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re: Larry Bird Turns 60 today
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:30 am to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:30 am to pioneerbasketball
I remember when he was just a myth. You'd see small stories in the sports section that Larry Bird of Indiana State had 40 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists against New Mexico or somebody. Hell, it was a long time before casual basketball fans even knew he was white.
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 11:54 am to FightinTigersDammit
I saw yesterday that ESPN is doing a 2 part 30 for 30 type documentary on the Celtics/Lakers rivalry. Suppose to air sometime next summer. They are conducting the interviews right now. They guys doing it are responsible for some of the best 30 for 30's that have aired already. I am super pumped for it.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:01 pm to slaughlin
quote:
It's quotes like these that make me realize that some of you must eat heroin for breakfast
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:04 pm to pioneerbasketball
the greatest white hope in the history of honkeys playing sports 
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:08 pm to WestCoastAg
Has anybody claimed he was overrated yet?
Or am I the first?
Or am I the first?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:10 pm to ReauxlTide222
youre late on that 
im just going to say magic was the better player
im just going to say magic was the better player
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:20 pm to pioneerbasketball
Lost all respect for him after learning he did not acknowledge his daughter that is a spitting image of him.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:23 pm to ScrapPack
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Lost all respect for him after learning he did not acknowledge his daughter that is a spitting image of him.
Poor darling.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:23 pm to pioneerbasketball
Yup...... One if the best TEAM players ever in any sport.....
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:24 pm to WestCoastAg
My favorite Larry Bird story is the one where he's at the ASG 3 point shootout competition, he walks into the locker room and points out at the other contestants "2nd, 3rd, 4th."
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:25 pm to ballscaster
Overrated????? You are an idiot.....
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:28 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Well he was on the cover of SI before his SR. season....
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:28 pm to WestCoastAg
Indiana State was the NCAA basketball Final Four runner-up in 1968...in Division II.
About 10 years later with Larry Bird and a bunch of nobodies, they were NCAA basketball Final Four runner-up in Division I.
It was the Sycamores first ever Division I NCAA tournament and still to this day is the deepest run by a first-time participant in the Division I tournament appearance history.
I mean, who does that?
Before Larry Bird the Sycamores went:
12-14
12-14
13-12
Larry Bird arrives on campus...
25-3
23-9
33-1
Larry Bird leaves campus...
16-11
9-18
9-19
About 10 years later with Larry Bird and a bunch of nobodies, they were NCAA basketball Final Four runner-up in Division I.
It was the Sycamores first ever Division I NCAA tournament and still to this day is the deepest run by a first-time participant in the Division I tournament appearance history.
I mean, who does that?
Before Larry Bird the Sycamores went:
12-14
12-14
13-12
Larry Bird arrives on campus...
25-3
23-9
33-1
Larry Bird leaves campus...
16-11
9-18
9-19
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:29 pm to ReauxlTide222
I doubt you are old enough to have ever seen him play....
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:47 pm to dukke v
quote:I saw Space Jam. He was in that, wasn't he?
I doubt you are old enough to have ever seen him play....
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:59 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:
He was in that, wasn't he?
He was in a golf scene of all things.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 1:01 pm to ReauxlTide222
I am talking from his sr year in college
Posted on 12/7/16 at 1:05 pm to ballscaster
quote:
He was overrated.
It has been painful realizing that over the years.
Ok, I'll play.
He played for the most successful, and most storied franchise in the history of the NBA. The great players they've had, and many of whom are in the HOF, he is probaby #1 or #2 on that list depending on whether or not you think he's better than Bill Russell.
Yeah he's overrated as frick.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 1:06 pm to Kracka
He is second on my Celtic list as well.... Def top 15 all time. Some may have him higher too.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 1:11 pm to pioneerbasketball
Larry bird looked 60 when he was 20. I figured he was 80.
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