The Father of the 50/40/90 Club Larry Bird
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Your best Bird quote ever …
“ Don’t respect Bird ?
go talk to your daddy “
That is 100%.....
Not only was he the first 50/40/90 player, he did it twice as she mentioned, he also had a five year 50/40/90 average from 84 to 88.
Think about this, Before Larry Bird there was no 50-40-90 club, so he wasn’t even trying to do it, it just happened. Just imagine if he was trying!
The only thing on Birds mind was to win in the most efficient manner possible.
Don't matter who put it in, just as long as it went in. Unless it was the last shot for the win. Nobody deserved it more than LARRY.
He averaged a 50-40-90 over 4 consecutive seasons. That may be his most impressive statistic, proving his unparalleled scoring efficiency. Bird remains the most complete player and clutchest shooter to ever play basketball
Larry legend 🐐
HAVING BEEN AN ADULT WHEN LARRY LEGEND PLAYED HIS COLLEGE CAREER & THEN ENTERED THE NBA I CAN TESTIFY THAT HIS JUMP SHOT WHEN IT SWISHED THROUGH THE NET WAS THE SWEETEST I HAVE EVER WITNESSED BAR NONE!!!!!!
Silent death
Leroy Bird is in the house!
My Father and I had season tickets the first 4 yrs Bird came to Boston he was insane to watch live ...
Greatest small forward ever all around great no weaknesses.
I started off as a Doctor J fan , Birds first 4 years in the league I was like man he’s the luckiest guy ever , my dad said son now one is lucky for four years he’s just good . At that point I turns into a bird fan too
What can I say about Larry Legend?..
Bright
Intelligent/ Intellect
Relentless
Dominant/Dominate
Just freakin' good! 👌
Another quick observation with Larry Solid..you know your s**t and your NBA history and I’ve heard you speak on more than one occasion about Larry’s offensive rebounding which was incredible but ever notice how he’d not only get boards against power forwards and centers that were bigger than him but then he’d also get the stick back too and somehow NEVER get the friggin shot blocked??EVER..incredible..great job as always brother👍🏼 God Bless🙏🏼
For real tho…. It’s ridiculous how awesome he was
You’re right bro. Larry came from a different time, when things were tough. He had to rise above all in order to accomplish his dream. And he was prepared to sweat and bleed to make it all happen. They sure don’t make them like they used to.
Solid I grew up in NYC in the 80’s watching just the Knicks and Nets with no cable but then we moved just over the line into CT then all of a sudden I have cable and now I could still get the Knicks and Nets every night and then big games on Tuesday’s/Friday night’s on TBS then Sunday’s there was always a doubleheader on CBS once the NFL season was over..but there was nothing like the night i was going through all the channels and realized we got the friggin Celtics on a Hartford station🙌🏼 After that I don’t think I missed a Celtics game from 85-91 not to mention all the other NBA games I watched on the other channels..the NBA almost overnight even though I still loved MLB and the NFL became my favorite sport bro the league was incredible..the competition between all those teams and hall of fame caliber players during that era was so intense you wouldn’t believe it kid..Friday night Celtics vs.Detroit..Philly..New York..Chicago on TBS?? Forget about it that was must-see TV..those games were all out wars bro you wouldn’t believe it
No. Not Leroy. It's LARRONIUS BIRD.😁
#birdgang 💚🍀🐐
😂
I don’t know I grew up in the Hudson valley in New York. We called him Larry legend, but we preferred to call him Mr. clutch.
@@FUBAR1986 we all did & do. It was a joke.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Reason for Bird's popularity is because all us regular people like and can relate to an underdog. A unicorn. This guy look like a junior high school math teacher. But became one of the greatest ballers in the world. Keep Bird vids in your mix. You introduce him to a new young audience every time you react to Bird video.
go watch the NBA of that day it was dying then came maj an larry they saved the league he wasn't a unicorn he was picked by the celtics an His greatest rival was picked by their greatest rival it's not about oh he's the white guy it was about those 2 an what they were as pros . go look at them on the mcdonalds all american team oh man
Larry took the equivalent of basically a MAC team to an undefeated season and the NCAA championship!!! Let that sink in
The only color Larry saw was the opposing team's Jersey!!! Love your reactions sweetie!! You make me laugh so hard and I needed it!! Thank you!! Dude, check out Larry Bird, ALPHA MALE ROOKIE season.!! New video put out by Larry bird prime. I learned a lot and I've been a fan my whole life!! 😘🌞
Thank you!!! It's about time somebody said something about that! I'm sick and tired of somebody always saying....the greatest white player ....no he was a great freaking player!!!
he's most proud of the assist
Great reaction!! Bill Murray said it best in the movie "Space Jam": "Larry's not white...Larry's clear." New sub!! Knowledgeable, fair, and fun to watch!!
I've seen a lot of Larry birds Reaction . and I must say SOLIDREACT'S IS ONE OF THE BEST ONE'S .
I love your input during the video, especially concerning the fight. They add so much to the quality of it. ❤
"Leroy " that's the funniest thing I ever heard of my favorite player of all time!
17:03 My man nailed it !👏👏👏👏
its more than just the basketball game with Larry..
Was my favorite player when I was just a child.
All I have to say is Bird NEVER lost to MJ in the playoffs !
True GOAT
For those that think Larry Bird was not as good as he really was. This comment is for those whom never had the chance to see him play.
Little know thing about Larry to those that never saw him play , he could effect the outcome of a game and never take a shot thats how devastating his passing skills were. Here is one thing that most fans (people) either don't know or try to ignore, prior to Larry joining the NBA there was no such thing as a three point line, that came in when Bird was starting his first year off in his NBA career. Just think about what would todays game be without the three point line or if the line was one foot farther out like it was when it was first introduced. Food for thought.
At that time it was not about the individuals stats it was about the win. But if you need some stats here you go:
Here are some of Larry Bird's notable career achievements and statistics:
Three-time NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986); Two-time NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986); Three-time NBA MVP (1984-86); 12-time NBA All-Star (1980-88, 1990-92); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88);
All-NBA Second Team (1990); Three-time All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1982-84); NBA Rookie of the Year (1980); NBA All-Rookie Team (1980); Three-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986-88);
Career-high in points: 60 (March 12, 1985) -- tied for franchise record with Jayson Tatum; Named NBA Coach of the Year (1998); and Named NBA Executive of the Year (2012).
Larry Bird, was the first player to accomplish the 50-40-90 achievement, and one of two players to achieve the feat in multiple seasons.
Career averages:
24.3 points per game
10.0 rebounds per game
6.3 assists per game
88.6% free throw percentage
49.6% field goal percentage
37.6% 3-point percentage
If you need more proof, just look up the February 14, 1985 game Celtics vs. Jazz where Larry Bird was one steal away in the third quarter from being the second ever quadruple double in league history but he wold have been the first to record one in regulation play. The first one was recorded in Bulls vs. Hawks in O.T. October 18, 1974 that is Nate Thurmond,
Now we can't forget that Bird famously played with two injured ankles and a notoriously cranky back that forced him to lay down on the floor during practice breaks. After season-ending foot surgery just six games into the 1988-89 season. The final thing most are unaware of Larry Bird played with threats against his life.
If Larry had a TikTok podcast,he would have the most ever watch
BIRD is GOAT...
Super true.. all that.. enjoyed it, man
Guys be inviting Larry for dinner in Harlem
I like that. "You can't put no color on that." My thoughts, exactly.
Larry Bird is an honorary black guy... He was amazing!!!
Love you bro …. But
Luka ain’t no Larry !
He has a long way to
go to even be in that
discussion !
WORD UP %%%!!!
Larrrrraey!!! Lol
Yes it’s Sir Charles
This reaction channel is one of the best on UA-cam... Pass the word. This man deserves more subscribers.. This channel is top tier.
If not for Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the NBA would be as popular as the WNBA today. Those two saved the NBA.
I've been watching Luka lately and he isn't larry bird..he's missing some very important things..
Luka can't & won't play DEFENSE.
(15:00) When I came up, bussing had just been implemented in my small Southern rural town. Happened so, I ended up being the only white person on the bus. Picked up first, dropped off last. Every few months a new rider would try me. Funny thing about getting your ass kicked regularly. You freaking learn to fight with your head and hands rather than your face. By the time I was 12, others would shut the new guy (even if he was older and bigger) down right then. "Hey asshole, if you get lucky and win, you got the rest of us to fight next". Then till now, no problems. I think it's the way you carry yourself. I once had to walk through "Liberty City" in Miami after some "unrest". Not one person even looked at me crosseyed. As I was walking back to my car, (ran out of gas) a man called to me from his porch. I walked up and was invited to sit and rest a bit. We sat talking, he burned a couple joints with me and gave me some iced tea. When I was stationed in DC in the Navy, I had good friends in Shaw. If you project any weakness or hesitate once, you are then marked.
Not even sure if anybody cares, but during these years The Chief was the anchor. DJ, the Brat, Bird and Lurch were the supporting players. Watching the magic of 00 directing the other guys on the court was sheer musicality.
And the chief was smart enough to know a player who can create a dynasty and make others better!
Bill Russell is godfather of the "every-year-a-title" club.
Bird was the first to do it. Did it twice. However, Steve Nash did it 4 times, and missed a 5th time, when he shot 89.9 % from the free-throw line in the 2006-07 season. Had he did it, he would have been in the 50/40/90 club 5 STRAIGHT years. As it stands, Nash did it 3 years in a row.
Bird and Nash are the only players to be in the club more than once.
LOVED Bird's game, and had followed him during his college days. If anyone was a real hoop fan, and didn't know Bird was White, they weren't paying attention. Sports Illustrated ran a few feature stories on him, beginning in his first season at Indiana State. I never liked how the MEDIA portrayed him during his first 5 years in the NBA. He earned my respect by his game;mf'er could flat out play. And, he didn't care for how the media tried to prop him up , as basketball's "White Savior". I personally never got caught up in any of that b.s. Friends would tell me that I was giving him too much respect. I just told them, that, if he can't play, he'll eventually be exposed, because your competitors will expose you; BALL DON'T LIE. Once a lot of folks found out he was TRULY legit, "Black" perception of him changed. Turned out, Bird's only "weakness" was a bad back. One of the truly greatest to ever do it. Period.
My 2nd-favorite Celtic of all-time;"Hondo" Havlicek is my favorite, and Russell third.
Nash was a guard not a small forward and bird was close to doing the next three years plus it was after he hurt his back
Nash did it as a pure PG though. Dirk was comparable with scoring and the 50 40 90 standard. Nash wasn't the primary scorer when he did it 4 times. Also post 2002 the lane was wide open due to rule changes. That's when the no touch rules started.
Love some 33 maybe for 3 or down under making MF wonder why, he's so fly 🪰
9 Now, but 5 or 6 of those came after the NBA changed the rules to make it easier to score.
You would have to mix a prime Kevin love and lucka to come anywhere close to bird
Dude, you hv a voice.
Bryant Gumbel'ish.
Worked for him pretty well
Wish you knew where I grew up and who I hung and still hang with-i get it totally -Bird was amazing and I was a Sixers fan
If there was an all time draft and every player was 20 years old I would take Larry Bird first without hesitation. Michael was the best scoring single player ever, but Larry would get everybody involved from the get go. His rookie year will attest to that.
It is Charles
With today's advancements in sports medicine he would have also been much healthier. The man played with injuries that would end today's players careers.
It's a beautiful compliment,,larry bird must be black,, its facts brothers are way better at sports ....and this comes from a white man..we ain't trading him ever the ball gods gave us 1 player 1 ...again great vid ...
Larry Legend shot 50-40-90- over a FOUR YEAR PERIOD
Nolan Richards a similar story about hearing a game on the radio and Bird was just taking over the game and he thought Larry was a bother and then he saw the paper the next day and found out Larry was white.
You're right, people said Larry Bird wasn't white, he was clear.
That was Charles
That's Leroy Bird 😂😂😂
I starred watching nba ganes and aba games in 1969...and there were four white players that all of the black players and fans respected big time ..larry bird ..jerry west.. John havlicek...and rick barry
And of course Pete maravich
Great vid you should react to Larry Birds ultimate mix tape
I'll check it out
its been 4 months since this was posted..... have you noticed yet ????? theres NO 3pt line... people need to know that... the 3 pt line wasnt introduced till birds rookie year. just to be clear why his ave wasnt higher than it was
"you mean Leroy?" lmao
Imagine that, the princess james isnt in the 50/40/90 club
Larry's worst season FT shooting % was better than Lebron's best season.
OMG - laughed out Loud when you said Caucasian.
The Hick from French Lick. Bird, Magic, Kareem, Dr J, Pistol Pete, McHale, etc would dominate now just like then. I think Luka Doncic is as close as there has been to Larry but he lacks Bird's toughness.
You should actually watch meadowlark lemon and the Harlem globetrotters
They saved the nba
Without meadowlark lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters there IS No other people playing ball.
Bill Murray said, "Larry Bird is not white. Larry Bird is clear."
Playing at the Y back in the day only 1-2 white guys and I played like AI (style wise) I'm going to the hole and could contort my body that you gona foul me or I make it. 5'8 left handed and after a few games got hammered hard! I bounced up as fast as I went down and didn't say a word! I wasn't never hit like that again. It's like that in ever "culture" in some way or the other. Respect is universal!
"Could Bird be a great player in the NBA today"? How many times have we heard this?
But the REAL question is this: "Could TODAY'S players be great in the OG era"? I say a resounding NO! Not unless they could not be afraid of hard play & worried about getting hurt such as a hard intended elbow to the face for example. One other thing is that Bird DID play with black guys -- pick up games. In French Lick, the poorest white town in Indiana? Only 2,000 people? Here is how & what many people don't know.
French Lick was bordered on a town called "West Baden". West Baden had natural spring waters & there was a tremendous amount of tourists & rich people going there for "natural healing". Larry would walk or bike to West Baden (as his family had no car.) He would play ball with all the black employees of the hotels in West Baden. So here's this teenage white dude playing with adult black dudes & there was no friction. They all were poor & rough/tough. Bird famously said, "I didn't know we were poor. EVERYONE in French Lick was poor."
And about that fight against Doctor J -- one of the players had him in a headlock. You HAD to step in and scrap or he'd be labelled as a weak guy allowing himself to be bullied.
And there was only ONE ref during the second half as the other one broke his leg in a collision with another player.
P.S. If you want to get good basketball books there is the one co-written by Bird & Magic called "When the Game Was Ours". Also Bird's autobiography called "Drive".
“I’ve been in fights with my brothers all my life, but I still respect them and love them. Why not Julius?” -Larry Bird
@@dutchtea8354 :) Yeah and Dr. J said in an interview that "We weren't fighting, we just were tussling". OG times and a great sense of humor. This was the famous "Only one ref game." Also remembered as Charles Barkley put him in a headlock to hold him back to give Erving better chances. Loser. Hahahaha In his one book Bird said that he & his two brothers were called "The Bird Boys" as they loved to tussle with each other and others. They sound like holy terrors in their town. But Bird looks like a choir boy. :) But their dad told them sternly that if he ever heard that one son was in trouble the OTHER two had better get in there and help him or he'd tan their hide.
The other player that ran into the ref was none other than Dennis Johnson. Coincidence? Dennis and Larry played like on another wavelength.
They estimated that 65% of Larry's shots in college would have been 3 pointers. Remember, no 3pt line yet. Bird didn't practice 3's. Hes highest 3 poibt attemps year was 88 when he was steady injured, he averaged 29.9ppg that year. Today's nba players benefit from a faster pace, and more possessions. Jokic numbers are Bird's numbers today, with a cross between jokic, tim duncan, and luka style -wise is what bird would be in the modern NBA. Bird more effective on defense than jokic or luka.
If you back it up, IT AINT TRASH.
LJB33MFIDKHTFHE IS SO GD PERFECT
Carreer rebounds almost as much as Shaq? WTF
Larry Bird? Leroy Brown? ... Hmmm 'Bad, bad, bad LB... Baddest man in the whole dam town... Meaner...'
Dirk was the most impressive to me
Solid check this video out pretty well done
Back then Boston was blue collar work man
Type rep. They had a lot of white guys. Fans sometimes would say NBA is to dark. That was a Boston fan. Talking about New York
Nicks Was a all blk team .
They. Called the n word bickers.
All through 80 you were blk you went magic. White Bird . This is just general.
closest thing to Larry is Koby
Tell me a great UA-cam video wouldn’t be bird showin up at a park pickup game in all those areas.
Whitest black dude to ever lace ‘em up
I don't know why they trying to push Larry Bird at the goat but if not he's a great player top three and just go see what the Legends say even he said it himself he said Michael Jordan was better than him and Magic Johnson UA-cam is not working
It's called being humble. Larry is greater than Magic.
I cant stand racism in any form. Especially right now with the democrats promoting it and feeding off of it. I grew up in the sixty's wanting to play center field for the San Fran Giants because of Willie Mays. Never was race mentioned or talked about he was just the greatest ever that's all. Why does race ever have to come up?
Hey, Larry was and is white ... sorry, You got MJ, Magic, Dr J, Bill Russel etc ... AND NOW you want Larry too !!! NOT happening .... I'll give it to you like Rodman, "if he were black he'd be just another guy" .... But WE ALL KNOW he got lit up by Larry and was just all in his feelings ... I ain't rollin over and giving you Larry
Nba is soft no more fighting
Curry has never done it
Larry Legend 🏀
The GOAT.. He is the greatest of all time.. There will never be another Bird..
Bird and Magic didn't just change the NBA, they changed the way we all looked at one another ( IMO)..
I was a HUGE Larry fan back in the day, but the players i loved also included Parrish, Dr. J, George Gervin, and, later on, David Robinson...
So, definitely no color boundaries back then. Can't watch it these days, but it makes me appreciate the players in the 80s and 90s a lot more.
@@rustydaboyrobot I am with you on that. Its like the game got soft. I saw Hakeem olajuan in Charlotte against he hornets. I met dell curry, and mugsy bouges. It was the same at out house! Karl Malone the mailmain was another that we watched.. The NBA was such a fun thing in the 80's and early 90's..
@@janetta5153 Same here. I sure miss the 80s basketball, and the host of great players. There are some great players now, but I haven't watched a live game since the early 90s. To me, the NBA has gotten boring and almost ruined with the flopping, no calls on traveling, carrying the ball, or moving screens. Touch fouls, handcuffing the defense, haven't helped much, either. Most games, now, from what I have seen, have devolved to 3 point shooting contests, and dunking contests, in my opinion.
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN & THE TRUE GOAT 🐐
Missed ya irish 🙏😊
Yes Irish great comment
@@sugarnads
Sometimes I’m late to the party but do get there 😂
No he's a top 10 player nobody is on Jordan level
@@diltberg9627 then you don't know shitt about basketball
Brother watching your Bird videos might be my favorite thing on UA-cam..bro explain to me how a kid in his FIRST SEASON in D1 plays 37 minutes a game and averages 33 points/13 rebounds/and 4.5 assists??? 😂
I was 20 years old in 1980. I remember being in a basketball league and a couple of times we would play the first half and you would have time to get home to watch the game and they would just say okay we'll take it up again tomorrow. Nobody wanted to miss that man playing. For any shortcomings he had his basketball intellect made up for it many times over
As someone who was there I'll tell you, he made everyone around him better. You saw it right before you're eyes. His Basketball I Q
was OBVIOUS from Day 1.
1980's Laker's fan here. Lord, I hated Larry Bird. He was terrifying. And he would make plays during playoffs with the Lakers in the Forum, and the LA crowd would go 'whoaaaaaaa' and sometimes even cheer.
He worked his ass off that respect!
Oak Cliff, good athletes but no Larry's
Larry and Magic saved basketball!
His rookie season, during a timeout, Pistol Pete told Larry not to take any risky shots when Bird was double teamed
Bird replied; "Well If you were any damn good, they wouldn't be double teaming me"
Pistol Pete retired after that season
Better to leave your ego behind than to take it out on the court with a superior player. WOnder what Pistol Pete was thinking back then.
Pistol knees were gone like Bird back was gone.
@@advancedchiropractic667 As was his health otherwise.
Right, there's actually a video out there that wants to try to convince us that Pete retired because Bird said that to him.. Pete was physically broken down and all done after that season, no matter what.
@@alanela6761 Yes good point. It's not like Pete had never heard crap before, being a skinny white guy. He probably heard much worse over the years. Plus he worked on his game as much or more than anyone so he had confidence and knew how good he was. He was probably as good as shooter as Larry anyway, who knows, maybe even better at some point. And he was probably a better ball handler too.
Notice at the 4:10 mark that he passes the ball to himself off the backboard.
You were partially correct. Black people of a certain age know, but there’s dozens of young people on channels like this who only knew the name. That’s one reason why I’m so thankful for channels like yours for keeping the OG relevant.
I was one of those blacks, actually had the Cons.
@@seansimms8503 I'm sorry, I honestly don't understand what 'Cons' means.
@@hookedonreactions7649 his signature shoes, he had Converse Cons, Magic had his, later others would join them, should be a commercial on here somewhere, it was while shooting the first commercial he and magic became friends, it was shot in French Lick, Birds mom told Magic he was her favorite player, Larry wouldn't tell him, Magic was hooked from then on.
@@seansimms8503 you have a pair? I’m so jealous!
@@hookedonreactions7649 had a pair, this was back in what 85 or 86.
How do I say this ? I hated Larry Bird. I hated the Celtics. Anyone that played against the Pistons I hated. But at the end of the day, the only, and I mean only guy who struck fear in my heart was Larry frickn Bird. And I really loved Magic. Magic was like poetry. So beautiful to watch. Jordan not so much.. unbelievable talent but something about him even now does not sit right me. I can’t put my finger on it. I don’t know. Some pretty great players back then. I’m in a wheelchair now. My life has been shortened considerably. But I think about those glory days of the Pistons and Lakers and my arch enemy the Chicago Bulls. I think I experienced some really miraculous things and I’ve been a pretty lucky guy to see all these great men competing at a level that I didn’t know existed. I’ve been a pretty lucky guy seeing the only guy who struck fear in my heart every single time I’d see him. If you ever lived in the hood and I have it will not take you long to find out who was the guy you just never flicked with. And believe me if you ever need someone to fight with You in street fight you wanted that guy with you. He may not be from the hood but he was hood all day long. That’s how bad a man he was.