"Wade took a backseat to Lebron" - As if he had a choice

[Lebron23]

Kobe would also take a backseat if he play with LeBron. Lebron is the better individual player, and Wade knows it.

[Lebron23]

Absolutely. Can't play as a second option. Wade's legacy was sabotaged by Lebron.

Just like Kobe in the 2004 NBA Finals. 22 ppg on 39 FG%. Shaq was the best individual player in that series, But Kobe wanted to win his first Finals MVP.

[Segatti]

Absolutely. Can't play as a second option. Wade's legacy was sabotaged by Lebron.

I love how people just ignore what Dallas did and just say Lebron chocked and that's the only reason they lost hur durr

[retaxis]

Lakers superteam first year is looking much better and promising then miami first year....not

got 3 guys out of 4 who won't even be back for the second year (kobe RIP, Nash RIP, Pau traded to a better place)

[pauk]

This is almost as idiotic as Pauk calling Magic a "ring chaser" because he was drafted by the Lakers.

Correction:

I called Magic for a ring chaser because he refused to come to the NBA if he didnt play with Kareem & Lakers..... he literally verbally / vocally expressed that numerous times....

Calling that an act of ring chasing is perfectly reasonable & logical.... because it cant get any more obvious....

Someone like Lebron/Jordan at least came to the NBA immediately to scrub teams and played with scrubs thereafter for many many years without complaints, to try and win a championship there..... at least they tried.... but Magic? He would have rather been homeless than come to the NBA and play for a scrub team, he demanded the best team & player immediately or else there would be no NBA.....

[plowking]

I love how people just ignore what Dallas did and just say Lebron chocked and that's the only reason they lost hur durr

I'm not a Lebron apologist by any means, even though he does play for the team I support, but if you think it was anything other than Lebron checking himself out, then you're wrong.

Dallas didn't do anything in particular, and even if Lebron did play up to standard, who knows, Dallas were playing so well it might not have mattered for the Heat. You guys played fantastic, but I don't think you had a single thing to do to what happened to Lebron.

[backbutblack]

lebron is the greatest nba player of all time

he didnt play in a weak era like jordan

haters gonna hate

[jcsrplumply]

lebron is the greatest nba player of all time

he didnt play in a weak era like jordan

haters gonna hate

[Andrei89]

Wade will soon show you the wrath of the playoffs.

One of the geratest playoff performers I have seen.

[uber]

Correction:

I called Magic for a ring chaser because he refused to come to the NBA if he didnt play with Kareem & Lakers..... he literally verbally / vocally expressed that numerous times....

Source? If he did expressed it numerous times you should have no problem of proving it?

[Magic 32]

Just like Kobe in the 2004 NBA Finals. 22 ppg on 39 FG%. Shaq was the best individual player in that series, But Kobe wanted to win his first Finals MVP.

Except Kobe at least helped Shaq for 3 years. Lebron went sabotage mode right away.

[Bandito]

Just like Kobe in the 2004 NBA Finals. 22 ppg on 39 FG%. Shaq was the best individual player in that series, But Kobe wanted to win his first Finals MVP.

Why does people pretend the 04 Pistons didn't own the Lakers therefore Kobe that year with their tremendous defense...

[LakersForlife]

lebron best player in the planet after kobe went down.

[D-Wade316]

Lebitch apologists can't accept the truth lechoke choked in 2011. Only directed at fukking morons like OP and pauk.

[Akhenaten]

Kobe would also take a backseat if he play with LeBron. Lebron is the better individual player, and Wade knows it.

No he wouldn't, he'd rather fail on his terms than win as a sidekick

people always talk about the 04 Finals, but what about the 03 WCF, when Kobe took 40 shots in Game 1, avg 27 shots for the series and yet AGAIN shot in the low 40% in a series.


a 31 year old Kobe isn't deferring to ANYBODY, because he is an EGO-MANIACAL GLORYWHORE

he wouldn't defer to prime Wilt, MJ, Kareem...NO ONE
and that's what pundits mean when they say Wade should be credited for willingly taking a backseat.

OP is saying he had no choice, people ALWAYS have choice, just like Kobe CHOSE to chuck and chuck and chuck despite SHAQ being the far superior and impactful player at that stage in their respective careers.

Wade has always been a reticent sort of superstar, always been sort of shy and unassuming. It is for this reason I don't think he deserves any "credit", he's doing what comes naturally and of course he's also nowhere near as physically capable as he was at his peak.

If Wade had a Monta Ellis, AI, Kobe, early 2000's Stackhouse disposition, this Heat team would be screwed because the chemistry would be completely shot to shit.