You should react to the 5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit. And the 4 times Larry Bird was hurt but showed male toughness. The game against the Pacers when he fractured his cheek bone the night before he spent in the hospital in traction. He broke his back halfway through his career. His teammates said he struggled to get dressed out for the game that night. You have to see his passing video. His full court passes were perfect. He was a basketball quarterback.
Yeah, his passing is comparable to Magic, just not as flashy, but the ball was at the right spot at the right time. So, best one to watch is "Larry Bird Greatest passer of time (re-edit with new footage". Also, this one really shows how competitive the eastern conference was over the western. "The Best Larry Bird UNDERDOG Story Ever Told". Really good reaction and comments, thanks.
Jerry "Mr. Clutch" West belongs north of that space. Clutch enough to be the only player to win Finals MVP on the losing team. Honorable mention, though somewhat with tongue-in-cheek, to "Big Shot" Rob Horry.
Yep. Bird had to play against all of Magic Johnson Kareem Abdul Jabbar James Worthy Michael Cooper Scott Byron Kurt Rambis 3 times in the finals. And when it wasn't them, it was still Ralph Samson and Hakeem Olajuwon. Fun fact, in the 1986 finals, Bird managed to somehow win a jump ball against Olajuwon, who is 3 inches taller and has a 5 inch larger wingspan Someone once said that white men cant jump. And theyre right. But, as Bill Murray said, "Larry Bird isnt white. Larry's clear"
And yes, the road to the finals for larry was also something spectacular. Round 1 : 76ers; Dr J, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone Round 2 : Bad boy Pistons; Isiah Thomas, Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer Round 3 : Hawks; Dominique Wilkins, Doc Rivers, Cliff Livingston That was your average eastern conference run in the 80s. I didnt even mention Michael Jordan's Bulls, Patrick Ewing and Bernard King on the Knicks, or Marques Johnson and Sidney Moncrief on the Bucks
With bird its not just that he made fans believe that he could hit every shot. Its how he convinced even the players and coaches going against him, guys like Dr J, Dennis Rodman, Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan. All of them will tell you themselves "if Larry Bird is down 1 or 2 and he catches the ball with 3 seconds left on the clock, you can start packing your bags"
Great reaction. "10 Straight Minutes of Larry Bird Facts" gives more vital info. I also recommend "The Best Bird vs Jordan Story Ever Told," "The Best Bird vs Lebron Story Ever Told," and other videos from the Prime Larry Bird channel.
Bird is definetly the most clutch. Everyone knew Bird was getting the ball and as Isiah said, you were shocked if he missed. He was just fun to watch. There was always some amazing thing he did every game.
I'm not saying he wasn't great, but saying the best ever is a bold statement. People throw around the GOAT like it means nothing. Bird was great but not the all-time best.@@deihorus7927
Pat Riley had a quote about his clutchness. He said " If I had to chose a player to make a shot to win a game he choose Jordan if he had to choose a player to make a shot to save his life he would choose Bird.
I love and appreciate that you appreciate Larry Bird because if you watch them in person you would not believe what he could do I am not a Larry Bird friend I am a Dr Jay fan 76ers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics by Larry Bird is the top three goat
Yessir I’m glad I finally took the time to really take look at his game and the suggestions from everyone. My respect for his game has definitely grown
You mentioned reacting to his passing video. There’s obviously more than one, and as mentioned above, you’ll be cutting yourself short if you don’t make it this one: “Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)”
Great reaction!!! A lot of reactors are so closed minded when it comes to the GOAT conversation. You have an open mind and is willing to listen and learn.
It's so much fun watching you guys discover the greatness that was Larry Bird. . . my husband and I used to make a point of getting to a Knicks vs Celtics game every time they came to NYC - mostly you watched Bird with your head down peeking up through squinted eyes as he did something against my Knicks that would just blow your mind. Looking forward to seeing you react to his passing video -- and definitely check out the 5 x he was hurt but refused to quit.
Larry is the GOAT, 4 straight 50/40/90 seasons, won all of his 3 point competitions and they were the first 3 ever, 3 straight mvps, 1 steal from quadruple double in 3 quarters and said he didn’t want to play the 4th quarter because they were so far ahead, shut Jordan out 2 years back to back in playoffs 6-0, best all around player ever. So many more accolades that could be said.
@Tione You made a old middle aged man of 50+ smile young man. Kudos to you for researching what you love, be it sports, or films, or music. Always seek the classics that came before Tione as it gives you such a better perspective. An my OWN opinion the goat needs to stop on this level..... all you can be is the best in your era....... so much has changed with nutrition, travel, and the insane money players make, the vile racism and hate of the 40's 50's and 60's. My OWN top 5 at 50+ years old is MJ, Magic, Bird, Kareem with Kobe and Wilt and Duncan as my 5 thru 7 after that Id say LBJ is between 8 and 10 for me. Kudos again continue to seek out greatness Tione. Thank you for breaking the mold and seeking out excellence.
He forgot to mention that Bird got Rookie of the year as well. I don’t know how he managed to forget that, but he did. Check out Wilt Chambers next, he is so disrespected nowadays. czcams.com/video/rhvDUDtN3cU/video.htmlsi=rx9CMU7cw1MwEaBJ
Perfect reaction. You're knowledgeable open minded and thoughtful. I reacted the same way at the same times. Looking forward to seeing more of any of your content.
You have to check out some of the 1986 regular season. You just won’t believe how good that team was. There’s a making the case for the 86 Celtics as well. If he hadn’t helped his mom with her driveway, where he broke his back, the other injuries wouldn’t have stopped him.
The game when he was one steal away from a quadruple double by the third quarter, he sat out the rest of the game. When the coach told him he was one steal away and asked if he'd like to go back in to get it, Larry said, "No, I've done enough damage already."
Bird had to go through a list of HOFers just to get to the finals. 1 loss to magic his team was beat down. McHale had a broken foot, Bird a fractured hand and Parish had a ankle
Larry Bird received 67% of all MVP votes in the entire decade of the 80's that had some of the greatest players of all time in that decade including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem, and so many more. He won 3 MVP's in a row and could of easily won 10 straight, but the media hated him. He is the most efficient scorer the NBA has ever seen. There are only a handful of players who shot 40-50-90 for the season and Larry Bird averaged that for 5 years straight! The stats are inflated now because of all the three point shooting . The game was different back then the three point shoot wasn't part of the game it was more of a half court game played inside the three point line. If Bird played in today's game his stats would be ridiculous
He didn't have to score high to affect the outcome. His off ball play was fabulous. He was so fun to watch. You never knew what 'blow your mind' plays he would make.
In those 13 years he missed 1 season for Achilles surgeries on both Achilles. He broke his back only 7 years into his career and had a unusable finger on his shooting hand before he ever played a game in the NBA.
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).
Random but big shout out fam. You are super well, spoken, smart, and actually really entertaining. I’ve been trying to watch people react to Larry Bird and they’re all _dumbasses, talking over the videos, not even reacting to what’s on the screen just being. You’re a diamond in the rough. You should have 100k subs at least.
Remember that the reason Bird 'pioneered' the 'dagger 3' was, in part, because the NBA introduced the 3-point shot the year he joined the league. Smart move by the NBA. What this meant was that, if the Celtics were down by 2 with time on the clock, they simply gave the rock to Larry, and it was almost a certainty that they would win.
Larry is without a doubt, the greatest all around player ever! At the age of 30, he averaged more points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than LeBron and Steph. And that was with a bad back. He once won a jump ball against Hakeem. Highest basketball IQ to ever step on the court. He had a four year stretch of 50/40/90. Not just a season, four year’s consecutively!
In the Garden, that last minute shot, there's a 90% chance it would have made it. Crazy, yeah? He's insane. You don't think looking at him he could shoot, rebound, do 50/40/90 multiple times, play 40+ minutes of a game every night, hustle, steal, BLOCK, pass... He did it all. He even dunked, but they weren't...pretty. He didn't even have a 3 point line until his rookie year. wrap your mind around that. Never saw it in High School or college. Yet he has 2 50/40/90 seasons! First efficient scorer! Curry is a better shooter, but Bird was a more efficient shooter. That's a few things Larry did. The rabbit hole is insane! See his games, there are crazy!
He did NOT Sit on the bench!!! That's a fact Jack! "Dagger 3" like a knife in your back through your heart!! He Did Not "Jack 3's!" Hardest difficulty cause the Eastern Conference was H-E-Double-Tooth-Picks! Western wasn't nothing! Lakers where almost guaranteed to get in!!! Here's what I wanna see: Your Player and/or Team against the 80's Eastern Conference!!! That Quadruple Double?!? Start of the 4th quarter Coach tells him he can get it - he basically says: "I've done enough damage!" Pat Riley: "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan," "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird." End of video: He had no flaws! That is what made him such a threat!!! His BBall IQ is off the charts, Magic Johnson comes close but not close enough! See you're biased like all the others! Na! Ya gotta watch the rest of "Making the Case" videos! Who else can say that they in part helped SAVE THE NBA?!? Thing is - most of yall haven't watched as long as I have! 1968 - Wilt The Stilt! Most yall don't even know! Then it was Jabbar!!! No one stopping that Sky Hook! Then came Larry Legend! Y'all just don't know and most come in already biased, only wanting us to view. That's getting old...
MJ, Bird, Magic, Kobe, Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem, Bill Russell, Havlicek, Duncan, Shaq...that's just 11 off the top of my head. I can easily come up with 19-20 more before I'd even think about LeChoke.
When you climb out of the awesome rabbit hole that is Larry Legend, you should check out the rest of the videos in this guy’s Making the Case series. They are all fascinating looks at the GOAT argument and all are well done.
Keep in mind the the 3 point shoot was implemented in Larry's rookie year, so it was not something he was already practiced before, he developed that shoot on the go.. that's why he got better by the end of his career
Nice react. I get it, it feels weird to say Bird is the GOAT probably because everyone grows up now their whole lives hearing about MJ, Kobe or Lebron being the GOAT. So to say an unathletic guy is the best is weird. But in reality it's not because he did everything. Personally my GOAT is shared between the holy trinity of basketball - MJ, Bird and Magic.
Stats for near quadruple double 30 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 9 STL, in three quarters keep watching watch Larry bird greatest passer re edit. Great reaction
I would! What a broad view failed to realize, that Larry was NOT only a serious "BALLER", he played with older black older ball players in his neighborhood and WAS accepted by the older ball platers , but held his own and both sides had & showed mutual respect," both ways"! Mind you the people who he played against him as was as was appreciative of Larry as he was of them! Powerful little known fact, but Larry was just a flat-out baller! It may have not been by a larger national audience, known however, hes 's just a flat out baller to the highest degree. He even gave "propels" to those who excepted held him to excel as we ALL have laid witness too! If ask about, he has NOT hesitated to speak of his experiences socializing with the black ball players in the neighborhood! As It's been said time & again; "game recognizes game". I would have NO problem siding up with him on my team, play groung or pros! If its a 2 point shot or from the 3 point shot, as long as "WE ARE WEARING THE SAME JERSEY" 3 POINTS IS POINTS, AND IF i HAVE ONE MORE POINT THAN 'YOU", I have NO problem waving bye-bye as U leave the COURT! HOL'LA....... MR. HOP...., ENJOY YOUR 2 HOUR WAIT TO GET BACK ON THE COURT..Sho' im RIGHT... swish.............................................. Larry from the DEEP corner. Enjoy your wait time to get back on..... Reply Papa!Razzi Photography Cancel Reply
Brother 94 Hakeem Olajuwon has officially the hardest ever competition run in the playoffs vs Robinson-Dunkan Spurs, Stockton-Malone Jazz and McGrady-Shaq Magic. He humiliated them all
Who's the Goat 🐐 of Basketball 🏀??? Here are the rest of the *"Making the Case"* videos. Of course everyone is going to have their opinion/favorite. So that you don't have to track them down. All 8 of these videos are great and about 3 years old. *Lebron* has the most views and *Larry* is 2nd out of the list👇. *(View count for all of the videos below hasn't been updated in a while, my bad 😏)* I personally enjoyed Larry's the most. Not only is he in the conversation of who's the goat 🐐. He won Gold 🥇 *(with his NBA Rivals like Magic and MJ)* at the Olympics, became a Head Coach (Indiana Pacers), then went upstairs to the Head Office.... running everything!! Larry's *GENUINE friendship* with Magic Johnson was awesome to see 👀, on and off the court. Oh yeah, Larry also had *Rookie of the Year* as well 😎 *"Making the Case"* by Clayton Crowley Tim Duncan; Feb 2020, 495k 👀's - czcams.com/video/1sRSpQ78Y3c/video.html Larry Bird; Feb 2020, 632k 👀's - czcams.com/video/Pxf4RzocHN8/video.html Magic Johnson; March 2020, 304k 👀's - czcams.com/video/sp3qAXOzY5k/video.html Wilt Chamberlain; April 2020, 323k 👀's - czcams.com/video/Ybm_ql373GM/video.html Kareem Abdul-Jabar; May 2020, 429k 👀's - czcams.com/video/ddVb8U4UhZ0/video.html Bill Russell; June 2020, 252k 👀's - czcams.com/video/WHT8x-AO290/video.html Michael Jordan; July 2020, 428k 👀's - czcams.com/video/vqq5d_4umFM/video.html Lebron James; Sept 2020, 839k 👀's - czcams.com/video/gk2F3dKb1uQ/video.html "
Your Top 5 would be damn hard to beat. You saw Tim Duncan. He gets left out a lot, but if he got angry and his jaw clenched and his eyes got big, watch out. He had an extra gear, not to be denied, like Larry and Kobe and Jordan.
Easily the most clutch. Watched his career and only remember 1 game winning shot he missed. Had a fractured bone in his hand off balance 3 in the finals
Here's a neat stat: out of 4,500 or so players all-time in NBA history, only one player has retired with a career stat line of 20ppg 10rpg and 5apg: Larry Bird. Second highest winning percentage in NBA history too. I've got him number 3 personally and I saw virtually his entire career, including live many times. Couldn't stand him or the Celtics either...but the guy could just play. Period.
If I was given the opportunity to put the ultimate basketball team together, the first name I would call would be Larry Bird. Then I would let Larry pick the remaining players, players HE wanted to play with. His basketball IQ was off the charts. He knows everything you could ever want to know about how to play the game. Today's players...I confess, I don't know much about them. To me, from what little I have seen, today's players are great athletes but not ballers. Today's game, in my opinion, is all flash with little actual substance. No one really drives the paint, and no one guards the paint like in the great days of the NBA. And where is dedication to your team? Everyone trying to make superteams... or demand ridiculous contracts, forcing teams to have to skimp on support players to be able to pay their best player. Then the best player demands a trade because they don't have good support players! The NBA has fallen far from the 80's and 90's. Players are prima donnas these days. They cry for a foul when anyone plays good defense on them, and if they get a hangnail, they are out for three games. Enough ranting from an old man missing the old days. Good reaction, and keep up the good work, young fella!
No he wouldnt...that wasn't his game. Besides, Curry was never close to that average. Bird would be in the low 30's probably. 45 points a game is pretty much unrealistic for anyone.
I'm glad to see another convert. I'm not flat-out saying Bird was the greatest ever. But to not even put him in the conversation is recency bias. If a person bases their top 5 only on the players they've seen and they haven't seen at least highlights.....they're crazy. I will say this, however.....I'm a firm believer that Bird is the best all-around basketball player of all time. He wasn't the best at anything, but he was elite at EVERYTHING.
Pat Riley said “if you need a shot to win the game yiu have MJ take it, if you need a shot to save your life, you have Bird take it”! Please watch more videos on Larry! Like Birds ultimate mix tape! MJ-#1, Bird-#2, Kobe-#3, magic-#4, etc….. if you are all about winning!!! Not all about stats and no defense
Larry is one of if not the biggest "What Ifs" in Basketball History!! If Larry never Broke his Back to where he had to do techniques to lock his back Just To Play in constant pain Would Magic have won those extra tiles, Would Jordans reign taken longer to get started or his GOAT claims been shrunk Remember Larry Always had Jordans Number, Michael couldn't beat Larry even when Birds body was broken and in constant pain If Larry stayed healthy The kind of damage he could have done to so many players and teams is crazy to think of That is My Era Yeah i'm white but Michael Is Still MyLarry is in 2nd place though, i can't make him No1 on What Ifs even though the Evidence would be in Birds Favour!!😁
What pushes Bird past LaBraun in greatness is his resilience, so I provided the link to a video below that highlights it. You would NEVER see Bird FLOPPING against anyone or for any leverage towards a team just so that he’d win. Bird is too competitive that cheating would taint his legitimacy of winning against an opponent. 4 Crazy Stories that Prove Larry Bird Is the Toughest NBA Player in History (… and he still played on) czcams.com/video/L4vsB2Hskv4/video.html
THe Eastern Conference wasn't Jordan's. He was a non factor in the '80's. Not the Player, but the lack of leadership around the Bulls at the time. Until Scottie showed up in the late '80's, Larry's Celtics had them for lunch routinely. Even when Scottie did show up, Old, broken down bad back Larry still routinely served him. Now the 76ers with Moses, Barkley and Dr. J. The Boston Strangler? Yeah, they were insane. Then the Bucks, solid tough team led by Moncrief, perennial conference contenders. The Pistons were the latter half of the decade and the Hawks, the Knicks and the Cavs were not slouches, either. The Lakers had the Rockets and Portland sometimes. Most of the HoFer heavy teams were on the East.
All the basketball players that's been before him and after him you would think there would be other people with a higher when it's percentage than him and magic but there isn't
You ask anyone who do you want to take the last shot. 98% will say Bird over anyone who knows what they are talking about. Wait till ya watch the video of his trash talking.
“Jordan made you look slow, Larry made you look stupid” James Worthy
JORDAN MADE U LOOK SLOW AND STUPID
Definitely watch the passing video. But I highly recommend “The Best Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan Story Ever Told”.
I gotta check that video ljt
You should react to the 5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit. And the 4 times Larry Bird was hurt but showed male toughness.
The game against the Pacers when he fractured his cheek bone the night before he spent in the hospital in traction. He broke his back halfway through his career. His teammates said he struggled to get dressed out for the game that night. You have to see his passing video. His full court passes were perfect. He was a basketball quarterback.
Yeah, his passing is comparable to Magic, just not as flashy, but the ball was at the right spot at the right time. So, best one to watch is
"Larry Bird Greatest passer of time (re-edit with new footage". Also, this one really shows how competitive the eastern conference was over the western. "The Best Larry Bird UNDERDOG Story Ever Told". Really good reaction and comments, thanks.
Respectful top 5 !
I got it …. Bird , Jordan
Magic , Wilt and Russell
Larry Bird is the most clutch, followed closely by Jordan. Then a bunch of space. And then everybody else.
Jerry "Mr. Clutch" West belongs north of that space. Clutch enough to be the only player to win Finals MVP on the losing team.
Honorable mention, though somewhat with tongue-in-cheek, to "Big Shot" Rob Horry.
@@c99kfm Its okay,most people never had trhe pleasure of watching West. The true Mr Clutch.
Yep. Bird had to play against all of
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
James Worthy
Michael Cooper
Scott Byron
Kurt Rambis
3 times in the finals. And when it wasn't them, it was still Ralph Samson and Hakeem Olajuwon.
Fun fact, in the 1986 finals, Bird managed to somehow win a jump ball against Olajuwon, who is 3 inches taller and has a 5 inch larger wingspan
Someone once said that white men cant jump. And theyre right. But, as Bill Murray said, "Larry Bird isnt white. Larry's clear"
And yes, the road to the finals for larry was also something spectacular.
Round 1 : 76ers; Dr J, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone
Round 2 : Bad boy Pistons; Isiah Thomas, Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer
Round 3 : Hawks; Dominique Wilkins, Doc Rivers, Cliff Livingston
That was your average eastern conference run in the 80s. I didnt even mention Michael Jordan's Bulls, Patrick Ewing and Bernard King on the Knicks, or Marques Johnson and Sidney Moncrief on the Bucks
With bird its not just that he made fans believe that he could hit every shot. Its how he convinced even the players and coaches going against him, guys like Dr J, Dennis Rodman, Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan. All of them will tell you themselves "if Larry Bird is down 1 or 2 and he catches the ball with 3 seconds left on the clock, you can start packing your bags"
Great reaction. "10 Straight Minutes of Larry Bird Facts" gives more vital info. I also recommend "The Best Bird vs Jordan Story Ever Told," "The Best Bird vs Lebron Story Ever Told," and other videos from the Prime Larry Bird channel.
Bird is definetly the most clutch. Everyone knew Bird was getting the ball and as Isiah said, you were shocked if he missed.
He was just fun to watch. There was always some amazing thing he did every game.
You got to see Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals. It’s in my opinion the best sport documentary ever.
Thats a great question on sports documentaries. The Dream Team...The Miracle on ice. Tough choice.
Larry is the best all around player. Larry is the greatest Small Forward
Love me some Bird. But the best ever?
@@user-km2br8uc8d Doesn't flop, doesn't whine, doesn't travel, well respected, feared by HOF's...should I continue?
I'm not saying he wasn't great, but saying the best ever is a bold statement. People throw around the GOAT like it means nothing. Bird was great but not the all-time best.@@deihorus7927
Watch Larry in his twilight years against Michael Jordan "Larry Bird vs. Michael Jordan Highlights." Old Larry with a broken back was magnificent.
Pat Riley had a quote about his clutchness. He said " If I had to chose a player to make a shot to win a game he choose Jordan if he had to choose a player to make a shot to save his life he would choose Bird.
@Tione Jones. Crowley tells a great story. He makes a great case for his other 7 players, and they are all worth watching and all equally convincing.
Yes absolutely
I love and appreciate that you appreciate Larry Bird because if you watch them in person you would not believe what he could do I am not a Larry Bird friend I am a Dr Jay fan 76ers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics by Larry Bird is the top three goat
Yessir I’m glad I finally took the time to really take look at his game and the suggestions from everyone. My respect for his game has definitely grown
It's amazing to see you,watch Larry Bird,and actually get what you're seeing.
Great reaction.. Larry Legend.
Yessir.clutchest!!!!
Larry Bird was the Heart and Soul of the Team. And would do anything to get the whole Team involved in the game.
You mentioned reacting to his passing video. There’s obviously more than one, and as mentioned above, you’ll be cutting yourself short if you don’t make it this one: “Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)”
☝ Yes the re-edit video is amazing! It is worth a reaction. Great suggestion!
Gotta see his passing but also check out videos on his injuries. And he never took pain killers.
The deeper you dive, the more outrageous it gets!! In a good way
Great reaction!!! A lot of reactors are so closed minded when it comes to the GOAT conversation. You have an open mind and is willing to listen and learn.
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!
Love how you see it with an open mind for all the players.. and see it as a whole in the importance of certain aspects of the game..
It's so much fun watching you guys discover the greatness that was Larry Bird. . . my husband and I used to make a point of getting to a Knicks vs Celtics game every time they came to NYC - mostly you watched Bird with your head down peeking up through squinted eyes as he did something against my Knicks that would just blow your mind. Looking forward to seeing you react to his passing video -- and definitely check out the 5 x he was hurt but refused to quit.
Larry is the GOAT, 4 straight 50/40/90 seasons, won all of his 3 point competitions and they were the first 3 ever, 3 straight mvps, 1 steal from quadruple double in 3 quarters and said he didn’t want to play the 4th quarter because they were so far ahead, shut Jordan out 2 years back to back in playoffs 6-0, best all around player ever. So many more accolades that could be said.
@Tione You made a old middle aged man of 50+ smile young man. Kudos to you for researching what you love, be it sports, or films, or music. Always seek the classics that came before Tione as it gives you such a better perspective. An my OWN opinion the goat needs to stop on this level..... all you can be is the best in your era....... so much has changed with nutrition, travel, and the insane money players make, the vile racism and hate of the 40's 50's and 60's. My OWN top 5 at 50+ years old is MJ, Magic, Bird, Kareem with Kobe and Wilt and Duncan as my 5 thru 7 after that Id say LBJ is between 8 and 10 for me. Kudos again continue to seek out greatness Tione. Thank you for breaking the mold and seeking out excellence.
Thank you so much for the support and kind words! And yes sir I’ll keep going with these because I still have so much to unpack from that era
Michael Jordan said if he were to put team together, he said he would take Bird as a first pick.
He forgot to mention that Bird got Rookie of the year as well. I don’t know how he managed to forget that, but he did. Check out Wilt Chambers next, he is so disrespected nowadays. czcams.com/video/rhvDUDtN3cU/video.htmlsi=rx9CMU7cw1MwEaBJ
Perfect reaction. You're knowledgeable open minded and thoughtful. I reacted the same way at the same times. Looking forward to seeing more of any of your content.
He is top 3. Magic said the same. Their will never be another Larry Bird. WE have the same top 5. No order lol
You have to check out some of the 1986 regular season. You just won’t believe how good that team was. There’s a making the case for the 86 Celtics as well. If he hadn’t helped his mom with her driveway, where he broke his back, the other injuries wouldn’t have stopped him.
Pat Reilly: "Last second shot to win a game-Michael Jordan. Last second shot for my Life- I'll take Larry Bird."
That's just some of the Legends Larry Bird had to beat. He didn't name all the star players. especially star players in the Eastern conference.
Larry=LEGEND Amazing! Dr. J said it, "Played chess when everyone else was playing checkers"
This "making the case" series is fantastic. Definitely worth watching all 8 episodes
The game when he was one steal away from a quadruple double by the third quarter, he sat out the rest of the game. When the coach told him he was one steal away and asked if he'd like to go back in to get it, Larry said, "No, I've done enough damage already."
Bird had to go through a list of HOFers just to get to the finals. 1 loss to magic his team was beat down. McHale had a broken foot, Bird a fractured hand and Parish had a ankle
Larry Bird received 67% of all MVP votes in the entire decade of the 80's that had some of the greatest players of all time in that decade including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem, and so many more. He won 3 MVP's in a row and could of easily won 10 straight, but the media hated him. He is the most efficient scorer the NBA has ever seen. There are only a handful of players who shot 40-50-90 for the season and Larry Bird averaged that for 5 years straight! The stats are inflated now because of all the three point shooting . The game was different back then the three point shoot wasn't part of the game it was more of a half court game played inside the three point line. If Bird played in today's game his stats would be ridiculous
You missed the very end of the video! Great reaction, I love seeing young people finding out how great he was
❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🎉😂❤
He didn't have to score high to affect the outcome. His off ball play was fabulous. He was so fun to watch. You never knew what 'blow your mind' plays he would make.
In those 13 years he missed 1 season for Achilles surgeries on both Achilles. He broke his back only 7 years into his career and had a unusable finger on his shooting hand before he ever played a game in the NBA.
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).
Random but big shout out fam. You are super well, spoken, smart, and actually really entertaining. I’ve been trying to watch people react to Larry Bird and they’re all _dumbasses, talking over the videos, not even reacting to what’s on the screen just being. You’re a diamond in the rough. You should have 100k subs at least.
My top five, by position - Jordan, Bird (goats 1a, 1b), Magic, Kareem, Duncan.
Remember that the reason Bird 'pioneered' the 'dagger 3' was, in part, because the NBA introduced the 3-point shot the year he joined the league. Smart move by the NBA. What this meant was that, if the Celtics were down by 2 with time on the clock, they simply gave the rock to Larry, and it was almost a certainty that they would win.
Larry is without a doubt, the greatest all around player ever! At the age of 30, he averaged more points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than LeBron and Steph. And that was with a bad back. He once won a jump ball against Hakeem. Highest basketball IQ to ever step on the court. He had a four year stretch of 50/40/90. Not just a season, four year’s consecutively!
Remember, they only started using the 3-point line in Larry’s first year in the NBA
In the Garden, that last minute shot, there's a 90% chance it would have made it. Crazy, yeah? He's insane. You don't think looking at him he could shoot, rebound, do 50/40/90 multiple times, play 40+ minutes of a game every night, hustle, steal, BLOCK, pass... He did it all. He even dunked, but they weren't...pretty.
He didn't even have a 3 point line until his rookie year. wrap your mind around that. Never saw it in High School or college. Yet he has 2 50/40/90 seasons! First efficient scorer! Curry is a better shooter, but Bird was a more efficient shooter.
That's a few things Larry did. The rabbit hole is insane! See his games, there are crazy!
He did NOT Sit on the bench!!! That's a fact Jack! "Dagger 3" like a knife in your back through your heart!! He Did Not "Jack 3's!" Hardest difficulty cause the Eastern Conference was H-E-Double-Tooth-Picks! Western wasn't nothing! Lakers where almost guaranteed to get in!!! Here's what I wanna see: Your Player and/or Team against the 80's Eastern Conference!!! That Quadruple Double?!? Start of the 4th quarter Coach tells him he can get it - he basically says: "I've done enough damage!" Pat Riley: "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan," "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird." End of video: He had no flaws! That is what made him such a threat!!! His BBall IQ is off the charts, Magic Johnson comes close but not close enough! See you're biased like all the others! Na! Ya gotta watch the rest of "Making the Case" videos! Who else can say that they in part helped SAVE THE NBA?!? Thing is - most of yall haven't watched as long as I have! 1968 - Wilt The Stilt! Most yall don't even know! Then it was Jabbar!!! No one stopping that Sky Hook! Then came Larry Legend! Y'all just don't know and most come in already biased, only wanting us to view. That's getting old...
MJ, Bird, Magic, Kobe, Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem, Bill Russell, Havlicek, Duncan, Shaq...that's just 11 off the top of my head. I can easily come up with 19-20 more before I'd even think about LeChoke.
When you climb out of the awesome rabbit hole that is Larry Legend, you should check out the rest of the videos in this guy’s Making the Case series. They are all fascinating looks at the GOAT argument and all are well done.
My top three goats Larry Bird Dr j and Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is the top
Those are Lebron's top 3 picks too.
Dr. J you say?? I may have to take a look at his game next
he was the first player ever to shoot 50-40-90, and did it for four years straight
now that you got the audio on, you could go and react to Larry Trash Talk clips, they are so funny
Keep in mind the the 3 point shoot was implemented in Larry's rookie year, so it was not something he was already practiced before, he developed that shoot on the go.. that's why he got better by the end of his career
Nice react. I get it, it feels weird to say Bird is the GOAT probably because everyone grows up now their whole lives hearing about MJ, Kobe or Lebron being the GOAT. So to say an unathletic guy is the best is weird. But in reality it's not because he did everything. Personally my GOAT is shared between the holy trinity of basketball - MJ, Bird and Magic.
Stats for near quadruple double 30 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 9 STL, in three quarters keep watching watch Larry bird greatest passer re edit. Great reaction
I would! What a broad view failed to realize, that Larry was NOT only a serious "BALLER", he played with older black older ball players in his neighborhood and WAS accepted by the older ball platers , but held his own and both sides had & showed mutual respect," both ways"! Mind you the people who he played against him as was as was appreciative of Larry as he was of them! Powerful little known fact, but Larry was just a flat-out baller! It may have not been by a larger national audience, known however, hes 's just a flat out baller to the highest degree. He even gave "propels" to those who excepted held him to excel as we ALL have laid witness too! If ask about, he has NOT hesitated to speak of his experiences socializing with the black ball players in the neighborhood! As It's been said time & again; "game recognizes game". I would have NO problem siding up with him on my team, play groung or pros! If its a 2 point shot or from the 3 point shot, as long as "WE ARE WEARING THE SAME JERSEY" 3 POINTS IS POINTS, AND IF i HAVE ONE MORE POINT THAN 'YOU", I have NO problem waving bye-bye as U leave the COURT! HOL'LA....... MR.
HOP...., ENJOY YOUR 2 HOUR WAIT TO GET BACK ON THE COURT..Sho' im RIGHT... swish.............................................. Larry from the DEEP corner. Enjoy your wait time to get back on.....
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that miss in Game 4 for the finals, was with a broken hand that he got during the ECFs from a bar fight!
Brother 94 Hakeem Olajuwon has officially the hardest ever competition run in the playoffs vs Robinson-Dunkan Spurs, Stockton-Malone Jazz and McGrady-Shaq Magic. He humiliated them all
You stopped the video before magic speaking at his retirement ceremony
Watch all the “Making the Case” videos. Bill Russell is in my top 3. I got Bill, Larry and Jordan in no particular order
Who's the Goat 🐐 of Basketball 🏀??? Here are the rest of the *"Making the Case"* videos. Of course everyone is going to have their opinion/favorite. So that you don't have to track them down.
All 8 of these videos are great and about 3 years old. *Lebron* has the most views and *Larry* is 2nd out of the list👇. *(View count for all of the videos below hasn't been updated in a while, my bad 😏)*
I personally enjoyed Larry's the most. Not only is he in the conversation of who's the goat 🐐. He won Gold 🥇 *(with his NBA Rivals like Magic and MJ)* at the Olympics, became a Head Coach (Indiana Pacers), then went upstairs to the Head Office.... running everything!! Larry's *GENUINE friendship* with Magic Johnson was awesome to see 👀, on and off the court. Oh yeah, Larry also had *Rookie of the Year* as well 😎
*"Making the Case"* by Clayton Crowley
Tim Duncan; Feb 2020, 495k 👀's - czcams.com/video/1sRSpQ78Y3c/video.html
Larry Bird; Feb 2020, 632k 👀's - czcams.com/video/Pxf4RzocHN8/video.html
Magic Johnson; March 2020, 304k 👀's - czcams.com/video/sp3qAXOzY5k/video.html
Wilt Chamberlain; April 2020, 323k 👀's - czcams.com/video/Ybm_ql373GM/video.html
Kareem Abdul-Jabar; May 2020, 429k 👀's - czcams.com/video/ddVb8U4UhZ0/video.html
Bill Russell; June 2020, 252k 👀's - czcams.com/video/WHT8x-AO290/video.html
Michael Jordan; July 2020, 428k 👀's - czcams.com/video/vqq5d_4umFM/video.html
Lebron James; Sept 2020, 839k 👀's - czcams.com/video/gk2F3dKb1uQ/video.html "
By the way, the volume level was great this time around. 🍀
Barkley said Bird not being super athletic was God's way of making it more even
Your Top 5 would be damn hard to beat. You saw Tim Duncan. He gets left out a lot, but if he got angry and his jaw clenched and his eyes got big, watch out. He had an extra gear, not to be denied, like Larry and Kobe and Jordan.
I highly recommend A Courtship of Rivals, the Bird and Magic story
Greatest passer of all time re edit video.
I think a "GOAT" claim is hard to make for anybody. I definitely think he is definitely one of the all time greats.
Easily the most clutch. Watched his career and only remember 1 game winning shot he missed. Had a fractured bone in his hand off balance 3 in the finals
Here's a neat stat: out of 4,500 or so players all-time in NBA history, only one player has retired with a career stat line of 20ppg 10rpg and 5apg: Larry Bird. Second highest winning percentage in NBA history too. I've got him number 3 personally and I saw virtually his entire career, including live many times. Couldn't stand him or the Celtics either...but the guy could just play. Period.
If I was given the opportunity to put the ultimate basketball team together, the first name I would call would be Larry Bird. Then I would let Larry pick the remaining players, players HE wanted to play with. His basketball IQ was off the charts. He knows everything you could ever want to know about how to play the game.
Today's players...I confess, I don't know much about them. To me, from what little I have seen, today's players are great athletes but not ballers. Today's game, in my opinion, is all flash with little actual substance. No one really drives the paint, and no one guards the paint like in the great days of the NBA.
And where is dedication to your team? Everyone trying to make superteams... or demand ridiculous contracts, forcing teams to have to skimp on support players to be able to pay their best player. Then the best player demands a trade because they don't have good support players! The NBA has fallen far from the 80's and 90's. Players are prima donnas these days. They cry for a foul when anyone plays good defense on them, and if they get a hangnail, they are out for three games.
Enough ranting from an old man missing the old days. Good reaction, and keep up the good work, young fella!
If Larry was playing in today’s game he would average 45+ every night. He would be draining shots like Curry.
No he wouldnt...that wasn't his game. Besides, Curry was never close to that average. Bird would be in the low 30's probably. 45 points a game is pretty much unrealistic for anyone.
@@user-km2br8uc8dJordan in today's game with open lanes and the no touching defence gets 45. Not old Jordan though but 80's Jordan would.
I'm glad to see another convert. I'm not flat-out saying Bird was the greatest ever. But to not even put him in the conversation is recency bias. If a person bases their top 5 only on the players they've seen and they haven't seen at least highlights.....they're crazy. I will say this, however.....I'm a firm believer that Bird is the best all-around basketball player of all time. He wasn't the best at anything, but he was elite at EVERYTHING.
1 steal. One. ONE. FRON A QUADRUPLE DBL IN 3/4s. Took himself out too
Pat Riley said “if you need a shot to win the game yiu have MJ take it, if you need a shot to save your life, you have Bird take it”! Please watch more videos on Larry! Like Birds ultimate mix tape! MJ-#1, Bird-#2, Kobe-#3, magic-#4, etc….. if you are all about winning!!! Not all about stats and no defense
simple... No! 1 of the greatest? yes
U got that right young blood
'Bird is the word'
And he is the godfather of the 50-40-90 club. He did it first!
Jordan, bird, Wilkins, kobe, Russell. But all no.1 in their own way
Larry is my hero. Jordan may be better.I don't know, but thank you for even considering that.Really like your I q
Larry is one of if not the biggest "What Ifs" in Basketball History!!
If Larry never Broke his Back to where he had to do techniques to lock his back Just To Play in constant pain
Would Magic have won those extra tiles, Would Jordans reign taken longer to get started or his GOAT claims been shrunk
Remember Larry Always had Jordans Number, Michael couldn't beat Larry even when Birds body was broken and in constant pain
If Larry stayed healthy The kind of damage he could have done to so many players and teams is crazy to think of
That is My Era Yeah i'm white but Michael Is Still MyLarry is in 2nd place though, i can't make him No1 on What Ifs even though the Evidence would be in Birds Favour!!😁
Larry was special outside of being white. But as for whites, look at Luka. Mvps coming and just hitting his prime.
He still dont know Bird the greatest outlet passer of all time on top of being super elite at standard range dimes
I've got no fault with your 5, solid choices for sure.
I'm not the originator of this but. Can we change the GOAT convo to the GOTE (greatest of their era) convo
LeFlop left to make a 'super team' didn't work. Bird made his team great, against all odds. No whining or flopping
People who really have eyes to see put Larry top 3; the rest is subjective preference
Amen. What didn't he do...
The passing vid is gonna mess you up, boy could have been a qb...
Its funny when people pick MJ over Bird when Bird is 6-0 vs. Him
What pushes Bird past LaBraun in greatness is his resilience, so I provided the link to a video below that highlights it. You would NEVER see Bird FLOPPING against anyone or for any leverage towards a team just so that he’d win. Bird is too competitive that cheating would taint his legitimacy of winning against an opponent.
4 Crazy Stories that Prove Larry Bird Is the Toughest NBA Player in History (… and he still played on)
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THe Eastern Conference wasn't Jordan's. He was a non factor in the '80's. Not the Player, but the lack of leadership around the Bulls at the time. Until Scottie showed up in the late '80's, Larry's Celtics had them for lunch routinely. Even when Scottie did show up, Old, broken down bad back Larry still routinely served him.
Now the 76ers with Moses, Barkley and Dr. J. The Boston Strangler? Yeah, they were insane. Then the Bucks, solid tough team led by Moncrief, perennial conference contenders. The Pistons were the latter half of the decade and the Hawks, the Knicks and the Cavs were not slouches, either. The Lakers had the Rockets and Portland sometimes. Most of the HoFer heavy teams were on the East.
If you have tim Duncan in your top 5 you should definitely watch his making the case
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Larry Bird had a 10 times for playing against that competition than LeBron LeBron was in the East for most of his time
All the basketball players that's been before him and after him you would think there would be other people with a higher when it's percentage than him and magic but there isn't
watch larry birds retierment and see what magic johnson says
You ask anyone who do you want to take the last shot. 98% will say Bird over anyone who knows what they are talking about. Wait till ya watch the video of his trash talking.