@@scottoliver-dv1ththe league nbl/baa/nba was all caucasian upon a time, until the arrival of Wat Misaka, Earl Loyd, Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton, 1st black allstar Don Barksdale, so yea, black born american players clearly dominate in basketball, and or course the hick from frenchlick is a 1 of kind legend, like in the Black Cat, Mr. William Felton Russell Dream Olajuwon, Magic, Black Mamba, Chef Curry, etc, and like the Jerry Lucas's, the Bob Petit's, George Mikan's, the Dave Cowen's, Tom Chambers should and belongs in the Naismith 🏀 HOF
For my money Bird is (still) the greatest SF to ever play the game... his trash-talking was unequalled, and the ice in his veins was matched only by Jordan. In a word: Legend.
Great video. I went to school with Larry at Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana. Watching Larry go from 15ppg as a 6ft 2" guard his Jr. year to a 6ft 7" Sr. playing forward but could handle the ball like a guard, throw baseball passes off a defensive rebound, o his favorite target, "Beezer" Carnes at the opposite end of the court so precise, "Beezer" didn't have to dribble, just catch and lay it up. Oh, and Larry averaged 31ppg & 21 rebounds per game. Having Larry as my P.E. Assistant taking shots 30 ft away while bouncing on a trampoline, keeping me from getting into trouble in class (that's another story), Larry play and the entire Springs Valley Blackhawks team in 1974 was priceless. The only thing that sucks is I'm that much older now but at least I was around when all the Great Rock Bands and Larry Bird played.
I was blessed as a true basketball enthusiast to be able to have seen Larry, Magic, Michael, Dr. J, Kareem, Moses, Mailman, Stockton, Dominique, etc. Truly the NBAs' finest hour!!!!
I hate watching the NBA now. The stuff they pass for professional basketball is a joke. Bird dominated in the 80's in what even the League considers the golden age. It was all downhill from there. I love this channel and wish you would post more videos. The fans now have no appreciation of what real basketball was. I'm so glad I witnessed it and Bird's glorious reign. He will always be the GOAT and all others are just wannabes.
Why is Larry not considered in the GOAT convo? Why do people think that he would not be as effective in any era post his retirement if he was in his prime? Why, what, why???
Bird should be in the GOAT talk, except for his athleticism he has no faults in his game. I think he’s tougher to guard than even MJ, LeBron or Kobe. Bird is top 3. Although analysts and people respect Bird, they still don’t want to put Bird up there in the GOAT debate, perhaps cause he’s white. They put Magic above Bird but people who truly know, know that Bird was a better player.
When Kareem would talk about Larry, he ALWAYS pointed out that it was Larry's MIND that let him dominate. Or something like point at the head and talk about "the muscle in here". And also sometimes about Larry's never-stopping motor "he may have been a chubby white guy, but he wore us out". Worthy has made similar comments when discussing why he preferred to guard JORDAN over guarding Bird.
I don’t know if I’ve ever said, but I love your channel. So many basketball channels do videos on Bird, but none even come close to yours! Best basketball player ever. Thank you for the great content! Something I forgot to include. I’m forever an Arkansas Razorbacker. So, it’s probably not surprising that my favorite coach they ever had was Nolan Richardson, and watching him and his teams go to work and out there. You’ve probably seen it, but just in case, you should check out his HOF speech, in particular, the Larry Bird part. It is great! There are videos with just segment, instead of having to watch the whole thing, if you prefer. Have a good one, good sir!
Luka and Joker are modern day Larry Birds-big, slower, great passer and triple doubler, score from anywhere with high percentage, and always a play or two ahead of everybody else.
2:18 Almost true - but the only person he ever stopped talking trash too was Dr. J - and that was AFTER 2 or 3 of the Doctor's teammates HELD HIM in a fight. Sir Charles - you might have been trying to break it up, but that's not what ended up happening AND YOU KNOW IT.
Larry was definitely a rare bird, the one quality that set him apart from all the greatest from past and present was that altimate killer instinct and able to be deadly with both hands, remember when in his rookie year he turned the Celtics team into a winner 40 game improvement without Parrish, DJ and Keviin Mchale. Know that’s Legendary. I was to start a team from scratch Larry Joe Bird is on the team a no brainer there.
I was never into Basketball. I am a short white guy who can't jump. I just stated to get into basketball because of Caitlin Clark and the game is get me interested. But I really enjoyed the story and it was very funny. Glad that everybody was laughing.
Can’t wait to see comments with haters talkin smack. The thing is there’s no guessing. We saw, heard, paid attention and cheered for him back in the day NO MATTER YOUR TEAM. I was amazing his battles with the GREATS. Winning most of those grudge matches with the Dr, Wilt and best of all kicking laimbeers a$$. There’s no team, no players since then that can match what the players of this era did. I remember when he signed the largest contract in the NBA, it was around 3.2 million (not sure exact #) and it was more money than we could fathom at the time, may as well been 3 billion lmmfao. It felt like that at the time anyways. I grew up in south Louisiana, and when I say everybody rooted for Larry legend, there were more green Celtics jerseys than in Boston. Dr J, Wilt, Larry, MJ (I’m adding Kobe to it, he played them and I think we can all agree he had the same drive if not more) and the greats from that era played BALL. It was hockey on hardwood and the players were TOUGH AS NAILS. There’s no modern era player that can match the personalities, talent and sheer guts of them. I’m very happy I was able to watch those games as they were played.
He once said, "Michael Cooper is the only guy who can shut me down." The Celtics-Lakers rivalry with Bird and Magic was one of the best eras of any sport.
I do not like constantly harping on color but it is true. Larry Bird considered it an insult when teams would try to guard him with another white guy and he made them pay for it.
Tom Chambers had zero Defense good offense, Luv some Michael Cooper, arguably the best Defensive player in 80s and probably best to try n stop Larry Legend. Benson played at Indiana hear treated Larry foul, when they meet again and Everytime Legend exterminated Benson. 😆 My Fav, wasn’t in this segment, the story of when he was rookie for Sac Kings Eddie Johnson. Just my opinion of Larry Legends Dominance
There's no one like Larry Bird...Nobody.
Black or white.....
@@scottoliver-dv1ththe league nbl/baa/nba was all caucasian upon a time, until the arrival of Wat Misaka, Earl Loyd, Chuck Cooper, Nat Clifton, 1st black allstar Don Barksdale, so yea, black born american players clearly dominate in basketball, and or course the hick from frenchlick is a 1 of kind legend, like in the Black Cat, Mr. William Felton Russell Dream Olajuwon, Magic, Black Mamba, Chef Curry, etc, and like the Jerry Lucas's, the Bob Petit's, George Mikan's, the Dave Cowen's, Tom Chambers should and belongs in the Naismith 🏀 HOF
luka
@@shanryuichivolante2463 nope. Not his caliber.
Iowa fans would claim that Caitlin Clark is head and shoulders better than bird lol
For my money Bird is (still) the greatest SF to ever play the game... his trash-talking was unequalled, and the ice in his veins was matched only by Jordan. In a word: Legend.
Larry Bird became Larry Legend. He accomplished things no other player ever has. Or likely ever will. No one can compare. No one can measure up.
Great video. I went to school with Larry at Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana. Watching Larry go from 15ppg as a 6ft 2" guard his Jr. year to a 6ft 7" Sr. playing forward but could handle the ball like a guard, throw baseball passes off a defensive rebound, o his favorite target, "Beezer" Carnes at the opposite end of the court so precise, "Beezer" didn't have to dribble, just catch and lay it up. Oh, and Larry averaged 31ppg & 21 rebounds per game. Having Larry as my P.E. Assistant taking shots 30 ft away while bouncing on a trampoline, keeping me from getting into trouble in class (that's another story), Larry play and the entire Springs Valley Blackhawks team in 1974 was priceless. The only thing that sucks is I'm that much older now but at least I was around when all the Great Rock Bands and Larry Bird played.
I love the tremendous respect black players show bird. It shows that it was a hard competition but these guys respect each other.
Truthfully though.. black men couldn't guard him either... Larry the Legend was unstoppable. in the 80's
He would KILL the NBA today. It was MUCH tougher back then. I would LOVE to see him bury the supposed King cause he absolutely WOULD do it.
Michael Cooper was one of the only one that had success guiding bird
He and the guy from the Rockets ... Larry even admitted he played him the best
Larry bird is top three all time
The greatest basketball player of all time
Could be a argument for him tho
I'm Brazilian, so I really admire the hall of fame Oscar Schmidt, and for him the G.O.A.T is Larry Bird!!! So I can't say nothing different...
Absolutely
It's only trash when you can't back it up. 😂
I was blessed as a true basketball enthusiast to be able to have seen Larry, Magic, Michael, Dr. J, Kareem, Moses, Mailman, Stockton, Dominique, etc. Truly the NBAs' finest hour!!!!
There will never ever EVER be another Larry Bird.
Magic's statement at his retirement night... I was there that night...
No doubt. But there will be plenty more labronica james
@drummer8by2 that's freaking awesome! 👍
Nope! Mold was made and then broken
You can tell by their comments that they were proud to have Bird trash talk them.
The one true Goat!
There's only one Larry Bird.
This was after the late great DJ went from Seattle to the Celtics. He helped put the Celtics over the top in greatness.
Not trash talking when you can back it up.. not arrogance when you can back it up.. Confidence in your game.. knowing your ability
I love watching these Larry bird clips. It reminds me of how great he was.
Larry is my favorite.
Well done young man! I’m 52 from Indiana and here Larry is a GOD! Thank you!
Great job! I’ve watched all the LB vids and this is as good as they get. Thanks!
I swear it was like 10:00 AM this morning, sitting in my office wondering to myself when Prime Larry Bird would post again.
999oooooo9ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo99ooooooooo
Great video, and I had the pleasure of watching many of his games. One of a kind.
I love The 🐦 . He will never be matched.
Nobody could guard prime Bird. Be it black or white.
Right when I started watching the NBA, I was 11. And I got to watch Larry birds whole career.
There is only one larry Joe Bird.
To quote The Outlaw Josie Wales, "Dying ain't much of a livin boy"😂😂
3:32 34pts, 13 rebounds & 13 assists!!! Wow
💜💜your channel!!!
#birdgang 🍀🐐💚
He dirted the bros too.
I love this Channel, glad you posted again
Massachusetts has been very lucky to have bird , orr , marciano brady
I hate watching the NBA now. The stuff they pass for professional basketball is a joke. Bird dominated in the 80's in what even the League considers the golden age. It was all downhill from there. I love this channel and wish you would post more videos. The fans now have no appreciation of what real basketball was. I'm so glad I witnessed it and Bird's glorious reign. He will always be the GOAT and all others are just wannabes.
When people would talk up a player that was going to guard bird he made a point to make an example out of them😅
Why is Larry not considered in the GOAT convo? Why do people think that he would not be as effective in any era post his retirement if he was in his prime?
Why, what, why???
I think the truth hurts too bad, the OG LB is GOAT, not to be confused with LBJ
Bird should be in the GOAT talk, except for his athleticism he has no faults in his game. I think he’s tougher to guard than even MJ, LeBron or Kobe. Bird is top 3. Although analysts and people respect Bird, they still don’t want to put Bird up there in the GOAT debate, perhaps cause he’s white. They put Magic above Bird but people who truly know, know that Bird was a better player.
I'm from Roxbury, and I watch Larry as a kid, I could Believe what I was seeing. The goat hands down
I'm getting the ball.
I feel bad for Chambers, guy never gets his flowers. There can be only one LB
Larry LEGEND indeed...
The ONE & ONLY !!
When Kareem would talk about Larry, he ALWAYS pointed out that it was Larry's MIND that let him dominate. Or something like point at the head and talk about "the muscle in here".
And also sometimes about Larry's never-stopping motor "he may have been a chubby white guy, but he wore us out".
Worthy has made similar comments when discussing why he preferred to guard JORDAN over guarding Bird.
THIS SUPER STAR VIDEOS ARE NOT FAKE. ONE OF A KIND.
Tom Tolbert that is funny 😅
I don’t know if I’ve ever said, but I love your channel. So many basketball channels do videos on Bird, but none even come close to yours! Best basketball player ever. Thank you for the great content!
Something I forgot to include. I’m forever an Arkansas Razorbacker. So, it’s probably not surprising that my favorite coach they ever had was Nolan Richardson, and watching him and his teams go to work and out there. You’ve probably seen it, but just in case, you should check out his HOF speech, in particular, the Larry Bird part. It is great! There are videos with just segment, instead of having to watch the whole thing, if you prefer. Have a good one, good sir!
Luka and Joker are modern day Larry Birds-big, slower, great passer and triple doubler, score from anywhere with high percentage, and always a play or two ahead of everybody else.
Dude never missed!
Good editing. Nice video.
Key and Peele do a great mockumentary of Bird Vs Magic. Funny as hell.
Legend
Legend was banging in all
of those clips.
Chambers playing D likes it's 2024.😂😂😂
6:17 in Lambeire to damn slow 🐌 😅.
I Love Your Video's.
Stone Cold ! Larry Legend ❤
Larry GOAT Bird
Larry Bird 💚🍀
I was at that game and Bird was the difference. He was not going to lose even though that Sonic team was amazing!
Muhammad Ali once said it's not trash talking when you can back it up
As the G.O.A.T. World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer once said, "It's not bragging if you back it up! Larry Legend did just that!
Bird loves Joker
Lol Luca has entered the chat 🤣
Larry Legend simple.
Bird is a Merc
Larry was and is my No 1 player
Love Larry Byrd the Hick from French Lick. Love his trash talking.
2:18
Almost true - but the only person he ever stopped talking trash too was Dr. J - and that was AFTER 2 or 3 of the Doctor's teammates HELD HIM in a fight.
Sir Charles - you might have been trying to break it up, but that's not what ended up happening AND YOU KNOW IT.
IT ... don't watch cable news ... it'll play fine with America. Can't get enough of this!
Larry was definitely a rare bird, the one quality that set him apart from all the greatest from past and present was that altimate killer instinct and able to be deadly with both hands, remember when in his rookie year he turned the Celtics team into a winner 40 game improvement without Parrish, DJ and Keviin Mchale. Know that’s Legendary. I was to start a team from scratch Larry Joe Bird is on the team a no brainer there.
‼️💯🦅Bird is the Goat🐐💯‼️
Man I hated Larry Bird growing up. He KILLED us.
Watching these highlights and several of them the nets don't even move lmaoooo
I was never into Basketball. I am a short white guy who can't jump. I just stated to get into basketball because of Caitlin Clark and the game is get me interested. But I really enjoyed the story and it was very funny. Glad that everybody was laughing.
Can’t wait to see comments with haters talkin smack. The thing is there’s no guessing. We saw, heard, paid attention and cheered for him back in the day NO MATTER YOUR TEAM. I was amazing his battles with the GREATS. Winning most of those grudge matches with the Dr, Wilt and best of all kicking laimbeers a$$. There’s no team, no players since then that can match what the players of this era did. I remember when he signed the largest contract in the NBA, it was around 3.2 million (not sure exact #) and it was more money than we could fathom at the time, may as well been 3 billion lmmfao. It felt like that at the time anyways. I grew up in south Louisiana, and when I say everybody rooted for Larry legend, there were more green Celtics jerseys than in Boston. Dr J, Wilt, Larry, MJ (I’m adding Kobe to it, he played them and I think we can all agree he had the same drive if not more) and the greats from that era played BALL. It was hockey on hardwood and the players were TOUGH AS NAILS. There’s no modern era player that can match the personalities, talent and sheer guts of them. I’m very happy I was able to watch those games as they were played.
#GREATESTHOOPSCHANNELEVER I mean that, too!!!! Larry Fricking Bird in De House! Thanks dude.
Black guys couldn't cover him either! Lol
He once said, "Michael Cooper is the only guy who can shut me down." The Celtics-Lakers rivalry with Bird and Magic was one of the best eras of any sport.
@@tgbedini Absolutely!
Tom chambers played bird well
When Larry was hot he would just TORCH who ever guarded him
I do not like constantly harping on color but it is true.
Larry Bird considered it an insult when teams would try to guard him with another white guy and he made them pay for it.
CC will be bird
I am the only Bird in the village.
When Bird was hot,foreget it,game over.
Luka has an opinion
Sounds like LB only had one joke.
LOL, at 1:40 you said, "but when they finally met" you had a clip of not Chambers, but Jack Sikma. Well, Jack was pretty good, too - but wrong guy.
None of the brothers wanted that smoke. They said let Larry cook Craig. Let Larry get the 50pt triple double. Better Ehlos ass than mines!
Tolbert played good d but what can you do ? Lol
It was great watching a legend but I didn’t see much effort from the dude and don’t remember him
White...Colored...red,...never ever underestimate anything..ITS JUST REALITY...MEEYOW
4:23
And after his time at IU and the abuse he took while there from Benson, Bird LOVED to destroy Benson in games.
Luka is 1980-1983 Bird
Jokic is 1984-1988 Bird
All jump shots. Great player, but Chambers was pretty good, too.
He was obv moreso a skilled shooter - one of the greatest from range
You guys need to watch game of AFL,
Great role model for children .Ali,Connors Mac Enroe.No wonder our country is so course
At least Chambers had one of the all time most ridiculous dunks where his head was at the the friggin rim. But ya, not even close to Birds status.
What’s the boys name? Does he play Pickleball?
we tired of hearing how so and so is like bird. they aren’t.
I got Larry Bird legend over Ramon James all day everyday!!!!
Late 80’s Celtics, the only team to put 5 white guys on the floor.
Reincarnated? Larry isn't dead he just retired.
Larry Bird is the anime equivalent of the Lions SIn of Pride Escanor. Look it up Youll see my point.
Caitlin Clark is Going to be the Baddest White Woman in WNBA History !
What's a woman?
@@wiily666The one with the Coochie !
Tom Chambers had zero Defense good offense, Luv some Michael Cooper, arguably the best Defensive player in 80s and probably best to try n stop Larry Legend. Benson played at Indiana hear treated Larry foul, when they meet again and Everytime Legend exterminated Benson. 😆 My Fav, wasn’t in this segment, the story of when he was rookie for Sac Kings Eddie Johnson. Just my opinion of Larry Legends Dominance
Larry is Larry… ALL THESE DUDES TODAY ARE SOFT