In your opinion how many more years will Wade play?

[PaulieWal]

right now i think our focus should just be on having Lebron stay here, whatever wade decides to do we just have to deal with it. But just keep Lebron James is all i ask. They will have to show him a proper plan for how we will get back to the finals next year and i believe Riley will do so. Lebron likely isn't leaving and thats our main concern. If wade wants to opt in, let him do whatever, his conscience will have to deal with it if he keeps having to sit out most of the season and then he doesn't show up in the playoffs.

Yo bruh, first of all stop going to the Bulls' board. I just saw. It's their night, let them celebrate. You going over as a one-man army isn't going to change their opinions of us. I noticed that there seems to be real hate on that board towards the Heat/LeBron, not just "sports-hate".

Anyway, yeah, LeBron is the bigger concern right now and if I am Riley/Arison I do whatever it takes to keep him. If that means paying boatloads of luxury tax bills to keep him and let Wade get his 2 yrs/41 mil (if he opts-in) then I do it. You don't let a player of his caliber leave.

I bet i get banned too. But also, I don't mean to troll them at all, I just always find that board interesting with the stuff they say. Its really funny how much they hate us and how they always think they are better than us or will be the next year and the next year lmao.

And yep on the Lebron thing. You have to keep that guy. He always gives us a chance to win. Get a damn center though. The teams that give us problems in the East are all bigger than us and the only reason we struggle with the Bulls scrubs is because of Noah and Taj....and the Pacers, well of course we know Hibbert and West turn into HOF's against us.

I know what you mean and I used to their read board for comedy but I stopped because one, it's a waste of time. Secondly, as the playoffs progressed, they got more rabid and you could really feel the vitriol in their posts. By comparison, the Raps and Knicks board are much more tame. They hate on us too but they also have posters who will balance it out with their opinions.

That's why I don't really want Melo. I want younger role players and more depth. Melo isn't going to address our issues at PG and at the 5. We need to move Bosh more to the 4, play more traditional and go away from smallball. We can still play small against certain teams but we really need to mix it up more.

[heatlespeatles]

Yo bruh, first of all stop going to the Bulls' board. I just saw. It's their night, let them celebrate. You going over as a one-man army isn't going to change their opinions of us. I noticed that there seems to be real hate on that board towards the Heat/LeBron, not just "sports-hate".

Anyway, yeah, LeBron is the bigger concern right now and if I am Riley/Arison I do whatever it takes to keep him. If that means paying boatloads of luxury tax bills to keep him and let Wade get his 2 yrs/41 mil (if he opts-in) then I do it. You don't let a player of his caliber leave.

I bet i get banned too. But also, I don't mean to troll them at all, I just always find that board interesting with the stuff they say. Its really funny how much they hate us and how they always think they are better than us or will be the next year and the next year lmao.

And yep on the Lebron thing. You have to keep that guy. He always gives us a chance to win. Get a damn center though. The teams that give us problems in the East are all bigger than us and the only reason we struggle with the Bulls scrubs is because of Noah and Taj....and the Pacers, well of course we know Hibbert and West turn into HOF's against us.

I know what you mean and I used to their read board for comedy but I stopped because one, it's a waste of time. Secondly, as the playoffs progressed, they got more rabid and you could really feel the vitriol in their posts. By comparison, the Raps and Knicks board are much more tame. They hate on us too but they also have posters who will balance it out with their opinions.

That's why I don't really want Melo. I want younger role players and more depth. Melo isn't going to address our issues at PG and at the 5. We need to move Bosh more to the 4, play more traditional and go away from smallball. We can still play small against certain teams but we really need to mix it up more.

lol i read the knicks and raps board too. Never really chime in, but the Bulls board maaaaan it's hilarious. I'll leave that alone though.

Really excited for how much better we can become in this offseason if we do the right thing. We never did use our MLE even though we dropped Miller. The only good thing about losing is we can finally own up to the flaws we have been ignoring for years. Guys need to be honest with themselves about this road going forward. We came together to be truly dominant and Micky will have to stop being tight with the money.

[The Flash Rises]

Dream scenario, Wade and Melo go to Chicago and Lebron goes to Clevland, Bulls V Cavs ECF!

Bosh goes back to jurassic park.

[Dupas]

Dream scenario, Wade and Melo go to Chicago and Lebron goes to Clevland, Bulls V Cavs ECF!

Bosh goes back to jurassic park.

And then you realize how sad you are to root for a team that will never win a nba championship because jordans dont grow on the trees..

[cheenofly523]

If Wade takes the Manu approach, 3 more years on limited minutes. Simple as that. Start developing a 3pt game and jumper.

[2thehoopand1]

I want ray to stay but I want wade coming off the bench more.


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[TomShoe]

I want ray to stay but I want wade coming off the bench more.


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This is for 2thehoopand1, everybody else ignore. You sent me a PM, but I think you have receiving PMs disabled. I'm guessing you had a problem with one of my posts? At least tell me which one.

Yeah, I watch Bball though lol.

[2thehoopand1]

I want ray to stay but I want wade coming off the bench more.


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This is for 2thehoopand1, everybody else ignore. You sent me a PM, but I think you have receiving PMs disabled. I'm guessing you had a problem with one of my posts? At least tell me which one.

Yeah, I watch Bball though lol.

Nope just asking a question.


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[Magic24]

In 2011/2012 he most definitely was worthy his money and I don't think we have to discuss 2010/2011. In 2012/2013 it's debatable due to his tough playoff run, but given his very good regular season and his still timely contributions in the playoffs, I'd say he wasn't far off.
This year he wasn't worth it, no doubt, he wasn't good enough in the regular season and missed too many games. He would've needed a very good playoff run to justify it and that didn't happen.

With that being said, Wade hasn't been a guy who solely looks for financial benefits and he more than everybody probably understands it's going down the hill fast. It'd surprise me if he insisted on opting in.

How was he not worth it? We would not be in the finals for a 4th straight year if it wasn't for him. His contributions go far beyond buckets. He recruited this team. He sacrificed financially to assemble the "Big 3" and to re-sign Haslem. He gave up the ball and sacrificed his status as top dog on the Heat. He didn't need to do ANY of that. He could have been selfish and looked out only for himself.

Wade has earned every penny of his contract, and those demanding that he sacrifice again need to STFU, because no one here would give back $10 million, let alone $20 million. The idea that Wade should walk away from a fat stack of cash so that the Heat have enough money to shove him even further down the pecking order is ridiculous. The Heat amnestied Mike Miller to save a few million, and Wade is supposed to sacrifice his family's money for the good of the team?

Well stated!

[2thehoopand1]

In 2011/2012 he most definitely was worthy his money and I don't think we have to discuss 2010/2011. In 2012/2013 it's debatable due to his tough playoff run, but given his very good regular season and his still timely contributions in the playoffs, I'd say he wasn't far off.
This year he wasn't worth it, no doubt, he wasn't good enough in the regular season and missed too many games. He would've needed a very good playoff run to justify it and that didn't happen.

With that being said, Wade hasn't been a guy who solely looks for financial benefits and he more than everybody probably understands it's going down the hill fast. It'd surprise me if he insisted on opting in.

How was he not worth it? We would not be in the finals for a 4th straight year if it wasn't for him. His contributions go far beyond buckets. He recruited this team. He sacrificed financially to assemble the "Big 3" and to re-sign Haslem. He gave up the ball and sacrificed his status as top dog on the Heat. He didn't need to do ANY of that. He could have been selfish and looked out only for himself.

Wade has earned every penny of his contract, and those demanding that he sacrifice again need to STFU, because no one here would give back $10 million, let alone $20 million. The idea that Wade should walk away from a fat stack of cash so that the Heat have enough money to shove him even further down the pecking order is ridiculous. The Heat amnestied Mike Miller to save a few million, and Wade is supposed to sacrifice his family's money for the good of the team?

Well stated!

This was the team they help make him a top five player in the league. They gave him in opportunity to succeed. To represent the team to be the face of the franchise. Yeah they Amnestied mike that's because he had a limited skill set and that the Heat had on the the bench already. It didn't work out the way they wanted. Players didn't step up and some didn't even get a chance to. What about the players that sacrificed already? UD took a pay cut to stay and he taken a lesser role and I can't Imagine that one day he won't be on the roster anymore. I'm not saying he shouldn't opt in like you said that's a lot of cash even if he already has a lot cash. I hope if he does opt in its because he able to look in mirror and confidently say he's looking a second option in the NBA that something's can take control of a game. If he see's anything less then that he shouldn't opt in.

[spurcase]

I dont really wanna make a prediction. Im pretty sad seeing this happen. like speechless, that was the worst game of his career given circumstances.

The bulletin board was not only not real, it was Photoshopped and put on the internet last season and they dragged it out again for this year.

[Tuff Gong]

If we end up with a guy like Ariza it will only help prolong his career. However, Wade will obviously remain a starter and if the main wings off the bench are Ray Allen and a lower tier free agent then he's still going to shoulder a ton of the load. Let's just hope he does the right thing with his game and becomes more of a shooter. That will help tremendously. That reckless mentality he used to have of attacking nonstop isn't going to work for him anymore.

If I had to make a prediction, I'd say that he plays about 60 games next season and plays closer to 30 minutes per. I think he'll work on his mid range game a bit and get closer back to that 2006-2011 Wade. I don't think his three point shot will improve dramatically, but if he can get it back to the level where it was at least a threat like back then that would be great. Obviously, he can't attack like he used to to make him an all out threat and top 2-3 player, but getting his shot back to where it once was would be huge. Numbers would be the same (probably shoot at a bit lower percentage, but not much -- he'll still get the bunnies on cuts playing with LeBron) but his body would be a lot better come playoff time.

Always remember.... his belief is stronger than your doubt.

Dwyane knows he has to reinvent his game quite a bit, and he's got an entire summer to work on that. When he gets a ton of doubt he usually erases that immediately. Couldn't do it against the Spurs because he didn't have the legs to.

[Temuhjan]

Wade is a role player now. He had nothing left for the playoffs following a well rested season.

Well.. if Spo can limit Wade to 23-27mpg rather than the 34.7mpg he's been playing Wade this postseason, he will definitely last. For that to happen, the Team will need its own version of Danny Green.

[Altered_Beast]

Wade said his knee felt great against spurs. If he is telling the truth then I'd say he can still start for at most two more seasons. Honestly though he should be coming off the bench as a 6th man. No shame in that. To make an analogy to another sport now that the world cup is on. In soccer some of the teams best players come in as sub's.

If your packed at a certain spot or have a surplus of scoring or slashing. It would be best to compliment that lineup with defense or rebounding. As is the case with wade. Lebron and bosh can both shoot/drive. Wade has relegated himself to a mostly post up/slash type scorer and his long range game is non existent. Bosh and lebron would benefit from another shooter instead of wade taking up their spots on the court and occasionally eating up possessions with isos.

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[contract]

Wade said his knee felt great against spurs. If he is telling the truth then I'd say he can still start for at most two more seasons.

If he was telling the truth then he aged a decade in a weeks time, because he looked like he should be playing at the YMCA.

[dancing2thabeet]

I think that no-AC game wore our team out for the whole series. I find it hard to believe that the whole team (sans James, of course) just happened to underperform on both sides of the court at the same time. So Wade *might* be fine next year if his minutes are limited and no ACs malfunction in the playoffs.

[Flight33]

4 years.

[SJSF]

I just think of course you have to keep Wade. And of course LeBron. But why Bosh? Why not spend that money on Gasol? Bosh isn't the player he was,. And does nothing but shoots jump shots and plays poor defense.