Dwyane Wade Speaks Up About Father Time

ComboGuardCity · Post #1 » by **ComboGuardCity** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:06 pm

: "One day it'll happen. Father Time will knock on the door and tap me on the shoulder, but not right now."

http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-14/s ... on-james/2

Discuss.

marcus_misc · Post #2 » by **marcus_misc** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:15 pm

read: I just got my knee drained muthaf**as get ready for me to take over these next 3 games.

LakerLegend · Post #3 » by **LakerLegend** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:37 pm

Wade did acknowledge that he is not the same player who fearlessly sliced through the Dallas Mavericks in 2006. He is 30 now, his body having endured countless tumbles after darts to the basket, and there are knee problems that required a draining before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers.

“I was 24,’’ said Wade. “Totally different. Six years ago, man. I’m not that athletic, I’ll tell you that, as I was in ’06, but I still have something in me. I still have some left in me.

“I wish it was possible to stay at that same athleticism as I was at 24, but that’s not possible.

Maybe this will change the minds of those still in denial.

raps_aviator · Post #4 » by **raps_aviator** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:44 pm

marcus_misc wrote:read: I just got my knee drained muthaf**as get ready for me to take over these next 3 games.

when did he get it drained

soxfan2003 · Post #5 » by **soxfan2003** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:48 pm

Lakerfan17 wrote:
“I was 24,’’ said Wade. “Totally different. Six years ago, man. I’m not that athletic, I’ll tell you that, as I was in ’06, but I still have something in me. I still have some left in me.

“I wish it was possible to stay at that same athleticism as I was at 24, but that’s not possible.

Maybe this will change the minds of those still in denial.

Anyone who follows basketball and doesn't realize players start losing their athleticism by 30 really is uninformed in a major way. Some players are able to compensate by increasing their knowledge of the game or skills such as shooting but most aren't.

TripleC · Post #6 » by **TripleC** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:52 pm

marcus_misc wrote:read: I just got my knee drained muthaf**as get ready for me to take over these next 3 games.

Bertrob · Post #7 » by **Bertrob** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:54 pm

Father Time is already putting the tape on the window Dwyane

roldy · Post #8 » by **roldy** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:57 pm

Despite his decline, he's still the best SG in the league.

FinNasty · Post #9 » by **FinNasty** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:10 pm

marcus_misc wrote:read: I just got my knee drained muthaf**as get ready for me to take over these next 3 games.

Is there any confirmation that he did get his knee drained?

MannyRam99 · Post #10 » by **MannyRam99** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:13 pm

roldy wrote:Despite his decline, he's still the best SG in the league.

GIFSoup

Joao Saraiva · Post #11 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:19 pm

He's still a god SG but not the same that he was once. Well, it's not really that unexpected.

dice · Post #12 » by **dice** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:23 pm

MannyRam99 wrote:
roldy wrote:Despite his decline, he's still the best SG in the league.

GIFSoup

wade is definitely better than kobe at this stage

celtics792244 · Post #13 » by **celtics792244** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:23 pm

bertrob wrote:Father Time is already putting the tape on the window Dwyane

Need Perkins to knock him down a couple of times in this series to further him along...

Good hard clean basketball fouls Miami fans...

Mamba Venom · Post #14 » by **Mamba Venom** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:52 pm

I really wonder how much all those extra falls will effect Wade's health vs. the way other SGs play. On one end of the spectrum, Wade came into the league late (less ware and tear) and he was out for a season with injury, but on the other hand he falls an awful lot.

On the 3rd hand coming out of my butt, Wade is really good at falling in a way so he doesn't get hurt
8-)

albo23 · Post #15 » by **albo23** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:05 pm

dice wrote:
MannyRam99 wrote:
roldy wrote:Despite his decline, he's still the best SG in the league.

GIFSoup

wade is definitely better than kobe at this stage

Is there any doubt? All Kobe does is chuck the ball. Give Ben Gordon those field goal attempts and he'll score 25ppg. :lol:

starvinmarvin17 · Post #16 » by **starvinmarvin17** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:09 pm

if lebron is a rich man's marion. Then what does that make wade? rich man's stuckey guess

INKtastic · Post #17 » by **INKtastic** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:25 pm

FinNasty wrote:
marcus_misc wrote:read: I just got my knee drained muthaf**as get ready for me to take over these next 3 games.

Is there any confirmation that he did get his knee drained?

there doesn't seem to be, the closest I could find is this tweet from Jim Rome

"Did Wade drain his knee again and just not tell anyone?"

http://twitter.com/jimrome/statuses/213480044532731906

but that seems to be referring to his play Thursday.

qm22 · Post #18 » by **qm22** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:46 pm

IIRC Wade implied you need a 3 day break to get your knee drained when it happened in the second round. There are only 2 days off here, so I doubt he did. I don't think he has the time in the remaining Finals games.

I also doubt he needs to have it drained even if it is bothering him again. He can risk aggravating his knee and playing in immense pain since these are the last games of the season and worry about recovery in the off season. I'm sure his knee is an issue as other basketball players (or anyone) who have knee drains only find it to be a short term fix.

sanity · Post #19 » by **sanity** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:52 pm

I think its obvious he is playing hurt and is somewhat less inclined to risk it all in the hopes of a single play---but its imperative he is able to play for the rest of the series because behind him, there isn't any other options on the bench. Its sort of your double edged sword. You expect him to take it to the rim every time the opportunity rises, and I'm sure he wants to, but he knows an injury could yield far worse results for both his team and himself.

I'm surprised he is admitting to slowing down from an athletic standpoint, though. You don't normally get that kind of response from athletes who have been at or close to the top of the heep in their professional sport until they're practically a year or two from retirement---it must be a very real and serious thing with Wade. You could predict he's about to (or already has) hit a steep decline, but he's basically admitting to it

83SixersRocked · Post #20 » by **83SixersRocked** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:56 pm

There's nothing to discuss.