When Clyde Drexler Actually Rivaled MJ! Best 1991-92 Highlights | GOAT SZN 

Well said. I was born and raised in Portland so thankfully I was taught my Blazers history and saw tapes of these 90s Blazers.

@@MaxaMillion711 You are a little mistaken. Clyde Drexler in the 1991/92 season: 6.6-RPG. not 5.5. Thank you.

@@MaxaMillion711 We still need that Reggie Miller '95 MJ '93 Kobe '09 Wade '10

@@AHMAD-2324 pat ewing 89-90 or 93-94. James worthy kevin mc hale isiah thomas

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Absolutely , Clyde was deceptively athletic and was an underrated passer that saw the floor very well from the 2spot.

@@carlwallace1129 HE IS BEST REBOUNDER IN HISTORY. NO OTHER GUARD AVERAGE THAT MANY REBOUNDS (ONLY POINT GUARDS WESTBROOK AND OSCAR ROBERSTON HAVE MORE BUT THEY ARE NOT SG)

@@PIP...33 facts

Clyde was the best all around player of his generation, and carried that Blazers team year in and year out.

@@cflo1386 absolutely 💯. Clyde easily could have dominated most small forwards like he did shooting guards .Jordan definitely caught Clyde in 1992 while he was maskin a bum knee that he later had fix after the Dream team tournament. JORDAN definitely had respect for Prime Clyde.

True

Definitely underrated especially as a perimeter defender

and today's player like Zion, Zach, Tatum, Giannis are better then Clyde, yet barely making finals, or even will not make the playoff. It's all bcs the competition far much superior Being great in an era, doesnt mean he would be great in 'all time' talks mate

@@mr.sunshine2017 Do you have a low IQ ? ? Zion Williamson ( age 20 )has only recently started playing. He didn"t even play 80 games. Lol. Drexler is much better than Zach LaVine. Jason Tatum ( age 22 ) is not better than Clyde Drexler. He is still young. Clyde Drexler made it to the Nba Finals when he turned 27. *Kevin Garnett ( 1995-1999 ), Jason Kidd ( 1994-1999 ), Rasheed Wallace( 1995-1999 ), Ray Allen ( 1996-1999 ).* In the 90s, none of these players made it to the Nba Finals. But they all defeated Lebron James ( The best player in the modern league ). Jimmy Butler was able to win 2 games against LBJ and AD in the 2020 Nba Finals. Clyde Drexler is better than Jimmy Butler. Before talking about a basketball do at least a little research.

Kersey was dope too! Buck William was solid.

Facts

Although todays players are talented and more athletic I would say that back in the day guys did all they can to play. Now they find reasons not to play and it's a shame because the nba would be a lot more entertaining

besides drexlers injury it would have made more of a diff in the finals vs the bulls, but MJ did have a better supporting cast than the glide

@@Juan-nf2my "today's players are talented and more athletic?" nope. Players of the 80's and 90s were more talented and athletic. Not even close.

LaMelo basically emulated Drexler offensively.

@@ProfessorofTruth ya never understood the narrative of new age athletes are more athletic. There was some athletic freaks back then

I can't see any higher ranked SG in history (Kobe, Wade, West) performing any better vs the calibre of competition Clyde faced on the 92 Finals in his shoes. He didn't shoot the greatest (only 40% FG), but to average 25/8/8 vs that level of competition....especially given he was carrying an injury that needed surgery but played through means he should be given more credit than just simply a guy that Jordan crushed.

@@FuShengAlex you hit the nail right on the head . Facts .

@@FuShengAlex it’s near lebron vs 2018 warriors

Those early 90s Blazers were elite. Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Kevin Duckworth, Cliff Robinson ... not superstars but great players in their own right. They weren’t scrubs.

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@@MaxaMillion711 That was an old school built team with really good role players and 1 star. Non of his teammates were perennial all-stars nor will any ever sniff the hall of fame with out purchasing a ticket. He didn't have veteran former all stars neither. Clyde Drexler was amazing, and Jordan's only real competition at sg.

@@MaxaMillion711 Cliff Robinson won 6th man award I believe that year

Aint that satisfying 👍🏽

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Dominique

@@shonensaiyan I feel y'all on that and I wouldn't mind a Wilkins video at all, but it honestly isn't one that I am really looking forward to like I was for Hakeem, Bird, Magic, 1993-94 Pippen, Barkley, David Robinson and Drexler.

I remember his first dunk in Hofheinz for The University of Houston. It was a reverse dunk. He was one of the first freshman to start for Guy V Lewis. Rob Williams started as a freshman the year before. Freshman didn't play back in Elvin Hayes day. After the game, he was interviewed by the local sports reporter and they asked him about the dunk. Clyde said he hope to get more. Did he ever. With Clyde, Akeem, Young, Micheaux, & Anders, it was something to see back in the day.

@@66HTown "Phi Slama Jama!" That team is legend!

@CPGoat #3 I know we have had our disagreements, but I 100% agree with this. People usually exclude Clyde from their top 5 all time SG list when he deserves a top 5 spot. Arguably the most underrated player of all time.

Clyde is #2 SG in My book. Put Jordan, Kobe or D Wade' in Clyde's shoes and you get the same results in the 90 & 92 Finals. Give Clyde Pippen, Shaq, Lebron, & Bosh; Clyde *AIN'T LOSING!!!* I personally don't think Kobe or D Wade is leading either Blazers team to the finals. Jordan is the only one apart from Clyde who could do it. My top 5 SGs are: #1-Jordan, #2-Clyde, #3-*PEAK* T-Mac, #4-Kobe, #5-D Wade.

@@benyah3390 u can’t base a players status on could bes that can’t be proven. And skillset doesn’t overtake results. Resume Always matter more. This game is about winning.

@@benyah3390 Give Drexler the version of Shaq that Wade had in the 2006 Finals and I'm not so sure Drexler wins the 2006 title. Maybe if Shaq stepped up and had a better series because I don't see Drexler having the series that Wade had. I'm not sure if Drexler would have won 2 rings with the 2009 or 2010 Lakers either. Maybe 1 ring and I am basing these statements on each of their abilities as you were referring to. Drexler had 2 great playoff runs to make the Finals and MAYBE Wade and Kobe would not have made the Finals in Drexler's situation 1 or both of those years, but if Drexler were able to run it back in the same situation in terms of his teammates and his opponents, then there is a good chance he wouldn't have made at least 1 of those again either, happenstance is a thing, but Drexler did a great job to actually get his team to the Finals in those seasons. We have to give players the props for what they DID accomplish though. I understand your hypotheticals based on each player's ability, but I disagree with you about how things would unfold if you swapped their situations. I agree Drexler is closer to Wade and Kobe than most people acknolwedge though. T-Mac??? The guy that never made it out of the first round in the playoffs despite having 4 chances when he was definitely still in his prime, 2 more chances when he was near his prime if not still in it and 1 chance before he entered his prime? He did not have good teams until he went to Houston and I understand the west was tough, but still, he NEVER made it out of the 1st round of the playoffs in 7 tries. He had Yao who was a top 2 center in the league at the time including arguably the best center in 2006-07 when they lost in the 1st round again. T-Mac and Yao played together in the playoffs twice and lost in the first round both times. In 2008 when T-Mac played the 54 win Jazz without Yao, the Rockets lost in 6 games. In the 2009 playoffs when Yao was without T-Mac, the Rockets defeated the 54 win Blazers in 6 games to make it out of the 1st round without T-Mac. I understand team success isn't even close to everything when judging an individual player and his impact on the court, but if T-Mac had top 3 all-time SG ability, then he would have won at least ONE of those series'. T-Mac isn't even top 5 let alone top 3... 1.) Jordan 2.) Wade (maybe Kobe if we go by full career, but Wade was better in his prime imo and Wade's prime lasted 8yrs imo) 3.) Kobe (career maybe 2nd, but prime Wade was a bit better) 4.) Drexler 5.) Harden If T-Mac had even a half-way decent playoff resume compared to other greats and HOFers even in his shorter time in the NBA, then maybe he would have an argument for top 5, but you can't be top 5 all-time at your position if you never made it out of the 1st round let alone top 3 at your position... All of the players in my top 5 SG list would have won AT LEAST 1 playoff series if they were in T-Mac's situations. T-Mac being a top 3 all-time SG is laughable. Not to mention he was the least efficient scorer of the players in question and tied with Drexler for 4th best defensive SG *at best* out of Jordan, Wade, Kobe, Drexler and T-Mac. The only way T-Mac could make that up would be if he had substantial enough passing and rebounding advantages over Wade and Kobe which he doesn't. T-Mac may have been a slightly better passer than Kobe and he was a better rebounder than Kobe, but not enough to be considered a better player when you take Kobe's scoring and defensive advantages into account in my book. T-Mac had a clear rebounding advantage over Wade, but T-Mac was an even passer with Wade at best while Wade was clearly the better scorer and defender.

@@TheIcemanthomas I understand what he's saying and I somewhat agree with judging players in that way because you have to account for players having more or less team support and longevity can be weighed differently depending on who you are talking to, it's not all about team success, but T-Mac simply did not prove enough to be considered a top 5SG. DEFINITELY not top 3... If he was, he would have won at least ONE playoff series which he never did. But for example, Hakeem "only" has 2 rings, yet I have him in my top 5 all-time players list. It's not all about team success. There are MANY other factors that should be accounted for.

He's an All-Time Great why are you surprised by that?... But let's not gloss over what the other All-Time Great was doing to him...

@@AHMAD-2324 idc Jordansexual, Jordan was getting cooked which u dont see often.

@@GawdNas jordan destroyed him in the finals ending any potential debate between them 😂

@@jossshh_o Thats cool and all G but im talking about in this one clip montage. Its rare you see anybody givin Jordan buckets

@@jossshh_o well, he carried his team to the fnials twice, michael just had a better, I wouldnt have been that easy in the same circunstations for both

8:18, 9:16, 9:23, 9:32, 9:42, 11:04- Clyde Drexler sets Michael Jordan on fire.

nah man portland aint scared of mj thats why they did not draft him

Why you bring him up? That's what's gonna bring old candy man over here 😂😂

@@jackb750 they didn't draft jordan because they were looking to get a big man.

@@jackb750 It sure worked out for them

@LORD J. OfDaAlphaKingz with the Portland Trailblazers he only went to two.. Detriot 90' the Chicago in 92'.. I did mention a title when he was at Houston but was sticking with the theme of the post.. Thanks anyway bud..🤣

Jordan has gone on record & literally stating the comparison between him & Drexler was offensive. So I don't think he thought of Clyde as an equal.

@@sl11tenderhand I agree. They were competitors. It was fun watching them play against each other.

Underrated defender

Clyde and Porter were Batman and Robin

Clyde drexler is worse than rookie jayson Tatum

The only thing mj doesnt talk about is the fact mj could not stop drexler,,not even once !

MJ got a lot of favorite calls. You can't play good defend on him, you will get fouls call. MJ is still the best player, but would he have been that great if calls didn't go his way? Same on defend, he was allowed things no others player were allowed to do on defend.

I would too. Tf😂

@Fuck Sake they played as a team very well but not stacked teams like the other squads

No he wasn't he was a 10X All-Star, an NBA Champion, All-NBA defense player and All-NBA player and a first ballot HOFamer. He just so happened to play in an Era that also had the Greatest player of All-time Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

@@AHMAD-2324 I feel what you're saying but he was so overshadowed by mj that he became somewhat underrated

He use to also do Larry Bird dirty every time they played.

“You think he’s a great player? Imma show you why he’s not”

tbh clyde is the only guy mj would not take it personal to

7. Harden 6. Iverson 5. Drexler 4. West 3. Wade 2. Kobe 1. Mike

@@Terror832 West better than Iverson, Drexler and Harden ? ?

@@allanhouston6759 on an all time great scale usually West is ranked higher than Drexler, Harden, Iverson, etc. Some people rank him top 20 all time.

@@Terror832 iverson over harden now that would make for a good debate I'd take harden though ai did lead his team to a finals

@@NewAgeSlaves I think if Harden keeps up his level of play for the next few years then he can make a legit case for being above Iverson and maybe even Drexler and West And if he wins a ring and plays well in the playoffs then you have to give him the edge.

Uhhh he won a ring. And actually the Pistons "denied" him 2 years before the Bulls did.

I agree

I say #2 behind Jordan

@@benyah3390 His 30's weren't that good to him That's why I'd say Kobe in front of him

@@TheBmills415 I can respect that. You could say the same for Olajuwon, and with the exception of Wilt; only because I never saw much of him, I don't feel like Kareem or anyone else was better. My thing is, they carried their respective teams for so long without much help that they would break down quicker. Now let's say Houston doesn't make the biggest mistake in the '83 draft and picks Clyde at #3 instead of Rodney *freaking* McCray; We're talking about Clyde & Dream having 5-7 chips with Scottie and MJ on the losing end of their 1st 3peat. My point is, Kobe & Cap had tons of help throughout their careers, while Dream and Clyde shouldered their teams by themselves most of their careers. We're not talking about Kobe, MJ, or Kareem in the same light without the help of Shaq, to a lesser extent Gasol, Bynum, Odom, Artest(Kobe); Scottie, Rodman, and Grant to a lesser extent(MJ); and Oscar, Magic, Worthy, and Russell to a lesser extent(Kareem). The best Clyde & had before Dream was Porter, which is a "lesser extent" player; and Dream had Sam Cassell and Otis Thorpe which were "lesser extent" players. After Dream & Clyde's 1(half) season together after 10 prime years of carrying their teams by themselves, they win, but are riddled with injuries.

@@benyah3390 That's an excellent point on Clyde's take as a huge Clyde fan growing up I actually like that alot My only counter is what of Kobe didn't have a Shaq but hey we would never know Great points on Clyde and let's not forget Clyde came through the west and I believe one of those finals trips they beat the Lakers. And are you forgetting Cliff Robinson who could definitely ball outhe scored 50+ at age 37

Thank you. He’s definitely on the list. The list is also giant and I have a lot planned out already. Reggie Miller and Ewing are popular for sure, I’ll try to do them but can’t say when

Ok, he's one of my favorite big men for sure, thanks Max!

We need nique!

Yet people just say it was only clyde in the finals.

that blazers team top to bottom was better than the bulls, mj was the factor true goat.

@@seanjuice9495 Every team Jordan(except Lakers) beat in the finals you can make a case that the other team had better talent the bulls it's just the bulls had Jordan.

Buck Williams was an all star with the nets. He never performed at that level with the blazers. Ainge was way past his prime. Robinson wasn’t an all star until after their finals runs and Porter, Kersey and Duckworth all under performed in the finals. Drexler gets trashed that he was “shut down” by Jordan. He had a torn knee and was getting no help. Porter and Kersey each cracked 20 twice in the finals. Drexler was basically 25,8 and 5. He was guarded by arguably the 2 best wing defenders ever and his fg% dropped by about 5% meaning he averaged around what Kobe shot for his entire career.

@@naquoashuey2794 This... Also, that injury you refer to required surgery, which he had after the Olympics. And being that he was getting older as he recovered from the injury, he was then past his prime, and never quite the same after that, though still great, and had some truly great moments, winning a title with Houston, teaming up with Olajuwan and a solid group. Prime Clyde (the peak of his mental and physical abilities) was only about 2-3 years from about 1989-1992 pre knee injury, so before the playoffs, and the finals of '92. Looking at the numbers during that span, he was very competitive with MJ, even out performing him some nights, and the Blazers won some games against the Bulls. Was Jordan better? Looking at their overall careers, I'd say yes, no question, but not by nearly as much as most think, and personally, I'd take prime Drexler over Jordan, as I think he was a better team player. This is why Jordan needed Pippen, to help his unique 1 vs 1 abilities (both offensively and defensively) blend in with the team to create the ultimate (for that era) machine that the Bulls became. While it's true that Jordan won nothing without Pippen, it is also true that Pippen did not win without Jordan either, they needed each other, and were at their best being able to complement and feed off each other.

He would always finish strong .

He and Dr J are the GOATs in nba history when it came to transition scoring.

@@FuShengAlex Agreed . Not to many better . Lebron is up there to as far as finishing on the break .

Eh, @7:47 King basically screened Pip.

WHEN I DECIDE TO MAKE ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

@@MaxaMillion711 Why are you screaming

@@ManiGrinds Ask that to the other guy lol.

@@MaxaMillion711 Damn cuh was just askin

@@barretta5582 and he answered

Nope

Should be mostly blocks

Miller should never be mention in the same breath with Drexler. They’re not even close. Drexler had a higher scoring average. Higher fg%. Twice the rebounds, assist, steals and blocks in less career games. Was a better defender. Twice the all star games, all NBA teams. Won a ring. Played in 5 conference finals in 8 years and carried 2 teams to the finals and winning in his 3rd finals with averages of 22ppg, 9.5 rebs and 6-7 assist. Also led his team in scoring during his final year on the league. Miller was in the bench.

@@naquoashuey2794 Drexler’s a Jack of all trades but a Master of none. Even though he and other SG’s are more all around skilled than Reggie…I’d pick Miller over Drexler 10/10 times if I’m building a team.

@@Lexgluger01 that’s a ridiculous statement. I’m gonna take the guy who averaged more points, rebounds, assist, steals, blocks, shot a higher fg percentage, was a better defender and led teams to greater success. You go ahead and take Miller for the 8 seconds in 95 and the 4th qt in 94, both against the Knicks.

@@Lexgluger01 You should also look up the Jack of all trades quote because you’re only saying part of it. It just further strengthens my argument.

Reggie is not even close to Drexler.