I hated Bird in the 80s, because I was a Lakers fan as well (and a Dr. J. fan), and he sure doesn't look like much of an athlete in those old videos, but no one could ever guard him and he was clutch and he was tremendous at swiping the ball from guys or playing the passing lanes (team # of shots is a key stat) for a guy who was six nine, and he could score from anywhere, while also rebounding in double figures for his career. How many other six nine guys (notice in the videos that he is at least an inch taller than Magic, so maybe six ten) have ever averaged 6.3 assists per game for a career? His 3 pt stats were put up in an era where the line was much further back than in later years. You could discount the points and rebounds and assists a bit because he played in a high scoring offensive era, by looking at percentage of team points, available rebounds, and assists, but he also played against much deeper teams, prior to '90s expansion, and had to share the ball with Hall of Famers like Parris, DJ, and McHale, not to mention Walton, and solid players like Cornbread Maxwell and Danny Ainge. But when you think about how much his game was diminished by back problems about ten years into his career, then you get an idea that he could have won multiple more championships. He still had the skill even at the end. I remember him at the end of his career, unable to sit down on a chair and lying on his stomach off the court with ice bags on his back during breaks, staying healthy enough for one game to put up something like 49/14/12 against the Portland Trailblazers.