Why Larry Bird Is UNDERRATED 🤔👀
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Philippians 4:13
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Bird Not only a Legend but the GOAT
Larry Bird is the #1 "all around" goat. Nobody else can touch that.
I am a Lakers fan. Saw Magic play at the Forum. Saw Kobe, lots of guys from the 80s and 90s. Not only do I have Larry above Magic, I have him in my top 3 all time.
Agreed. Same spectrum of NBA viewership here. I actually have Bird in a three way tie for GOAT. No one player had the single impact to a team and the league. Didn’t have to form a super team. Didn’t come to an already loaded team. Played through injuries that only Kobie comes somewhat close for toughness. Now imagine if Bird had no back injury or a shattered pointer finger on his shooting hand (before he even played one NBA game)…I could go on..lol
I think Magic and Bird are very similar, but I give the nod to Magic (as Bird did) because of his championships.
@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 yeah but Magic had Kareem and Worthy, and other dudes that were just barely beneath them. You can make a case for McHale, hard to know how good he would have been on a team without Larry. But Parrish, I’ve tried so hard to figure out how he was a hall of famer. I just don’t see. DJ too, amazing player, he and Larry had this psychic connection or something. But the road to the finals for the Celtics was no cakewalk. And their big three was not close to the Lakers’ big three. So even though Bird said that, it’s just not true
If I'm correct, Bird was the founding father of the 50/40/90 club from back in the early 80's
Yep, and repeated the next 4 years, iirc. (I didn’t rc 😂)
Correct
Yes, he’s the founding father of the 50/40/90 club!!!
And invented it because after suffering a serious back injury he could no longer bang down in the post anymore. Wasn't as good an all around player from then on. So he started taking more 3's... now that 1-2 per game he was taking didn't include like 1 out of every 3-4 attempts, perhaps even the ONLY one he shot all day being a desperation heave in the closing moments of a quarter to beat the buzzer from half court or beyond. Only 1 out of 5 or 6. Which is exactly why shooting volume actually HELPS, greatly even, your 3 pt shooting percentage. He likely would have shot over 40% every season if he'd attempted more than 1-2, like most of the league did (if that) back then. Shot even higher if he'd made it a point to stress and therefore practice the shot more. Higher even yet if he hadn't shattered his shooting hand playing softball during his college years. It's almost scary to think about how much even better he could have been without these factors. Or would be today.
So basically he *resorted to* inventing the 50/40/90 club because he was no longer as effective a player as he used to be overall. Let that sink in for a moment... because he knew that getting to the line and getting perhaps the other teams best defender/player period in early foul trouble, and on the bench til halftime, is worth more than 1 extra point... which doesn't even exist if you get the bucket and make the foul shot. And/or have them play tentatively late in the game with 5 fouls. Afraid to contest shots and foul out of the game during clutch/crunch time. The OG's could see far beyond simple numbers and analytics, to where real value comes from unlike this generation that is too simple minded, and quite frankly just plain dumb, ignorant, and not remotely objective when discussing these things. Which is why great players/teams from the past would absolutely smoke those from today. The psychological advantage, both mental and physical toughness, would be the biggest advantage. Not to mention that, contrary to what the Clutch media tries telling people today... they were FAR more skilled in the 80s and 90s. Probably 60s and 70s even. Larry here is a perfect example of this. And yet they call him and his contemporaries "plumbers". These kids have had everything handed to them because of people like those plumbers, and that's the respect and appreciation they show for it. The millennial and Gen Y generations are lovers of themselves and truly the sorriest generation in human history, by a vast margin.
73 year old here. You have missed out in not being able to see him play back in the day. He was soo much fun to watch. You never knew what he was going to do. So many times there were "what the heck was that!" moments.
Larry actually only attended 3 times the 3 pt contest; the fourth time he was injured (famous back and forth with Hodges who finally won that year...) so technically he has a 100% win rate.
You are correct. Larry was planning on shooting but had to cancel because of injuries.
At no point was Magic ever better than Bird, he just always had the better team. I would even put his passing ahead of Magic, while magic had slightly flashier passes, Bird always drew the defender and left his shooter an open shot, quite often magics passes went to someone who was guarded.
Please keep in mind Larry and Magic both did NOT shoot 3 ball through high school and college.
Larry is my favorite all time player. Under rated...Yeah, but all think most players from 20+ years back are under rated. Everything today is soft and easy and people act like they have better skills. Better skills? Larry actually had to fight for rebounds with 4 players on the who were taller than him and competing for every rebound. Today even rebound are uncontested. Nobody is allowed to play defense, everyone has to give all the space in the world. Then they wonder why they look like they have skills. Best handles...of course! You're allowed to carry the ball, palm the ball, take about 7 steps before they call a travel. Then if the defender looks at you with both eyes, they call a foul.
As far as GOAT goes...that's like aholes...everyone has one and it's pretty sh@#$y. The only way to really know is if you could put each player in the exact circumstances and see who has better results. Unfortunately, that's not possible. I think there are probably 50 players that have a case for the GOAT. I would say that watching basketball since about 1975, Larry would be on my team if I could pick a fantasy team. LBJ may have a GOAT argument, but I would never pick him for my team.
I have Larry #1 GOAT.
#6 Is underrated.
He is in my Starting lineup.
Only mistake in this video is that Bird only participated in 3 of the 3 point shoot outs. Bird entered the 4th 3 point shootout but had to withdraw due to injury = so Bird won every 3 point shoot out he entered. Best Bird game that is hardly talked about was game 5 in the 1984 Finals - in the 97 degree heat, Bird shot 15 of 20 for 34 points and had 17 rebounds as Boston beat LA and took control of that series. I too have Bird over Magic in my top ten as Bird never played with a player as great as Kareem and Boston was in the much stronger Eastern conference. Thanks!
Larry at #2. Facts.
If you've never heard the video, Pat Riley was quoted as saying, "If I need a bucket to win the game, I pick MJ. If I'm going to pick someone to shoot a shot for my life, I pick LB." That's out there. BTW, Larry is my number 3, Bill Russell and Kareem are ahead of him. My starting 5 are; Kareem C, Russell PF, Larry SF, after that I could pick from a dozen different guys and everyone of them would deserve it. That can be said for the front 3 so, I want a PG who really knows how to distribute, so Jason Williams, SG is Bernard King. Like I said, there's a ton of men that deserve those spots.
Had To Stop It At 2:10, No Larry Did Not Shoot In 4-Three Point Contest. He Only Shot In Three 3-Point Contest & He Won Them All. He Would Have Shot In 1989, But Couldn't Because His Feet Were Still In Some Sort Of Cast Because He Had Both Feet Surgery's. So Your Dude Got This Wrong.
75 year old growing up in NW Indiana, AT ISU as a Senior watched the building of our new gym where Larry would play years later! Had the "JONES" back then, only 6'1" with an 11' 3" vertical on bad knees! My Dad played golf with Larry in Valparaiso and love your take on one of the many Hoosier Legends!!! AN HONEST TAKE, IMO!!!
Larry had average jumping ability before the back and heel issues were getting the best of him at times. Referring to your comments about some of his blocks.
What was Larry Bird bad at? Was it flopping, missing games, free throws, changing teams, turn overs, slacking off on defence or three pointers. Now look at your five you rate above him and I bet you can't say the same about them.
i know Larry career average. on 3 point shooting is i think 37.5% ---his first 5 years he averaged below 30% because they didn't shoot that much and head coaches frowned on them. his last 7 years his average was 41.1 % and in championship games they were 42.2% which is higher than Steff Curries at 39.5%
You gotta remember part of Larry’s defensive game was falling back and taunting people to shoot. The mental game was part of his defense. Not to mention his first 6 seasons in the NBA he averaged over 10 rebounds per game.
Defensive win shares is a metric that determines how many wins can be attributed to an individual players defensive play.
Larry is one of only three players to win three consecutive MVPs. The only other two to do it where Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain
I don't care about lists or even stats ... all I know, is that if I were to assemble a team Bird would be in it.
People overlook Bird because they focus on stats ... I mean how many players in the history of the game would tell what he was gonna do and then do it, or have that many clutch moments?
Heck he is one of those players that will be equally or even more dangerous when he doesn't have the ball and made the entire team better.
Just look at the Celtics before he came and when he joined.
I have Larry Bird at number 1.
I appreciate the Lakers fan realizing
Ignorance is not a diss. It simply means one does not know any better. Not an insult as everyone of us is ignorant of many, many things. Just sayin 😁
Another great video. Larry was a great. I have Larry at #5. You’re my favorite reactor. Because you’re the most knowledgeable which I appreciate it. Most of the time you have me laughing especially in you Wilt Chamberlain video which I watch over and over. Keep them coming.
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Crazy considering he had to learn how to shoot 3's in the NBA. No 3 point line until his rookie season.
I don't think I consider LARRY BIRD to be underrated because he's a TOP 3 Player of All-Time. The guy was a magician. He won 3 NBA MVPs, 2 Finals MVPs, 3 NBA Championships with his ppg during the Regular Season was at 24.3 and the postseason was 23.8. He was mainly a dynamite outside shooter and when he found an open space, Larry would lay-up off the glass or dunk it. Heck of a fantastic leader and a great team player.
He's not under rated,he's one of the best ever..And all his peers say so
Lots of goats, only one legend!
Its simple, people can argue all they want over who's the GOAT. There's only one LEGEND. Larry is #1 on my list. Period.
Yeah, Bird is in the conversation as the best all around player ever. One mistake in the vid is that Bird participated in only 3 three point contests and won them all. DWS refers to how a player's effectiveness towards the teams win and record on defense. (How many points the team averaged defensively in the league.) I have Bird at #3 All time.
I don’t think he’s ever been underrated by people who really know basketball. A lot of younger people doubt know history, whether about basketball or anything for that matter, are automatically dismissed from the conversation that must have historical context.
If you think of dominance....and how it impacted the game, few players come to mind. In no specific order....Wilt, Kareem, Bird, Jordan, Shaq, Lebron. There are other technicions like West, Magic, and Kobe, but it was the previous list....that impacted the game the most. I might not call that my top 6, but it's something to consider when talking about greatness.
I take it you never heard of Bill Russell.
I have Bird & Magic in a dead tie at #3. After deliberating back and forth on them a few times I decided it was actually fitting to keep them side by side, like always. My Top 10... it's the best, most researched, most objective Top 10 in existence and I could explain every placement for you in a way you couldn't possibly, reasonably debate. The anomaly being Wilt. He's the toughest one to rank. You could, and perfectly justified, put him at #1. Your reasoning being: "Just look at the record book sometime."
1. Jordan
2. Russell
T3. Bird
T3. Magic
5. Kobe
6. Kareem
7. Wilt
8. Olajuwon
9. Duncan
10. Lebron
Moses Malone, Jerry West, Dr J, Oscar Robertson, Shaq, Isaiah Thomas, Elgin Baylor are 11-17. The only players currently I can see cracking even the Top 20, let alone 10 (besides Lebron), are Curry, Jokic especially, and Luka. I don't buy in on the Webanyama hype. He'll probably develop knee problems like Ralph Sampson did... same body type, athleticism, and play style. I know they try to convince you kids that there have never been players like: *name modern player*, before, to sell you a product. But the truth is, there have been if you do your own research and form your own opinions... objectively. Which most are completely incapable of in the first place.
And gaudy stats, especially offensively, don't impress me anymore. Everyone loafs around on defense during the regular season. They give away cheap assists that you'd never get an assist for in the 80s & 90s. Uncontested rebounds galore. And practically no physicality in the game anymore. Let these guys get away with murder, travelling and carrying the ball. Add to that a faster pace, and you have the perfect conditions for inflated offensive stats to exist. The expression: "2 way player" didn't even exist back then. Because EVERYONE was expected to play defense and be able to contribute something offensively, even if only (contested) rebounds. You have to really look at the players and games with your own eyes, taking context like I mentioned above into account. Basically, eye test is everything. But if you can't be objective, it's utterly useless to even try.
There will never be another Larry Legend. Honestly, here's a very hot take...I'd not only rather have Larry on my team than Magic...OR MIKE!
Larry's best game was the 6th game of the 86 finals
Bird says his best game was game 6, I believe of the ‘86 Finals. Also without looking it up, who holds that record of 11 steals in a game?
As the video says, Bird was not only good at defense. He was great , probably top 5 % of his era if you add up merits. Especially when he had nt his hrt back. That there makes him different from Jokic. I think as the video and data shows Larry Bird is a great defensive player. He does not simply make the eye test for some people.
I don't know how anybody can put magic ahead of Larry Bird. Magic didn't win an MVP until his 8th year and actually thanked bird for having a slightly off year so he can finally win one. When magic is asked he said bird was better
I would just love seeing Bird get into the mind of Lebron if he played today. We always forget he could only play 4 seasons at his peak because of the broken back and further feet problems. I will never put Larry over Jordan on the history that unfolded. And also because i think Jordan was out of this world. But remember Bird got under Jordan's head so he would easily get into any player head's today. I'm quite sure though if he didn't have the broken back he would probably be the 2nd best of all time probably challenging Jordan.... He's the best all around player of all time imo though.
One wrong fact here. Larry participated in ONLY three 3pt contests, not 4. Larry won the event every year he played in
I think you are right on with your "good" but not "great" as a defender. Bird would have been an even better defender if the NBA didn't have the illegal defense rule. He could have guarded "Non shooters" and roamed more. The thing that stats can't measure is "how much better does he make his team mate"....this is the category that Bird has to be in the top 5 players of all time.
"I'm surprised they didn't drug test him after that."
With numbers like that, I'm surprised drugs didn't test positive for Larry Bird.
You need to understand/take into account, that Bird only had a 6-7 year prime. Injuring his back in 86 and never as good an all around player anymore. Started taking more 3's instead of banging in the post anymore... and "resorted to" inventing the 50/40/90 club because he had to change/adapt his game. Or else he almost certainly makes more All Defense teams, and possibly more #1 DWS seasons too.
I think that, objectively, based on the facts, he cannot indeed be called anything short of "great" defensively with that (always important) context. Your generation loves these advanced analytics... you can't only use them when they suit your own purposes/biases.
if I remember correctly Birds "usage%" is around #30 where jordan is #3, luka is #1, Kobe is #5, lebron #7. he is so all around great with no glaring weakness. just proves you don't have to ball hog to dominate a game and make the other players around you be better. It is about the "W" and with over 500 games played he is #2 behind Magic on carrer win % in the harder conference at that time.
Johnny left out clutch. The most clutch player in history. I have MJ and Bird 1A and 1B
Larry had to share the ball with Kevin and Robert.
4x all-defensive team
I have Bird at #1 best all-around player of all time no question as today's players, are soft and could never compete with Bird or players in that era!
Bird is only underrated if you don’t know basketball
He was definitely not underrated in New England!
He's not underrated by anyone who knows anything about basketball.
No way should Steve Nash should've won two MVPs and was runner up the following season. Just my take. Larry should have won a couple more than he did. Kobe should have won at least another one too.
Underrated? Its Larry legend 🙌
Makes no sense to have Magic higher. He was a slightly better passer than Bird but nothing else
If I was starting a team the first player I would pick is Larry Byrd
Larry Bird was great at everything. There were no weaknesses or holes in his game. ZERO
Bird was only in 3 three point contests.
hes not under rated, most consider him the goat.
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tnks from brazil! hey my noob channel in my land larry not top 10, he is chip one for sure
youkeep saying Bird is not a bad defender which make`s me think you think he`s average
Jayheem. The Reason I guess you have Magic ahead of Bird is because Magic beat Bird 2 an 1 against Bird in Championship totals.Other than Assists . Bird was Better player than Magic at every faze of a game .Magic came in the league with Kareem that’s the only reason Magic got more Championships. Give Bird Kareem no way Magic gets 5 Rings.
Jayheem. The Reason I guess you have Magic ahead of Bird is because Magic beat Bird 2 an 1 against Bird in Championship totals.Other than Assists . Bird was Better player than Magic at every faze of a game .Magic came in the league with Kareem that’s the only reason Magic got more Championships. Give Bird Kareem no way Magic gets 5 Rings.Birds Celtics was Great but the were never as good as those Celtics teams other than 1986 Celtics. Give Larry all the players the Lakers had and they would have won 7 Championships
GOAT Bird did EVERYTHING Better
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