this is a tough one...these two are very close as players and the stats show that...kobe is probably a slightly more dominant scorer, but clyde is a slightly better all-around player. both were good defenders. clyde finished a little stronger and better around the rim while kobe is a bit more clutch...in the end, i give an extremely slight advantage to clyde.
for those who say the defense is overrated from kobe, he did a pretty good job on allen iverson in the 01 Finals.
I rarely recall Kobe checking AI during the Finals. It was more Lue, Fish and Harper. I just think it's odd that folks will clearly give Kobe the edge defensively when ALL of Clyde's defensive numbers are better.
I dont know how it is ever really possible to compare players from different eras, different teams and team roles, and different circumstances. But having followed Clyde from his Phi Slamma Jamma days and Kobe from start of his NBA career. I would say that I would invariably select the better all-around basketball player (Drexler) over the mostly one-dimensional scorer (Bryant) every time.
I feel Kobe is better than Clyde.. but Maxwell was a better overall person than both: Maxwell was loved by his teammates and Maxwell never forced management to trade Dream for Lamar Odom Maxwell wouldnt give the Rocket fans such boring color commentary. In fact Max would have plenty of colorful commentary.
What tiny bit of cred you had on this board was just blown up like the Bikini Atoll. Clyde brought the Rockets their second ring and more importantly transcendent legitimacy. We are up there with the all time greats as back-to-back champions because of Drexler. Go sit in the corner kobe lover and ponder your grievous error along with the important lesson I have bestowed upon you.
Wow this is a tough call. My heart goes with Clyde, but Kobe has so much talent. I think we may have to reconsider this in a couple of years and see what kind of humility and coachability Kobe picked up after what he went through with blowing up the dynasty, being accused of rape, and enduring the most losing of his career. He seemed to have made some strides last year. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. If he doesn't learn anything from it and grow, my money is definitely on Clyde. Another thing about Clyde, I have heard it speculated more than once that if Sabonis (sp) had come to the NBA after Portland drafted him instead of a decade later Clyde would probably have two more rings and Jordan two less.
hahaha where's my pic cheetah?? Drexler's outside game isnt as good as kobe. i'm not saying i like kobe better than drexler. kobe is not a team player, but talent wise, he's better. Maybe we should ask Robert Horry since he played with both.
tinman, this isn't a thread about Max. Please. I'd go with Clyde over Bryant. It's just too easy. I'm one of those people who followed Drexler from his days at UH, and what he accomplished growing as a player, considering where he started from, was amazing. Just amazing. And I always loved watching him play. As good as Bryant is, I just don't get pleasure from seeing him in games. He irritates the hell out of me, to tell you the truth. I can't get past his gigantic ego. Yes, most basketball stars have an ego, Clyde included, but Bryant's is on another level altogether. Clyde never had that effect on me. Watching him play was like savoring a good vintage of vino. Pure pleasure.
Let's just go through a season by season comparison (comparing by age), using PER: Code: [COLOR=Navy] Drexler Kobe[/COLOR] 18 ------ 14.4 19 ------ 18.5 20 ------ 18.9 21 14.5 21.7 22 19.7 24.4 23 19.8 23.2 24 20.2 26.2 25 24.1 23.7 26 23.6 23.3 27 22.2 28.0 28 22.1 ------ 29 23.6 ------ 30 20.7 ------ 31 18.4 ------ 32 22.4 ------ 33 20.0 ------ 34 19.9 ------ 35 19.8 ------ Kobe presumably still has several years ahead of him, so it's hard to compare their careers right now. But Kobe has had three seasons with a higher PER than Drexler's career best 24.1 at age 25. My answer is Kobe.
vs the Sonics that was Game 5 I'm pretty sure, where the Sonics came back on the last shot and gave it to Kemp, who got swatted twice by our man in the middle ... that was playoff basketball ... but when Clyde took that shot (it was a turnout strange looking fallaway) I cringed, and that was a common sight because nobody thought his awkward ol' J would ever fall when it counted ... one other thing was that Clyde had alot more below average games than most superstars, particular in the last third of his career... he didn't seem like the type to "bring it" every game like others... having said that he was a world-class athlete and a underrated superstar during a time when we saw some of the all-time greats, including jordan
The subject is vague, 'who would you choose'? choose as what? your fantasy basketball player? the guy who hits the last shot? the guy you'd build a team around? I detest Kobe too, thats why people watch him. either you hate him or like him, you will watch. that's why tim duncan doesnt bring ratings up, nobody cares about the nice guy. clyde is a great player, but you saw him against jordan. kobe's skill level is on par with jordan minus the creativity ( I think kobe is just copying all of jordan's moves). That's why I like DWade, he's got his own style of ball, he's just fearless. Would Tmac drive down the lane and get beat up like Dwade? or would Tmac stick to the jumper? I hope Tmac learned something from Dwade.
I'm a Rockets fan because of Glide. Heck, you can even say I'm a basketball fan because of him. So don't friggin' expect me to be "objective" here CLYDE DREXLER >>> kobe bryant Glide wasn't as efficient a scorer, but he's a better all-round player. I don't think anyone can argue with this statement, seriously
