Tough, tough call. They both have different advantages. They're so close I think you'd just have to look at how they'd fit in with the rest of the players on your roster to be able to decide.
but that does not define greatness it is about the all around game to be honest .. . Dale Ellis coming off a pick was money like 9 times out of 10 . .but that don't make him great Rocket River
it is a tough call, kobe is clearly the better scorer, which bottom line, is the job of a scoring guard. but clyde is the better all-around player, except for maybe defense, kobe is a better on ball defender, clyde played great team defense.
The vote is 50/50 right now. This board is more objective than you might think, but it might be because some of us have never seen Drexler play but we have seen Kobe.
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that's so funny. that whole situation was weird, while karl gets the benefit of the doubt against kobe, I totally he believe he hit on her.
From a post on the lakers board: "I saw a lot of Clyde and except for finishing on the break and rebounding, there wasn't a single facet of the game that Clyde was even close to Kobe. Not footwork, not long range shooting, not midrange shooting, not finishing around the rim, not post up play, not passing, not ballhandling, not help D, not denial D, not single coverage D. To coopare Clyde, as great as he was, to Kobe is simply ridiculous."
it wouldn't say clyde wasn't close in those areas, but I would say kobe has him beat, except maybe finishing around the rim.
Posting and passing I would say no (Clyde's assist numbers are better). Kobe "looks" better dribbling, but he always avereged more turnovers per game. All of Clyde's defensive numbers are better. I think Kobe's D is overrated anyway, especially his post defense.
Clyde is my all time favorite player and was my idol growing up and it's hard to compare but I think Kobe has got him beat based off of his clutchness. It's unfair to say Clyde led his team to the finals while Kobe hasn't led his team anywhere because Drexler had a fad superior supporting cast which included players like Porter, Petrovic, Kersey, Robinson, Williams, Duckworth and I know I'm missing others. The point is that team was stacked. To the credit of Drexler though, he played in an Era which featured far superior talent then today. There are many good players, stars and so called "superstars" but Clyde played in the era of Jordan, Bird, Magic, Stockton & Malone, Payton & Kemp, Barkley great big men like Olajuwon, Robinson, and Ewing etc.
I'm guessing that a lot of people who saw Clyde play in his prime and remembers it well might think that Clyde's probably better. In fact, I can probably say that the NBA as a whole was probably better. Clyde's basketball skills are more fundamental than most stars in the NBA today. His style, other than his dribbling is something to be admired. As for who I want in MY team, it'd be Clyde and by a long shot. That doesn't justify the last shot taking which would obviously go to Kobe as he seems to be a better clutch shooter, but that's a different story. Clyde's post game and his court vision is unbelievable. His athleticism is astonishing too, just as much as Kobe in my honest opinion. His games with the Rockets is almost equivalent to Jordan's in Washington. Clyde's game deteriorated a little faster and Jordan's game overshadowed him. As for the likes of Kersey/ Buck Williams. Clyde made them who they are. Porter is much better than Smush Parker, but Cook/George and Odom as a pair are definitely more skilled than the Portland forwards. Cliff Robinson was a shooter for the most part where his head bands made more headlines than his game. Their jobs are very similar, the whole front court.... They get under the basket, go after the rebounds hard, and feed it back out. Terry Porter is probably one of the best in the game at finding an open spot for a jumper, but other than that, I would have to say it was all Clyde. His dribbling penetration and his passing skills took Portland to the championships twice. Everyone tends to forget that he took them there against the Pistons to begin with, only to eventually lose in 5 games to the Pistons. They were the favorites to face the Bulls the next year, but Magic and Worthy took over late and won the western conference finals. Then, Portland went against the Bulls only to have Jordan rain 3s all over them. In a memorable game 2 against the Pistons, Portland won despite 6 3-pointers from one Bill Laimbeer. That team was just outclassed if you can see how that Detroit team played. In fact, please go and find some tapes on Detroit vs Lakers and just see that type of basketball. Think Phoenix with better fundamentals. It's really some awesome basketball. At any rate, I do like Kobe's clutch shooting, but as a team, I think Kobe doesn't do nearly as much as Drexler to make the team better, so I'd have to choose Clyde as a teammate or as a player in my team in his prime than Kobe during his.
In the last ten years, nothing has happened to change my all-time starting 5 of Magic, Jordan, Drexler, Bird and Olajuwon.
[grumpy old man] Just an observation from that video... but old school players like Clyde looked so much more graceful... with the huge, baggy uniforms players wear these days, it's harder to see the athleticism and how much body control the players exhibit in the air... a finger roll or a dunk from the free throw line just don't look the same now. [/grumpy old man]
You're right, he didn't like Barkley. But he played with him just as hard despite that. That's being a professional. On the other hand, there's Kobe, who sunk a dynasty because he didn't like Shaq or being the second option. I also don't remember the laughter. Evan
Im goin with Clyde for all the reasons you guys mentioned. He has accomplished more and his stats are comparable. Kobe is still young though and I believe he will surpass Clyde by the end of his career. As for Clyde playin MJ's shadow, that may be true but what really held him back was playin in Portland. Imagine if hed been playing in a bigger market.
