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Actually no, it's past midnight in my time zone so I obviously don't have the luxury like you do to respond that quicklyBingo!
All the people I told to go look up Larry Bird, have either shut up or refused to look up the stats
The stats also show that Jeff Foster & Chris Dudley are 2 of the top 9 rebounders in NBA history. Surely, you don't agree with such stats. David Lee over KG? Tyrone Hill over Hakeem, Shaq, etc? Is this really the road you want to go down?
The problem with stats is just that - that's all they really are. Stats don't account for LeBron's speed, agility, vertical, or physical dominance - again, in the most impressive athletic era the NBA has ever seen (mostly due to training, genetics, etc). Players today are just more athletic and again, it's NO knock against the players that paved the way.
Let me ask you this - do you think Larry Bird is better skill wise than Kevin Durant or LeBron James? Kevin Durant jumps higher than Jordan, shoots better than Bird, and is guard quick. If there was a player that came before KD that we could compare him to, we wouldn't gush over him so much. Same goes for LeBron, D-Rose, etc. Same goes for MJ, Pippen, D-Rob, etc. There are just some players whose athletic gifts just allow them to do what they want in any era.
And please don't misconstrue my statement that LeBron is superior to Bird as somehow me saying Bird is a bad or common player; I realize his place amongst the greats but what we're seeing with LeBron is unprecedented. LeBron's highlight reel of just blocks is all you really need to see to understand why he's such a once in a lifetime/generation talent.
And Bird was an overrated 3pt shooter. In 4 seasons, Curry has 640 3s. In Bird's entire career spanning 13 seasons, he hit 649. Really? He was not one of the best 3pt shooters, he was FAR from it. Vince Carter has a higher career 3pt fg % than your man. Again, it's no knock - we're just being honest here.
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