Bird might need to teach Rodman another lesson.

[Mike Honcho 5,097]

Dennis Rodman: 'Hell No' Larry Bird Wouldn't Be in Today's NBA, 'He'd Be in Europe'

"If Larry Bird played in this era, I think he'd be in Europe," Rodman said. "He'd be somewhere over there. His game was fit for Boston at that time in the '80s and stuff like that. Today's world, oh hell no. There's no way. I'm not downplaying him 'cause he's a great player at that time, just like I was. But I'm saying, no, there's no way.

[edjr 6,578]

Dumbest take since Fat boy Ruth better than Ohtani.

Bird > Jokic

 

[Ultra Max Power 214]

Today's NBA is garbage. The play is bad and team management has ruined the fan experience. 

I think it's been downhill since LeBron left the Heat.

[Voltaire 5,202]

Bird was a dominating force in the golden era of basketball for his entire career. Meanwhile, the 2023 NBA sucks and the NBA's draft is full of teenagers who haven't developed, may never develop, and don't belong in the league. Even lottery picks are crap shoots.

[TBayXXXVII 2,484]

1 hour ago, Ultra Max Power said:

Today's NBA is garbage. The play is bad and team management has ruined the fan experience. 

I think it's been downhill since LeBron left the Heat.

It's been going downhill since Jordan left, the second time.  Kobe staved it off... a bit, but not much.  The NBA thrived on pushing players, not teams.  After Jordan, they needed a new face, and they didn't have one.  The pushed Kobe who was close, which is why he helped slow the downhill turn, but he wasn't good enough.

[Ultra Max Power 214]

7 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

It's been going downhill since Jordan left, the second time.  Kobe staved it off... a bit, but not much.  The NBA thrived on pushing players, not teams.  After Jordan, they needed a new face, and they didn't have one.  The pushed Kobe who was close, which is why he helped slow the downhill turn, but he wasn't good enough.

I think the Heat big three was great for the NBA to have a villain that 80% of the fan base hated. 

Now it's all super team BS and players change teams so fast, I don't even learn their names. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,484]

25 minutes ago, Ultra Max Power said:

I think the Heat big three was great for the NBA to have a villain that 80% of the fan base hated. 

Now it's all super team BS and players change teams so fast, I don't even learn their names. 

Maybe.  I thought the NBA was already crap before that and the fact that they were built to be dominate, and didn't dominate, made those years inconsequential.  They had one 60-win season and lost 2 of the 4 championships they made (should've lost 3, but the Spurs crapped the bed that first matchup).

[edjr 6,578]

2 hours ago, Ultra Max Power said:

I think the Heat big three was great for the NBA to have a villain that 80% of the fan base hated. 

Now it's all super team BS and players change teams so fast, I don't even learn their names. 

Agreed somewhat. All sports needs great villains. 

[Strike 5,190]

Dwight Howard says he was better than Jokic.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,315]

15 hours ago, Ultra Max Power said:

Today's NBA is garbage. The play is bad and team management has ruined the fan experience. 

I think it's been downhill since LeBron left the Heat.

 I quit watching when Jordan retired. Complete garbage now. And RODMAN GOT SCHOOLED BY Bird back in the day…

 

 

 

 

 

[Voltaire 5,202]

13 hours ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 I quit watching when Jordan retired. Complete garbage now. And RODMAN GOT SCHOOLED BY Bird back in the day…

 

 

 

 

 

Um... no.

The 1986 NBA draft where Boston took Len the Dead Crackhead Bias and Detroit landed Rodman and Salley marked the beginning of the end for the 80s Celtics. Within two years, Rodman's addition helped the Pistons dominate the rivalry for good. Bird's Celtics advanced past the Pistons one last time, Rodman's rookie year in 1987, lost in the finals to the Lakers, and were overcome by the Pistons for good from then on out.

Larry was still talented, a nightmare opponent, a first ballot HoFer, and in his prime better than anyone playing in 2023. It's an ignorant-ass thing for Rodman to say even though Rodman and his teammates were largely responsible for Bird never winning a championship in the latter half of his career with Rodman being the primary defender.

Dennis Rodman was indeed the least schooled opponent in Larry Bird's career (Michael Jordan's too), it's why he's also in the HoF, but it was still an ignorant-ass thing to say.

[Patented Phil 1,469]

Racist.  Every week another bitter, inferior black player comes out denigrating Bird’s talents.  It’s crazy.

[seafoam1 2,803]

ya ga go bow

[weepaws 3,157]

9 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

ya ga go bow

First words, congrats.