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Originally Posted by pgardn
Absolutely he is better than Lebron at this point. Lebron is still young and a much better athlete. But at this point Bird was a better, shooter, passer, and rebounder. And more important than anything else, Bird made everyone on the team better. Lebron does a pretty good job at that, better than Kobe up to this point.
Bird had a wonderful feel for the game. He knew when to take his time, pounce, he is the most instinctive player I have ever seen.
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also league MVP for 3 straight years...85, 86, 87.
Pat, wouldn't you agree that the biggest thing that made him one of the greats was just his total court awareness and vision?