Rookie Larry Bird (36pts/7rebs/4asts) vs. Clippers (1980)
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Published 2012-01-28
All Comments (21)
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Larry Bird is one of the few players, who is just simply timeless, I could watch footage of him playing for hours.
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We knew Bird would only get better. I miss this era of basketball. Millions of us do.
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What I loved about Larry Bird is he got down and dirty. He went into the trenches to rebound on both sides of the court. Today, a whole lot of players just hang around the periphery and wait for long rebounds but Bird went into the scrum and worked hard to get them.
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He’s got a career high and an easy layup to pad it with, but he gives it up to a benchwarmer instead. Pure class.
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I’m so impressed with his basketball IQ, its like 3 steps ahead of everyone.
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Bird had more court awareness than anyone who played. Watch him on the court and you can easily see how he is a step ahead of those around him as each play develops. Throw in his size, his amazing eye-hand coordination, and under-rated athletic ability, and you have a player who can dominate every phase of the game.
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Can you imagine a rookie being the best all around player in todays game! By the middle of the 79-80 season larry was!
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Watching Bird play, you get the feeling he was a complete player the moment he picked up the basketball. Of course he worked hard and honed his craft, but the total package was there from so early on.
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Little did the crowd know the greatness that awaited them. Larry, to me, will always be my favorite player of all time.
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I'm blown away how FAST he gets his shot off and so pinpoint accurate. Such a good shooter. Such a great scorer.
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I am thankful that I grew up watching these classy players like Bird. They made the game great!
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Never seen him this fast he could of been even better without injuries later in his career and i consider him top 3 all time
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A rookie who has his Career High 36 points gives up a layup to his team mate rather than push his personal high ? There is a reason Bird is and should be in contention for GOAT
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OMG he was so good and yes very athletic. He was amazing!
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Best player of all time!!
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They say Bird was slow but he was looking pretty fast with the ball here. Of course, Bird was always extremely quick for somebody of his size. Add to that his incredible all-around skill set and bball IQ and you have one of the greatest if not the GOAT.
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This is back when the default tactic was to try to get as close to the basket as possible for the high percentage shot
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I was in my 20's living home on Boston then. It was the best of times. Larry was the icing on the cake
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At 1:00, He airballs a tough 3 pointer, goes for the rebound and gets the 2 and 1. AWESOME.
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Now that is how you play the "game" of "basketball". You get a couple steals/ blocks...4 assists...7 rebounds...36 points and some hard ass hustle. LARRY LEGEND is easily the most fun to watch on a basketball court other than maybe THE PISTOL.
