allowed?) is admittedly biased growing up a Celtics fan. I can admit that while fully expecting other people to have their own opinions.. wrong opinions but still their own. Haha.. I'm busting you. Team is 5 players.. MJ would be my shooting guard.. without a doubt.

@Mike1122.

3 ай бұрын

The Bulls were a bad team and Boston had 4 all stars. If Bird was so great why did Magic own him in college and the NBA? Bird had 4 all stars in his line up? Yes, Magic also had 3 all stars is line up.

@johnmagnotta8401

3 ай бұрын

@@Mike1122. someone is sour. It's ok. Really I get it! It is om

@johnmagnotta8401

3 ай бұрын

Larry MADE his teammates all stars and also taught MJ that he needed to do the same.. Larry would have made anyone they put around him better. Mike didn't have that mindset when he started. If bird didn't show him that Mike woukd have just been another flashy player.. no rings to validate his greatmess

Michael Jordan told Larry Bird and Magic Johnson "there was a new sheriff in town." They both agreed with Jordan.

@msbolan

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, when they were both at the very end of their careers. To your point, though, yes; they agreed.

@anitafoxworth6564

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but Isaiah said you gotta go through Detroit first 😅and he beat them all goat 11

@jimkoenig5026

2 ай бұрын

​@@anitafoxworth6564MJ was 1-3 vs Zeke Had to wait

@200mphz06

2 ай бұрын

@@jimkoenig5026MJ 0 for 6 in playoff games against Bird. Swept twice. During one stretch of their careers MJ lost 16 straight games against Bird.

@jimkoenig5026

2 ай бұрын

@@200mphz06 he had to wait. Too many top 1-10 players. 90's was weaker

Bird did not care about being known as the best basketball player, that would not be something that he concerned himself with. He just wanted to come to work, give the fans a show every night and most importantly, win.

When I hear old opponents of Bird say he wouldn't be on the NBA today I just laugh. Usually it's from "bros" who he punished year in year out. He's the best all around player ever to play the game.

Mike Could not Guard Bird!!! Nobody on Chicago team could guard Bird.

Who had the most triple doubles?

@MickBokulich-gg1ro

2 ай бұрын

I’m guessing Magic had more than either of them. Bird more than Mike

Gotta love the mustache, wish I could transport all you bastards back to the 80's with me. What a great time to be alive.

"If I had to choose a player to make a shot to win a game I'd take Jordan. If I had to choose a player to make a shot to save my life I'd take Larry Bird." - Pat Riley

Jordan had no one around him then. With seasoned veterans like McHale, Parrish, DJ, Ainge etc, the Bulls had no chance.

@michaeltorres5331

2 ай бұрын

Bullshit Hakeem took the Rockets to the finals his second season going through the defending champion Lakers with five hofamers and taking the greatest team ever the 86 Celtics to six games The League changed the rules just for MJ and money he got embarrassed by Bird and Larry Legend would tell him about it too and there was nothing he could do about it either

Jordan never won a championship until Larry Bird retired.

@mcfrisko834

2 ай бұрын

You act like kids immediately start winning championships as soon as they get to the league. Careers take time to mature.

@jonlanier_

2 ай бұрын

@@mcfrisko834 Yea... it took Jordan so long that he had to wait until Larry Bird retired.

@sideshowbobsaget8876

2 ай бұрын

​@@jonlanier_Jordan won chip in 91 and 92. Bird retired in 92. Bird won once when Jordan was in the league 86. 😅

Larry Bird was to the 1980's Celtics what Bobby Orr was to the 1970's Bruins. The wind that sailed the team.

If Larry Bird didn't have a back injury, he'd be a GOAT candidate.

He taught Jordan all those things? I'm a big Larry fan, but your video is full of hyperbole. MJ's team sucked. The Celtics had four HOFs, three of them were at their prime, while the other was just awarded 6th man of the year.

@kevinbarry4325

Ай бұрын

Cartright,Pippin,Rodman they hardly were sub par

"Larry was always in the right place at the right time doing the right thing" DR. J.

I believe that Mr.Bill Russel taught Larry Bird to be an inglorious bastard on the court. It’s true theres no I in team, but there is in leadership… and win.