Drexler injured his knee in March '92 and was never the same player again. And that is the Drexler people remember. Step slower and couldn’t jump quite as high, which was a big part of his game until then. He adjusted his game and was still excellent second choice in Houston. Had a quadruple double even. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL0UVtpkXBE
Also, he was playing his best years in a small market on west coast, meaning people on east coast rarely saw him play. In the 80’s and 90’s that still mattered.
I consider him the 3rd best shooting guard since I started following basketball and one of the best open court players ever. He also put up crazy offensive rebounding stats for a guard.
Drexler injured his knee in March '92 and was never the same player again. And that is the Drexler people remember. Step slower and couldn’t jump quite as high, which was a big part of his game until then. He adjusted his game and was still excellent second choice in Houston. Had a quadruple double even.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL0UVtpkXBE
Also, he was playing his best years in a small market on west coast, meaning people on east coast rarely saw him play. In the 80’s and 90’s that still mattered.
I consider him the 3rd best shooting guard since I started following basketball and one of the best open court players ever. He also put up crazy offensive rebounding stats for a guard.