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Posted on 1/19/18 at 9:26 am to ThePTExperience1969
Bird won a couple of 3 pt contests.
Best of era.
He had McHale and the chief to pass to down low.
He'd do just fine today.
Best of era.
He had McHale and the chief to pass to down low.
He'd do just fine today.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 10:55 am to TheWalrus
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Marco Belinelli
Jose Calderon
DJ Augustin
Aaron Brooks
Marcus Thornton
Jodie Meeks
JJ Barea
Mike James
Patty Mills
Terrence Ross
Would you take any of them over Larry Bird?
Shows you how much the NBA sucks now - it's a Rec league, anybody can score from anywhere with this slag-off zone defnse. Gotta give the shooter a nice 5 foot cushion to get his shot off.
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 10:56 am
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:01 am to supatigah
I wonder if one team would've been willing to break the trend of post scoring and moved to primarily shooting 3's much earlier if they could've dominated the league.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:38 am to TheWalrus
This is a "better vs greater" type of discussion.
There are many players today that are better shooters but Bird was far ahead of most of his peers. He was greater for his time.
There are many players today that are better shooters but Bird was far ahead of most of his peers. He was greater for his time.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:16 pm to supatigah
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So?
Threes were considered low percentage shots in the 80s
Look we get it. You aren't very smart.
But he's not criticizing Bird. He's simply commenting on how the strategy of the game changed.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:23 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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What we have found out in these last 5 years is 3 point shooting is actually a really low level skill.
I mean it makes sense. It is a standard distance from the goal and many times the guys are shooting them unguarded. It is a skill that can be improved with just practice.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:23 pm to Powerman
I thought his point was pretty easy to grasp
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:25 pm to Corporal Beavis
quote:the percentages probably wouldn't have been good enough before the Curry era...
I wonder if one team would've been willing to break the trend of post scoring and moved to primarily shooting 3's much earlier if they could've dominated the league.
3 is only better than 2 if you make it
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:27 pm to Lester Earl
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I thought his point was pretty easy to grasp
Yeah and he's not the only one who didn't get it
Almost disturbingly stupid
Posted on 1/19/18 at 1:15 pm to TheWalrus
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This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 1:16 pm to VABuckeye
Larry Joe Bird is the greatest NBA player of the 1980s and, in my estimation, one of the 5 greatest NBA players of ALL-TIME 
Posted on 1/19/18 at 1:17 pm to Powerman
Are you calling me stupid? 
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:30 pm to Corporal Beavis
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I wonder if one team would've been willing to break the trend of post scoring and moved to primarily shooting 3's much earlier if they could've dominated the league.
The 02 Celtics and 96 Mavs
Posted on 1/19/18 at 3:37 pm to ThePTExperience1969
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I don't think I have ever seen any one player shoot a basketball better than Larry Joe Bird.
Not arguing with you over the subjectivity of the aesthetics of a player's shot, but form-wise Klay Thompson and Davis Bertans are two modern players with ridiculously flawless shooting form, IMO.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 3:41 pm to TheWalrus
Out of all those maybe belinelli could beat him in a straight shooting contest
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:40 pm to Winston Cup
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straight shooting contest
Bird would have their heads fricked up before the first shot.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:44 pm to Lester Earl
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I thought his point was pretty easy to grasp
Same.
It went right over the head of basically everyone in this thread, though.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:47 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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Klay Thompson
There was a reason I nicknamed him the Man Crush that Series.
But someone other than listed in this thread that had a great shot is Steve Alford. May be the best ever.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:53 pm to TheWalrus
Larry Bird ain't shite
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