Luka Fan Reacts to "GOAT of TRASH TALKING - Larry Bird"
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- Luka Doncic Fan Reacts to "7 Stories That Prove Larry Bird Was The Greatest Trash Talker Of All Time"
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This is probably not the best Bird Trash Talking video. There's one where you hear the stories straight from the other NBA players
The famous legendary coach Pat Riley quote... “If I had to choose a player to take a final shot to win a game I’d choose Jordan, but if I could pick one to shoot to save my life I would pick Bird.”
Yeah… Bird was the truth
Very wise choice!
Since you mentioned him at the 3 point contest, Craig Hodges is actually another of the Larry stories. The man participated in all the contests that saw Larry's 3 wins, coming in second twice. He finally won in 89. A journalist asked him if the main reason for his victory was that Bird couldn't participate due to surgery on both feet. He said "Larry knows where he can find me."
Larry return comment: "I know where - at the end of the Chicago Bulls bench."
😂😂😂😂Wowww… Larry was the ultimate savage… I love it
@@MarcTheSparcTV that and the Rodman talk are my favorite Bird trash talk stories.
As for the fight with Dr J. Everyone forgets that Bird had a more intense rivalry with Dr. J. than Magic at the beginning of the decades. Because Philly and Boston often had to go through each other to get to the finals.
Bird and Dr J. starting pushing each other and Dr J was not known for fighting. As they pushed Dr J's hands slipped up to Bird's neck. So in a split second they were literally at each other's throats and punches starting flying.
the other thing about players being friends today. Players can't stand on the same team for a long long time these days. It's super rare because of the salary cap/free agent rules. In Fact, they gave Boston an exemption from these new rules to sign Bird again if was able to play.
@@busterkeaton1001 Exactly right. Boston-Philly in the early 80's was as intense as it got. The Lakers won 2 titles in the early 80's ('80 and '82) but as good as they were, they were still just an afterthought for both Boston and Philly fans and players til '84 when Philly started to fade. That's just how intense the rivalry was.
@@busterkeaton1001 there was also the one where he told his opponent something like "hope your mom is not watching this" or something like that right? :D
@@6666ImperatorEllo. After sinking a left-handed shot on him. 🤣😂 They shouldn’t have put that white boy on him. Lmao!😂
I just cannot get all excited over today's NBA. In the '80's, it was brutal. Savage. Tall men in little shorts, playing round ball blood sport. IT. WAS. GLORIOUS.
It was sooooo physical and entertaining. They fought to win. If there was a WNBA of the 80’s they probably would have been tougher than the NBA of today 😂
Also, in that fight, it's easy to say Irving punched him 3 times, but people seem to forget that those punches only landed when Larry had both arms pinned behind his back. You're not a badass for socking someone when you had to have your buddies hold him down. That's spineless.
Yeah he got jumped… somebody on the Celtics should have went after who ever was holding Larry back
@@MarcTheSparcTV
It was Malone & Barkley.
@@irishgrl damn
@@irishgrl Big Boy Barkley could have sat on him and made it worse.
Yeah that was flat out wrong.
Dr J punching Bird is such a huge moment. In the 80s, especially the early and mid 80s, those guys were tough as nails. They didn't ask to go play with each other. They wanted a chance to play against and beat each other.
Yeah… I like that
You can't send 3 players after Bird. He is the master of finding the open man. Bird earned a gazillion assists from being double teamed. Easy dunks for Kevin or The Chief, or an open shot for DJ.
Yeah… one of those other guys would have to beat me then
@@MarcTheSparcTV Not one... four. Send three guys after Bird, and you are left defending against 4 guys with only two. Two of those four are giants with epic low post skills. Easy bucket.
Research MJ's comments about Bird's trash talking and Bird in general. Mike respected Bird more than any other player he played against and on numerous occasions put mad respect on Bird. Also, check out the video about the injuries Bird suffered and played through. It will give you newfound respect and administration for Basketball Jesus.
Yeah I gotta find a video on that
Birds record against MJ was 6 and 0 .
Except Hakeem
and almost every time MJ was all "you muther fk^%"
ah...I remember back in the 80's....if we had a rival that we respected...the convo always started the FUKC YOU douche bag!
lol....if a guy just glared and said nuthing....fist are gonna fly ! lol
MJ credits bird for showing him, by example, how to be an ultimate trash talker.
Great video! Bird was on another level. He was that guy who could talk the talk.. and walk the walk. I grew up watching him, and he was stone cold basketball legend.
Yeah… that’s a rare combination… and he was doing it at the highest level too… sheesh
Great content and commentary!
My favorite Bird moments were when he would go over to the other team's bench, tell them the play he was about to do, and then do it
Bird and Magic saved the NBA. That's all that needs to be said. I was 4 when Bird joined the Celtics and my family never missed a game. (They were old Indiana farm folks) I remember my grandfather tearing up at Birds retirement. After my grandparents passed in the late 90's I stopped watching sports. But I am still a die hard Celtic fan and Bird will always be my #1 pick.
You’ll love Luka then
amen, Bird #1
LARRY LEGEND BIRD is the True Goat and I to would take Larry #1
Yea… He was so loved by us Boston die hard s ! The 80s we’re my teen age years and never missed a season game cause I didn’t want to miss anything ! Every day … Boston Globe front page on the sidewalks !!! Bruins we’re always on the pages and the Pats … well that was tough till 85 - 86 … Bird carried Boston and was put on our pedestal ! Never forget the Atlanta game triple covered and told them he was banging the 3 to win … Nailed it as he’s pushed outta bounds … Craziest games Eva !!!
The problem with the double and triple teams was bird was a good enough passer that if you tried to do that all game he’d likely have sixteen assists … and still have his points.
Yeah… I’d be pissed trying to guard that
60pts calling shots is far different from just making 60pts😂
Exactly.
the talk, the scoring, the rebounding, the passing. It's all historic. But the most impressive part is how the league was back then. You couldn't just go buy a team like golden state or miami and the people he played against are the legends of legends.
Yeah… that era definitely elevates everybody just because of the way the game was played
Young fella, I’m 71 yrs old. I saw Larry Bird play many times. You just don’t know, all the players today learned their best moves from the Birdman. He could do almost anything, anytime, anywhere on the floor, any position. KC let him run for a reason, he could do it all with superior floor leadership. Check out his career after his retirement, there is no comparison out there. He was, and is a very exceptional person. Thank you Mr. Bird!
Amen! He was a huge threat to my Lakers, but I couldn’t help loving to watch him play. I’d get so mad, as a little girl, that he wasn’t on our team, and my Dad would get such a kick out of it. He’d agree that that would be one heck of a team, and that Larry was one of the most entertaining players to watch. Every game, he did something extraordinary. Yet, he made it all look so effortless. Truly an amazing man.
One of my favorite Larry Legend trash talk stories is he used to ask the player that was attempting to guard him "Is your mom watching this game?"
😂 damn… never heard that one
Larry won MVP 3 years in a row. Before that stretch he was second runner up 3 years in a row and after that stretch second runner up 2 years in a row. That's dominance 🏀
Facts
@@MarcTheSparcTV Look at the competition. Superstars everywhere. The talent level was ridiculous.
Bird crushed his hand while playing baseball against his brother. I think it was do to that injury that forced Bird to learn how to play with his left hand. This injury happened right before he was to start playing with the Celtics. Bird said that since that injury, he never had the same feel for the ball.
Damn… and he STILL went out there and killed the competition… that’s crazy
There is another vid about Bird's trash talking were Craig Ehlo talks about one game he was checking Bird. Bird shot 1-10 in the first half and Ehlo popped off to Bird as they went into the locker room '1-10, that's defense right there '. Bird calmly replied 'there's two halves'. Bird came out in the second half scoring ten straight points with the last bucket being a left handed shot. Bird then asked Ehlo
'Is your mother watching'? I can't remember the title of the video but you should check it out. It has more stores and frankly is a better video.
😂 Bird was savage
Theres way better Larry Bird trash talk videos than this.. He just happened to pick 1 that doesnt have as many stories
Ainge talks about that third 3pt contest when Bird won on the final shot. Ainge is sure that Larry sandbagged the first four racks so he could win on the final rack just to make it interesting.
😂 now THATS an interesting story that I’ve never heard
The only time Doc lost his temper was the Bird incident.
Bird must have been talking too much cash trash
@@MarcTheSparcTV Nah. Dr J is just being arrogant as usual. He still is.
Bird always scored exactly what he needed to in the 3 point contests. Always felt like he was building the drama. I remember the money ball, jacket on with his hand in the air before it went in. LARRY LEGEND. AND I rooted against him every game except the Lakers-I was a Sixer-Doc-Barkley fan. But can totally respect his greatness.
When NBA players are asked about it they love to tell Bird stories. It is like you weren't important unless Bird had trash talked you.
It’s like a right of passage
Tatum did get 60 last season in a game against the Spurs (although it did take overtime for him to get there) becoming the second youngest player to score 60.
One thing though, when Bird scored 60 he was only 1-for-4 from the three point line. Tatum was 5-for-7.
Yeah it’s definitely levels to this
Tatum should’ve had 61 too. They robbed him of an and 1 at the end. Called the foul on the floor but he had clearly started his gather
@timsweeney684 ok. Bird should have had 61, then. The "rainbow in the trainers lap" didn't count because of a foul, and they called it a non shooting foul, which negated the 3 pointer and awarded him only 2 FT
Great reaction as always bro. The funny thing about this video is that it doesn't even touch the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his trash talking stories. LOL...
Really?! How can you even top that?
@@MarcTheSparcTV Seek and you shall find. :D
Before a NY Knicks game I attended back in 1986, Bird went into the Knicks locker room and told them he was going to drop 41 points on them and win the game. He was way off.... He only scored 40 with 12 rebounds and 11 dimes. His prediction was reported in the news paper the next day. LOL.
@@aramhamparian9641 😂 the Bird stories are endless
@@MarcTheSparcTV GOOD VIDEO, BRO! Here are two more stories of Bird telling the play and then doing it! czcams.com/video/uQRSWd_qi7s/video.html
czcams.com/video/2UibglQWIro/video.html Won't find these in other clips.
@@MarcTheSparcTV Magic tells a story of a game in like 1981. Boston on visited LA one time during the season and Magic was injured so the matchup everyone wanted wasn't going to happen. And Bird went over to him and I know you wanted to play today, so tell you what I'm going put on a show for you. And after every basket he would look over at Magic
The year after Bird won his third three-point contest in a row, Hodges won it without Bird present. I think Larry was injured. A reporter asked Hodges,” Do you think your win is tarnished because Larry Bird isn't here?” Hodges responded, “Tell Larry he knows where to find me.” When Larry heard what Hodges said he responded with,” Yeah, at the end of the Bulls bench.” Thats hard core classic Bird.
That one comment Bird makes about "I'm wide open" with Dennis Rodman almost glued to his side. This is Rodman we are talking about here. And Larry is telling everybody he is wide open!!! So damn funny. It had me crying!!!!!! But that was just Larry Bird! With his Bird confidence!!!!
On the left-handed game he played three quarters left-handed at the end of the three quarters he had 27 points 22 with his left hand but when it got close he had to go back to shooting right-handed and he completed the fourth quarter with both hands. And yes he did Michael Jordan like that and in fact Michael Jordan never managed to beat the Celtics with Larry Bird on the team.
That’s wild… even though MJ didn’t have Pippen yet… still wild
@@MarcTheSparcTV if you want to laugh and watch grown men just absolutely having the time of their lives there's a documentary out there the NBA put it out on the dream team 1992 it's really really a good watch during the first game they played on the way to Barcelona they played the Cubans and when they walked in the under the court the Cuban team fell to their knees and they didn't know how to take that
A Jordan team never beat a Bird team in the PLAYOFFS. In the regular season, Bird was 17-11 vs MJ.
John Stockton’s Bird story is another one of my favorites. Bird walked into the Jazz locker room before the game when all their players were in there, and announced, he felt good that night and he said, “I feel like 43 tonight,” and then walked back out. Bird was one steal away from quadruple double at the end of the third period and he had exactly 43 points. He sat out the rest of the game, so he ended the game with 43 points. He could have gone for a quadruple double….instead it was more important to him to score just 43 points since that is what he told them he would get…..
Yeah… Bird was on another level
I had the great pleasure of following the Magic/Bird rivalry from the NCAA championships through their retirements. It was an epic time, and I guarantee you Bird never trash talked Magic.. They were cut from the same cloth and both respected that. And yeah, it was a different time. Just catch up on the Pistons with Laimbeer and Dumars.
I Had the same privilege and enjoyed every moment I do not watch the NBA anymore it’s too soft to much flopping too lazy
I respect what you're saying because I grew up watching Bird and magic as well... But when magic was injured sitting on the bench bird looked at him and said don't worry. I'm a put on a show for you and proceeded to light up the Lakers.
Bird didn't invent trash talk, but he improved on it. He learned it as a youngster right on the blacktop. When the media tried to sell him as the new "great white hope" , he would have none of it, and rejected it outright. There were working men in his home town who would be balling on their lunch hour, or after work. They were all adults, and they were all black too... and he tells stories about how grateful he was that they let some young white kid play with them. And of course he picked up those trash talking skills early on from there. He IS, however, the founding member of the 50/40/90 club. And the originator of the dagger three point shot (remember, the 3 point line was NEW when Larry came in). He's that guy.
That’s why they call him Larry Legend
Hodges won the time Bird was absent. Hodges was usually second or third place. But Hodges did trash talk Bird that one year and said
Hodges: "Bird knows where he can find me."
Bird: "Yeah, I know where I can find him...at the end of the Bulls bench."
😂😂savage
Thank you for your reaction! Have you reacted to Larry's greatest passer video? Check his college and pro stats also. He is the founding member of the 50/40/90 club. Yeah. So sad that his off court back injury ended his career way too early. His father also committed suicide when Larry was in high school, saying that the family would be better off.
One time a KC said last seconds of the game he tried to give instructions on how to play , Bird interrupted him saying “ coach just give me the ball and tell to get the hell out of my way “ KC answered: I don’t care who you are I’m the coach here ! Ok so .. give the ball to Larry and get out of he’s way “ true fucking story !!!! Bird is a fucking legend !!!
That’s INSANE… Bird was a menace
It doesn't matter how many he made. He dominated everybody for three years. Nobody could beat him and they knew it!
Yeah… he was a nightmare to guard
Love how at 3:41 this cat says triple team him!! This young blood has no idea how good Kevin Mchale, Robert Parrish and Davy Ainge were!!!
Dont forget Dennis Johnson!
Sounds like Bird got in Marc’s head too. : )
I’d rather let someone else beat me
I thought the team was trash before Larry got there
Lol maybe
The Dr. J fight was a pre-season game A PRE-SEASON GAME!
Bird either broke a player down, or forced an opponent to be a better player, & it was the strength of the player, which way they were affected.......that was just a part of who Bird was 😊
Two reasons he may have been the GOAT trash talker:
1) He would very often not merely talk trash, but he would TELL YOU THE PLAY -- where he was going to get the ball and where he was going to shoot it. And then DO it, just as predicted. Who else ever did that even once? No-one as far as I know. Bird did it all the time.
2) That fight with Dr. J. all by itself. Doc was as cool, calm, level-headed and classy a guy as any who ever played the game. I don't remember him EVER being in another fight with anyone. To get under his skin like that took trash-talking greatness...
As Larry put it "I saw it as 38 to 6"
OMG.. I just heard he did an amazing feat on my 18th Bday in 1985.. I have to find that game.. lol. 3/3/85.. yes I'm old but I love this.
Percentage wise, I think Curry is the best 3-point contestant, historically speaking. But I doubt he ever called his win before the contest.
One of my favorite Larry trash talking stories is told by John Stockton, when Larry went to the Utah bench before the game and said, "I feel like...43." Then scored 43 points before the 4th quarter, then sat out the remainder of the game. Or telling an injured Magic that since he's there watching the game he's gonna put on a show for him, and scores 40 points, making all but one or two shots.
Yeah his trash talking stories are legendary
@@MarcTheSparcTV The story about putting on a show for Magic wasn't really trash talking. They were friends then *but not during any basketball game* . Worse they were playing their number one competition. Boston vs. Lakers. This was past the time they shot that commercial for the shoe company Bird refused to do in L.A. because he hated that big city and attention. It was French Lick or not done. So Magic had a trailer and was going to eat his lunch in there. Larry had to run out there and say what the hell are you doing here? My mom fixed a big lunch for everyone (and I mean technicians and cameramen)
and he so he went trotting in to eat.
Georgia Bird was so excited and told him that he was her favorite player. Magic said that she was like another mother.
Bird said, "I finally knew the difference between Magic and Earvin." And I was Larry not Bird." Man to man he became my friend.
The Celtics called him "Cheesy" because of that toothy wide smile in the media. So they had a big poster of him tacked up on their wall in the locker room and threw darts at it. They aimed for his teeth. :P :P
3 people were holding Larry's arms real tough Dr J
It’s refreshing to see someone from this young generation show some attention and respect to Larry Bird
When I hear young people say Bird couldn’t play in today’s NBA I just shake my head.
If anything, Bird would’ve benefitted from the modern day weightlifting and conditioning.
He would be putting up more shots and his PPG would be higher
Keep this in mind, Larry grew up in a time when there was no 3 pointers. The 3 point line was introduced as a brand new concept in 79, the year he was drafted!
That means he didn’t grow up practicing from long distance, cuz no one did!
My point is had he developed that long distance he would’ve been deadly in today’s game.
The only difference might be that in today’s NBA Bird would play more of a Power Forward / Point Forward role rather than a modern day SF which plays closer to the old school SG role. He was too good a rebounder to stay out on the wings.
Also, today’s non stop screening and rolling off the pick would fit Bird’s strengths perfectly.
A lot gets made of Bird’s lack of speed, but before his back/feet gave out around 88/89 he was a solid defender and was crafty and gritty enough to make up for his speed issue.
Yeah Bird would kill in todays nba
Your strategy won't work, because Larry is completely unselfish and has the best court awareness ever, so he'll find the open player every time.
Lol yeah… I forgot that McHale and Robert Parrish were no slouches
you know he was MVP 3 years in a row look up Making the case which list his record. He has the 2nd highest score average in league history behind magic by less than 10 games and you should see him fight Larry sought revenge these are great to watch and the 60 point game is amazing
Appreciate that suggestion… I gotta put those on my list to watch… I already watched that Making The Case one… I posted it 2 videos before this one
Win shares that is
One thing to remember. The three point line is a foot closer than it was in birds day. They moved it in several yrs after bird and the eighties sharpshooters were gone. League percentage dropped severely causing the NBA to move it in to add “excitement and scoring” back in the game. So I do not count any record made after the three point line was moved closer.
They only moved it closer for about 2 seasons around 1996. It is now back where it was before that and has been for over 20 yrs
That Rodman bit is just.. WOW. Dude trash talked one of the best defensive players of all time :D
The biggest point about the 80s was that they made NO money then compared to now....They HAD to be bad because they were NEEDING that all star money, and playoff money, and 3 point shootout money...Nowadays they make so much money they can all be friends...
Fun Fact: Bird taught Micheal Jordan how to get into his opponent's heads. You should check out the video "Micheal Jordan bullies Larry Bird and instantly regrets it"
I'll put that on my list... thank you
Love your channel man.
Like I said before, I'm old enough where I've been watching basketball for almost 40 years now.
The 80s and the 90s was a magical time for basketball.
Jordan and bird were different. They were killers.
Kobe is the only other one I've seen with that gene
Yeah I was watching that Michael Jordan video saying “DAMN… that looks just like Kobe”😅… and I appreciate all the love✊🏾
Bird is the only player that I know of that backed up his talk with shot after shot.
***5 People To Guard Him ???*** You might be forgetting that Larry was not a Ball Hog He was a Ball Passing ARTIST and that was one reason he was so good, you just never knew what he was going to do or where the ball was going.
Yeah... and it rubbed off on his teammates too... truly one of the greatest teams ever
@@MarcTheSparcTV One great Trait of a Great Player is knowing WINNING is the bottom line. Shot it Pass it pass fake it then shoot it pass fake it then pass it WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO WIN. Some Super Stars think they have to Be Super Man and Be the Only Play Maker on the team. Not only was Bird Good He Was GREAT, Great enough to tell the opponent HEY, IM GOING TO GET THE BALL AND I AM GOING TO SHOOT IT RIGHT HERE IN YOUR FACE AND YOU CANT DO NOTHING ABOUT IT ***THEN DO IT*** . There are a lot of Game Closers today SURE ENOUGH but I wonder how many of them tell the other team what they are going to do in a Clutch Moment then do it ???
Bird didn't invent trash talking, he was the first person to refine the streetball game (trash talk included) to an elite professional level. He was beating A-level pros with A+ level streetball
I understand you are from a different era but you need to see ALL the videos of Larry to see why he is is THE Legend. Larry is not about the most points, although he was the Clutch shooter, he was also double digit rebounder, ultimate passer and key motivator soul of the team. Listen to Magic talk about the dream team Olympics. USA was always ahead but when the put Magic and Larry in they would go up by 20 or 30 instantly. Watch Larry's greatest assists, I see some players passing off, but now the players live and leave by stats. Now its threes and a big man. His teammates loved Larry because if they were having trouble he would make sure they got the ball close to get their confidence back. Larry had a FEELING for the GAME. His score and stats was less important than the team winning.
Yeah the more videos I watched, the more I understood what Larry actually was
i could see tatum getting hot and beating the 60 bird had. but i have to say in my opinion bird didn’t talk trash, he talked truth. he backed up everything he said.
I think Tatum could definitely get out it too
Tatum tied the record last April
@@ukrbs06 yeah… it wasn’t in regulation though
I love the respect you show for Larry Legend. 👏
GOAT
A lot of people agree
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) additional 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
A bunch of guys in the 40’s.
In respect to the 3 pt Contest, I have always thought that a jump shooter is at disadvantage during it. Larry Bird loved to shoot a set shot. You'll see some shooters, who are good 3 pt shooters, but are jump shooters i.e. they jump and utilize their legs in the shot. But in something like a timed 3 pt contest, a set shooter has a serious advantage! You are only losing a second with jump shot, but with all those shots, those seconds start to add up. The jump shooter has wait to come down to grab the ball, to line up the next shot. A set shooter, is reaching for the ball while their last shot is still in the air.
Look at how Larry set his feet, his reach motion and his shot. Mechanical motion and less jumping and wasting time setting up for the next shot. Awesome player,
The hawks tried doubling and tripling him....
He dropped 60 on them, all while telling them exactly what he was going to do.
"Spot up, dribble 3 times, crossover right, bucket"
Nice reaction. This video only touched on the Chuck Person-Larry Bird trash talking. There is a better video that shows how bad it was for Person. At one point in the game Person goes up to shoot a layup and Bird snatches the ball from him with 2 hands and then just stares him down. Person wouldn't look at him. Then later in the game, Bird is guarding Person and he is just running his mouth non stop at Chuck. Person calls time out and won't even look at Bird. It was bad. He totally punked out Chuck.
Yeah that would be humiliating
He for sure was the Goat 🐐 of trash talking. Reggie and MJ both admitted they learned everything about trash talking from Bird.
Top NBA career combined stats per game (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) additional 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
A bunch of guys in the 40’s…
He did it to Mike every game they played against each other. Bird is the only player to best MJ
Larry won back to back 3 point contest come on Marc give him some respect ☘️👍🐐🏀
The ending to the story of Bird throwing the ball or Jordan's head is. "He knew damn well who Jordan was and he wanted every bit of mental edge against Jordan for next year when he was in the NBA"
Yeah… it worked too
And leaves the best behind with his game winning clutch shot percentage; playoffs and championships, when it counts!
I don't know what vids of Bird you've watched, but if you still think putting more guys on him would solve The Bird Problem, you gotta watch more. He had such an incredible basketball IQ, was such a stellar, smooth, creative and sneaky passer, and had so many other tools in his kit, that that, together with the way the team played together and how plugged into Bird and each other they were, made either option-- one on one or more guys on Bird-- a nightmare.
If you haven't yet watched the re-edit vid. of his passing, you have a treat in store. I don't recall the video's exact title, but I'm thinking other commenters will, and it does have the word "re-edit" (and "Bird"...and "passing" or "passes" in the title).
(I couldn't take hearing you say again, when you saw him make the shot over not just Xman but the other guy as well, that you'd just put three on him-- I had to make sure you could find the passing video so you could understand how little that would mean to him, because he loved drawing multiple guys so his teammates were wide open for him to do his whatever-it-takes, creative passes to (including the mind-boggling no-looks, fake-outs and other misdirects). So here it is:
czcams.com/video/267lD3MDDQY/video.html&ab_channel=VexReactsLive
I sure hope you watch and react to it if you haven't already. I'm going to check, but am leaving the link here just in case you haven't reacted to it yet).
As far as "anybody can score, just so it's not you," Bird or anyone else, and his consistent actions, made it clear he didn't care about that. What drove him was the obsessive need to win, regardless of how it happened. When he wanted the ball for a clutch shot, it was not for the glory, but because he believed he could make the shot and get the team a win. Watch how many times he passes when he could have easily made a shot, and you'll see this, and the videos that talk about his taking himself out of games once a win was assured, when he could have broken records, bulked up his stats, etc.is further testament to his motivation being the win rather than his own scoring.
Also, for even more evidence of his not caring who made the shot, so long as it was a Celtic, keep an eye out for how many times there are two and three guys on him and he shoots and makes the shots as if they weren't even there.
Unbe-effing-lievable, da guy.
Thats the biggest difference, now everyone wants to be buddies, back then it was war. Physical and mental
Right… one of the reasons todays nba is watered down
He may not have invented trash talking but he sure put it on a different level
When you are on that lvl of great, your trash talking is 100% backed up which makes it that much better. Like when Jordan closed his eyes at the free throw line talking to Mutombo. None of these modern NBA players want to exert that kind of dominance over eachother anymore, it takes away the rivalry and interest in the game a bit.
Yeah... the rivalries are what made the game great... everybody is too friendly nowadays
@@MarcTheSparcTV it's what makes all sports/competition great. It's why it's hard to watch NFL, outside of the few rivalries where the guys really don't like eachother. Chi-GB; "Rogers I still F'n own you" As much as that hurt as a Bears fan, it's great for the game to know that these 2 teams still don't like eachother, the players don't like eachother. All sports need that.
@@tric5122 100 percent
Marc, a year later and you still entertaining.
Larry told the reporter you can find Craig Hodges at the bottom of the Chicago Bulls bench💯🤣😂
Bird was the gold standard, everyone wanted his throne and he wasn't going to give it to you. I still have him over Magic but I understand both arguments
Favorite MJ stories... Trashtalk (beep beep beep)
Favorite Larry stories, trashtalk funny as hell...
they are not the same.
remember the larry bird and michael jordan mcdonalds commercial where they were calling shots? bird was actually doing that in real games. that's where the idea for the commercial came from.
Remember when bird was growing up learning basketball they wasnt a three point. He developed that in the nba he learned how to do it on the fly and became one of the best to ever do it. Steph and everyone else grew up shooting threes. Everyone should be better than bird but the fact that most of our great shooters nowadays still aint better than bird says a lot about bird.
Watch Larry shoot over the head of three defenders. That was why double teaming didn't help.
Yeah I’d be pissed he he kept shooting over my double team like that
The Muhammed Ali of basketball, backing up his trash talking. 50 points was a BIG deal in the 80`s-70`s
as they played hard on Defense. Larry was a great passer/team player. Now a days players want to score
more and the rule changes have helped them.
Seeing is believing and I witnessed these games ,bird was gonna do something ever game that made everyone talk all week about it ,Larry bird had it all check his stats ,and watch a couple of his games his IQ was unreal on the court,and bird backed it all up trash talking ,and 90 percent on fowl line we love you 🐦 bird ty for giving us your all and then more ❤
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Lol I’ll take it
That was the Celtics Radio announcer Johnny Most, Screaming. Check out some of his You Tube videos. We would turn down the TV and listen to Johnny.
Fantastic video!
Great video!
Thank you!
They had him triple teamed in Atlanta with Mutumbo and co. Bro … Barkley and Dr. J … Isaia Lambier Rodman from Pistons ! Skyhook man with Majic ! The teams were no joke back then … And they all feared Boston ! Anyone can dunk and layup the whole game but if there was .01 seconds left ! Oh he wanted the ball , told you he was getting the ball , what he was going to do with the ball ! And there was nothing anyone could do from the 3 …! Game over
He didn’t create trash talk he is just king of it
Facts to everything u said and the comments below.. dope reaction brother
Appreciate you ✊🏾
Larry played his whole career with a handicap. He started his nba career with a permanent injury to his shooting hand. Half of his career he played with an injured back and the last three years with a foot injury. To put up those kind of numbers on his condition shows what kind of a player he is.
Yeah… no doubting his ability
I was at Auburn when Chuck Person was the star...he was a very good player. I recall when Kentucky came, huge crowd, and I was on the 3rd row in the bleachers at half-court to see him face-off against Kenny "Sky" Walker from like 40' away! SOOOO COOL!
...but apparently, he never DID learn, you don't use a rifle to go Bird hunting smDh....lol....
I'm in a Bird rabbit hole lol. Dudes hilarious
3:12 See Bird got in your head and you're not even on the team! :D Great vid man!
I think my favorite thing about Larry Bird’s trash talking is that, generally speaking, it came from a place of competitive drive and genuine respect
For example, in the first matchup between rookie Reggie Miller and Larry Bird (the one mentioned in the video), Bird lit the Pacers up and trash talked Reggie during the whole game, but at the end, he walked over, patted Reggie on the butt, and said, “Keep it up, rookie. You’re gonna be one of the great ones one day”
So he absolutely DID trash talk, but it wasn’t mean spirited. It usually did come from a place of respect
Even more amazing is that Larry coached Reggie later on, to the Pacers only finals appearance, and very nearly upset MJs Bulls.
Very underrated story
Yeah I appreciate him more for that
Tatum had a 60 point game back in April 2021. Shot 54% for the game 71% from 3 and 15-17 from free throw. Bird shot 22-37 for 61% for the game 1-4 from 3 and 15-16 from the line.
If I'm not mistaken no one scored more points than bird in the 3 point contest until the did a whole rack of money balls and now they have the starry 3 point logo shots so people have got higher scores since there are more points available now
You saw who was holding Bird while Dr J was swinging, none other than Sir Charles Barkley.
I think it was Kevin McHale or Danny Ainge who said Bird was calling for the ball saying "I've got this guy in the torture chamber" but he would say it when the guy was standing right there.
You were talking over the part where Walton said Bird would use his left hand for 3 quarters, which he did. Then he threw down another 20 in the 4th quarter.
He and Magic saved baseball. He is the GOAT.
Triple team him? Dude. Lmao. He’s going to find an open man and drop a dime. You aren’t going to beat him. He doesn’t care. He doesn’t care how they win it. He’s going to beat you.
I see where you’re coming from… it would be a nightmare trying to come up with a game plan to guard him
@@MarcTheSparcTV the story that has become legendary illustrates this point. It’s how Kevin McHale became (briefly) the Celtics all-time points per game leader. Kent Benson was an upperclassman when Bird went to IU. Benson was a d¡ckhead and hazed Bird relentlessly. Bird left IU, of course, and la la la… the pros. NOW the Celtics were PLAYING against Benson-McHale being guarded by Benson. Bird just kept feeding McHale who obliterated him, bucket after bucket after bucket. Benson gets frustrated, whines, and they teed him up: he got tossed. McHale ended up with 56 points but that’s not the story. The STORY is: Bird is going to punish you…. any way he wants… any TIME he wants… and he isn’t personally invested in how it’s done or if it’s him doing it. He just wants you beaten. He was a bad man.
McHale had the Celtic’s scoring record for 9 days. Larry’s had it for almost 30 years.