Who's better, Clyde Drexler(at his prime) or Kobe Bryant?

Question

I have to go with Clyde. He's proven to be a better leader then Kobe. He's led his team to the finals a couple of times and won one with the Dream. He also was a great scorer as well as Kobe.

Answer 1

Clyde Drexler, he never quit on his team. Unlike Kobe who quit in Game 7 against Phoenix in last seasons playoffs.

Answer 2

Kobe is better than Drexler was in his prime.

Kobe has much more of a killer instinct than Drexler had. (if you don't think this is true, then you've only seen highights of Drexler dunking, and never saw him play in his prime). Drexler led Portland to the finals twice, losing in five games to the Pistons in 1990 and in six games to the Bulls in 1992.

In 1990, the Blazers split the first two games in Detroit, only to become the first team to lose all three "middle games" on their home court. Drexler should not have allowed that to happen. He allowed the Pistons to sweep the Blazers on their home court in Portland.

After the 90 finals, I correctly predicted that Drexler would never LEAD his team to a title (he eventually did win one, with Olajuwon leading the way).

Drexler's regular season and playoff scoring averages were exactly the same, 20.4 points per game. Not that that's bad, but as the best player on his team, he needed to assert himself out there more than he did.

There's really no reason to think Houston would not have won the title in 95 even without Drexler, as they'd won it all the year before, and Michael was not a factor in the playoffs, having re-joined the Bulls late that season, following a disastrous baseball "career".

Obviously, at 20 ppg, Drexler was not the scorer that Kobe (24 ppg) was. To be fair, Drexler's 20 ppg average includes the decline phase to his career, which Kobe hasn't hit yet.

If the top 50 players in NBA history were chosen today, Drexler would not be on the list any more.

Drexler had Jordan-like talent (few people actually knew this because he played in Portland). Clyde was a better passer and rebounder than Jordan. Jordan was a better on-the-ball defender, but Drexler was better at playing the passing lanes. He should have approached the 1992 Finals against Michael as a personal challenge.

Drexler didn't always maximize his abilities. And he didn't take the games onto his shoulders the way Kobe does. If he had, he would have won more rings than he did, given the talent he had around him.

Answer 3

I would have to say Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. Kobe is good, no doubt. But he has to understand that he is part of a TEAM. Until he does, I don't see any way that those 2 names can be comparable

Answer 4

Kobe Bryant

Answer 5

I would agree that Clyde "The Glide" Drexler was the man in Portland and yes in his prime, he would be on my fantasy team over Kobe anyday....

Answer 6

There is a reason that the only player Kobe is compared to is Jordan, so the answer to this question is quite obvious. Kobe is still on the outskirts of his prime and he's better than Drexler.

Answer 7

Clyde Drexler any day he shares the ball and doesn't hog it like Kobe.

Answer 8

a million. Kobe 2. Durant 3. Melo kobe is a lockdown defender. KD is lengthy and is a beast even as it is composed of scoring and quite good defender. Melo is an offensive maniac, yet on the end of the season, you go with to be good on each and every area of the ball to win championships. prevailing video games wins you championships, no longer only protection or offense

Answer 9

Drexler

Answer 10

if this was even a year ago i wouldve gone with drexler but this year kobe has only been averaging 20 points per game with 8 assists. thats a lot of dishing per game and so i would say that he has my vote now.