Is it racist to say that Larry Bird is better than LeBron?

[Jakartheg]

yes it is

No it Is not

[ChiTown33]

No. Larry was one of the most clutch players of all time. In a lot of ways he was better than LeBron. But LeBron has literally played twice the length of time that Larry did. And they played in two totally different eras. So it's kind of silly to try to compare them.

[Jakartheg]

kinda right but objectively there's no good reason to have bird>bron

[ChiTown33]

Like I said I don't know who would compare these two. It's like comparing a hitter during the deadbolt Era to the steroid Era in baseball. It's pointless! There are so many things that are different about the game. If LeBron played in Larry's Era he'd have to develop a physical game. LeBron a big body, I believe he could. But as I said it's a completely different game today.

[ChiTown33]

Deadball* not deadbolt (baseball).

[Avicenna]

Why would that be "racist"? Larry Bird and LeBron are both all-time greats. That said, LeBron's longevity makes him, in my opinion, the better player. I'd also say that Michael Jordan was a better player than LeBron.

[Jakartheg]

peak bron>>>>> peak bird

[rigmarole]

Facts aren't racist. Bird was far better than LeBron.

[rigmarole]

[Jakartheg]

lmfaooooo 😂😂😂😂

[Jakartheg]

ur cherry picking heavy

[rigmarole]

Stats hurt your feelings I guess. Keep living the delusion, it won't change reality.

[Jakartheg]

How about playoff series? Larry bird has only averaged 30+ppg in two/three series 🤷‍♂️

[rigmarole]

And I'm the one cherry picking... Crazy...

[rigmarole]

Basketball is a team sport. So in order to evaluate a player you need to examine what position (s) they play and the role of that position on the team. Both players were at a position of power forward or small forward for the bulk of their career. What do power forwards do? Do they recover “rebounds”? Do they set screens and open up space to “assist” their team in scoring? Do they need to be a solid mid ranged shooter with a decent accuracy? If so, would you say if you were to measure their performance, you might want to examine their “rebounds per game”, “assists per game”, and “field goal percentage”? Being that small forwards are basically a mix of a power forward and a shooting guard, small forwards generally need to also be able to sink three point shots with accuracy. This leads to them often having more “points per game” even though it is not their primary role. Small forwards are also generally considered the best all around offensive players, which is what the “player efficiency rating” was created to measure. So again these are very relevant statistics? Did you want to get more surgical with it and focus on the shooting guard aspect of being a small forward? If so, Larry Bird’s three point accuracy was 37.6% were as LeBrone James is only at 34.3%. Did you want to focus on the psychical aspect of being a power forward? Being physical leads to personal fouls right? So, if a power forward were to capitalize on those fouls we could look at free throw percentage correct? Larry Bird’s free throw percentage was 88.6% were as Lebrone James is at 73.5%. If you look at the player in the position. Larry Bird is better in every way. He was just better at the game and did his job. There is logic behind the stats I gave you... I don't need to go search for anything special. I just look at the position and what they are expected to do.

[Jakartheg]

it's faulty logic just because two people run the same position doesn't make their gonna be tasked with the same role on that team take a look at for example james harden and d wade both sg's with vastly different roles or jokic and shaq. the only thing u proved is that bird is a better shooter than bron bron is a far better finisher along with overall scorer (versatility doesn't necessarily make you the better scorer) bron's also the better playmaker as well as the better defender so no bird is not better than bron.

[Jakartheg]

also try applying this logic to gordon hayward vs jimmy butler lmao

[rigmarole]

I proved that Bird was a better shooter, better rebounder, better at assisting his team, he was an overall more efficient offensive game maker, which means he was a better small forward and a better power forward. It's just the facts. Obviously reality is hard for you to take. In your mind you think Blacks are superior to Whites at basketball, that is deeply rooted in your racist views of the world. When faced with raw facts that do not agree with your belief system you try to tap dance around the issue rather than facing the facts. What you've proved is that, 1) you know nothing about basketball, 2) that you are a racist, and 3) you're delusional and narcissistic.

[Jakartheg]

Bird averages less assists per game per game than lebron 1 (7.3 vs 6.3) so you already lost out on that. you proved he was a better shooter not a more efficient scorer overall LeBron's efficiency is slightly higher. and not once In our conversation did I use race to say why Bron is better than bird. also it's wild how u can't refute anything I said so u have to randomly diss.

[Jakartheg]

on top of that Prime Lebron had a higher overall fg% than Prime Bird and Lebron Has a higher true shooting % for his career (58.8% for bron 56.4%) for Bird

[rigmarole]

OK so now you just want to fake the numbers after they were posted above. After you lost the argument and tapped danced for a while, now you just want to start lying out your ass. You're pathetic. As the Hodge Twins would say, you're one sorry as N****.

[rigmarole]

This you man? You got the same hair cut...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFwDyL17UY

[Phoenix98]

In what way exactly would that be racist?

[TiaNour]

Shaquille o'neal better

[Jakartheg]

😂😂 funny guy

[Roudyrebel8]

How would that be racist?

[strateguy632]

no.,

[MemeSupreme]

who voted yes lmfao

[Anonymous]

Only if you're a liberal.

[Iron_Man]

No lol