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  NBA.com: Clyde Drexler Bio
Drexler shot only.386 from the field during the postseason, averaging 22.0 points as the Blazers were upset by the Utah Jazz in four games.
Behind Drexler, the explosive Blazers went to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 and reached the Western Conference Finals in 1991.
Drexler was known for his high-flying yet seemingly effortless swoops to the basket.
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 Clyde Drexler Page.
Drexler was named NBA Player of the Week three times, marking the second time in his career that he had won the award on three occasions.
Drexler was a vital cog in the Trail Blazers' run to the NBA Finals, in which they faced the Detroit Pistons.
Drexler had been known throughout his career as a spectacular, high-flying dunker, and he didn't disappoint the hometown faithful in the Slam-Dunk Championship at the 1989 NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston, finishing second to Kenny Walker of the New York Knicks.
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 Houston Rockets Autographed Basketballs
Clyde Drexler Autographed Indoor/Outdoor Basketball with HOF '04 Inscription
Clyde The Glide Drexler was known for his high-flying swoops to the basket.
Not until Clyde was traded to the Houston Rockets in 1995 did he win his first and only NBA championship.
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 Clyde Drexler - My Clyde Drexler Collection -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Drexler posted three triple-doubles, including 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in the season opener, a 96-85 win over Sacramento, a game in which he fell one assist shy of becoming the fifth player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double.
Drexler scored a season-high 39 points in a 114-108 loss at Charlotte on Jan. 21, grabbed a season-hgih 11 rebounds in a 120-115 overtime loss at Golden State on Nov. 23 and handed out a season-high 12 assists in a 97-89 triumph at New Jersey on March 18.
Drexler had been known throughout his career as a spectacular, high-flying dunker, and he didn't disappoint the hometown faithful in the Slam-Dunk Championship at the 1989 NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston, finishing second to Kenny Walker of the New York Knicks.
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 Clyde Drexler at AllExperts
Clyde Austin "The Glide" Drexler (born June 22 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former NBA shooting guard.
Drexler retired from the NBA after the 1997-98 season in order to become head coach at his alma mater, the University of Houston.
Drexler was regarded as a versatile player, posting consistent numbers in the points, rebounds, assists, and steals categories, as well as a fairly impressive amount of blocks for a player his size, ranking third for his career totals among guards.
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 Clyde Drexler Bio - Clyde Drexler Biography - Clyde Drexler Stories
Clyde Drexler has scored 22,195 points, grabbed 6,677 total rebounds, and had 6,125 assists in his NBA career.
As of 2007, Clyde Drexler and Kenny Carr are the only two Portland Trailblazers to play all 82 regular season games in their rookie season.
Clyde Drexler was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers as the 14th overall pick of the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft.
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 Clyde Drexler, Usa ...player profiles by Interbasket
A forward in college, Drexler teamed with Hakeem Olajuwon and Larry Micheaux to form a front line that took the team on two straight trips to the NCAA Final Four.
Ibn Notes: Clyde Drexler's prime came up in the 1980s and early 1990's, because of that and his remarkable ability to fly to the hoop, he became known as a poor man’s Michael Jordan, and that’s a compliment.
Clyde had the unfortunate timing of coming into the league around the same time that his airness did.
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 Clyde Drexler Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Drexler's explosive first step helped him blow by defenders for his patented flights to the front of the rim.
Selected 14th in the 1983 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, after 12 seasons Drexler was the team's career scoring (18,040), rebounding (5,339) and steals (1,795) leader, and led the team to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992.
Drexler was a member of the 1992 Dream Team that won the Olympic Gold Medal in Barcelona.
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 SPORTS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
Clyde Drexler to be on 'Dancing with the Stars'
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler was known for his high-flying, almost effortless swoops to the basket.
Drexler attended the University of Houston and starred on the "Phi Slamma Jamma" teams of the early 1980s.
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 My Slama Jama: Clyde Drexler returns to University of Houston
Clyde Drexler, a former All-American who helped put the Slama Jama in the University of Houston's basketball program in the early '80s, has traded in his "NBA superstar" title for that of "coach." He makes his coaching debut Tuesday when Houston plays host to Texas and first-year coach Rick Barnes in sold-out Hofheinz Pavilion.
Drexler, the native son who returned to help the Houston Rockets win their second of two NBA titles, is expected to restore the Cougars' national reputation.
Drexler wants to put the full-court press on talented Houston high school players, who in recent years have turned their backs on the program.
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 Clyde Drexler Autographed Pro Leather Basketball with HOF '04 Inscription   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler was known for his high-flying swoops to the basket.
Not until Clyde was traded to the Houston Rockets in 1995 did he win his first and only NBA championship.
Clyde was also a 10 time All-Star, and a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team.
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 Amazon.com: NBA Legends Series 2: Clyde Drexler: Toys & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CLYDE "THE GLIDE" DREXLER's standout career started turning heads as a charter member of the "Phi Slamma Jamma" basketball fraternity at the University of Houston, where he led his team to consecutive Final Four appearances in 1983 and 1984.
Drexler was drafted by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, and played 13 seasons in the Rose City, taking his squad to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992.
Drexler is one of only three players in NBA history to amass 20,000 points, 6,000 assists and 6,000 rebounds, and his career accomplishments landed him in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.
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 Clyde Drexler Biography | Sports Stars
Portland Trail Blazer guard Clyde "The Glide" Drexler is a different kind of superstar--a superstar who never seeks to call attention to himself.
Often compared to Michael Jordan, Drexler has become one of the top players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has led his team to two NBA finals appearances.
Clyde Drexler was born June 22, 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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 IGN: Clyde Drexler Interview
What's funny is, not only do the memories of Drexler continue to live on, but so do the jersey sales as his throwback continues to be one of the most sought after in all of sports.
Clyde Drexler: Everyone loves to root for the underdog, and certainly at 5-6, going up against Dominique and Jordan, he was the underdog.
Clyde Drexler: It's funny you asked me that question because nowadays, my kids are 15 and 12 and they love playing videogames.
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 Clyde Drexler - My Clyde Drexler Collection -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On Febuary, 1995, Drexler was traded by the Blazers to the Houston Rockets, honoring the Blazer-great's request to be traded to a contender out of respect for his many contributions to the Portland club.
Drexler's #22 jersey has been retired by both the Rockets and the Trail Blazers.
Drexler was famed for his speed and finesse on the court, completed by an unusually easy-going and quiet attitude.
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 The Ultimate Homecoming - University of Houston basketball coach Clyde Drexler Sporting News, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Eunice Drexler has come down early one Wednesday to her barbecue emporium at the corner of Dowling and Gray in the Third Ward.
A year ago, Rockets guard Clyde Drexler, never having coached before, was handed the University of Houston basketball program--where his basketball life, his basketball persona, had really been born, just a few mean streets from his mother's restaurant.
Clyde Drexler's team is, at a generous best, mediocre.
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 Clyde Drexler signs with Chinese company
NBA Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler signed Sunday with a Chinese sports promotion company to become the first American NBA player promoting a Chinese sports brand.
Drexler, one of the 50 NBA Greatest Players, signed a two-year contract with Athletic of Fujian Province.
Drexler led the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships in 1993-95.
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 CLYDE DREXLER GLIDES OUT ON TOP - Psychology   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It was in college that Drexler first played with center Hakeem Olajuwon, as the two teamed with forward Larry Micheaux to form what became known as "Phi Slama Jama," the Fraternity of Dunk.
Drexler left college after his junior year and was selected by Portland with the 14th pick in the 1983 NBA Draft.
Drexler finished second to Michael Jordan for the MVP Award and was named that spring to the original Dream Team, which won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
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 SI.com - NBA - Drexler tops Basketball Hall of Fame inductees - Friday September 10, 2004 10:14PM
Drexler earned a ring as a Rocket but made his name in Portland.
Before there was "Clyde the Glide," there was the 6-5 10th-grader who was cut from his high school team.
In his 15-year NBA career, Drexler led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals in 1990 and '92, and won a championship with Houston in 1995.
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 Online Sports Directory: Browse Players: Clyde Drexler
1990 - 1991 Portland Trail Blazers Throwback Road Jersey from Mitchell and Ness, With #22 and 'Drexler' On the Jersey (Clyde Drexler)
Clyde Drexler Autographed Pro Leather Basketball with "HOF 04" Inscription
Clyde Drexler Autographed Indoor / Outdoor Basketball with "HOF '04" Inscription
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 True Hoop: Clyde Drexler: Future GM?
I interviewed Clyde Drexler last night for an article that will be in the All-Star program.
Drexler was a very nice guy on the phone.
Clyde was a hell of a baller, but he's a dolt otherwise.
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 NBA.com: Chats
Clyde Drexler: I just think that every event, it's sort of a homecoming of sorts for the legends, where you get to see guys that you grew up with.
Clyde Drexler: Because I played with Drazen Petrovic, he was the first All-Star European player, I'm biased.
Clyde Drexler: The MVP award tonight looks like it may go to Allen Iverson, Vince Carter or Kobe.
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 Portland Trailblazers Throwback Basketball Jerseys
Mitchell & Ness Clyde Drexler brought his "Phi Slamma Jamma" style of play to the NBA in 1983.
The Portland Trailblazers picked him up in the first round of the NBA draft and soon Clyde "The Glide" developed into one of the league’s top performers.
He was selected to his first NBA All-Star team in 1986 and led the Trailblazers to two Western Conference titles before winning an NBA title with his hometown Houston Rockets.
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 Clyde Drexler Biography
Clyde Drexler was a member of the famed "Phi Slamma Jamma" team at the University of Houston, the 6-foot-7, 222-pound forward averaged 14.4 points a game in his three-year career there.
Drexler left school after his junior year to enter the NBA draft pool in 1983 and was chosen in the first round by the Portland Trail Blazers.
During the 1994-95 season, Drexler was traded to the Houston Rockets, the defending NBA champions, who needed more firepower at guard.
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 CLYDE DREXLER's LIFE IN REVIEW - Psychology   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After 15 unforgettable seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets, Clyde Drexler is retiring from the NBA.
I'll never forget when Clyde was in college and playing Syracuse and he jumped over a guy and flew in for a monster jam.
My favorite memory of Clyde is when he and the other great players of all time walked on the floor of the 1997 All-Star game in Cleveland for a tribute to the NBA's 50 greatest players.
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