I recall reading about Steve Alford in HS back then and saw highlights of Alford's team playing Kemp's team in the Indiana finals - KEMP was unstoppable and was same size as a senior in HS as he was as a pro!!! MONSTER FA SHO.
I enjoyed your reaction to Larry bird. Im a 67 yr old woman , Imagine watching these greats live saturdays on tv at the age of 15. I like Larry but my goat is Wilt Chamberlain. When they have to change college and pro rules to slow you down that means your the BEST . My top 5 : #1wilt,#2 larry, #3bill Russell, #4 pistol pete marovich ( fab. ball skills) #5 magic Johnson. Most wont agree but i got to watch them live setting records, the best time to be watching basketball, wish you could have watched with me, it was like watching war on the courts, you never knew who'd win, it was the best. As a side my dad boxed in marines and was champion lightweight in his division , having said that the BEST boxer was Muhammad Ali imho and he was pretty!😁💖 Keep the vids coming .👍
Mark McGuire always ducked Bird as well when they played Boston . Mark was always convienantly injured or sick before the game . They called it the Bird flu !
Never heard of Jordan or Magic helping young players from other teams to improve their game. THATS what True Greatness is. There are so many aspects to Basketball, Fonnt office and back office . Bird was great at all of them, The other GOAT candidates fall well short
I think it was Lakers great James Worthy said in a interview one time, when asked who he would rather guard, Michell Jordan, or Larry Bird, without hesitation he said; "Jordan." A bit surprised, the interviewer asked him why and Worthy said: "Michael make you look slow, Bird make you look stupid!" That is Larry Bird!
Thanks for the video. I did not know of Kemp and Bird friendship? All Ive heard is about is rivalry and trash talk. Ill let you slide on the Bron Fan thing! 😂
I think Axeman was told by Bird to fake an injury so he can face Kemp. Kemp got an important lesson dealt to him that day. Sure you can be great in college ball and make a name for yourself but once you reach the nba you have to strive to improve your game as there is always gonna be someone a little better. He showed by example that kemp still had much to learn and who better than the local legend. Bird was probably hoping to do this for his bro but since his bro didn't make it then he would show kemp instead what he needed to do to be the best.
@ENikolaev You have no idea how I dance. It ain't YT. It is more NTVE, maybe some SPNSH kloggin' in there,... ETA: All chill here for peace and blessin's. Animosity will be met with harsh and maybe incomprehensible critiscmsm.
I mean seriously, Shawn Kemp and Xman could easily contend with LeBron James. And Larry Bird chewed them up. You think he wouldn't against LJ? He'd mentally destroy LeBron. And likely at times. Use the "load management " bull. When the Celtics were on the schedule. 😂😂😂😂.
Watched kemp in high-school he was absolutely insane. Late 80s basketball ball was just different
I recall reading about Steve Alford in HS back then and saw highlights of Alford's team playing Kemp's team in the Indiana finals - KEMP was unstoppable and was same size as a senior in HS as he was as a pro!!! MONSTER FA SHO.
I enjoyed your reaction to Larry bird. Im a 67 yr old woman , Imagine watching these greats live saturdays on tv at the age of 15. I like Larry but my goat is Wilt Chamberlain. When they have to change college and pro rules to slow you down that means your the BEST .
My top 5 : #1wilt,#2 larry, #3bill Russell, #4 pistol pete marovich ( fab. ball skills) #5 magic Johnson. Most wont agree but i got to watch them live setting records, the best time to be watching basketball, wish you could have watched with me, it was like watching war on the courts, you never knew who'd win, it was the best. As a side my dad boxed in marines and was champion lightweight in his division , having said that the BEST boxer was Muhammad Ali imho and he was pretty!😁💖
Keep the vids coming .👍
When players sat out instead of facing Larry it was said they had ‘ Bird Flu ‘!
😂😂
That showed how great Larry Bird was. If he had to give a lesson nothing could stop that.
There were Basketball players and there was LARRY
Mark McGuire always ducked
Bird as well when they played
Boston . Mark was always
convienantly injured or sick
before the game . They called
it the Bird flu !
LOL I was gonna say the same. Detlef Schrempf called it "Bird-itis" lol. Aguirre played Bird in college, maybe he remembered that too LOL.
That was a pretty good video, I enjoyed it
Never heard of Jordan or Magic helping young players from other teams to improve their game. THATS what True Greatness is. There are so many aspects to Basketball, Fonnt office and back office . Bird was great at all of them, The other GOAT candidates fall well short
I think it was Lakers great James Worthy said in a interview one time, when asked who he would rather guard, Michell Jordan, or Larry Bird, without hesitation he said; "Jordan." A bit surprised, the interviewer asked him why and Worthy said: "Michael make you look slow, Bird make you look stupid!" That is Larry Bird!
That was at the end of Larry's career, and he was still great.
Even Jordan got his lessons from Larry with broken back until he retired .
This is already broke back bird, still impressive.
I got to see Larry play my NY Knicks all through the 80s & he was amazing
Every game need stories about players and every game needs players that generate great stories.
Thanks for the video. I did not know of Kemp and Bird friendship? All Ive heard is about is rivalry and trash talk. Ill let you slide on the Bron Fan thing! 😂
What’s wrong with being a bron fan?😂
@Iamteeski I'm just playn! I like Joker so I'm sure you have jokes for me? I'm not asking though! Lol 😆
😂 let us win a couple games vs y’all this year please😂😂
@Iamteeski I think the competition has widened in the west? The Chicken Nuggets are the least of your problems? Good luck this season!
add the Great Gary Payton to that SONICS club and you can see how tough the league was back then - they took NO Prisoners.
Eddie Bird sounded just like his older brother
That's Shawn Fuckin' Kemp. The Supersonic that put Seattle there before KD
Before Kemp said Larry gave him 50 and 3/4.
3 brothers
I think Axeman was told by Bird to fake an injury so he can face Kemp. Kemp got an important lesson dealt to him that day. Sure you can be great in college ball and make a name for yourself but once you reach the nba you have to strive to improve your game as there is always gonna be someone a little better. He showed by example that kemp still had much to learn and who better than the local legend. Bird was probably hoping to do this for his bro but since his bro didn't make it then he would show kemp instead what he needed to do to be the best.
Larry has 3 brothers plus him and one sister .....they all hooped however BIRD WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE NBA
Kinda wild they used to let a YT man call em “boy”
They didn't know what YT meant.
We spell shit out, game rekalizez game,...keep up.
@@jaredroberts578sounds like u dancin
@ENikolaev You have no idea how I dance. It ain't YT. It is more NTVE, maybe some SPNSH kloggin' in there,...
ETA: All chill here for peace and blessin's. Animosity will be met with harsh and maybe incomprehensible critiscmsm.
Thank u son. U get it. Loved Kemp. But Larry Legend just different. No shame Larry on the Mt Rushmore of the NBA U own a team who u drafting to build
Damn .. i thought you saiid no pauses no. bs i guess i hit wrong reaction channel
I be lying sometimes…
I mean seriously, Shawn Kemp and Xman could easily contend with LeBron James. And Larry Bird chewed them up. You think he wouldn't against LJ? He'd mentally destroy LeBron. And likely at times. Use the "load management " bull. When the Celtics were on the schedule. 😂😂😂😂.
You should look up what Larry has to say about LeBron and the absolute respect he has for him.
@@Thewhitekorean I have respect for him too. He's just not better than Bird. And that's that.
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You need better Editing my man keep getting better
Gotchu🙌🏾
That's older broke down Bird too
Bird
Wilt
Russell
Jordan
Magic
Thank u son. U get it. Loved Kemp. But Larry Legend just different. No shame Larry on the Mt Rushmore of the NBA U own a team who u drafting to build