Explain why Lebron James is better than Larry Bird

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

Career totals

Larry Bird

Career Points: 21,791 (37th all time)
Career Rebounds: 8,974 (59th all time)
Career Assists: 5,695 (40th all time)
Career Steals: 1,556 (36th all time)
Career Blocks: 755 (144th all time)


Lebron James

Career Points: 26,833 (13th all time)
Career Rebounds: 7,067 (109th all time)
Career Assists: 6,815 (18th all time)
Career Steals: 1,657 (26th all time)
Career Blocks: 773 (140th all time)

both played 13 seasons

Did you not read the part where LeBron played one ENTIRE season + more than Larry?

He played in 90 more games than bird during that span, so lets eliminate 90 games and i bet them totals start to sway in bird favor

 

[Saiyajin]

and i know someone is gonna start caping for bird about his shytty back affecting his career so lets look at their best season and playoff comparisons
Best Season

Points Per Game
Larry Bird 29.9
(1988)

LeBron James 31.4
(2006)

Rebounds Per Game
Larry Bird 11.0(1983)

LeBron James 8.0
(2013)

Assists Per Game
Larry Bird 7.6
(1987)

LeBron James 8.6
(2010)

Steals Per Game
Larry Bird 2.0
(1986)

LeBron James 2.2
(2005)

Blocks Per Game
Larry Bird 1.2
(1985)
LeBron James 1.1
(2009)

BEST PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE:
Points Per Game
Larry Bird 27.5
(1984)
LeBron James 35.3
(2009)

Rebounds Per Game
Larry Bird 14.0
(1981)
LeBron James 11.3
(2015)

Assists Per Game
Larry Bird 8.8
(1990)
LeBron James 8.5
(2015)

Steals Per Game
Larry Bird 2.3
(1984)
LeBron James 2.3
(2016)

Blocks Per Game
Larry Bird 1.4
(1982)
LeBron James 1.8
(2010)

 

[Rekkapryde]

You have a really corny Screen Name doggie

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Did you not read the part where LeBron played one ENTIRE season + more than Larry?

He played in 90 more games than bird during that span, so lets eliminate 90 games and i bet them totals start to sway in bird favor

Not brons fault larry was made of glass

 

[Remote]

I don't understand what you're trying to prove.

Larry Bird was a great, great player.
I think Lebron is at least on par with Bird, if not outright better than Bird. He's certainly stronger and more athletic.

But for the sake of the argument, if Lebron isn't as great as Bird, is that supposed to be an insult? What does it say, if anything at all? This feels like a low rate troll thread.

99.999% of people who have ever played basketball on earth aren't as good as Larry Bird. There's no shame if you aren't better than he was.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

I have Bird in the top ten, but I can't put him top 4 considering his defense was lacking. Top 10 easily

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[Fortunate Lee]

I don't understand what you're trying to prove.

Larry Bird was a great, great player.
I think Lebron is at least on par with Bird, if not outright better than Bird. He's certainly stronger and more athletic.

But for the sake of the argument, if Lebron isn't as great as Bird, is that supposed to be an insult? What does it say, if anything at all? This feels like a low rate troll thread.

99.999% of people who have ever played basketball on earth aren't as good as Larry Bird. There's no shame if you aren't better than he was.

You can debate about skills, but this clown wanna use durability against lebron.

 

[SunZoo]

put lebron on the celtics, they win just as much if not more....but bird on the cavs, they aint winnin shyt

 

[Bilz]

not hard to do when the referees bail you out when you miss a sho.. i mean when someone sneeze on you

Sneezing on another player should be grounds for ejection. That is just gross

 

[SunZoo]

Imagine what Bird's numbers would be in an era where the 3 is actually encouraged and even the main offensive weapon for some teams.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

It's neck to neck.....I don't think you could go wrong with either one.


It's not like one is so much better than the other.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Did you not read the part where LeBron played one ENTIRE season + more than Larry?

He played in 90 more games than bird during that span, so lets eliminate 90 games and i bet them totals start to sway in bird favor

So we shouldn't consider durability to be a good quality to have then :mjplo:?

 

[NYC Rebel]

not hard to do when the referees bail you out when you miss a sho.. i mean when someone sneeze on you

At no point in your life did you watch the 80s Celtics play at Boston Garden, did you?

This isn't something you can YouTube your way into discussing, unable to watch 48 minute games over a span of seasons.

Some of the NBAs all time ref fukkery took place at the Garden to the Celtics and Bird's benefit

Please....

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

We're still having this discussion? Lebron is the second greatest perimeter player in the NBA history. Just accept it.

 

[superunknown23]

It's not even close at this point (and the gap defensively is immense).
Lebron is being compared to MJ now, not Bird.