[cynicom]

One thing for sure, Bird had a brain and was ahead of the others on the floor at all times.

[M-cubed]

One thing for sure, Bird had a brain and was ahead of the others on the floor at all times.<<<....bingo!!!..IMHO He had less God-given physical talent and skills then many of his peers...However, he compensated for it by using his brain...( he was slower then many so he used anticipation...he had less leaping ability so he used position...he had less natural shooting ability so he practiced more then most)..In Mr Lees opinion thats not fair..its racist!...he wants to compare just pure physical talent!!!...Jimmy the Greek did just that and was crucified as a racist

[finnigan2]

-"One thing for sure, Bird had a brain and was ahead of the others on the floor at all times."

Might that qualify him then, to be called a "bird brain?"

Just kidding. I'm one of those who feel that basketball is wildly over rated. I think they could save everyone a lot of time if they just gave both teams 100 points with 30 seconds remaining on the clock.

[cherry]

"One thing for sure, Bird had a brain and was ahead of the others on the floor at all times."

Byrd was not the most graceful, or the most athletic, but he knew how to win games, which is something that today's players haven't a clue, unless it means them making a solo drive to the basket to be a hero....

its all about heroes today, not players....