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I used to watch a little bit of Drexler when I was younger. I knew his name was "Glyde" because he would glide through the air on his dunks. To be honest, I never knew Drexler as much for his athleticism but more for his leadership and skill on the court. I remember him more for when he went toe to toe with Jordan in the NBA Finals as he tried to match Jordan on the offensive end. So today I thought to go on youtube and look up some "Glyde" highlights and came up on this video. It's the nba's to… Continue

Back In The Day Scott Skiles played in the NBA. Nowadays we see him as a coach but back in the 90's he was pretty impressive on the court. So impressive that he earned himself a spot as one of the best pg's in the 90's with performances like this one. Today I see guys throw 8, 10, 12 and on rare occasions 17 assists in a game.....But 30!!?? That'd be pretty insane to see. Some of the assists in this video to me are a bit questionable. I say this because after the pass the player takes a few drib… Continue

Back in the day it was all about the suns. They had the deadly combination of Kevin Johnson, Charles Barkley, Danny Manning, and Dan Majerle. A lot of times when top pg's are brought up Kevin Johnson is always left out. This guy is a sleeper as one of the best small pg's ever, not just because he had hops but because he played much bigger than he was. Check him out on this dunk over Hakeem Olajuwan!


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Back In The Day we had real centers. I'm not talking about guys that are just athletic and can block shots. I'm talking about guys that were athletic, could block shots, box out, use a pivot, and score from the inside. Yeah that's definitely something that is missing from the game today why? Because so many of the big guys want to play outside the post and never really develop an inside game. Hakeem Olajuwon could do it all. From rebounding on both ends, to blocking shots, to being arguably the… Continue

Back In The Day Michael Jordan was on every basketball players tv. The guy defied gravity and changed the game of basketball itself. From the long shorts, the graceful play, and the tongue being stuck out. One thing I have never really seen Jordan do was break a backboard. I seen this clip before but thought it'd be a good idea to bring it on for the BITD blog post. Sucks for the guy standing underneath the hoop though right?

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