NBA Legends Explain How CRAZY GOOD Larry Bird Was

In today's Latest Hoops video we take an in-depth look at NBA legends explaining how CRAZY GOOd Larry Bird was.

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[tomroach]

In 1974 Larry Bird was my P.E assistant when I was in the 8th grade and
he was a senior at Springs Valley High School. At the beginning of each
P.E. class we always ran 10 warmup laps around the gym. One day, a
trampoline was set up on the basketball court and there was Larry Bird
bouncing on it. As the whistle blew and we reluctantly lined up to run
our laps, our teacher (who was also Larry's basketball coach) blew his
whistle, and said "Larry is going to take 10 shots while jumping on the
trampoline. If Larry makes any shots, each one made will delete a lap
that you must run." Coach threw the ball to Larry and right there in
front of me and the entire boys Jr. High P.E. class, Larry proceeded to
hit 7 out of 10 shots while bouncing up and down on the trampoline, 35
feet away from the goal. Larry set an incredible example for me as a
young boy in French Lick, Indiana that helped me through my entire adult
career. If you are willing to work very hard and never give up, your
dreams can and will come true. Thank you Larry.

[Khamae]

"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." - Pat Riley

[Marc]

Larry was a straight savage! Walking into the 3 point contest and asking everyone "so, who is coming in 2nd?" Then went out and won in his warm up jacket

[pawelsawicki]

5:05 Larry is looking one way and passes the ball another way, backwards, over his shoulder...Masterpiece

[darrinmatthews]

Bird was possibly the most unique player in NBA history. He was purely cerebral and knew how to adapt better than any of the others

[redirish]

Larry once turned to an opposing head coach and asked him if he had anyone that could guard him. The coach looked at the bench and turned to him and said no. Larry was that good in his prime

[rwwkbw]

Love Larry. He lived in my neighborhood here in Indy until 3 or so years ago. He’d always let my son and his friends play ball on his full court in his back yard.

Larry would come out and watch them play and even talk to them. It was a real treat for my NBA loving son.

[gmotif]

I was a Sixers Fan in the 80s as a kid. Larry Bird broke my heart many times. Guy was just unbelievable. DAMNITT

[emanuelmartinez]

Craziest thing about Bird was that he spent half his career with chronic back pains, whenever he was on the bench he'd be laying on the floor with a back compressor and ointment to dull the pain. He was competing head to head with the greatest players of his era: Drexler, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Laimbeer, Barkley, Olajuwon, Worthy, Wilkins, Dr J, Thomas, Jordan, Kareem, Magic and he'd often get the better of them and he did it without being 100% healthy half of the time, let that sink in

[kyboy]

As a kid, I got the opportunity to go to Celtics training camp. Larry Bird showed me so many pointers. He even gave me a signed jersey. By far my favorite player

[welcomecitizen]

There’s just something magical about 80s and 90s basketball. I miss this era so much.

[jeffbelcher]

Larry is one of the best players ever with the ball in his hand. He is the best player ever without the ball in his hand. His anticipation and manipulation when he did not have the ball was something not many people talk about. His ability to maneuver himself into position for rebounds, creating lanes for others, picks, turning defenses, was the best that has ever been. He had the best eye for the game of anyone.

[sourkoyote]

The ONLY man in HISTORY that Michael Jordan didn’t have a winning record against. That tells you everything you need to know.

[ellisralph]

Add to everything else: Larry also lifted the abilities of his team mates to the highest levels. When he was a rookie with the Celtics, his innovative passes were hitting his surprised team mates in the head, etc, when they were not expecting it, and they quickly learned to expect the ball, and to have faith and run because if they got open Larry would pass. It transformed the whole offense into a dazzling, ball-movement jazz band. Larry also lifted the team defensively by his relentless effort, diving for balls, and never-give-up attitude, which was also contagious. Lots of basketball superstars have been great individual players, but Larry was transformational for his team and for the game.

[mikeamaral]

Some of my earliest memories as a child are of Larry Bird. Growing up in the Boston area, we all wanted to be him. I’ll always love Larry Legend!

[heathadams]

Bird was a magician on court. He did things that left people astounded and scratching their heads. He is one of the GOATS and should always be celebrated.

[marcosgaming]

Bro larry is legendary, one of the best no one can tell me otherwise

[tomtalley]

Celtics won 29 games the year before Bird came. With mostly the same roster, they won over 60 games his rookie year and made it to the ECF where they lost in 7 games to Dr. J. Next year won his first title.

[paulconnor]

Larry was a very dedicated hard working player. He kept himself very humble and treated basketball like it was a team game. It was all about the team and winning. He was a superstar and he would be shooting 1 hour worth of free-throws before any other player even showed up and every home game. His dedication and hard work is what made him so great. Larry was a one of kind B Ball player.

[deputy]

Not only did Larry do all those things great, he would walk by the opposing bench and tell them how many points he was going to score.