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"See the floor, be the floor". I LOVE that!! Larry's court vision was second to none, imo. I have Larry Legend at #1 because the game was much tougher (physical, aggressive) in his era. Also, consider things like great improvement in sports medicine and the wonky sneakers and tight, mini shorts (lol) they used to have to wear. AND he wasn't being sat out due to injuries every other thing~ he played every freakin' game, and he played every one full-out. Passer, rebounder, ball-stealer, scorer and assists. Yep, he's my GOAT 🍀🍀🍀
Larry Bird is still the only person inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame as a player, a coach, and an executive.
Excellent understanding of basketball from the perspective of a player, team leader, and management perspective. This man's whole life has been basketball, and he mastered it at the highest of levels.
Magic got a standing ovation that night!.. that's love and respect!!
Couldn't agree more. Magic getting that pop in the garden gave me goosebumps ❤
BIRD was a small
forward ! Played
the Same position
as LEBRON JAMES ,
but played it way
better !
played SF and PF depending on who's on the floor.
Bird started his career as a power forward in 1979-80. Cedric (Cornbread) Maxwell was the starting small forward.
From '79-'84 Larry was power forward, then McHale stepped into that role permanently and Larry moved to small forward.
@@jimmyboy131 Larry also went back to PF once McHale started coming off the bench again in the late 80’s, they had Larry start at PF and Kevin Gamble at SF.
LeBron isn't really a small forward. They say he is, but he plays the role of a point guard, bringing the ball up 80% of the time and being ball dominant
The team doctor told Larry he was done for the night when he hit his face on the floor against the Pacers. As soon as the doctor was distracted, Larry headed out the door, broken cheek bone, concussion, and double vision and all.
Larry and Magic are still close friends
Even Larry's own team and staff were convinced that fall was it for Larry's career. He was already at the end of it, like you pointed out, but came back like a warrior to win a pivotal playoff game for his team out of sheer competitive will.
True..
Larry hiding down low to avoid the trainer after returning. 😎
Larry Birds dedication to the game and team put Larry as Greatest All around player in NBA history bar none. Larry is the standard.
Larry Bird's body control and hand/eye coordination are probably still the best ever.
Larry Legend was a small forward... could play every position 🐐🏀
He was a power forward for much of his career, but he was also on a lot of teams which were stacked at that position.
I was a teen in the 80s, watching Bird and Magic play was legendary they made everyone around them better. The golden age of basketball. #LarryLegend
I LIVED it. 80s were THE BEST
Totally agree. We had the best era in basketball ever. Period. You could actually put your hands on the man you were guarding.
@@Darth_Lunas 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Larry was calling his SHOTS OUTLOUD!! other bench going crazy.
When he hit his face on the floor in the game against the Pacers he fractured his right cheek. What a lot of people don't know is he struggled getting dressed out to play and spent the night before that game in the hospital in traction. Remember he had broken his back.
Larry came back to win that pivotal playoff game against the Pacers because he couldn't stand seeing Chuck Person obnoxiously celebrating after he made a shot. Players aren't built like this anymore.
Hearing how loud the Boston Garden crowd was cheering when Larry emerged from the tunnel after having fractured his cheek and getting a concussion was unreal for me. The crowd noise was DEAFENING, and the Pacers team members had to be thinking to themselves "Oh Shit, we're f***ed!" I miss this kind of basketball!
If there ever was a legit Basketball bible, a third of it would be on Larry and Magic alone.
The most incredible, important and beautiful story in sports history.
When Bird came back from that faceplant on the floor, he came back with a cracked cheekbone, played the rest of the game, and the Celtics won. For the last six years of his career he played with spinal issues. Many times he wouldn't/couldn't sit on the bench, he had to lie down. As much as he liked being in the limelight. to help the team win, he often noticed that there were team members that he thought weren't getting their fair share of the plays, so he would give the ball to them as often as possible.
I am 68 years old and have had the pleasure to watch all of these great players . But i go Jordan , Bird , Kobe , Bron is great but he is like the Cal Ripken of basketball . Longevity creates nice #s in stats .Give any of these top 3 players labrons minutes and the numbers wouldn't even be close .
Magic, MJ, Kareem and Bird. Followed by Steph, Lebron, Hakeem, Timmy and Shaq.
Plus Lebron had 4 extra years b/c he went straight into the NBA from high school
The numbers wouldn't even be close? That's bullshit. It's petty to take LeBrons longevity away from him. And btw, that is coming someone who would take Larry over anyone in his prime
You must be under 30 years old . I watched Birds entire career . I didn't like him because he was a go to guy for the last shot .He killed the lakers. Lebron is not a go to guy for the last shot .
I grew up around my dad on and off who's a lifelong Lakers fan since we're from LA, and he used to tell me since I was a little kid how Bird was the absolute truth. He also hated him and even I had to eventually learn like everyone else that this man was actually that. My dad wasn't lying.
Love the reaction and subbed looking forward to more!
New subscriber... I'm a New England kid and have lived through those great 80s Celtics years... Larry is the GOAT!!!
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) career fg%,tp%,ft%
1. Jordan 44.7 -50-33-84
2. Lebron 44.4 -51-35-73
3. Bird 43.1 -50-38-89
4. Kareem 42.9 -56-06-72
5. Durant 40.8 -50-38-88
Bird has the second highest game winning percentage right behind Magic (10 games off).
Interesting stat comparison I haven’t seen before…he was the most “clutch” athlete I ever saw in any sport…elevated his teammates and was the only guy on this list that would dominate a game even if he his shooting was off - rebounding, assists, hustling, always moving off the ball.
Yes sir he in top 3 for sure. Thanks for reaction keep them comeing.
The feeling of responsibility those guys back then had... fractured cheekbone? Fuck that! Im heading back out and win this game for my team. They really left their heart on the court... I'm missing that...
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
#4 behind Magic, MJ, and Kareem.
@@billmorrison9068
BWAHAHAHAHAAAA
People nowadays talk a lot abaut the Dirk Nowitzki "Move", but 40+ years ago Larry Bird was the man who Invented that "Move" ...the "Fade Away".
Dirk spent hours upon hours watching old Celtics games with Bird Time and Again doing the move so easily and "score" that he thought (and well) why not..??!! And like Bird,it worked for Dirk.
PS: i had the Previlegde to dozens of Celtic games with Larry Bird,and honestly in my opinion he's the Player with the Greatest IQ Ever to play the game. He's Awareness was/ still is on another Level from any other player back then or since.
Larry Bird is a Real Legend.
I'm almost with you, but Wilt scored a lot of fade aways in the 60s and 70s. The stat I've heard is 60% of his points were from fade aways, which sounds a bit much, but we can be sure he was using it. Larry didn't invent it, but he perfected it for outside shots - the 3-pointer was instituted in 1980, and Larry pushed the fade away from a mid-range shot out well beyond the line.
To my knowledge Bird shot over the backboard twice in his professional career. Nailed them both!!!!
He used to shoot a decent number of baseline shots that actually had to clear the backboard to drop. In those days I had to see how that was possible and what kind of arch that took to fall. Even a few of the deep corner threes he shot came from an angle behind the backboard beside the two from directly behind it.
@@theemaygoogleme151 lol you 100% correct
I can't imagine how much the Laker jersey Magic gave to Larry at his retirement is worth. 🤯
To Larry Bird...
"The Greatest Basketball Player Ever"
But more important, a friend forever.
~~Earvin Magic Johnson
To any true basketball fan? Priceless. I could drive a dump truck filled to the roof with $100 bills up to the house and worry that I would look cheap as dirt.
Dont think is for sale
Great description!! Larry IS the court!! He’s the GOAT!!!
Yes! Love Bird vids! Great react! That Hawks game was lit! Besides every shot going in ....Bird was reading their moves before they moved! 😲
He as a teenager played with black guys who were adults. The guys worked as dishwashers a porters and they played on lunch breaks and after work. Larry was the only white guy who played with them so he learned playground hoops.
Magic & Larry, resurrected the game of basketball...My dad loved basketball, but stopped watching, until the competition between Johnson & Bird was highlighted...What my Dad used to say, about Larry's game, is that it reminded him of someone, who wasn't only playing basketball, but also, volleyball, dodgeball, football, baseball, soccer, & strategic chess, all at the same time, & what made him so great 😊He certainly was one of the most unique & gifted players, I ever watched! I would love you to react to the video, Larry Bird STORIES that prove he's the BEST TRASH TALKER, told by NBA players: ua-cam.com/video/v7Id88T5DPsf/v-deo.html if you haven’t already seen or reacted to it 😊Thanks!
I love the respect you show for Larry Legend.
In his prime Bird was as good or better than anyone who ever played the game. 😎
Bird was a 6'10" SF/PF. Not a guard. He is top three all time, no matter what the position. He averaged double digit rebounds for his career and made a few All-Defensive teams, and is the greatest passer at his position the game has seen. Perhaps you can react to some of his historic games, or his Greatest Passer/with New Footage re-edit video.
If you haven't seen the college Goat look at Pete Maravich. 44.2 ppg no 3 point line and only played 3 years!!!
I also believe he scored 60 in the pros with no 3 point line .
That’ facts! I really wish Pete and LSU would’ve made an NCAA tournament!! Also disappointed in the fact that he never won a championship in the NBA! I wish he would’ve gone to Boston right out of school! I think he might’ve won a championship! It was rough that he ended his career with Boston only averaging 11.5 points a game! (Larry Bird’s rookie year ,79-80)Larry Bird, once said about Pete Maravich “ it’s like the ball is a part of his hand”
Prime influence on an entire generation, but never won a thing.
He had a very short career ,
I never hear anyone talk about it but after that win against the Lakers watch Bird, he's not about to get trampled, he is kicking people's arses to get off that court🤣🤣
The wonderful game of basketball has so many goats over the generations… bear in mind The offensive and defensive rules of the game have changed from no three-point line, no shock clock, handchecking, not allowed, flagrant, fouls, called for everything, had to play man to man no zone defense ,three second defense and now today forget it it’s the game of horse and whether the shooter makes it or not….. last point bird was definitely a warrior most of the players through the 60s 70s 80s 90s we’re all warriors I miss that style of basketball🏀❤️🌏🌎🌍🎈
That game against Indiana Bird came back with 6:46 left in the 3rd and ran a 33-14 streak to win the game he’s just pure heart and not wanted to win. He was one steal away from a quadruple double in the first 3 quarters against the jazz and decided to sit out the 4th quarter because they were so far ahead he didn’t care about the quadruple double all he cared about was the win.
Larry Bird is the best small forward in the history of the NBA
Larry played small and power forward. He has played both guard and center at limited times when the team would size up or size down but he primarily played the forward spots. He played the small more than the power and is listed as the small forward.
Larry greatest all around player
Bird/Jordan 1a/1b all time best players.
Not sure if Jordan or Magic is better overall. Bird and Magic may be the teo goats of NBA and then Jordan
@@innosanto I have Magic's prime in the second tier, alongside Russell, Oscar, Kareem, Hakeem, Kobe and Duncan. Wilt's prime is in the first tier, together with Bird and Jordan. Best guard? Jordan. Best forward? Bird. Best center? Wilt. Would I put Jordan and Wilt on the same team? Probably not, but I would happily pair Bird with either. Give that team even decent role-players, and I'd give them better than average odds against any combination not including those two.
Wilt >> Walton + Parish, and Jordan >> Dennis Johnson + Danny Ainge. Give Bird either of those weapons of league destruction, and they're winning consecutive titles, because you can't stop Bird on his own, let alone with a partner at his level, and they will keep you from playing the offensive game you want to play.
I give Jordan and Bird the unholy trinity of Duncan, Russell and Stockton, to form "Team Synergy". Duncan and Russell are my twin towers, the whole team's fed by Stockton, and nobody cares about anything except winning.
I give Wilt and Bird the three greats Hakeem, West and Magic, because why not? Two great three-point shooters and two supreme big men, tailor made for Showtime, with Magic being the biggest defensive liability - which says something.
Nice reaction. Eventually you will realize Lebron isn't even in the conversation. GOATs make their team into champions. They don't put together all-star teams in order to get their rings. And most telling, his teams do better when he's not on the court. The +- is surprising. When you realize Lebron isn't even in the top ten, we'll know you've lost your "my era" bias.
After watching Lebron I say he is not even in my top 20.
I’ve been saying the same thing for years. LeBron isn’t even close to being in the top 20 of all time.
Lebron is weak ... he's a flop artist ... he's just weak ... he couldn't survive in the 80s and 90s with Real players ... he couldn't call foul when players look in his direction .. he's the biggest cry baby basketball has ever had .
And just cause he ain't in the Goat conversation don't mean he ain't great or one of the greatest ever. The Goat is reserved for the psychos who lived the sport 24/7 every day, all day. Bird, Jordan, Kobe were psychotic about it. Everybody else is human beings. Those 3 have documentaries devoted to how far they would go to get that much more of an edge. They are crazy. LeBron ain't crazy. He's crazy great, but not Goat crazy. I don't think Larry ever flopped once in his entire career. One, because it wouldn't have done any good in the 80's when you could be pistol whipped and still not draw a foul. But, two, just not having the flop option in your arsenal ever makes him first ballot Goat contender. LeBron is just the Millinial baller, a product of his era. Modern greats aren't the Gladiators of yesteryear.
Kobe swam with actual sharks yo to eliminate fear. LeBron saw Jaws.
Not only that, but LeBron is a crybaby. You can take 10-15 % of his career points away for fouls he never would have gotten had he played in Birds day
Larry & Magic were more than friends
They were brothers 4 Life
I've been saying for 25 years that Kobe was basically a carbon copy of Michael Jordan. Same height, same build. Even their voices sound the same.
By the way on the 27 points left-handed He also had 20 points right handed in that game for 47 and hit the game winning shot!
Yeah, 20 points with the right in the 4th quarter alone...
33 and green was the man!
Even Larry would agree with your opinion of Jordan, Larry himself said in more than one after game interview how blown away he was with Jordan even though the Celtics swept Jordans Bulls twice in the finals in Jordans early career days - but in one after game interview back then Larry himself was quoted as saying "that wasnt Michael Jordan out there it was God disguised as Michael Jordan" - and then in another game at some point after Jordan said Larry wasnt Larry but Jesus disguised as Larry--lol It was crazy that in one playoff game Jordan scored like 63 points yet the Celtics still managed to beat the Chicago bulls, but no matter what the outcome Larry always gave credit where it was due and he had huge respect for MJ. Im a HUGE L.B. fan but I have to be realistic and give first place to MJ one for his mad athleticism / verticality and other superior physical attributes which Larry didnt have and the reason you never saw him doing mad poster dunks etc. MJ also had a crazy 69 point game against the Cavaliers - the 80's was a great era for basketball, there were so many teams stacked with hall of famers it made for a whole decade of great competition.
27 points left handed . . . in 3 QUARTERS! Who else do dat? Nobody
For those of us who have watched all of the top players, putting Bird below anyone is blasphemous to the game. Yes, Jordan is the most graceful and athletically gifted, yes, Kobe is right there, yes, Lebron is right there... but Bird is the most complete player down to highest BB IQ. He is the only one at the top who can never be called selfish or a ball hog. Ranking these guys is truly unfair to all of them. They ALL great.
This is why i have Larry top 5 all time, even with a career ending injury he was the best player out there. the 80s is so unappreciated from the cupcake modern league
Think about it this way. Larry Bird had never shot a 3 pointer before his rookie year in the nba. By the time 1984 rolled around, he started a stretch of 4 years where he averaged 50/40/90. Imagine if he had been able to practice his 3 point shot since he was 8 years old
85-86 : fg 52.2%, 3pt 42.7%, ft 91.0%
86-87 : fg 50.2%, 3pt 42.3%, ft 90.4%
87-88 : fg 52.5%, 3pt 39.6%, ft 91.6%
88-89 : fg 52.7%, 3pt 41.4%, ft 88.9%
Average : fg 51.8%, 3pt 41.6%, ft 90.1%. Over 4 consecutive years
Great seeing the respect and appreciation from a young cat like you
jordan never got a playoff win over larry as a player. Went 0-6 against birds celtics. Larry is also the only player since the nba merger to get three consecutive league mvps, only other players to do so at all are wilt and russell. Larry was a killer to. The year before larry came into the league the celtics only wno 21 games larrys rookie year as the only addition to the team he took them to 61 wins and the conference finals vs the sixers. Even Jordan has larry in his top 3.
Larry holds #3 in my GOAT list. Just behind Jordan and Chamberlain. I hated the guy when he played but I had mad respect for his skill and game.
Chamberlain had a lot of flaws, most of all he lacked the will to win. He's nowhere near being on the same tier as Magic or Kareem.
@@billmorrison9068maybe not the killer instinct, but it takes more than one guy to win championships. He's stats don't lie, he deserves #2.
#HOG in the house. Been following you since you started doing Tom. Bro, you have blossomed being on the camera. Big props to you. Pat Riley was asked one time, if you had one shot, who would you pick, Bird or Jordan. He said if it was to win a game, Jordan. But if it was too save his life...Larry Legend. Mad Respect.
You should watch a courtship of rivals with Larry and Magic. So good.
I think you missed the fact that he came back in the game against Indiana after he fractured his Cheek bone and was seeing double…..with a concussion
Larry’s first year Celtics went from last to eastern conference championship game, beat every great of his day which nobody else can say, 6-0 against MJ, played with a bad back most of his career, and a mangled finger on his shooting hand. Also Larry was dangerous without the ball while MJ was only dangerous with the ball. Also 3 MVP’s in a row, and 2 or 3 many other times. Also he didn’t shop teams, and played when assault and battery was allowed, and 3 pointers were new and not promoted.
Look at Larry's eyes at the 9:35 mark. Those are the eyes of a killer, cold and dark like the eyes of a shark.
Yeah, he was gonna cook everyone out there, which he did. He took it very personally to be underestimated. Never safe to count Larry out of the game.
Larry Bird is the GOAT
In the past 50 years, here are the highest Total Career Avg Stat Points (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK)
#1) Jordan = 44.7
#2) LeBron = 44.2
#3) Bird = 43.1
#4) Kareem = 42.9
I was at Larry’s retirement ceremony…still have the shirt.
The game wasn’t hard enough for him.
All you need to know about Bird is that look in his eye when he's about to come back in with a fractured cheekbone @ 9:30 of your video
So proud to see young boys appreciate my favorite player of all time! Makes me teary eyed! And btw Larry owned Jordan! 6-0 in the playoffs…Mic drop!
Nice reaction to the GOAT!
Larry and Ervin saved the nba. I was there and it was on the verge of collapse until them. Facts.
Both MJ and Magic called Bird the GOAT.
Goats don't live alone, they live in herds. Larry Legend is one of the GOATS. That's all that's important.
“WHAT?!”..
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite parts of the video too.. He puts 3 defenders in the spin cycle and gets an easy layup.. So Larry.. 3 steps ahead at all times..
Bird had eyes in the back of his head!
80-s-Golden Era! True GOAT!
I saw that steal on Detroit live on TV. My most vivid memory of it all these years later is not the steal but him sliding on his butt across the court. My favorite in forty years of watching the NBA.
♥ I have Larry Bird & Magic Johnson tied at #1 because they saved the league that allowed Jordan to shine.
You should watch “the 5 times Larry played hurt”. Which was his whole career!
By making each other better, they made the game better
Larry had the best true step back jumper in the history of the game. Not this hippity hop gather step stuff they get today. He was also the best passing small forward in the history of the game. That is why you see him dropping guys on simple moves.
In today’s game, Larry would be even better. Give him the gather, give him no hand checking, give him big men around him who stretch the floor? It would not even be fair.
Small Forward!!!!!
He is the GOAT!
MY MAN YOU ARE ABOUT TO WATCH A LEGEND!!!!
Larry Legend Forever! The real GOAT..
While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. During warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Well we were wrong and he beat our league champion team and set our arena scoring record! Great reaction on your part. Peace from Northern Michigan.
In that game against Indiana bird fractured his orbital bone and was most likely concussed. If that happened to a star today they’d be out for the season. Larry came back and finished the game.
The one true Goat, Larry Joe Bird.
Sold out the Boston Garden on a night, with out a game.
Respect your list , but its …
# 1 BIRD # 2 JORDAN
# 3 MAGIC
# 4 WILT # 5 RUSSELL
Close 😊 *Bird, Wilt, Magic, Jordan, & Kareem* 😊
Bird was amazing but Jordan was the best. I know we’re splitting hairs but he had the same drive, same awareness. Bird was a better passer but Jordan was a better defender. Both assasins, both wanted the ball when it mattered most. Jordan’s athleticism and longevity puts him above Bird. He was at peak performance way longer than Larry was
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Bird 6 Jordan 0
In my opinion you can't be one of the great if you voluntarily leave the team the drafted you... That's why LeBron will never be Kobe, Bird, MJ, Duncan, etc...
You young to understand larry , nice reaction, i lived this, watched it live it was unreal we had NEVER seen anything like this ,he was different 🐦💚💯🏀, he was 3 plays ahead of everyone, and he played hurt we loved him for that most a fan to. The end 🐦💚💯🏀 #LB33
When magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV he called Larry bird and told him before he made the announcement
Greatest small forward ever. Three Rings, 3 consecutive MVPs, 3 consecutive 3-point contests, founded 50-40-90 Club and achieved it twice, Rookie of the Year over Magic, even though Magic won the Championship (63 points to 3!) because he took his team from 29 wins the previous year to 62 wins BY HIMSELF.
I don’t know how you would find the footage but I’ve seen Larry Bird dive on the floor and shoot and make it while lying on the three point line
If you want to see the relationship between Bird and Magic watch "A Courtship of Rivals".
He was not a guard he was a forward! Number small forward ever!
Love this reaction !
Bird best no hesitation for me witnessed first hand.
GOAT Credentials/Criteria IMO = # 1. Makes others better. #2. Excels in every area of the game. #3. Rules played by . (Ex. = Point avg. Is higher in today's rules, assists also are easier to get with a wide open floor today ,etc,etc,etc.
# 3 Kareem Abdul Jabar
#1b Jordan
#1a Bird
Magic is the GOAT. Otherwise, we agree.
Larry was not a guard. He was a Forward who could play like a guard and did.
Jordan, Bird, Kareem, Duncan, Chamberlain
Chamberlain lacked the will to win. Magic, MJ, Kareem and Bird=Basketball's Mount Rushmore.
Bird, Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Kobe
Magic, MJ, Kareem, Bird=Basketball's Mount Rushmore. But we're definitely on the same page.
I appreciate your list ... Larry will always be my GOAT but i get you young man gotta take your guy because you never know Larry but wow appreciate a young man putting him where he should be in your eyes. Nice reaction good review I will never go down on you for your choices. But it is a magical moment when someone realizes Larry is in the top 3..
I would pick Larry to start a franchise over Jordan and James. Larry raises the game of his teammates and that makes the whole team better.
He had the bag and he was a dog on the floor, that's all a basketball player needs.
I love that a forward made your list of top five best guards of all time
Larry, not a guard, but could play it if needed.