Dancing With the Stars: Bye Bye Clyde

NBA star Clyde Drexler didn’t get enough votes to stay on Dancing With the Stars Tuesday night.

Can I get an amen? The gentle giant’s departure was long overdue. The 6-foot-7 athlete is no dancer.

Judge Carrie Ann called him the “worst dancer in the competition,” which seemed to shock no one but Drexler.

I give the guy points for trying, but this is a dance competition, and he’s just an awkward mover.

Billy Ray Cyrus seemed just as shocked that he wasn’t sent home, when the camera panned his face during the results. Cyrus apparently understands that he isn’t going to be king of the ballroom, despite how hard he tries.

Apolo Anton Ohno and his partner were the stars this week, scoring the first set of perfect 10s thus far in the competition. When this show started, if you told me that an Olympic speed skater would get the first set of perfect marks, I would have laughed. But there it is.

For the night’s entertainment, dancing alumnus Lisa Rinna returned to perform a song/dance number from Chicago, her new gig on Broadway.

It’s hard to say who will go next, but Heather Mills, John Ratzenberger and Cyrus are my guesses.

The fact that no one strong leader has emerged from the contest is perhaps the most surprising of all. I thought Laila Ali, Ian Ziering and Joey Fatone would be the Mario Lopez/Joey Lawrence of this year, bringing perfect performances every time. But it didn’t happen.

I think Len is right; the stars need more practice if they want to give us the standard of dancing we’re used to seeing. Or perhaps this crop of stars just isn't as naturally talented as those in the past.

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