lol @ Bird trying to re-create the '86 Celtics

[1987_Lakers]

Hibbert = Parish - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.

[JohnFreeman]

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/The-Rock-Confused-Smile.gif

[tpols]

But george is nothin like Bird.

[Prometheus]

:whatever:

[Warfan]

Hibbert = Bynum - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.

Didn't know Bynum played on the 86 team :oldlol: , but yeah nothing wrong trying to emulate that team :lol

[Illuminati]

Hibbert = Parish - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.

Fixed.

But I still disagree.

[Milbuck]

He's just trying to build a balanced, tough, efficient team with a vicious defense. Or in other words, the ideal playoff team.

And he's done a good job so far.

[inclinerator]

george must be a dead man's bird

[DuMa]

1985 Larry Bird would slap the shit out of 2014 Larry Bird if he was really trying to make that comparison

[Prometheus]

He's just trying to build a balanced, tough, efficient team with a vicious defense. Or in other words, the ideal playoff team.

And he's done a good job so far.

Milbuck why must you always spit the truth?

[LONGTIME]

:durantunimpressed: Kang still gonna shit on them

[Brokenbeat]

He's just trying to build a balanced, tough, efficient team with a vicious defense. Or in other words, the ideal playoff team.

And he's done a good job so far.


Pretty much this.

[arifgokcen]

Hibbert = Bynum - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[ImKobe]

Did OP just compare a medicore offensive player to Larry Legend?

[kamil]

So modelling a team after one of the greatest of all time is now laughable? :rolleyes:

[kNIOKAS]

:lebronamazed:

[SHAQisGOAT]

There's no wrong in that, for the contrary but yet, while seeing some similarities, they're not even that close to being that alike, at all.

[IMObjective]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
I don't think it's a horrible comparison, though that Celtics team would clobber our pacers of today, and Indiana's one of the best teams in the league. Man, is our modern era really a weak era?

[finchyyy]

No shame in trying to recreate the greatest team of all time.

[Rolando]

Laugh at the Legend at your own peril. Larry is likely the GOAT basketball mind. Dude is a genius when it comes to hoops. I await the post season with relish.....and ketchup.

[KyrieTheFuture]

So you're saying a player who is highly inefficient and only considered a star because he plays defense is equivalent to one of best offensive players in history who was not known for defense at all? Seems like a legit comparison.

[Rose'sACL]

I don't think it's a horrible comparison, though that Celtics team would clobber our pacers of today, and Indiana's one of the best teams in the league. Man, is our modern era really a weak era?
indiana would lose in 5/6 against okc. how is the era weak when indiana is a team made just to win against heat? indiana would need okc to not make the finals to win it all.
Also, they are nothing like the celtics. Celtics would give 10-15 points more than pacers to the other teams in every game. they would still win because of their offense but don't act like pacers wouldn't be great defensively in any era and would win 50+ games in any era.
Pacers(hibbert mostly) would just not be able to score against any good big men.

[r0drig0lac]

george must be a dead man's bird
:roll: :applause:

[Black and White]

Firstly, they are different to the 86 Celtics, George isn't like Bird, they are different, but whats wrong with trying to follow a blueprint that worked?

[JUDGE WITNESS]

So modelling a team after one of the greatest of all time is now laughable? :rolleyes:
i believe he was laughing at the supposed similarities. not because he thinks the 86 celts are bad

[JimmyMcAdocious]

So modelling a team after one of the greatest of all time is now laughable? :rolleyes:

No, but the comparison is laughable. How did you not get that?

[oarabbus]

Hibbert = Bynum - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.


1. Your post sucks
2. Don't disrespect Bird like that
3. PG is a ****ing scrub compared to Legend

[oarabbus]

So modelling a team after one of the greatest of all time is now laughable? :rolleyes:


:facepalm

Really? This topic is going that far over your head?


george must be a dead man's bird


:roll: :roll:

[Bibby4Three]

Overrated PG compared to Bird???

Great post! :applause:

[BigMacAttack]

No, but the comparison is laughable. How did you not get that?

OP made the comparison, so why is he loling at Bird?

[1987_Lakers]

1. Your post sucks
2. Don't disrespect Bird like that
3. PG is a ****ing scrub compared to Legend

The similarities are there. You can see Bird trying to model this team after the 80's Celtics.

Bird himself said in an interview that he traded for George Hill to be his point guard because Bird played with Dennis Johnson who was also the point guard but didn't have true PG skills. He noticed his Celtics teams won championships without a true point guard. This current Indiana team also doesn't have a true point guard, it is not a coincidence. When Bird signed Bynum you don't think Bill Walton crossed his mind?

Nobody is calling Paul George a Larry Bird, Bird is simply trying to model Indiana after Boston, so stfu with your ignorant statements child.

[1987_Lakers]

i believe he was laughing at the supposed similarities. not because he thinks the 86 celts are bad

Finally, somebody with sense.

[Marcus Thornton]

That's an incredible reach.

[kNicKz]

West = McHale???

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

How can you casually

[LAZERUSS]

Hell, I think I would take the players from that '86 Celtic team, right now, in a game against the current Pacers.

[Bigsmoke]

Hibbert = Parish - Both legit 7 footers who are good defensively, can score when asked too.

West = McHale - Both skilled power forwards

George = Bird - The Alpha Dogs, the go to go scorers.

Hill & Stephenson = Ainge & DJ - All these players are guards who could hand the rock, but they are not true point guards, both of these tandems share ball handling duties.

Bynum = Walton - Both skilled big men off the bench, former all-stars dealing with past injuries.

Well... It worked:hammerhead:

[Bigsmoke]

I'm glad my Westchester n*gga Evan Turner is on a winning team now.

One of my friends went to school with him. :applause:

[TheCorporation]

george must be a dead man's bird

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kUXK6azldF0/UE5YveZFI7I/AAAAAAAACy8/xBXs1gccHFA/s1600/crazy-laughter.jpg

[Sakkreth]

Yeah he clearly should ask for tips from Michael how to build a team.

[oarabbus]

Yeah he clearly should ask for tips from Michael how to build a team.

:lol

[East_Stone_Ya]

:oldlol:

[KevinNYC]

The '86 Celtics were a running team.

DJ didn't have point guard skills?

David West is a jump shooter and McHale was a post guy.

Where's Walton? Where's the bench that comes in and keeps things humming. The Celtics would get better defensively when Walton came in the game.

[Le Shaqtus]

If George were even half of Bird they would be the favourites

[Marlo_Stanfield]

The similarities are there. You can see Bird trying to model this team after the 80's Celtics.

Bird himself said in an interview that he traded for George Hill to be his point guard because Bird played with Dennis Johnson who was also the point guard but didn't have true PG skills. He noticed his Celtics teams won championships without a true point guard. This current Indiana team also doesn't have a true point guard, it is not a coincidence. When Bird signed Bynum you don't think Bill Walton crossed his mind?

Nobody is calling Paul George a Larry Bird, Bird is simply trying to model Indiana after Boston, so stfu with your ignorant statements child.
McHale is the same. only that he is an idiot.
he from day one tried to end lins career and never let him handle the ball, at least with harden in there.
hes fcking LOVES PArsons. he thinks PArsons is Bird even tho PArsons can barely dribble and is a weak playmaker.
he always lets HArden and PArsons to the playmaking or let Howard pound inside.
all he wants from his PG is hustle and defense.
since beverley cant even defend but hustles all game he gets way more playing time than a true PG in Lin:facepalm :facepalm
Well Bird is doing it right and shows he was always ten times the player and basketball mind MCFail is:coleman:

[D-FENS]

George and West can't hold the jocks of Bird and McHale.

Terrible comparison.

Add Scola and West together, add a couple of inches and you have McHale.

[1987_Lakers]

The '86 Celtics were a running team.
They ran selectively, The Celtics were the superior offensive team, they had the weapons and the ball movement Indiana doesn't have. That is what separates these two teams. Indiana is better defensively though.


DJ didn't have point guard skills?
He was a very good passer, but he didn't have the ball handling skills that Magic & Isiah had.


David West is a jump shooter and McHale was a post guy.
McHale is obviously a better player, but West without a doubt has some moves down the post, he is crafty.


Where's Walton? Where's the bench that comes in and keeps things humming. The Celtics would get better defensively when Walton came in the game.

That is why Bird signed Bynum, he is hoping he can have a similar impact Walton had in '86.

[Odinn]

Even though I disagree with the main evaluations (non-realistic similarities), what's wrong imitating the one of the greatest teams ever, if not the greatest?

How many people would discredit Shaq-Kobe duo because they were a 2-5 punch 'like' Russell-Jones or Hakeem-Drexler?..

Even so-called intellectual threads are way off these days.

[cos88]

paul george is a hobo anime watching pedophile larry bird