Remembering the Glide and His Yam-Yams
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Thursday Bullets
Published 5/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... All hale the past aerial exploits of Clyde Drexler. Two things really strike me about this: You know how when you're the one guy back, defending against the fast break, your first mission is to stop the ball, right? When Drexler had the ball, and the defender honed in on him, the normal thing would have been to dish to a wide-open teammate. But, at least in these highlights, Drexler had a better option: Strap on the jet-pack. The other thing that stood out, is that for as high as he got, he had amazing body control. He's way up there, making contact, ...

