I’m a bulls fan but we all gotta admit it all worked out for MJ. Len bias death, magic HIV, Larry’s injury… the 90’s would’ve been so nuts. But as a bulls fan, I ain’t mad lol

@Steven_Martinez

2 ай бұрын

It "all works out" for all players, they made the league lol

@Steven_Martinez

2 ай бұрын

Yk how many injuries the warriors dynasty needed 😂

@IAshess

Ай бұрын

@@Steven_Martinezand how many it took for it to end 😂

It's crazy how nobody never talk about his passing, just focused on his shooting

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

People do talk about his passing

@bfgolf

3 ай бұрын

It was talked about more in his playing days

@MrWest-ph5yg

3 ай бұрын

Larry Legend had the handles too he deserves his respect

@johnbarnes7485

3 ай бұрын

my dumbass thought you meant he died when you said "his passing" legit searched it up n everything to verify

@edwardbrito4010

2 ай бұрын

Bird almost had 2 20/20/20 games lol 😂 24/19/15 vs ATL 82 & 30/17/15 vs Was 87 somehow had 3 blocks both games lol 😆 Bird rebounding elite too LBJ average 6 fully healthy athletic freak vs Bird in a back brace with 2 amazing big men team mates had 10 😅

If only Larry hired someone to do the Lawn

@miguelmontemayor2281

3 ай бұрын

Thats one of the biggest what if.

@MrJohnnyAOA

3 ай бұрын

That story is bullshit. Hurt your back in 1985 but still palyed elite for 3 more years.

@MrJohnnyAOA

3 ай бұрын

That injury is BS. He played elite from 85 to 88. Even winning the 86 MVP. Not gonna give much weight on that injury for his overall career.

@irishgrl

3 ай бұрын

@@MrJohnnyAOA That injury was the beginning of the end. Btw, to CLARIFY-he injured himself building a driveway for his mom, not mowing his lawn!And he had a second back injury plus bone spurs on both feet necessitating double Achilles surgery. If you watch the video where Larry’s back doctor talks about what Larry had to do to keep his spine in place just to play for a few hours…including traction & braces, then you see how ignorant your comment IS.

@equilibrium_69

3 ай бұрын

If he only didn't break his finger on that softball game

If you wanna appreciate how good bird was type in “bird Jordan March 91” and watch the highlights of that double OT game. Keep in mind that’s past his prime Bird with a broken back vs. prime championship season MJ.

@peppie0521

3 ай бұрын

Larry The Terminator (Judgement Day July 1991) Legend.

@JoK110266

3 ай бұрын

Jordan wasnt in his prime either at that time, so pack it in. Prime Bird and prime Jordan have never met.

@malooch

3 ай бұрын

@@JoK110266 Jordan was 28 and won a championship in 91 tf are you talking about

@JoK110266

3 ай бұрын

Jordan and Bird met while they were both in their prime? Is that what you're saying? @@malooch

@malooch

3 ай бұрын

@@JoK110266 boy are you slow? Go reread the last damn sentence of my initial comment

Dude had insane spatial awareness.

@jeffreywells3884

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it seemed if he got d rebound he at once knew where all 9 other players were at.

Most unpopular basketball take I have: Larry bird is the second greatest player of all time. He got hurt basically 5 years into his career and he slowly declined because of it. There was nothing he couldn’t do on a basketball court at an all time level though.

@ADHoops

3 ай бұрын

My guy greatness is accomplishing as much as possible in an nba career. As a Celtics fan he didn’t even have a greater career then magic, bron. Kobe, Kareem. He only won 3 chips and didn’t play that long compared to everyone else in the top 10

@pallekanin91

3 ай бұрын

I’m a Boston fan and of course I agree. But on the other hand longevity is availability. Greatness is also durability

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

My guy you are on drugs. And i hate Bird as a Sixers fan. You cant name anyone better outside of Mike.​@ADHoops

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

I got him and Kobe at an even number two I agree. Mike is the only player I seen better.

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

What he did in that short amount of time given all the circumstances only Jordan is better and Kobe equal. I hate Larry Bird so I'm no fan of his​@@pallekanin91

Tbh imma probably be ballin tears when Larry legend not here anymore

Seeing _"I Hate You"_ on the thumbnail, it got to me that Larry(Obi-Wan) was kicking Anakin's (MJ) ass before he became an unstoppable Vader.

@meltgalaxy9043

3 ай бұрын

Oh my god this is beautiful

@MarioLuigi-yz9pz

3 ай бұрын

Shut up man

@Rick-the-Swift

3 ай бұрын

I'd never heard a poet know it any better than that🔥

Larry Legend is the best all-around player...ever. Period.

If it wasn’t for his back injury, there would be no conversations about who’s the GOAT.

We need a Larry bird movie

@emmanuelcruz4829

3 ай бұрын

The 30 by 30 of him is pretty damn good tbh

@Rick-the-Swift

3 ай бұрын

Starring Matthew McConoughey 😂😂

@spicec0rp

3 ай бұрын

They're gonna butcher it, and make him PG af

@Rick-the-Swift

3 ай бұрын

@@spicec0rp They're gonna make it lgqbt+, anti-christian, and probably make him African American

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

Napoleon Dynamite would be a great Bird too 😜

They had beef in the playing days but greats respect each other

MIKE MY GUY BEEN WATCHING FOR YEARS KEEP IT UP DUDE I LOVE YOUR WORK

Great vid like the commentary! One thing...Coach Fitch was Birds 1st NBA Coach not college. Mr. Hodges who was the Assistant Coach for ISU was the one that was so persistent... he finally convinced Larry Bird to go to ISU!

Killer video Mike this kind of video is what makes your channel special brother excellent research and put together so well man I love it found out stuff I didn't know about Ole Larry legend !

@MikeKorzemba

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Brandon, means a lot brother 🙏

It’s amazing just how god Larry Bird is. And just how overlooked he his

Thank you for making this!!! Larry is the real Legend!

Today fans need to remember that old school NBA played without the sport technology that now is normal. SHOES help mobility and prevent injuries, therapy, Gym etc. And still the greatest players.

Larry Legend Bird the one true GOAT and one of the two SAVIORS of the nba and the only one that could beat was the broken back

Thanks Mike Korzemba I’m a very big Larry Bird fan 🔥💯

I love Larry Bird! He's way too underrated today! Today I really like Luka Doncic, and I think Luka is also like Larry in that Luka is probably the last player you'd want to trash talk in today's game.

Larry Bird is The Best Small/Power Forward to Ever Touch a Basketball

@Revxnfr

3 ай бұрын

lebron james my friend

@facelessandnameless

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. Peak Bird was better than Lebron ever was at literally everything.

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

Lebron isn’t a top 10 player of alltime.

I used to try to play like Bird. The coaches would tell me to post up. That was before the 3-pt revolution.

Ok It Wasn't Bill Finch That Got Larry, It Was Bill Hodges That Talked Larry Into Going Back To College To Play. Also He Had To Have Surgery On Both FEET At The Same Time NOT "Foot".

I used to hate Larry Bird. Then I realized it wasn't Larry Bird that I hated... it was the Racist Boston/Larry Bird Fans that I hated. I came to respect him because I realized Larry Bird was just being Larry Bird. A trash-talking badass on the court, who had the talent to back it up! This man went toe to toe with the best the NBA had and still walked away with championships.

dude had like 8 healthy nba seasons barely and is one of the GOATS... if he had an entire 10-12 year healthy career, it's donezo.

So happy i enjoyed it all.

Take each player healthy and at the height of their career. Bird is a top 5 player. Considering the points, rebounds, assists, steals and FT %. It's very hard to pick a better all around player. There were some....maybe 4 or 5 tops.

just wanted to hop in and say thanks a bunch for taking a sponsorship from something *helpful* for this one, and not one of the zillions of gambling ones that have been infesting sports youtube. i do get that those're likely solid consistent money, but man do they always feel greasy to watch.

Greatest trash talkers: 1. Bird 2. MJ 3. KG 4. Kobe 5. GP

Larry Bird wasn't as physically or athletically gifted as the average NBA player. However, he was skilled at accurate technique and ability to read the flow of the game. He particularly excelled in medium- and long-range shooting, rebounding, and passing (assist) techniques. He is one of the best three-point shooters in the league, and uses his unique form to carry the ball on his shoulders to sink many shots. The only other player as tall and as good as Bird was Magic Johnson.

@jubjubhenry5612

3 ай бұрын

I get what you’re saying but he wasn’t below average athletically or physically, at all. That’s Dream Team Larry. Prime Larry was NBA athletic and he was often the most fit player in the league stamina wise. These old tropes just never die 😂

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

​@@jubjubhenry5612right

@rustyshacklefordrefined5756

3 ай бұрын

@@jubjubhenry5612I’ve gotta say, from watching clips of Bird defending Jordan. Larry Bird has good foot speed.

@jubjubhenry5612

3 ай бұрын

@@rustyshacklefordrefined5756 Haha yeah Larry would give Mike problems on defense with his height and length and smarts but as you said his foot speed was nice too, pre injuries. I get it, it’s part of his legend. Slow unathletic white guy dominated the NBA etc and so on. But it’s not really true to say it, that’s all.

@rustyshacklefordrefined5756

3 ай бұрын

@@jubjubhenry5612 Yeah, there’s a clip of Jordan’s highlights and Larry played perfect defense on him in one clip, but Jordan is Jordan and made the jump shot.

Everyone gets caught up in titles, that's a team game. Coach organisation teammates all help towards that. Individual accolades are more prevelant for rating a players value. Bird is one of the best ever. He's in the best starting line up of all time

In 1979, if the Celtics hadn't traded their first round draft pick for Bob McAdoo, and then they had lost just 3 more games, it would have been they and not the Lakers (who got the pick from the New Orleans Jazz) participating in the coin flip for the #1 pick against the Bulls. The Celtics were that close to having both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. And they still would have had the pieces to execute the trade which brought them Robert Parish and the draft pick that became Kevin McHale.

@MikeKorzemba

3 ай бұрын

I love this, I will look more into it, I appreciate you bringing it up

@big8dog887

3 ай бұрын

Small correction. McAdoo brought the Celtics #1 overall draft pick from the Pistons, which, in turn, was flipped to the Warriors in the Parish-McHale trade, so maybe that trade doesn't get made if they don't acquire McAdoo. On the other hand, McAdoo cost the Cs three future first round picks, so maybe they can do something with those to get the Detroit deal made. Interesting thing about the McAdoo trade is that the owner made it without Red Auerbach's knowledge or consent, Auerbach was so mad that he was going to quit and take a job with the Knicks before he was talked out of it. The Magic Johnson-Larry Bird team-up part of the comment still stands, however.

Amotherfukin' men. Larry Joe Bird

Great video!! #birdgang 💚🐐🍀

1:32 dope edit!

If injuries never became a factor, and Bird was able to play 16 or 17 seasons, he would very easily be in the G.O.A.T arguement. Some people maybe would've put him above both LeBron and Jordan.

@TheRimasyele

3 ай бұрын

I would have never put him above Michael Jordan, but I think about Reggie. Lewis and Lenny bias would have lived. The argument would be different. But I still have him and Kobe Bryant. As the second greatest basketball players of all time, LeMedia is not even top 5. Just because he's not number one doesn't automatically become 234 or 5 , i'm sorry

@sugarnads

3 ай бұрын

Lebron aint top 100. He gets sooo much help from the refs

You need to talk about Moses Malone on a future video, he was clear cut the best in the early 80’s stats don’t lie

@MikeKorzemba

3 ай бұрын

I agree fully, Moses doesn't get his due

@Pure_Dog

3 ай бұрын

@@MikeKorzemba thanks bro n Blessings

You are my basketball professor 🏀🤓

@MikeKorzemba

3 ай бұрын

My man, thank you! It's a comment like this that makes me search harder to make sure I'm filling my videos with the truth, I appreciate you!

@xavzerrek2743

3 ай бұрын

@@MikeKorzemba you're the man Mike!!

You didn’t even mention how coming out of college Larry destroyed his dominant hand which he’s said completely changed how he felt the ball for the rest of his career

can someone please tell me what team the Celtics were playing in the clips from 2:57-3:05 and 8:53-8:55? would be greatly appreciated

@thume5976

3 ай бұрын

That team is the Washington Bullets, both 2:57 and 8:53

First!!!! Great Video!

🔥🔥🔥🔥 Great video… I’ve been 1 of the few that’s said that Larry Legend is top 5 in the history of the NBA. And this video is my back-up. I’ll taking him over Lebron without thinking.

Where's Mad Dogg 😂 he'd love Mike for this video about Bird

1:22 - I notice Kidd is on here twice. His rookie season in Dallas is 20th, and his first season with the Nets is 10th. And I know his first season in Phoenix he/they also made history as well, as the Suns started the 1997 season 0-13 before trading for Kidd in late December, they would go onto have an 11 game winning streak after trading for Kidd, and they are the only team to ever make the playoffs with a double-digit losing streak, and also the only team to ever have both a double-digit losing streak (before Kidd trade) and a double-digit winning streak (after Kidd trade) in the same season. Not relevant to the GREAT Larry Bird, but something I thought some NBA fans might find interesting.

Magic’s career was also cut short

Bird got the best of Jordon in the playoffs

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

Only because he retired early...

@kangaroojack7678

3 ай бұрын

@@jogendron6320 and because of his back and he had to have surgery and had foot spurs

@kangaroojack7678

Ай бұрын

Honestly I like bird over mj if I had a choice in buying a jersey I would buy Larry birds jersey over mikes

It’s crazy to me when people say they would take Lebron over Bird. People always live in the moment they forget how good Bird was. He would dust the floor with him.

@buddyforbes7157

Ай бұрын

I'm afraid Lebron would need psychiatric help if he encountered Bird's trash talk. 😆

The way Larry Bird talk s*** back then most of these NBA players now would cry and have to go to a safe room ! 😂😂😂

whats the name of the piano beat he uses as background music does anyone know?? 11:40 time

@MrThhg

3 ай бұрын

im pretty sure its just the instrumental version of the song Let The Drummer Kick by Citizen Cope.

This is true. There will never be another Larry Bird. There could be a player to be near MJ, which Kobe was almost.

Best Small Forward ever. Not close. Fuck what you heard. Bron ain't fuckin with homeboah. And he talking heavy while he kissing on your neck. Came in as a PF no McHale, no Parrish, no Ainge, no Johnson with a 20 win team. Straight to 1st place against all time greats.

I grew up a die hard Bulls fan in the 90’s, but Larry Bird was, and still is, respected in this house. Lol 🫡 - Signed 02/18/2024

The Bad Boy Pistons still would have taken down the Celtics. Why? Because in 1987 we lost Dumars and Andrian Griffin and still took the Celtics to 7 games. Playing WHAT IF can go both ways. And the Pistons were jobbed in 1988 on the phantom call so actually the Pistons 3-Peated before the Bulls did.

jokic should’ve had 3 mvps ina row

2:59 The surgery looks painful for Bird

Mike with 3 videos inside a week 👀

@MikeKorzemba

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate you for noticing my man, I've been grinding in silence but now it's time for my consistency to fully come back! The momentum will not stop 💪

@kung_ku_kinte5866

3 ай бұрын

@@MikeKorzemba respect your work keep on pushing 👏🏾

The year Larry Bird won rookie of the year, Magic Johnson was NBA MVP Finals MVP. Johnson played Center in Jabaars place after Kareem was injured and could not play in the Lakers Championship game 7 victory over the 76ers. Additionally Larry Bird, who was certainly a fine defensive player, but yet, Bird was never once in his career name to the All Defensive NBA team. Teammate Dennis Johnson was named to nine.

Like your videos hope you will leave Covid out of it going forward. They’re a sponsor so I understand but I personally am not a fan and will move a long accordingly. Hope you have a change of heart sponsorship wise. God speed!

Don't forget that Bird had to get through Dr J and the Bad Boys to get to the Finals. Magic never faced a great team in the same way.

Nah bros Goated

3:07 Baffling beyond belief.

I was there ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

What? Larry is the goat.

While Jordan may have eventually overcame the "Bad Boys" Pistons, the Bulls never defeated Bird's Celtics in the playoffs.

I miss basketball when the top stars were enemies until the all star game. Ion care for all this best friend. Its cool and all but it aint basketball.

Can you nake a video on how the heat players humiliated their fans leaving the arena early on finals game.

@hamiham32

3 ай бұрын

Still the funniest thing I've ever seen. Who the hell leaves a finals game early? Bozos

larry bird was as or ever more bad ass than mj. It wouldve been amazing to see 90’s bulls vs prime bird and celtics!

The funny thing about this is everyone really knows Jordan won the mvp all 6 years they won the championship. He should have 3 in a row twice but the league made sure to give Karl Malone and Charles Barkley mvps out of charity, because Jordan was so dominant it was getting boring that they were trying to make it more interesting by pretending he had competition. But just look at the stats we all know who the best player in the league was. Like I forget who won the championships the years Charles and Karl won mvp?

Bird average 10 rpg in era of giants & big men with McHale & Parish HOF big men team mates. Bird would push 15 rpg in current era. Bird in current era if he had green light & he average 10 so + 7 ppg so he be 30s. Bird as a team mate to HOF PG had 6 apg with no HOF pg he likely get 3 more apg. Bird in the era everyone stats deflated when the Sixers & Pistons are tackling players even with back injuries had 26/10/6 in modern era small ball we’re Bird be a giant with better passing, size, shooting & rebounding than Luka maybe Nikola beats him in rebounding he be 33/14/9 now in his apex 35/15/10 would be a possible stat line a league we’re Green was considered DPOY.

I'm from Chicago..... I mean to do your gramas driveway when your a championship winner multiple times......I think that is the only thing more gangster then Jordan playing hurt for 1 dollar a year on the wizards

Julius Erving was the ABA Regular Season MVP 3 straight years (co-MVP with George McGinnis in 1975) from 1974 to 1976. Doing those years, he was also: two-time scoring champion, 2-time ABA playoff MVP , 2-time ABA champion, first slam dunk champion. Bonus: Doctor J is 6-2-0 against Michael Jordan in head-to-head contests and he and his Sixers teams gave Larry Legend and the great Celtic teams all they could handle in the 80s. The Sixers and Celtics were the greatest NBA team rivalry in the 80s, not the Celtics and Lakers.

@furfamilysue

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Those Sixer-Celtic games in the late 70's and especially the early-mid 80's were intense!

2k24 did Larry bird dirty on their goat's list.

@jubjubhenry5612

3 ай бұрын

Oh shit, what did they do?

@Junior_Dunne

3 ай бұрын

@@jubjubhenry5612they said he the 9th best player 😂

@jubjubhenry5612

3 ай бұрын

@@Junior_Dunne Not shocked, the devs probably know better but they’re forced to elevate more modern players because the age group who plays 2k is young. Still dirty tho 😂

What if the Magic never traded the draft rights to Chris Webber?

Even if tnese "young bucks" dont want to give Bird his proper place on the all time great list, and if they wanna downplay the competition (for some bizarre reason), fine. Its opinion, no matter how wrong it is, and its not like anyone is out there saying Bird sucked. HOWEVER, what any young man, ESPECIALLY those with legit NBA dreams, SHOULD do with Bird, is continually watch, read, and talk about, stuff and stories in videos like this. Work ethic Integrity Drive Unbeatable competitiveness And prob the hardest one to exhibit, but underrated in its importance, CONFIDENCE. Confidence can lead to bad decision making and selfishness, but that would probably be because they arent at the right level with the 1st four. Proper, warranted Confidence once you realize that you can back it up, can lead to things mentioned in this video, and what you hear about the greats that are at the top of all 5 of those traits; and of course im talking about INSTILLING FEAR in your opponent at multiple times before and during a game. You hit 3, 4 in a row, and start exhibiting confidence that others start to notice, shiiiiit... youll have your opponents scrambling, their coach sweating, changing game plans. Like Mike said in this video, the mind games are always the best way to throw an opponent off their entire game.

This guy sounds like mark rober

Prime Bird clears prime LeBron. I watched him, when I was a kid… he was so good. Of all the players I’ve seen Larry is only second to Mike overall. Great scorer, passer, defender, rebounder with an elite mindset.

@hunkmarvel8925

3 ай бұрын

How is MJ better? Jordan couldn't get the Bulls to .500 in three seasons. Bird never had a sub .500 season.

His back problem and Len Bias death forever altered the NBA history and his legacy. Healthy Larry Bird and Len Bias behind him Celtics would have beaten the 87 and 88 Lakers and 89 Pistons.

@buddyforbes7157

Ай бұрын

This is one of the tragedies in Celtics and LBs history. Guys, don't do drugs. Len Bias did it just once and look what happened.

He’s 6’9”

Intelligente baby 99

Larry Bird is the Beastie Boys of the NBA. Or are the Beastie Boys the Larry Bird's of Hip-Hop?

Ya lost me at "COVID"

When did LeBron have to poke Larry Bird?

But, I thought Bird was the best all-time NBA player.

In my opinion he’s the second best Small Forward of all time behind Lebron James ❤️💯

Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan all time: 23-11

@jogendron6320

3 ай бұрын

He retired too early. MJ took control so he bailed 😂

@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals

3 ай бұрын

Tell us you know nothing about Bird without actually telling us you know nothing about Bird. He played with an extremely painful back for years before finally giving up. He hurt his back working on a home project. @@jogendron6320

Luka might be that guy...

This was back when basketball was tough. Pls don't mention lbj when talking about the greats 😮 he is ok at best

Covid 19 add? seriously??

Imagine Bird never got injured & Len Bias didn't passed away?

Serious the game was slower

I wish I could see Larry play today. If Luka can dominate then Larry can do the same.

Larry better than magic no cap. Magic might have the better career with more rings but bird better player. Magic didn’t win 3 straight mvps. Larry would go crazy in todays era

I'm sick of you ruining my games against the Celtics. Have a nice retirement playing golf, at least you taught me how to trash talk.

Huge MJ fan growing up but Micheal really got lucky with his career Larry bird bad back wgile building his mothers house which couldnt be fixed Len bias passing away in 1986 after THAT CELTICS team drafting him Magic losing 5 years of his career in his prime Not facing hakeem and those rockets teams As i said i am a huge hordan fan but he got very lucky

Bird actually is what children think Bron is.

I did support you but you have an ad for Covid? I’m sorry brother I’ll never watch you again.

The average NBA fan is so dumb to assign too much weight on Larry Bird's driveway incident.

Calm bear 65

Bird is a boss. Mj lucky he got hurt and magic waa kicked out the league while Cap retired