Is Larry Bird Still A Top 10 Player Of All Time? | 06/27/23

Bird is the worst possible example for "he couldn't make it today." He's probably the best example of "he'd be even better today." For the way the game is played today and also the medical advances that would keep him healthier.

Right now, Larry is somewhere on a golf course giving absolutely no sh*ts about Rodman's recent comments. And thats why he's a Legend.

Larry Bird is a top 5 player all-time, not a top 10 player. 👏🔥

Bird has a 3 peat of MVPs, two Finals MVP's and is one of the best shooters and playmakers of all time. I think he will live a very long time in the top 10

I may be crazy, but I would still take 10 years of Bird over 20 of Lebron

Larry was the first best shooter, the best passing forward, the best big man shooting the ball, one the best passers, his game transcend over time, in today's game he would be great as he was back in the 80s!!!

I remember when Rodman and Isiah Thomas laughed at Bird and said if he was black he'd just be another dude. They said he got the press he did cause he's white. Then Bird went out on the court and destroyed Rodman in consecutive games. That was almost 40 years ago and this is the first time I've heard Dennis dare to say Larry's name since.

I would take Bird or Russell over anybody. Selfless, winners, smart, & tough as nails. Bird was a killer on the court.

Jordan and the Bad Boy Pistons didn't win anything until Bird's back went out. Bird also elevated several of his teammates to HOF levels. Anyone that doesn't have him in their top 10 is just too young to have seen it.

Why are there conversations taking place regarding Larry Bird “falling out of” the Top 10 greatest NBA players ever? A guy with 3 chips and the last player to win back-to-back-to-back MVPs in arguably the roughest era of the NBA is not falling out of the Top 10 any time soon. And I’m only 32 years old saying this. This is ridiculous

Bird would dominate even more in today's NBA.

Bird will always be in the top ten in the minds of people that know basketball.

Larry is one of the rare players that hustles in every aspect of the game. He would STILL dominate in today's league. MJ, Kobe, Larry; they never let up.

If I had to start a team tomorrow the first 3 players I'd pick would be Bird, Magic, and Jordan. Those 3 will always be in the top 5. That's eternal. You give me those 3 players in their prime and I'm gonna win a lot of games and championships. I don't even care who my 4 and 5 are, I'll be in great shape.

If Len Bias didn’t die, Bird likely has 5 titles and Magic 3

Dennis was one of my favorite players, but Jokic just showed what Bird could've accomplished today. Birds IQ was so high. I get he's not flashy but dude was a savant on the court. Saw plays before they happened, anticipated passing lanes, found cutters behind his back. Shoot, he redefined shooting mechanics and was 2nd player ever (after Pistol Pete) who could hit shots from anywhere. He made other HOFers look stupid. Guy was best college player & carried a team of nobody's to the finals. Went to 5 championships. Maybe Dennis is still mad he lost to Bird in the conference finals. By proxy that begs the question, "if Bird doesn't belong, but Bird beat Dennis, then where's that leave Dennis?"

LEGEND is the greatest shooting forward, clutch forward, passing forward and small forward of all time and it's not at all close. He also dove for every loose ball he was anywhere close to and played every minute of his career as a merciless assassin where winning was all that mattered to him. Pat Riley once said, if I needed to pick someone to hit a shot to win a game, I'd take Michael Jordan. If I needed to choose someone to hit a shot to save my life, I'd choose Larry Bird.

Bird killed during the toughest era of basketball. I want you guys to look this up. The 80s decade of players currently occupy the most top 10 spots, the most top 20 spots, then the most top 30. It is also has the most teams in the top 10 greatest teams of all time, Lakers, Celtics, Detroit, Philly. Look it up not my list.

There's way more of a chance Rodman wouldn't have a place in today's league than Bird 😂

Bird won 3 championships won 3 mvps(in a row) won 2 finals MVPs and took a 29 win team to a 60 win team. That peak and when you look at accomplishments shot 50 40 90 twice. he was always top 3 in the MVP conversation when he was healthy. He beat the show time Lakers, he beat doctor j 76ers, and bad boy pistons those three teams are in the top 10 teams of all time.