Clyde Drexler claps back at Michael Jordan over "Last Dance"

[Roundball_Rock]

Everybody is taking their turn denouncing the "doc."

One major storyline of the ESPN feature was the Michael Jordan vs. Clyde Drexler matchup in the 1992 NBA Finals. During the film, Jordan described how he felt disrespected by being compared to Drexler, which was a major slight considering how accomplished of a player Drexler became and was at that point.

“That’s Michael’s documentary so obviously it’s going to be from his perspective. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. A lot of times guys didn’t like each other from other teams, but as you get older, you’ve got to get beyond all of that and show some love and some respect for the people you played with and against.

This is a team game, it’s not one guy. You can have 50 points and 40 rebounds but if you lose, are you less of a player than anybody on the other team? No, it’s a team game.

So I hate when people act like it’s an individual competition. I didn’t take 35 shots and get 20 free throws a night, so I wasn’t going to score 40 points a night.”

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ouch, another one

[HBK_Kliq_2]

I don't understand Jordan talking down his 1992 finals opponent Drexler and laughing off his 1996 finals opponent in Gary Payton. That's basically like he's knocking his own era if he's acting like they never even stood a chance.

[Cyrus334]

Everybody is taking their turn denouncing the "doc."





Full article at https://spacecityscoop.com/2020/05/2...ichael-jordan/

Why is he talking like Jordan is Wilt Chamberlein and averaged like 50 points but got beat in the Finals more than he won? Jordan was scoring high and winning tittles year after year, and on great efficiency too so why on earth would anyone have a problem with him taking that many shots?

[3ball]

Everybody is taking their turn denouncing the "doc."





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No

It isn't a team game when the #1 option has to average 10-20 more than his 2nd option to win a Finals and use twice as many possessions

otoh, it IS a team game when the #1 option wins Finals with a sidekick that scores nearly as much and uses the same number of possessions

Carry on, but the numbers are on my side

That being said - clyde is right - he deserves WAY more respect.. his numbers compare to ANYONE'S.. he'd be borderline top 10 if he won in 92'

[Norcaliblunt]

Michael Jordan is what is wrong with the world. The idea that it is cool creating fake narratives in your head (aka being delusional) and acting like a psychopathic narcissistic asshole is acceptable just because you wanna win.

[LostCause]

Ehh there’s nothing to see here

Drexler admitted he didn’t watch the series. He also understands its from Jordan’s perspective. If MJ said today he feels Drexler is trash, then what Drexler said would be applicable. However, Jordan was telling us what his thought process was at the time.

Stop being drama queens fellas. There’s nothing wrong with someone feeling they’re better at something than someone else

On a side note, here’s a cool interview with Jerry West.

[bullettooth]

LeBron jock riders talking about it being a team game but are the first ones to bitch about LeBron's teams being trash when..... they lose. Or is it when he loses?

LOL, retards.

[fsvr54]

No

It isn't a team game when the #1 option has to average 10-20 more than his 2nd option to win a Finals and use twice as many possessions

otoh, it IS a team game when the #1 option wins Finals with a sidekick that scores nearly as much and uses the same number of possessions

Carry on, but the numbers are on my side

That being said - clyde is right - he deserves WAY more respect.. his numbers compare to ANYONE'S.. he'd be borderline top 10 if he won in 92'

Basketball is a team game under all circumstances, this is a fact of life. Teams play other teams. No one scores 100 points a game, no one guy gets every stop or gets 50 boards a game.

[3ball]

Basketball is a team game under all circumstances, this is a fact of life. Teams play other teams. No one scores 100 points a game, no one guy gets every stop or gets 50 boards a game.

Everyone needs help to win (a team), but MJ just needed the least, aka he needed to average 10-20 more than sidekick to win every series and used 50% more possessions than everyone.. no one used more possessions than MJ at better efficiency per possession than any wing ever

[RoseCity07]

Jordan is definitely an ego maniac. His stans just feed it.

[WhiteKyrie]

LeBron jock riders talking about it being a team game but are the first ones to bitch about LeBron's teams being trash when..... they lose. Or is it when he loses?

LOL, retards.

truth

[Roundball_Rock]

I don't understand Jordan talking down his 1992 finals opponent Drexler and laughing off his 1996 finals opponent in Gary Payton. That's basically like he's knocking his own era if he's acting like they never even stood a chance.

It is funny, isn't it? His stans are always saying how tough that era was, how great all his opponents were, while MJ is saying they were not serious opponents and literally laughing off one of them and going out of his way to diminish them.

Why is he talking like Jordan is Wilt Chamberlein

Because MJ took more shots than Wilt. More shots than Kareem. More shots than...anyone.

Basketball is a team game under all circumstances, this is a fact of life. Teams play other teams. No one scores 100 points a game, no one guy gets every stop or gets 50 boards a game.

Exactly. Even the early parts of the "documentary" was about how bad his team was and that is why they were losing (when they began winning it suddenly became a one man operation ).

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Jordan's act has worn thin. People are tired of it.

[ThatCoolKid]

Jordan's act has worn thin. People are tired of it.

Yes I think all of the drama around this doc has actually eroded at Jordan's reputation. His peers just don't like the guy.