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The Greatest ALL-AROUND Player... Larry Bird?

https://odysee.com/@JonnyArnett:0/the-greatest-all-around-player...-larry:6?r=8T2xqWjtafHWYGxQBSsrbw1wQPm7sWRq

This is just a fun video about how awesome Bird was?

I do wonder who people think of as the best all-around player. In this video, the argument is that while many players were better at some stuff, Bird was good at everything while everyone else was below average at something.

This goes along nicely with two of my favorite approaches to the GOAT debate:

1. Would a team of 5 Larry Birds beat a team of 5 Jordans or a team of 5 Lebrons?

2. Would any other player add more average value than Bird if you just dropped them on each NBA roster throughout league history?

Joel Walbert 1y ago

Obviously the likes of Jordan or LeBron are more exciting to watch, but I can def agree that Bird is the best all around ever. Dude was a finely tuned jump shot machine

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Undisciplined 1y ago

Would you take 5 Birds over 5 Lebrons?

Joel Walbert 1y ago

That's not as easy a question as I thought it would be. Not that Bird is small, but LeBron has more mass which helps under the boards. And LeBron is a shooting machine in his own right. Hard to say, but dealing with 5 LeBron's is probably a headache with his prima donna ass, that I can say for sure

Undisciplined 1y ago

Ha! Team Lebron suffers from poor chemistry and falls to infighting. I hadn't considered that.

Joel Walbert 1y ago

Game forfeited for ego clash🤣