perhaps Isiah Thomas and Dennis Rodman were right. Maybe Larry was a bit overrated

[kennethgriffin]

i mean i'm not saying larry bird isnt one of the 10 best ever. he is

but even what he was most known for. scoring... he wasnt exactly dominating the league


Larry Points Per Game

1979-80 NBA 21.3 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1980-81 NBA 21.2 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10th in the league )
1982-83 NBA 23.6 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7th in the league )
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2nd int he league )
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4th in the league )
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4th in the league )
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3rd in the league )
1988-89 NBA 19.3 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1989-90 NBA 24.3 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1990-91 NBA 19.4 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1991-92 NBA 20.2 ( NOT TOP 10 )


compared to kobe since starting for the lakers

1998-99 NBA 20.0 ( NOT TOP 10 )
1999-00 NBA 22.5 (10)
2000-01 NBA 28.5 (4)
2001-02 NBA 25.2 (6)
2002-03 NBA 30.0 (2)
2003-04 NBA 24.0 (4)
2004-05 NBA 27.6 (2)
2005-06 NBA 35.4 (1)
2006-07 NBA 31.6 (1)
2007-08 NBA 28.3 (2)
2008-09 NBA 26.8 (3)
2009-10 NBA 27.0 (4)
2010-11 NBA 25.3 (5)
2011-12 NBA 27.9 (2)
2012-13 NBA 27.3 (3)




its pretty obvious bird got the steve nash white guy treatment from the media

i know theres more to the game like rebounding. but bird was 6-10. he should rebound

[KyrieTheFuture]

ISH is a math teacher's worst nightmare

[dubeta]

Most people acknowledge LeBron already >> Bird so he's not really overrated

[Beastmode88]

Most people acknowledge LeBron already >> Bird so he's not really overrated

lol maybe to bran stans.

[kennethgriffin]

and the only reason kobes career average is 25 compared to birds 24 is cause kobe was benched his 1st 2 years

if bird was benched his first 2 years and kobe started every season. birds career average would be 21ppg, and kobes would be 28ppg

[SouBeachTalents]

Has OP ever made a thread that wasn't about Kobe or LeBron?

[kennethgriffin]

Has OP ever made a thread that wasn't about Kobe or LeBron?

actually i made one a few hours ago about offensive goaltending


and btw.. this is more about bird

[moe94]

[Jameerthefear]

how old are you? do you not realize this is ****ing bait?

[moe94]

how old are you? do you not realize this is ****ing bait?

Is that your exact pick up line on little girls?

[stalkerforlife]

kenneth is being a bad, bad boy.

[kennethgriffin]

well i'm white so i should be able to say when a white guy gets special treatment

what could i possible have to gain from this? if anything i'm helping bran stans with their infactuation for goat small forward. as if its some accomplishment

everyone knows only the goat PG, SG, C matter


PF and SF have always been mostly guys who came up short in their careers.

[navy]

What were his assist and shooting percentages?

[kennethgriffin]

What were his assist and shooting percentages?

imagine if kobe didnt care about being top 10 in scoring most of his career. he'd have 1 more assist and 50% shooting aswell

who cares


infact i think kobe would average near 10 apg if he only went for 21 or 22 a night

[ThePhantomCreep]

imagine if kobe didnt care about being top 10 in scoring most of his career. he'd have 1 more assist and 50% shooting aswell

who cares


infact i think kobe would average near 10 apg if he only went for 21 or 22 a night

You're making excuses now. Bad ones. Assists, shooting percentages, and rebounds count.

The year Zeke and Rodman made their comments, Bird averaged 28/9/7 and had 50/90/40% season. Most players, regardless of race and ability, could only dream of putting up those types numbers. That includes Thomas, the real overrated player in this discussion.