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Lebron23
10-12-2016, 07:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rE_aKKFzSk

Vintage Wade.
Lebron23
10-12-2016, 07:43 PM
It's Kinda weird seeing Wade in a Bulls uniform. But in that game against the Pacers he's hitting his 3 points shots.
GrapeApe
10-12-2016, 08:16 PM
Wade in a Bulls jersey (or any non-Heat jersey) is so wrong. Just so, so wrong. :(

Anyway, I wouldn't say vintage, but it's obvious he still has something left in the tank. It looks like he already has some chemistry as a facilitator. It wouldn't surprise me if the Bulls used him at PG when Rondo is out.
plowking
10-12-2016, 09:57 PM
Dude hit three 3 pointers. :oldlol:

Hardly vintage.
Smoke117
10-12-2016, 09:59 PM
Hardly vintage...22 and 8 was an average night in his prime.

I suppose we have to take into account that this pinoy pretty much watches nobody but Lebron...so the only Wade he ever saw regularly was the Wade who was dealing with knee issues half the time.
Papaya Petee
10-12-2016, 10:01 PM
If it was 30 points 8 assists you could call it vintage, shit he averaged that for an entire season.

22\8 is a bad night for prime Wade
eeeeeebro
10-12-2016, 11:12 PM
he did the 22 - 8 in limited minutes
dubnation
10-12-2016, 11:54 PM
I know it's preseason but he looks really old out there. Jumpshot is nice right now though, for sure.
aj1987
10-13-2016, 12:37 AM
He has been hitting 3's in preseason. I seriously doubt that he'll keep it up.
AirTupac
10-13-2016, 01:21 AM
Classic midget doesnt know what hes talking about. VINTAGE? LOL idiot
G-train
10-13-2016, 02:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rE_aKKFzSk

Vintage Wade.

He looked like a shell of Vintage Wade to me.
First 2 PS games he was average in limited minutes.
jrong
10-13-2016, 09:08 AM
I know it's preseason but he looks really old out there. Jumpshot is nice right now though, for sure.

He doesn't look as lean as last year, and that concerns me. It's nice to see him a have a dominant game (and in 27 minutes, this was a dominant performance), and historically, Wade's best perimeter shooting years have tended to be when he was bulkier, so if he's really going all-in on shooting three-balls, it could help in that respect. And he'll always be able to count on his playmaking and ball handling ability.

But, being slimmed down last year was what allowed him to display athleticism that was believed to be gone forever and still go on ferocious scoring binges from time to time. This Wade doesn't look like he can still blow past defenders off the bounce, but I guess we'll see.

Maybe it's that Chicago food.
GrapeApe
10-13-2016, 10:29 AM
He doesn't look as lean as last year, and that concerns me. It's nice to see him a have a dominant game (and in 27 minutes, this was a dominant performance), and historically, Wade's best perimeter shooting years have tended to be when he was bulkier, so if he's really going all-in on shooting three-balls, it could help in that respect. And he'll always be able to count on his playmaking and ball handling ability.

But, being slimmed down last year was what allowed him to display athleticism that was believed to be gone forever and still go on ferocious scoring binges from time to time. This Wade doesn't look like he can still blow past defenders off the bounce, but I guess we'll see.

Maybe it's that Chicago food.

He definitely looks heavier than last season. The Wade we're seeing right now looks nothing like the guy we saw in last year's playoffs. Granted it's pre-season and he might slim down as the season approaches, but he has little to no explosion. He's relying almost entirely on his craftiness. Nowhere near vintage.

He has a great "old man game" and he can still be effective at at a heavier weight (especially if he's hitting 3's), but he won't last through the season imo. His healthy season last year was directly related to his lighter weight.
PJR
10-13-2016, 10:55 AM
No matter what happens this season, he's a legend.

But Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson gonna tape that ass when he comes back to Miami
Father Prime
10-13-2016, 01:16 PM
Rondo is worthless on a team of multiple play makers. They gotta find Wade another Josh Richardson.
SamuraiSWISH
10-13-2016, 01:56 PM
Hardly vintage...22 and 8 was an average night in his prime.
This was in limited minutes. So in that essence, it was dominant or vintage.

And it wasn't like he was out there visibly going all out competitively. But it is a glimpse of a performance to be hopeful about. No one is saying its 2006- 2011 Wade, relax.

To jrong,

Of course Wade is going to be chunkier. It's pre season. And he just came home, so I'm sure he splurged on Lou Malnati Deep Dish Pizza, Al's Beef, Portillos, and all the other quality Chicago food you can't get in Miami.

His old man game looks good, crafty, skilled and intelligent. He will probably lose 10 pounds easily once he's playing more. But the beefed up frame has him shooting better. Particularly from deep.