1977 NIT Indiana State vs Houston Larry Bird 44pts vs Birdsong 30pts

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  • Indiana State Sycamores vs. Houston Cougars
    NIT First Round
    Wednesday 03/09/1977 at Hofheinz Pavilion
    Houston, Texas
    With the game tied at 82, Dan Rutledge fouled Houston center Mike Schultz with 37 seconds
    left, then Schultz made one of two free throws to provide the winning margin… Schultz’s miss was
    rebounded by Indiana State, but Larry Bird missed a “tough turn-around” in the final seconds that allowed Houston to advance
    INDIANA STATE (25-3) FG-A FT-A PF PTS HOUSTON (27-7) FG-A FT-A PF PTS
    Larry Bird 19-28 6-7 3 44 Cecile Rose 3-6 0-0 3 6
    Harry Morgan 3-14 4-6 5 10 Charles Thompson 4-9 0-1 0 8
    DeCarsta Webster 4-9 2-3 2 10 Mike Schultz 7-11 4-6 4 18
    Danny King 4-12 4-4 3 12 Otis Birdsong 13-26 4-4 2 30
    Jim Smith 2-3 0-0 3 4 Mark Trammell 2-5 0-0 1 4
    Brad Miley 1-4 0-0 0 2 Al Winder 0-0 0-0 0 0
    Dan Rutledge 0-0 0-0 1 0 Ken Ciolli 4-6 0-0 1 8

Komentáře • 261

  • @janetstorm7881
    @janetstorm7881 Před 2 měsíci +65

    This is why Larry Bird is the greatest forward of all time including in the NBA. the difference between Larry Bird and LeBron is illustrated in this one video alone. Larry savaged his body by diving for those loose balls and he's hit the ground more than football running back. It is his very dedication no holds barred hustle for every loose ball that shortened his great career. I've rarely seen LeBron James ever dive for a loose ball like that. LeBron has the longevity records, but Larry Bird was the greatest forward of all time and it's not even close in my estimation!

    • @davidgeissler8620
      @davidgeissler8620 Před 2 měsíci +7

      LeBron would flop away from defenders he's good at that😂

    • @janetstorm7881
      @janetstorm7881 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@davidgeissler8620 100% 😊😁🤣😂😅

    • @joelb9
      @joelb9 Před měsícem +5

      True its Larry Bird the greatest forward ever

    • @FUBAR1986
      @FUBAR1986 Před měsícem +7

      LaFlop and the NBA deciding to crown him is why I no longer watch…. they don’t even play defense anymore. It’s just a game of horse.

    • @janetstorm7881
      @janetstorm7881 Před měsícem +2

      @@FUBAR1986 100%

  • @hilariohernandez
    @hilariohernandez Před 2 měsíci +42

    Just when you thought you'd seen every Bird video.

  • @charliekennedy2545
    @charliekennedy2545 Před 2 měsíci +58

    Earliest bird tape ive seen. Awesome.

    • @TS-np6co
      @TS-np6co Před 2 měsíci +4

      Lot of joy from Bird, lot of joy.

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 Před 2 měsíci +5

      I grew up 45 miles from him. Around 1970 our family attended a convention at the French Lick Springs resort hotel where Larry's mother worked as a waitress. Maybe she served us.

    • @bryanburnap4537
      @bryanburnap4537 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Me too !! This is awesome

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci +3

      Amazing footage of Larry Bird at 20 years old. Also such coincidental last names.... Bird and Birdsong.

    • @jpr1845
      @jpr1845 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes Indeed 💯, a young End of Sophomore year Larry Bird. I'm Tellin Ya. I Noticed the Basketball Rims are curved way out on the floor & the Post is no longer there, the way all if them should be🏀🏀🏀👏👏👏

  • @trade0714
    @trade0714 Před 2 měsíci +39

    Hitting from anywhere, blocking shots, dunking it, diving onto the court for loose balls. Bird did it all.

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 Před měsícem +3

      I've said it several times and I'll say it again:
      I got Bird slightly over LeBron.

    • @frankie3791
      @frankie3791 Před měsícem

      ​​@@exclamationpointman3852In some ways he was a better player game for game but LeBron pretty much Doubled his stats by now 40'000 11,000 and 11,000 2200 steals is absolutely insane

    • @exclamationpointman3852
      @exclamationpointman3852 Před měsícem +3

      @@frankie3791 I hate to say it
      but I think them double stats was brought to you by Balco

    • @frankie3791
      @frankie3791 Před měsícem

      @@exclamationpointman3852 No the NBA tests are strict they were popping guys just for marijuana, I've never even heard of an NBA player accused of steroids lol

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 Před měsícem

      ​@frankie3791 If he stays on the court for 100 years, he'll have REALLY huge stats.

  • @heinz3591
    @heinz3591 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Really good quality video of Bird. Shocked that no pro scout did not see him in his sophomore year playing. Maybe Red Auerbach saw him early. He was amazing in this video. No 3 point back then and he was amazing under the basket. My fav player of all times.

    • @user-dv3do1od2r
      @user-dv3do1od2r Před měsícem +1

      Dude was recruited by Knight....his best move was leaving Indiana

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem

      Bird's coach Bob King also coached Pacers HOF Mel Daniels at New Mexico. No doubt some of the NBA brass knew of him because of the Bob King/Daniels NBA connection. Mel also became an ISU assistant coach in 1977 which helped Bird become a better inside player and defender.

    • @xtctrader1467
      @xtctrader1467 Před měsícem

      I think the longest shot he made was the free throw. Amazing the variety of shots he made.

  • @captainmo3064
    @captainmo3064 Před 2 měsíci +21

    Bird and Birdsong were unstoppable inside 15'. Amazing players. What a game.

  • @danastrong1747
    @danastrong1747 Před měsícem +8

    Larry is my favorite player of all time. His basketball IQ and skill was off the charts. He played with so much heart too.

    • @chicolopez8722
      @chicolopez8722 Před měsícem +1

      Yeah.right on .much rather have bird on my team over LeBron the clown james.

    • @bobt5778
      @bobt5778 Před měsícem +1

      Dominique Wilkins said "Look into Bird's eyes (when he's playing), you'll see a killer".

  • @panama8009
    @panama8009 Před měsícem +12

    We all know Bird. Otis Birdsong even in NBA was a Beast but forgotten sadly.

    • @ContrarianCorner
      @ContrarianCorner Před měsícem +2

      Recognized Otis Birdsong's name as soon as the announcer called it. He was a helluva player too!

    • @JohnWahlers
      @JohnWahlers Před měsícem

      Yes he was, he was my idol back when I was 13 as I saw him play with the KC Kings many times. My favorite player from the old days lol

    • @blucheer8743
      @blucheer8743 Před 18 dny

      I agree Otis was just an all around great player had a fine college and pro career

  • @adspur
    @adspur Před měsícem +10

    Larry Bird was already NBA ready as a sophomore.Different times though

    • @wmarkdyer
      @wmarkdyer Před měsícem

      He was 20. Magic was 20 when he hit the NBA. Don't think the money was as big back in those days.

  • @smw4628
    @smw4628 Před 2 měsíci +11

    I thought that Larry Bird was black, back then, because of Otis Birdsong. Their names were similar and the only place I ever saw Bird's name was in The Sporting News. There was very little television coverage of regional basketball and I was amazed when I finally saw what he looked like. I think he did ok for himself.

    • @dennydeckerful
      @dennydeckerful Před 2 měsíci +3

      Nolan Richardson said the same thing. It on here if you want to see it.

  • @scotthayley1939
    @scotthayley1939 Před 2 měsíci +8

    saw this game live if you would have asked anybody in Houston that day who Larry Bird was not one person could tell you that is how unknown he was at the time. Yes he was amazing that night.

  • @The000000007
    @The000000007 Před měsícem +8

    I was at that game & I left very impressed

  • @chrismorfas7515
    @chrismorfas7515 Před 2 měsíci +15

    Fabulous Bird highlights. Thanks for posting! 💪🏻

  • @johncraftenworth7847
    @johncraftenworth7847 Před 2 měsíci +6

    bird just too tall with all those shots crazy variety of angles and types anywhere on court can't stop him :O

  • @martel732
    @martel732 Před měsícem +1

    Bird v. Birdsong. Great contest. Every junior high player should watch how you can score 44 or 30 and never take a 3. How refreshing.

  • @thebops4180
    @thebops4180 Před dnem

    The G O A T . . . My favourite sportsman of all time . . .

  • @CapAnson12345
    @CapAnson12345 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Bird and Birdsong were technically teammates for a hot minute in the 1988-89 season. Birdsong was brought in ironically to help cover for Bird being out for the year due to injury, so they never played together. Birdsong in turn had a potentially HOF level career derailed by injuries.

    • @westside-qe3yq
      @westside-qe3yq Před měsícem +1

      Thanks for information

    • @JosePerez-md9gi
      @JosePerez-md9gi Před měsícem

      😅

    • @peacelovehopecharity
      @peacelovehopecharity Před měsícem +1

      Yes, in the early 80s, Birdsong and Phil Ford of the Kansas City Kings were probably the best starting guard tandem other than Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon of the Lakers.

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem

      ​@peacelovehopecharity I disagree. These combo's were better... Cheeks/Toney, Spurs Gervin/Moore, Spurs Griffith/Green, Suns Walter Davis/Dennis Johnson

  • @kenwilliams5513
    @kenwilliams5513 Před 2 měsíci +10

    The tartan floor and those goals need to make a comeback.

  • @TheChris403
    @TheChris403 Před 2 měsíci +13

    Bird was owning the offensive glass. People forget he was a legit 6 foot 9 and could bang inside.

    • @charlesgeorges3192
      @charlesgeorges3192 Před 2 měsíci

      Bird was basically the tallest player for this game. Most of his points came from offensive rebounds put backs and tips. Nothing special.

    • @dalepress1581
      @dalepress1581 Před 2 měsíci

      Except he looks about 6'7. Did he grow taller after this?

    • @terrellbaker1660
      @terrellbaker1660 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@dalepress1581 He was actually 6'10 in the NBA. He wanted to be a small forward so he was listed as 6'9. That is why he averaged 10 (9.9) rebounds for his career.

    • @terrellbaker1660
      @terrellbaker1660 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@charlesgeorges3192 He went on to become a top 10 player in NBA history. He was special alright.

    • @charlesgeorges3192
      @charlesgeorges3192 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@terrellbaker1660 IMO, top 5 yet he did not win enough NBA championships. I would take BIrd's 3 years of his prime over ANYBODY. Definitely Top 10.

  • @bigstar33thriftymusiccolle7
    @bigstar33thriftymusiccolle7 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you for posting.

  • @joshuasussman8112
    @joshuasussman8112 Před 2 měsíci +12

    He's the greatest.

  • @sbrasel
    @sbrasel Před 2 měsíci +8

    It's easy enough to say now, but this performance was Bird as a sophomore, so how could so many NBA scouts, after his junior year, and sports journalists, throughout his college career, not have realized his remarkable talent?

    • @mr.e6684
      @mr.e6684 Před 2 měsíci +1

      He was drafted 6th after his junior year.

    • @sbrasel
      @sbrasel Před 2 měsíci

      @@mr.e6684 Correct. Note that I did not say *all* NBA scouts.

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 Před 2 měsíci

      @@sbrasel I think some of it was about position. NBA scouts still prized traditional centers and point guards, not the hybrid position that Bird and Magic Johnson were about to introduce to the world. So they drafted guys like Mychal Thompson and Phil Ford first, thinking that their skills were sure to translate well in the pros.

    • @70sfan17
      @70sfan17 Před měsícem +1

      Some of the scouts probably thought he didn't have the athleticism to be a great NBA player. Also, he was playing in a smaller conference. Boy were they wrong!

  • @alanrubenstein7618
    @alanrubenstein7618 Před měsícem +3

    This is amazing! What a find!

  • @kennethcamilleri4678
    @kennethcamilleri4678 Před 2 měsíci +6

    For those who are viewing this video the NIT was the major college championship tournament in 1977….the NCAA wasn’t the March Madness as it is today….

    • @brent.a
      @brent.a Před 2 měsíci +8

      While the NIT tournament was the bigger tournament until the mid-to-late 50's, the NCAA tournament has ruled ever since. Hence, in 1977 the NIT had already been relegated to little brother status for around 20 years.

    • @darrenneal7245
      @darrenneal7245 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@brent.a Preach, whoever you are ... Preach .. You KNOW the history.

    • @RICHBLACKCOCK
      @RICHBLACKCOCK Před měsícem

      ​@@darrenneal7245Russ & Wilt changed that. USF dominance & WILT's scoring prowess at KANSAS knocked the NIT out. Right behind those two: Elgin, Oscar, West & the UCLA DYNASTY with some guy named Lew Alcindor.

    • @darrenneal7245
      @darrenneal7245 Před měsícem

      @@RICHBLACKCOCK I KNOW the history.

    • @JohnWahlers
      @JohnWahlers Před měsícem +3

      LOL NCAA was WAY bigger deal in 77, NIT was more of a consolation prize for teams that didnt make NCAA tournament

  • @ericc.edholm6565
    @ericc.edholm6565 Před 2 měsíci +6

    the quality is excellent! i've seen far worse from mid-80s nba clips

  • @GrowthruGod
    @GrowthruGod Před 2 měsíci +3

    Amazxiing how Bird has at least 2 or 3 different moves everygame ...

  • @DustyTail
    @DustyTail Před 2 měsíci +3

    That double pump, falling backwards, off the glass shot. 🤦‍♂️. Only one Basketball Player in history of the game can make that, and he could make it 100 out of 100 times.

  • @exclamationpointman3852
    @exclamationpointman3852 Před měsícem

    The quality of this video is amazing!!
    The people act different than they do now. They jump celebrating like they just got they all just saw the Superman film. And man I would be afraid to wear those shorts for MANY reasons!

  • @thegreenlawchannel5740
    @thegreenlawchannel5740 Před 2 měsíci +5

    This is awesome.

  • @exclamationpointman3852
    @exclamationpointman3852 Před měsícem +3

    Bird straight cooked them dudes!! Great team defense on him in that last shot. Bird JUST missed it!
    Great editing in this video!!! Instant sub!

  • @gatormark
    @gatormark Před měsícem +3

    Great post. I forgot all about Otis Birdsong.

  • @HondaGuy-he8yy
    @HondaGuy-he8yy Před měsícem +3

    Larry Bird and Otis Birdsong were teammates with the Boston Celtics during the 88-89 season.

    • @HondaGuy-he8yy
      @HondaGuy-he8yy Před měsícem

      The same season Brian Shaw & Kelvin Upshaw played for the Celtics.

  • @ParkerBinion
    @ParkerBinion Před měsícem +3

    I was there. So exciting!

  • @ericmol2614
    @ericmol2614 Před 2 měsíci +8

    The Battle of the Birds.
    (Notice no 3 point line

    • @williammills1530
      @williammills1530 Před měsícem

      3-Point line is the single biggest mistake Basketball has ever made!

  • @chrismalloy7960
    @chrismalloy7960 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Great video!

  • @lslsgreenwich
    @lslsgreenwich Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you

  • @paulb2097
    @paulb2097 Před 2 měsíci +12

    44 points and no three point line, he made it look easy.

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci +4

      Bill Walton scored 44 points also... in the title clinching 1973 NCAA championship game on 21 for 22 FGs. No three point line either.

    • @TV-ob1if
      @TV-ob1if Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@mr.sinjin-smythKobe had 81 points one time

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@TV-ob1if Yes, but 21 points of that are from 3 pointers (7 for 13 from three point line). So what's your point?

    • @DavidGivinsnhe
      @DavidGivinsnhe Před 2 měsíci

      He wasn't a three point shooter in college 😊❤

    • @TV-ob1if
      @TV-ob1if Před 2 měsíci

      @@mr.sinjin-smythJordan scored 55 against the knicks

  • @tinytanks
    @tinytanks Před 28 dny

    This looked like the beginning of 80's basketball right here, just like Jordan looked like the beginning of 90's basketball in the 80's.

  • @codyeble6764
    @codyeble6764 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Those two fouls on bird are crazy, he got that block clean and should have had a jump ball when he picked dudes pocket.. but they didnt call that foul when larry got raked across his arm on his jumper, guess reffing hasnt changed much in 50 years

  • @wmarkdyer
    @wmarkdyer Před 2 měsíci +3

    Good quality video.

  • @FrankBarter
    @FrankBarter Před měsícem

    Gosh, LB was a once in a lifetime talent. He's basically playing with me and you on his team. And he's dominant. Yes Birdsong was a great scorer and the league is full of great scorer's. Larry was the full package. Imagine averaging 10 rebounds/career. While you spend the rest of your time being "Larry Bird?"

  • @gaetanomaximus8650
    @gaetanomaximus8650 Před 10 dny

    #31 is fellow French Licker, and co-captain of the team, Danny King.

  • @flutetubamorg
    @flutetubamorg Před měsícem +2

    There's Bird, then there's Birdsong!

  • @braziliantvhd2768
    @braziliantvhd2768 Před měsícem +1

    Refs were awful, Bird didn't commit a foul on any of those loose balls or that block 1:11, After this game ISU played Rutgers where Bird was hacked on the last play in a 1 point game, Bird went after the ref after that game.

  • @lawren7615
    @lawren7615 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Bird vs Song 2 Great Players

  • @Forever_Laura
    @Forever_Laura Před měsícem +3

    Skinny bird was the best bird. As a pro his love of beer added weight which slowed him down and decreased his vertical.

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 Před měsícem +2

      Either that or maybe it was his back issues that took some of the spring out of his legs..

    • @Forever_Laura
      @Forever_Laura Před měsícem

      @@cindyknudson2715 He lost his spring way before he hurt his back. It was the beer

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem +1

      Actually he was still a great athlete until the back injury from trying to shovel gravel for his mom's driveway. Bird's game changed after the injury IE he learned how to improve his rebound position and keep the opponent off balance on offense with pass/shot fakes. He also perfected his set shot after the back injury, even though he was already a great outside shooter.

    • @JohnWahlers
      @JohnWahlers Před měsícem

      @@Forever_Laura Yeah ok

  • @PHN-2024
    @PHN-2024 Před 2 měsíci +3

    In my opinion, on that final drive the ISU Guard should have taken the Shot because He was at least facing the Basket but instead He Forced the Pass to Bird who Not thus his Shot was at a Awkward Angle.

  • @whiskeymonk4085
    @whiskeymonk4085 Před měsícem

    What a game!

  • @markfox3083
    @markfox3083 Před měsícem +2

    Totally clean block at 1:11 (Watch it at half speed).
    I would’ve titled this video: Bird versus Birdsong

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 Před měsícem

      You're right about that foul.

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem

      It was 100% clean block. Refs weren't used to that kind of block and almost always called a foul. They also weren't used to officiating a player that could dominate every stat line like Bird. Only a handful of collegiate players changed basketball IE Wilt, Russell, Oscar, Kareem, Elvin, Pistol, Bird & Magic.

  • @davidshepherd5536
    @davidshepherd5536 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Yep fantastic

  • @DrumStickTortoise
    @DrumStickTortoise Před měsícem

    Who directed this?

  • @bnegs521
    @bnegs521 Před měsícem

    The Houston players were like "That white boy got game."

  • @robedler9526
    @robedler9526 Před 2 měsíci

    What a legend

  • @WiltChamberlainArchive

    Two Birds with one stone. Nice

  • @EllipticalWeb
    @EllipticalWeb Před 2 měsíci +5

    Bird looked more athletic here

    • @thomaslyne3243
      @thomaslyne3243 Před měsícem +1

      Well, he’s not playing against all NBA caliber talent.

    • @panama8009
      @panama8009 Před měsícem

      ​@@thomaslyne3243 I guess you did not see Birdsong play in NBA..lol

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 Před měsícem +1

      He's 20 years old. I was more athletic at that age too. 😄

  • @willielittle9301
    @willielittle9301 Před měsícem +1

    Larry Bird was basically Superman...Unfortunately...his Kryptonite was none other than...Magic Johnson...

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem +2

      Wrong! If you swapped teams, Bird with Michigan State would've won every game. Magic with Indiana State would not had even made the tournament let alone go 33-0 and make it to the title game. Btw, Magic is the greatest PG to ever play the game, but Michigan State was loaded with talent... and ISU was not.

  • @se461
    @se461 Před 19 dny

    Awesomeness!!

  • @nicholassgouros8612
    @nicholassgouros8612 Před měsícem

    Bird and Birdsong played one season together in Boston in the late eighties.

  • @snappyjohn9122
    @snappyjohn9122 Před 2 měsíci

    Did anyone else notice the I State coach run after a ref and throw a towel at him? I had to rewind a few times.

  • @markschroeder8742
    @markschroeder8742 Před 2 měsíci

    CZcams Gold.

  • @paullentz1972
    @paullentz1972 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Imagine if Bird played with any real talent at Indiana State. While far from being a fan of women's basketball...I did check out Caitlin Clark's 2 Final Four games this year. She's different. Like Bird, CC took a bunch of nobodies to The Final Four....and played against two teams (UCONN and South Carolina) that will have multiple First Round picks off each team.

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot2
      @manuginobilisbaldspot2 Před 2 měsíci +2

      If they were nobodies, they don’t beat UConn with Clark playing so poorly. STFU with the unnecessary glazing.

    • @daviddeleo4078
      @daviddeleo4078 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@manuginobilisbaldspot2 I wouldn't call it poorly, I think she had 22 points with 90% of them being in the second half. If your team is so tired from chasing and defending a player of Clarks caliber, you won't have the legs you need to make the easy shots in the closing minutes. UCONN missed a lot of open shots in the 4th quarter even Geno said those shots were there. UCONN plays with only 6 players 3 are Freshmen. UCONN did amazing for what they brought to the table. Love em' and are my favorite. I do believe if NCAA would just up the total fouls allowed to 6 (like the WNBA) the results would be a true reflection of the talent on any team vs another team. UCONN was always in follow trouble before the half of many of those games. So I believe there would have been different results if UCONN had the legs and weren't in foul trouble. That said I am very much in agreement with paulentz1972. Clark is very much like Bird in what she does for her team. UCONN had two players who were in the first 14 picks of the WNBA draft not counting Buecker who chose to stay who would have been a top 5 pick. So if you take two of those three you have two top 6 picks and a 14. Martin for Iowa did get chosen but was way down on the list. She's a solid player more a finisher from Clark getting her the ball - and isn't that the point.

    • @johncraftenworth7847
      @johncraftenworth7847 Před 2 měsíci

      free throws. refs do their job for "hyped players"@@daviddeleo4078

  • @michaelsturdevant9196
    @michaelsturdevant9196 Před 19 dny

    In third grade, my sister had shorts like those.

  • @radar0412
    @radar0412 Před 2 měsíci +1

    For everyone who said that Larry couldn't jump. 4:02

  • @user-bi7rn4nj6j
    @user-bi7rn4nj6j Před měsícem +1

    There's absolutely no doubt that Larry Bird is better than LeBron. Look at career stats plus clutch shots.

  • @user-dv3do1od2r
    @user-dv3do1od2r Před 2 měsíci +3

    Bird was a great Garbage Man....dude was amazing... most of his points weren't long distance shots

    • @johncraftenworth7847
      @johncraftenworth7847 Před 2 měsíci +2

      no 3 line here...he'd hit from all over and that's why his fakes were devastatingly awkward...he'd take the shot if you gave it, and usually make

    • @user-dv3do1od2r
      @user-dv3do1od2r Před měsícem +2

      @@johncraftenworth7847 Absolutely....the game was so different in the 1980's....Bird would be by far the best player in today's game. & this is coming from a Sixers fan back in the day who loathed Larry.

    • @user-dv3do1od2r
      @user-dv3do1od2r Před měsícem

      I don't watch NBA anymore, but...some highlights....nothing against Jovic & Doncik are whatever their names are ....Bird would kill it today.....5× times the players they are

    • @johncraftenworth7847
      @johncraftenworth7847 Před měsícem

      they good. bird better on rebounding and d but there's no incentive to play d with the rules/reffing how they are now. Jokic actually has a lot of shots and playmaking quite comparable to bird. it's mainly the whole intensity of the leaque is soft and weak these days@@user-dv3do1od2r

  • @PeterPressMaravich-mm2fn
    @PeterPressMaravich-mm2fn Před 3 měsíci

    Do you have video of the whole game?

    • @sportvideofootage
      @sportvideofootage  Před 3 měsíci +2

      yes i have

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@sportvideofootage I'd love to see at the very least the intro of the starting 5s. Other than Bird and Miley on ISU and Birdsong on Houston, I couldn't name any of those players.

    • @PeterPressMaravich-mm2fn
      @PeterPressMaravich-mm2fn Před 2 měsíci +1

      Will you ever post it?

    • @user-pc3kl6hl3p
      @user-pc3kl6hl3p Před 2 měsíci +2

      Players today could really learn something from watching how hard Larry played. He was special and in my opinion opinion the greatest of the greatest college players to ever play the game. After all he actually led Indiana State to the number one ranking in 1979 despite your blue blood schools and major conferences. I still have not seen another like him maybe Caitlin Clark.

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@user-pc3kl6hl3p Larry Bird had an amazing history. He finished 3rd in the Indiana high school Mr. Basketball voting in his senior year of 1974, then dropped out of two colleges. Was working in sanitation at a resort at age 20. From that to the NBA title MVP just five years later.

  • @paulcosta8930
    @paulcosta8930 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I’m surprised Bird missed that last shot.

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci +4

      Just like in the 1987 NBA Finals.

    • @dmichael100
      @dmichael100 Před 2 měsíci +3

      He was always taking the pressurized last shot. Took a lot of them. Anybody is going to miss a few.

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci

      @@dmichael100 Yes, but it always hurts knowing what might've been.

    • @user-sy6xj8qp9c
      @user-sy6xj8qp9c Před 2 měsíci +5

      Got the ball to him in a bad position

    • @dmichael100
      @dmichael100 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@mr.sinjin-smyth Sure, that's why we love sports and following favorite teams and players.
      I am responding to the surprise at the miss. No one- including Bird- ever made all their game winners. Truth is, if you check the stats close- the percentage is not super high. but the makes look large in our memories.
      No one should be surprised - if they are realistic that BIrd, or Jerry West, or Steph Curry missed several last second shots. They all took so many

  • @wwaynemcg
    @wwaynemcg Před měsícem +1

    Just imagine the score with a 3 pt line.

    • @xtctrader1467
      @xtctrader1467 Před měsícem

      The 3 point line has ruined team basketball.

  • @stevebjee
    @stevebjee Před měsícem

    I saw him play at ISU

  • @GeorgiZhukov33
    @GeorgiZhukov33 Před měsícem +1

    Give me prime Larry Legend on my team, you take whoever you want…

  • @spudsinski
    @spudsinski Před měsícem

    Really nice documentary about birds and birdsongs

  • @user-gw9sk1zy4s
    @user-gw9sk1zy4s Před 2 měsíci

    How did larry miss that last shot?

  • @dalepress1581
    @dalepress1581 Před 2 měsíci

    Bird looks like he may have grown a couple of inches after this game

  • @andystrub7930
    @andystrub7930 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I know my Halloween costume for next year. Larry Bird 1977 Indiana St. Can I find those awful striped shorts somewhere is the only question?

  • @maxv3208
    @maxv3208 Před měsícem +3

    Jimmy Smith looks like a future NBA all star. This Bird kid has a chance to make the NBA as a role player off the bench. 😐

  • @leibelcohen
    @leibelcohen Před 2 měsíci

    It does not appear to me that Larry had reached his full height yet. Compare this to 2 years later.

  • @TanquerayTom64
    @TanquerayTom64 Před měsícem

    I remember when birdsong played for Kansas City Kings

  • @donaldleider7382
    @donaldleider7382 Před 2 měsíci +2

    First time Larry ever missed a last second shot!

    • @mr.sinjin-smyth
      @mr.sinjin-smyth Před 2 měsíci +1

      Seems also like a precursor for the heartbreak miss in the 1987 NBA Finals.

  • @pocketfullgold
    @pocketfullgold Před měsícem

    Awesome. The game was so much better without the 3.

  • @brianarbenz1329
    @brianarbenz1329 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Gotta give it to Houston. They beat Kareem-Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Larry Bird in college battles. If only they have handled Lorenzo Charles in '83.

  • @andrewczuba498
    @andrewczuba498 Před měsícem

    Bird vs Birdsong!!!

  • @rosselliswilkinson
    @rosselliswilkinson Před měsícem +2

    The real Goat Larry Joe Bird

  • @jameselliott4470
    @jameselliott4470 Před 2 měsíci +1

    If there was a three point line Indy State probably wins by ten.

  • @johnhebert3855
    @johnhebert3855 Před měsícem

    Did you see how Bird choked on that last shot? No way is he going to be much in the NBa.

  • @DanStrayer
    @DanStrayer Před měsícem +1

    Some Hometown Cedar Knob ref bs going on there late in the game.

    • @braziliantvhd2768
      @braziliantvhd2768 Před měsícem

      No doubt and after this game ISU played Rutgers and Bird was hacked in the last seconds of a 1 point game, Bird went after the ref after the game

  • @BigJack512
    @BigJack512 Před měsícem

    GO COOGS.

  • @davidgeissler8620
    @davidgeissler8620 Před 2 měsíci

    Larry should of made that last shot i bet it still bothers him today 😅

  • @schumi9xwdc
    @schumi9xwdc Před měsícem

    Otis Birdsong wasn’t so bad either

  • @JCreole
    @JCreole Před 2 měsíci

    This game was for the Birds…😂

  • @michaelpantazelos777
    @michaelpantazelos777 Před 2 měsíci

    why dint indiana state qualify for ncaa that year?

    • @charlesswain1767
      @charlesswain1767 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Didn’t win their conference championship.

    • @paulb2097
      @paulb2097 Před 2 měsíci +3

      They didn't win their league and the NCAA tournament was only 32 teams.

    • @tntISU
      @tntISU Před měsícem

      @@charlesswain1767 At that time Indiana State was an independent. They went into the Missouri Valley Conference the next year (Bird's junior season). ISU was 25-2 on the regular season (lost at Purdue and at Illinois State, beating Illinois State two weeks later at Indiana State). Should have been in the NCAA with at 25-2 record and Bird.

  • @waratahfilm2350
    @waratahfilm2350 Před měsícem

    They are so small that Bird plays as center

    • @cindyknudson2715
      @cindyknudson2715 Před měsícem

      6'9" is fairly tall.

    • @waratahfilm2350
      @waratahfilm2350 Před měsícem

      @@cindyknudson2715 I saw him life several times in Bcn 92 and he was only 2m 06cm (in NBA they measure with sneakers they give them extra 3cim). 2,6 is poor in FIBA when the center is usually taller thasn 2,10. Larry Bird was a 3 (McHale was a 4) but in NCAA were so small he was the center

    • @scottydvintagevideos
      @scottydvintagevideos Před měsícem +1

      6' 9" was pretty much normal height for centers in 1970's NCAA. Not every team had a 7' center and if they did, he was probably only 6' 10" because coaches lied about players height 99.9% of the time.

    • @braziliantvhd2768
      @braziliantvhd2768 Před měsícem

      Fun fact, the 1980s had the tallest average height of any NBA era ever

  • @JasonSchroeder-in3vs
    @JasonSchroeder-in3vs Před 2 měsíci

    Real GOATs win championships my a?$

  • @paulgoode994
    @paulgoode994 Před měsícem

    Larry Bird in college before the 1979 Final Four Year Awesome to see Bird had 44 needed 46. but he hit many game winners later on and get rid of those ugly Indiana State striped pants lol haha the 70s

  • @JohnSmith-4U
    @JohnSmith-4U Před měsícem

    The 70s seem like centuries ago and a different planet…..The 70s were a better time

  • @bluegrassreb
    @bluegrassreb Před měsícem

    Larry Bird is what James thinks he is...

  • @stephengrantham6877
    @stephengrantham6877 Před 2 měsíci +18

    Houston acted like they'd just won the national championship after beating a mid-major team by one point that nobody had ever heard of. BTW, I was a classmate of LB.

    • @carseye1219
      @carseye1219 Před 2 měsíci +19

      C'mon. Winning any tight game, especially in a "win or go home" tournament is cause for celebration. I didn't read the rule that you can only celebrate wins over high-majors. And actually, I see businessmen celebrate wins in lunchtime pick-up games with more verve than UH did here.

    • @larryyoder4861
      @larryyoder4861 Před 2 měsíci +1

      They thought they had hit the lottery

    • @SoBor911
      @SoBor911 Před 2 měsíci +9

      That's such a COPING comment after seeing and relieving your alma mater / classmate lose after all these years. It was a memorable win for Houston and a heartbreaking loss for Bird and Indiana State, just like what would happen against Magic and Michigan State 2 years later. So enjoy the coping all over again. 😆😆😏😏

    • @ssviking81
      @ssviking81 Před 2 měsíci +11

      NIT was still a big deal back. It was filled with a lot of good teams.

    • @DavidGivinsnhe
      @DavidGivinsnhe Před 2 měsíci +6

      Poor you knowing nothing about competition winning and losing 😊😅😂❤!

  • @mikeareal
    @mikeareal Před 2 měsíci +1

    Houston lost to st bonaventure

  • @phil8165
    @phil8165 Před měsícem +1

    Labrons longevity is because he didn't play in the physical era and lord knows what he's putting in his body cause any one's got to admit it against human nature to do what he's doing at his age. And we know there's all sorts of red flags about his usage of illicit substances but knowing printing it and know one in the NBA but ex player's who have no reason to lie talk openly about this topic. It's been common knowledge for years. Hell even his wife is connected. The NBA is very powerful and has successfully shut down any subject that would give the NBA a bad rep, whether it was the ref scandal throwing games or Jordan's gambling accusations leading to his baseball follies. What a croc that was but Stern bottled it up and the media backed down.

  • @MGnKntkY
    @MGnKntkY Před měsícem

    Looks like women's basketball

  • @kenbard6371
    @kenbard6371 Před 2 měsíci

    All i heard in this video was bird or birdsong