comparing LeBroid to Larry Bird is one of the most stupid narratives plaguing the NBA this year.
LeTravel doesn't have to deal with standard rules, just as Michael Jordan. I think he's a talented player, and I'd love to see how he can adjust to play by actual rules. I think he could make it, and it's a shame he doesn't need to.
Bird had won almost everything by 1986, he had another fantastic year in 1986-1987 and he could have won another ring had Walton and McHale stayed healthy and/or had Len Bias been able to play. Then another great season, but in his 9th year he started dealing with injuries, and still was able to get 20/10 with 50/40/90 shooting. If using 19y.o. Lebroid stats is unfair, what about using injured Bird stats? smh
Comparing players from different eras is silly, but comparing a fundamentals monster like Bird to a physical monster like LeBroid doesn't make sense.
LeBron is a more talented, stronger Dominique Wilkins, but he's babied by the NBA the way Jordan was. Bird had to deal with Magic & Kareem, Mo Malone & Dr. J, the Pistons, Hakeem & Sampson, the Bucks... LeBron, like Jordan, has been unable to get pass the Cs (2007 is an aberration) until they were banged up and old. I don't even consider the South Beach shortcut against him.
I don't hate LeBron, and of course I'm biased, because Bird is the best player I've watched, and even when they lost to the Fakers in 1985, I became a Celtic fan because of Larry Legend. But no matter what Nike, BSPN and Stern want you to believe, if you have eyes and are old enough, you know you can't compare those two.