Vintage Video: The Glide vs The Mailman

Allen Moll is an avid NBA and College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.  Allen is a regular columnist for thehoopdoctors.com, Bleacherreport.com, UpperDeckblog.com, and his own site, Hoops Haven.

Do you long for some great throwback NBA footage of superstars of the past featuring some of the game’s players?  Do you miss watching games in which the jumpshot was an artform and not an afterthought?  Longing to see some of the NBA’s greatest grudge matches of teams wearing some of the league’s ugliest uniforms?  If you are a fan of the game from back in the day, this is the series for you.  Welcome to Vintage Video.

More than 20 years ago, in the late 80′s, the NBA was ruled by some Hall of Fame players like Magic, Isaiah, and Bird, as we saw the emergence of the new breed of stars like Jordan, Malone, and Drexler.  In a game during the 1988 season, we uncovered some vintage video of Karl “?The Mailman”  Malone and his Utah Jazz taking on Clyde “The Glide”  Drexler and the Portland Trailblazers.  During this 2 minute clip, it appears that the players are in ultra competitive mode, seemingly trying to one-up each other with an in game dunk competition.  As for the final score………who cares, these are some of the best in game dunks you will ever see, as both players take turns throwing it down and serving up facials.