Larry Bird
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Larry Joe Bird (an haife shi Disamba 7, 1956) tsohon ɗan wasan ƙwallon kwando ne, koci, kuma mai zartarwa a cikin Ƙungiyar Kwando ta Ƙasa (NBA). Wanda ake yiwa lakabi da " Hick from French Lick " da " Larry Legend ", ana daukar Bird a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan 'yan wasan kwando na kowane lokaci. Shine mutum daya tilo a tarihin NBA da za a bashi suna Rookie of the Year, Mafi Kyawun Dan wasa, MVP na Karshe, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year . [1]
Ya girma a Faransanci Lick, Indiana, Bird ta kasance tauraron kwallon kwando na gida. Da farko An ɗauke shi, ya sanya hannu don buga wasan Kwando na kwaleji ga kocin Bob Knight na Indiana Hoosiers, amma Bird ya fita bayan wata daya kuma ya koma French Lick kuma ya halarci kwalejin gida. A shekara ta gaba, ya halarci Jami'ar Jihar Indiana, daga ƙarshe ya buga shekaru uku ga Sycamores. An zaba shi da Boston Celtics tare da na shida a cikin shirin NBA na 1978 bayan shekara ta biyu a Jihar Indiana, Bird ya zaba ya zauna a kwaleji kuma ya dawo don kakar 1978-79. Daga nan sai ya jagoranci tawagarsa zuwa kakar wasa ta yau da kullun da ba a ci nasara ba. Lokacin ya ƙare tare da wasan zakarun kasa na Indiana da Michigan State kuma ya nuna wasan da ake tsammani na Bird da Michigan State mai girma Magic Johnson, don haka ya fara gwagwarmaya mai tsawo wanda su biyu suka raba sama da shekaru goma. Jihar Michigan ta ci nasara, ta kawo karshen jerin Sycamores da ba a ci nasara ba.
Bird ya shiga NBA don kakar 1979 – 80, inda ya yi tasiri nan da nan, yana farawa daga ikon gaba kuma ya jagoranci Celtics zuwa ci gaba na 32-nasara akan kakar da ta gabata kafin a cire shi daga wasannin share fage a wasan karshe. Bird ya taka leda a Celtics a duk lokacin aikinsa na ƙwararru (shekaru 13), wanda ya jagoranci su zuwa wasan karshe na NBA guda biyar da kuma gasar NBA uku. Bird ya buga mafi yawan aikinsa tare da dan wasan gaba Kevin McHale da kuma tsakiyar Robert Parish, wanda wasu ke la'akari da shi a matsayin mafi girma a gaban kotu a tarihin NBA. [2] Bird ya kasance 12-lokaci NBA All-Star, ya lashe lambar yabo ta NBA Finals MVP guda biyu kuma ya sami lambar yabo ta NBA Mafi Kyawun Dan Wasa sau uku a jere ( 1984 – 1986 ), wanda hakan ya sa ya zama dan gaba daya tilo a tarihin gasar. Bird kuma ya kasance memba na kungiyar kwando ta Amurka ta lashe lambar zinare a shekarar 1992, wacce aka fi sani da "Kungiyar Mafarki". An shigar da shi cikin Gidan Wasan Kwando na Naismith Memorial na Fame sau biyu a matsayin ɗan wasa - na farko a cikin 1998 a matsayin mutum ɗaya, kuma a cikin 2010 a matsayin memba na "Mafarki Team." An zabi Bird a cikin Manyan 'Yan wasa 50 na NBA a cikin jerin Tarihin NBA a cikin 1996, sannan kuma jerin 75th Anniversary Team a 2021. [1]
Dan wasa mai amfani a matsayi biyu na gaba, Bird na iya yin wasa a ciki da waje, kasancewa daya daga cikin 'yan wasa na farko a gasar don amfani da sabon Layin maki uku da aka karɓa. An kiyasta shi mafi girman ƙaramin dan wasan NBA na kowane lokaci ta Fox Sports a cikin 2016. Bayan ya yi ritaya a matsayin dan wasa, Bird ya yi aiki a matsayin kocin Indiana Pacers daga 1997 zuwa 2000. An ba shi suna NBA Coach of the Year a kakar 1997-98 kuma daga baya ya jagoranci Pacers zuwa matsayi a cikin 2000 NBA Finals . A shekara ta 2003, an nada Bird a matsayin shugaban ayyukan kwando na Pacers, yana riƙe da mukamin har sai ya yi ritaya a shekarar 2012. An ba shi suna NBA Executive of the Year don kakar 2012. Bird ya koma Pacers a matsayin shugaban ayyukan kwando a shekarar 2013, kuma ya kasance a wannan rawar har zuwa shekarar 2017. [3][4] Bird ya ci gaba da Pacers a matsayin mai ba da shawara har zuwa Yuli 2022, sannan bayan kusan shekara guda ya koma kungiyar a matsayin mai shawara.
Rayuwar farko
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Bird Disamba 7, 1956, a West Baden Springs, Indiana, zuwa Georgia Marie (née Kerns; 1930-1996) [5] da Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird (1926-1975), tsohon soja na Yaƙin Duniya na II da Yaƙin Koriya . [6] Iyayensa 'yan asalin Irish ne, 'yan Scotland da kuma 'yan asalin ƙasar Amirka . Tsuntsu yana da ’yan’uwa huɗu da ’yar’uwa. [7]
Bird ya girma a cikin Lick na Faransa na kusa, inda mahaifiyarsa ta yi aiki guda biyu don tallafawa Larry da 'yan uwansa biyar. [8] Bird ya ce rashin talauci tun yana yaro har yanzu yana motsa shi "har yau." Georgia da Joe sun sake saki lokacin da Larry ke makarantar sakandare, kuma Joe ya kashe kansa a cikin Fabrairu 1975.
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Bird ya yi amfani da ƙwallon kwando a matsayin tserewa daga matsalolin danginsa, wanda ya yi wasa don Makarantar Sakandare ta Springs Valley (Class of 1974) [9] da matsakaicin maki 31, 21 rebounds, da 4.0 yana taimakawa a matsayin babban jami'in kan hanyarsa ta zama mafi yawan zira kwallaye a makarantar. shugaba. [6] [10] A cewar Bird, ya girma a matsayin babban fan na Indiana Pacers a cikin Ƙungiyar Kwando ta Amurka (ABA) da cibiyar 6'9 Mel Daniels, wanda ya wakilci farkon bayyanarsa ga ƙwallon kwando. [11] Ƙanin Bird, Eddie, ya buga wasan ƙwallon kwando a Jami'ar Jihar Indiana, inda Daniels zai zama mataimakin koci ga matashin Larry da zarar ya taka leda a can. [7]
Kwaleji
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Bird ya sami tallafin karatu don buga ƙwallon kwando na kwaleji don Indiana Hoosiers a ƙarƙashin babban kocin Bob Knight a 1974. Bayan kasa da wata guda a harabar Jami'ar Indiana, Bird ya bar makaranta, inda ya sami daidaitawa tsakanin ƙaramin garinsa da yawan ɗaliban Bloomington yana da yawa. [6] Bird ya koma Faransanci Lick, yana yin rajista a Cibiyar Northwood (yanzu Jami'ar Northwood ) a kusa da West Baden, kuma yana aiki da ayyukan birni na tsawon shekara guda kafin shiga Jami'ar Jihar Indiana a Terre Haute a 1975. [12] [13] Ya sami nasarar aiki na shekaru uku tare da Sycamores, yana taimaka musu su kai ga gasar NCAA a karon farko a tarihin makaranta tare da rikodin 33 – 0 inda suka buga wasan gasar zakarun Turai na 1979 da Jihar Michigan . [14] [15] Jihar Indiana ta yi rashin nasara a wasan da ci 75–64, inda Bird ta ci maki 19 amma ta yi 7 cikin 21 kawai. [6]
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NBA 75th Anniversary Team announced". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ↑ B, Mike. "Big Threes Beyond the Boston Celtics & Miami Heat: 50 Best Trios in NBA History". Bleacher Report (in Turanci). Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Bird Returns". Indiana Pacers. June 26, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Larry Bird resigns as Indiana Pacers president for second time". The Denver Post. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Georgia Bird, 66, mother of Larry Bird". latimes.newspapers.com (in Turanci). Retrieved May 28, 2024.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Schwartz, Larry. "Plain and simple, Bird one of the best". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "EDDIE BIRD HAS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW AT INDIANA STATE". Chicago Tribune. December 17, 1987. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ↑ Schwartz, Larry. "Eye for victory". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Larry Bird". Hoopshall (in Turanci). Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Larry Bird: Biography". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Mel Daniels". September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Throwback Thursday: Celtics Draft Larry Bird Sixth Overall". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Professor Parquet (January 7, 2015). "The story of how rookie phenom Larry Bird led the NBA's greatest turnaround season". CelticsBlog. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals. HBO, 2010.
- ↑ "Larry Bird Bio". Yardbarker. January 18, 2021. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.