VIDEO: Bird was absolutely amazing

[PP2]

Just stumbed on this 10 part series:

 

[Sect140]

I do not think there was an athlete in any sport that was a better fit in Boston than Larry Legend. I believed he lived in Waltham and he once said I love playing basketball and mowing my lawn.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Just stumbed on this 10 part series:

Pure sports porn

 

[RobertWeathers]

I do not think there was an athlete in any sport that was a better fit in Boston than Larry Legend. I believed he lived in Waltham and he once said I love playing basketball and mowing my lawn.

He actually lived in Newton/Chestnut Hill area

 

[1960Pats]

I have been lucky. I got to see Malcolm's interception in person and almost got to see Fisk's home run in 75. I was a teenager and my father got tickets from one of the companies he dealt with, box seats first base side.... BUT night games were just starting and it was past midnight and dad had to be up at 5 am for work so we left in the 11th inning. We may be the only people who left game 6 early!!! I have never left any sporting event until the final ball/timer/out since. My nephews who weren't even born then, give me crap all the time about it....

Back in 2013 my friends went to a Sox game and they came from 8 down late to win. The only problem was one of them was elderly and didn't want to stay so they missed it. I remember telling them at the time that my oldest son and I never leave games or events early. A few weeks later he and I left the Pats game with them needing 2 TDs to win in the last minute and a half. He didn't want to deal with the traffic and we walked out. I can still see the looks on some of the fans faces as we went up the stairs from the field. It was like wtf are you guys doing, it's the Pats and Tom Brady.

 

[Sect140]

He actually lived in Newton/Chestnut Hill area

Thanks.

 

[PP2]

He actually lived in Newton/Chestnut Hill area

His house:

833 Newton St, Brookline, MA 02467 | Zillow

833 Newton St, Brookline MA, is a Single Family home that contains 3465 sq ft and was built in 1957.It contains 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.This home last sold for $1,381,800 in June 2018. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $2,071,900, which has increased by $54,300 in the last 30 days.The...

www.zillow.com

 

[RobertWeathers]

His house:

833 Newton St, Brookline, MA 02467 | Zillow

833 Newton St, Brookline MA, is a Single Family home that contains 3465 sq ft and was built in 1957.It contains 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.This home last sold for $1,381,800 in June 2018. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $2,071,900, which has increased by $54,300 in the last 30 days.The...

www.zillow.com

Yep. Meant to say Newton St.Chestnut Hill area

 

[PP2]

Yep. Meant to say Newton St.Chestnut Hill area

Wasn't meant to be a correction. I was just surprised to see it was up for sale.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Wasn't meant to be a correction. I was just surprised to see it was up for sale.

I know. You aren't like that. All good.

 

[bresna]

Back in 2013 my friends went to a Sox game and they came from 8 down late to win. The only problem was one of them was elderly and didn't want to stay so they missed it. I remember telling them at the time that my oldest son and I never leave games or events early. A few weeks later he and I left the Pats game with them needing 2 TDs to win in the last minute and a half. He didn't want to deal with the traffic and we walked out. I can still see the looks on some of the fans faces as we went up the stairs from the field. It was like wtf are you guys doing, it's the Pats and Tom Brady.

In 2013, a lot of the people staying in their seats probably got burned during the previous season. The Pats played the AZ Cardinals on Sept. 16, 2012. They scored with 2:06 left to get within 2 and went for the 2-point conversion. They failed and the stadium started to rapidly empty. My daughter & I stayed. The Pats kicked off and AZ fumbled it - Patriots ball! A chip shot XP and they win! You should've seen all the people trying to scramble back to their seats.

Too bad Gostkowski shanked that kick.

 

[1960Pats]

One of my favorites, not included in those videos, was when Bird took a shot, realized it was off, raced to the right corner where he knew the rebound was going, caught the ball, made the next shot from the corner.

Amazing!

That play is in the Celtics City documentary along with a whole lot of other great stuff. It's been one of the best C's videos I've ever seen.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Ridiculous, EVERYTHING WAS TEAM, NO BS.
HE PUT IT ALL OUT THERE...HIS BODY SUFFERED, HE STILL PLAYED...
Dude was 100% team

 

[WhatJustHappened]

He was laying down because he couldn't sit down...I never heard him complain, you could see it clearly.
He played until he couldn't any more, he figured I can't do it if I'm a bum.
Larry was a different animal.

 

[turkeyneck]

Larry Legend

What I loved about watching Bird and the Celtics play was that they passed the ball around.

The absolute best way to get a team out of a cold shooting streak is to play aggressive D and pass, pass, pass. This used to be institutional knowledge with the C's. The current generation would do well to re-discover it.

And, to get back on topic, Bird was just a stone cold assassin.

 

[Triumph]

The absolute best way to get a team out of a cold shooting streak is to play aggressive D and pass, pass, pass. This used to be institutional knowledge with the C's. The current generation would do well to re-discover it.

And, to get back on topic, Bird was just a stone cold assassin.

So was Red Auerbach

When he personally scouted Bird Red walked out of the game early acting digusted and not impressed. Then he finagled Bird so nobody had a shot to get him.

So many legendary tales just like that.

 

[Triumph]

The absolute best way to get a team out of a cold shooting streak is to play aggressive D and pass, pass, pass. This used to be institutional knowledge with the C's. The current generation would do well to re-discover it.

And, to get back on topic, Bird was just a stone cold assassin.

The passing thing.

When Bird stole the ball from Isiah Thomas and turns to pass the ball to Dennis Johnson. Celts win to go on with Johnny Most going nuts " Bird stole the ball" The whole play looked scripted but it wasn't.

Unreal.

 

[turkeyneck]

The passing thing.

When Bird stole the ball from Isiah Thomas and turns to pass the ball to Dennis Johnson. Celts win to go on with Johnny Most going nuts " Bird stole the ball" The whole play looked scripted but it wasn't.

Unreal.

Goes back to Russ who didn't so much block shots as steal them mid-air and turn them into outlet passes to Cousy, etc.

 

[1960Pats]

So was Red Auerbach

When he personally scouted Bird Red walked out of the game early acting digusted and not impressed. Then he finagled Bird so nobody had a shot to get him.

So many legendary tales just like that.

So many is right, and it all started with a trade for Russell.

 

[1960Pats]

Goes back to Russ who didn't so much block shots as steal them mid-air and turn them into outlet passes to Cousy, etc.

Last year I ran into the crowd coming from the C's parade and when I told them I was a fan for all 18 of the Celts titles a couple of them, about 14, asked me what Russell was like. I told them what you described. He was in total control when he blocked a shot. No slamming it 3 rows deep for the oohs and ahs.