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| Quadruple X |
| Hearing Ned discuss whatever with larry Bird would be great. :D |
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| Larry Bird is one of the greatest basketball players of all time and one very good reason to have Celtic Pride. Along with Magic Johnson, he reinvigorated the NBA in the 1980s with a competitive rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers. He has won every major distinction professional basketball bestows on its players. He was the MVP in 1984, 1985 and 1986. He was named to the all NBA First Team for 9 consecutive seasons from 1980-1988. He was a twelve time NBA All-Star, including ten times elected by the fans to start, and All-Star Game MVP in 1982. His Celtics won the World Championship in 1981, 1984 and 1986. He was the NBA Playoffs MVP in 1984 and 1986. He was also a member of the Dream Team that brought home a Gold Medal from the Olympics in Barcelona. Larry won the Long-Distance Shootout 3 times, proving he could play a game inside out...all by himself. |
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1974- Honorable Mention All-State (High School)
1979-Collegiate Player of the Year awards from Associated Press, United Press International, and National Association of Coaches; wins John Wooden Award, given to the nation's best college basketball player; selected to the 1979 All-America team; leads ISU to the NCAA Final Four, losing in the championship game to Magic Johnson-led Michigan State University; signs a five-year, $3.25 million contract with the Celtics.
1980- NBA Rookie of the Year; named to the All-Rookie team and first-team All-NBA.
1981- Wins NBA championship; held scoreless at Golden State; voted first team All-NBA.
1982- All-Star Game MVP.
1983- Breaks Sam Jones' 18-year team regular-season single-game scoring record (51) by scoring 53 points against the Indiana Pacers; in the same game sets a Celtics record with 24 points in the third quarter.
1984- Career high 17 assists in a win against the Golden State Warriors; wins NBA championship; named Finals MVP; named league MVP for the first time.
1985- With a 33-point game against the Washington Bullets, he goes over 10,000 career points; wins second straight league MVP award.
1986- Wins the inaugural long-distance shootout at All-Star Weekend; wins third consecutive MVP award; wins NBA championship; wins Finals MVP award.
1987- Wins second straight long-distance shootout at All-Star Weekend; becomes first player in NBA history to shoot .500 from the floor and .900 from the free-throw line; wins NBA championship.
1988- Wins third and final All-Star Weekend long-distance shootout; Finishes the season with a career high of 29.9 points per game.
1989- In the season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks scores 32 points in 33 minutes.
1990- Collects 5,000th assist of his career against the Charlotte Hornets; scores the 20,000th point of his career against the Washington Bullets.
1991- Has surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back.
1992- Wins gold medal in Barcelona as a member of the original Dream Team; announces his retirement, finishing his career with 21,791 points, 8,974 rebounds, and 5,695 assists.
1993- The Celtics hold 'Larry Bird Night' in the Garden -- with no game scheduled -- to celebrate Bird's career and retire his number.
1997- Becomes head coach of the Indiana Pacers, signing a five-year, $22.5 million deal
1998- Named NBA Coach of the Year, having led the Pacers to a 58-24 record, the best in franchise history; coaches the East to a win in the All-Star game; Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
2000 - Leads Pacers to NBA Finals, but stands by his previous decision to retire after three years as coach.
2003 - Joined the Pacers as president of basketball operations.
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| smithsteg |
| what a great bit |
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| jiffster |
| Ahhh the memories.... Thanks Larry you were gentleman and great player... GO CELTICS!!! |
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Quote: Originally posted by jiffster
Ahhh the memories.... Thanks Larry you were gentleman and great player... GO CELTICS!!! |
"The Legend" sums up everything about Larry Bird. |
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| Douchebag_AZ |
| That 1st Dream Team that played in Barcelona was awesome .. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson , Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'neal and of course Air Jordan ..... |
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| DoucheNozzle |
Quote: Originally posted by Douchebag_AZ
That 1st Dream Team that played in Barcelona was awesome .. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson , Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'neal and of course Air Jordan ..... |
That was great. I remember collecting the McDonald's cups during my freshman year in college. That team also featured Stockton, Malone and others. Amazing. |
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| cobainsbrain |
| Larry Bird is a great player but come on. Magic Johnson has five championships..Kurt Rambis has 4 championships...Larry Bird has 3...Just saying |
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| Ironpirate |
| # of championships does not make you a better player |
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Quote: Originally posted by Douchebag_AZ
That 1st Dream Team that played in Barcelona was awesome .. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson , Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'neal and of course Air Jordan ..... |
Shaq didn't play on the first dream team!
He was still in college.They picked one college player that year and it was Christian Laetner. |
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