re: Larry Bird and the 1979 Indiana State team

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With the New Orleans Jazz-

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Lakers — Sent 1977 second round pick (#44-Essie Hollis), 1978 first round pick (#16-Jack Givens) to Jazz and received 1977 first round pick (#6-Kenny Carr), 1978 first round pick (#8-Freeman Williams), 1979 first round pick (#1-Earvin Johnson (a.k.a. Magic Johnson)), 1980 second round pick (#26-Sam Worthen) from Jazz on 1976-08-05 as compensation for Lakers 1976-07-19 signing of free agent Gail Goodrich

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so the jazz send 3 first round picks (77/78/79) and a second round pick (80) for the Lakers second round pick in 77, a first round draft pick in 78 and 33y/o Gail Goodrich in August 1976?

awesome

Goodrich retired in 1979 FYI

if the Jazz don't sign Goodrich, keep their picks, don't trade a broken down Maravich and still suck enough to get Magic in the 1979 draft they might have stayed in NOLA

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if the Jazz don't sign Goodrich, keep their picks, don't trade a broken down Maravich and still suck enough to get Magic in the 1979 draft they might have stayed in NOLA

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i think the owner had financial difficulties, and sold to interest in Utah. Utah was upset their ABA team did not make the NBA after the merger, it had done pretty well.

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Utah was upset their ABA team did not make the NBA after the merger, it had done pretty well.

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it did okay compared to most other ABA teams,but near the end they basically had a firesale with most of their good players.

In Bird's rookie year 79-80, the Celts won more games than the previous two seasons combined....Cowens and the rest of the team were essentialy unchanged. The following year, with the addition of Parish and McHale, the Celts won the Championship...1981 with Bird, Parish, Maxwell, Archibald and Chris Ford starting (McHale was 6th man). Then of course they won two more in 84 and 86, while playing in 4 straight finals from 84-87 with Bird, Parish, McHale, Johnson and Ainge starting.

Bird finished with Nat'l Coll. Player of the Year in 1979, Rookie of the Year in 1980, the 3 championships (of 5 finals) and 3 MVP's (84, 85, 86). Also, the Olympic Gold in 92. He is simply in the top 10, arguably the top 5 all-time. His measurables weren't good, but his instincts, timing, vision, anticipation and positioning were arguably the best ever. A LEGEND!!

What an awesome game for you to look back on. Didn't know thay had played. I lived an hour or so from the Boston Garden for 17 yrs and made 3 games a year on average during the entire Bird era and it was great.

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Larry Bird and the 1979 Indiana State team

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Do you get the Texas Western, UTEP connection?

This was an AWESOME display by ONE player!! Bird got his team of unknown forgotten about Bball players to get where they got!!! It was NOT a one man effort though. MAGIC was SUPREME as a bball player as far as getting people to be better but what Bird did THAT year was and still is unheard of!!!!


It was a GOOD but not GREAT game. Bird went for 7-21 shooting. And of course we know why. MSU put two on him the WHOLE game. This was something I will never forget. MAGIC WAS MAGIC, A one-of-a-kind human being that was great at what he did, AND MADE SURE everyone knew it!!!!!

They didn't get nearly as far as Indiana St., but David Robinson made Navy a team that was capable of an upset.