larry legend still got it

[therammingman]

So, not much of a story, there. What should be a story is Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird shooting basketballs. Because nothing is better than watching Larry Bird shoot a basketball. From Nima Zarrabi at SLAM Online:

SLAM: I believe you had talked about seeing Larry shoot in the gym.

PG: He picked a ball up that had rolled over. He rolled up his sleeves and made about 15 in a row and just walked out like nothing just happened. It was the craziest thing I

[Marchesk]

[QUOTE=therammingman]PG: We were speechless. We didn

[Darkess]

NBA players were speechless because an all-time great can hit 15 open jumpers in a row?

Really? The craziest thing you've ever seen?

[Round Mound]

There was also a Story Told by Reggie Miller who talked about Bird shooting around and everyone on the team though Larry was left handed, cause he kept shooting with his off hand and making everything. :bowdown:

[Harison]

:applause:

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Larry is easily the most badass player in NBA history.

http://www.4sportboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bird3.jpg

[Harison]

Larry is easily the most badass player in NBA history.


Fact. I know so many stories about it, and I dont think anyone else is even close. Off the charts BBIQ, eidetic memory and real badass attitude made him one of the kind.

[KyrieTheFuture]

I wonder if he can still trash talk better than anyone in NBA history.

[9erempiree]

lol @ 15 in a row.

Everyone can make 15 in a row in this league.

Here's Kobe making a bunch in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBDATU_bPI

[JMT]

lol @ 15 in a row.

Everyone can make 15 in a row in this league.



You do realize that Bird is 56 and hasn't played in two decades, right?

[Myth]

lol @ 15 in a row.

Everyone can make 15 in a row in this league.

Here's Kobe making a bunch in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBDATU_bPI

A warmed up Kobe, in work out clothes, while being an active NBA player, with 5 minutes of repeated attempts, made 11 in a row in his best streak of that clip. A non-warmed up Bird, in non-workout clothes that require the sleeves being rolled up on the spot, while being retired for 20+ years, presumably went a perfect 15 for 15 and walked off like a badass. Yet, you laugh it off like it is nothing. If this story was about Kobe, you would have creamed your pants. You sir, are a joke.

[9erempiree]

A warmed up Kobe, in work out clothes, while being an active NBA player, with 5 minutes of repeated attempts, made 11 in a row in his best streak of that clip. A non-warmed up Bird, in non-workout clothes that require the sleeves being rolled up on the spot, while being retired for 20+ years, presumably went a perfect 15 for 15 and walked off like a badass. Yet, you laugh it off like it is nothing. If this story was about Kobe, you would have creamed your pants. You sir, are a joke.

You're pretty much the fool here. You act like a 56 year old can't do that when his entire life was dedicated to shooting a ball. The man probably shot a million shots.

For all we know he still shoots in his driveway.

:facepalm

[Myth]

You're pretty much the fool here. You act like a 56 year old can't do that when his entire life was dedicated to shooting a ball. The man probably shot a million shots.

For all we know he still shoots in his driveway.

:facepalm

He probably does shoot all the time. The guy breathes basketball. Still, that is extremely badass of him.

[jzek]

Oh and Peak Bird >>>> Prime Lebron

Everyone who watched the NBA since the 80s knows that Bird is the GOAT SF.

It's only the kids who never saw prime Larry play think LeBron is the GOAT SF :oldlol:

[Suguru101]

Everyone who watched the NBA since the 80s knows that Bird is the GOAT SF.

It's only the kids who never saw prime Larry play think LeBron is the GOAT SF :oldlol:

Yes, that GOAT SF Defense!

No. The small advantage Bird has on offense over LeBron is negated by everything LeBron does on the defensive end and his ability to play almost every position.

[IGOTGAME]

NBA players were speechless because an all-time great can hit 15 open jumpers in a row?

Really? The craziest thing you've ever seen?
(Guy who can't shoot)

Dude picks up the ball in his business clothes and hits these shots with no warm up. Then walks off bc he is bored of making shots. If it were that easy to hit 15 jumpers in a row with no warm up then the 3 point contest would have much higher scores.

[Sarcastic]

Point proven. Bird was a great defender.

[Nuff Said]

Everyone who watched the NBA since the 80s knows that Bird is the GOAT SF.

It's only the kids who never saw prime Larry play think LeBron is the GOAT SF :oldlol:

Bird is a huge fan of lebron or at least he admires his game. He even said himself that lebron is the goat sf. *** u talkin bout?

[Living Being]

Bird is a huge fan of lebron or at least he admires his game. He even said himself that lebron is the goat sf. *** u talkin bout?
He's just being humble in his old age or he doesn't realize how weak this era is since he's not actively playing.

Bird's impact on team bball: +100

LeBron's impact on team bball: +85

[FreezingTsmoove]

(Guy who can't shoot)

Dude picks up the ball in his business clothes and hits these shots with no warm up. Then walks off bc he is bored of making shots. If it were that easy to hit 15 jumpers in a row with no warm up then the 3 point contest would have much higher scores.

The 3pt contest would have higher scores if players weren't being rushed. For all we know old ass Larry took his time for each shot

[Jailblazers7]

:oldlol:

ISH is seriously the worst. A cool story about an NBA legend doing something awesome turns in to nitpicking about how it isn't that impressive.

[kaiteng]

Larry never stops practicing. :rockon: :bowdown:

[crisoner]

Larry Legend...missed that guy. Glad I seen him live as a kid.

[Derka]

Only on ISH does an interesting, tiny little anecdote about an all-time great descend into "KOBE OMG" and nitpicking about how lame it is.

You guys are sad, lol

[inclinerator]

lol @ 15 in a row.

Everyone can make 15 in a row in this league.

Here's Kobe making a bunch in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBDATU_bPI

at no point did kobe hit 15 in a row in that vid, also he wasnt in a suit

[KOBE143]

GOAT Era-Specific Player!!

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[therammingman]

:oldlol:

ISH is seriously the worst. A cool story about an NBA legend doing something awesome turns in to nitpicking about how it isn't that impressive.

this is exactly what i was thinking too. sad.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Only on ISH does an interesting, tiny little anecdote about an all-time great descend into "KOBE OMG" and nitpicking about how lame it is.

You guys are sad, lol

Not ISH specific. ISH specific would be that it turns into a LeBron, and/or Kobe, and/or MJ **** fighting fest.

The few posts above yours was getting their, tho.

[kenny817]

Yes, that GOAT SF Defense!

No. The small advantage Bird has on offense over LeBron is negated by everything LeBron does on the defensive end and his ability to play almost every position.

STFU noob

Bird is the GOAT SF

[oh the horror]

NBA players were speechless because an all-time great can hit 15 open jumpers in a row?

Really? The craziest thing you've ever seen?

Since no one in today's NBA can step into the mid-range to throw up a decent jumper it seems I'm not shocked.

[oh the horror]

Only on ISH does an interesting, tiny little anecdote about an all-time great descend into "KOBE OMG" and nitpicking about how lame it is.

You guys are sad, lol



Nah they're just 15 years old.

[CavaliersFTW]

So, there's video of Wilt dunking free throws but there's no video of this? Bullshit this story must be made up. No way they wouldn't have filmed this.

[iamgine]

One day, in a quiet and near-empty Barcelona gym, Bird and Mullin got into a shooting contest: man on man, match the other guy's shot or you owe him a hundred bucks. Stays even if both guys make it.

"It was just basic shots - jumpers, bank shots, not like the McDonald's commercial (laughter)," Mullin said. "I got off nice. After a while I had him by ... quite a bit."

Like, how much - a grand?

"More than that. I think I was up like 20 shots. So we're talkin' back and forth (Bird was a legendary trash talker), and he starts coming back. I'm thinking, we could go another 30 minutes. Somebody's gonna win big here.

"Finally, he gets it back to zero," Mullin said, "and he goes, 'I'm out.' Just cut off the game right there."

What, he didn't want to take you down?

"Nope. Says to me, 'I ain't never lost, and I ain't ... now.' "

Years later, when Mullin joined the Pacers, for whom Bird was an executive, he tried repeatedly to get a rematch. No dice, Bird said. That says a lot about pride, about reputation, and about two of the greatest pure shooters who ever lived.

[It's A VC3!!!]

If Larry hasn't pick up a ball in decades then it's very impressive. But just because he's old doesn't mean that he forgot hot to shoot an open jumper.

[Nevaeh]

If Larry hasn't pick up a ball in decades then it's very impressive. But just because he's old doesn't mean that he forgot hot to shoot an open jumper.

It's not about just hitting an open jumper though. Dude hit 15 IN A ROW!! at 50+ yrs old, bad back, which is probably worse at his current age, in business clothes, and probably not even counting the shots in his head, just launching em.

This current generation of fans have truly forgotten how to enjoy any basketball related story that's not sucking off their favorite player, more so than any other era of fans that I've ever witnessed.

[9erempiree]

I'm not saying that it's not impressive.

If this is the greatest shooter that ever lived, it doesn't surprise me that he can hit 15 in a row. Is it impressive, yes, for a normal player. It's not impressive for an all time great.

I already posted a video of an all time great, Kobe Bryant, and he's nailing the shots like nothing. This is after practice too, when he's tired and have no legs. Bird was fresh and don't give that crap like he's in business attire. We don't know what he wore.

[CavaliersFTW]

I'm not saying that it's not impressive.

If this is the greatest shooter that ever lived, it doesn't surprise me that he can hit 15 in a row. Is it impressive, yes, for a normal player. It's not impressive for an all time great.

I already posted a video of an all time great, Kobe Bryant, and he's nailing the shots like nothing. This is after practice too, when he's tired and have no legs. Bird was fresh and don't give that crap like he's in business attire. We don't know what he wore.
Bird on his 56 year old legs and destroyed back was "fresh"?

http://images.ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/USATSI_6204990.jpg

:oldlol: god how unimpressive of Larry to do that "fresh" unlike the mighty Kobe Bryant who is still an active well-conditioned athlete in the NBA that drained shots after he warmed up in practice.

[9erempiree]

Bird on his 56 year old legs and destroyed back was "fresh"?

http://images.ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/USATSI_6204990.jpg

:oldlol: god how unimpressive of Larry to do that "fresh" unlike the mighty Kobe Bryant who is still an active well-conditioned athlete in the NBA that drained shots after he warmed up in practice.

What kind of weak era is this for players and fans alike? 15 shots is physically hard? Get the hell out of here.

[red1]

9erempire such a fggt lmao

[9erempiree]

/thread

Quit acting like age is an excuse or business attire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYh4CGAbCU

Just another way to prop up Bird.

[Jameerthefear]

/thread

Quit acting like age is an excuse or business attire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYh4CGAbCU

Just another way to prop up Bird.
You're a terrible poster.

[I<3NBA]

kobe f@990t, gtfo this thread. it's about Bird. suck on Kobe's nuts somewhere else.

and yes, Kobe won't be able to make 5 in a row when he's 50 y/o

[iamgine]

I'd have to agree that making 15 in a row isn't that unusual. Even for a very old man.

[ProfessorMurder]

Goat

[The Choken One]

Yes, that GOAT SF Defense!

No. The small advantage Bird has on offense over LeBron is negated by everything LeBron does on the defensive end and his ability to play almost every position.
Confirmed 15 year old.

[ralph_i_el]

you ever try to roll up your sleeves and shoot in business clothes? It's tough

[DuMa]

http://i42.tinypic.com/34r7xqv.png

[9erempiree]

you ever try to roll up your sleeves and shoot in business clothes? It's tough

You just not a very good shooter or you don't play ball.

[BoutPractice]

http://i42.tinypic.com/34r7xqv.png
:roll:

Anyway, yet another badass story from a guy with literally dozens of them.

[luckylucy]

Yes, that GOAT SF Defense!

No. The small advantage Bird has on offense over LeBron is negated by everything LeBron does on the defensive end and his ability to play almost every position.

You obviously have no clue about anything.

[FKAri]

Paul George and the Pacers reaction caught on film:




































































http://gifsforum.com/images/gif/wtf/grand/daafbdca40fc1fbb3601e5f244372438.gif

[riseagainst]

Everyone who watched the NBA since the 80s knows that Bird is the GOAT SF.

It's only the kids who never saw prime Larry play think LeBron is the GOAT SF :oldlol:

:applause:

[ralph_i_el]

You just not a very good shooter or you don't play ball.

I used to be a substitute teacher and I'd sometimes shoot around in my work clothes when i got chances. Shooting jumpers while wearing a dress shirt and loafers is hard no matter who you are. If you have wide shoulders those kind of shirts restrict your range of motion.

[TheBigVeto]

9erempire such a fggt lmao

This.

[TheBigVeto]

http://i42.tinypic.com/34r7xqv.png

And this.

[RRR3]

http://i42.tinypic.com/34r7xqv.png
:roll:

[ThaRegul8r]

:oldlol:

ISH is seriously the worst. A cool story about an NBA legend doing something awesome turns in to nitpicking about how it isn't that impressive.

This shouldn't be surprising. It's InsideHoops after all.

It's all about agendas.

[TheBigVeto]

Memphis should sign him so that they have another shooter to back Mike Miller up.