So those YouTube plays were doctored? That video wasn't even put together by someone on YouTube. You are now denying those highlights ever happened?
You've even walked back you're comparison. Pippen was a primary ballhandler for the Bulls and basically played PG at times. Bird never did that. Comparing Bird to Pippen is hilarious. They are nothing alike, except that yes, they were better on the break than Dirk. In the half-court, Dirk and Bird are much closer to each other than either are to Bird.
I said "a closer comparison to THAT PART (passing) of Bird's game was Pippen.". They both played like PGs. Bird even moreso than Pippen. Bird averaged more assists than Pippen.
Bird had 59 regular season triple doubles, 5th most in NBA history. Dirk has had 2. Bird is THIRD all time in playoff triple doubles. Horrible horrible comparison.
Except, playoffs and regular season combined, Bird had SIXTY SEVEN more triple doubles than Dirk. Dirk doesn't come close to being what Bird was. At all.
I'm not denying they happened, but they're only 10 plays out a guy's career. Hell, Dirk also has won a 3-point contest. Are you saying the Nowitzki has never dived on the floor for a ball? Pippen/Bird. Classic.
I already said Dirk wasn't the paser that Bird was. Did you miss that post. In terms of clutch, though, and how they score, Dirk IS Larry Bird. LOL at Scottie Pip'en/Bird. That was just dumb. Why did this upset you to the point of you insinuation that "people" like me are racist by comparing two similar players?? I'd have been fine with it, except that was ridiculous.
I like how you skip over my "except in passing" explanation in the first post I replied to you. I never said they were exactly alike. You took my post out of context and now have gone all manic about it. You mean two players aren't exactly alike? Wow! Such insight!
Read the post again, Eric. I said that Dirk is unstoppable offensively, as was Bird. For some reason, you took this to mean that I'm a racist. Nellie made the Bird comparison whne he drafted Dirk, not me, which is why I referenced it. In these playoffs, Dirk IS Larry Bird on offense, as in he is unstoppable. Claiming a win while comparing Pippen to Bird is the sign of a poster who didn't watch much NBA hoops in the '80s. Check. Mate.
EXCEPT IN PASSING is a BIG difference though. You can't say that Dirk IS Bird and then say that a Dirk is nothing like a HUGE part of Bird's game. When one player has 69 triple doubles and the other has 2, you can't say that Dirk IS Larry Bird. I never said Pippen IS Bird. You said Dirk IS Bird then acted like passing was a minor difference. If Dirk IS Bird, why hasn't he gotten a triple double in the playoffs. You were wrong. You lose. I win.
Dirk is NOT Bird on offense. A HUGE HUGE part of Bird's offense was PASSING. Creating for others. TRIPLE DOUBLES. Passing is an OFFENSE stat. Bird: 69 Dirk: 2 Oh yeah, they're EXACTLY alike on offense, LOL! My favorite part of your argument was when you dismissed Bird's highlights because they were on YouTube (?!?!!!?)
lol larry legend was more than a scorer saying dirk is "scoring" like larry "these playoffs"...not really shaking the tree there man, you could say the same thing about shaq 10 years ago lol
