Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a ring"

[Mask]

In an interview with ESPN, the Hall of Famer who recently stepped down as Indiana Pacers president, said what he doesn't like how the Heat put together a team that just won a title and is shooting for more.

“The one thing that bothers me the most is guys taking big pay cuts for a year to go down there and try to win a championship,’’ Bird told ESPN. “There’s a lot of guys who like to ride the coattails of the best, and they’ll take a pay cut just to have an opportunity to win that ring.’’

Allen, who will visit Miami on Thursday, has been offered a three-year, $9.53 million deal by the Heat, well below the two-year, $12 million offer the Celtics have on the table for him to re-sign.

The most the Heat can offer any free agent for next season is the $3.09 million taxpayer exception.

The Heat in the summer of 2010 brought in free agents LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join a re-signed Dwyane Wade. It paid off as Miami last month beat the Oklahoma City Thunder for the NBA championship.

“I always say you got to play by the rules, and, if that’s the rules, that’s the rules,’’ Bird told ESPN about how the Heat put their team together. “But to have the best player (James) and probably the fifth-or sixth-best player (Wade), and a top-20 player (Bosh), that’s tough to compete against.’’

 

[Mask]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

What y'all think bout this shit.

 

[Mask]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

His ass should've locked up the third best center, when he had a chance. Didn't a top forward come there in last years free agency?

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Allen, who will visit Miami on Thursday, has been offered a three-year, $9.53 million deal by the Heat, well below the two-year, $12 million offer the Celtics have on the table for him to re-sign.

Ray wants to go out in style.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

I like Larry Bird and dude is a legend, but thats easy for him to say when his Celtics squad had HOFers on it when he got there, traded for HOFers, even brought in HOFer Bill Walton late in his career to "ride his coattails" to a ring. If Bird had played with scrubs his whole career he'd have a point, but it just sounds like he's upset Bron is gonna surpass his ring total and will be considered the best SF of all time very soon.

 

[Mr. Met]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Anyone who is smart will do just that.

Ray earned his ring and HOF career, if he wants to ride on the coattails to another ring so be it.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

As for Bird: the 'big 3' didn't do anything GMs don't do. That's try to assemble the best team possible for the least amount of money possible, to win a championship. Everybody's just mad because players out-foxed the owners (as well as their competition) and it worked. They didn't break any rules, at the time. Hate the game, not the player(s).

 

[Louis Koo]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

why is getting another ring smart?

 

[sammyjax]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

your sig is highly distracting and i thank you for it.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

In one breath its "rings are everything, guys should care about that most"

Next breath "its cheating if you sacrifice $$$ for a ring, you should always go to the highest bidder because thats what the GM and owners are depending on."

 

[MadWun]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

As for Bird: the 'big 3' didn't do anything GMs don't do. That's try to assemble the best team possible for the least amount of money possible, to win a championship. Everybody's just mad because players out-foxed the owners (as well as their competition) and it worked. They didn't break any rules, at the time. Hate the game, not the player(s).

And this is the truth even though I do not agree with what Lebron, Wade and Bosh did to form their "super team."

 

[CobraKai]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

larry's just one of many

Now all of a sudden players caring about winning more than money and the spotlight is a problem?

Bron, wade and Bosh did EVERYTHING these fuckers said they wanted from pro athletes.

• Honor their contracts
• Take less to win
• Sacrifice personal glory for team

But cause Young Black players took control of their destiny it's a problem no matter how they did it.
Shit is sickening and should be a wake up call to any athlete that thinks these GM's give a lilly fuck about them.

 

[alexw]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

I like Larry Bird and dude is a legend, but thats easy for him to say when his Celtics squad had HOFers on it when he got there, traded for HOFers, even brought in HOFer Bill Walton late in his career to "ride his coattails" to a ring. If Bird had played with scrubs his whole career he'd have a point, but it just sounds like he's upset Bron is gonna surpass his ring total and will be considered the best SF of all time very soon.

As for Bird: the 'big 3' didn't do anything GMs don't do. That's try to assemble the best team possible for the least amount of money possible, to win a championship. Everybody's just mad because players out-foxed the owners (as well as their competition) and it worked. They didn't break any rules, at the time. Hate the game, not the player(s).

although i didnt like what they did these are great comments

fuck it

 

[A to Dah K]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Anyone who is smart will do just that.

Ray earned his ring and HOF career, if he wants to ride on the coattails to another ring so be it.

well said bro

 

[alexw]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

And this is the truth even though I do not agree with what Lebron, Wade and Bosh did to form their "super team."

this

i just grew up in a different era where players wanted to beat the best

not join them

hell barkely and ewing would have rings if they did that shit back then

but fuck it, if it pisses devils off then that makes my heart happy

 

[ZuluSam]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

larry's just one of many

Now all of a sudden players caring about winning more than money and the spotlight is a problem?

Bron, wade and Bosh did EVERYTHING these fuckers said they wanted from pro athletes.

• Honor their contracts
• Take less to win
• Sacrifice personal glory for team

But cause Young Black players took control of their destiny it's a problem no matter how they did it.
Shit is sickening and should be a wake up call to any athlete that thinks these GM's give a lilly fuck about them.

 

[curryshotta]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

this

i just grew up in a different era where players wanted to beat the best

not join them

hell barkely and ewing would have rings if they did that shit back then

but fuck it, if it pisses devils off then that makes my heart happy

 

[Amajorfucup]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

“I always say you got to play by the rules, and, if that’s the rules, that’s the rules,’’ Bird told ESPN about how the Heat put their team together. “But to have the best player (James) and probably the fifth-or sixth-best player (Wade), and a top-20 player (Bosh), that’s tough to compete against.’’

Sorry Larry, everybody cant fall into a situation where they get to play with Hall of fame bigs, and point, 50greats, and a top 10 all time PF. Some people have to do for themselves what your GM did for you.

 

[c_commander]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

I like Larry Bird and dude is a legend, but thats easy for him to say when his Celtics squad had HOFers on it when he got there, traded for HOFers, even brought in HOFer Bill Walton late in his career to "ride his coattails" to a ring. If Bird had played with scrubs his whole career he'd have a point, but it just sounds like he's upset Bron is gonna surpass his ring total and will be considered the best SF of all time very soon.

He played with HOFers but they didn't collude with one another to do so. In his day the equivalent would have been MJ being on the Bulls before Pippen and Horace Grant showed and getting together with Charles Barkley and Hakeem to make a title run. The Celtics consistently made great moves that brought in great players via trades and the draft. Hell with all those greats they were able to pull off a deal that put them in position to get Len Bias. The Lakers did the same thing. The Sixers did it as well. That's different than what the Heat did.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

And this is the truth even though I do not agree with what Lebron, Wade and Bosh did to form their "super team."

although i didnt like what they did these are great comments

fuck it

this

i just grew up in a different era where players wanted to beat the best

not join them

hell barkely and ewing would have rings if they did that shit back then

but fuck it, if it pisses devils off then that makes my heart happy

Yep. I didn't like it either, but I'd be full of shit if I said I'd still have disliked it if Lebron had come to the Lakers.

 

[pimp187]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

I like Larry Bird and dude is a legend, but thats easy for him to say when his Celtics squad had HOFers on it when he got there, traded for HOFers, even brought in HOFer Bill Walton late in his career to "ride his coattails" to a ring. If Bird had played with scrubs his whole career he'd have a point, but it just sounds like he's upset Bron is gonna surpass his ring total and will be considered the best SF of all time very soon.

^this

Also he said, “I always say you got to play by the rules, and, if that’s the rules, that’s the rules,’’
What rules?!?! It may seem to be a cowardly thing to do but you aint breaking any damn rules.

 

[playahaitian]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

In one breath its "rings are everything, guys should care about that most"

Next breath "its cheating if you sacrifice $$$ for a ring, you should always go to the highest bidder because thats what the GM and owners are depending on."

As for Bird: the 'big 3' didn't do anything GMs don't do. That's try to assemble the best team possible for the least amount of money possible, to win a championship. Everybody's just mad because players out-foxed the owners (as well as their competition) and it worked. They didn't break any rules, at the time. Hate the game, not the player(s).

 

[MadWun]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Yep. I didn't like it either, but I'd be full of shit if I said I'd still have disliked it if Lebron had come to the Lakers.

True talk.

 

[curryshotta]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

A couple years later I am a bit puzzled at what everyone is so angry about.

Two unrestricted free agents went to the team of their choice.

Is it that people feel that they had decided to do this before they had hit free agency?

 

[vandamation]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Bottom Line... FUCK YOU, LARRY...
And FUCK ANYBODY who has anything disparaging about how Lebron, Wade, and Bosh got it done... It's REAL funny that Larry Legend didn't have ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT RIDING COATTAILS WHEN the original 3 got there ring... or like King Tarharqa brought up, when people rode his team's coattails...

People have to GET OVER IT...Those 3 guys took their OWN ROAD TO A RING... and they got it done... How come Larry Legend didn't speak out on the collusion that went on the Celtics got KG??? Speak out about that, Larry...

Bottom line... Larry and ANYBODY ELSE who has something to say about the Heat... NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP...

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

as i said before.

magic

larry

jordan

would have never teamed up wit other niggas to get a ring.

u a faggit if u gotta team up and force trades to get a ring.

larry

wade

jordan

magic

 

[Kwame Coltrane]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

as i said before.

magic

larry

jordan

would have never teamed up wit other niggas to get a ring.

u a faggit if u gotta team up and force trades to get a ring.

larry

wade

jordan

magic

Larry was part of his own Big 3. Parrish, Mchale and himself. Throw in Dennis Johnson and thats FOUR hall of famers on the same squad.

 

[Amajorfucup]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

as i said before.

magic

larry

jordan

would have never teamed up wit other niggas to get a ring.

Sure wouldnt...because they all had teams assembled with hall of fame and 50great talent. I assure you if any of them had Boobie Gibson and Mo Williams as options 2 or 3 they would have done everything in their power to improve their situation.

 

[Rick Spanish]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Ray should just ride it out with Boston. He already has a ring, so I don't know why he's still considering pay cuts to chase another.

 

[sherminator]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

some one beat me to the fact that Larry said nothing of the Celtics getting their band together, and let us not forget that magical year that barring the mailman getting injured the lakers put together that dream team of an older mailman,Gary Payton, shaq and kobe, no one was in such an unrest then. Now everyone gives a fuck why because lebron got one so the fuck what, just because they all got together did not mean they would automatically win, but they made it to the finals twice and one won one may even win another one. Now if they didn't half you mf'ers would call him an epic fail, despite putting up unbelievable stats night in and night out. I don't think it was wrong for him to want out of Cleveland they were not helping him, sure he could have done his free agency process better, but fuck it who cares you act as if he owed any of you anything. Now I say all this as a true die-hard bulls fan.

You see what being loyal to a franchise gets you, cut the minute you don't produce as well, get injured, or they decide to go in a different direction.

Now as for lucky larry, magic and jordan all had players that could have been the man on anyone else's team, all those dudes sacrificed pay-cuts and less shine in the name of rings so fuck larry talking about

 

[Lick]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

It just business... and a ring or two will sell shit... a lot of shit! BUSINESS!

 

[PaYpA]

Ray wants to go out in style.

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[Amajorfucup]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

hell barkely and ewing would have rings if they did that shit back then

Barkley is full of shit. He entered a situation with 3 50greats and a team with hall of fame talent. When his talent level decreased he forced his way to greener pastures... when he realized that pasture wasnt green enough he went and joined up with 3 more 50greats and tried to get a ring. These guys are hypocrites. Fuck these guys and their opinions on this matter.

 

[H.Clarke]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

this

i just grew up in a different era where players wanted to beat the best

not join them

hell barkely and ewing would have rings if they did that shit back then

but fuck it, if it pisses devils off then that makes my heart happy

you must'v forget about barkley & pippen coming to houston... short memories..

and Ewing couldnt beat Olajuwon or Jordan, didnt matter what team he played for... (and the Knicks had a stacked squad during Ewing's prime)

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Re: Larry Bird - So you mad ha!! "Guys ride the coattails of the best just to get a r

Larry was part of his own Big 3. Parrish, Mchale and himself. Throw in Dennis Johnson and thats FOUR hall of famers on the same squad.

???

did i miss something

did larry go join the lakers when they had magic and kareem?

did larry join the bulls with Mike and Phil?

did larry join the pistons wit zeke and joe dumars?

Sure wouldnt...because they all had teams assembled with hall of fame and 50great talent. I assure you if any of them had Boobie Gibson and Mo Williams as options 2 or 3 they would have done everything in their power to improve their situation.

yea bro

but ima act like samaki walker mark madsen tyron lue wasn't on the lakers.

and ima act like will perdue dicky simpskins and randy brown wasn't on the bulls.


ima also act like leon powe brian scalabrine and eddie house wasn't on the celtics.


mo williams is better than all of thee above.

if u disagree then i don't know what to say to you.