Better: Hondo or Bird?

DERRENMATTS MOD There will never, ever, EVER, be another Larry Bird Posts: 33,654	Better: Hondo or Bird? Oct 31, 2007 20:15:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DERRENMATTS on Oct 31, 2007 20:15:52 GMT -5 I know you've all were asked this before, or maybe you've pondered it yourself--who was the better player: Hondo or Bird?
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Better: Hondo or Bird? Oct 31, 2007 23:05:20 GMT -5

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Post by cfoo on Oct 31, 2007 23:05:20 GMT -5

I never saw Hondo play so I can't really say and I know some that did think he's the greatest, but I've always considered Bird the 2nd greatest celtic ever only to Bill Russell. Hondo, Cousy probably 3 and 4. then probably, Mchale, Parish, Cowens

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CelticsLoyalist RED's CIGAR Back From The Dead! Celtics Green: the greatest color of all! Posts: 8,030	Better: Hondo or Bird? Oct 31, 2007 23:17:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CelticsLoyalist on Oct 31, 2007 23:17:45 GMT -5 Bird. I would take Bird over Russell tho, but Russell was better...if that makes sense. Cuz Russell was the only one to guard the bigs like Chamberlain.

freshnthehouse MOD long time no see, fellas! Posts: 8,864	Better: Hondo or Bird? Nov 1, 2007 5:02:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by freshnthehouse on Nov 1, 2007 5:02:41 GMT -5 Bird. Hondo was great, but not in the same league as bird.
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FLCeltsFan EDITOR IN CHIEF Rabid Celtics Fan Perk is a Beast Posts: 25,617	Better: Hondo or Bird? Nov 1, 2007 9:48:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 1, 2007 9:48:12 GMT -5 I have to go with Bird. I think Bird was the greatest all around player ever to touch a basketball. He just did everything and did it with ease. He made everyone he played with better.

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Better: Hondo or Bird? Nov 1, 2007 13:57:16 GMT -5

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Post by DERRENMATTS on Nov 1, 2007 13:57:16 GMT -5

I'm leaning toward Bird as well. Possibly because I haven't really captured Hondo's game in my mind.

Hondo may have scored more points than Bird, but I think if Bird's back held up, he would have been the Celtic's all time leading scorer.

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FLCeltsFan EDITOR IN CHIEF Rabid Celtics Fan Perk is a Beast Posts: 25,617	Better: Hondo or Bird? Nov 1, 2007 15:04:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 1, 2007 15:04:10 GMT -5 To me, it wasn't the stats but what Bird did that made everyone around him better and how he played the game overall. He just did a little of everything and made everyone around him seem like stars.

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Better: Hondo or Bird? Nov 3, 2007 20:57:19 GMT -5

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Post by Celtic17 on Nov 3, 2007 20:57:19 GMT -5

As dear as John Havlicek is in my memory, Larry Bird was one notch above and not many other are that close. They both could take a game over and hit the winning bucket. Hondo was so good at leading the team and reflecting the glare from himself. That's the way most studs did it back then. Now you can't find many players, in their realm, that keep the team flowing and keep their mouth shut. It's a different world now.

Hondo in heart and Bird in mind...

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