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Pacers' Larry Bird is NBA Executive of the Year - Yahoo! Sports
I am glad that the Clippers GM did not win the award. He was basically hand given both Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups for free by David Stern. Larry Bird was able to get David West, George Hill, and Leando Barbosa by smart trades. He deserved the award more than anyone else.
I am glad that the Clippers GM did not win the award. He was basically hand given both Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups for free by David Stern. Larry Bird was able to get David West, George Hill, and Leando Barbosa by smart trades. He deserved the award more than anyone else.
Everything always seemed to come so easily for Larry Bird on a basketball court.
The way the ball appeared almost destined to swish through the net every time he finished his lightning-quick release with a flick of his right wrist. The way he could suck a defender in while running the break, only to zip a no-look pass to a cutting Boston Celtics teammate for an easy bucket.
The way Bird related to his Indiana Pacers players as a coach, pushing the right buttons and drawing up the perfect plays late in games to lead his team to the NBA Finals.
The intricacies of the executive's chair proved far more difficult for Larry Legend to master, which may make his latest award in a career full of them that much more fulfilling.
Bird was voted the NBA's Executive of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first person to be named the league's top executive, coach and MVP.
''It was a long journey, it was a painful journey,'' Bird told reporters in Indianapolis. ''But now we think it's going to pay dividends.''
The three-time MVP and Hall of Famer received 12 first-place votes and 88 total points from a panel of team executives throughout the NBA. San Antonio's R.C. Buford (56 points) finished a distant second, followed by Los Angeles Clippers GM Neil Olshey (55).
The way the ball appeared almost destined to swish through the net every time he finished his lightning-quick release with a flick of his right wrist. The way he could suck a defender in while running the break, only to zip a no-look pass to a cutting Boston Celtics teammate for an easy bucket.
The way Bird related to his Indiana Pacers players as a coach, pushing the right buttons and drawing up the perfect plays late in games to lead his team to the NBA Finals.
The intricacies of the executive's chair proved far more difficult for Larry Legend to master, which may make his latest award in a career full of them that much more fulfilling.
Bird was voted the NBA's Executive of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first person to be named the league's top executive, coach and MVP.
''It was a long journey, it was a painful journey,'' Bird told reporters in Indianapolis. ''But now we think it's going to pay dividends.''
The three-time MVP and Hall of Famer received 12 first-place votes and 88 total points from a panel of team executives throughout the NBA. San Antonio's R.C. Buford (56 points) finished a distant second, followed by Los Angeles Clippers GM Neil Olshey (55).
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