We going to act like Wade didn't almost cost the Heat the game?

[QUOTE=EnoughSaid]What did Wade do exactly that was so wrong? He missed a few shots, yes, but it's not like he played poor defense and turned the ball over. Stop hating dude. Miami wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for Wade.[/QUOTE]They made their biggest run without him, and same with the 33-5 run. I'm not saying bench him for the whole game, but again the Spurs defend differently when he is in there because they can cheat off of him compared to when you replace him with a shooter

And let's not act like he has been playing consistently well this playoffs either. He had the longest stretch of his career in fact without even scoring 20 which he just recently ended a few games ago.

[QUOTE=50inchvertical]They made their biggest run without him, and same with the 33-5 run. I'm not saying bench him for the whole game, but again the Spurs defend differently when he is in there because they can cheat off of him compared to when you replace him with a shooter

And let's not act like he has been playing consistently well this playoffs either. He had the longest stretch of his career in fact without even scoring 20 which he just recently ended a few games ago.[/QUOTE]

Don't try to be logical with EnoughSaid. Dude is biggest Wade weenie sucker on here

The only thing I blame D-Wade for tonight is the rebound he missed before Tony Parker's shot to tie the game at 89 I believe. If he would've gotten that rebound I think it would've been the game. But he played well and saved the Heat in Game 4.

[QUOTE=RoseCity07]We gonna act like Wade didn't contribute to this win and carry the Heat in game 4? Wade makes key buckets and gets some important blocks.[/QUOTE]

So since Wade has been like the old Dwyane Wade for one game out of the entire playoffs he is exempt from criticism? Look we get it, some Heat fans think their "real fans" if they put Wade on a pedestal, but I've been a fan of this team for every year of Wades career. My goal is to win. Giving Wade a free pass for blowing dick just because hes been with the Heat for 10 years is something I'm not on board with. That shit could ruin another championship.

When Wades midrange game isn't there he is a liability out there. Ruins the spacing for the rest of the team and at 6'3 it's not like he can make a difference on the boards or in the paint.

I was happy that Spoelstra didn't play Cole/Haslem in this game. Those two dudes were BRUTAL in Game 5.

[QUOTE=Ancient Legend]For some reason LeBron stopped being aggressive after Wade came in, and they had one less three point shooter with Miller out. It messed up the chemistry they were having.[/QUOTE]

It's not that hes less aggressive, its that he has less room to make his moves since the paint becomes more packed when Wade is in there versus a guy like Mike Miller that people dont want to shoot.

[QUOTE=Ancient Legend]For some reason LeBron stopped being aggressive after Wade came in, and they had one less three point shooter with Miller out. It messed up the chemistry they were having.[/QUOTE]

yes it's because they ran an iso play for wade and he took a jumper. when wade has the ball lebron looks clueless. he needs to learn how to play a lot better off the ball. i have no idea why they went away from what was killing the spurs. i guess they didn't want to finish the game without wade and it was a tough choice.

I think it is pretty clear that Wade ****s up the spacing, which massively reduces LeBron's impact, especially with a defense like that and his jumper off.

It also works like that the other way around, although in smaller scale.

[QUOTE=Psycho]Yes, the Heat would have already won the Finals without Wade letting his man stand in the paint while Wade is on the 3 point line. Wade is old, broken, and done.[/QUOTE]
I'll simply direct you to Game 4. Heat can't win it all w/out Wade.

Wade has little positive impact out there.

When he catches the ball 1 on 1, he pump fakes like 5 times, doesn't even try to drive, ends up taking a stepback fadeway that barely hits the rim. If he gets a wide open jumper, he again pump fakes 5 times and ends up doing nothing with it. His actual ending moves consist of turnovers, hard bricks on jumpers, missed layups, falling down for fouls, maybe a lucky floater/layup made every quarter. And his defense is all about getting lost, gambling and leaving someone wide open. :facepalm

Wade, outside of Game 4, is a complete liability on court for the Heat...:facepalm At this point Spoelstra needs to say "f**k it" and tell this bum to sit his ass down on the bench. Get a bunch of shooters out there with Lebron and he will cruise to victory, just like he did in 4th quarter and OT tonight. Wade is washed up and he almost cost another ring for Lebron. Time to move on and trade this liability Riley

Wade needs to stop shooting jumpers, PERIOD. Even if he's wide open.

Also, the Heat don't need his points as much as his defense, he played none tonight except for that one blocked shot.

i said it many times he needs to improve his jumper to stay 3-5 more years in the league. Nobody cares to guard him outside the paint anymore

[QUOTE=WayOfWade]I'll simply direct you to Game 4. Heat can't win it all w/out Wade.[/QUOTE]

Lebron would have been better in every single game of the series if Wade was gone. Heat in 4. Wade is old, broken, and done son.

He played great defense (minus 1 play were he thought he got fouled)if you watched the game unlike game 5 were he was below average. this notion that wade has sucked minus game 4 is stupid. hes played good in games 1,4 and 5. wades jumper has been good in games 4 and 5. game 7 if he plays well it will be an ok series for him overall considering injurys.

Wade kept the ball alive on Lebron's 3.

[QUOTE=Ancient Legend]It was a tough decision, but leaving Wade out of the game would have alienated him for game 7 to the point of Wade probably sabotaging plays.

If he didn't come back in and had they lost, all blame would be on Spo for not having him during the clutch.

If egos weren't evolved, that lineup of Miller/Chalmers/Allen/LeBron/Birdman would have finished off the Spurs.

At the end, you win as a team, you lose as a team.[/QUOTE]

This. Wade hurts spacing.........Coach Spo almost cost them the game !!!