What's with the Dr. Pepper commercial with Dr. J shooting a 50-foot jumper, putting an ice cube in the glass? He was mostly known for his dunking, right?
He should be DUNKING that ice cube in glass! A true failure of creativity by the ad firm.
Now, if it was Larry Bird, I'd understand.
-Dr. Jam
Dr. J could do any shot, but you are correct in that he was best known for his dunks.
The ad is blasphemy. We all know that the Iceman was George Gervin. He'd at least do the finger roll.
The ad firm also missed the obvious prop: there wasn't any Dr. Pepper in the glass.
Cheers,
Lavabe
But, seriously, Clyde the Glide is doing "Just For Men" commercials?
Not cool at all.
Um, wrong.
Clyde the Glide is Clyde Austin. Clyde in "Just for Men" ads is Walt "Clyde" Frazier, former guard on the Knicks in the late 60's and early 70's, who was named after Clyde in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde" for his fast hands stealing the ball on defense. He was to the Knicks what Jason Williams was to Duke - same type of (fabulous) player! I believe that Clyde scored 36 points and had double digit rebounds in the "Willis Reed" game.
Here's hoping Chris Duhon becomes the same type of star for the current Knicks!
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I clearly grew up in a later era - I'd always thought "Clyde the Glide" was Drexler.
Time out, Cavlaw and Ozzie.
Clyde Drexler's full name is Clyde Austin Drexler (). He IS "Clyde the Glide" to most NBA followers around the country.
Clyde Austin played for State, and played with the Globetrotters after leaving State. He was also known as "Clyde the Glide."
I want to say that the age difference between the two is something like 5 years.
Point in fact: Clyde Frazier: Ozzie is correct that he was nicknamed Clyde because of his steals, but he is also known for his impeccable taste in clothes!
Cheers,
Lavabe
Sheesh, I stand corrected. I always thought Frazier was the Glide, but then again, that WAS a while before my time
Thanks for always keeping us honest! But, the mens hair coloring ads are still yucky.
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