Clyde "The Glide" Drexler Top 10 Dunks

[sportjames23]

h/t to Round Mound w/ his Drexler thread:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwoD0kCW40Q


Never understood why Glide was hardly mentioned as one of the top dunkers of the 80s and 90s with MJ and Nique. Drexler was EASILY in their class when it came to athleticism and dunking.

[ClipperRevival]

Love #1 dunk. It's not the most devastating dunk but it perfectly personifies his nickname "Glide."

[SugarHill]

He was and is mentioned as one of the best dunkers from his era. I don't really like his dunks tbh

[JimmyMcAdocious]

I think his dunks lack power? He's a more impressive leaper than dunker. Seems to last that half second longer, rise that many more inches higher, etc. But the finished product doesn't look all that great.

[Chief Keef]

I think his dunks lack power? He's a more impressive leaper than dunker. Seems to last that half second longer, rise that many more inches higher, etc. But the finished product doesn't look all that great.


That's why his nickname is the glide

[3ball]

h/t to Round Mound w/ his Drexler thread:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwoD0kCW40Q


Never understood why Glide was hardly mentioned as one of the top dunkers of the 80s and 90s with MJ and Nique. Drexler was EASILY in their class when it came to athleticism and dunking.
SG's and SF's with 1 or more seasons of 100+ Dunks


1988 - 1996......................2001 - 2014

Michael Jordan.................. Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins............. Lebron James
Clyde Drexler.................... Dwayne Wade
Scottie Pippen................... Carmelo Anthony
Penny Hardaway................ Kobe Bryant
Grant Hill.......................... Tracy McGrady
Ron Harper ...................... Andre Iguodala
Richard Dumas.................. Rudy Gay
Stacy Augmon................... Shawn Marion
Michael Finley.................... Richard Jefferson
Jerry Stackhouse
Cedric Ceballos
Derrick McKey
Roy Hinson
Chris Morris

Sources: Dunk data for 2001-2014 is from basketball-reference.com; 1988-1996 dunk data was retrieved from Philadelpia 76'er Media Guides and Harvey Pollack's Statistical Guides, links for which are in this thread's OP: http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352399



Year..... Shots..... Dunks....Shots Per Dunk

1988..... 165,439..... 5,727..... 28.89 <------ harder to dunk
1989..... 182,375..... 6,475..... 28.17
1990..... 192,942..... 7,011..... 27.52
1991..... 193,050..... 7,241..... 26.66
1992..... 193,401..... 8,122..... 23.81
1993..... 190,296..... 8,252..... 23.06
1994..... 186,948..... 8,515..... 21.96
1995..... 180,414..... 8,645..... 20.87
1996..... 190,675..... 8,468..... 22.52
1997..... 188,587..... 8,460..... 22.29
1998..... 189,544..... 9,318..... 20.34
1999..... 113,390..... 4,681..... 24.22
2000..... 195,228..... 8,325..... 23.45
2001..... 191,661..... 7,319..... 26.19
2002..... 193,256..... 8,439..... 22.90
2003..... 192,096..... 8,265..... 23.24
2004..... 189,805..... 8,120..... 23.38
2005..... 197,640..... 9,150..... 21.60
2006..... 194,310..... 8,640..... 22.49
2007..... 196,080..... 8,310..... 23.60
2008..... 200,490..... 9,270..... 21.63
2009..... 199,050..... 9,360..... 21.27
2010..... 201,000..... 8,790..... 22.87
2011......199,800..... 8,910..... 22.42
2012..... 161,220..... 7,320..... 22.02
2013..... 201,600..... 9,540..... 21.13
2014..... 204,180..... 9,030..... 22.61 <------ easier to dunk


The stats show that it was harder to dunk in Clyde's day than today (of course, there was no 3-point shooting or spacing, so defenders didn't have to occupy the perimeter and could pack the middle of the floor - whereas in today's game, 3-point shooting draws defenders to the perimeter and leaves the paint and middle of the floor wide open.. of course, legal paint-camping exacerbated the no spacing to further congest the middle or the floor and paint.. also, defense was more physical with real paint-patrolling bigs).
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