How would Larry Bird do in today's game he asks. Things are totally different. It is definitely far less physical. Easier for great scorers. I think Larry would score about 15+ points a game, about 5 rebounds, and probably 5 assists per game. You would certainly have to worry about injuries. Sure, the stats I listed don't seem like a lot, but you have to understand how limited his minutes would be at 66 years old.
He averaged 25 a game when they actually played defense in the 80s. But you think he'd average 15 in today's weak azz game. Bird would score 35 a game in today's panzy azz league
I grew up in LA during those days with Magic against Bird. There was no question in my mind at the time which was the best team and had the best player. I was in LA after all. Decades later, and the shades off.... watching Bird... his size, his height, his speed, his passing ability, shooting over, under, hook.. from distance. He is the GOAT.
Exactly, I love his passing even more than Magic's. He'd eat LeBron, the big crybaby's lunch. I am appalled that LeBron has the nerve to complain about the officiating against the Celtics on Saturday night. The dude spends half his career at the free throw line, probably 20% of which were off bogus calls, and he COMPLAINS?!?!? What a joke. Bird over Lebron any and every day of the week.
Bird thought the most beautiful thing in basketball was a great pass. Once, while playing in college, his coach yelled at him and told him if he didn't stop passing the ball and instead started shooting, he was going to take Larry out of the game.
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life...I'd take Larry Bird." - Pat Riley
Reggie and Michael hated each other hated each other I watch the preseason game in Cincinnati between the pacers and the bulls go to three overtimes and Reggie nor Michael would come out of the game because neither wanted to lose to the other. Best game I ever saw
@@johnbrinkman3001 that’s what made the league great back then. The best wanted to beat the best. You never heard of super teams. Jordon, Magic and Bird would never have played together to win a title. And I’m not referring to the dream team. That was to represent the Country.
Birds game was timeless. He would have excelled in any Era. His work ethic was legendary. 500 shots every day. 100 free throws, everyday. Running everyday. He had ice water in his veins. You couldn't intimidate him. #dontfuckwith#33.
While my ship was in San Francisco, the Celtics were the visiting team against the Warrior's. I have always watched the Legend and Pistol Pete too. To have the opportunity to see him in person was amazing. He was a foot taller than me and I was star struck. Back in 1969 I met Dick Butkis at the Armed Forces game that was cool however, meeting Larry Legend was the best interaction for me a Veteran Sailor meeting those great players.
I will say this for any young person who didn't get to see Bird play. I am 55, I have never seen another player of any generation that I feared seeing them with the ball and my team up by 2 with 10 seconds or less on the clock. It didn't matter what his line for the night was, if your team had a 2 point lead with 10 seconds and Boston had the ball, you were in fear.
The metric for greatness I use would be that if my life depended on it…… Game Seven of the NBA championship. Who I do not want to see walking onto the court wearing my opponent’s jersey. Larry Bird I see him and I’m calling the undertaker.
ROFL. Miller and Bird in today's NBA? No hand checking, 3's chucked up at will, everything based on movement and shooting? They would DESTROY this game.
This is great. Not only do we get to send a little love toward Reggie and Larry Legend, but we get to heap loads of hate on manufactured, soft, fragile "superstars" like LeFraud.
Bird was so dominant. A true genius on the court a literal basketball savant. His basketball IQ was off the charts one of, if not the highest IQs in the entire history of basketball. Definitely my favorite player of all time no one else was even close. Full disclosure It probably had a little to do with him being a Celtic my favorite team since birth.
Larry Bird would embarrass the players in the NBA today. Not only was he an amazing player, he would be the smartest player on the court in any basketball era. Today it's all about physical talent and individual accomplishments. Bird knew exactly what he would do, where he would do it and how he would do it. Then he would tell the opposing player the same thing................and then go out and do what he said he would do even if the other player knew it. Reggie Miller could easily play in today's game, no question.
If Bird had stayed healthy, Len Bias and Reggie Lewis were still alive, the Bulls never win a title. No way Bulls get past a frontcourt of Bird, McHale, Bias, Lewis, and Parrish; Pippen and Grant foul out easily vs the younger, more athletic Bias and Lewis, and Bird just dominates
these stats go in this EXACT order the #1 TIED rebounding from wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 TIED scoring from wilt chamberlain and shotblocking from bill russell #3 shotblocking from wilt chamberlain #4 passing from oscar robertson #5 scoring from kareem abdul-jabbar #6 scoring from michael jordan #7 passing from magic johnson #8 scoring from look larry bird
I think that Bird and Miller would excel in today's NBA. Those two guys were so versatile that they could adapt to any opponent and do it quickly. To even think that the player of today could adapt to handle either Bird or Miller is just plain misguided. All you need to do is watch old videos of playoff games to see what happens when the game is on the line. Invariably, either of those guys could turn up the wick and essentially stifle their opponent. I was privileged to see Bird play live in Miami against the Heat. Even more fortunate was that I had seats behind the Celtics' bench.. It was no contest. Bird didn't even play the whole game yet the Celts handled the Heat with O'Neil in the middle. No contest. And Bird NEVER quit talking, even when he wasn't in the game.
Yeah, back in Bird's era, the hitting on defense looked like assault and battery with attempted rape every time someone drove to the hoop. Especially against certain teams
In todays NBA Bird would average 50 per game. Look what he averaged with Derek Harper's forearm, in his back. The Detroit Pistons defense, the early 80's Philadelphia 76'ers and the Lakers. In today's NBA you can't breathe on someone without getting a foul.
Also he'd get to play against teams missing their stars due to "load management". Bird didn't miss games unless he couldn't play;. I have zero respect for players who sit out games nowadays. Oh, boo hoo....you have to play 30 minutes of basketball for millions of dollars? How do you do it? I mean, my job is physical. I can only imagine the laughter from my managers if I told them I needed to take off a day every week for "load management". I'd be looking for another job PDQ. But these clowns in the NBA "need" to rest.
Imagine if they had put so much stock in shooting threes, back when Bird and Miller played, as they do now. The fast break then kick it out for a 3pt, makes older fans nuts.
@@Vichedges nah man Larry Bird had load management. He didn't want to exit early or miss games but he had a bad back. Starting in his sixth year he started to miss games. It's funny as soon as he started resting occasionally his points per 48 minutes went up 8 points
The games changed. Everyone so concerned with who's the GOAT, they forget they are playing a team sport. Working as a team will always win out over five individuals, and Bird was a team player.
Reggie Miller was great. Tremendous clutch shooter. Gave my Bulls fits in the 98 ECF. But I don’t get why young guys come in to the league and think it’s a good idea to poke the bear.
Bird would have no problem in today's NBA. Reggie would make people realize that Steph Curry hasn't changed the game, he's just a continuation of great 3point shooting.
I bet these European Stars of today's NBA Saw what can work in playing the game by watching someone like bird.Not too big and not too fast and learned ....yea i can play like that too.Luca and Joker come to mind.These two seem to do it all like Larry.
Miller was the Steph Curry in the 90s with more trash talking. Seems he's the 2nd best trash talker who can back it up, & 2nd best clutch shooter behind Bird.
Only player EVER to win a Championship. Win NBA Coach of the year AND to win Executive of the year. PLUS Rookie of the year, Finals MVP and All Star MVP in his Hall of Fame career. Nobody in the world but Larry Legend can claim all of the above in their resume. Larry Legend may not be the Best player ever but he sure as hell has the best Resume of all time. Nobody else can claim all mentioned above except Larry 🐦 The Legend.
Reggie is my all time favorite athlete. Indianapolis sports was nothing until those mid 90s Pacers teams took off. I love Manning but Reggie will always be number 1.
A great player is a great player. I am not a fan of the whole Goat thing because some of the old best never played against the new best. Rules changed. The 3 pt. happened. When i hear the names Wilt, Bill Russel, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Barkley, Kobe, Curry and many, many others, I just think; great players. A hall of famer is the better measurement. Different but still Great.
Very well said! We will never (truly) find out who the greatest of all time is because we are unable to see all the greats compete against one another. It truly is impossible. Let's just call the great players great just like you said. That is of course if they are great?
I remember growing up as a huge lakers fan living in Milwaukee…I’d be playing on the playgrounds and the black guys called me Larry bird…because I had game,but I hated it then because I was patterning my game after Magic
Well, for one thing, Rick Mahorn, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman would have LeBron James curled up in a fetal position and sucking his thumb by halftime. Three of the Baddest of the Bad Boy Pistons vs. the softest and most fragile "superstar" in the history of any of the 4 major North American sports? It would be nice to see.
The "superstars" of this era wouldn't get off the bench. They wouldn't be able to get their own shot with the defense played back then, they wouldn't be able to play defense, and they'd be called for travelling at least 8x a game because in Bird's era, there was no Euro-step and a gathering step in addition to the 2 steps allowed to take once the ball is no longer being dribbled. It was more Iike: 1. Pick up ball, 2. Take one step with either foot, pivot on foot that didn't move 3. Pass or shoot.
bird dominated in an era where people played physical hard nosed basketball, it was a highly physical game. in today's no d league he would just destroy everyone.
The cream always rises to the top no matter what generation, no matter what sport. Magic said he would train 5 to 6hrs a day because that’s what Bird would be doing. Bird said he stopped looking at the game stats once Magic became ill because there wasn’t any point looking any more but you can bet that the up and coming star players were looking at his stats if you want to be the best you must aspire to be better than the best
Bird would still be a top player in the league today. Maybe 25 ppg, 15 boards, 10 assists... which isn't bad since he's almost 70? In his prime, double that
I used to watch a lot of NBA back in Bird's day, no question he'd dominate today's game. I pretty much only watch NCAA basketball now... a lot more team play, a lot less showboating. More than half of them will never play pro ball, and of those that do, most will end up in the G league or overseas, not the NBA... Meaning most of the kids playing in the college game are just playing because they love the game.
Todays game was MADE for both Larry Legend and Reggie. Think about how they both could get open DESPITE tough defenses - then factor in today's rules that let them take more steps without dribbling. NO HAND CHECKS, and all of the other pro-Offensive Player rules (the zone defense would not be a factor, both EASILY have the range to shoot outside of it).
Thing is it feels like he shot 55% ole larry. He would like patrick ewing said... demolish you.... what a killer he was a top 5 player of all time. Lawrence bird.
Larry went to the orthopedic doctor after experiencing pain in his knee, the doctor immediately recommended knee replacement and cled his assistant to bring in the saw and hammer. But doctor said Larry how will I control the movement of my knee, given all the tendons ligaments etc. The replied, stop wasting my time, I've performed thousands of these knee replacements and no one has ever complained. Yea said Larry they couldn't make it back to your office. Just then at that very moment, Larry heard the pull of an electric saw and the sound of someone screaming. The doctor immediately said that is the patient. So Larry said hurry up and let's get this done.
Id say Bird would be a LETHAL 3 Point Shooter, if in todays game you really cant put hands on the player he would eat, and also be a menace with the assists maybe not so much on Defence but a SOLID player with a 24 point average and 6 Assists per game with at least 5 rebounds a game imo
This is how you become the GOAT. You SILENCE trash talkers and hecklers. You DO NOT go running to the refs and cry to have them ejected from the arena, like LeBronda does, because some fans hurt her fee fees.
Larry would totally rule the game, he’d do whatever he wanted offensively as NBA lacks in talent defensivelyand teams aren’t defenseively minded( so can you imagine how he would rule -points, rebounds,assists-You name it! Reggie was never as skilled as Bird but he too would be a top 5-8 player, if not higher!
Let’s think about it. How would Bird do in todays game. Larry lead the league in 3pt conversions I believe for 3 years. Todays game is all about the ability to make the three point shot. Bird would dominate. Larry would be the first person down the court to make the dunk, to pull up and take his killer Step Back shot right in the face of a defender. Many players today can do the same thing to great success. Larry would still be able to do it today without issue. Larry lead the league twice in defensive stats. I believe he still could do it today. There were very few people who could plat in the paint like larry. He would hustle, he would rebound and he stole the ball all the while shoulder to shoulder with the greatest players of the 80 and come out on top. He will still do that today. Hid passing skills were second to none. That translates into todays game perfectly. And lastly this was done in a league where Handchecking was legal and encouraged. When boxing out players was encouraged and taught. And when players were literally hanging off another players back, and he still lead the league in points, D stats and steals. Today you can’t even breath on an opponent without having a penalty called. So would larry do well in todays league? Hell no, he would OWN todays league.
How would Larry Bird do in today's game he asks. Things are totally different. It is definitely far less physical. Easier for great scorers. I think Larry would score about 15+ points a game, about 5 rebounds, and probably 5 assists per game. You would certainly have to worry about injuries. Sure, the stats I listed don't seem like a lot, but you have to understand how limited his minutes would be at 66 years old.
He averaged 25 a game when they actually played defense in the 80s. But you think he'd average 15 in today's weak azz game. Bird would score 35 a game in today's panzy azz league
LMAO
@@travishanks7295 I think his joke went over your head. He said at 66 years old he would average that in the NBA. Young Larry would destroy everyone
Lmfao agreed 👍
@@travishanks7295 ooooooffffff
He said Larry would average that at his current age…
Whooooooosh a La Reddit
I grew up in LA during those days with Magic against Bird. There was no question in my mind at the time which was the best team and had the best player. I was in LA after all. Decades later, and the shades off.... watching Bird... his size, his height, his speed, his passing ability, shooting over, under, hook.. from distance. He is the GOAT.
In my view after watching a lot of Bird's highlights, he was even a better passer than he was a shooter. He'd tear up the league today.
Exactly, I love his passing even more than Magic's. He'd eat LeBron, the big crybaby's lunch. I am appalled that LeBron has the nerve to complain about the officiating against the Celtics on Saturday night. The dude spends half his career at the free throw line, probably 20% of which were off bogus calls, and he COMPLAINS?!?!? What a joke. Bird over Lebron any and every day of the week.
Nah he was by far a better scorer.
@@divyadijay2709 YEP, Larry has a slight edge over Magic.
Bird thought the most beautiful thing in basketball was a great pass. Once, while playing in college, his coach yelled at him and told him if he didn't stop passing the ball and instead started shooting, he was going to take Larry out of the game.
Bird would dominate today.
Oh, without a doubt.
But in the shadow of the GOAT the legendary Don Luka.
@@tongobong1 Luka is a poor man's version of Bird in every capacity
@@stanakkerman2386 Luka is not a bird. He is human.
He would have been leading the league in techs
If Bird and Miller were both in their prime, and on the same team, you'd see a lot of today's players crying all over themselves!
Both were bone-deep mean when on the court and thrived on pressure in the clutch.
kinda like Klay and Curry . put the ball in the hoop .
yep....crying and crapping themselves.
I'd be willing to bet that Larry Legend would have LeBronda in tears by halftime.
Someone once said playing against Jordan made you feel slow but playing against Bird made you feel stupid.
Michael Cooper said that.
"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life...I'd take Larry Bird." - Pat Riley
Reggie and Michael hated each other hated each other I watch the preseason game in Cincinnati between the pacers and the bulls go to three overtimes and Reggie nor Michael would come out of the game because neither wanted to lose to the other. Best game I ever saw
@@johnbrinkman3001 that’s what made the league great back then. The best wanted to beat the best. You never heard of super teams. Jordon, Magic and Bird would never have played together to win a title. And I’m not referring to the dream team. That was to represent the Country.
That's a great insight.
Larry n Reggie are the Kings of TRASH TALKING and Backing it UP , PERIOD !!!
Birds game was timeless. He would have excelled in any Era. His work ethic was legendary. 500 shots every day. 100 free throws, everyday. Running everyday. He had ice water in his veins. You couldn't intimidate him. #dontfuckwith#33.
While my ship was in San Francisco, the Celtics were the visiting team against the Warrior's. I have always watched the Legend and Pistol Pete too. To have the opportunity to see him in person was amazing. He was a foot taller than me and I was star struck. Back in 1969 I met Dick Butkis at the Armed Forces game that was cool however, meeting Larry Legend was the best interaction for me a Veteran Sailor meeting those great players.
Bird was 6'10"
Larry: you guys are insulting me.
Charles Barkley: what do you mean, how are we insulting you?
Larry: you guys put a white guy on me
I will say this for any young person who didn't get to see Bird play. I am 55, I have never seen another player of any generation that I feared seeing them with the ball and my team up by 2 with 10 seconds or less on the clock. It didn't matter what his line for the night was, if your team had a 2 point lead with 10 seconds and Boston had the ball, you were in fear.
The metric for greatness I use would be that if my life depended on it…… Game Seven of the NBA championship. Who I do not want to see walking onto the court wearing my opponent’s jersey.
Larry Bird
I see him and I’m calling the undertaker.
I don't follow basketball much these days, but what a joy it was to have the Celtics, Lakers, Sixers and Pistons as a teenage fan in the 80s.
ROFL. Miller and Bird in today's NBA? No hand checking, 3's chucked up at will, everything based on movement and shooting? They would DESTROY this game.
This is great. Not only do we get to send a little love toward Reggie and Larry Legend, but we get to heap loads of hate on manufactured, soft, fragile "superstars" like LeFraud.
Larry Bird...my sports hero.
And then came the legendary Don Luka...
Bird was so dominant. A true genius on the court a literal basketball savant. His basketball IQ was off the charts one of, if not the highest IQs in the entire history of basketball. Definitely my favorite player of all time no one else was even close. Full disclosure It probably had a little to do with him being a Celtic my favorite team since birth.
@@deveryshepardson3640 Luka has a higher basketball IQ than Bird had.
@@tongobong1never.
@@tongobong1 it isn’t even a discussion
Larry Bird would embarrass the players in the NBA today. Not only was he an amazing player, he would be the smartest player on the court in any basketball era. Today it's all about physical talent and individual accomplishments. Bird knew exactly what he would do, where he would do it and how he would do it. Then he would tell the opposing player the same thing................and then go out and do what he said he would do even if the other player knew it. Reggie Miller could easily play in today's game, no question.
Reggie Miller will always be my favorite all time NBA player. Him and Bird would mop up today's players.
AWESOME clip bro and I'm a old school sixer fan. Nice content. 💯
If Larry was playing today, he’d win three more championships.
If Bird had stayed healthy, Len Bias and Reggie Lewis were still alive, the Bulls never win a title.
No way Bulls get past a frontcourt of Bird, McHale, Bias, Lewis, and Parrish; Pippen and Grant foul out easily vs the younger, more athletic Bias and Lewis, and Bird just dominates
!!Bird 🦅 is the Goat 🐐!!
these stats go in this EXACT order the #1 TIED rebounding from wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 TIED scoring from wilt chamberlain and shotblocking from bill russell #3 shotblocking from wilt chamberlain #4 passing from oscar robertson #5 scoring from kareem abdul-jabbar #6 scoring from michael jordan #7 passing from magic johnson #8 scoring from look larry bird
Bird and Miller would dominate today more than in the 1980's , in their prime of course
I think that Bird and Miller would excel in today's NBA. Those two guys were so versatile that they could adapt to any opponent and do it quickly. To even think that the player of today could adapt to handle either Bird or Miller is just plain misguided. All you need to do is watch old videos of playoff games to see what happens when the game is on the line. Invariably, either of those guys could turn up the wick and essentially stifle their opponent. I was privileged to see Bird play live in Miami against the Heat. Even more fortunate was that I had seats behind the Celtics' bench.. It was no contest. Bird didn't even play the whole game yet the Celts handled the Heat with O'Neil in the middle. No contest. And Bird NEVER quit talking, even when he wasn't in the game.
I thought that Bird and O'Neil missed each other by 1 season.
Larry bird has been the Goat long as I can remember, I'm 65 years old
Man, the NBA from back in those days just hit different. Such a special time.
It's because it was physical like football. Todays game is glorified 3 point contest
Yeah, back in Bird's era, the hitting on defense looked like assault and battery with attempted rape every time someone drove to the hoop. Especially against certain teams
Larry and Reggie would dominate ! They are both winners and winners will always find ways to win
Two of the greats. They would still dominate today. Any of my fellow Knick fans notice how Tre Young is becoming our new Reggie Miller?
In todays NBA Bird would average 50 per game. Look what he averaged with Derek Harper's forearm, in his back. The Detroit Pistons defense, the early 80's Philadelphia 76'ers and the Lakers. In today's NBA you can't breathe on someone without getting a foul.
Also he'd get to play against teams missing their stars due to "load management".
Bird didn't miss games unless he couldn't play;.
I have zero respect for players who sit out games nowadays. Oh, boo hoo....you have to play 30 minutes of basketball for millions of dollars? How do you do it?
I mean, my job is physical. I can only imagine the laughter from my managers if I told them I needed to take off a day every week for "load management". I'd be looking for another job PDQ. But these clowns in the NBA "need" to rest.
Luca might play with a broken cheekbone. Labron? 🤣😂🤣😂
the best shotblockers ever are still #1 bill russell #2 wilt chamberlain #3 manute bol #4 hakeem olajuwon #5 mark eaton and #6 kareem abdul-jabbar
Imagine if they had put so much stock in shooting threes, back when Bird and Miller played, as they do now. The fast break then kick it out for a 3pt, makes older fans nuts.
Reggie Miller lots of class.
If you could play in the day that people touched you up, you could definitely dominate today in the softest untouchable league.
Facts.
I started watching NBA in the early 80's from Michigan as a Piston fan..... good times.. :)
NBA is soft 🍦🍦🤣
And Bird didn't need "load management" like these clowns today.
@@Vichedges nah man Larry Bird had load management. He didn't want to exit early or miss games but he had a bad back. Starting in his sixth year he started to miss games. It's funny as soon as he started resting occasionally his points per 48 minutes went up 8 points
Larry Bird in today's game would be a taller, stronger, faster Luka Doncic with better shooting and passing skills.
A lot of resemblance between the two
Wrong... he would still be Bird! Luka would be a smaller version of bird.
@@timchavez8587 how old are you?
I don’t know about faster lol
@@johnnynovax Compared to Luka, young Larry was a lot faster.
They would both dominate. Especially Larry legend.
Reggie and Bird would be great in today's game. NUFF SAID
Love both of these guys....
Miller deserved a championship.
You don’t “deserve” a championship unless you win one.
Great work.
Imagine Bird in today's game with all the training we have now at his disposal...wow
The games changed. Everyone so concerned with who's the GOAT, they forget they are playing a team sport. Working as a team will always win out over five individuals, and Bird was a team player.
Bird and Miller would absolutely be great players in todays nba.
Reggie Miller was great. Tremendous clutch shooter. Gave my Bulls fits in the 98 ECF. But I don’t get why young guys come in to the league and think it’s a good idea to poke the bear.
they would be kicking ass and taking names
I believe a lot of players emulated Bird after seeing him and playing against him.
Bird would have no problem in today's NBA. Reggie would make people realize that Steph Curry hasn't changed the game, he's just a continuation of great 3point shooting.
How do i think they would do today?
It would be Steph Who??
huh? who? The mentality isn't there.
Miller is what Steph tries to mirror
I dunno 'bout that....
Are you kidding me??….Larry and Reggie would tear the league up in todays creampuff defensives lolol.
I believe that all great players, no matter what era they are able to adjust their game to whatever occasion or who they play.
Larry and Reggie would destroy today basketball player.
Good succinct video. Liked and subbed!!
I would love to see Bird talk to LeBaby (Queen James).
I bet these European Stars of today's NBA Saw what can work in playing the game by watching someone like bird.Not too big and not too fast and learned ....yea i can play like that too.Luca and Joker come to mind.These two seem to do it all like Larry.
Truly. UA-cam has been tremendous in regards to showing highlights of the past greats.
Miller was the Steph Curry in the 90s with more trash talking. Seems he's the 2nd best trash talker who can back it up, & 2nd best clutch shooter behind Bird.
Only player EVER to win a Championship. Win NBA Coach of the year AND to win Executive of the year. PLUS Rookie of the year, Finals MVP and All Star MVP in his Hall of Fame career. Nobody in the world but Larry Legend can claim all of the above in their resume. Larry Legend may not be the Best player ever but he sure as hell has the best Resume of all time. Nobody else can claim all mentioned above except Larry 🐦 The Legend.
Can’t account for clutch when the games on the line ….. the killer gene that kicks in with less than a minute is and will always be rare ….
Larry would definitely do better on offense because now the game has way less contact
Reggie is my all time favorite athlete. Indianapolis sports was nothing until those mid 90s Pacers teams took off.
I love Manning but Reggie will always be number 1.
1.27 into this footage of another "worthy holding Bird "/football penalty Im still waiting on a poster of that scene.
A great player is a great player. I am not a fan of the whole Goat thing because some of the old best never played against the new best. Rules changed. The 3 pt. happened. When i hear the names Wilt, Bill Russel, Bird, Magic, Jordan, Barkley, Kobe, Curry and many, many others, I just think; great players. A hall of famer is the better measurement. Different but still Great.
Very well said! We will never (truly) find out who the greatest of all time is because we are unable to see all the greats compete against one another. It truly is impossible. Let's just call the great players great just like you said. That is of course if they are great?
Such a short video, but still needed a robot to read the script?
Oh, and Larry was probably the smartest player to ever touch the ball.
That would kick ass
Sounds like the voiceover that does movie recaps 😂
I remember growing up as a huge lakers fan living in Milwaukee…I’d be playing on the playgrounds and the black guys called me Larry bird…because I had game,but I hated it then because I was patterning my game after Magic
The better question is how would today’s players perform in Bird’s era.
Well, for one thing, Rick Mahorn, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman would have LeBron James curled up in a fetal position and sucking his thumb by halftime. Three of the Baddest of the Bad Boy Pistons vs. the softest and most fragile "superstar" in the history of any of the 4 major North American sports? It would be nice to see.
The "superstars" of this era wouldn't get off the bench.
They wouldn't be able to get their own shot with the defense played back then, they wouldn't be able to play defense, and they'd be called for travelling at least 8x a game because in Bird's era, there was no Euro-step and a gathering step in addition to the 2 steps allowed to take once the ball is no longer being dribbled. It was more Iike:
1. Pick up ball,
2. Take one step with either foot, pivot on foot that didn't move
3. Pass or shoot.
@@arln1966 say it again. They would just sit on the bench and see how the game is supposed to be played.
bird dominated in an era where people played physical hard nosed basketball, it was a highly physical game. in today's no d league he would just destroy everyone.
The cream always rises to the top no matter what generation, no matter what sport. Magic said he would train 5 to 6hrs a day because that’s what Bird would be doing. Bird said he stopped looking at the game stats once Magic became ill because there wasn’t any point looking any more but you can bet that the up and coming star players were looking at his stats if you want to be the best you must aspire to be better than the best
Lace up my tennis shoes haha he used tennis shoes to play Bball. Smart
Now that the NBA just lets everybody travel, they would be even better. They were great when rules still mattered.
Bird would still be a top player in the league today. Maybe 25 ppg, 15 boards, 10 assists... which isn't bad since he's almost 70? In his prime, double that
Miller wears tennis shoes to play basketball… odd
Bird would send kids crying into retirement by halftime.
Birds the best small forward ever.
Bird is GOAT !
I used to watch a lot of NBA back in Bird's day, no question he'd dominate today's game. I pretty much only watch NCAA basketball now... a lot more team play, a lot less showboating. More than half of them will never play pro ball, and of those that do, most will end up in the G league or overseas, not the NBA... Meaning most of the kids playing in the college game are just playing because they love the game.
Todays game was MADE for both Larry Legend and Reggie.
Think about how they both could get open DESPITE tough defenses - then factor in today's rules that let them take more steps without dribbling. NO HAND CHECKS, and all of the other pro-Offensive Player rules (the zone defense would not be a factor, both EASILY have the range to shoot outside of it).
They would both destroy a zone. They did it during their careers, even when zones weren't legal.
One word Dominate
Larry would be easily a 30 ppg+ Triple double player today. So would be Magic for what is worth. And they would play 82 games non stop.
Larry Joe would destroy the league today. With a soft defense, Larry would shoot the ball from everywhere.
is this narrated by an ai or is that just how whoever's speaking speaks lmao
it’s an ai
BIRD=GOAT..
Reggie looks like he's 30.
he must take care of his body no big secret!
Thing is it feels like he shot 55% ole larry. He would like patrick ewing said... demolish you.... what a killer he was a top 5 player of all time. Lawrence bird.
Larry went to the orthopedic doctor after experiencing pain in his knee, the doctor immediately recommended knee replacement and cled his assistant to bring in the saw and hammer. But doctor said Larry how will I control the movement of my knee, given all the tendons ligaments etc. The replied, stop wasting my time, I've performed thousands of these knee replacements and no one has ever complained. Yea said Larry they couldn't make it back to your office. Just then at that very moment, Larry heard the pull of an electric saw and the sound of someone screaming. The doctor immediately said that is the patient. So Larry said hurry up and let's get this done.
they would kick butt!!!!
With no-touch basketball those guys will score 20 ppg on a "BAD NIGHT"...PERIOD
Larry's best 3pointer was to take it hard in the lane. That's game.
With more focus on the 3. And a less physical game. These 2 would both kill it today.
Young people should be taught to respect their others the problem is nowadays they are not
Id say Bird would be a LETHAL 3 Point Shooter, if in todays game you really cant put hands on the player he would eat, and also be a menace with the assists maybe not so much on Defence but a SOLID player with a 24 point average and 6 Assists per game with at least 5 rebounds a game imo
Bird would've done the same to every so-called superstar today, no one could stop him!
Lebron james would stop him!!!!
Larry is too slow to play against james.
If Miller patterned his game after Bird he failed miserably 😂
This is how you become the GOAT. You SILENCE trash talkers and hecklers. You DO NOT go running to the refs and cry to have them ejected from the arena, like LeBronda does, because some fans hurt her fee fees.
Larry would totally rule the game, he’d do whatever he wanted offensively as NBA lacks in talent defensivelyand teams aren’t defenseively minded( so can you imagine how he would rule -points, rebounds,assists-You name it! Reggie was never as skilled as Bird but he too would be a top 5-8 player, if not higher!
Bird would average a triple double
both great.... i love both... but me as a german... MJ,,,, and LARRY legend..... RM in indiana.... gigatic to me too as a kid born in the 80s!!!!!
Coughing and choking like Reggie Miller. Thats a rap lyric.
Reggie Miller actually modelled his game after Alex English.
Let’s think about it. How would Bird do in todays game. Larry lead the league in 3pt conversions I believe for 3 years. Todays game is all about the ability to make the three point shot. Bird would dominate. Larry would be the first person down the court to make the dunk, to pull up and take his killer Step Back shot right in the face of a defender. Many players today can do the same thing to great success. Larry would still be able to do it today without issue. Larry lead the league twice in defensive stats. I believe he still could do it today. There were very few people who could plat in the paint like larry. He would hustle, he would rebound and he stole the ball all the while shoulder to shoulder with the greatest players of the 80 and come out on top. He will still do that today. Hid passing skills were second to none. That translates into todays game perfectly. And lastly this was done in a league where Handchecking was legal and encouraged. When boxing out players was encouraged and taught. And when players were literally hanging off another players back, and he still lead the league in points, D stats and steals. Today you can’t even breath on an opponent without having a penalty called. So would larry do well in todays league? Hell no, he would OWN todays league.
The NBA teams today could not compete with larry birds Celtics.
Reggie!
That Pacers Bulls series man. Pacers could have won that.