NBA Legends Explain Why Clyde Drexler Was A Monster

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  • @BTMBasketballTimeMachine

    Use code SEANDAVID at check out or go to magicspoon.com/seandavid for $5 off your variety pack today!

    • @Billykey313
      @Billykey313 Před rokem

      you should do one on Vernon maxwell

  • @froty1794
    @froty1794 Před rokem +114

    Those who watched him don’t underrate him, but I think it’s his quiet and reserved personality, like Robinson, combined with the small market/lack of endorsements, that keeps him out of the all time greats discussion.

    • @mcmerry2846
      @mcmerry2846 Před rokem +11

      Marketing is indeed one key factor for most people to rate the players. A big overrated factor.

    • @AfroPpls
      @AfroPpls Před rokem +2

      Small market true but wasn't he sponsored by puma

    • @dewygreen4646
      @dewygreen4646 Před rokem +2

      It is a style of Portland's loses during 1990-1992 span. Drexler and the Blazers were hyped as a spectacular, high-flying, transition offence team, but showed none of that. From 1992 Finals people remember MJ shrugs, while 1993 Finals are remembered as one of the best in NBA history, despite a fact, that both ended with the same 2-4 result. It's a question of style of play of Bulls' opponents, which decides if you are respected and well remembered or quickly forgotten.

    • @lawrencecarter8072
      @lawrencecarter8072 Před rokem +1

      He was too nice..great but too nice and he couldnt maintain it

    • @mhb1323
      @mhb1323 Před rokem +4

      same thing with Stockton, dude was bad, but looked like a dad.

  • @regulate2817
    @regulate2817 Před rokem +13

    I met Clyde at a grocery store and again at a hotel lounge. He is one of the nicest and humble people ive ever met.

  • @high-defRJ
    @high-defRJ Před rokem +73

    Clyde the Glide is criminally underrated.

    • @dewygreen4646
      @dewygreen4646 Před rokem +2

      He was chosen to the 1st Dream Team, and to a list of Top 50 in NBA history, so where is he underrated?

    • @high-defRJ
      @high-defRJ Před rokem +4

      @@dewygreen4646 He's forgotten in some 'pundits' eyes when best SG is mentioned.

    • @dogtuber4172
      @dogtuber4172 Před 8 měsíci

      He should be mentioned more when people talked about the best SG of all time. As he carried his teams to the finals and conference final as number 1 players in his team. @@dewygreen4646

  • @pebutts
    @pebutts Před rokem +49

    Drexler and Jordan used to have great battles in the late 80s and early 90s. I watched many of them and there were plenty of games where Clyde played at least as well as Michael and Portland often would win. Clyde was just as athletic as Jordan, was a little bit bigger, and was a better rebounder and passer. Jordan was a more versatile and dominant scorer and also a better defender. They had some great battles.
    What molded most people's opinion of Clyde was the 92 finals but almost none of them know that Drexler hurt his knee before the playoffs started and wasn't really himself in the finals, at least as far as being able to compete on Jordan's level. The injury required surgery and really ended his career as a superstar player. Of course Michael, after his broken foot in his second year, never had another serious injury which is one of the factors that helped him be as dominant as he was in the 90s.
    Personally I rank Clyde as the fourth greatest shooting guard in the history of the NBA, after Jordan, Kobe, and Jerry West. I know a lot of Dwayne Wade fans would put him at four, but for me Wade never took a team to the finals without another elite player on the roster. Drexler did it twice, in 1990 against the Pistons and in 92 against the Bulls. Both of them were fantastic and I can certainly understand putting either of them in that spot.

    • @megavolt67
      @megavolt67 Před rokem +5

      If Clyde had any slippage before the '92 Playoffs, it sure doesn't show in his playoff numbers. 2nd highest ppg, highest PER, highest WS of his playoff career. I'm looking at the stats now and it does look like he had big dropoff in FG% specifically in the finals (he went from an average of 48.8% from field in the first three rounds to 40.7% in the finals). It must have been because of the Bulls defense and MJ + Scottie hounding him.
      Anyhow, I can see an argument for putting Clyde over Wade but I don't agree with basing it on the notion that Clyde did more with less (discounting the Heatles teams, of course). Those Blazer teams were deep and Shaq in '06 was not the Shaq of Orlando or LA. He was more comparable to prime Pau Gasol at that time. I.E., a very solid number two option or sidekick. Terry Porter was basically that guy for Clyde.

    • @pebutts
      @pebutts Před rokem +5

      @@megavolt67 I don't think you can compare Shaq in 06 with Terry Porter at any point in Porter's career. Terry was a nice guard and shot well from beyond the three point line, but by the 91-92 season he wasn't really that much of a playmaker and never really could create his own shot or draw a double team. He was never a great defender and contributed basically nothing from a rebounding standpoint.
      Shaq, on the other hand, was an all time great center who was a little past his peak, but still commanded a double team and contributed twenty a game on sixty percent shooting along with nine boards. Both of those numbers are superior to anything Porter brought to the table.
      Plus Shaq played fewer minutes that year than any other season of his career up until that point because he had Alonzo Mourning, a hall of fame talent, spelling him off the bench. Add Shaq and Mourning together and you've got 26 points and 15 boards from the center position. Portland just didn't have that kind of contribution from another position. Of course Miami didn't have to play against the Pistons or Bulls either.

    • @tomakavonius5496
      @tomakavonius5496 Před rokem +2

      @@megavolt67 He agravated his knee in game 2 against the Jazz. If you look at his stats he actually played worse in the remaining 4 games against Utah than in the finals.

    • @usmc29er44
      @usmc29er44 Před rokem +8

      Truth.....Drexler is better then Wade

    • @PhoenixAscending
      @PhoenixAscending Před rokem +2

      I think if West had played in Clyde's era, you would probably have Drexler ranked ahead of him, and Wade

  • @jmarcguy
    @jmarcguy Před rokem +49

    I remember a game where Clyde went off against the Celtics. He fouled out in overtime I think but the Boston crowd gave him a standing ovation. The BOSTON crowd!

    • @alejandrohits5066
      @alejandrohits5066 Před rokem +9

      I saw that game live while I was at a bowling alley. Clyde had 41before fouling out. Larry ended up with 49. What a game that was.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem +1

      @@alejandrohits5066 Clyde wasn't a "self serving" player, fans can see through everything and Bostoners recognize that. Clyde ain't a player anyone boo's. ....Domimique on the other hand lol

    • @ktapreswreckd921v9
      @ktapreswreckd921v9 Před rokem +9

      I remember, 3-15-1992. Bird had 49 points and Drexler had 41 points and you're right he fouled out and the Boston crowd gave him a standing ovation. It was a great game!

    • @michaelsloane9955
      @michaelsloane9955 Před rokem +5

      @@ktapreswreckd921v9 That was a double overtime game where Bird hit this weird game tying 3 with 2 seconds left in regulation and Kevin Gamble hit a game tying jumper on the final play of the first overtime to force the second overtime where Boston won 152-148. It was a Sunday NBC game.

    • @NOYOUSHUTUP3.14
      @NOYOUSHUTUP3.14 Před rokem

      @@michaelsloane9955 Yeah. That Bird 3 was left-handed, too I think.

  • @gordonandrewcrowells1276
    @gordonandrewcrowells1276 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I'm a little old lady (78). I lived in Portland for a number of years in Clyde's
    era and found him to be SO amazing. I only watched the games when the Blazers played and will never forget him. I even have a Clyde Drexler T-shirt I got at a thrift shop 5 or 6 years ago. I'll never give it up, tho a few people have tried to buy it from me. Clyde still rocks!! 🎉

  • @ecnumber1fan
    @ecnumber1fan Před rokem +26

    I'm a huge Clyde Drexler fan. Thank you for posting this! Such a class act too!

  • @micahmoscovis8591
    @micahmoscovis8591 Před rokem +12

    Clyde Drexler is my favorite player.

  • @karmaisreal261
    @karmaisreal261 Před rokem +13

    Grew up and still live in Oregon. Clyde was our Jordan. The Rip City era was awesome. Thank you for this!

  • @user-jw5qj8kv2y
    @user-jw5qj8kv2y Před rokem +36

    There is no doubt that Drexler is a great SG.
    It's amazing that the Rockets in the 1995 playoffs ran up to the championship despite being seeded 6th.
    The slam dunk while gliding was dynamic and really cool
    Drexler was a beloved player for both the Blazers and Rockets.

  • @gurkagurkadurka6688
    @gurkagurkadurka6688 Před rokem +5

    My man Clyde "The Glide." Him, Porter, Williams, Kersey and... Duckworth... LIVED on the fast break. Man, I loved my Blazers back then.
    I would have rather seen him win a championship in Portland. But nobody outside of Houston was rooting for the Rockets to win a championship more than Blazers fans. We wanted him to win one so bad. Because he was a great player who always carried himself well. You couldn't help but love him as a fan.

  • @alexandrossimitzis146
    @alexandrossimitzis146 Před rokem +14

    Damn! Clyde Drexler was one of the guys when I was growing up in the 90s! Dear Clyde! Thanks for the memories! I enjoyed watching!

  • @kumaransenthilvelan3408
    @kumaransenthilvelan3408 Před rokem +6

    Clyde the glide

  • @stevenfontaine5748
    @stevenfontaine5748 Před rokem +5

    Lifelong Portland fan . Clyde will
    Always be my favorite player

  • @PhoenixAscending
    @PhoenixAscending Před rokem +15

    A guy that led two different teams to the NBA finals, losing to 2 of the greatest of all time, and then being the 2nd best player on a chip team, being this underrated is crazy. Being a quite guy in a small market didn't help Clyde either. Plus, Magic, Jordan, the bad boys, and others took a lot of the spotlight. But if Clyde had been an outspoken guy, he would be talked about much more

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem +3

      It was very hard to catch Blazers home games back then that often started 10pm on the East coast here.....unless you were rich and had a Satellite dish lol.
      A lot of his Blazers career I'm only seeing on retrospect on CZcams for the first time.

  • @chrisschaeffer9661
    @chrisschaeffer9661 Před rokem +3

    He did getting a Standing Ovation from the Boston Garden in 92!! When he fouled out in OT. In an epic dual with Bird.

  • @punyemas9783
    @punyemas9783 Před rokem +15

    Another forgotten player was Terry Porter. He was a solid contributor in Portland and really complimented Clyde's play style

    • @edscottable
      @edscottable Před rokem +1

      Terry didn’t come up big in the 91 finals. He had the advantage in his matchup and came up small

    • @cryptoak9620
      @cryptoak9620 Před rokem +3

      those 2 really were our Jordan/pippen. Such an underrated duo on nba jam too

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem

      @@edscottable which series u referring too? Portland didn't make .....the 91 Finals

    • @edscottable
      @edscottable Před rokem

      @@FuShengAlex 92 sorry

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem +1

      @@edscottable yeah....thanks for the clarification. You're right. Clyde had his hands full with Jordan and Pippen. Horace was better than any Blazers interior player.
      Porter was the only clear positional advantage the Blazers had that was much better than BJ Armstrong or John Paxson.

  • @eze3914
    @eze3914 Před rokem +5

    Truly amazing to watch dunk.
    Total class act on and off the court.

  • @JGKingCrusher
    @JGKingCrusher Před 3 měsíci +1

    Clyde deserves a lot more credit than he gets. Thanks for spotlighting this amazing player!

  • @jamiahwilson3901
    @jamiahwilson3901 Před rokem +3

    I remember a Video they used to show on Inside Stuff back in the day, " Are your Ready to Fly!", Clyde Jumped out the Gym in that 🎥

  • @chrish7983
    @chrish7983 Před rokem +4

    I remember reading about a former NBA executive used to invite players over and his wife would cook for them, especially around the holidays. He said Clyde was the only player who ever mailed him a hand written thank you card. Pure class.

  • @patriciamccormick9321
    @patriciamccormick9321 Před rokem +7

    Clyde was not underrated at the time as he was chosen to be on the first Dream Team. He is a beloved HOFer.

    • @froty1794
      @froty1794 Před rokem +5

      More like under appreciated.

  • @seabreezocean4184
    @seabreezocean4184 Před rokem +11

    We need to bring real basketball back, I like 3's but not all the time.

  • @MrDeworDie
    @MrDeworDie Před rokem +3

    In the 80s and 90s era (the golden era) Michael Jordan cast such a shadow over the league, but people forget to realise that within that eclipse resided some monsters of the game. Clyde the Glide was one of those forces to reckon with.

  • @llundo9051
    @llundo9051 Před rokem +3

    Clyde and the 5 slama jama Great memories~I used to call him Mr. smooth back in the day~simply awesome he was~

  • @brakmaster
    @brakmaster Před rokem +2

    What a great player. He's up there with the best of them.

  • @czgunner
    @czgunner Před rokem +1

    Grew up in Portland listening to the Blazer games in the 80's and 90's. Some great memories.

  • @dolphsantitho5301
    @dolphsantitho5301 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Clyde The Glyde one of my super favorite players of all time💪🏻 Specially when he played for my Old School Rockets 90s 💪🏻💯

  • @wagfinpis
    @wagfinpis Před rokem +11

    It is very interesting to think about how many underrated big time players MJ's career overshadowed. Especially when pretty much all the big time players today have flaws in their game.

    • @leonardoyi3183
      @leonardoyi3183 Před rokem +1

      MJ Overshadowed Drexler? Drexler simply wasn't good enough to win the championship as his team best player, simple as that. He even played another finals against the pistons and he lost....Jordan just eliminated drexler one time in the playoff. Drexler also had flaws in his game.

    • @dewygreen4646
      @dewygreen4646 Před rokem

      @@leonardoyi3183 Very unpopular but also very true observation. Since a dawn of YT, Clyde in 95% of comments is cliche overrated. People see only his virtues without his weak sides as a player, especially during Portland carrer. I don't really underestand where these constant cryings about him being forgotten and underrated come from!

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem +2

      @@leonardoyi3183 total nonsense. He was skilled enough to lead a team to a title. He just didn't have future HOFer help that the other 80s to early 90s teams that won titles during that era did.

    • @leonardoyi3183
      @leonardoyi3183 Před rokem +1

      @@FuShengAlex Olajuwon didn't have any hall of fame teammates or all stars during his first championship, so stop with the excuses. Drexler did have a hall of fame teammate during his 1990 nba finals encounter against Isiah Thomas, it was drazen petrovic. Besides that, portland had the deepest team in the league with a lot of all stars and borderline all star players in terry porter, kevin duckworth, jerome kersey, Buck Williams, Danny Ainge, Cliff Robinson, and drazen Petrovic (hall of famer) in the 1990 finals. In the 1992 finals were the same players minus Petrovic. They were good to have the best record in the league so, he had enough teammates to win it all. Against the bulls not only Jordan had a lot better numbers than drexler, Pippen also had better numbers than drexler.

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem +1

      @@leonardoyi3183 LOL Bringing up Drazen is just desperation. He was a rookie glued to the bench when they made the 90 Finals. He was long gone by the 92 Finals. Drazen wasn't anything until he left Portland. Please just stop dude.
      We're not talking about what Olajuwon did years later. The topic is the casts that Drexler led to the Finals. Both the Bulls and Pistons had more talented rosters alongside their superstars those years.
      Drexler shot 54% FG and 26 ppg vs the Badboys in the 90 Finals.

  • @pplebite8844
    @pplebite8844 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Loved Cylde. The thing that made the biggest impression on me with Cylde was, he didn't do anything to be unnecessarily flashy. He did what was expedient to score points. It didn't matter if he was hitting jumpers or passing off to Clifford Robinson on the break, the number one priority was getting points on the board by any means necessary. That was a big deal to me. During an era where trying to outdo the other guy for ESPN shoutouts and attention, here we have a star player that put his team first, before personal accomplishments.

  • @patriciaguenzler9150
    @patriciaguenzler9150 Před rokem +3

    We really remember Clyde a pain in the butt in Chicago 😂 thanks 👍

  • @icemangambino3239
    @icemangambino3239 Před rokem +12

    90s best NBA era

  • @omegarojo790
    @omegarojo790 Před rokem +1

    Clyde Drexler...so elegance gliding the court!!
    I like to play basket because I watched him.

  • @2enchant
    @2enchant Před rokem +2

    This channel earns its likes! Great show as usual brother.

  • @konstantinkoverchenko9587

    Clyde was awesome! I enjoyed doing his foul line dunk in Bulls vs Blazers on the Sega Genesis. ~_~

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem +2

      Which one did he have ? Barkley had Gorilla dunk, Jordan had kiss the rim , Kemp had off the backboard, I don't remember Clydes. That isiah spin move 360 lay up was tight and KJs finger roll too

  • @dcaseng
    @dcaseng Před rokem +2

    He was a selfless player who was more interested in getting the whole team involved, than pumping up his stats. He could easily have been at the top of most statistical categories if he wanted to be.

  • @kcmet79
    @kcmet79 Před 3 měsíci

    Great vid as usual. Drexler was my fave player and a huge inspiration when i was in junior high, loved watching the Blazers '90-'92.

  • @FlymoufDiction
    @FlymoufDiction Před rokem +1

    The beat in the background of cereal advertisement was genius. Made me watch the entire thing lol. Good choice brother

  • @joshbaker6963
    @joshbaker6963 Před rokem +2

    Top five in game dunk drexler in the red blazer uniform against the Lakers. My man jumps from damn near the left elbow.

  • @Kashed
    @Kashed Před rokem +9

    Clyde was great but, underrated no. Now Dominique Wilkins, “The Human Highlight Film” he is underrated. I remember when they announced the 50 greatest players in 1996. I couldn’t believe they left him off the list. The fact he ruptured his achilles and worked to get back and put up the stats he did is, to this day, one of the most impressive achievements by an athlete.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem

      That argument is tired as Barkleys last year on the Rockets ha

    • @Kashed
      @Kashed Před rokem +2

      @@monolithgeometry3221 There is no argument. What I stated is a fact. I’m sorry you don’t understand the game of basketball and what an athlete has to go through to overcome an achilles injury.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem +2

      @@Kashed That was no doubt something special, coming back from that, but he wasn't a top 50 player in 1997, unless...yu know what....im gonna give you the win. I'm gonna concede my point. Dominique should've been a top 50 player of all time .....and someone might say, who would he replace tho, the answer is Shaquile O neal. In 97 Shaq was nothing yet. It was a good guess tho

    • @Kashed
      @Kashed Před rokem

      @@monolithgeometry3221 I gotta say, I have never seen anyone reason with the original statement and change their opinion as you have. Much respect. And you are right, yes, it was a great guess but, at the time Shaq had only been in the league 4 years and hadn’t really achieved much plus there was always a question whether Willis Reed was a better player. Of course my original statement is only my opinion but, respect to you hearing me out. 👍🏻

  • @lonceystourguidefilms3933

    Clive the nicest NBA player ever! Never let no one get to him and definitely sooo underrated

  • @allennewborn936
    @allennewborn936 Před rokem +2

    Not sure I'd consider him underrated. I remember watching his entire career. I enjoyed him a bit more than Jordan. He carried the ball a bit like Dr. J. Big hands and very intentional with the way he scored and moved. Looked a lot like 'Nique too. Jordan was fluid and bendy like water... Drexler was like a hammer and nail and it was going to fit no matter how he swung the hammer... YET.. he had grace and beautifully soft hands at the same time. Amazing man to watch and in my top 10 faves of all time easily.
    Bird, Kobe, The Glide, Human Highlight Wilkins, Jordan, Miller Time, Magic, Dr. J, Stockton, Nowitzki....
    Nash, Petrović, Mullins, Pippen.. all up there for me too.

  • @rolandbalogh6339
    @rolandbalogh6339 Před rokem +3

    I remember before Jordan won his first, it was a legit debate if he was better or Clyde

  • @franklinjackson2170
    @franklinjackson2170 Před rokem +1

    Not probably one of the most underrated players of all time probably the most underrated player of all time great vid thanks for giving the glide some love and respect

  • @RussellMills1877
    @RussellMills1877 Před rokem +1

    This man was on another level when he was on the basketball court and he could do everything so well it was scary and he deserves more credit overall. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

  • @mannyneva1760
    @mannyneva1760 Před rokem +2

    Eddie Johnson always talking crazy 😜

  • @bigcohiba298
    @bigcohiba298 Před rokem +1

    Clyde the Glide. The most fitting nickname you would ever find for a player

  • @roman-co1hg
    @roman-co1hg Před rokem +1

    Other than dunks, I like his jumper too, unorthodox but smooth

  • @futureDreamer4
    @futureDreamer4 Před rokem +4

    The third greatest 2 guard of all time.

  • @TrueEarthMatch
    @TrueEarthMatch Před rokem

    Back in 1992, I was one of the few in Tampa, Fl who was with Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. I had a Trailblazers jacket....

  • @oliverm.2750
    @oliverm.2750 Před rokem +4

    Are you ready for the jam ?
    #Teddy'sJam2

  • @g-mancollections5264
    @g-mancollections5264 Před rokem +2

    I don't think that what I'm about to say could ever be said enough.
    Scottie Pippen's voice is insanely deep...
    That is all...

  • @alexsamba9063
    @alexsamba9063 Před rokem +5

    clyde drexler is really underrated

    • @dewygreen4646
      @dewygreen4646 Před rokem

      Hard not to be, when you and your team blew golden opporunities three years in a row, with the same limited, careless and self-destructive style of play

    • @oliverm.2750
      @oliverm.2750 Před rokem +2

      @@dewygreen4646 They lost against the Pistons(1990), the Lakers (1991)and the Bulls (1992).
      Not exactly what we could call weak teams.

    • @dewygreen4646
      @dewygreen4646 Před rokem +1

      @@oliverm.2750 If you could look closely not superficially, the Pistons and the Lakers were well within their reach, but typical Blazers unreformable, one dimensional, sloppy style of play prevailed, and... old school fans can only complain about how the Blazers and Drexler are underrated, forgetting that the Blazers themselves did the most about it

    • @mongoslade277
      @mongoslade277 Před rokem

      @@oliverm.2750 Portland was better than the 1991 Lakers. Portland played foolish in game 1 and never got that game back. They forgot how to play halfcourt basketball

    • @oliverm.2750
      @oliverm.2750 Před rokem

      @@mongoslade277 I think so too. But the Lakers were smarter.
      In 1990, they wanted to play faster than the Suns and they had been torn.
      In 1991, Dunleavy completely changed the way they played (big defense and half court offense) and it allowed them to slow down the tempo (which the Blazers didn't like).

  • @mr.slim6188
    @mr.slim6188 Před rokem +1

    Drexler was the number 2 SG behind MJ in their days

  • @ianvanry2555
    @ianvanry2555 Před 2 měsíci

    We accidentally found his house on Halloween when I was 8. I was a HUGE Drexler fan, and I kept the O-Henry bar he gave me for years. He was one of the kindest people I ever met.

  • @mrtruthhurts2307
    @mrtruthhurts2307 Před rokem

    I love this NBA channel

  • @libertypastor1307
    @libertypastor1307 Před rokem +1

    My "favorite" players were Larry Bird, Larry Nance, "Pistol" Pete Maravich and Clyde "The Clyde" Drexler.
    Clyde was the most fun to watch because of his seeming effortless gliding and acrobatic moves.
    Pete Maravich was the most marvelous to watch because of his constantly surprising skills.
    Larry Nance kept me entranced with his dominant presence in the paint.
    Larry Bird was the most cerebral and amazing to watch.
    There's NO ONE like him!
    I could watch him all day, every day.
    But Clyde, was less intense and more entertaining. A GREAT player! And a real gentleman!

  • @silvershelbygt5006
    @silvershelbygt5006 Před rokem

    I LOOOOVED watching Clyde the Glide back in the day. Here was great!!!

  • @thirtyworld
    @thirtyworld Před rokem +1

    That Game 6 4th quarter collapse against the Bulls will haunt me forever.

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex Před rokem +1

      Up 15 points!.....ironically that's the exact amount of points that they were up by in the 4th quarter 8 years later vs Los Angeles too in game 7.

  • @rexseven6907
    @rexseven6907 Před rokem

    I hope Clyde is as nice of a guy as he seems. I was a kid when he was in college and that was a fun team to watch. I'm glad he got to get the ring eventually too. I wish there were more like him today.

  • @crimsoncola
    @crimsoncola Před rokem +1

    The Billy Dee Williams of the dunk

  • @maksymiliardbe7020
    @maksymiliardbe7020 Před rokem +2

    all because of Jordan same position, he is top5 SG all time and even then in the 90s was not much appreciated

  • @willarity6927
    @willarity6927 Před rokem +1

    Just watch him run the floor at "normal speed," wide angle. Bob Cousy compared him to a water spider moving across the surface of the pond without getting wet. It was like the defenders were standing still and the floor was moving under him. Unreal

  • @annie20232
    @annie20232 Před rokem +2

    He was like the poor man's version of MJ

  • @mickhofman
    @mickhofman Před rokem

    Drex is one of my faves.. that return to the Rockets was all time, swept Shaq's Orlando in the finals.. Drex was one of the greatest..

  • @Ren_Brands
    @Ren_Brands Před rokem

    Good Video about a underrated Player.

  • @jayeell1253
    @jayeell1253 Před rokem

    Those were some classics with Terry Porter

  • @Decline-America_Is_In_Trouble

    Dude looked like he was 50 years old at 27…🤣

    • @EmperorNerox
      @EmperorNerox Před rokem +2

      Played defense that way too

    • @loganblack4885
      @loganblack4885 Před rokem +1

      @@EmperorNerox
      Clyde 2x Dpoy

    • @RaiderGannon12
      @RaiderGannon12 Před rokem +2

      There was quite a lot of players back then that looked older than they really did, Robert Parish, James Edward's, Bill Cartwright to name a few, they looked they were in their 50's and 60's.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem

      @@loganblack4885 Hey just in case Clyde might someday scan some of this , I'm just gonna let you keep thinking that

    • @loganblack4885
      @loganblack4885 Před rokem

      @@monolithgeometry3221 Hey just in case Clyde doesn’t care about what I said

  • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue

    "But Jordan played against plumbers" lol

  • @teddyondrumz
    @teddyondrumz Před rokem

    The Jordan segment 🤣🤣🤣

  • @davyalaindeglave7305
    @davyalaindeglave7305 Před 11 měsíci

    My favourite player, Class!

  • @joeherbert3590
    @joeherbert3590 Před rokem +1

    Jordan and clyde

  • @TheOriginalbeing
    @TheOriginalbeing Před rokem

    The hell with the code words, trying to dismiss The Glide

  • @Breeder333
    @Breeder333 Před rokem +1

    A class act

  • @wendelleasports
    @wendelleasports Před rokem

    Clyde the glide Drexler!

  • @jayeell1253
    @jayeell1253 Před rokem

    The glide - #Drexler #legends

  • @gabriel1095
    @gabriel1095 Před rokem +3

    The only man to ever beat my Dad one on one when they were at the University of Houston.

    • @weedydays5718
      @weedydays5718 Před rokem

      larry micheaux, hakeem olajuwon, michael young, i am so curious, sry, who is your father ?

    • @gabriel1095
      @gabriel1095 Před rokem +1

      @@weedydays5718 Braxton Clark 1984 Houston Cougars. Clyde beat him as a rookie for the Portland Trailblazers coming back to his Alma Matar for Summer run.

    • @weedydays5718
      @weedydays5718 Před rokem +1

      @@gabriel1095 interesting, thank you. together with benny anders your father had some bad luck. would be interesting to see how your father judged these days in retrospective.

    • @gabriel1095
      @gabriel1095 Před rokem +1

      @@weedydays5718 I should do a podcast interview with him and get his prospective on it. I’ve been looking for something to post on my channel. He’s definitely got an opinion

    • @weedydays5718
      @weedydays5718 Před rokem +1

      @@gabriel1095 great idea

  • @jeremyleidy5566
    @jeremyleidy5566 Před rokem

    Loved Clyde. It was great when he got on Houston with fella phi slamma jamma alum Hakeem the dream. They were a nasty combo

  • @chickhearn4ever779
    @chickhearn4ever779 Před rokem +1

    A little trivia for the folks here. One of the reasons Jordan took offense to Clyde was because Clyde was sour about "attempting" to play in a similar style, but not getting the same attention. Case in point, watch the dunk context of 85 and also 86. Clyde literally followed every Jordan dunk and tried to do the same dunk and got worse scores. His dunks were not as aesthetic acrobatic and his imagination wasn't on par with Jordan, although he could complete the same dunk. The eye test of the judges kept giving him lower scores and he was sour about it. Jordan noticed Drexler try to keep mimicking his dunks like a parrot. Inside I am sure this was the very beginning of Jordan thinking get off my back and do something of your own. This little aura followed them into the 92 finals where Jordan dismissed comparisons for good.

    • @jcpenny3606
      @jcpenny3606 Před rokem +1

      Not true at all, nothing to do with the dunk contests. There was mutual respect between them. Clyde supported Mike for year end MVPs and said that Mike got passed over because Magic played on a better team. Jordan admitted that Clyde was somewhat a mirror image of himself. See the interview "Michael Jordan on Clyde Drexler (1992.03.01)" on CZcams where he said that. Craig Hodges echoed similar statements in another interview. See where Jordan got upset about the comparisons was during the 1992 finals, the televised games would pit their stats against each another.. like it was some kind of a horse race. Jordan scored more points obviously while Clyde edged him in rebounds, and it was a toss up when it came to assists and steals.

  • @n.b.l.5709
    @n.b.l.5709 Před rokem +1

    I always felt if there wasn't a Jordan, Clyde would've been thee man

  • @thengyang5537
    @thengyang5537 Před rokem +1

    Clyde was good in the 80s/90s..Top 6 greatest sg...1mike2kobe3west4iverson5wade6clyde....facts.

    • @ktapreswreckd921v9
      @ktapreswreckd921v9 Před rokem

      Yes Coach Larry Brown changed Iverson to the shooting guard position for a season or two. Overall Iverson was a ( scoring) point guard through out his career and in college as well. So technically he doesn't really qualify.

  • @patricklenz8898
    @patricklenz8898 Před rokem

    He was always my favorite player! Nobody is smoother. The Terry Henry of Basketball!

  • @Stelios.Posantzis
    @Stelios.Posantzis Před rokem +1

    Drexler wasn't underrated - at least not back in the day.
    Why the media nowadays choose to focus on one player rather than another is quite a different story, so yes, perhaps nowadays not much light is shone on him as on other 90's players but it definitely wasn't the case back then.
    I'd say that him and MJ were, if not the two most dominant, at least the two most fun to watch players in that era.

  • @tateduku
    @tateduku Před rokem

    I wish 'Clyde the Glide' shaved his head in his playing days....looked old beyond his years! Amazing player under MJs shadow!!

  • @tyronethomas820
    @tyronethomas820 Před rokem +1

    Clyde was a beast fuck what the hatters say

  • @VADORT
    @VADORT Před rokem

    CLYDE THE GLYDE AS WILKINS VERY UNDER RATED

  • @raynicle
    @raynicle Před rokem

    Subscribes because of your hoodie. I have the same one brother.

  • @freddy8479
    @freddy8479 Před měsícem

    "MR. GLIDE!!!"
    THAT'S CLYDE'S MANTRA!!!

  • @chiennylei5957
    @chiennylei5957 Před rokem +1

    Is it just me or does Clyde look down a lot when dribbling and also uses his right hand a whole lot more than his left. My coach would’ve yelled at me if he sees me dribble coast to coast looking down and then only using my right hand the whole time and yet somehow, it worked for Clyde.

  • @moroccoisback477
    @moroccoisback477 Před rokem +1

    For me Dominique Wilkins was more spectacular to watch. Said that Clyde reached 3 finals with one title so respect

  • @airborne8580
    @airborne8580 Před rokem +2

    Shaun or Shawn David
    They say never trust a man with 2 first names
    I say they made an exception in your case
    Lmmfao

  • @redmonkey4131
    @redmonkey4131 Před rokem

    Yup the most under rated player in NBA history.
    2nd to Jordan in 90's era.
    It was Drexler who fill up the exitement in 90s NBA at the absence of MJ.

  • @jamesjensen5226
    @jamesjensen5226 Před rokem

    Very easy one of favorite channels cherry a Jazz fan

  • @DeBeard
    @DeBeard Před rokem

    Thx God he is still alive

  • @Orion26DML
    @Orion26DML Před rokem +2

    Awesome.
    I just redid some rankings. And Clyde ended up number 5 on my SG list
    MJ Kobe West Wade
    Clyde
    Moncrief
    Iverson
    Gervin
    Harden
    TMac

    • @crazydr1
      @crazydr1 Před rokem

      lol @ harden being that low with his mvp and scoring titles

    • @musicpatron1693
      @musicpatron1693 Před rokem +3

      @@crazydr1 Harden just cared about stats..I don't think he was actually as valuable as his accolades make it seem..he played half court and would wait till he had to pass the ball to build up his assists. He never really tried to make plays.

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem +2

      @@crazydr1 MVP and scoring titles.. in a league where no one can touch their pretty little selves. The game now rewards shooters and chuckers

    • @crazydr1
      @crazydr1 Před rokem

      @@monolithgeometry3221 i get it man, yall hate modern players in this channel .

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Před rokem +3

      @@crazydr1 it's not hate....its NOT hate ..Nah...its something different. They were given advantages other players in other era's didn't get. Basketball is a 'physical' game. There's "touching " . One motto there used to be " Don't settle for jumpshots". I couldn't make you understand where were coming from

  • @riofacts8283
    @riofacts8283 Před rokem +1

    He's a Hall Of Fame balla,need we say more.

  • @smashschool6747
    @smashschool6747 Před rokem +1

    Why does it flash “sinister” at 9:56??

  • @brianwilson9811
    @brianwilson9811 Před 4 měsíci

    Jordan 6 7 Clyde 6 7 both shooting guards both best scorers on their team! It makes sense why they compare them

  • @Jarekthegamingdragon
    @Jarekthegamingdragon Před 5 měsíci

    Clyde Drexler is the most under rated legend in NBA history. He's a top 5 SG all time easily and it'd be absurd to say other wise but most don't even have him up there which is so dumb.