Greatest Heat of All Time

[sportjames23]

h/t to NBAplayoffs2001



Wade? Lebron? Smitty? Rice? Mourning? Tim Bug?

[G0ATbe]

Wade easily.

[HOoopCityJones]

Lebron

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Wade no question

[DMV2]

Michael Jordan

[sportjames23]

Michael Jordan

:lol

[Smook A.]

Dwyane Wade is the greatest Heat because of his longevity and success there. I got LeBron at #2. The reason why I have him at that spot is because he only played in Miami for 4 season. He did achieve a lot there, yes, but his time there was short. If he played a couple more seasons in Miami and continued to have great success then he would've easily been the greatest Heat ever.

[dannywpt]

Michael Jordan

:roll:

Pretty obvious it's Wade by a big margin

[CavaliersFTW]

Ray Allen

[JT123]

The guy responsible for most of their rings.

[sportjames23]

Ray Allen


:oldlol:

[CavaliersFTW]

The guy responsible for most of their rings.
(Ray Allen)

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Wade
Zo
Haslem
Ray

is my top 4. Anyone who intentionally turns into a role player and sabotages a chance at a ring shouldnt be in consideration.

[SamuraiSWISH]

1) Wade
2) Zo
3) LeBron
4) Shaq
5) Bosh

HM:

Rice
Smith
Hardaway
Haslem

[Magic 32]

The guy responsible for most of their rings.

Subtracted by the ring he cost them.

So its 1-1

Wade FMVP 2006 > Lebron FMVP's

[Real14]

The guy responsible for most of their rings.
David Stern?:confusedshrug:

[Cold soul]

Dwyane Wade is the greatest Heat because of his longevity and success there. I got LeBron at #2. The reason why I have him at that spot is because he only played in Miami for 4 season. He did achieve a lot there, yes, but his time there was short. If he played a couple more seasons in Miami and continued to have great success then he would've easily been the greatest Heat ever.

Well said. Wade the greatest Heat player in their franchise history.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Subtracted by the ring he cost them.

So its 1-1

Wade FMVP 2006 > Lebron FMVP's
Wade had 2 alltime Heat seasons in 09 and 10 when he was arguably the best player in the league too

[sportjames23]

David Stern?:confusedshrug:


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[SamuraiSWISH]

Well said. Wade the greatest Heat player in their franchise history.
Yea, in house product too. That counts for something. But Miami is really like LA in a lot of ways that it's a tourist destination, and kind of like a basketball mercenary franchise. They lure established superstar talents from other teams to their squad based on the location, night life, weather, women, etc.

[CavaliersFTW]

Everybody sleeping on Joe Crawford

http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Utah+Jazz+v+Denver+Nuggets+PCKFrmHTqQMl.jpg

[sportjames23]

^^^^:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Yea, in house product too. That counts for something. But Miami is really like LA in a lot of ways that it's a tourist destination, and kind of like a basketball mercenary franchise. They lure established superstar talents from other teams to their squad based on the location, night life, weather, women, etc.

Sort of. LA is a basketball town, though. Thick and thin.

I remember watching a "Kitchen Nightmares" episode where Gordon Ramsay and the restaurant he was fixing hosted a charity event w/ the Heat, downtown. UD and James Jones participated - and nobody, with a crowd of at least a couple hundred, seemed to recognize them. "Where's Dwyane Wade?!" :oldlol:

Back in the summer of '07, I also hit up a sports bar in South Beach (amazing restaurants and clubs on the strip). Talked Heat hoops w/ a few cuban locals that had no idea who anyone outside of Wade and Shaq were (both wearing Wade jersey's :oldlol:).

Miami has amazing culture, beautiful women and beaches..but a sports town? Not in my lifetime.

[SamuraiSWISH]

I remember watching a "Kitchen Nightmares" episode where Gordon Ramsey
Love that show, bro ... Good looks.

:cheers:

[Papaya Petee]

Wade by far

[#number6ix#]

D wade duh.... What kind of dumbass question is this

[Killbot]

Michael Jordan

Shortest stint, but greatest impact. :applause:

[Kvnzhangyay]

Wade is by and far the greatest, but not best

[the mesiah]

5.rony seikaly
4.harold miner
3.billy owens
2.pj brown
1.bimbo Coles

[DaSeba5]

Definitely Wade

[pauk]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....

[PsychoBe]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....

and yet jordan's jersey is hanging in the rafters :roll: :roll: :roll:

[houston]

wade got his franchise 3 rings

[Bandito]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....Lebron couldn't even get his jersey retired:roll:

[tpols]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....

Sympathy.:lol

[c5terror]

The guy responsible for most of their rings.

http://gifyoutube.com/gif/vOENkX
http://gifyoutube.com/gif/vOENkX

[Bless Mathews]

Wade
Zo
Hardaway

Anyone that types anything other than that is a fool.

[Magic 32]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there

And at the same time made sure that Wade's couldn't.

http://www.5thquartermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lebron-sitting-mavs1.jpeg

[sportjames23]

and yet jordan's jersey is hanging in the rafters :roll: :roll: :roll:


:lol :lol :lol

[3ball]

http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aaa-rafters-michael-jordan-number-retired-by-miami-heat.jpg


I think they retired his jersey because of this game... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMo9tLabvr8


http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/7b6e63a575c33a29dcc9338e949f67d9.gif

[KDthunderup]

Wade

Won 3 rings, 1 fmvp with them and made 4 finals, 2/4 of them him being the Heat's best player.

[JT123]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....
Wade stans avoiding this post like the plague. :roll:

[Magic 32]

Wade stans avoiding this post like the plague. :roll:

Look harder.

[r15mohd]

Wade

Won 3 rings, 1 fmvp with them and made 4 finals, 2/4 of them him being the Heat's best player.

5 Finals
3 Rings
1 FMVP
2/5 the Heat's best player

[r15mohd]

Wade gets the nod because of his longevity, that's basically it...Miami faithfuls stick on this like no tomorrow. He had a superb 2006 Finals, a good couple peak years in 2009-2010.

However Lebron is a very close 1b IMO, if not #1, simply due to his peaking during the 4yr tenure in Miami. You can't ignore 2/4, 2 FMVP and 2 MVPs, and not to mention smaller accolades like the 27-game win streak in which he led. There hasn't been many players to do what Lebron did in 4yrs while a Miami Heat.

Everyone just overlooks Lebron because he's still "hated" by many...anyone else wouldn't be discredited to the degree they do with Lebron.

[r15mohd]

and yet jordan's jersey is hanging in the rafters :roll: :roll: :roll:


April 12th, 2003
"In honor of your greatness and for all you've done for the game of basketball - and not just the NBA, but for all the fans around the world - we want to honor you tonight and hang your jersey, No. 23, from the rafters," Riley said at midcourt. "No one will ever wear No. 23 for the Miami Heat. You're the best."

[PJR]

Miami has been, and will forever be Wade County.

He's been an integral piece for all three of the franchise's NBA titles. By far the greatest Finals performance in the franchise's history. I mean, it's not even close. He's also played a heavy hand in this run of the last 4 years too.

Exceptional player.

[ArbitraryWater]

Probably the guy who's top 5 all time and spent his PEAK at the team, leading them to 4 straight finals in 4 years and 2 straight championships.

[Nowitness]

Probably the guy who's top 5 all time and spent his PEAK at the team, leading them to 4 straight finals in 4 years and 2 straight championships.

two of the worst 10 finals ever- 2/5 in the second weakest decade ever- lost finals mvp to a role player/position opponent.

top 5 :biggums:

jordan. kareem. magic. shaq. russell. duncan and hakeem are ahead of him.

[r15mohd]

Miami has been, and will forever be Wade County.

He's been an integral piece for all three of the franchise's NBA titles. By far the greatest Finals performance in the franchise's history. I mean, it's not even close. He's also played a heavy hand in this run of the last 4 years too.

Exceptional player.


being a Miami native, "Wade County" was non-existent the past 4-years, outside of maybe a game here/there when Wade would shine. Lebron overshadowed that immensely during his tenure here. it's back now, and barely since Bosh is really our leading force for the Heat, since Lebron's return to Cleveland.

as far as it not being close...it actually, really is close. It all comes down to subjective and emotional feelings towards Lebron when ranking him low as a Heat...had there not been so much attention around him, he would be hero-ed throughout. Wade has longevity in the Heat uniform, that's it. Everything else, as far as the game goes, Lebron has trumped Wade.

[Nash]

It is Wade.

But Lebron is the best player to play there.

Just check Miami Heat history top 10. Lebron is top 10 in almost every category in only 4 years, unbelievable.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/leaders_career.html

[ImKobe]

Wade and it's not debatable.

[Dresta]

Wade gets the nod because of his longevity, that's basically it...Miami faithfuls stick on this like no tomorrow. He had a superb 2006 Finals, a good couple peak years in 2009-2010.

However Lebron is a very close 1b IMO, if not #1, simply due to his peaking during the 4yr tenure in Miami. You can't ignore 2/4, 2 FMVP and 2 MVPs, and not to mention smaller accolades like the 27-game win streak in which he led. There hasn't been many players to do what Lebron did in 4yrs while a Miami Heat.

Everyone just overlooks Lebron because he's still "hated" by many...anyone else wouldn't be discredited to the degree they do with Lebron.
You need to stop pretending you're not a Bron stan. That was just terrible :facepalm .

[ImKobe]

It is Wade.

But Lebron is the best player to play there.

Just check Miami Heat history top 10. Lebron is top 10 in almost every category in only 4 years, unbelievable.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/leaders_career.html

He's the 2nd best player to put on a Heat uni. Shaq is #1 (if we're going by all-time rankings and not how good they were when they played there).

Wade is basically the reason Miami got Lebron & Bosh. If Wade bolted in 2010, Miami would have been a crap lottery team for a while.

[r15mohd]

You need to stop pretending you're not a Bron stan. That was just terrible :facepalm .

reality is terrible to you? and typical "stan" rhetoric when no valid rebuttal is available :applause:

Nash has it right...Lebron is the best player to wear a Heat uniform, Wade has the longevity so he gets the nod as greatest

[r15mohd]

He's the 2nd best player to put on a Heat uni. Shaq is #1 (if we're going by all-time rankings and not how good they were when they played there).

Wade is basically the reason Miami got Lebron & Bosh. If Wade bolted in 2010, Miami would have been a crap lottery team for a while.


it's not by all-time rankings, but by what they did while in a Heat uniform...Shaq is not above Tim hardaway or Zo, much less to be ranked #1 :facepalm

[ImKobe]

it's not by all-time rankings, but by what they did while in a Heat uniform...Shaq is not above Tim hardaway or Zo, much less to be ranked #1 :facepalm

What is your point? I clearly stated that he's the best all-time player to put on a Heat uni.

Heck, he's also the best player that ever played for the Cavs.

[Dresta]

reality is terrible to you? and typical "stan" rhetoric when no valid rebuttal is available :applause:

Nash has it right...Lebron is the best player to wear a Heat uniform, Wade has the longevity so he gets the nod as greatest
No, you're a terrible stan. :facepalm

Now you're even admitting Wade as the greatest to hide your idiotic homerism (the only other guy having echoed your answer being the even more blatant stan ArbitraryWater).

[ImKobe]

No, you're a terrible stan. :facepalm

Now you're even admitting Wade as the greatest to hide your idiotic homerism (the only other guy having echoed your answer being the even more blatant stan ArbitraryWater).

He's right though. No one played as well in a Heat uni as Lebron did.

[r15mohd]

No, you're a terrible stan. :facepalm

Now you're even admitting Wade as the greatest to hide your idiotic homerism (the only other guy having echoed your answer being the even more blatant stan ArbitraryWater).

if i'm a stan, it's to MJ...and then the Heat, why are you so mad? lol

there's a difference in the context being said...do you not understand it, are you that inept to do so?

[Nash]

He's the 2nd best player to put on a Heat uni. Shaq is #1 (if we're going by all-time rankings and not how good they were when they played there).


well, that is not how people judge these things.

[Beastmode88]

Lebron unfortunately accomplished in 4 years by far more than anybody ever did there and if it means anything he sure was also by far the best individual player to grace a Heat jersey.... longevity, stat totals & sympathy (Wade) doesnt matter when Lebron has achieved more prominent things....

Pauk said he only roots for miami too. :rolleyes:

[lilteapot]

If he stayed for a few more years than it'd probably be Lebron. It's Wade though.

[PJR]

You need to stop pretending you're not a Bron stan. That was just terrible :facepalm .

:oldlol: Guarantee this dude is one of those up northerners who migrated to South Florida, and now is masquerading as a Heat fan. Probably was a Knick fan formally.

[GrapeApe]

Wade, and there's zero debate. None. Zilch. Nada.

[jlip]

Pauk said he only roots for miami too. :rolleyes:

When did he ever say that?

[Jlamb47]

Dwayne Wade

[dannywpt]

Probably the guy who's top 5 all time and spent his PEAK at the team, leading them to 4 straight finals in 4 years and 2 straight championships.

Probably not

[r15mohd]

:oldlol: Guarantee this dude is one of those up northerners who migrated to South Florida, and now is masquerading as a Heat fan. Probably was a Knick fan formally.


I hate the Knicks with a passion...even when I lived in NY in the 90s when the Knicks had some relevance to the NBA :D