Robert Horry names most athletic teammate he played with (not Kobe/Shaq/Hakeem/D-Rob)

[Im Still Ballin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOroo9vVJMc

[tontoz]

Clyde and Hakeem were on the same college team. College ball was a lot different back then.

[Im Still Ballin]

Nobody resembles LeBron James more in athleticism and skillset than Clyde Drexler. There are some obvious differences: LeBron's bigger and perhaps a better perimeter shooter? Clyde's smoother and more fluid, able to change direction and pace better.

Nobody would call LBJ "The Glide." He gets up as high as anyone, but he doesn't look relaxed like Clyde or MJ do. More of a Dwight Howard/David Robinson/Giannis type of athlete. High on explosiveness but lacking in a certain agility package that makes movement look effortless.

LeBron's like a more mechanical/stiff, Karl Malone-sized Clyde Drexler. With a heliocentric license to dominate the ball.

[L.Kizzle]

And this is bad knees Houston Clyde, not 80s Portland version.

[FultzNationRISE]

Nobody resembles LeBron James more in athleticism and skillset than Clyde Drexler. There are some obvious differences: LeBron's bigger and perhaps a better perimeter shooter? Clyde's smoother and more fluid, able to change direction and pace better.

Nobody would call LBJ "The Glide." He gets up as high as anyone, but he doesn't look relaxed like Clyde or MJ do. More of a Dwight Howard/David Robinson/Giannis type of athlete. High on explosiveness but lacking in a certain agility package that makes movement look effortless.

LeBron's like a more mechanical/stiff, Karl Malone-sized Clyde Drexler. With a heliocentric license to dominate the ball.

In fairness I think that's primarily because it doesnt rhyme.

That said, I agree with you that both guys were objectively more valuable than MJ overall.

[Baller234]

Nobody resembles LeBron James more in athleticism and skillset than Clyde Drexler. There are some obvious differences: LeBron's bigger and perhaps a better perimeter shooter? Clyde's smoother and more fluid, able to change direction and pace better.

Nobody would call LBJ "The Glide." He gets up as high as anyone, but he doesn't look relaxed like Clyde or MJ do. More of a Dwight Howard/David Robinson/Giannis type of athlete. High on explosiveness but lacking in a certain agility package that makes movement look effortless.

LeBron's like a more mechanical/stiff, Karl Malone-sized Clyde Drexler. With a heliocentric license to dominate the ball.

Lebron can jump high and far but he's carrying a lot more density so he doesn't have the hang time that those two did.

Jordan's hang time is what separated him from most other players. He could almost change his shot twice mid-air.

[tpols]

A lot of people act like Hakeem won his titles with scrubs but '95 Clyde was a playoff force to be reckoned with. 20/7/5 on 120 ORTG (Magic or Reggie level) in a brutal defensive environment. With clutch too.


https://youtu.be/UzKOfqxJbEc?si=PDHnnKgo94MslT6p

That was basically a superstar ring performance from him that never gets mentioned.

[FKAri]

Lebron can jump high and far but he's carrying a lot more density so he doesn't have the hang time that those two did.

Jordan's hang time is what separated him from most other players. He could almost change his shot twice mid-air.

Are you saying 1 guy jumped as high or higher than the other but fell to the Earth faster?

[1987_Lakers]

Imagine calling someone who averaged 21 ppg a superstar.

Not a knock on him, but he was a Pau Gasol tier 2nd option in '95, I'll probably give Pau the nod.

[Baller234]

Are you saying 1 guy jumped as high or higher than the other but fell to the Earth faster?

https://media1.tenor.com/m/LLAP5UWOys4AAAAC/michael-jordan-yeah.gif

[tpols]

In the mid 90s? 21 ppg is like 30 today. And he did it on supreme efficiency. Pau didn't even average that much when it became easier to score and was absolutely never considered an MVP candidate like Clyde Drexler was.

Clyde led teams to the Finals as bonafide 1st option. Pau was 0-12 as 1st option with three 1st round sweeps. :lol

[L.Kizzle]

Imagine calling someone who averaged 21 ppg a superstar.

Not a knock on him, but he was a Pau Gasol tier 2nd option in '95, I'll probably give Pau the nod.
Nah, Houston Clyde > LA Pau.

[ArbitraryWater]

A lot of people act like Hakeem won his titles with scrubs but '95 Clyde was a playoff force to be reckoned with. 20/7/5 on 120 ORTG (Magic or Reggie level) in a brutal defensive environment. With clutch too.


https://youtu.be/UzKOfqxJbEc?si=PDHnnKgo94MslT6p

That was basically a superstar ring performance from him that never gets mentioned.


20/7/5 is amazing but Klay/Wiggins/Poole all THREE doing that + Draymond is weakest help ever for Curry :oldlol::oldlol::oldlol:



You are hilarious

[Hey Yo]

In the mid 90s? 21 ppg is like 30 today. And he did it on supreme efficiency. Pau didn't even average that much when it became easier to score and was absolutely never considered an MVP candidate like Clyde Drexler was.

Clyde led teams to the Finals as bonafide 1st option. Pau was 0-12 as 1st option with three 1st round sweeps. :lol

Confirmed that Pippen was a superstar.

[tpols]

20/7/5 is amazing but Klay/Wiggins/Poole all THREE doing that + Draymond is weakest help ever for Curry :oldlol::oldlol::oldlol:



You are hilarious


Literally... none of them ever even remotely averaged that for a playoff run. Clyde was an MVP guy. Finishing like top 2 or 3. Wiggins or klay or dray were never even close to as good.

[tpols]

Confirmed that Pippen was a superstar.

Ironically, Pippen never produced like 1995 playoff Clyde except maybe 1991. All the other years aren't even close though. Pippen averaged teens scoring on ranging from horrible to mediocre efficiency for 5/6 rings.

[Hey Yo]

Ironically, Pippen never produced like 1995 playoff Clyde except maybe 1991. All the other years aren't even close though. Pippen averaged teens scoring on ranging from horrible to mediocre efficiency for 5/6 rings.

18ppg + excellent defense + QB'ing the offense is way better than 21ppg and mediocre D

[Xiao Yao You]

Clyde and Hakeem were on the same college team. College ball was a lot different back then.

the best players were upper classmen not freshman. Most players played 4 years or at least 3 not 1

[ImKobe]

18ppg + excellent defense + QB'ing the offense is way better than 21ppg and mediocre D

You do realize Clyde had 41/9/6 on 12/18 shooting, followed by 31/8/10/3 on 8/15 shooting in B2B elimination games against Utah? When did Pip have games like this in Chicago? Clyde in that Playoff run had three games of 30+ points, Pippen had just three 30+ point games total in all the 6 title runs for Chicago.

I think you can put '91 or '92 Pippen on that same level or little higher, but he was definitely better than 4 of 6 Pippen's title runs just because he was so efficient offensively and came up big when it mattered most.

[beasted]

You do realize Clyde had 41/9/6 on 12/18 shooting, followed by 31/8/10/3 on 8/15 shooting in B2B elimination games against Utah? When did Pip have games like this in Chicago? Clyde in that Playoff run had three games of 30+ points, Pippen had just three 30+ point games total in all the 6 title runs for Chicago.

I think you can put '91 or '92 Pippen on that same level or little higher, but he was definitely better than 4 of 6 Pippen's title runs just because he was so efficient offensively and came up big when it mattered most.

Don't argue facts with the Bran fam.

[1987_Lakers]

You do realize Clyde had 41/9/6 on 12/18 shooting, followed by 31/8/10/3 on 8/15 shooting in B2B elimination games against Utah? When did Pip have games like this in Chicago? Clyde in that Playoff run had three games of 30+ points, Pippen had just three 30+ point games total in all the 6 title runs for Chicago.

I think you can put '91 or '92 Pippen on that same level or little higher, but he was definitely better than 4 of 6 Pippen's title runs just because he was so efficient offensively and came up big when it mattered most.

Reminds me of Gasol's game 7s while bailing out Kobe.

2009 vs Houston: 21/18 with 3 blks
2010 vs Boston: 19/18/4 with 2 blks
2012 vs Denver: 23/17/6 with 4 blks

[warriorfan]

Reminds me of Gasol's game 7s while bailing out Kobe.

2009 vs Houston: 21/18 with 3 blks
2010 vs Boston: 19/18/4 with 2 blks
2012 vs Denver: 23/17/6 with 4 blks

imagine playing within an offense and elevating teammates

it’s a wild notion but some players actually do it

[1987_Lakers]

In the mid 90s? 21 ppg is like 30 today.

This is some dumb shit. Clyde never even averaged 30 as a 1st option even when the NBA played at a similar pace as it does today.

Im guessing Glen Rice has multiple 30 ppg seasons if he played today as well right? :oldlol:

[1987_Lakers]

imagine playing within an offense and elevating teammates

it’s a wild notion but some players actually do it

Shame he couldn't elevate Kwame Brown & Smush Parker.

[Full Court]

Confirmed that Pippen was a superstar.

Of course he was a superstar. Are you dumb?

:biggums:

[FKAri]

https://media1.tenor.com/m/LLAP5UWOys4AAAAC/michael-jordan-yeah.gif

How does work? How can you out jump someone but have less hang time?

[warriorfan]

jordan just consistently jumped higher than everyone else during the game and that gave him the illusion that he was floating more. and his fluidity

[tpols]

Reminds me of Gasol's game 7s while bailing out Kobe.

2009 vs Houston: 21/18 with 3 blks
2010 vs Boston: 19/18/4 with 2 blks
2012 vs Denver: 23/17/6 with 4 blks

Comparing that to Clyde's 40+ point elimination games is a joke to be honest. So Pau at his peak topped out at 23 points? Shit... in that game 7 vs Boston he shot 6/16. :lol And the Houston game was over by the 2nd quarter.

You need to put that red nose prop back on.

[Hey Yo]

You do realize Clyde had 41/9/6 on 12/18 shooting, followed by 31/8/10/3 on 8/15 shooting in B2B elimination games against Utah? When did Pip have games like this in Chicago? Clyde in that Playoff run had three games of 30+ points, Pippen had just three 30+ point games total in all the 6 title runs for Chicago.

I think you can put '91 or '92 Pippen on that same level or little higher, but he was definitely better than 4 of 6 Pippen's title runs just because he was so efficient offensively and came up big when it mattered most.

Tpols was talking about a certain year in a certain series. That's what I was answering to.

[tpols]

18ppg + excellent defense + QB'ing the offense is way better than 21ppg and mediocre D

Clyde was a great athlete and defender too chico. And pippen wasn't "quarter backing" anything more than Clyde was. Their assist totals are nearly identical. Pippen never put up 20 ppg for a playoff run on 120 ORTG. Clyde was better, but just didn't get the props as 2nd option. If Drexler played with prime MJ it would've been even more of a wrap.

[SouBeachTalents]

Comparing that to Clyde's 40+ point elimination games is a joke to be honest. So Pau at his peak topped out at 23 points? Shit... in that game 7 vs Boston he shot 6/16. :lol And the Houston game was over by the 2nd quarter.

You need to put that red nose prop back on.
https://sportyreporty.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/20131020-205350.jpg

[Xiao Yao You]

Clyde was a great athlete and defender too chico. And pippen wasn't "quarter backing" anything more than Clyde was. Their assist totals are nearly identical. Pippen never put up 20 ppg for a playoff run on 120 ORTG. Clyde was better, but just didn't get the props as 2nd option. If Drexler played with prime MJ it would've been even more of a wrap.

Clyde was never considered a great defender

[1987_Lakers]

Clyde was a great athlete and defender too chico. And pippen wasn't "quarter backing" anything more than Clyde was. Their assist totals are nearly identical. Pippen never put up 20 ppg for a playoff run on 120 ORTG. Clyde was better, but just didn't get the props as 2nd option. If Drexler played with prime MJ it would've been even more of a wrap.

Pau had a 124 & 126 ORTG in his '09 & '10 postseason runs.

[L.Kizzle]

Clyde was never considered a great defender
Wasn't great but was above average.

[Baller234]

How does work? How can you out jump someone but have less hang time?

Uh, physics?

If you throw a brick 200 feet in the air and a feather 100 feet in the air, which do you think is going to land first?

[warriorfan]

https://sportyreporty.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/20131020-205350.jpg

shit sample size

and tbh 22/8/5 is a good guard statline for the era he played in. Also it should be a plus that he was able to up his defense and rebounding and find ways to win. If you want to sit back and use box as revisionist history about how pau and whoever else….who’s the third option you guys pump? You guys don’t even do that because even in the most wild troll imagination you can’t make a case. I’ve heard some especially shamelessly trolls name drop Bynum. Peep bynum final stats. i think it’s like 5/2/1 or something worse. Dude was out of the league while still in his young 30’s post kobe.


Take kobe’s box and compare it to harden or something, harden might have better box but if your life depended on it who are you picking on your team kobe or harden? the game goes beyond the box

[WhiteKyrie]

A lot of people act like Hakeem won his titles with scrubs but '95 Clyde was a playoff force to be reckoned with. 20/7/5 on 120 ORTG (Magic or Reggie level) in a brutal defensive environment. With clutch too.


https://youtu.be/UzKOfqxJbEc?si=PDHnnKgo94MslT6p

That was basically a superstar ring performance from him that never gets mentioned.

Been saying that for a minute

[Street Hunger]

Horry was so clutch