I've never seen a rookie this confident since a rookie Michael Jordan

[PleezeBelieve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBfV68jgOnI


Now I'm not saying he's going to be a hit but if he is, the league better watch out!!! Unbelievable confidence. He's saying these things with a straight face, too. lol

[joeysms55]

more of cockiness to me. He doesn't look serious or he mean it at all saying that.

[asdf1990]

doesn't matter cavs will be irreverent, another losing season and another year in hopes of drafting another lebron to carry the franchise.

[pauk]

I can have Jordans confidence to, but i could never have his game... optimism is good and all, but...

[dunksby]

The catch here is that you are either MJ or just another dumass cocky scrub.

[WhySoInsecure?]

Guy wasn't even the best guard on his own team

[MeLO MvP 15]

Funny because to some it's confidence while to others it's cockiness. Considering he's been known to have attitude problems, I'm going with the latter.

[CavaliersFTW]

dude is the next MJ
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/143/f/4/tfacegif_by_dantheman9758-d50tlgu.gif

[PleezeBelieve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVm57uNFwfw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[AirTupac]

I can have Jordans confidence to, but i could never have his game... optimism is good and all, but...

You can have Jordan's body, skill and IQ and you'd still be taking it in the ass from LeBron

[PleezeBelieve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVm57uNFwfw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This is D-Wait making other draft prospects look like statues lol

[Peteballa]

Dion Waiters, the future G.O.A.T

We can not hope to stop him, only to contain him.

[sixer6ad]

Guy wasn't even the best guard on his own team

The absolute best thing about ISH is that 98% of the posters don't know as much about b-ball as a high school team manager, yet some of them make comments like this.

It's 100% accurate to say this is a risky pick, but DWait was so highly rated by so many professionals - yet he's not the best guard on his team? What a crack up. 4 Time NBA Champion Byron Scott - who has also coached two franchises to NBA Finals, demanded that Chris Grant get this kid. College basektball Dan Dakich has been raving about him since the pick last night. Despite the fact that DWait was the highest rated basket attacker in the draft, the best one on one player in the draft, and the player "most likely to become a superstar", we have someone who says he wasn't the best guard on his team. Amazing if this fact was actually believed.

[WhySoInsecure?]

The absolute best thing about ISH is that 98% of the posters don't know as much about b-ball as a high school team manager, yet some of them make comments like this.

It's 100% accurate to say this is a risky pick, but DWait was so highly rated by so many professionals - yet he's not the best guard on his team? What a crack up. 4 Time NBA Champion Byron Scott - who has also coached two franchises to NBA Finals, demanded that Chris Grant get this kid. College basektball Dan Dakich has been raving about him since the pick last night. Despite the fact that DWait was the highest rated basket attacker in the draft, the best one on one player in the draft, and the player "most likely to become a superstar", we have someone who says he wasn't the best guard on his team. Amazing if this fact was actually believed.

It was a joke.

I'm confident that I've seen more Syracuse games than you this season and there's no way this guy should have been a top 5 pick. The cavs didn't even have him in for a workout.

[Pushxx]

Yeah...Jordan Crawford said he will be the GOAT and look how that turned out:


"...I feel like I can be better than Michael Jordan," Crawford said, without the slightest hint of sarcasm. "When I'm done playing, I don't want people to say, Michael Jordan is the best player. I want that to be me. That's how I am. That's how I was built."

Um, what? You realize people will look at you sideways and think you're crazy for saying that, right?

"Yeah, I know that, I definitely know that. But I'm not settling for anything less," Crawford said. "I feel like I'm better than him, anyway..."

[sixer6ad]

It was a joke.

I'm confident that I've seen more Syracuse games than you this season and there's no way this guy should have been a top 5 pick. The cavs didn't even have him in for a workout.

My apologies Insecure; I try not to be an ass on here.

Not true about SU. Been a fan since 1980 with guys like Eric Santifer, Leo Rautins, Sherm Douglas, Stevie Thompson, Rony Sikaly, Pearl Washington, Brandon Triche all the way up to current day. I watched them on ESPN in 1980 vs. Michigan in an NIT game. 30,000 + fans at the dome rocked; been hooked ever since. Don't miss a telecast.

[LBJFTW]

Technically if he makes it to the finals after 8 years in the league and has a perfect 6/6 with 6 FVMP he will be on par with Jordan as Jordan was perfect in all his finals appearances.

If Lebron has a perfect 6/........... oh wait......... no perfect for Bron as he is currently 1/3.

Lebron is out of the running for finals perfection. Uncle Drew at least has a shot.

Sorry Pauk. :lol

[Kblaze8855]

Ignoring for a moment that everything I see of the guy makes me think of young Wade....so I have nothing against him or his potential....

Still I must say...

Just by hearing one of your often posted songs its clear you are at best 19. Whatever it is...it isnt old enough to remember 1984.

[AMISTILLILL]

What's he supposed to say? "Nah, I ain't too good"?

[PleezeBelieve]

Ignoring for a moment that everything I see of the guy makes me think of young Wade....so I have nothing against him or his potential....

Still I must say...

Just by hearing one of your often posted songs its clear you are at best 19. Whatever it is...it isnt old enough to remember 1984.
Jay-A is on the comeback!!

[lbj23clutch]

D-Wade 2.0




6'4 220 pounds and 4% body fat. Great athlete and he got a smooth jumper. Lookin forward to seeing a Kyrie+Waiters back court duo.

[blablabla]

d-wait till he proves the haters wrong

[unbreakable]

Ignoring for a moment that everything I see of the guy makes me think of young Wade....so I have nothing against him or his potential....
.


yea if wade had a 20 inch vert :biggums:

[MiseryCityTexas]

I feel that waiters will have all of his layup attempts swatted away in nba competition.

[lbj23clutch]

I feel that waiters will have all of his layup attempts swatted away in nba competition.
I doubt it. His best ability in his game is attacking the basket and finishing in traffic. Dude is a great athlete and his stocky build will definitely help him finish around the rim. Reminds me of Eric Gordon.

[EGarrett]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBfV68jgOnI


Now I'm not saying he's going to be a hit but if he is, the league better watch out!!! Unbelievable confidence. He's saying these things with a straight face, too. lolI don't know what your definition of a "straight face" is but that's actually the opposite of it. He was smirking and bouncing his eyebrows constantly.

[chips93]

It's 100% accurate to say this is a risky pick, but DWait was so highly rated by so many professionals - yet he's not the best guard on his team? What a crack up. 4 Time NBA Champion Byron Scott - who has also coached two franchises to NBA Finals, demanded that Chris Grant get this kid. College basektball Dan Dakich has been raving about him since the pick last night. Despite the fact that DWait was the highest rated basket attacker in the draft, the best one on one player in the draft, and the player "most likely to become a superstar", we have someone who says he wasn't the best guard on his team. Amazing if this fact was actually believed.

do you have any sources/links for the bolded parts?

[DukeDelonte13]

do you have any sources/links for the bolded parts?


there was a big windhorst write up where he spent his time at the 2012 draft in the cavs war room.

I think that article was one of many that reference Byron's love of waiters.

[veilside23]

yea if wade had a 20 inch vert :biggums:


right so d-wait please prove to me you arent rodney stuckey 2.0 :D

[BoutPractice]

Rooting for him to make an impact, as the league is low on good SGs.
He's high risk and high reward though. There's no doubt he can flat out score, but he could turn out to be one of those cocky shotjacking guards that either put up empty stats on a bad team or would be better suited off the bench on a good one. He seems to have a slightly more complete/polished game than that caricature of a modern SG, hence the Wade comparison, but still, it's tough to know what he'll specialize in against top competition.