Wade allowed himself to settle

[Aiolos]

Just

After winning the Finals and being legendary he got complacent and abandoned his mid range jump shot.

I dont know if any of you guys remember but I made a thread last year talking about if were winning the chip Wade needs his mid range jumper back because I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN THE MODERN NBA ERA A PURE DRIVE/ATTACK THE BASKET PLAYER WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. IT PROBABLY WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

I truly believe you need the mid range game to win the chip. Kobe has it, Wade had it in 06, Dirk has it, Jordan had it, Durant has it(not saying he already is a champion just saying he has that going in his game currently).

If you dont have the mid range game you can bet your ass that the opposing team is going to go zone on you eventually and you'll be exposed.

Just look at Wade's greatness in 06 Finals, dude got that mid on lock.
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The Game 5 clutch shots were legendary as fuarkkkkkk!
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Thats the Dwyane Wade that I loved watching and thats what made him my favorite player. I sat on my couch that 06 watching Wade just do something that I have never seen a guard do before in the post Jordan era. See my brother loves Kobe so I have seen Kobe since his rookie year and I know hes a legend but he has never dominated a Finals like Wade has, hell no guard has since Jordan. My brother loves Jordan also and would compare Kobe to him but something I always noticed was that Kobe for some odd reason just could never dominate a Finals like Jordan. He had an good 09 Finals but it still wasnt anything near Jordan level. When I saw Wade do it, I was like, "Damn this guy is the guy I been waiting for". 'This dude got all up on that Mavericks ass and just went legend mode".

It sucks that Wade has just fallen off and doesnt have the same hunger or heart for that matter.

SMH Wade, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE TRUE HEIR APPARENT, no BS

Come on guys we know what our guy Wade is capable of.

Its obvious hes not the same player hunger and heart wise but I always felt and till this day If Wade had Kobe's work ethic, hunger, along with heart Wade>>>> ANY POST JORDAN ERA NBA PLAYER
Yeah I know I went far on that considering Duncan, Shaq, Hakeem, Kobe but for real I feel Wade could have surpassed them.

I know, I know, I know, should of, could of, would of right? Thats fair, but I truly believe Wade could have been that good.

WADE COME BACK!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU!!!!

[Slot Machine]

Just

After winning the Finals and being legendary he got complacent and abandoned his mid range jump shot.

I dont know if any of you guys remember but I made a thread last year talking about if were winning the chip Wade needs his mid range jumper back because I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN THE MODERN NBA ERA A PURE DRIVE/ATTACK THE BASKET PLAYER WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. IT PROBABLY WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

I truly believe you need the mid range game to win the chip. Kobe has it, Wade had it in 06, Dirk has it, Jordan had it, Durant has it(not saying he already is a champion just saying he has that going in his game currently).

If you dont have the mid range game you can bet your ass that the opposing team is going to go zone on you eventually and you'll be exposed.

Just look at Wade's greatness in 06 Finals, dude got that mid on lock.

Thats the Dwyane Wade that I loved watching and thats what made him my favorite player. I sat on my couch that 06 watching Wade just do something that I have never seen a guard do before in the post Jordan era. See my brother loves Kobe so I have seen Kobe since his rookie year and I know hes a legend but he has never dominated a Finals like Wade has, hell no guard has since Jordan. My brother loves Jordan also and would compare Kobe to him but something I always noticed was that Kobe for some odd reason just could never dominate a Finals like Jordan. He had an good 09 Finals but it still wasnt anything near Jordan level. When I saw Wade do it, I was like, "Damn this guy is the guy I been waiting for". 'This dude got all up on that Mavericks ass and just went legend mode".

It sucks that Wade has just fallen off and doesnt have the same hunger or heart for that matter.

SMH Wade, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE TRUE HEIR APPARENT, no BS

Come on guys we know what our guy Wade is capable of.

Its obvious hes not the same player hunger and heart wise but I always felt and till this day If Wade had Kobe's work ethic, hunger, along with heart Wade>>>> ANY POST JORDAN ERA NBA PLAYER
Yeah I know I went far on that considering Duncan, Shaq, Hakeem, Kobe but for real I feel Wade could have surpassed them.

I know, I know, I know, should of, could of, would of right? Thats fair, but I truly believe Wade could have been that good.

WADE COME BACK!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU!!!!

I agree with most of this. I think that his driving got so good that he didn't need a midrange game, or at least that's what he thought. I especially agree with the bolded, that '06 Finals was crazy and I think the last time his midrange game was up to snuff was really '09 and to an extent '10. He's always been a streaky jumpshooter but it was MUCH more consistent than it is now.

[Chosen01]

Thnx for the stating the obvious, Wades jumper is non-existent.

[Aiolos]

Just

After winning the Finals and being legendary he got complacent and abandoned his mid range jump shot.

I dont know if any of you guys remember but I made a thread last year talking about if were winning the chip Wade needs his mid range jumper back because I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN THE MODERN NBA ERA A PURE DRIVE/ATTACK THE BASKET PLAYER WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. IT PROBABLY WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

I truly believe you need the mid range game to win the chip. Kobe has it, Wade had it in 06, Dirk has it, Jordan had it, Durant has it(not saying he already is a champion just saying he has that going in his game currently).

If you dont have the mid range game you can bet your ass that the opposing team is going to go zone on you eventually and you'll be exposed.

Just look at Wade's greatness in 06 Finals, dude got that mid on lock.

Thats the Dwyane Wade that I loved watching and thats what made him my favorite player. I sat on my couch that 06 watching Wade just do something that I have never seen a guard do before in the post Jordan era. See my brother loves Kobe so I have seen Kobe since his rookie year and I know hes a legend but he has never dominated a Finals like Wade has, hell no guard has since Jordan. My brother loves Jordan also and would compare Kobe to him but something I always noticed was that Kobe for some odd reason just could never dominate a Finals like Jordan. He had an good 09 Finals but it still wasnt anything near Jordan level. When I saw Wade do it, I was like, "Damn this guy is the guy I been waiting for". 'This dude got all up on that Mavericks ass and just went legend mode".

It sucks that Wade has just fallen off and doesnt have the same hunger or heart for that matter.

SMH Wade, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE TRUE HEIR APPARENT, no BS

Come on guys we know what our guy Wade is capable of.

Its obvious hes not the same player hunger and heart wise but I always felt and till this day If Wade had Kobe's work ethic, hunger, along with heart Wade>>>> ANY POST JORDAN ERA NBA PLAYER
Yeah I know I went far on that considering Duncan, Shaq, Hakeem, Kobe but for real I feel Wade could have surpassed them.

I know, I know, I know, should of, could of, would of right? Thats fair, but I truly believe Wade could have been that good.

WADE COME BACK!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU!!!!

I agree with most of this. I think that his driving got so good that he didn't need a midrange game, or at least that's what he thought. I especially agree with the bolded, that '06 Finals was crazy and I think the last time his midrange game was up to snuff was really '09 and to an extent '10. He's always been a streaky jumpshooter but it was MUCH more consistent than it is now.

Man I never will forget that Game 5 when Wade hit those jumpshots in the late 4th. That ish was Jordan'esque with Mike Breen going "Wade...PUTS IT IN!!!! MIAMI LEADS" then "Wade PULLS UP!....BANG!!!, DWYANE WADE AGAIN!!!"

Will never forget that Finals, just nasty.

Wade's driving has gotten even better but damn I cant believe he just let the mid range jumper go like that.

[DWadeno3]

While I think these kinda threads are pointless and that there are far too many of them, it's just mind-boggling how Wade had s*** teams around him in the 09 and 10 playoffs and yet played his ass off in every single game. I'm not even talking about the times we were contending or his rookie year, I'm talking about him in the middle of his prime playing alongside players who can't even get significant minutes on lottery teams. How in the world could he play so hard and out of his mind back then but not now? I remember how he had a bad game in game 1 against Atlanta and then went bananas for the rest of the series or how he had a legendary game in game 4 against Boston being down 0-3. Those games don't mean much in the larger sense, but I just don't understand how he could push himself to higher limits no matter what back then but struggles to do so now, on the best team this franchise has ever seen.

[cb1]

While I think these kinda threads are pointless and that there are far too many of them, it's just mind-boggling how Wade had s*** teams around him in the 09 and 10 playoffs and yet played his ass off in every single game. I'm not even talking about the times we were contending or his rookie year, I'm talking about him in the middle of his prime playing alongside players who can't even get significant minutes on lottery teams. How in the world could he play so hard and out of his mind back then but not now? I remember how he had a bad game in game 1 against Atlanta and then went bananas for the rest of the series or how he had a legendary game in game 4 against Boston being down 0-3. Those games don't mean much in the larger sense, but I just don't understand how he could push himself to higher limits no matter what back then but struggles to do so now, on the best team this franchise has ever seen.

He was the clear no.1 option on those teams and they needed him every night. On this team last year he still felt like he was the no.1 option just by the way he talked and played. This year, i remember we had a espn game where the sideline reporter said something about how Wade admitted that Lebron was better than him. Charles Barkley was also spewing that stuff. I think all that got to his head and made him settle into playing like a no.2 option which clearly isn't as good as him being no. 1 option. I always said that what made this team scary last year was that both Lebron and Wade felt that they were no.1 options.

[Big Dee Chi-Born]

While I think these kinda threads are pointless and that there are far too many of them, it's just mind-boggling how Wade had s*** teams around him in the 09 and 10 playoffs and yet played his ass off in every single game. I'm not even talking about the times we were contending or his rookie year, I'm talking about him in the middle of his prime playing alongside players who can't even get significant minutes on lottery teams. How in the world could he play so hard and out of his mind back then but not now? I remember how he had a bad game in game 1 against Atlanta and then went bananas for the rest of the series or how he had a legendary game in game 4 against Boston being down 0-3. Those games don't mean much in the larger sense, but I just don't understand how he could push himself to higher limits no matter what back then but struggles to do so now, on the best team this franchise has ever seen.

I give you the 08-09 season but Wade didn't play hard every game of the 09-10 season. He started that season very slow and the team was winning despite him. And his playoff performances weren't all that great either. I was at that game 1 in Atlanta and I decided not to go to anymore because I knew there was a great chance he wouldn't show up. He was off and on that whole series. And that Boston series was even worse... it was just of ton of empty, non-game changing stats! We had a very good chance of beating Boston in game 1 of that series, with Wade destroying their defense by driving to basket in the 3rd qtr. Doc calls a timeout and the Celtics missed a out of that timeout and Wade decides that attacking wasn't good enough!!! He decides to take an ill-advised 3 and was never heard from again until the game was out of hand. And that's exactly how that game 4 was... a game Wade just decided to try to compete a full 48 and he was done after that. You could tell by his post game comments that game 4 was enough for him! He didn't sound like a guy who was hungry to steal another game. His approach has been masked by spurts of brillant play and it's been that way for far too long. That's why Spo must be fired in my opinion....

[NBAontwitter]

Wade won with Shaq. But unlike Kobe, he didn't feel he can win as the alpha male. I think because the next year when Shaq came out of shape, the team got swept and he couldn't do anything vs the Bulls.

He has the talent to win championships as the go to guy, but not the mind set. He kept calling Kobe the best player up until 2010. Which he was, but he won a ring as well.

Now he is calling Lebron the best which he is. But even when i know someone is better then me, i don't think say it.

[DWadeno3]

Wade won with Shaq. But unlike Kobe, he didn't feel he can win as the alpha male. I think because the next year when Shaq came out of shape, the team got swept and he couldn't do anything vs the Bulls.

He has the talent to win championships as the go to guy, but not the mind set. He kept calling Kobe the best player up until 2010. Which he was, but he won a ring as well.

Now he is calling Lebron the best which he is. But even when i know someone is better then me, i don't think say it.

Way to be a f***ing (Please Use More Appropriate Word). The reason we got swept in the first round in '07 was also because Wade was far from healthy those playoffs. That's the reason he didn't play up to his standards, but I'm sure you just happened to forget about it to feed your agenda.

Wade also dominated the playoffs we won a ring, with Shaq being a sidekick. He won being the so-called "alpha male", being our no.1 option and got rewarded for it by winning the Finals MVP trophy. Wade was also the one who played pretty damn well in last year's Finals.

The reason he calls Kobe the best player is because he's humble, so get outta here with your stupid bulls*** about Wade not having the mindset to win it as a no.1 option when he had one of the best finals performances in NBA history.

[jona187]

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Coach Spo is the root of every Heat player's problem.

Nuff said,

lol spo gotta go

but Wade is too good to be playing like this

Still no excuse for him to walk around

Let's get a better Coach first before splitting up the big 3

[TheAnkh]

I honestly don't think Wade thinks LeBron is better than him so I don't think its a confidence issue. I would say that its the offense. Wade from before does not get the same looks as Wade now. The biggest problem I have with Wade is the attitude. Don't go up to get a foul, go up to make the shot. And stop expecting a call on every amount of contact. If it didn't happen the first 5 times down...