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You already know who he was going to say before you click on the video. Bird won 3 rings in the 80's. Magic won 5 rings in the 80's. They came in the league at the same time (after playing each other in the NCAA championship game) and battled each other in the Finals a couple times. One of the greatest rivalries ever.
Remember: When Larry went to the Celtics their past season they won 26 games. Magic and The Showtime Lakers had a Loaded Team. Magic took over when Kareem was injured, and as a Rook got them a Ring. Both men were terrific. A gift to Sports and the Viewing public.
I attended University of Michigan when these two were playing in the Big Ten. Magic Johnson and Greg Kelsey were an explosive element on the fast break with the no look pass and plays that nobody had seen before. Larry Byrd was an incredible shot maker. The thing that really impressed me was his ability to shoot from the corner consistently. You only have the width of the ball from there to sink that shot and he did it consistently. Ordinarily, you would lay off someone in the corner because it was such a low percentage shot but if you approached him he would just fake and take another type of shot.
@@plainwhitepaper3898 that literally might be the most unstoppable duo you could possibly create. How could a team defend the passing and ball movement with those 2 guys? Magic and Bird are probably both top 5 passers of all time. The ball would be swinging around so much and so quick. Kinda like the 2014 Spurs. Would be almost impossible to defend
Another stupid a** comment. Some of you guys are just like a lot of these dumb a** athletes of today. Never research, watch a few 5 to 6 min clips and think what you're saying is so intelligent and or deep. Jordan's work ethic is what made him who he is and was. The competition fueled his drive a little bit but his will to be the best is what drove him.
Michael Jordan was already in the NBA. By what Bird says, it's probably in 1985 or 1987. Regardless, there are many times after this where Bird clearly states that Magic was the greatest basketball player he's ever seen and played against.
@@ariocahow do you know it was in 85 or 87 ….? At that time magic might have been but through out both careers Jordan was better …. Love manic think he is actually underrated but …… magic and bird had much better surrounding casts than Jordan and Jordan was still better…. In my humble opinion … I played college ball so know bb pretty well
@@ariocayou Two stop 🛑 arguing all three r Mount Rushmore … my opinion I’m a big time Laker fan .. for tThE Lebrick Lebum I’m not a Laker fan.. My Top four all time 1. Jordan 2 Kareem 3 Magic 4 Bird 🦜… Hands down my opinion.. out of these Four anyone of them could be #1
@@pickleballroadlesstraveled.. Not sure if you saw my top four.. here is my order 1 Jordan 2 Kareem 3 Magic. 4 . 🦜 Bird.. I also stated doesn’t mattter what order any of these for could be #1
Magic and Larry the greatest bball players. Larry is Irwin Rommel who makes you pay everytime you leave him open or ignore him and Magic is Heinz Guderian who overwhelms teams with his blitzkrieg and bullet passes leaving you off balance, backpedaling, and unstable. I'm glad I got to see these two play in the NBA.
@@N1120A Strategy knows no ideology. You can learn from all. Seems you are trying to incite something, so maybe just grow up and leave YT comments on this site to adults.
@@N1120A Rommel was widely respected and admired by allied leadership and Guderians techniques of blitzkrieg and invention of armoured divisions are still used up to this day by armies. They don't say he was serving Hitler's armry so we are not going to copy his strategies. As for nazis you have them everywhere in this day and age, if you are looking for them
Remember Bird also said this about Michael Jordan after the playoff game. "That wasn't Michael Jordan. That was God disguised as Michael Jordan." I will agree with the Magic statement just because he had way more battles with him than Jordan. But there is no denying what he said after that game when Jordan hung 63 on them.
To pickleball roadlesstrav so since you played college basketball then you ought to know what shooting a higher field goal percentage and higher free throw percentage that magic could have averaged more points per game than Jordan if he’d been a ball hog and was all about himself.Magic shoot 52 percent career field goal percentage and 84.7 career free throw percentage.And shot 51.7 career field goal percentage in the NBA Finals.Jordan shot 49.7 career field goal percentage and 83.5 career free throw percentage and shot 48.1 career field goal percentage in the nba finals.Do the math.Magic wasn’t a selfish player that’s why the lakers won a championship magics rookie season.Not to mention he turned 20 years old three months before the season. He also won the MVP of the NBA Finals and he is the only rookie to win that award.Until Phil Jackson taught Jordan to share the ball with his teammates he played six seasons with no NBA Finals appearances so if you played college basketball you must have been a benchwarmer
@@billybuttram2458 I don’t get your logic … they were great players no question….top five…great rivalry….they both had very strong casts….how many hall of farmers….jordan was anything but a ball hog……triangle offense was for a team game….jordans explosiveness for 94 feet just made him different ….ask magic ask bird…..they are all great players…Jordan’s just a bit better….who do I want to take the last shot….jordan.
@@pickleballroadlesstraveled nope just a lot of basketball knowledge from someone who has watched enough basketball to know when I hear an idiot talking about it
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@@howsittastes Thank you
Larry Legend and Magic Johnson saved the NBA. Fierce competitors, best of friends
And it was Larry's mom who brought them together.
Larry and Magic Magic and Larry. Nothing more needs to be said!
You already know who he was going to say before you click on the video. Bird won 3 rings in the 80's. Magic won 5 rings in the 80's. They came in the league at the same time (after playing each other in the NCAA championship game) and battled each other in the Finals a couple times. One of the greatest rivalries ever.
Remember: When Larry went to the Celtics their past season they won 26 games. Magic and The Showtime Lakers had a Loaded Team. Magic took over when Kareem was injured, and as a Rook got them a Ring.
Both men were terrific.
A gift to Sports and the Viewing public.
DEFINITELY the greatest rivalry in pro sports...
I was a teenager in Boston huge Celtic fan...
But I LOVED magic
@@spetsapula I think the only rivalry in basketball that can compare is Russell/Wilt
Larry Bird should coach the Fever. What a mentor to have!
He makes the current coach look like a complete amateur.
I attended University of Michigan when these two were playing in the Big Ten. Magic Johnson and Greg Kelsey were an explosive element on the fast break with the no look pass and plays that nobody had seen before. Larry Byrd was an incredible shot maker. The thing that really impressed me was his ability to shoot from the corner consistently. You only have the width of the ball from there to sink that shot and he did it consistently. Ordinarily, you would lay off someone in the corner because it was such a low percentage shot but if you approached him he would just fake and take another type of shot.
What 2 played in the big ten?
@@clearlycaribbeanreb2895 magic, kelser
@@jeffrey-ye9qv gotcha 👍
Magic and Larry on the same team, forget about it.
Would of been the best team basketball ever.
Would have been a video game with no trade rules
@@plainwhitepaper3898 that literally might be the most unstoppable duo you could possibly create. How could a team defend the passing and ball movement with those 2 guys? Magic and Bird are probably both top 5 passers of all time. The ball would be swinging around so much and so quick. Kinda like the 2014 Spurs. Would be almost impossible to defend
@@goatmotivation7135 real team ball. I miss that basket ball so much.
No looks off the charts.
Throw in Pete Merovich and they would have went undefeated
I truly agree with this statement
LB and Magic J was the goats of basketball in my eyes, without these 2 Jordan wouldn't be the man of the 90's there would be no league.
Another stupid a** comment. Some of you guys are just like a lot of these dumb a** athletes of today. Never research, watch a few 5 to 6 min clips and think what you're saying is so intelligent and or deep. Jordan's work ethic is what made him who he is and was. The competition fueled his drive a little bit but his will to be the best is what drove him.
Another time of many where Larry Bird clearly states that Magic was the greatest basketball player he's ever seen.
This is before MJ time
@@fjp3305 No, it's not.
@@ariocawhat year was this interview
@@fjp3305 I'd still take Bird or Magic over MJ.
@@user-ff4lr2jj5r Absolutely, you and most general managers, basketball coaches, smart players and educated NBA fans.
This was a long time ago..look how young he is….it was filmed before jordan's
Michael Jordan was already in the NBA. By what Bird says, it's probably in 1985 or 1987. Regardless, there are many times after this where Bird clearly states that Magic was the greatest basketball player he's ever seen and played against.
@@ariocahow do you know it was in 85 or 87 ….? At that time magic might have been but through out both careers Jordan was better …. Love manic think he is actually underrated but …… magic and bird had much better surrounding casts than Jordan and Jordan was still better…. In my humble opinion … I played college ball so know bb pretty well
@@ariocayou Two stop 🛑 arguing all three r Mount Rushmore … my opinion I’m a big time Laker fan .. for tThE Lebrick Lebum I’m not a Laker fan.. My Top four all time 1. Jordan 2 Kareem 3 Magic 4 Bird 🦜… Hands down my opinion.. out of these Four anyone of them could be #1
@@pickleballroadlesstraveled.. Not sure if you saw my top four.. here is my order 1 Jordan 2 Kareem 3 Magic. 4 . 🦜 Bird.. I also stated doesn’t mattter what order any of these for could be #1
@@AlejandroRease I would actually agree with those names and order…all great..and manic certainly great…I would argue best point guard ever
Magic and Larry the greatest bball players. Larry is Irwin Rommel who makes you pay everytime you leave him open or ignore him and Magic is Heinz Guderian who overwhelms teams with his blitzkrieg and bullet passes leaving you off balance, backpedaling, and unstable. I'm glad I got to see these two play in the NBA.
Except neither was a Nazi
@@N1120A Strategy knows no ideology. You can learn from all.
Seems you are trying to incite something, so maybe just grow up and leave YT comments on this site to adults.
@LMBrown3900 being an adult is knowing that you don't celebrate racist criminals
@@N1120A and yet, here you are, a loyal Democrat. smh
@@N1120A Rommel was widely respected and admired by allied leadership and Guderians techniques of blitzkrieg and invention of armoured divisions are still used up to this day by armies. They don't say he was serving Hitler's armry so we are not going to copy his strategies.
As for nazis you have them everywhere in this day and age, if you are looking for them
Remember Bird also said this about Michael Jordan after the playoff game. "That wasn't Michael Jordan. That was God disguised as Michael Jordan." I will agree with the Magic statement just because he had way more battles with him than Jordan. But there is no denying what he said after that game when Jordan hung 63 on them.
Larry Bird quote - czcams.com/video/X9EF5kBNbf8/video.html
I am the greatest
To pickleball roadlesstrav so since you played college basketball then you ought to know what shooting a higher field goal percentage and higher free throw percentage that magic could have averaged more points per game than Jordan if he’d been a ball hog and was all about himself.Magic shoot 52 percent career field goal percentage and 84.7 career free throw percentage.And shot 51.7 career field goal percentage in the NBA Finals.Jordan shot 49.7 career field goal percentage and 83.5 career free throw percentage and shot 48.1 career field goal percentage in the nba finals.Do the math.Magic wasn’t a selfish player that’s why the lakers won a championship magics rookie season.Not to mention he turned 20 years old three months before the season. He also won the MVP of the NBA Finals and he is the only rookie to win that award.Until Phil Jackson taught Jordan to share the ball with his teammates he played six seasons with no NBA Finals appearances so if you played college basketball you must have been a benchwarmer
@@billybuttram2458 I don’t get your logic … they were great players no question….top five…great rivalry….they both had very strong casts….how many hall of farmers….jordan was anything but a ball hog……triangle offense was for a team game….jordans explosiveness for 94 feet just made him different ….ask magic ask bird…..they are all great players…Jordan’s just a bit better….who do I want to take the last shot….jordan.
@@billybuttram2458 and where did you play …from the couch? A lot of stats….oh the ball boy
@@pickleballroadlesstraveled nope just a lot of basketball knowledge from someone who has watched enough basketball to know when I hear an idiot talking about it
@@billybuttram2458 ok get me a cup of water water boy…
@@pickleballroadlesstraveled you wish.You probably didn’t need water riding the bench
Poor interviewer.
To the incompetent interviewer ..... PICK A QUESTION ..... One question and keep it simple .... for you.
This was before Jordan came to NBA. Thumbs down for false media lies.
Nothing you wrote is true. And you wrote things that only a Michael Jordan fan would write. And there are many problems with what you wrote.
At 6 foot one, no athletic skills, no natural talent, there is no question now that John Stockton is the Greatest of All Time. and its not even close.
John Stockton???!!! You need your head examined 😂you dumb idiot!
Crazy talk
@@themainstreetremedy6146 you have lost your mind!!! Magic and Isaiah would blow Stocking away!
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