Could Love, Ginobili or Nowitzki even compete with Larry Bird before he hurt his back in 1985?

[Truth200]

^So i'm watching this Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals

It talks about how Larry Bird hurt his back shoveling stones in his moms driveway in 1985.

So would Ginobili or Nowitzki even be able to compete against this guy in the early 80's?





^Quotes from this video

Magic "when i played Larry Bird he was the only one i feared, he was so good it was frightening"

James Worthy " I would much rather guard Michael Jordan than Larry Bird"

Dr J "Larry Bird was a basketball "genius"

12-time NBA All-Star With over 21,000 points, 5,000 assists, and nearly 9,000 rebounds



In the video Bird says playing with all older black players at the park when he was in middle school made him good.


Ginobili and Nowitzki played with white basketball players when they were in middle school and have far less swag.

 

[MJ Freedom]

Why the fukk would you compare Manu Ginobili to Larry Bird though? They're not similar players in any way.

And Dirk Nowitzki would have competed with anybody in any era, don't get it twisted.

 

[Fart Knocker]

Why the fukk would you compare Manu Ginobili to Larry Bird though?

 

[MikelArteta]

nope
healthy bird was averaging like 26-28 points per game shootign 52% from the floor, 43% from teh three, 10 boards 7 assists 2 steals a game

 

[Truth200]

Why the fukk would you compare Manu Ginobili to Larry Bird though?

Just because Ginobili is considered a great white player who won multiple championships and a gold medal against Lebron.

I'm talking 10 years ago 2004 Prime Gold Medal Ginobli......

 

[Truth200]

nope
healthy bird was averaging like 26-28 points per game shootign 52% from the floor, 43% from teh three, 10 boards 7 assists 2 steals a game

Yea, i'm talking about healthy Bird in the early 80's before he hurt his back....

After 86 he was washed up...

 

[Originalman]

Please don't ever ever ever ever ever compare Dirk to Bird. Only thing they had in common was being white and shooting jumpers. Dirk couldn't hold Birds jock. Bird was about that life and mothafukkas was never gonna punk his ass like Dirk has been plenty of times over the years. Plus you did not want to piss off Bird cause he would kill your ass.

Just in terms of game Dirk isn't the offensive rebounder, hustle dude (dirk never fukking dives or gets on the floor for loose balls), passer, great at steals or ball handler that Bird was. hell Dirk just figured out how to pass out of double teams Avery Johnson's last year after he dogged Dirk out for years for being afraid of posting up and not seeing the double team. shyt if Bird had Dirks height he probably would have had 5 or 6 rings.

 

[Originalman]

Also no Ginobili wasn't Bird either cause he was never the scorer that Bird was. Bird could literally carry a team in scoring. Those San Antonio teams could have never had Ginobili as the leading scorer and go to dude.

 

[Truth200]

Please don't ever ever ever ever ever compare Dirk to Bird. Only thing they had in common was being white and shooting jumpers. Dirk couldn't hold Birds jock. Bird was about that life and mothafukkas was never gonna punk his ass like Dirk has been plenty of times over the years. Plus you did not want to piss off Bird cause he would kill your ass.

Just in terms of game Dirk isn't the offensive rebounder, hustle dude (dirk never fukking dives or gets on the floor for loose balls), passer, great at steals or ball handler that Bird was. hell Dirk just figured out how to pass out of double teams Avery Johnson's last year after he dogged Dirk out for years for being afraid of posting up and not seeing the double team. shyt if Bird had Dirks height he probably would have had 5 or 6 rings.

Your right but we have to give Dirk credit for beating Prime Lebron in the NBA Finals considering he is the best in the league now.

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

Dirk would shoot threes over both of there asses

Bird wasn't even athletic

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Dirk would abuse bird at the top of the key and post his ass all day

Pause

 

[Truth200]

Dirk would abuse bird at the top of the key and post his ass all day

Pause

Nah, Bird would take Dirks heart and destroy him before he got hurt shoveling stones in his moms driveway in 1985.

 

[Truth200]

 

[Originalman]

Your right but we have to give Dirk credit for beating Prime Lebron in the NBA Finals considering he is the best in the league now.

Isiah beat prime Magic in the finals does that mean he issa good as Oscar Robinson. The pistons beat Prime Shaq and a 27 year old Kobe in the finals does that mean Tyshaun Prince and Billups are top five at their positions of all time.

I give dirk props for beating the Heat, but let's not act like that Heat team was the 83 sixers or something. At one point that team was 9-8 on the season starting multiple dudes at point guard from the puerto rican Kat ariual (sp?) to Mike Bibby later in the year. They also started Dampier, Ilgauskus and Joel Anthony at multiple times during the year at center. Remember most picked the Celtics or Bulls to go to the finals that year and many argue that Rondos injury in the playoffs changed that series. That 2011 team was the worst version of the heat because charmers and battier (wasnt with team) werent starters and they didn't start playing small ball.

 

[Originalman]

Dirk would abuse bird at the top of the key and post his ass all day

Pause

Actuall Mchale would have guarded dirk. Then he along with Parish would have eaten Dirks ass up on the block on the other end. If they put Dirk on Bird he would have put the ball on the floor and went around him all day. Or just killed him with give and go plays.