Clyde Drexler vs. Isiah Thomas

Lightning25 · Post #1 » by **Lightning25** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:59 am

Who do you guys have ranked higher in your all-time list and why?

colts18 · Post #2 » by **colts18** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:16 am

In the past few weeks, Clyde has done a lot to surpass Isiah in the all-time biggest NBA **** list.

TheXFactor · Post #3 » by **TheXFactor** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:28 am

Are you kidding me?

Isiah easily.

therealbig3 · Post #4 » by **therealbig3** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:18 am

Drexler, not that hard of a choice really.

The Infamous1 · Post #5 » by **The Infamous1** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:55 am

Isiah led his team to back to back titles. This is Zeke

TheKingOfVa360 · Post #6 » by **TheKingOfVa360** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:24 pm

The Infamous1 wrote:Isiah led his team to back to back titles. This is Zeke

AVolumeScorer · Post #7 » by **AVolumeScorer** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:04 pm

Isiah without question

postertag · Post #8 » by **postertag** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:27 pm

Zeke. They're about equal in terms of ability, but Isiah had that rare nasty-competitive-swagger shared by guys like Jordan and Kobe (aka the "it" factor that LeBron has been criticized for missing until recently).

Post #9 » by **penbeast0** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:49 pm

Drexler although Isiah does have more of the nasty streak that distinguishes the greats from the very goods . . . but Clyde has more of the skills of a very good player.

Laimbeer · Post #10 » by **Laimbeer** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:14 pm

AVolumeScorer wrote:Isiah without question

ThunderDan9 · Post #11 » by **ThunderDan9** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:59 pm

Isiah for me, pretty easily.

He was one of the most competitive players of all time. Drexler doesn't really separate himself in terms of skills, and then Thomas wins this comparison with the fact that he led a franchise to back-to-back titles as "the man" in an era of Magic, Bird and Jordan etc. Man, he had so many memorable moments in the playoffs...

Vinsanity420 · Post #12 » by **Vinsanity420** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:59 pm

therealbig3 wrote:Drexler, not that hard of a choice really.

Why not?

JordansBulls · Post #13 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:16 pm

therealbig3 wrote:Drexler, not that hard of a choice really.

Isiah did what Drexler did not as the leader of a team and that is win multiple titles. And Both Portland and Detroit were stacked and deep.

mdonnelly1989 · Post #14 » by **mdonnelly1989** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 7:08 pm

penbeast0 wrote:Drexler although Isiah does have more of the nasty streak that distinguishes the greats from the very goods . . . but Clyde has more of the skills of a very good player.

Yeah, I agree so you who you think was the better player?

dhsilv2 · Post #15 » by **dhsilv2** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 7:27 pm

I'll take Drexler by a considerable margin. He is night and day better as a defender which should alone be enough, but he was a better scorer and likely on par as a passer/play maker for others. Thomas remains one of the more overrated players due to being given more credit than is due for his piston titles.

70sFan · Post #16 » by **70sFan** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:16 pm

Drexler clearly, the only edge Thomas has over him is playmaking and ball-handling but the gap isn't huge (Clyde is one of the best passing wings ever). Meanwhile, Drexler is clearly better defender, better scorer, more versatile player and the gap isn't small at all in these aspects.

Jiminy Glick · Post #17 » by **Jiminy Glick** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:54 pm

Good question, if Thomas was 6' 7" like Drexler it would be him but he is not so I will go with Drexler.

Post #18 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:13 pm

I've always felt people were overly critical of drexler's playoff success prior to going to Houston. Just see him as the more complete and consistent player vs isiah along with better longevity. He was very good during the rockets championship run as well.

Post #19 » by **penbeast0** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:49 am

dhsilv2 wrote:I'll take Drexler by a considerable margin. He is night and day better as a defender which should alone be enough, but he was a better scorer and likely on par as a passer/play maker for others. Thomas remains one of the more overrated players due to being given more credit than is due for his piston titles.

Again, I want to say that Isiah was a pretty good defender, not the sieve you are implying. Drexler was also pretty good but it's not a "night and day" type gap.

dhsilv2 · Post #20 » by **dhsilv2** » Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:44 am

penbeast0 wrote:
dhsilv2 wrote:I'll take Drexler by a considerable margin. He is night and day better as a defender which should alone be enough, but he was a better scorer and likely on par as a passer/play maker for others. Thomas remains one of the more overrated players due to being given more credit than is due for his piston titles.

Again, I want to say that Isiah was a pretty good defender, not the sieve you are implying. Drexler was also pretty good but it's not a "night and day" type gap.

Everything I've seen shows Thomas as a well below average defender.

Higher in your all-time list?