The NBA of the 1990s undoubtedly belonged to the reign of a man named Michael Jordan, and with him, no matter how great you are, you will eventually become the background of this man in this period, and Clyde Drexler, who was once regarded as the pride of portlanders, can not escape this fate!
As a native of Houston, he is naturally his biggest wish for his hometown team, and it backfires. In the 1983 draft, the Houston Rockets selected Ralph Sampson as the first-round winner, and Drexler was only able to be selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the West as the last in the lottery, starting his career!
The Portland Trail Blazers, who entered the NBA in the year, set up the home stadium in this field for a long time, and the first championship in team history was born in the seventh season after the establishment of the team. Drexler, who joined this young team in 1983, must continue to follow his predecessors and carry the great responsibility of the team's revival.
It is certainly stressful to have such a great responsibility, and it can also motivate people. Drexler "spilled" his youth blood at the height of his youth on the Portland field, and it was his rapid growth that brought this team back to the playoffs and was competitive enough. His repeated gliding and popping on the field will ignite the atmosphere of the whole stadium and applaud him, and he is a landscape above the memorial gymnasium.
The "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas once said of Drexler: "
From his words, it is not difficult to see that Drexler is great enough, but his great career is full of misfortunes, among which the appearance of Michael Jordan is Drexler's biggest misfortune, both of them appear as scoring guards on the court, and naturally the strong dialogue is staged. And Jordan's innate domineering power is something That Drexler does not have, which is already the dividing point between the two of them going down different paths.
It seems that God is going to arrange a duel between the two of them for a season, after losing the mvp title, there is still a chance to compete for the fmvp, the two teams stand out in the east and west, and will be on the stage of the finals. Jordan in this round of the series is like a god, usually not good at three-point shooting, suddenly became his scoring weapon, six games of three-point shooting rate as high as 42.9%, also not good at three-point shooting Drexler with an embarrassing 15.0% shooting rate, a new career low. Perhaps his three-pointer can play at a normal level, and the Blazers he leads have every opportunity to drag the series into the seventh, or even take away the game, but unfortunately only if.
The two joined the NBA on their feet, which means the overlap of the peak period, and it can even be said that Jordan's peak period is longer than Drexler,Even if Drexler has a brilliant performance, it can only be covered up by Jordan, even his best dunk.
A professional basketball player's goal on the court is to win the game, and for a season the goal is to win the championship. After the failure of dreuler's showdown with Jordan, he gradually began to be plagued by injuries, and his state gradually declined, and he was afraid that he would no longer have the opportunity to lead the team to the peak duel, and leaving was undoubtedly the best result for him and the team.
All he has done for this team is enough to be regarded by the Portlanders as the first man in team history. Many of his stats are recorded in team history to this day. Damien Lillard, the current core, is undoubtedly going to take a hit on the data of the former core, but there is still a long way to go.
The term "fallen leaves" is used here to describe Drexler, who missed the draft to be selected by the Rockets and was given the opportunity to play for the Rockets at the end of his career. It's also an excellent addition to the Rockets. He became Olajuwon's best helper, the two joined hands to reach the finals again, facing the young Orlando Magic, the two's key game experience combined with internal and external cooperation, swept the opponent in one fell swoop, and completed the defense of the title. Drexler also got the coveted championship.
For an NBA player to get the team to perform a jersey retirement ceremony, it is a supreme treatment. For the two teams Drexler played for in his career, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets are willing to retire his jersey, which is enough to show that Drexler is a player who shines everywhere. When the older generation of fans see the "No. 22" jersey hanging high in the stadium, they will think of the beautiful scenery! #nba# #I'm going to make headlines ##nba spit conference ##nba✔-#克莱德 Drexler #