Happy Birdmas!

[bryant]

Today is Larry Bird's birthday! To celebrate, here is why I love basketball above all other sports.

Doesn't hurt that he was playing with three other Hall of Famers during most of those. But, yeah, best small forward of all time.

Comments

[maps-or-guitars.livejournal.com]

Those are some beautiful, beautiful plays. What a feather touch!

[bryant]

Light touch with huge strength. What strikes me -- when he's diving for the ball, he's figuring out where he's going to send it once he gets there. Most players get to the ball and hold it, call a timeout, something like that. But for Bird, it's just another chance to catch the other team off guard.