OK let's talk about it Roy VS Drexler Who was the better player

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  1. dviss1

    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Jumpshooting/outside shooting was Drexler's Weakness... there is absolutely no way he could compete with Roy in that area.
     
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    For me it comes down to who made the team better. IMO Drexler played within the team system and while he was the superstar, everyone helped and contributed and he played with them. There was passing and transition.

    Roy, while great, was all too often Roy & the Lugnuts. ISO-ball. Less team emphasis, movement, etc. Yes, Drexler had some very good players around him but Roy also had some decent players around him as well but it was a Roy emphasis game, not a team game.

    Drexler had more success and games with Drexler were MUCH more fun to watch. Not discounting that Roy was a very good player, but I'm not sure Roy could have taken a "team" to the heights Drexler took his.

    Gramps...
     
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    Drexler by a landslide.
     
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    Career steals were at a 2.6 average. He was always over shadowed by Jordan; who won all defensive awards. There were other defensive specialists like cooper back then as well.
     
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    That sucks you didn't see Drexler in his prime. He was so fuckng good.
     
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    Dude, the Blazers are Mags' life. Everything about them is personal, so that's why he wants to kick Ben Golliver in the nuts and call Meyers Leonard a pussy. :grin:
     
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    I saw him, I just don't remember much of it. I think I was in third or fourth grade when we were in the finals against the Bulls. My memory from that time is spotty at best.
     
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    That whole team was beautiful to watch. They played the game the right way. And to me, the game hasn't been played at a level since then by any Blazer team. But Clyde was a big key to that. His reckless abandon way of doing business was a beautiful thing to watch. I don't care about what they said about him. How hard he worked in practice. All I know is what I saw on the court. And there hasn't ever been Blazer ever quite like him since. Which is sad. I'm craving for that brand of basketball. Badly.

    Doubt we will ever see it again.
     
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    Meh. Adelman's overrated...
     
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    Drexler also played without the benefit of a player of LA's ability. Porter, while the best PG we've had (sans possibly Lillard), was a one-time all-star.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    All of this X 100.

    All I can say is that clearly memories are short.
     
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    Simply put, Clyde Drexler > Brandon Roy.
     
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    Yeah clearly Drexler was superior to Roy.

    Roy was pretty freaking great one year here, before he got injured against the Lakers. He was a top7 NBA player that season. Drexler had similar seasons but I don’t know if he was ever quite in the top 5 of NBA players. If Roy had been able to keep up that production maybe he would’ve been able to equal Drexler. If his knees were healthy maybe he would’ve let lose his athleticism more often. But that’s not what happened so no at the end of the day its not even close.
     
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    I don’t think we’ve seen the last of Roy in an NBA uniform. Give him another year or two with his knees feeling fine sitting at home and he’ll have to scratch that itch to try one last comeback. I guess we could sign him as a free agent in summer of 2015 ;|
     
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    Drexler was 1st Team All-NBA in 92 and finished 2nd in the MVP voting behind Jordan that same year. Roy was nowhere near that level of elite play.
     
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    Sure we did. But Roy didn't want to play with 'Dre. Because Roy was a little bitch.
     
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    That's what I was thinking. Memories fade. Walton, then Drexler were the two best Blazers of all time. Add Lucas and those are the only jersey's that should be hanging from the rafters.

    Drexler > Roy.
     
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    No doubt about it. Drexler was easily the better player.
     
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