Miami's plan of letting Wade heal during the season resulted in this :

[3LiftHeatCurse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIbmrr8I1A

The 2nd greatest Shooting Guard to ever play in the National Basketball Association. He makes the game look so easy, and when he is healthy, he is unstoppable.

Even this 32 year old version of Wade.....simply amazing.

For all of you who were calling for Wade's funeral during the regular season... you were wrong.

[L.A. Jazz]

the Heat were right to do so, but ask Lebron what he could do right now if he had as much rest as Wade. it's like entering a marathon after 3/4 of the race. it`s easy to look great then.

[inclinerator]

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2013/09/25/dwyane-wade-letter.jpg

[ImKobe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIbmrr8I1A

The 2nd greatest Shooting Guard to ever play in the National Basketball Association. He makes the game look so easy, and when he is healthy, he is unstoppable.

Even this 32 year old version of Wade.....simply amazing.

For all of you who were calling for Wade's funeral during the regular season... you were wrong.

:coleman: :coleman: :coleman:

[J Shuttlesworth]

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2013/09/25/dwyane-wade-letter.jpg
:lol :roll: Forgot about this. The funny thing is that Wade didn't even have to try to look better than Harden in the playoffs this year :lol

[Keno]

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2013/09/25/dwyane-wade-letter.jpg

lol the funny thing is wade has been even better than durant this post season.

[J Shuttlesworth]

:coleman: :coleman: :coleman:
Man imagine if the Heat 4 peat, and Wade has 5 rings. You Kobe stans would be so shook :lol

[JT123]

I would say the rest hurt Wade just as much as it is helping him now. Sure Wade has looked great in this series, but against Charlotte and Brooklyn he was very underwhelming. Many people speculated it was because he was out of shape due to not playing more than 2 games per week after the All Star break, and that theory makes sense. Seems like Wade is getting back in shape at the perfect time though, as the Heat didn't need him as much in the earlier rounds.

[Rose'sACL]

Wade had better peak years than kobe in my opinion but kobe is the 2nd best SG of all time over wade by a good margin because his prime lasted a lot longer. kobe's longevity makes it very clear.
also, Wade should opt out and sign a 10-12 mil an year contract given that his injuries would only get worse and he would need to sit at least 30 games in regular season just to play well in playoffs which would make it very hard for rest of the team because rotation changes are very hard when you star player sits out 1 out of every 3 games.

[red1]

this is the reason i feel the heat will repeat again. wade and lebron will be too much for spurs or okc

[red1]

Wade had better peak years than kobe in my opinion but kobe is the 2nd best SG of all time over wade by a good margin because his prime lasted a lot longer. kobe's longevity makes it very clear.
also, Wade should opt out and sign a 10-12 mil an year contract given that his injuries would only get worse and he would need to sit at least 30 games in regular season just to play well in playoffs which would make it very hard for rest of the team because rotation changes are very hard when you star player sits out 1 out of every 3 games.
kobe had a better career period. not even possible to argue otherwise

[JT123]

Man imagine if the Heat 4 peat, and Wade has 5 rings. You Kobe stans would be so shook :lol
:oldlol: Those Kobe stans would really be backed into a corner if that happens. Right now they claim Lebron's rings are basically meaningless because he plays alongside a former Finals MVP, but if Wade ties Kobe in rings watch them try to diminish Wade into a worthless sidekick who was carried to 4 rings by Lebron. :roll: :roll: :roll:
Either way Kobe stans lose! :banana:

[LoneyROY7]

Man imagine if the Heat 4 peat, and Wade has 5 rings. You Kobe stans would be so shook :lol

It's crazy that Wade could be a 4-time champion after this season. :applause:

[buddha]

LeBron James at his best


being carried.

[Magic 32]

The 2nd greatest Shooting Guard to ever play in the National Basketball Association.




That could have been reality if Lebron didn't sabotage the 2011 finals.

[f0und]

wade had a better peak. kobe had a better career. but that had alot to do with fortunate circumstances. not every player can start their career with the biggest franchise, an already contending team, and play alongside the most dominant big of his era in his prime.

[ArbitraryWater]

That could have been reality if Lebron didn't sabotage the 2011 finals.

If Heat win, Wade > Kobe? :eek:

Dayum that shit is close up there

[Trollsmasher]

lol the funny thing is wade has been even better than durant this post season.
this:lol

[Magic 32]

If Heat win, Wade > Kobe? :eek:

Dayum that shit is close up there

2 rings as the first option.... DENIED.

Thanks Lebron.

[ImKobe]

If Heat win, Wade > Kobe? :eek:

Dayum that shit is close up there

Wake me up when Wade LEADS a team to 3 straight Finals appearances and wins b2b titles as the man.

Wade's sidekick numbers are also worse than Kobe's. 0 MVPs, 15-win season :oldlol:

[VengefulAngel]

Wake me up when Wade LEADS a team to 3 straight Finals appearances and wins b2b titles as the man.

Wade's sidekick numbers are also worse than Kobe's. 0 MVPs, 15-win season :oldlol:

Yes Kobe is better than Wade, any1 not delusional knows this.

[ArbitraryWater]

Wake me up when Wade LEADS a team to 3 straight Finals appearances and wins b2b titles as the man.

Wade's sidekick numbers are also worse than Kobe's. 0 MVPs, 15-win season :oldlol:

You mean Magic32 should wake you up?

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Wade was garbage in the first two series but i somewhat coasted.
he was pure filth against brooklyn. got owned by freaking livingston.
but he turned the switch against Indiana and is amazing that series so far.
lets just hope he keeps it up for the series and a possible finals:bowdown:

[3LiftHeatCurse]

wade had a better peak. kobe had a better career. but that had alot to do with fortunate circumstances. not every player can start their career with the biggest franchise, an already contending team, and play alongside the most dominant big of his era in his prime.

Agreed, but Wade is closing in on Ring #4 this season if the Heat 3peat.

Eventually, it looks like Wade will tie or surpass Kobe's 5 rings at some point.

Then what? Wade will have the better career too.

[Im so nba'd out]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIbmrr8I1A

The 2nd greatest Shooting Guard to ever play in the National Basketball Association. He makes the game look so easy, and when he is healthy, he is unstoppable.

Even this 32 year old version of Wade.....simply amazing.

For all of you who were calling for Wade's funeral during the regular season... you were wrong.
stopped reading after this future neg.Its cool to hate kobe stans but thats just disprespectful

[Kblaze8855]

You post that as if the real Wade scoring 23 with a couple nice moves wouldnt be an off night. If the Wade that exists now were the only Wade that ever existed he may well have been looked at as the low man in the Big 3 when they came together. Hes putting up 20/4/4 in the playoffs. Which is fine. But its not the real Wade.

He was a 30ppg player. He has not had a 30 point game in 4 months. Hes had seasons with more 40 point games.....than hes had 30 point games in the last two years combined.

Wade isnt done....in the same way Shaq wasnt done in Miami.

Still a great player....but cant be confused with the player they were when they established their reputation.

The Dwayne Wade im talking about when asked in the future how good Wade was...is dead and buried.

What is left is a very good player. A guy fully capable of dropping 40 in a playoff game. But there have been hundreds of people who could do that.

There have not been hundreds of the guy Wade was.

Hell im not sure there have been 30.

That guy is gone. That 20-30 point games even justify praise is evidence enough of that.

He drops 34 tonight someone will quote this post like "But I thought Wade was done Kblaze?" and perhaps post a face palming emoticon.

The reduction in the standards for what a great game for Wade is will make what has happened obvious enough for me to ingore it.

I watched the real Wade hit Raja Bell with a crossover so filthy he fell from the top of the key and banged his head into the goal post. And he had like 40/8/5 that night and hit the game winner. Then he got better....

This guy is not that guy.

And he shouldnt be. Hes 10 years older....

Everything ends.

[f0und]

Agreed, but Wade is closing in on Ring #4 this season if the Heat 3peat.

Eventually, it looks like Wade will tie or surpass Kobe's 5 rings at some point.

Then what? Wade will have the better career too.

in my eyes it would be so, but accolades and perception will still favor kobe. kobe will still have the longer prime. and even though he doesnt deserve most of them, he would still have more all nba teams and he would still have more all defensive teams.

[3LiftHeatCurse]

You post that as if the real Wade scoring 23 with a couple nice moves wouldnt be an off night. If the Wade that exists now were the only Wade that ever existed he may well have been looked at as the low man in the Big 3 when they came together. Hes putting up 20/4/4 in the playoffs. Which is fine. But its not the real Wade.

He was a 30ppg player. He has not had a 30 point game in 4 months. Hes had seasons with more 40 point games.....than hes had 30 point games in the last two years combined.

Wade isnt done....in the same way Shaq wasnt done in Miami.

Still a great player....but cant be confused with the player they were when they established their reputation.

The Dwayne Wade im talking about when asked in the future how good Wade was...is dead and buried.

What is left is a very good player. A guy fully capable of dropping 40 in a playoff game. But there have been hundreds of people who could do that.

There have not been hundreds of the guy Wade was.

Hell im not sure there have been 30.

That guy is gone. That 20-30 point games even justify praise is evidence enough of that.

He drops 34 tonight someone will quote this post like "But I thought Wade was done Kblaze?" and perhaps post a face palming emoticon.

The reduction in the standards for what a great game for Wade is will make what has happened obvious enough for me to ingore it.

I watched the real Wade hit Raja Bell with a crossover so filthy he fell from the top of the key and banged his head into the goal post. And he had like 40/8/5 that night and hit the game winner. Then he got better....

This guy is not that guy.

And he shouldnt be. Hes 10 years older....

Everything ends.

Judging Wade by the amount of points he scores..... :facepalm

he is willingly allowing LeBron to be the 1st option and playing within team ball :facepalm

Wade intentionally limiting his shots yet still scoring efficiently. 9-16 FG's.

If Wade had the team to himself and he was the 1st option, and was putting up 20 ppg, then your post would make sense.

[ArbitraryWater]

You post that as if the real Wade scoring 23 with a couple nice moves wouldnt be an off night. If the Wade that exists now were the only Wade that ever existed he may well have been looked at as the low man in the Big 3 when they came together. Hes putting up 20/4/4 in the playoffs. Which is fine. But its not the real Wade.

He was a 30ppg player. He has not had a 30 point game in 4 months. Hes had seasons with more 40 point games.....than hes had 30 point games in the last two years combined.

Wade isnt done....in the same way Shaq wasnt done in Miami.

Still a great player....but cant be confused with the player they were when they established their reputation.

The Dwayne Wade im talking about when asked in the future how good Wade was...is dead and buried.

What is left is a very good player. A guy fully capable of dropping 40 in a playoff game. But there have been hundreds of people who could do that.

There have not been hundreds of the guy Wade was.

Hell im not sure there have been 30.

That guy is gone. That 20-30 point games even justify praise is evidence enough of that.

He drops 34 tonight someone will quote this post like "But I thought Wade was done Kblaze?" and perhaps post a face palming emoticon.

The reduction in the standards for what a great game for Wade is will make what has happened obvious enough for me to ingore it.

I watched the real Wade hit Raja Bell with a crossover so filthy he fell from the top of the key and banged his head into the goal post. And he had like 40/8/5 that night and hit the game winner. Then he got better....

This guy is not that guy.

And he shouldnt be. Hes 10 years older....

Everything ends.

Perfect.. let me add:

Wade is in his 10th year and it's considered to be pretty big deal when he gets 25-30 points in one game.

It's kind of odd that we now treat a 23 pt game from Wade like we would a LeBron/Kobe/Durant 40 pt game.

"Vintage". And the dude is only 32 years old.. GTFO!!!

[SilkkTheShocker]

LeBron James at his best


being carried.

6-24

[f0und]

Perfect.. let me add:

Wade is in his 10th year and it's considered to be pretty big deal when he gets 25-30 points in one game.

It's kind of odd that we now treat a 23 pt game from Wade like we would a LeBron/Kobe/Durant 40 pt game.

"Vintage". And the dude is only 32 years old.. GTFO!!!

but its not just the 23 points. its about doing it on insane efficiency and doing it consistently.

[ArbitraryWater]

but its not just the 23 points. its about doing it on insane efficiency and doing it consistently.

No, he DOES NOT, do it consistently.. thats the thing.

People are freaking out on him averaging 25 this series

[SilkkTheShocker]

No, he DOES NOT, do it consistently.. thats the thing.

People are freaking out on him averaging 25 this series

Agreed. I stick up for Wade a ton on here. But whenever he does decide to show up for the playoff it's like we are supposed to all kiss his ass.

[JT123]

Agreed. I stick up for Wade a ton on here. But whenever he does decide to show up for the playoff it's like we are supposed to all kiss his ass.
And when he plays like shit we are supposed to quickly dismiss it due to "injuries." :rolleyes:
Wade has been great in this series, but if his stans want us to praise him for a few good games then they need to start holding him accountable when he plays like shit in other games.

[SilkkTheShocker]

And when he plays like shit we are supposed to quickly dismiss it due to "injuries." :rolleyes:
Wade has been great in this series, but if his stans want us to praise him for a few good games then they need to start holding him accountable when he plays like shit in other games.

Yea it gets old

[ArbitraryWater]

Agreed. I stick up for Wade a ton on here. But whenever he does decide to show up for the playoff it's like we are supposed to all kiss his ass.


And when he plays like shit we are supposed to quickly dismiss it due to "injuries." :rolleyes:
Wade has been great in this series, but if his stans want us to praise him for a few good games then they need to start holding him accountable when he plays like shit in other games.


Pretty much.. I mean you see me, us, all appreciating and loving the form Wade is on at the moment, but come on, that should be expected... especially considering he missed like half the season. Otherwise he wouldn't be the player we think he is.

[Dresta]

the Heat were right to do so, but ask Lebron what he could do right now if he had as much rest as Wade. it's like entering a marathon after 3/4 of the race. it`s easy to look great then.
What? Lebron is at pretty much peak performance; he is having the most efficient playoff run of his entire career, and the Heat have only lost 2 games. This has to do with health, not endurance: it is not at all like a marathon (which is continuous), as an nba season is filled with breaks, which allow the players to recover, and Wade playing is big minutes, not skipping 3/4s of the game. Problem is, for older players it takes longer to recover, and for someone with chronic knee problems even longer. Wade has chronic knee problems, Lebron doesn't. This has nothing to do with having more energy, but rather being able to jump without suffering pain (because jumping is pretty integral to just about every aspect of basketball).

Bron has been conserving his energy much of the season (especially defensively) and rightfully so. Spo actually rode him harder than he should have imo. People have underrated the Heat as a consequence, but that is only to their benefit. All great teams that have deep playoff runs year after year know how to pace themselves, because it is necessary if you want to keep winning.

edit: The people in this thread who are saying Wade is performing as expected, and that it is normal to be dropping 24ppg on absurd efficiency, against one of the best defensive teams in the league, are the same people who have been saying he's done all season. Typical.

[ImKobe]

Different match-ups and different teams

It's easy for Lebron to be this efficient when he had easy opponents in the first two rounds, meanwhile, KD is going up against contenders every round...

Give me Lebron's numbers against the Spurs in the first 3 games of the 2013 Finals:

16.7 ppg 12.3 rpg 7.3 apg on 39/23/83 shooting

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Different match-ups and different teams

It's easy for Lebron to be this efficient when he had easy opponents in the first two rounds, meanwhile, KD is going up against contenders every round...

Give me Lebron's numbers against the Spurs in the first 3 games of the 2013 Finals:

16.7 ppg 12.3 rpg 7.3 apg on 39/23/83 shooting
lol
trying to proof lebron is only efficent because he plays against scrub by posting numbers of a 3 game span in the FINALS.
just how retarded are you really??:biggums:

[Dresta]

Different match-ups and different teams

It's easy for Lebron to be this efficient when he had easy opponents in the first two rounds, meanwhile, KD is going up against contenders every round...

Give me Lebron's numbers against the Spurs in the first 3 games of the 2013 Finals:

16.7 ppg 12.3 rpg 7.3 apg on 39/23/83 shooting
wow, those are some pretty selective stats. As if Lebron wouldn't put up huge numbers against the Clippers.

:hammerhead:

[red1]

Agreed. I stick up for Wade a ton on here. But whenever he does decide to show up for the playoff it's like we are supposed to all kiss his ass.
I would save the ass-kissing for after the finals assuming d-lord plays this well vs the spurs or okc. That would mean that he just helped your boy build a godly legacy with three chips in a row and possibly three finals mvps in a row as well. That is quite a bit of ammo for your shit-flinging competitions. Might as well start digging these chuckbe stans graves right now :roll:

[BigBoss]

1. MJ
2. Kobe
3. Jerry West

Wade got carried for 2 rings.
Note to self, then KD wins MVP lolz.

[red1]

You post that as if the real Wade scoring 23 with a couple nice moves wouldnt be an off night. If the Wade that exists now were the only Wade that ever existed he may well have been looked at as the low man in the Big 3 when they came together. Hes putting up 20/4/4 in the playoffs. Which is fine. But its not the real Wade.

He was a 30ppg player. He has not had a 30 point game in 4 months. Hes had seasons with more 40 point games.....than hes had 30 point games in the last two years combined.

Wade isnt done....in the same way Shaq wasnt done in Miami.

Still a great player....but cant be confused with the player they were when they established their reputation.

The Dwayne Wade im talking about when asked in the future how good Wade was...is dead and buried.

What is left is a very good player. A guy fully capable of dropping 40 in a playoff game. But there have been hundreds of people who could do that.

There have not been hundreds of the guy Wade was.

Hell im not sure there have been 30.

That guy is gone. That 20-30 point games even justify praise is evidence enough of that.

He drops 34 tonight someone will quote this post like "But I thought Wade was done Kblaze?" and perhaps post a face palming emoticon.

The reduction in the standards for what a great game for Wade is will make what has happened obvious enough for me to ingore it.

I watched the real Wade hit Raja Bell with a crossover so filthy he fell from the top of the key and banged his head into the goal post. And he had like 40/8/5 that night and hit the game winner. Then he got better....

This guy is not that guy.

And he shouldnt be. Hes 10 years older....

Everything ends.
yeah he is firmly out of his prime but still better than 95% of the nba

[All Net]

Miami knew what they were doing.

[BBallZen83]

Christ, even a Wade vs. Kobe debate breaks out. I have always been rooting for Wade, and am ecstatic that he is playing well at the right time in the season. Maybe his rest is the key that the Heat needed to three-peat.

[ArbitraryWater]

Different match-ups and different teams

It's easy for Lebron to be this efficient when he had easy opponents in the first two rounds, meanwhile, KD is going up against contenders every round...

Give me Lebron's numbers against the Spurs in the first 3 games of the 2013 Finals:

16.7 ppg 12.3 rpg 7.3 apg on 39/23/83 shooting

The fact that I can't find your comment right now really sucks.

But this happened before with the Gasol/Kobe in the Finals stuff.

You contradict yourself all the time, and quite frankly getting real sick of it...

Just days ago you posted LeBron having a dominant run on shaq type efficiency and now this? Why do you flip flop so much? What ****in' issues do you have?

Edit: Got it


Lebron looks pretty unstoppable to me. He grabs the defensive rebound and just sprints to the other end of the floor and finishes over 2-3 defenders like it's nothing, he's averaging what, 30 ppg on 56% shooting in the POs? When was the last time someone did that? Shaq?

I think he's been good in the Playoffs this year and has done his job, rest of the team has to step up as well.

.....

[Akhenaten]

You post that as if the real Wade scoring 23 with a couple nice moves wouldnt be an off night. If the Wade that exists now were the only Wade that ever existed he may well have been looked at as the low man in the Big 3 when they came together. Hes putting up 20/4/4 in the playoffs. Which is fine. But its not the real Wade.

He was a 30ppg player. He has not had a 30 point game in 4 months. Hes had seasons with more 40 point games.....than hes had 30 point games in the last two years combined.

Wade isnt done....in the same way Shaq wasnt done in Miami.

Still a great player....but cant be confused with the player they were when they established their reputation.

The Dwayne Wade im talking about when asked in the future how good Wade was...is dead and buried.

What is left is a very good player. A guy fully capable of dropping 40 in a playoff game. But there have been hundreds of people who could do that.

There have not been hundreds of the guy Wade was.

Hell im not sure there have been 30.

That guy is gone. That 20-30 point games even justify praise is evidence enough of that.

He drops 34 tonight someone will quote this post like "But I thought Wade was done Kblaze?" and perhaps post a face palming emoticon.

The reduction in the standards for what a great game for Wade is will make what has happened obvious enough for me to ingore it.

I watched the real Wade hit Raja Bell with a crossover so filthy he fell from the top of the key and banged his head into the goal post. And he had like 40/8/5 that night and hit the game winner. Then he got better....

This guy is not that guy.

And he shouldnt be. Hes 10 years older....

Everything ends.


So you're saying Wade at 24 was better than Wade at 22?:eek:

profound stuff

[mark henson 123]

hes healthy!
he hitting his outside shots.
and explodeing to the hole.
he might get 4 ring this year!

one with shag 2006

2 with leborn

4 th:biggums: one coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?