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I always forget he's had all his moves all the way back to college, Reminds me he really hasn't added much to his game in the NBA.

Oh my f***in' Gosh @ 4:20!

Great vid, loved that spin-around hook shot, I'm glad he's been utilizing that with his post move arsenal these days. You can tell that Wade had NBA talent at a young age; he still uses most of the moves he has been doing since college.

ndnow wrote:I always forget he's had all his moves all the way back to college, Reminds me he really hasn't added much to his game in the NBA.

Well to be fair, he spent three years at Marquette and was a redshirt his first, where he could really work on his game already. When he came into the NBA, he had to improve his jump shooting and become bigger and stronger, not necessarily add much to his game skill-wise since he had a great arsenal of moves already. The one thing I sometimes wonder if he should've ever really bulked up the way he did. It helped for a few years, but I think in the long-term, it might've hurt his body more than it helped.
It definitely was a lot more fun to watch him back in these days, because he had this edge about him that I always liked.

DWadeno3 wrote:

ndnow wrote:I always forget he's had all his moves all the way back to college, Reminds me he really hasn't added much to his game in the NBA.

Well to be fair, he spent three years at Marquette and was a redshirt his first, where he could really work on his game already. When he came into the NBA, he had to improve his jump shooting and become bigger and stronger, not necessarily add much to his game skill-wise since he had a great arsenal of moves already. The one thing I sometimes wonder if he should've ever really bulked up the way he did. It helped for a few years, but I think in the long-term, it might've hurt his body more than it helped.
It definitely was a lot more fun to watch him back in these days, because he had this edge about him that I always liked.

I think this is a choice Dwyane will have to make. Does he want to turn into a jumpshooter as he ages or primarily a post player? Does he need all the muscle to be effective in the post?

LeBron had the same problem, where his bulk hurt his dribble drive game, especially because, by playing on the perimeter, he wasn't even utilizing his size well.

Personally, I would say that Wade should lose some size as he gets older so he can drive better and be quicker. Then again, I have pretty much no experience with this type of thing. Wade knows his body the best, so it'll be interesting to see what he does.

I thought about Wade losing bulk but I also think about that the bulk that he has gain over the years really prevented him getting any major injuries. When he went down with that shoulder injury and came back buff as f***, he had his most productive and healthiest year ever.

Man that brings back memories huh? I miss that D.Wade. He was so humble,never took anything for granted, never took a play off, never complained about not getting the call. But somebody pointed out that his moves look the same and I agree. His moves are pretty much all identical to what they are now. I wish his work ethic was as good as other superstars like Lebron or kobe. I'm prolly gonna get killed for that since it's illegal to say anything negative bout d.wade here. smh