BREAKING: Goran Dragic traded to the Miami Heat

[Fudge]

:rockon:


Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m3 minutes ago
Phoenix is finalizing a deal to send Goran Dragic to the Miami Heat, league source tells Yahoo Sports.

[You Cant Ban Me]

Zoran and Goran traded to heatles.

[305Baller]

http://img.pandawhale.com/41622-Grumpy-cat-good-uUqS.jpeg

[DukeDelonte13]

This makes Miami a lot scarier.

[Beastmode88]

LOL D4L ON SUICIDE WATCH. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[CeltsGarlic]

Wowowow big one in Miami! Love it, shit is best thing ever.

[R.I.P.]

Please. #2 Cavs vs. #7 Miami. Please Eastern Conference. For once give us something interesting. :roll:

[Trollsmasher]

Dragic-Wade-Deng-Bosh-Wiltside

absolutely no excuses, a favorite to come out of the East

[Fudge]

Dragic4Life back to rooting for the Heat. :oldlol: Hilarious.

[PJR]

Thank you based Riley.

[BasedTom]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/07/11/sports/SUB-Y-RILEY1/SUB-Y-RILEY1-articleLarge.jpg

[dubeta]

No excuses, heat fans

[CeltsGarlic]

Both Zoran and Goran
https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yWlhuhcaRD5V_PEZLAcvBs_6NO0=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2899546/BleakWarmheartedIcelandichorse.0.gif

[The_Pharcyde]

wow miami is going for a playoff run

c: Whiteside
pf: Bosh
sf: Deng
sg: Wade
pg: dragic

with a playoff tested bench and coach

I would not want to play this team if they get healthy... I almost would fear them more than washington or toronto, certainly a higher ceiling

[Optimus Prime]

BREAKING: Not a done deal yet, but probably will be. Still this thread and the OP... :facepalm

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA

[DukeDelonte13]

wow miami is going for a playoff run

c: Whiteside
pf: Bosh
sf: Deng
sg: Wade
pg: dragic

with a playoff tested bench and coach

I would not want to play this team if they get healthy... I almost would fear them more than washington or toronto, certainly a higher ceiling


i agree. If wade gets healthy watch out.

[Crimsonrain777]

oh shit!! Championship Cruise :cheers:

[LeJohn Janes]

What's the details of the trade?

Are miami likely have gotten rid of the awfulness of cole/chalmers?

[Beastmode88]

Dragic4Life back to rooting for the Heat. :oldlol: Hilarious.

i called it yesterday :roll: :roll:

[InfiniteBaskets]

Risky trade, if Goran doesn't commit.

But for the immediate future, Miami heat basketball should get a lot more exciting. Especially if Wade and Bosh can stay healthy.

If only McRoberts didn't go down just a few games into his new contract.

[Foster5k]

Breaking News:

LeBron James has just tweeted he's taking his talents back to South Beach.

[PejaNowitzki]

What's the details of the trade?

Are miami likely have gotten rid of the awfulness of cole/chalmers?



Danny Granger and 2 1st rounders going to Phoenix
Goran and Zoran Dragic going to Miami.


Three players from Miami going to New Orleans.



[quote]


John Gambadoro @Gambo987

[DukeDelonte13]

Risky trade, if Goran doesn't commit.

But for the immediate future, Miami heat basketball should get a lot more exciting. Especially if Wade and Bosh can stay healthy.

If only McRoberts didn't go down just a few games into his new contract.


i think he said he would resign in Miami. Goran is probably one of my favorite players to watch.

[InfiniteBaskets]

i think he said he would resign in Miami. Goran is probably one of my favorite players to watch.

From what I understand, Miami was one of the teams he listed as wanting to play for / city to be in.

But if Pat Riley and Dragic don't come to an agreement on the right price, Dragic will just run off to LA for the max.

[The_Pharcyde]

i agree. If wade gets healthy watch out.


pat riley so badly wants to get the chance to play cleveland, i cold see them winning off pure animosity, along with clevelands inexperience
Mia-Cle has all the makings for a classic, even if it is the 1st round

[PejaNowitzki]

Phoenix is also apparently on the verge of acquiring Brandon Knight.......

[Velocirap31]

Breaking News:

LeBron James has just tweeted he's taking his talents back to South Beach.

Imagine if he was still there, they'd be much better than the last 4 years.

[Horde of Temujin]

Please. #2 Cavs vs. #7 Miami. Please Eastern Conference. For once give us something interesting. :roll:

Cosign.

But i bet Miami catches Milwaukee now

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Good trade for Miami. Made a lot more sense than him going to LA.

[gts]

From what I understand, Miami was one of the teams he listed as wanting to play for / city to be in.

But if Pat Riley and Dragic don't come to an agreement on the right price, Dragic will just run off to LA for the max.

Miami was on his list..

He'll stick around as long as Riley doesn't try and keep him on the cheap.. he'll want close to a max knowing the TV money is coming online the following summer.. It would be overpaying for the 2015-16 season but more inline once the cap blows up

[PJR]

And we dumped Granger??? :roll: :roll:

Riley is amazing.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Imagine if he was still there, they'd be much better than the last 4 years.
I imagine if LeBron was still there, it'd be damn near impossible to trade for Dragic.

[gts]

wow Suns clearing house... just sent Thomas to to Boston

[Heavincent]

Riley with the jedi mind tricks.

[Beastmode88]

I imagine if LeBron was still there, it'd be damn near impossible to trade for Dragic.

if lebron was still there d4l would of creamed his pants instantly when he saw the dragic to miami trade.

[305Baller]

We have sauces. Good job you bums.

[PJR]

Heat keep Deng, Birdman, and McBob? Get the Dragic Brothers?

Riley is GOD :roll:

[BasedTom]

Heat keep Deng, Birdman, and McBob? Get the Dragic Brothers?

Riley is GOD :roll:
Wait, we're keeping Birdman and McBob? I thought they were being sent off

[PejaNowitzki]

Heat keep Deng, Birdman, and McBob? Get the Dragic Brothers?

Riley is GOD :roll:



Gambo is reporting that some players from the Heat are going to New Orleans.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

If finalized, Miami just locked up their playoff seed, and will give anyone a run for their money so long as Wade plays.

[Fudge]

Heat keep Deng, Birdman, and McBob? Get the Dragic Brothers?

Riley is GOD :roll:
:applause: :applause: :applause:

[ATL_Bball_King]

Riley is a pimp :pimp:

[ArbitraryWater]

Heat keep Deng, Birdman, and McBob? Get the Dragic Brothers?

Riley is GOD :roll:

Birdman and McBob are gone

[HomieWeMajor]

Good times on South beach !

[BasedTom]

Birdman and McBob are gone
The reports I'm reading are saying that we're sending Norris Cole, Shawne Williams, Justin Hamilton, Danny Granger and 2 picks

[PejaNowitzki]

Birdman and McBob are gone



To New Orleans reportedly.

[navy]

The reports I'm reading are saying that we're sending Norris Cole, Shawne Williams, Justin Hamilton, Danny Granger and 2 picks
Two first round picks. Dear God, Dragic better re sign.

[WallBe]

Cole to NOLA for Salmons per Stein.

[HEAT111]

To New Orleans reportedly.


MIAMI HEAT GOT ANTHONY DAVIS!! :lol

[Hey Yo]

Cole to NOLA for Salmons per Stein.
Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 55 seconds ago

Norris Cole to New Orleans for John Salmons is another trade that beat the buzzer

[PejaNowitzki]

MIAMI HEAT GOT ANTHONY DAVIS!! :lol



John Salmons.

[HEAT111]

John Salmons.


Not bad lol.

So we didn't lose Mcbob nor Bird. That's great.

[Bobcats2013]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 20s21 seconds ago
Source: Miami sends Danny Granger, Norris Cole, Shawne Williams, Jordan Hamilton and two first-round picks to the Suns for Dragic brothers.

Pat Riley da gawd:bowdown:

[Mass Debator]

I wonder what # Dragic is gonna wear...

[ArbitraryWater]

The ****... Heat keep Birdman and McBob?!

[PejaNowitzki]

Not bad lol.

So we didn't lose Mcbob nor Bird. That's great.


Jordan Hamilton and Shawne Williams to New Orleans also.

[KungFuJoe]

Holy crap, Dragic actually is the perfect PG to play for the Heat. He likes to control the ball and Wade can work with that. He doesn't help them on the defensive end, but he should pick up some scoring slack and provide clutch play down the stretch.

[Hotlantadude81]

Dragic-Wade-Deng-Bosh-Wiltside

absolutely no excuses, a favorite to come out of the East

Most of the core is on the older side and so that team has a short life. But it should be good for a couple of years.

Pat always finds a way to rebound.

[r0drig0lac]

Riley always wins

[zoom17]

Pat Riley is so crafty:applause:

[Lamar Odumbb]

Heat need to sign Ray Allen next.

[BasedTom]

The ****... Heat keep Birdman and McBob?!
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

but those picks....

eh, drafting isn't really this team's strength tbh

[Mass Debator]

Heat need to sign Ray Allen next.
:cheers:

[tpols]

Whaaaat

[Hey Yo]

Tom Haberstroh ‏@tomhaberstroh 3 minutes ago

Don't be surprised if Heat sign Andray Blatche for the stretch run if they have an open roster spot.

[Meticode]

Good, hopefully Wade gets semi healthy...

Whiteside
Bosh
Deng
Wade
Dragic

[JebronLames]

first round exit

[r15mohd]

With Beal And Durant's FA availability next summer, the Heat can be atop the east time the 2016-17 season starts by landing either one...Personally, I'd go after Beal and not even wait on the KD

Would love to see:

White Side/Bird
Bosh/McBob
Deng
Beal/Wade off the bench
Dragic/Napier

[Xsatyr]

This is actually kind of funny. Giving up to two first round draft picks and your team is still not going anywhere while your two stars continue to age. Hope Gogi gets paid though.

[CeltsGarlic]

Dragon Brothers in the Heat? Some GoT shit

[JebronLames]

D-wade gonna be their 5th best player when playoffs come around.

[Lebronxrings]

no excuses

[sportjames23]

Dragic4Life back to rooting for the Heat. :oldlol: Hilarious.


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[GrapeApe]

Wow, this is pretty incredible. Riley knew this was going to happen all along too. I figured Riley might have something up his sleeve because there were rumors in Miami that Wade's injury was extremely minor and he was being shut down for a few weeks to gear up for a potential deep playoff run. With Whiteside's emergence that did make some sense, but now I'm positive Riley knew Dragic was coming. The Heat are now a legit scary team.

[#number6ix#]

We back baby....this what we do. Make big moves

[Funnyfuka]

didnt know dragic was a good player... also lol at him ever gelling with the other heatles.

Wade is old as shit...

this will get them nowehere. Good for dragic tho.

[GrapeApe]

D-wade gonna be their 5th best player when playoffs come around.

I can't believe I'm saying this but rent free. You continually talk about how Wade gets worse in the playoffs when in reality he's only played poorly in 2 meaningful series' the last 2 years ('13 ECF and '14 finals). He was very good in the '13 finals and very good last year up until the finals. Over the 4 years Lebron was in Miami Wade averaged 22/5/5/2/1 on 48% in the playoffs. Outstanding numbers for a second option, and in that span despite battling some injuries, he only missed ONE playoff game.

[Smoke117]

Riley :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[QuebecBaller]

Damn, I'm now a Heat follower :eek:

[poido123]

Please give us a cavs v heat first round matchup.

Watch the Cavs try to dodge the heat in the standings :oldlol:

[Magic 32]

Dragic4Life...

https://jukebox9.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/faarooq-confused.gif

[plowking]

straight up, never doubted this dude. my favourite player in the league. always called him a top 2 PG. his biggest believer.

no one check my old posts on dragic.

[plowking]

In all seriousness though, we gave up two first rounders? Serious?

What if this flunks out and doesn't turn out well? We're basically screwed that little while longer...

[JebronLames]

I can't believe I'm saying this but rent free. You continually talk about how Wade gets worse in the playoffs when in reality he's only played poorly in 2 meaningful series' the last 2 years ('13 ECF and '14 finals). He was very good in the '13 finals and very good last year up until the finals. Over the 4 years Lebron was in Miami Wade averaged 22/5/5/2/1 on 48% in the playoffs. Outstanding numbers for a second option, and in that span despite battling some injuries, he only missed ONE playoff game.
I've never said anything about '11 Wade, so dont inflate his playoff stats by counting that year. He was also bad in '12 ECF, which makes him bad in 3/6 meaningful series. He wasnt very good in '13 finals, and the heat were a much better team when he wasn't on the floor. His defense hasn't been good the past two years. Teams also paid more attention to Lebron in the playoffs, making things easier for wade.

[305Baller]

Yeah the Heat have really done well with draft picks :rolleyes:

[TheMarkMadsen]

wow if the HEAT can stay healthy and gel, two big ifs, they could make the finals

[TheMarkMadsen]

didnt know dragic was a good player... also lol at him ever gelling with the other heatles.

Wade is old as shit...

this will get them nowehere. Good for dragic tho.

do you follow the nba?

[04mzwach]

straight up, never doubted this dude. my favourite player in the league. always called him a top 2 PG. his biggest believer.

no one check my old posts on dragic.
i hope he screws over the cavs big time. :lol Good old time. Garnett comes back to Wolves and a 1st round exit for the Cavs. I'll call it a good season for the Wolves.

[LiLharvard]

didnt know dragic was a good player... also lol at him ever gelling with the other heatles.

Wade is old as shit...

this will get them nowehere. Good for dragic tho.

Dwade has been pretty good this year. Impressive stats anyway... He's been taking care of his body aswell very wise man d wade. He know what time is.

[jrong]

Without giving up Deng. Nice.

Don't look now, but:

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Bosh
Whiteside

There's no holes in that lineup. The question is whether it's too late to make a difference.

[BasedTom]

Without giving up Deng. Nice.

Don't look now, but:

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Bosh
Whiteside

There's no holes in that lineup. The question is whether it's too late to make a difference.
bench sucks

[Hey Yo]

Ramona Shelburne:
The Heat would not have done this trade for Dragic without feeling good that he re-signs this summer. Expectation is he'll get a 5-year max


"But a five-year max deal worth upwards of $100 million seems steep, even with the salary cap expected to rise in 2016 with the influx of new TV money. He went to one of only a handful of teams (the Knicks and Lakers being the others) that isn’t already set at point guard, so he could command that kind of money. But even if the salary cap in two years is north of $90 million, the Heat will be paying Chris Bosh $22.1 million that season, meaning Dragic and Bosh together could equal almost half the cap.

That’s before you take into account big-man sensation Hassan Whiteside, who is under team control next year for under $1 million, but will be an unrestricted free agent in 2016. If he keeps playing anywhere close to the level he has been since signing in Miami this season, he’s going to command a max or near-max deal of his own. And they’ll have to take care of Wade, who left money on the table this summer after LeBron James left to return to Cleveland.

The Heat don’t have much room to add young talent, since they gave their next two tradable first-round picks to Phoenix for Dragic, and they don’t have much else that would be of interest to other teams in trades. This is their team for the foreseeable future. And if everyone is healthy, a starting five of Dragic, Wade, Luol Deng, Bosh, and Whiteside is incredibly dangerous. But there’s zero depth, and that caveat of health is a big one given the injury histories of Deng, Wade and Bosh.

Keeping Dragic around for the long term is smart. Paying him what he thinks he’s worth may not be.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/19/report-heat-expect-to-re-sign-goran-dragic-to-max-contract/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[jrong]

bench sucks

True, but it sucked before. And the starting lineup just improved exponentially. Wonder if Ray Allen gives them another look. They've got to appear a lot more appealing now. This is the East. Things break right, and they could come out of the conference.

[navy]

No excuses for Spolestra

[Dro]

Two first round picks. Dear God, Dragic better re sign.
This......

[305Baller]

Once Dragic sees the eastern euro women we have here in Miami he will be a lifer. He may even sign a minimim deal for cap flexibility. Book it.

[Papaya Petee]

I've never said anything about '11 Wade, so dont inflate his playoff stats by counting that year. He was also bad in '12 ECF, which makes him bad in 3/6 meaningful series. He wasnt very good in '13 finals, and the heat were a much better team when he wasn't on the floor. His defense hasn't been good the past two years. Teams also paid more attention to Lebron in the playoffs, making things easier for wade.
21/6/5 is a bad series now?? Moron

[HiphopRelated]

In all seriousness though, we gave up two first rounders? Serious?

What if this flunks out and doesn't turn out well? We're basically screwed that little while longer...
None of this core(except Dragic) will be in the league in 2021, including Riley. Hell, even Arison might hand over to his son by then

We're going all in for one last push

[Rose'sACL]

i think this team can be great but i thought that heat would be 45 win team with what they had at start of the season so lets see.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

21/6/5 is a bad series now?? Moron

18/8/8 is a bad series, now? Anybody can list stats and pretend they mean something. Wade wasn't that good vs the celtics. he had a 52% TS.

[Soundwave]

Once Dragic sees the eastern euro women we have here in Miami he will be a lifer. He may even sign a minimim deal for cap flexibility. Book it.

:banana:

Miami has some great looking women no doubt. I think only LA beats it and that's only because LA has tons of women who come from elsewhere hoping to model/act.

[Dengness9]

I think Miami's ceiling is 2nd round exit but we don't know matchups. The depth is so bad and this is an injury plagued team always waiting to happen.

[Springsteen]

Once Dragic sees the eastern euro women we have here in Miami he will be a lifer. He may even sign a minimim deal for cap flexibility. Book it.

Once he sees Bosh's wife from the back he'll know he made the right decision. :applause:

[PJR]

18/8/8 is a bad series, now?

When you score 8 points in a pivotal swing game 4, yes it's a bad series.

Seriously, you Bran stans are comical.

No excuses for Bran this year. :oldlol:

[dubeta]

Dragic is already the best player on the team

[GrapeApe]

I've never said anything about '11 Wade, so dont inflate his playoff stats by counting that year. He was also bad in '12 ECF, which makes him bad in 3/6 meaningful series. He wasnt very good in '13 finals, and the heat were a much better team when he wasn't on the floor. His defense hasn't been good the past two years. Teams also paid more attention to Lebron in the playoffs, making things easier for wade.

Ok, I'll remove '11. Fair enough. From '12-'14 Wade averaged 20/5/5 in the playoffs. Perhaps modest for his standards, but still very good. He didn't have a bad '12 ECF (21/6/5, 57%fg in 4th quarters) and yes he was good in the '13 finals (20/5/4, 47%fg). Of course teams paid more attention to Lebron. Saying that teams paid less attention to Wade can be said about every second option. As a second option, Wade was one of the best if not the best in the league. No argument about the defense though. He's been very inconsistent in that department since the bone bruise injury.

As for this year, obviously he needs to be healthy and on top of his game for the Heat to make a deep playoff run. By on top of his game I don't necesarilly mean playing like a superstar, I just mean consistently playing smart, efficient, aggressive, and elevating his game in the 4th quarter like he has all year. He's certainly capable of doing those things. With Whiteside's emergence and the addition of Dragic, hopefully the Heat won't need him to be vintage Wade every night. Honestly my main concern is Spo. We shall see.

[Papaya Petee]

18/8/8 is a bad series, now? Anybody can list stats and pretend they mean something. Wade wasn't that good vs the celtics. he had a 52% TS.
Ok. Lets start with the fact that Lebron averaged 18/7/7 not 8 and 8. I have these numbers memorized so not sure what you're trying to pull here.

Second of all, Wades worst scoring game vs the Celtics that series was 17 points. 21-23 points every other game that series. As a second option a consistent 21 PPG is bad now?
57% FG in the 4th quarters where he averaged 6.5 PPG. He was clutch and played good defense on Ray.

On the other hand, Lebron had an 8 point game in the most important game that series. 8 frigging points. His 4th quarter numbers were the WORST he ever produced in his career. He also got lit up by Terry and even a washed up Marion was getting his on Lebron.
Wade helped beat Boston, Lebron helped Dallas win. 0 comparison.

[sirkeelma]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260723

[Inferno]

http://i1041.photobucket.com/albums/b419/intruder379/riles.png

[Micku]

Without giving up Deng. Nice.

Don't look now, but:

Dragic
Wade
Deng
Bosh
Whiteside

There's no holes in that lineup. The question is whether it's too late to make a difference.

That's scary if healthy on paper. Almost no holes within the starting lineup. But the depth do suck.

Can't wait to see them at full force.

[Fudge]

Ok. Lets start with the fact that Lebron averaged 18/7/7 not 8 and 8. I have these numbers memorized so not sure what you're trying to pull here.

Second of all, Wades worst scoring game vs the Celtics that series was 17 points. 21-23 points every other game that series. As a second option a consistent 21 PPG is bad now?
57% FG in the 4th quarters where he averaged 6.5 PPG. He was clutch and played good defense on Ray.

On the other hand, Lebron had an 8 point game in the most important game that series. 8 frigging points. His 4th quarter numbers were the WORST he ever produced in his career. He also got lit up by Terry and even a washed up Marion was getting his on Lebron.
Wade helped beat Boston, Lebron helped Dallas win. 0 comparison.
No response. :oldlol:

Got em.

[OnFire]

This is actually kind of funny. Giving up to two first round draft picks and your team is still not going anywhere while your two stars continue to age. Hope Gogi gets paid though.

NBA 1st round picks are overrated. You can barely find a start after like the 6th pick.

[JT123]

Ok. Lets start with the fact that Lebron averaged 18/7/7 not 8 and 8. I have these numbers memorized so not sure what you're trying to pull here.

Second of all, Wades worst scoring game vs the Celtics that series was 17 points. 21-23 points every other game that series. As a second option a consistent 21 PPG is bad now?
57% FG in the 4th quarters where he averaged 6.5 PPG. He was clutch and played good defense on Ray.

On the other hand, Lebron had an 8 point game in the most important game that series. 8 frigging points. His 4th quarter numbers were the WORST he ever produced in his career. He also got lit up by Terry and even a washed up Marion was getting his on Lebron.
Wade helped beat Boston, Lebron helped Dallas win. 0 comparison.
Those stats are misleading. Wade would routinely stink up the joint in the first half of those games, which lead to the Heat always having to come back from a deficit in the second half. Wade was also a complete no show in game 6, the most important game of that series. Lucky for him Lebron had an all time great night, cause if the Heat lost that series there was talk that Wade might be traded.

[Xsatyr]

NBA 1st round picks are overrated. You can barely find a start after like the 6th pick.

Plenty of good players get selected in the second round. Many players bust but giving up two first rounders for a potential rental is risky. What happens if they get bounced in the first round? Does Dragic stay? And even if he does him and Whiteside are going to get paid this year. Combine those two contracts with Bosh's...

[OnFire]

Plenty of good players get selected in the second round. Many players bust but giving up two first rounders for a potential rental is risky. What happens if they get bounced in the first round? Does Dragic stay? And even if he does him and Whiteside are going to get paid this year. Combine those two contracts with Bosh's...

Riley doesn't draft much. If Dragic stays or he will go after another free agent.

[andremiller07]

Adding Miami to my NBA league pass watching list. Damn Dragic is the East.....holy shit dude is going to eating.

[dubeta]

Those stats are misleading. Wade would routinely stink up the joint in the first half of those games, which lead to the Heat always having to come back from a deficit in the second half. Wade was also a complete no show in game 6, the most important game of that series. Lucky for him Lebron had an all time great night, cause if the Heat lost that series there was talk that Wade might be traded.


This.

Wade fans talking about numbers. Actually watch the games :facepalm

Wade was a disappointment every playoffs since 2011, not one series did he play to expectations

No reason why lebron had to lead the heat in scoring, rebounding, assists, while defending the best scorer every series :facepalm

[JebronLames]

Ok, I'll remove '11. Fair enough. From '12-'14 Wade averaged 20/5/5 in the playoffs. Perhaps modest for his standards, but still very good. He didn't have a bad '12 ECF (21/6/5, 57%fg in 4th quarters) and yes he was good in the '13 finals (20/5/4, 47%fg). Of course teams paid more attention to Lebron. Saying that teams paid less attention to Wade can be said about every second option. As a second option, Wade was one of the best if not the best in the league. No argument about the defense though. He's been very inconsistent in that department since the bone bruise injury.

As for this year, obviously he needs to be healthy and on top of his game for the Heat to make a deep playoff run. By on top of his game I don't necesarilly mean playing like a superstar, I just mean consistently playing smart, efficient, aggressive, and elevating his game in the 4th quarter like he has all year. He's certainly capable of doing those things. With Whiteside's emergence and the addition of Dragic, hopefully the Heat won't need him to be vintage Wade every night. Honestly my main concern is Spo. We shall see.
He actually averaged 19/5/4 with 53% TS without good defense during those playoff runs. He never complemented LeBron because they have similar games. He doesn't spread the floor and he doesn't help lebron save energy by guarding the opposing teams best perimeter player. And the reason i mentioned the more attention on lebron thing is because it means wade should have the same or better stats than the regular season, but there is a big drop off due to his decline. Wade was no where near the best second options in the playoffs over the past two years. He was up there in 2012 tho.

What LeBron did in Miami was very underrated because people will just look at wade and bosh's name, and not think about how wade declined in the playoffs, and how bosh was playing out of position with bad matchups and injured in 2012. He carried them, and i knew they would suck this year without him. Without dragic and whiteside, even if wade and bosh stay healthy the entire year, i dont think they win more than 37 games. They would have been so exploitable inside, and with wade getting older and having to do more, he would have declined even more as the season went on.

It sucks having to hate on a team, but because of whiteside, and now dragic, the heat will be good, and no one will see the crap they would have been.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Adding Miami to my NBA league pass watching list. Damn Dragic is the East.....holy shit dude is going to eating.
Yeah honestly, agreed. I haven't watched the Heat much this year, but look forward to seeing Dragic with them.

[tomSR.]

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LeBron James has just tweeted he's taking his talents back to South Beach.

but there is nothing left of those talents..........you just stay in cleveland bron..........:oldlol:

[poido123]

This.

Wade fans talking about numbers. Actually watch the games :facepalm

Wade was a disappointment every playoffs since 2011, not one series did he play to expectations

No reason why lebron had to lead the heat in scoring, rebounding, assists, while defending the best scorer every series :facepalm



Stop backing up your own posts you f.cking imp. :hammerhead:

[Dresta]

Bran stans still desperately insecure about Wade..:rolleyes: sad really, you guys are panicking now because you're shook (must know deep down that Bron is gonna be hella shook if he faces this team - twill be another 2011 finals).

:roll:

[Papaya Petee]

Those stats are misleading. Wade would routinely stink up the joint in the first half of those games, which lead to the Heat always having to come back from a deficit in the second half. Wade was also a complete no show in game 6, the most important game of that series. Lucky for him Lebron had an all time great night, cause if the Heat lost that series there was talk that Wade might be traded.
Hmm, if a 17 point performance in the ECF when LeBron had 45 points and took way more shots than usual is a no show then WTF is an 8 point performance in a pivotal game 4 of the NBA Finals when your team is on the verge of going up 3-1?

Game 7 Wade scored 23 points of that series and had multiple big buckets in the 4th quarter.
LeBron followed his game 4 with another no show in game 5.

[Papaya Petee]

This.

Wade fans talking about numbers. Actually watch the games :facepalm

Wade was a disappointment every playoffs since 2011, not one series did he play to expectations

No reason why lebron had to lead the heat in scoring, rebounding, assists, while defending the best scorer every series :facepalm
Not one series? Ok lets do this garbage

26\6\3 vs the Pacers, including games of 30\9\6 in game 4 (22 PTS in 2nd half) 28 Points in game 5 and 41\10\3 closeout game 6 on the road.

23\6\5 vs OKC in the Finals, aside from that one loss he averaged 24\7\5 in the wins, and would have been even better if not for the blowout game 5 where he didn't have to shoot much.

20\5\4 in the NBA Finals vs Spurs, including a HUGE performance in a must win game 4 to not go down 1-3. 23\10\2 in game 7.

He was also solid in Round 1 vs Knicks, ECF vs Celtics, and in 2014 he was good until the NBA Finals, good series vs the Nets and Pacers.


You're an idiot.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Ok. Lets start with the fact that Lebron averaged 18/7/7 not 8 and 8. I have these numbers memorized so not sure what you're trying to pull here.

Second of all, Wades worst scoring game vs the Celtics that series was 17 points. 21-23 points every other game that series. As a second option a consistent 21 PPG is bad now?
57% FG in the 4th quarters where he averaged 6.5 PPG. He was clutch and played good defense on Ray.

On the other hand, Lebron had an 8 point game in the most important game that series. 8 frigging points. His 4th quarter numbers were the WORST he ever produced in his career. He also got lit up by Terry and even a washed up Marion was getting his on Lebron.
Wade helped beat Boston, Lebron helped Dallas win. 0 comparison.

My point never was that LeBron played as well as Wade...it was that listing an irrelevant stat-line and saying "is a bad series, now?" is not an argument...

Wade was alright in that series from what i can remember...a decent 2nd option...far from his best.

[Beastmode88]

My point never was that LeBron played as well as Wade...it was that listing an irrelevant stat-line and saying "is a bad series, now?" is not an argument...

Wade was alright in that series from what i can remember...a decent 2nd option...far from his best.

Sounds like that excuse lebron used for not showing up in 2011. "I was playing defense and gave the rock to D Wade." Pretty much throwing Wade under the bus.

[ImKobe]

http://maroko1337.com/gif/Pat_Riley_Godfather_Dragic_Brightside_Phil_Jackson .gif

:kobe:

[Mawly-G]

Hopefully Bosh can pull through this lung issue. The lineup that the Heat have at the moment is pretty legit, but without Bosh I don't see them accomplishing much in the playoffs.

[Optimus Prime]

Riley with the heist of the century. Getting a player of Dragic's caliber for a few middling draft picks and spare parts?

:eek: :applause:

It's too bad that it now appears that Bosh is seriously ill. Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery; blood clots are no joke.

Back to basketball, it seems Miami can't catch a break this season. At full health, they could be a serious threat in the Least.

:kobe: