Man Clyde The Glyde was so smooth
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1 of my favorite players of all-time . talk about dunking on people and attacking the rim he was out of this world.
Those dunks and finger rolls. 
sheesh.
sheesh.
He was an incredible athlete and really nice all around player. He was a great #1 to have on a balanced team because he played with an unselfish team mentality and was willing to do some of everything - he'd hit the boards, jump the passing lanes, come from off-ball to protect the rim, he moved a ton off-ball and was always ready to make a cut or catch an alley-oop, he could score on the drive, post, or outside and he would always find the open guy.
Definitely the top shooting guard outside of Jordan in his era - he didn't have the on-ball defense of Dumars or the outside shooting of Reggie but his all-around game far surpassed either of them. We used to gas him up so much back then that we started saying shyt like, "Is Clyde as good/better than MJ?" and that's what got MJ so heated and against him.
Drexler's big weaknesses were that his handle was a bit shaky (he looked down when he dribbled and didn't really have a left) and his jumper was really shaky. Plus as Phil Jackson and MJ used to get at him for, mentally he would come up a bit short, when it came to crunch time you couldn't be sure he would necessarily make the right plays or not look lost in the moment.
Definitely the top shooting guard outside of Jordan in his era - he didn't have the on-ball defense of Dumars or the outside shooting of Reggie but his all-around game far surpassed either of them. We used to gas him up so much back then that we started saying shyt like, "Is Clyde as good/better than MJ?" and that's what got MJ so heated and against him.
Drexler's big weaknesses were that his handle was a bit shaky (he looked down when he dribbled and didn't really have a left) and his jumper was really shaky. Plus as Phil Jackson and MJ used to get at him for, mentally he would come up a bit short, when it came to crunch time you couldn't be sure he would necessarily make the right plays or not look lost in the moment.
Also, he was perfect for his time - Clyde excelled in the fast break era with lots of possessions, lots of up-and-down. I think he would still be a great player but not as elite today when you really want your shooting guard to either be a dead-eye shooter or break guys down off the dribble. In fact, today he'd likely be slotted over to a slightly undersized 3 rather than a 2.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
That was 24 years ago
Da fukk???Clyde is like that cool “uncle” who would stop by the house from time to time and give you $5 and then go into the bedroom with your mama for about 30 minutes
who_better_than_me
Time to go!!
@6:12.
Yeah them handles are shakey aight