LarryBird

Welcome to the 'LarryBird' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'LarryBird'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “LarryBird”

• The Aughts: The Greatest Sports Decade That Almost Never Happened

  
  Sports of Boston — Authority: 523
  On the warm Sunday afternoon of October 11, just before 4 p.m., shortstop Erick Aybar settled under Dustin Pedroia’s pop up, ending the 2009 ALDS in front of a deflated crowd at Fenway Park. The inning was officially scored: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Red Sox 6. Just like that, without flourish or ...
  3 hours ago

• Vintage NBA Trash Talk

  
  Drive and Dish — Authority: 91
  Yours truly blogs here at Drive and Dish under the somewhat ignoble moniker "Trash Talk Superstar." The moniker came about in part because my original/official moniker, "Have Jump Shot Will Travel" -- which is a fairly accurate description of me -- is too long and isnt sufficiently catchy (blame the "suits" in the ...
  22 hours ago

• Mid-Morning Buzz: Tuesday, December 29

  
  Orlando Magic BasketBlog — Authority: 584
  The West Coast hasn’t been kind to the Celtics, they lost again last night. So did the Lakers. We’ve got that, an interesting read from the Sentinel about StanVan Gundy on Urban Meyer’s situation , the latest on Tracy McGrady and a look at Kevin Durant’s big night. Onto the Mid-Morning Buzz: 1. ...
  2 days ago

• The Bill Walton Curse

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 668
  “Portland selects Sam Bowie, University of Kentucky”That is where most NBA fans think the Trail Blazers big man woes began, when they selected Kentucky center Sam Bowie over a guard from the University of North Carolina. The big man curse however, stems from a draft 10 years early, in 1974. Portland had the number ...
  1 week ago

• Celts Defeat Fred Roberts & the Spurs

  
  Lex Nihil Novi — Authority: 520
  1983-84 Boston Celtics Boston 115, Spurs 100 Record: 23-7 12/27/1983 SAN ANTONIO Bring on the Sixers. Bring on the Russians. Bring on (gulp) Bill Fitch and the Houston Rockets. The Celtics are playing their best basketball of the season. In an impressive display of two-way basketball, Boston beat the still ...
  1 week ago

• Sports Books Worth Reading And Giving From 2009

  
  Sports Marketing and PR Roundup — Authority: 495
  I will be the first to say I am not a strong critic, nor do I read every book out there. However I do read a great deal and try to figure out what are the books that teach me something, even of some of the most public of figures, that I didn’t know before and what can I take away from this that can apply to work, ...
  1 week ago

• NBA 1985.03.06 – Bulls vs Celtics

  
  NBA Video — Authority: 174
  ‘The 85 Rookie of the Year’ vs ‘85 MVP’!
  1 week ago

• Notes from NBA TV’s Fan Night – Tuesday, December 15, 2009 New Jersey Nets (89) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (99)

  
  The Starting Five — Authority: 428
  Voting is open on NBA.com for next week’s Fan Night match-up that will air on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Fans can select between the following games: Detroit Pistons @ Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzles, Portland Trail Blazers @ Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks @ ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pound-for-pound crown: Robert Parish vs. Kevin McHale

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 668
  I didn’t like the Celtics as a kid. “Hate” wouldn’t be the right word because I wasn’t a Lakers or Sixers fan, but there was a definite dislike there.And even through that dislike, I still got the sense that Robert Parish was always undervalued as a Celtic. When people talk about the “Big Three,” it [...]
  2 weeks ago

• When the Game Was Ours by Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson

  
  Lesa's Book Critiques — Authority: 522
  It was a rivalry made in basketball heaven. Their NCAA championship game changed college basketball and made March Madness a national obsession. Then they dominated their teams and their sport in the 1980s, on teams that fought year after year for the NBA championship. And, to this day, even in retirement, its still ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ten Valuable Basketball Player High School Yearbooks

  
  Sportales — Authority: 128
  Michael Jordan’s autographed 1981 senior yearbook, Laney High School, Wilmington, NC, brought $2,875, courtesy Robert Edward Auctions Before they were stars in the National Basketball Association, they went to high school, just like the rest of us mere mortals. And many of them are still there, forever ...
  2 weeks ago

• When the Game was Ours

  
  Bleachers' Brew — Authority: 484
  A most excellent book (with the Boston Globes Jackie MacMullan):The intertwined basketball journey of Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry "Joe" Bird had officially begun — as teammates.Johnson had never met Bird before the tournament. He was stunned at how well the forward passed the ball, and when Bird fed him the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stick to the Script

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 668
  Last night, as Kobe Bryant (27 pts, 8 asts) hit a dagger pull-up jumper and the Lakers were turning the screws into the Jazz during a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter, one of the Utah announcers said dejectedly, “You can almost write this script every time we come to town.” Moments later, Carlos Boozer [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Tom Brady Channels His Inner Larry Bird

  
  Josh Q. Public — Authority: 595
  I’m as mad as hell , and I’m not going to take this anymore !  -Network Public Service Announcement :  Ok, here we go!  Following Sunday’s 22-21 loss in Miami, Tom Brady said, “I don’t think we fight very hard.”  He was right.  In the land of the Belibots, one man stood up.  Here is a man who ...
  3 weeks ago

• Top 10 NBA 3 Point Shooters of All Time

  
  Top 10 Lists — Authority: 529
  The NBA has changed many times over, but the biggest change was made in the addition of the 3 point shot in the 1979-80 season. The 3 point shot started as a tool to catch teams up and only a handful of players where considered marksman. However, in today’s game the 3 point shot is [...]
  3 weeks ago

• “But don’t blush…just keep this on the...

  
  WAXIN' AND MILKIN' — Authority: 137
  “But don’t blush…just keep this on the hush” via thegrandarchives
  3 weeks ago

• Happy Birthday Larry Bird

  
  Josh Q. Public — Authority: 595
  Don’t you know about the bird?  Well everybody knows, that bird is the word.   Bird, bird, bird.  Bird is the word.  -Ramones Public Service Announcement :  Ok, here we go!  Here we go to the Three Point Contest.  Here we go to the big tent.  Over where they pay the big rent.  With today being ...
  3 weeks ago

• Aaron Carter turns 22 on the Worst Day for Celebrity Birthdays..Ever!

  
  StarzLife — Authority: 500
  You know it’s one of the worst days for celebrity birthdays when the *best you can come up with is Aaron Carter. The Dancing With the Stars cast-off turns 22 today! Dancing was sort of his return to fame, so congrats to him on bring a presence again, but now that he’s off the show, it’s time to see if he ...
  3 weeks ago

• This Week’s Birthday Crack Cakes!

  
  Astro Crack — Authority: 117
  12/7 Larry Bird, Ellen Burstyn12/8 Kim Basinger, Sammy Davis, Jr., Teri Hatcher, Jim Morrison, Diego Rivera12/9 Judi Dench, Kirk Douglas, Felicity Huffman, John Malkovich12/10 Bobby Flay, Tara... Visit Astro Crack for full links, other content, and more!
  3 weeks ago

• Celebrity Backseat Birthdays - Aaron Carter & More!

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 547
  Today’s Backseat Birthday shout outs go to:1956 - Larry Bird (NBA GREAT!) - 531973 - Terrell Owens (NFL - Bills) - 361976 - Alan Faneca (NFL - Jets) - 331979 - Sara Bareilles (singer) - 301987 - Aaron Carter (singer/dancer) - 221988 - Emily Browning (actress) - 21Happy Birthday to all of you!  Hey T.O., [...]
  3 weeks ago

Comments about LarryBird