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true.
Both were great players with much skills to lead a team, having great court vision and Larry Bird was extremely cluth,
But in terms of athletism they would be average max nowadays.
Was MJ an average athlete??
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true.
Both were great players with much skills to lead a team, having great court vision and Larry Bird was extremely cluth,
But in terms of athletism they would be average max nowadays.
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I'll just leave this here about good ole Bill. Bill Walton is highly overrated and his contributions to the game are from College and Post NBA hosting.
ryanjumpman420
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Athleticism never was Larrys strong point but he still dominated anyway in a tough era. Magic was supremely athletic tho. Not to mention a 6'9 PG. Larry and Magic would do more damage in the NBA today than they did in the 80s.
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Bill smoking that fire.
Larry Bird would Kill today.
Larry Bird would Kill today.
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agreed
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Larry Bird = Dirk Nowitzki?
ryanjumpman420
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Dirk aint even close dude. I mean not even close.
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How is he "not even close"?
You mean Dirk is better?
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I guess alot of people don't even know Larry Bird is regarded as the biggest trash talker of all time by the way. Dude wasn't just out there shootin jumpers. He was telling u about it while he was doing it to u. 
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Lol no man, Dirk isn't nowhere near the player Bird was
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For one thing Dirk is 7 feet tall and Larry was 6'8.
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You say that as if Dirk was a center....
I should probably make a thread..
I should probably make a thread..
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Watch "Larry Bird: ESPN SportsCentury Documentary" on YouTube
nothing to debate about Bird and Dirk
nothing to debate about Bird and Dirk
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Buggin, man. Bird was arguably the best player in the game at it's height. Underrated athlete, played a power position early in his career, played defense on the opposite teams best player.
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And the list could go on and on about Bird's game. Only thing him and Dirk have in common is they are both White. Other than that they have two COMPLETELY different games.
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I've been using the word romanticize so much lately but it's necessary here too.
The idea that Bird and Dirk don't share any similarities is ludicrous. They absolutely do...to a degree. The things that Dirk's great at, are things that Bird was great at as well. The difference is that the vice versa isn't true. The things Bird was great at, are things that Dirk isn't / wasn't. I.E. putting the ball on the floor, creating for others, rebounding, defense, etc.
The idea that Bird and Dirk don't share any similarities is ludicrous. They absolutely do...to a degree. The things that Dirk's great at, are things that Bird was great at as well. The difference is that the vice versa isn't true. The things Bird was great at, are things that Dirk isn't / wasn't. I.E. putting the ball on the floor, creating for others, rebounding, defense, etc.
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Bird is and was one of my favorite players of all time.
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As he should be. Was a phenomenal talent.
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are people really comparing dirk to bird? they are both white. they both have a sweet shot. bird was insanely competitive and athletic and had angry man westbrook complex while dirk gave up his contract so chandler parsons can get paid... bird is probably top 5 or else a top 10 lock... dirk's great but he shouldn't be compared to bird.
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I don't think I've ever seen a passer like Bird - he could just see things before anyone else could. He's an under-rated defender too - again, he just knew what someone was going to do practically before they did.
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magic...
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I dunno. Magic clearly had more style but I think Bird was better. Close though.
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Larry Bird = Magic Johnson even they acknowledge that.
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A phenomemal watch.
Watch "Magic & Bird - A Courtship of Rivals HD" on YouTube
Watch "Magic & Bird - A Courtship of Rivals HD" on YouTube
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