Have any of you watch Larry Bird play? Not that impressive...

[Thorpesaurous]

Good point.

See the last US team with Lowry, Cousins, PG etc. They had simply no idea of what to run except high PnR.

Yeah, and I think it's started to come back around since the super team era started to happen. Not for everybody, but they guys who've gone to join these types of teams seem to have developed more instinct. But the number of guys still leaving for "their own team", or "more touches", to me is still an indicator.

I don't think it's entirely the fault of the players either. When the rosters started to thin, the fact was that we went through a stretch where if so and so didn't score a ton on any given night, the team had no chance, so that's what it was.

I also think money has something to do with it too. Putting together rosters now seem to just require more cheap young talent, and since the young has gotten younger, there are just fewer guys on the roster who seem to know how to play, so they're coached into those micro roles.

We did kind of see Toronto do it this year. There's a lot of similarities between Gasol and Celtics Bill Walton. But how many teams are filling that Gasol role he had with some younger cheaper guy? They can sell the fact that if you were scouting Gasol vs. some younger big, a cheap, some kid on the come who's more athletic, but at the end of the day those guys have come up being the best player on their teams forever, and wind up having no idea how to play outside that role. The AAU scene doesn't help either with this development. If you're good enough to be on a real travel team, if there's someone on your team better than you, it's not hard to find another team where you can be the man. It's kind of destroyed fit. And now you're seeing it in actual High Schools. Kids transfer two or three times over four years of high school.

[And1AllDay]

Why are you into trannies?

well the dudes name is "the man"

[Meticode]

Must be a troll post. Posted it three days ago, never came back and defended anything. Probably just sitting back, stalking the posted replies touching himself.

[Duderonomy]

Kareem disagrees OP. Bird was a smart player, who wasn't afraid to take big shoots and had competitive fire.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rbVJAp7Mg1U

[72-10]

Bird was a 3 who could shoot the ball better than any 2 in the world, even Michael Jordan. He could pass about as well as the best 1 in the world, Magic Johnson. And he could rebound about as well as the best 4 in the world, Charles Barkley.

[warriorfan]

Must be a troll post. Posted it three days ago, never came back and defended anything. Probably just sitting back, stalking the posted replies touching himself.

This. I almost responded to it before it sunk in.

[tontoz]

The real story here is that OP watched one game and thinks he has a clue.

[bullettooth]

The real story here is that OP watched one game and thinks he has a clue.

[superduper]

Imagine thinking not monopolizing every single offensive possession is a bad thing now

Bran ball has literally ruined basketball.

[baudkarma]

Bird played in 164 playoff games. OP watched one of them, and now is an expert on Bird and the entire Celtics team from that era.

Color me impressed.

[Manny98]

How do you have Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton and Robert Parish by your side your entire career and only have 3 championships to show?

Bird is overrated af even KD is better than him

[tontoz]

How do you have Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton and Robert Parish by your side your entire career and only have 3 championships to show?

Because they had to get through Dr J, Barkley and Moses in Philly...... then the Bad Boy Pistons.

In the finals they had to deal with Magic, Kareem and Worthy.

[colts19]

How do you have Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton and Robert Parish by your side your entire career and only have 3 championships to show?

Bird is overrated af even KD is better than him

Bill Walton was healthy one year out of the 2 years he played on the celtics. Guess what the won the title that year.

[Bosnian Sajo]

How do you have Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton and Robert Parish by your side your entire career and only have 3 championships to show?

Bird is overrated af even KD is better than him

Uhm....Bill Walton played 90 total games for the Boston Celtics.

[superduper]

How do you have Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton and Robert Parish by your side your entire career and only have 3 championships to show?

Bird is overrated af even KD is better than him

So why did they have 29 wins the season before Bird and 61 wins in Bird's rookie season?

Retardation knows no limits