What does Larry Bird think of Kobe Bryant? Larry Bird Interview on 4/30/2008?
Question
On the Dan Patrick Show today on AM 570 KLAC Larry Bird was asked what his opinion is about Kobe Bryant. He said that he is the best in the league and has been for quite a long time. He also stated that he is very surprised that Kobe has not won MVP so far and that after all Kobe has done, if he doesn’t end up winning one than he might as well throw all of his away.
Wow.. Much respect and from a Legendary Celtic no less!!!
What now KB24 haters?!
Source: http://www.am570radio.com/pages/podcasting/
Answered by baller4life
Well said by the Bird. Kobe deserves a lot of respect. Not just for this season, but for what he has done. Again, well said Larry!
Answered by Micheal S
wow thats some srong words from larry legend, hes right of course kobe is the obvious choice for MVP
Answered by the survivor
and thats coming from larry bird
Answered by b.o.t.
enough said! now give him the f*cking mvp trophy!!!
“Lebron is the player today that plays most like myself and Magic” – Larry Bird. What say you?
Question
from an interview on NBA TV yesterday
http://www.nba.com/video/
Click on Arena Link: Larry Bird bottom right corner
@4:03
Answered by Lloyd24
Larry Bird’s not white. He’s Clear.
Spot on comparison by Larry Legend about King James.
Answered by Big Chippy
I agree bcuz Lebron can play any position on the floor: he gets the blocks, the points, the rebounds, the assist he has all around game as did Magic Johnson. The only difference is magic was a point gaurd.
Answered by Eddie
what as interesting about that interview was that he says Lebron when it is all over with might be better than all of us.
I am not saying that is so but this is the second legend that said Lebron has the potential to be the best ever.
Jerry West said it in an interview last year.
Answered by Jerycs
Maybe with the same fire and will, yes. But not with the same styles. LBJ’s just fond of forcing it down the middle and whether you like it or not he’ll score.That’s raw power there. Not that Magic and Bird wouldn’t force their will on the hardcourt, they’re better as team players compared to lebron and Magic and Bird play differently.
Lebron is a powerful player, Magic and Larry are slick players in my eyes
Will the NHL ever get Rid of Gary Bettman?
Question
I have heard rumblings that the NHL will indeed add a new commisioner. They have interviewed Larry Bird, Michael Jackson and Puxatony Phil for the job. Who do you think will replace this shaky NBA lover. And will the replacement remove goalies from the game to increase scoring?
Answered by Robsdaddy
Watch out…your tongue is showing through your cheek. The majority of teams are now profitable, and arenas are as full as they’ve ever been. That’s what the owners care about, and so they see no reason to jetison Bettman and his ears.
I’m not a big Bettman fan, but I give him credit for sticking it to the NHLPA in the CBA negotiations. He kept the owners’ solidarity together, and looking back, it strengthened the league.
Now if only the games were on TV…oh yeah, they’re on VS, and 3 people are watching them.
Answered by Joe B Du komma ofta?
I think I heard grumblings that they are bringing in soccer nets to replace the old ones.
Is it true when Commisioner Punxatawny Phil sees his shadow that means the Leafs wont get in the finals again?Well maybe next year.
Answered by Catherine: 17 Days to Tokyo!
Let me know when they do so I can go watch the finals being played in frozen-over h-e-double hockey sticks! I would love a hockey-oriented person with a head for business to come in and take over, but do you really think Buttman’s gonna go down without a fight? He’ll expand to Puerto Rico, make a deal to air all the games on the Food Network, and laugh at us all while he’s doing it.
Answered by sgoldperson
I say pick up Phil, sure I’m biased being from PA, but he is probably the best one out of the group and may be an improvement. Seriously though they aren’t getting rid of Bettman because the NHL is a business and as far as the owners are concerned Business is good.
People who think Dirk isn’t close to the same class as Bird?
Question
“He’s had a great run [in these playoffs], but I’ve always been very impressed with him,” Bird said in a phone interview, “His work ethic, his loyalty to his country. It’s really an honor for me to have people compare us.” -Larry Bird on Dirk Nowitzki
Answered by .
Shooting-wise- yeah.
Defensively- no.
Defensively- no.
Answered by Brett Favre ~Palin/Cain 2012~
I would say Dirk isnt up there yet. He doesn’t have a ring yet, and even if he gets 1 this year, it’s only 1. He can shoot amazing, and he’s a legend, but will never surpass Bird but he could possibly be close.
Answered by King
because he does not have any rings.
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Larry bird said a mouth full KB24 should have at lease 2 MVP awards but Byron Scott The Hornets Coach said almost the same thing that he is very surprise the KB24 has not won a MVP award yet.
Players and coaches who said Kobe is the best!
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
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Julius Erving
Jerry West
Charles Barkley
Clyde Drexler
Shaq O’Neal
Isiah Thomas
Mark Jackson
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LeHYPE James (Kobe is my idol!) LOL!
Lamar Odom
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Richard Jeferson
Derek Fisher
Amare Stoudamire
Caron Butler
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Nick Young
Carney Rodney
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Wally Szczerbiak
Corey Maggette
Gilbert Arenas
Jordan Farmar
Doug Collins
Coach Phil Jackson
Coach Pat Riley
Coach Popovich
Coach Karl
Coach Byron Scott
Coach Don Nelson
and a lot more…
Players
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt-f49jyMmo&feature=related
Amare Stoudamire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_hJuAyQkpI&feature=related
Lebron James
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl_HbwnjHLI&feature=related
http://www.lebronjamesworld.com/news3.php
Larry Bird said Kobe is the best on April 30, 2008
http://www.am570radio.com/pages/podcasting/
On the Dan Patrick Show today on AM 570 KLAC Larry Bird was asked what his opinion is about Kobe Bryant. He said that he is the best in the league and has been for quite a long
time. He also stated that he is very surprised that Kobe has not won MVP so far and that after all Kobe has done, if he doesn’t end up winning one than he might as well throw
all of his away.
Kevin Martin just said Kobe is the best (April 7, 2008)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280406023
“The best player in the league came out and just took over,” Martin said. “He got his team going.”
Dirk Nowitzki
[/b]
This is from http://www.insidehoops.com
InsideHoops.com: Other than yourself and any of your teammates, who are the official Dirk Nowitzki candidates for the league MVP?
Dirk Nowitzki: That’s tough. LeBron certainly has a case in the East. On the Celtics, KG has had a great year. [b]And in the West, to me it’s been Kobe, the way he’s been
scoring, really setting the tone every night for his team, and to me he’s the best player in the league anyway, scoring-wise and all-around player. I’d probably give it to Kobe.
[/b]Those three definitely deserve it.
Derek Fisher said Kobe is the best
“He’s had a great impact on our team from an emotional and a chemistry aspect,” Fisher said. “He continues to get more comfortable leading the team. I think he’s made the
transition from being the best individual player in the league to still the best player in the game and one of the best to play with.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AtDQa2lzvtMvm3P5Jka1pBe8vLYF?slug=ap-bryant-mvp&prov=ap&type=lgns
Carney Rodney said:
“He’s the best player (Kobe) in the league. What can you do? He scores at any given time, anywhere
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-kobe2apr02,1,5315621.story?page=2
Don Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60r8BLLLc-k
“I thought we did as good of a job as we could defensively on him and he’s my vote for MVP. He’s the best of the best and deserves the award more than, I think, anybody else and
I hope he gets it. He’s a marvelous player, makes everybody else better. There isn’t anything that he doesn’t do. He’s a pretty sensational player, I have enjoyed watching him
all these years and I have enjoyed coaching him in one All-Star game when he got MVP.”
KOBE #1 PLAY OF THE YEAR
Nick Young
http://lakers.topbuzz.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=10191&highlight=
Al Thornton on Kobe:
“He’s as good as advertised, said Thornton. “He’s amazing. There’s nothing he can’t do out there on that basketball court. Without a doubt the best I’ve seen so far.
Ron Harper (Former MJ teammate) :
“Kobe is the best player in the NBA”
http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://nba-boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/nbatv/harper_r_int.asx
[b]Newble, former teammate of LeHYPE just said Kobe is the best today LOL![/b]
http://lakers.freedomblogging.com/2008/03/21/newble-kobe-is-better-than-lebron
Newble, the former Cleveland Cav, signed his 10-day contract Friday and immediately provided great material for reporters when [b]asked to compared LeBron James with Kobe
Bryant.[/b]
[b]“You know what? Kobe’s better, and if you ask LeBron, he’ll tell you Kobe’s better,” Newble said.[/b]
“well the NBA is in great hands but if I had to pick the single greatest player on the planet, I take Kobe Bryant without hesitation.” – Michael Jordan
“Kobe is the best player and best scorer in the league.”
- Lebron James
“Nobody can guard Kobe one-on-one. Nobody.”
-Del Harris
“(Kobe) rates right there with Jordan.”
- Pat Riley
“Kobe is the most talented in the game on both ends of the floor”
- Gregg Popovich
“Kobe the best in the game right now man. Who better then Kobe?”
- Amare Stoudemire
“It’s like God put Kobe here for us to watch him play basketball.”
-Lamar Odom
“Kobe is the top player in the league.”
-Jason Richardson
“The kid can play, you can’t take that away from him. I’m chasing him. He has three rings, I haven’t been out of the first round.”
- Tracy McGrady-
“The MVP should be, when I look at it, I think it should be the best player in the league. Kobe is the best player in the league.”
- Chauncey Billups
“Kobe is the best basketball player in the world.”
-Charles Barkley
“Everyone knows Kobe is the best in the game right now”
- Mike D’Antoni
“That should put all the questions to rest who’s the most talented and who’s the, you know, best offensive player in the league.”
- Ben Gordon
“We’re witnessing greatness right now. We need to understand that.”
- Tyson Chandler
“Kobe has no weaknesses”
- Al Harrington
“It’s always a big challenge battling against the best.”
- Vince Carter
“Kobe has a fire in his eyes like he wants to be the best”
- Jamal Crawford
“Kobe has mastered the game and you have to respect that. You have to respect greatness”
-Dwayne Wade
“Kobe is one of the great talents to ever play this game”
- Steve Nash
“Kobe is the best player in the game and he’s never won it before. He’s had his injuries, his team has had injuries and they’re still right up there in the West. They just beat
us without Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. I think this is his time.”
-Dirk Nowitzki
“Kobe is the best player in the game right now, and the Lakers are playing very well”
-Shaquille O’neal
Deron Williams after the Utah- LA game:
“He’s the best player in the world,”
http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/963/public/news886855.html
Shawn Battier:
“I saw how good Kobe was in my rookie year when I was in Memphis, Battier said. “Everyone makes a big deal out of his 81-point game against the Raptors. But he gave me
personally about 63 in my rookie year — in three quarters. And no one really talks about it. He’s unbelievable. Unbelievable. All the praise that he receives, he earns.
“(Kobe) never shows frustration, Battier said. “He’s the only guy in the league. That’s why I respect the hell out of him. He keeps coming at you wave after wave, just attacking
you. So against him, you have to attack from the tip to the buzzer. Because the second you let up and lose your focus, he’s got you.
http://blogs.chron.com/franblinebury/2008/03/alone_on_kobe_island_rockets_1.html
Chris Kaman just said Kobe is the best!
“They’re a good team. They have the best player in the world [Bryant] on their team,” said the Clippers’ Chris Kaman, who scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds, but had only four
points after the first quarter.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280307013
Corey Maggette
He was interviewed last night after the game, and he said, (quote) “Kobe is the best player in the world.”
Dirk Nowitzki just said again today that Kobe is the best!
“He took the game over, and he won it,” said Nowitzki, who finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds.
“To me, he’s the best player in the league. They’re the best team right now, so he definitely deserves it the MVP.”
http://sportsreport.freedomblogging.com/2008/03/03/the-scene-kobe-gets-dirk%e2%80%99s-vote/
[b]SHAQ JUST SAID AGAIN TODAY THAT KOBE IS THE BEST![/b]
[b]
“Kobe’s the best player in the league right now,”[/b] O’Neal said of his former verbal sparring partner. “He’s playing fabulous.”
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/109415
[b]Caron Butler just said Kobe is the best a few days ago:[/b]
[b]“Kobe’s the best in the game right now, hands down,”[/b] Butler said of his former Lakers teammate. “When a guy like that gets rolling, you are trying to stop one of the best
players ever, and we weren’t able to. He had good rhythm going and all the other guys were hitting shots as well.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/182339,gasol-watches-new-teammates-kobe-lakers-whip-wizards.html
[b]Pau Gasol said Kobe is the best a few days ago![/b]
“[b]He (Bryant) is a top-class player, the best in the NBA,[/b]” Gasol told Spanish spor
My oh my! What a compliment coming from the Celtic legend himself… Isn’t it obvious now that Kobe rules the NBA in this era? Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil… enjoy what has been said and never think ill of anyone…
SO? kobe get alot more praise and confirmation than Lebron…The greatest basketball player on earth today..and so on…… Why KOBE will always be better than today Lebron TODAY/NOW,because kobe always bring back the game by shooting and so there is so much Appreciation when he hit the buzzer beater again and again(recently memphis/3 x 3pt),but Lebron always bring back the game by driving to the lane(Only game wiinner shot i remenber is agaisnt Magic game2)..I’m NOT SAYING WHO’s Better(as wining game is more important,regardless how u win) ,but thats why Kobe always get the upper hand in voting/disscusion…
(But i always hate Lebron for getting all the spotlight,since the day he step in NBA(as he cant shoot 2pt/3pt)..BUT i started praising him last season.as his shooting has increased significantly ,especially in 2pt/3pt this season,he started to earn my respect as a hardworking player and i believe he will become a GREAT PLAYER in the near future)
On the whole,in my opinion…To be the Greatest Player is to let the World acknowledge that when the game is on the line ,who U want the ball in his hands…NBA recently poll voting-Kobe get 3times voting than lebron…
Lastly,i admit i’m a Lakers/Kobe fans…But i watch Cavs’lebron/ShaQ/Varejao game too and Enjoy the Cavs dominant defence and a few month ago ,i predict that the CAvs will be the 2010 CHAMPs,but i still Hope that Lakers will WiN!!…. after hearing that shaq is out for 8week,my Lakers chance is getting higher…Cheers!!
To Conclude(show that i watch Cavs game)..i found that Cavs’Lebron has a siginificant error in decision making when game is on the line,he tend to throw up alot of 3pt when leading(confident get the better of him) and there’s a saying in NBA..U lived by 3pt..U die by 3pt..This mistake will let opponent team get back to the game when in playoffs..Lets wait n See!!
Jus my own opinion…ThkQ!sam.
I just wish hockey was back on espn
If Phil gets the job, and sees his shadow will the season be longer, or shorter.
I think Phil is the wrong choice. That guy is to inconsistent the whole shadow thing.
Yes but not right now, He’ll leave on his own terms.