Larry Legend's Bird’s Eye View!

Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird
says  he'd rather play with
Kobe Bryant than LeBron James.

Anyone that knows me, knows I worship the ground that former Boston Celtics superstar Larry Bird walks on.

Having said that, I can’t begin to express how happy I am that Bird pretty much told basketball fans everywhere what knowledgeable NBA followers already knew – that LeBron James is a lot of fun, but if you want to win championships, Kobe Bryant is the far better choice to get the job done.

Bird did an interview with sports writer Bill Simmons a couple of days ago, and Simmons asked ‘Larry Legend’ to weigh in on the Kobe vs. LeBron talk and which player would he prefer to team up with.

While Bird’s answers on the subject probably aren’t much of a shock to those that really know the game, hearing the words from such a respected legend really hit home – and made James look like … well …  like LeBron James.

Polarizing Miami Heat superstar
LeBron James has plenty of detractors these  days.

"Well, probably Kobe, because of the fact that ... well, of course he wouldn't have been shooting as much as he does now ... but his desire to win, his dedication, to always get better, uh, and he's just, he's just tough," Bird said. "He's just a tough cat.

"But, if you want to have fun, like I did with Bill Walton, play with LeBron. It would have probably been more fun to play with LeBron, but if you want to win and win and win, it's Kobe. Not that LeBron's not a winner, just that [Kobe's] mindset is to go into every practice, every game, to get better."

While Bird tried to clean up his words an not offend James, the point that James is not a leader – or winner – was emphatically driven home by the widely-beloved Bird.