Bird was so hot that day that the Hawks were giving each other five as he kept draining shot after shot.
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This is one of the games that made Bird say, "I'm pretty sure it's not made in a defensive stance", when the Hawks were unveiling a statue of Dominic Wilkins.
You apparently never saw me play.... unless by "best" you meant actually good....Best goofy looking uathletic white guy to ever ball.
Awesome. I miss pure shooters- guys who would actually mean to bank it in (like billiards), on something other than a layup. Somehow, he did all that without pounding his chest, gesturing, getting the angry look and shouting about his own awesomeness, etc. The good ol' days. Thanks for posting. Larry Legend!Bird was so hot that day that the Hawks were giving each other five as he kept draining shot after shot.
Awesome. I miss pure shooters- guys who would actually mean to bank it in (like billiards), on something other than a layup. Thanks for posting. Larry Legend!
Agreed that younger guys dont appreciate how great he was.The younger guys today just don't understand how great he was. They see a pasty white guy who couldn't run and jump. His basketball IQ was off the chart! He would dominate physically superior athletes by beating them mentally. His passing, shooting and defense was better than LeBron's. Pat Riley once said that he'd pick Michael Jordan if a game was on the line. He'd pick Bird if his life was on the line.
But LeBron is a physical FREAK.
And who knows how much longer he could have played, and how much better he'd been if he had decided in the mid 80s to hire someone to replace his mother's driveway, instead of doing it himself. The beginnings of his back issues.
Bird went all out. You seem him dive for balls even with his hurt back. He could play no other way.
Along with the huskers always in the mix for the national title and Ronald Reagan as president. Those were great daysThe good old days...Bird vs Magic, Celtics vs Lakers