Understand Larry Bird in under 20 minutes (uncut footage)
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2021
- So many people say Larry Bird wouldn't make it in the modern era, well they just don't know how amazing he really was. After you watch this video you'll see why Bird is one of the greatest players of all time.
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*LARRY BIRD WAS THE BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY.*
Bird was the best basketball player in NBA history.
I don’t care what anyone says, he was one on the best to ever play in the NBA.
That fucking behind the basket shot was the greatest shot I ever seen. I challenge ANYBODY to show me a tougher shot. Case closed. End of conversation. Bird is the KING.
I agree!! My Dad passed away in Jan. I grew up watching Larry Byrd with my Dad. My Dad is buried with a picture of Larry - drawn by my 11 year old Grandson.
I've taught my Grandson all about Larry Bryd. He was awesome!!
If he didn't hurt his back...He would be in the top 3 players all time.
@@edwinjones1000 well..Clint Capela did it this year in the playoffs...LOL ..But yes, Bird is one of the best to ever play
the only player who tells his defender how & where he will do
What a killer he was.
They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Such an impactful player who understood the game and played it the right way, front and back.
Probably one the best to have ever played and, arguable, the goat.
no argument here
Absolutely great argument. His resume was incredible. Greatest SF of all time without question.
Never get tired of watching Bird's flight pattern.
Not only would Bird "make it" in the modern era, he would DOMINATE.
Exactly. The players today don’t think about or understand the game the way Larry did
The rule changes match his game perfectly.
He would’ve been the goat had he not had back issues. Also this is after he shattered his fist, before he played in the nba he shattered his fist and lost the feel for the ball
Niko would light him up
For all the talk about how slow and unathletic he was, he had catlike reflexes to go along with his almost psychic court vision. It's sad that he was injured for most of the second half of his career, because he would have EASILY averaged over 25 PPG for his career during one of the toughest defensive eras in history.
In my opinion, Larry Bird was the greatest all around player to ever step on a basketball court. He rebounded like a center, he passed like a point guard, he was a beast in the low post (where his career started as Maxwell was the sf) and he shot lights out from anywhere on the front court. Oh, did I mention he was also 3 X All NBA 2nd team Defense? 24.3 pts/gm, 10 reb/gm, 6.3 ast/gm, 1.8 stls/gm and the first and two time member of the 50/40/90 club. I believe only Steve Nash is a multiple member and only 7 players have achieved that prestigious shooting line. Consummate team player that over his 897 game regular season career won 660 games for a win percentage of .735. His only Achilles heel was his health….if only……
One word describes Larry Legend----WINNER (period)
How can I play like larry bird?
🐐
you forgot to mention the liquid nitrogen running through his veins. dude was cold af!
Another word to describe him is greatest.
Larry Legend is a UNICORN.
People like to say Larry wasn't athletic because he wasn't fast or couldn't jump high but watch the footage. He had great balance, body control and quick feet. Those things are also athleticism.
And he was a legit 6'9 at least. He and Magic are both listed at 6'9, but in all their photos together Bird towers over Magic. Idk
Yeah I don’t know why people say he wasn’t athletic. He could run up and down the court all night, had a quick first few steps, could jump high enough to dunk. All for 80+ games a year. You HAVE to be an athlete to do that. Sure he can’t hang in the air like MJ, but who could?
@@avishaisol8040 bird is 6’9” he’s not 6-10 or 6-11 no way
@@kmfiz plus “he had the greatest hand eye coordination on be ever seen” -Bobby Knight
His hands were crazy fast too
This footage literally brought tears to my eyes... I remember growing up watching Larry Bird he was a real baller and had true passion for the game! I remember all Bird had to do was just lift that shot up and pump fake and that was all he needed to get past anyone if he wanted to. I love Larry Bird man, he is definitely in my all time top 5 of greatest NBA players ever.
Same here I’m pretty sure I was at te game at the Hartford civic center for that game against the Pacers he was a sight to behold man.
Definitely in the top 5 of all time!! Remember he played many of his later years with debilitating back pain. Can you imagine a healthy Larry Bird?! And still he's one of the greats!!👍🤩
No tf he isn’t top 5
The amount of contested shots he hit is mind blowing. He created his own shots and his Basketball IQ was on display every time he was on the court. He is on the Mount Rushmore and one of THE GREATEST TO TOUCH A BASKETBALL!!
And created shots for his teammates.
The best teams in the NBA back around 1980 were all extremely talented, very well coached, run by top notch GM's and possessed of great point guards that could the run game like very few others. Phiiie, Boston and LA. take your pick. Any of those teams could have won the Championship in around that year depending on who got the breaks. Watching those guys play was a real treat!
Just curious who do you put 4 players on mt. rushmore dog? I got MJ, Kareem, Wilt , and Lebron. Now its real close whos next, I got Bird, Magic, Russell, Kobe.
The greatest that’s ever been !!! Larry Bird
Larry Legend is the GOAT..! His basketball I.Q. is off the chart! In the game of basketball he was playing chess when everyone else was playing checkers! Watching him play, it seems that he was supernatural with an extra set of eyes in the back of his head. He elevated the level of play of his Celtic team mates. He and Magic saved the NBA when it was on the skids. In my humble opinion, he is the BEST of ALL Time..! Thank you Larry for all the great memories!
Put a 25yr old Larry in a time machine and bring him to the NBA of today and he would be MVP from his 1st season until he retired.
No one worked harder than Bird, no one.
@@richardlindell9976 Maybe MJ? : (
This shows why he is in the hall of fame.His game had no weaknesses.People are always talking about his scoring , but I think he's underrated as a playmaker(if that's possible).That and his basketball smarts were I think his greatest attributes.
1986 Celtics were a scary team.
Best ever hands down
@@steveguse4481 BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY 65 YEARS CLOSING IN ON 60 YEARS AS A CELTIC FAN!!!!!!
Nobody is a better clutch shooter than Larry legend.
Wrong
Bird, the best player you will ever see.
Yah bevause look at the way he’s guarded… every shot he takes he has 5 seconds before anyone closes out on him, and they don’t even attempt to block his shot, it’s wide open every time
Bird mastered the game of basketball
Greatest Small Forward of all time.
Agreed
No question.
7ft small?
@@sharkiesgirl8929 do you know basketball?
@@sharkiesgirl8929 he's only 6'9"
R.I.P. Johnny Most. The voice you would never want to hear sing. Made the game extremely exciting.
I love Bird. He might possibly be the greatest all around player ever!
Some of these shots he gets off so quick. Theres no moment to set up. It's like he receives the pass and puts up his shot in the same motion. Crazy.
Just imagine if Len Bias had been able tp play with Bird , he would have been the missing piece they needed for a couple more championships.
The transition would have been a special thing to watch, i donno how many more years Bird could had to play with him but they would have won either way
Most definitely. At least ONE more.
According to bird, if bias was in the team, he would retired 🤷♂️
@@ericfurst6091 Brid never would've retired in a trillion years with Bias playing for the Celts. Just fewer minutes and more healing time. In the interview he acknowledges how much easier Bias would've made it on McHale, Parrish, and him. Why would any sane person - not to mention a winning-obsessed player like Bird - walk away from more championships and an extended, healthier career?
@@jlolson53 in a interview with bill simons, he said that 🤷♂️. I just take his word 🤷♂️
The way the Atlanta bench reacted to Larry Bird scoring 60 on them lmao
Great stuff! Thanks. Bird was unreal… still a top5 GOAT prime/peak.
Larry's shot behind the basket is one of the most insane shots ever
It should have counted. The rim & the backboard are inbounds...
@@andybilakshow260exactly if you look close he was still in inbound
Daddy says bird was the best ever. 🐦
I AGREE WITH YOUR DADDY. PERIOD & I'M 65 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!
You get goosebumps, watching Larry bird a gift from the basketball heavens
Bird was a complete player! He had the talent to make his teammates better players. How many players can dominate in any era? Bird would have. The best player ever can not be defined simply by number of championships.
1980s Basketbrawl. 2020s Basketweaving.
He’s the greatest basketball player ever..like the Great Magic Johnson said: There will never -ever be another Larry Bird!!! And one more thing, will a school like Indiana State ever go undefeated and make it to the NCAA Championship Game? That’s just as incredible as Larry’s NBA Career…1980-87 Most Complete and Clutch Player in the World
Jeeezus, Bird had eyes in the back of his head, I swear. Sure, his three-pointers were great, but man, those passes!
that arm is full court passes were UNREAL'
He always knew where everyone was on the court… Not just his own teammates, everyone.
The i.q, quick release, vision and killer instinct. Top 3 greatest for sure
Bird would DESTROY the "modern era."
Bird beat 14 Hall of Famers in Playoff SERIES! Jordan was 0-6 against Bird in the Playoffs. He couldn't win a GAME, let alone a series. For all the Jordan lovers saying he played on a better team, the Celtics record improved by 32 games in Bird's rookie year (29 wins to 61 wins). The REASON the Celtics and his TEAMMATES were so good is because he MADE them BETTER!!!! Magic and the Lakers had 4 #1 OVERALL Draft picks on the 87' and 88' championship teams(Kareem, Worthy, Thompson, and LIAR Magic). Magic PLAYED with Hall of Famers, Bird MADE Hall of Famers!!! And he was NEVER fully healthy when he played, by his own admission. It makes him EVEN GREATER! And he got the best defender EVERY game. I played small time college ball in the 90's in Montana, and I can tell you from experience that the bruthas play a little harder against a white guy. No disrespect at all by that comment🤙! In my opinion, I think Bird is the best that ever played, without question. And it has nothing to do with skin color. I had a grade school coach(1982-83) that taught me the HISTORY of the Celtics, so I knew about Russell, KC and Sam Jones, JoJo White, and the rest of the Celtics. And Bird is coming into the league at that time, so I was VERY FORTUNATE to get to watch and idolize him his whole career🙏🙏! Sorry so long, but I could talk about him and the GREAT stories associated with him for awhile. 2 last things: 1) Magic was guarded by 6'0 point guards most of the time. Go back and see how he did when Rodman, Pippen, and Dennis Johnson guarded him(just had to get one last Laker and FAKER Magic shot in 🤣). 2)My second year in college (Dillon, MT) we got a JC recruit from Wyoming, and he is originally from French Lick, IN. He said Bird is a good, down to earth guy!! It makes it even better when your heroes are GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE!!!! Appreciate all of you newcomers checking out the HISTORY OF BASKETBALL 🤙! MUCH LOVE TO ALL!!!
Bird is my all-time fave. But c’mon, man. The 0-6 argument is a bit disingenuous. You can both be a fan and be objective at the same time. “Without question?” LOL! You’re losing credibility by the second! You’re downplaying both Jordan’s shitty teams prior to Pippen arriving WHILE at the same time downplaying the greatness of the Celtics teams. Lawdy, Lawdy. Ya done lost yo damn mind. Jordan is the GOAT. Bird Top 5.
Curtis, my point exactly.
Bird was great but that wasn't the only reason for their improvement and yes he had much better help than young Jordan. No question. Jordan was torching the Celtics but what was his best help? Young oakley?
Bird is the GOAT. But don't tell that to the many brothers. Their whole identity of who they are will be shaken to the core.
@@teeohdubz4760 goat at what?.........looking pretty?......this is a team game.......you downplay this......jordan was a ball hog......I harden great?.....yes.......but a chucker.........he always loses.........Jordan was athletically better........but this is a team game........look how many games they improbed his first year.........jordan's year?........the answer people always say is Jordan........but there is no answer
Larry Legend was a treat to watch. That 86-87 team could compete against any other championship team for sure.
The 86-87 team lost to the Lakers. The 85-86 team was IMO as good as any team ever.
Oops. Yes, correct. Losing my mind as I age. 🤣
However, I would dare say that a *"healthy"* 86-87 Celtics team would have spanked the Lakers.
But...they went through 2 grueling back-to-back 7 game series with the Bucks & the Pistons. They were exhausted.
A healthy Celtics could have had some time off to rest, and THEN smack down the Lakers.
As it was, they STILL took them to 6 games and led at the half by 4.
@@dm5852 If healthy the 86-87 team would have been as good but they were far from healthy.
@@dm5852 barely lost if bird would’ve hit that shot in game 5 Boston would’ve only needed one win in two games . But wasn’t meant to be I guess
Absolutely the best all-around basketball player EVER. As I always say, he was a once in a lifetime gift from the basketball gods! 🐐 🍀
I really am saddened how many people who were not alive to see Bird play can push his career aside with ignorant comments about his lack of athleticism, can't jump, terrible defense back in the day, etc. I am amazed how he could handle the sheer physicality of the game in the 80's. Many talented players have graced the court since, but many of the things he did taught the next generations what was possible. He would have excelled in ANY era. Michael Jordan learnt many lessons from Bird that helped make him the dominant force that he was. I detest the focus on GOAT conversations when players are not given the respect they deserve. More people need to discuss who are in the conversation of the elite players. In most cases, they are talking about their FAVOURITE player.... There is a top tier, and Larry is tall on that podium.
I was at that game vs Detroit featured after Killer Instinct. I was sitting a few rows behind the Cs bench literally in the Bruins' penalty box. I'm sure I'm there in the broadcast it's just too blurry to make out.
BTW, I've never actually heard anyone say Larry couldn't play in today's game. Who would actually say that? He was decades ahead of his time with the 3-point shooting. - winning the first 3 long distance shoot outs (and the only 3 he took part in) he's one of the greatest shooters in history and at almost 6'10" he could ball handle and pass as well as any point guard. Honestly show me a single person claiming Larry couldn't play today. Show me one person saying that.
Bird was lightin da Hawks ass up 😂
I watched him in the late 80s as 6 yr old kid...
He was the REAL DEAL.
Thank you for this 💕
5th
He was superman. The whole team was amazing
Larry legend
Larry Legend...
The Legend-Larry Bird---AMAZING/FUN To watch make shot after shot!!!!!! 🌸
Every time I watch your video about Larry Bird, the same reaction he is the goat never seen anyone play basketball with the IQ that that man had
Bird will always be great in any era of basketball that man was straight a great shooter 247 night in and night out💯💪🏽✌🏾
Larry legend is just …MONEY
Maybe I'm just getting old, but it always seemed so foolish to me when people would get in such heated debates about who the "G.O.A.T" is. It's unlikely you're ever going to change someone's opinion. There are so many greats/legends. Larry Bird happens to be one of them. I am not a b-ball expert by any means,, but he is the ONLY Boston athlete who I would make sure I was home to watch when they played. I think he's the greatest, but that's my opinion, with no statistical data to back it up. I LOVE BEING FROM BOSTON.
Larry Bird posterized that dude, he was a great passer too.
Am a Carolina fan (won MVP at Carolina BBall camp two years in a row back in the day), but Bird IS the GOAT...
If you were lucky enough to watch Larry Legend then you already just how great he really was. He was as good as anyone I ever saw play the game.
Brains, Guts, Heart. The ULTIMATE player.
What’s great about LB was that when he shot the 🏀 .. where ever he was .. His shooting was dead on! If he shot say 100 balls in a game.. I’d say 85 of them would be all net .. perfect throws.
The sound of the old parquet floor is awesome.
Larry Bird is only underrated to people who really don't know B-Ball! He was one of the all time greats and I'm a die hard Laker fan since 1975...
Legend!
Great memories. Thank you for uploading. It makes me miss my father, though, since
we watched a lot of games together.
11:13 I actually did one of those passes in a high school varsity game. It was a long offensive rebound that I got at the foul line, but facing the opposite basket. I knew our PF was alone under the hoop because his defender went after the same rebound, so I just fired it over my head behind me and it went straight to his chest. But the freaking guy was so surprised by the pass, he missed the damn wide open layup.
I was a PG that LOVED passing, so I gave him shit for a couple weeks. ALWAYS be expecting a pass.
Bird is my goat
That 1985-86 Celtics team should have a video on the importance of team chemistry.
80's GOAT'
Excellent video, great rare footage. Thank you!
The GOAT THE GOAT NO DOUBT NO QUESTION HE WAS HE IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE!!!!
Fucking mullet Larry bird was a savage. One of the best to ever lace em up.
Jordan is the best basketball player I've ever seen, but Bird was always my favorite player.
Larry legend 🐐
Por lejos el mejor jugador del baloncesto de la historia!!!! COMPLETO AL 100%
I concur with Magic: LB- the basketball player ever! Offense- Unstoppable! Assists! Defense! Steals! Passing! Leader! Cutch! Tough! Mr Hussle! Legend! Pat Riley- MJ last shot to win the game. LB last shot to save his life.
A lot of footage I had never seen - GREAT video!
Look at his feet. That behind the basket shot should have counted.
Best shooter to ever play the game.
Can't help but see Jordan's shot modeled after this. Looks identical
Larry Legend
The steal and DJ cutting to the hoop...amazing .
Best all-around player ever. An amazing and willing passer (which MJ wasn't). MJ has the edge because of his athletic gifts, he was an amazing defender too, Larry lacked those athletic gifts and was still a beast. Most people with his physique end up being chumps in the NBA and he's near-GOAT with those deficiencies, it's unreal.
Not near all time great ....is one of the all time greats !...full stop!!...
Wont use goat any more ,, it has a satanic connotation,, such as rainman and other nicknames for satan....
@@grahamchan6327 facts
MJ average 8 APG for a whole season. He played in a triangle system that took the ball out of his hands. Quit being a casual.
Larry was a lot better physically than people give him credit for. Before his injuries, he was quite fast and dunked plenty.
the crazy thing is he was still really athletic. he has this rep of not being able to jump but larry’s got a few posters during his mvp years and could finish though contact like nothing.
That 60 point game against the Hawks is legendary!!! Bird was just amazing! The Hawks players on the bench are absolutely hilarious! 😂😂😂 They just could not believe what they were seeing! That didnt usually happen in a game back then.
His shooting was unparalleled. Dude was a maniac and had ice water in his veins. No matter how big the moment was. If you let the game come down to seconds, he will put the nails in your coffin lol
He had great hustle.
Isah was not the normal inbound man, Bird knew it, and he hid from his view for just a split second. What a steal!
Never hear anyone mention this but that game-winner against Portland he hit in the corner - that game was right before the All Star break and Philly and Boston were neck and neck for best record and the coach of the team with the best record would coach the All Star game. Well it came down to that game vs Portland. If the Celtics won, KC Jones would coach the All Star game. If Boston lost, Billy Cunningham would coach. And Larry made sure he coach got the honor.
I remember that game (from the 1984-85 season) was shown on tape delay. CBS was showing another game nationally at the same time and their contract stipulated theirs would be the only NBA game on at that time. So Sports Channel had to delay showing the game for a few hours. We saw the game winning shot on the news before we got to watch the game.
as someone from philly who grew in the 80's I miss the days when the sixers and celtcs were neck and neck and at each other's throats.
people in 2021 ca'n't understand the meaning of this rivalry
Larry bird is an assassin
In his prime Bird was as good as anybody who ever played the game. 🏀
LARRY BIRD!! NUFF SAID!!
Give me, Larry Bird, and pick any other four players and you will have a winning team
Put a 25yr old Bird in a time machine and bring him to the NBA of today and he would be MVP from his first season until he retired.
Probably average triple double
He was the best.
Great footage!
Bird is the GOAT. He would wipe the floor with today's NBA if were to play at the level he played in his prime. Bill "Lame Beer" was/is/will always be a fkn PUNK. I'm glad Bird put him in his place by doing what he does best.
Amazing video!
If you watched this entire montage and still walked away from this thinking he's not the greatest and most complete player ever, you need to get a cat scan stat!
For me it’s Hakeem but bird is close
@@shaq9838 well to each their own. Bird is my guy of choice. Hakeem was amazing though!
Good one. Always loved him and Majic
14:39 LARRY LARRY LARRY 💪💪💪
Want something crazy to think about? The 3 point shot didn't exist until Bird's rookie year. The game hadn't evolved at all to know how to fully utilize it like today. Yet despite this Bird had a .427 3 point percentage in 84-85' while averaging 29 points per game despite only attempting 1.6 3 point shots per game. No that isn't a typo. He attempted LESS than two 3 points a game. Steph Curry's best season in terms of points per game? He "only" averaged 32 points per game while averaging nearly THIRTEEN 3 point attempts per game. Curry also had a lower 3 point shooting percentage that year than Bird's best year (though Curry's best shooting percentage years are better).
Now don't get me wrong Curry is amazing but it would have been extremely interesting to know what Bird could have done in a modern offense built around setting him up with the 3 ball more often.
In short one of the best 3 point shooters in the game hardly every shot 3 pointers and yet was still able to average 29 points a game lol.
Bird would have blown Curry's socks off that's what would have happened.
Larry was athletic enough. But he was efficient and a master tactician. He was a complete gamer and his size, confidence, tenacity, and killer instinct and basketball IQ made him unguardable and a genius team player.
I was a sixer fan in the eighties and i really despised Bird.He is without question one of the best players i ever saw in my life and didnt appreciate at the time.
Pistons fan here, and you’re 100% right. We were kinda in the same boat for a while in the 80s.
And people nowadays say negative things against this era 😏
Charley Jones used to tell a story when he played for the bullets, says bird was going on and on about how he couldn't cover him so charley buckled down and held bird to 17 points, the next time they played bird pulls him aside and apologized and said charley was a great defender,a great ballplayer a great this a great that and Charlie said " well thanks larry". Larry ends up with a triple double with about 40 points , Charlie taps his head and says " THAT'S larry".
Bird and Brady have a lot in common in terms of leadership, presence, and raising expectations and standards for everybody around them. Oh yeah - also winning.
" LarryThe Legend Bird" The original Celtic It will never be another Bird Larry Bird. Him and Magic Johnson 2 Great Legends ❤️