Dame Lillard = Wade with a jump shot

[QUOTE=90sgoat]Dame Lillard = a short prime Wade with a jump shot

This is my take having watched half a game of Lillard for the first time ever.

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Which is pretty good I guess. I like his game, strong drives, seems likeable and a good leader, unlike wade.[/QUOTE]
I like Dame alot but he's nowhere close to Wade in his prime. He can't impact the game on both ends like wade could. If your talking just offence then yeah he's close but there's a whole other half of the ball that your forgetting. Y'all just caught up in the moment.

[QUOTE=Bronbron23]I like Dame alot but he's nowhere close to Wade in his prime. He can't impact the game on both ends like wade could. If your talking just offence then yeah he's close but there's a whole other half of the ball that your forgetting.[B] Y'all just caught up in the moment.[/B][/QUOTE]

This is the effect of Wade subjugating his game to incorporate Lebron. It's been 8-10 years since we've seen *that* guy and in the world of 'what have you done for me lately' sports, a lot of people have forgotten just how fukking special peak Wade was.

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[QUOTE=bizil]I'm talking in terms of freak athletic ability and body type that Mitchell is the MOST SIMILAR to Wade in today's game! And I'm saying MOST SIMILAR. That doesn't mean they play exactly the same. If u NOTICED I said Mitchell isn't on Wade's level yet AT ALL! Because he isn't the defender, passer, or dominant scorer YET that Wade was. My point was Donovan Mitchell FOR THE REASONS I pointed out is the closest to D Wade today. I'm NOT SAYING he's close to a prime D Wade yet as a player. The kid is still All Star caliber with a ton of upside though! And he FOR SURE slashes enough to the rack to showcase his freak athletic ability! If u can't see some similarities between Mitchell and Wade, u are blind! HELL even D Wade SAID Mitchell reminds him of himself!!!!


[URL="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/12/03/nba-star-dwyane-wade-lauds-donovan-mitchell/2192954002/"]https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/12/03/nba-star-dwyane-wade-lauds-donovan-mitchell/2192954002/[/URL][/QUOTE]


I randomly stumbled upon this, and even though Mitchell is a great athlete, hes 6'1.25" without shoes compared to DWade's 6'3.75" without shoes. So with a shoe with average sole (1.2 inches added) D. Wade is actually what should be considered a legit 6'5" in the NBA. It's interesting then that he's always had the undersized description even though he's also bulky and has an 8'6" standing reach.

With average-sized shoe soles, D. Mitchell still comes in at under 6'3," so he's actually much shorter than DWade overall. He also isn't as fast or as good of a ballhandler. Definitely more bounce though.

I agree with the Dame-Gilbert arenas comparisons, but I actually think Gil was a bit more athletic because he's faster/quicker compared to Dame, who is more of a floor general.

I saw this as a Lillard fan. Wade was a way better basketball player in his prime. Much better.

I wonder if Isaiah Thomas is a better comparison. Lillard has shown a lot more hustle on defense in recent years. Especially when he got in Westbrook's face in the playoffs.

Wade is just on a legedary level. Like MJ level when his knees were good.