The Heat continue to make history

[wiley]

I don't get it.  What guard can't make a full-court pass?

Yeah, a football pass will never be in the running for best basketball pass ever....

[BballTim]

  It sucks when I have things to do and someone posts a Larry youtube video.

  Bird was probably the best passer I ever saw, but Magic was the absolute master of the long bounce pass. He used to throw some with a big sidespin so he could throw the ball wide of the defender and the ball's bounce would take it back into the path of the target.

[feckless]

Lebron should be forced to watch that Bird vid before every twitter.

[BballTim]

Lebron should be forced to watch that Bird vid before every twitter.

  Nah, he might learn something. Let him live with his ignorance.

[anotherbanner]

 How about Rondo's behind-the-back-while-in-midair to Tony Allen against LeBron in last year's playoffs.

[mgent]

How about Rondo's behind-the-back-while-in-midair to Tony Allen against LeBron in last year's playoffs.

I'd say even the Eddie House behind-the-back save to Tony Allen was better than Wade's.

[BballTim]

  Okay, but in LeBron's defense, aside from all the great passes you've seen and all the great passes you didn't witness, Wade's was the best ever.

[Sizzlack]

Let's forget "Greatest pass ever" talk and look at it as maybe the "Greatest full court pass ever" in which I don't think you could even make that argument.

Watch Bird highlight real, and at about the 3 minute mark, Bird is scrambling for a loose ball, collects it, spins around and launches a one handed "foot ball" pass the length of the court, to the wing, with a defender back, and still manages to hit his man in stride (think it was Max, couldn't tell) who dishes to McHale for a quick 2. Off-balance, quick glance, full court pass. Most incredible thing I've ever seen.

Wade clearly had time to set himself and make that pass. Not to take away from it, it was definitely an incredible pass. But greatest ever? Naw, I wouldn't even call it the greatest full court ever.

[Prof. Clutch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYe8B--jrbs
He may be right, if they win 0 Championships his proclamation would still stand.

[Assassin70]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYe8B--jrbs
He may be right, if they win 0 Championships his proclamation would still stand.

Bahahahaha!  So true.

[pearljammer10]

Well after watching that Bird video, which has the "greatest music of all time" btw, I dont see how anyone argues against Bird being the greatest passing forward to ever play the game. That was just absurd.

[Celtics18]

That was a pretty nice pass, but Wade traveled on the play.

[Neurotic Guy]

IF Wade's intent was alley-oop -- which it may not have been --I will admit that it is among the great alley-oops of all time.  Players usually would not attempt/intend such a long pass for an alley-oop given the speed you'd need to throw it in order to span the distance while getting it there with the defense unable to react (rather than a lob which would take too long).  If Wade intended it as an alley-oop it was an unusual and very, very good pass and finish.

On the other hand, Wade may very well have seen Lebron open and just thrown a bomb hoping for a catch and finish -- but it happened to traject in perfect position for the oop. In which case, not really a great pass.

[Celtics4ever]

In their own minds they are making history.   We will own them as long as they believe their own hype.  I love how the media thinks they are getting closer to playing us better with our injury decimated team not being taken into account.

The hardest passes are touch passes.  Most grown men can throw it full court if they have any kind of arm strength.  Larry was a better passer than all these blokes but he played small forward.  Were he in guard height handling the ball all the time we'd not even be mentioning these other guys.  Magic was good but the NBA made his no look passes sound better than what they were, after a while one could see it coming as a fan and it was boring.   Larry was a truly creative passer.

[RebusRankin]

Oscar Robertson and John Stockton disagree.