Anybody who says some dumb shit like Larry Bird couldn't compete in today's NBA, I just ask them to explain why Luka Doncic is. Then I ask them "okay what if he was 2-3 inches taller and a significantly better shooter?"
Not just Larry Bird but many of the all time greats from previous eras. I hear people say foolishness like that often. I just shake my head and consider the source 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@douglasrodenbach8000 Yeah, right after Bird beat the brakes off his squad! He's since admitted he was being immature, in his feelings, and was factually wrong
Magic and Bird saved the NBA. Bird was the GOAT at a time in basketball when the NBA actually had MORAL standards. They played the game, respected our country, and kept politics out of their sport.
What's the big deal .....aren't basketball players entitled to their political opinions .....like everybody else?.....we re not living in the past ....today's athletes are more politically literate
Today’s players respect the game and the country. Let’s also not forget that many of today’s players aren’t from America. Players are entitled to have an opinion whether you like it or not. The days of shut up and dribble are long gone.
@@charlesljones2454the NBA sided with the communist Chinese regime over Hong Kong, when Hong Kong was fighting for their freedom. Any player that spoke in favor of Hong Kong was quickly shut up. Phuq the NBA and the communist party!
@@Bigkenny721Let's also not forget that the players most disrespecting the country are actually from here. We all have our opinions, but spouting them at work is largely frowned upon because it causes problems. Say what you want on your time, leave the bs out of your job.
@@maldad9073 we want athletes and entertainers to act like we would act at our jobs but they don’t work in normal conditions. The players participate in activities that the team and leagues deem appropriate without considering their actual stance on those things. Team owners are open about their political views and who they support but you expect players to not be able to express themselves as they see fit is a double standard. Most players that have protested have done it prior to the game and if it’s done during a game, it doesn’t affect the game one way or another. You just don’t care to see it and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m not one who wants to muzzle everyone I don’t agree with. We always throw disrespect of Country out there but this country was built on certain freedoms and they shouldn’t be taken away because people disagree with them.
I agree no matter what era you're from if you're good you're good, I think it's more physical in eighty's so I thank some of modern players wouldn't last as long a la LeBron.
Not only Bird but Rick Barry,David Thompson,Mugsy Bogues and many others could play in any era if the refs called the travelling and carrying properly.What would todays guys do with a prime BillWalton or Bob MacAdoo...and no shoe deals.That said todays nba does not have views for a reason.
It hasn’t “Evolved”, it has “Devolved”; no fundamentals, traveling calls are nonexistent, etc etc… IMHO it started with Tark and UNLV in the late 80’s early 90’s “run and gun” bull crap. Since then, NBA players seem to be all about the “highlights” on sportscenter, don’t gaf about the team.
I disagree. The players are definitely more athletic today and are more skilled in certain areas of the game. The Showtime Lakers were a fast break team that ran as often as they could. Run and gun has always been a part of basketball, Red Auerbach loved the fast break. Now I’m not a huge fan of jacking threes the way they do now but other than that I’m still a fan of the NBA.
@@Bigkenny721 so your saying if you saw a crab dribble and a 3 step step back you wiouldnt call it a travel if you saw it with your own eyes with the guys that play in your LA fitness rec league runs???
@@johnnythekid4601 nope not saying that at all but traveling in the NBA is not a new thing. I still watch because I love basketball. I coach high school basketball and I stress the fundamentals of the game but I don’t confuse professional sports which is more about entertainment than anything with the purity of the game.
There is evolution its just whether its good or bad based on opinion. What annoys me is when people mistake differences in officiating and conflate that with a skill advantage for modern players. When you can carry/travel more, and refs don't call it, you can do Allen Iverson style handles and no one can defend it. So offense becomes easier because the defense's job is harder. Combine that with what is now called for a foul -- can't land near a 3 point shooter when defending, very ticky-tacky calls, etc -- and you have a recipe that makes players look more skilled when the truth is they are just molding their skillset around what the rules/officiating allow in today's game. Transport one of today's superstars back to 1980 and every possession for them would get a whistle. They'd need to adjust.
The media machine needs the hype to exist! Basketball players don’t partake in the era comparisons game. Only those non analytical highly opinionated individuals advance that as cannon fodder for the purpose of argument and not debate. Physicality, skill and intellect translates to any era.
Perfectly said. I say that greatness translates to any era. People who excel in their chosen field excel because they have a way of figuring it out. With all of the same advantages that today’s athletes have great players from the past would be just as great or even greater.
Guys like bird, jordan, magic, etc ... had a different mindset - do you think that most of the NBA would outwork them - imagine those 80'/90's basketball legends with the training, recovery, travel, technology, nutrition, rule changes, and other upgrades/advantages that players have today? you don't think they would maximize that stuff?
That’s exactly my point. Those players were great for a reason. They wanted it more than most players. It was an obsession for them. Those guys would be great in any era. Period!!!
Hmmn. A generational talent who was still playing towards the mid 90s couldn’t play 25 years later? Eh right. Only about 5000 have ever played in the NBA and he is in the top handful. A top player in any generation never mind Larry’s relatively recent one would be a top player at any time. Human genetics don’t change that fast. Lol.
STOP the Nonsense!! Bird could play in any era especially this soft load management, 3 point launching, flopping, super team building little to no defense video game called the NBA!! Bird would dominate this league.....Leave players of the previous era out of these silly comparisons!!
Let me get this idea straight. Nikola Jokić was the back-to-back MVP and probably should've gotten it 3x straight. Luka Dončić averages 32.9 points 8.9 rebounds and 9.1 assists and could also be league MVP. The Lakers 3rd best player is Austin Reaves who averages 15 points per game and plays half the game! You don't know what you're talkin' 'bout homie. Anyone can make a lame video today. Kyle Kuzma averages 20 points today lol!
@@r0ckstar666 What does it have to do with him playing in the NBA though? Dumb comment and as relevant as me telling you the same thing. Also, you clearly didnt watch the vid. Hes saying Bird would fry people in this era.
@@aaagaming2023 I'm saying he shouldn't make stupid comments if he could not make it in any era. Stupid statement and it's ignorant for you to agree with him. Im not the one talking trash about bird or any other great player. How many MVP's have you won? Larry Bird is a legend who are you again?
@@aaagaming2023 you are just some redneck on UA-cam. How many points have you scored in the NBA? I bet Adam Morrison scored more points in one game in the NBA than you have in your entire life
Anybody who says some dumb shit like Larry Bird couldn't compete in today's NBA, I just ask them to explain why Luka Doncic is. Then I ask them "okay what if he was 2-3 inches taller and a significantly better shooter?"
Not just Larry Bird but many of the all time greats from previous eras. I hear people say foolishness like that often. I just shake my head and consider the source 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@Bigkenny721 Right on brotha! Keep doing your thing
Dennis Rodman said it 😂 ...he's also Dennis Rodman
@@douglasrodenbach8000 Yeah, right after Bird beat the brakes off his squad! He's since admitted he was being immature, in his feelings, and was factually wrong
Dude I have never heard nothing so INSANE before in my 68yr old life in sports.BIRD IS TO BE RESPECTED IF NOT LARRY WILL MAKE U ON ANY B-😮 COURT
Bird could play in any era period!
Magic and Bird saved the NBA.
Bird was the GOAT at a time in basketball when the NBA actually had MORAL standards.
They played the game, respected our country, and kept politics out of their sport.
What's the big deal .....aren't basketball players entitled to their political opinions .....like everybody else?.....we re not living in the past ....today's athletes are more politically literate
Today’s players respect the game and the country. Let’s also not forget that many of today’s players aren’t from America. Players are entitled to have an opinion whether you like it or not. The days of shut up and dribble are long gone.
@@charlesljones2454the NBA sided with the communist Chinese regime over Hong Kong, when Hong Kong was fighting for their freedom. Any player that spoke in favor of Hong Kong was quickly shut up. Phuq the NBA and the communist party!
@@Bigkenny721Let's also not forget that the players most disrespecting the country are actually from here. We all have our opinions, but spouting them at work is largely frowned upon because it causes problems. Say what you want on your time, leave the bs out of your job.
@@maldad9073 we want athletes and entertainers to act like we would act at our jobs but they don’t work in normal conditions. The players participate in activities that the team and leagues deem appropriate without considering their actual stance on those things. Team owners are open about their political views and who they support but you expect players to not be able to express themselves as they see fit is a double standard. Most players that have protested have done it prior to the game and if it’s done during a game, it doesn’t affect the game one way or another. You just don’t care to see it and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m not one who wants to muzzle everyone I don’t agree with. We always throw disrespect of Country out there but this country was built on certain freedoms and they shouldn’t be taken away because people disagree with them.
Larry legend would be cooking todays game 30 a night
Larry Bird's IQ basketball IQ today it's higher than most teams combined
Bird was supposedly non athletic in his time, yet he did quite well for himself.
I think it's the other way around. The current players are good but not as great as some of those from "that past era."
I agree no matter what era you're from if you're good you're good, I think it's more physical in eighty's so I thank some of modern players wouldn't last as long a la LeBron.
Not only Bird but Rick Barry,David Thompson,Mugsy Bogues and many others could play in any era if the refs called the travelling and carrying properly.What would todays guys do with a prime BillWalton or Bob MacAdoo...and no shoe deals.That said todays nba does not have views for a reason.
It hasn’t “Evolved”, it has “Devolved”; no fundamentals, traveling calls are nonexistent, etc etc… IMHO it started with Tark and UNLV in the late 80’s early 90’s “run and gun” bull crap. Since then, NBA players seem to be all about the “highlights” on sportscenter, don’t gaf about the team.
I disagree. The players are definitely more athletic today and are more skilled in certain areas of the game. The Showtime Lakers were a fast break team that ran as often as they could. Run and gun has always been a part of basketball, Red Auerbach loved the fast break. Now I’m not a huge fan of jacking threes the way they do now but other than that I’m still a fan of the NBA.
@@Bigkenny721 so your saying if you saw a crab dribble and a 3 step step back you wiouldnt call it a travel if you saw it with your own eyes with the guys that play in your LA fitness rec league runs???
@@johnnythekid4601 nope not saying that at all but traveling in the NBA is not a new thing. I still watch because I love basketball. I coach high school basketball and I stress the fundamentals of the game but I don’t confuse professional sports which is more about entertainment than anything with the purity of the game.
There is evolution its just whether its good or bad based on opinion. What annoys me is when people mistake differences in officiating and conflate that with a skill advantage for modern players. When you can carry/travel more, and refs don't call it, you can do Allen Iverson style handles and no one can defend it. So offense becomes easier because the defense's job is harder. Combine that with what is now called for a foul -- can't land near a 3 point shooter when defending, very ticky-tacky calls, etc -- and you have a recipe that makes players look more skilled when the truth is they are just molding their skillset around what the rules/officiating allow in today's game. Transport one of today's superstars back to 1980 and every possession for them would get a whistle. They'd need to adjust.
If anybody believes these guys wouldn't be just as dominant today, you just don't know the game of basketball.
Bird would be even better playing in todays NBA!!
Bird was for real. The GOAT.
Bird would have his way with these guys today.
Bird played when the half court game meant something.
The media machine needs the hype to exist!
Basketball players don’t partake in the era comparisons game.
Only those non analytical highly opinionated individuals advance that as cannon fodder for the purpose of argument and not debate.
Physicality, skill and intellect translates to any era.
Perfectly said. I say that greatness translates to any era. People who excel in their chosen field excel because they have a way of figuring it out. With all of the same advantages that today’s athletes have great players from the past would be just as great or even greater.
Larry Legend would've even better in 2024 than he was in the 80's
It is clear by some of the comments who didn’t watch the video. The title has served its purpose 😂😂😂😂
Brother, you bein' silly. You got me to click, but not to stay.
Well, he is almost 70 years old now so I guess he'd be a little slower.
Luka is non-athletic? Dude.
Guys like bird, jordan, magic, etc ... had a different mindset - do you think that most of the NBA would outwork them - imagine those 80'/90's basketball legends with the training, recovery, travel, technology, nutrition, rule changes, and other upgrades/advantages that players have today? you don't think they would maximize that stuff?
That’s exactly my point. Those players were great for a reason. They wanted it more than most players. It was an obsession for them. Those guys would be great in any era. Period!!!
And just today Luka is dominating in the league today Luka is a superstar Hall of Famer today. So Larry Bird would be more than he is today.
People who say couldn't play in today's game just don't know basketball.
Larry Bird would own the nba today period
Larry Bird would be the best player in the NBA if he played in today's no contact wimpy NBA.
Larry Bird would absolutely dominate in today's snowflake NBA!!
some people in this comment section are slow AF.
Absolutely. They saw the title and jumped on it 😂😂😂😂😂
My opinion I prefer old players than new players most of them just shoot 3s.
you have no idea how good bird was
I’m going to assume you didn’t watch the video before you commented.
true@@Bigkenny721
Former stars playing in todays no hand check league would blow it out of the wat we.
*water.
BU!!SHIT!.
This guy is a joke, today's players have no discipline. Larry would still rule
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about
Bird would dominate days in NBA shit you kidding me of course you are all the people who played on really the hardwood like the NBA know that
Hmmn. A generational talent who was still playing towards the mid 90s couldn’t play 25 years later? Eh right. Only about 5000 have ever played in the NBA and he is in the top handful. A top player in any generation never mind Larry’s relatively recent one would be a top player at any time. Human genetics don’t change that fast. Lol.
Luka dominates, so would Bird.
STOP the Nonsense!! Bird could play in any era especially this soft load management, 3 point launching, flopping, super team building little to no defense video game called the NBA!! Bird would dominate this league.....Leave players of the previous era out of these silly comparisons!!
No he wouldn’t lol
What a clown
Let me get this idea straight. Nikola Jokić was the back-to-back MVP and probably should've gotten it 3x straight. Luka Dončić averages 32.9 points 8.9 rebounds and 9.1 assists and could also be league MVP. The Lakers 3rd best player is Austin Reaves who averages 15 points per game and plays half the game!
You don't know what you're talkin' 'bout homie. Anyone can make a lame video today. Kyle Kuzma averages 20 points today lol!
I have no idea what your point is but whatever.
@@Bigkenny721 My point basically is the aforementioned players, Jokić and Dončić, dominate today and are not Larry Bird.
@@choward5430 did you watch the video???
@@choward5430 if you watched it you totally missed my point
Bird was better than Luka. Better than Jokic.
not even close.
thanks for the Doobies!
LOL You are talking about it yet saying you don't understand why others do. Guess you go by the saying "do as I say not as I do."
I’m asking a question ma’am
You couldn't compete in any era of nba
Neither could you.
@@aaagaming2023 yeah but I'm not the idiot making ridiculous claims that bird couldn't compete in this era
@@r0ckstar666 What does it have to do with him playing in the NBA though? Dumb comment and as relevant as me telling you the same thing. Also, you clearly didnt watch the vid. Hes saying Bird would fry people in this era.
@@aaagaming2023 I'm saying he shouldn't make stupid comments if he could not make it in any era. Stupid statement and it's ignorant for you to agree with him. Im not the one talking trash about bird or any other great player. How many MVP's have you won? Larry Bird is a legend who are you again?
@@aaagaming2023 you are just some redneck on UA-cam. How many points have you scored in the NBA? I bet Adam Morrison scored more points in one game in the NBA than you have in your entire life