February 1, 20241 yr Who was the second-best SG during the MJ era, early 90s? Drexler or Mitch Richmond? Edited February 1, 20241 yr by closetohumping
February 1, 20241 yr Author How about a guy that was a can’t miss but missed. Anyone remember this guy? Dominated Kobe and Lamar in high school
February 2, 20241 yr 44 minutes ago, Brothahorn said: Joe Dumars Dumars fell off pretty hard after 90 iirc. Guess not - he had some good seasons past then. Edited February 2, 20241 yr by ztejas
February 2, 20241 yr 40 minutes ago, ztejas said: Dumars fell off pretty hard after 90 iirc. Guess not - he had some good seasons past then. He fell off pretty hard after '08 that's for sure.
February 2, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, Baboontyme said: He fell off pretty hard after '08 that's for sure. I guess I just remembered his best years being the title years because Detroit wasn't much of a factor after that. They didn't win a playoff series after CHI swept them in '91. He put up some points and made a couple all-star games and some all-NBA and all-dedense teams but his assist numbers were awful and his shooting numbers weren't as good (and the team wasn't as good). He certainly wasn't as good as Drexler in '91 or '92. And when I say "remembered" I mean just based on my historical knowledge of the game. I never watched him play. Edited February 2, 20241 yr by ztejas
February 2, 20241 yr Author I think MJ said Dumars was his toughest defender im kind of sad for Clyde. He was an mj clone physically.
February 2, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, ztejas said: I guess I just remembered his best years being the title years because Detroit wasn't much of a factor after that. They didn't win a playoff series after CHI swept them in '91. He put up some points and made a couple all-star games and some all-NBA and all-dedense teams but his assist numbers were awful and his shooting numbers weren't as good (and the team wasn't as good). He certainly wasn't as good as Drexler in '91 or '92. And when I say "remembered" I mean just based on my historical knowledge of the game. I never watched him play. My comment was more in regards to his GM/President tenure. Instead of embracing the rebuild he...traded for AI and signed Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva iirc. I do remember Joe being pretty damn good in the early to mid 90s, after Isiah retired. I remember that signature step back 3 off the dribble. Clyde is probably the right answer.
February 2, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Kendal Gill On the original NBA Jam along with Grandmama. Edited February 2, 20241 yr by slorch
February 2, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, closetohumping said: I think MJ said Dumars was his toughest defender im kind of sad for Clyde. He was an mj clone physically. Dumars was fantastic. Knock down shooter, all league defender, and clutch. Really smart player. He was just about the only likeable guy on the Bad Boy Pistons. If I had to pick any shooting guard other than Jordan for one game during that era, I'd probably take him. Other guys had better careers, but Dumars was just so solid. Drexler was a physical marvel but just didn't have it mentally. Jordan completely mindfucked him at the Olympics. Maybe I would have liked Clyde more if he ever learned how to dribble without looking at the ball. It's kind of amazing that during Jordan's prime, there really weren't very many great two guards around the league. Richmond was also really good. Sprewell had a short run where he was a beast. Reggie Miler was annoying but also really good. He would be amazing in today's game.
February 2, 20241 yr Author 23 minutes ago, Fastbreak said: John Starks always gave Jordan a good time. Allegedly Maxwell did as well but I looked up some numbers and mj had his way
February 2, 20241 yr Author 11 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Kendal Gill Read somewhere he cared more about being famous than basketball.
February 2, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, closetohumping said: I think MJ said Dumars was his toughest defender im kind of sad for Clyde. He was an mj clone physically. Don’t be sad for Clyde. He had a shot at dethroning MJ and couldn’t do it. Neither could anyone else. No shame in that.
February 2, 20241 yr Author 7 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: Dumars was fantastic. Knock down shooter, all league defender, and clutch. Really smart player. He was just about the only likeable guy on the Bad Boy Pistons. If I had to pick any shooting guard other than Jordan for one game during that era, I'd probably take him. Other guys had better careers, but Dumars was just so solid. Drexler was a physical marvel but just didn't have it mentally. Jordan completely mindfucked him at the Olympics. Maybe I would have liked Clyde more if he ever learned how to dribble without looking at the ball. It's kind of amazing that during Jordan's prime, there really weren't very many great two guards around the league. Richmond was also really good. Sprewell had a short run where he was a beast. Reggie Miler was annoying but also really good. He would be amazing in today's game. What did mj do to him? another that was a great athlete was JR Rider
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