Wade's hustle and energy

[lecola]

For the last 3 games, his hustle is really lovely to watch. When he plays like that, i see no possibility of losing ball games. This is the effort that i love in Wade. He was terrific in D tonight. No need to mention his 31 points.

Yes, i used to think for a period that he is rusty but he is really looking great for the recent games. I hope he prepares himself to the playoffs even better than that.

[Zasterror]

It's a testament to how healthy he is right now.

It's been a while since any of us saw a Healthy D-Wade and him being that way for a long period of time. I learn loooong ago not to take that for granted.

[MiamiRadio]

I was literally JUST about to start a thread about Dwyane Wade, beat me to it lol I literally have not seen him look this healthy and active in such a long time, its so awesome and refreshing to see, he really looks to be still in his prime, he gets overlooked because of the fact that Lebron is on this team, and Lebron is a BEAST.... BUT Wade is still ELITE. The last couple weeks, Lebron has 30 Wade has 26 Lebron has 28 Wade has 24 Lebron has 32 Wade has 31 etc etc. Hes tucked in there hidden under Lebron but I still LOVE wade and appreciate him more than anyone. Bosh, Lebron, Allen, Battier, Haslem etc. and 2 championships, would not be in Miami right now if it wasnt for Wade.....

Its Wade county baby.

[Tien]

I remember all these Wade panic threads earlier this season.

laugh my head off right now.

[MiamiRadio]

I remember all these Wade panic threads earlier this season.

laugh my head off right now.

Yup, I was never one to doubt him, always knew he was hurt and even then he turned it up a step for important games. But him playing like this on a consistent basis, def. been a while.

[Tien]

Wade was hurt last season as well. Missed a bunch of games and then limped into the playoffs. Winning last year was way too important for him and he toughed through it.

What a warrior.

[fast-break]

Wade has looked physically great. Healthy and explosive. A few inconsistencies here and there but nothing major, he just has to PRODUCE against young athletic/tight defenses on a more consistent basis.

Waiting to see Wade in the playoffs though, regular season has not calmed my nerves. Kind of the way I felt about Lebron in 2012 RS (as great as he looked), after 2011. I knew his capabilities but the trust wasn't there like it is now.

[DWadeno3]

He's still working his way back into rhythm and shape. HIs knee is at full strength now, all he needs is consistency, which is the result of a good rhythm.

[RexBoyWonder]

He's still working his way back into rhythm and shape. HIs knee is at full strength now, all he needs is consistency, which is the result of a good rhythm.

Naild it.

[WiseOwlWins]

this thread wont break 2 pages because only a few of us were defending and rationally talking about wade. people were just insane, i laughed so hard, every year it's the same thing. wade's declining, past his prime.

what his prime was only 2 years? gtfo bunch of bandwagon fans.

[Flash4thewin]

He's still working his way back into rhythm and shape. HIs knee is at full strength now, all he needs is consistency, which is the result of a good rhythm.

bingo. The only thing i would add is Wade goes all out when its something like a personal challenge ( Kobe) or someone upsetting him ( hitting him)

[CeCeySay]

Wade looked magnificent, active all over the last few games. However, with Wade, I think it's more of his effort level than health. Maybe last night was motivation cuz he was facing Harden, who media guys openly say he's going to emerge as the top 2 guard. But we know Wade coasts at times, & it stands out even more since he's been with Bron, cuz Bron seems like he doesn't even take a play off. We know Wade loves to be in that free-safety mode, where he roams the court as that help defender for that block or steal. But so many times he gives too much room to the 2 guard & doesn't get back in time, individually killing our defensive rotations with those gambles. But his effort level is higher getting back (& other guys rotating better). Even his FT's look better again (not the 45*, but close enough arc), & that's a little more telling about his effort/focus.

[DWadeno3]

Wade looked magnificent, active all over the last few games. However, with Wade, I think it's more of his effort level than health. Maybe last night was motivation cuz he was facing Harden, who media guys openly say he's going to emerge as the top 2 guard. But we know Wade coasts at times, & it stands out even more since he's been with Bron, cuz Bron seems like he doesn't even take a play off. We know Wade loves to be in that free-safety mode, where he roams the court as that help defender for that block or steal. But so many times he gives too much room to the 2 guard & doesn't get back in time, individually killing our defensive rotations with those gambles. But his effort level is higher getting back (& other guys rotating better). Even his FT's look better again (not the 45*, but close enough arc), & that's a little more telling about his effort/focus.

I never understood this notion of LeBron never taking a play or a game off. Even he's coasting at times, especially defensively, and it keeps games closer than they should be. There's nothing wrong with it though, as it's not possible to play hard every night during an 82 game season and still be a factor in the playoffs. It's one thing if you're a roleplayer and your responsibilities are limited, it's another if you're a superstar a la Wade or James. As much of a freak of nature as LeBron is, he's still human, he still gets tired (even talked about it himself), so you'll see him gamble and settle in some games too.

The difference between Wade and James right now is Dwyane coming off knee surgery after playing almost an entire season on a bad knee. In their first season together, all this Wade coasting talk wasn't half as bad because he was producing offensively. Now that he wasn't healthy/is working his way back, he hasn't always been a dominant offensive force, which shifted more attention towards his defensive coasting.

The Wade coasting is as blown out of proportion as the James clutch discussions used to be.

[fast-break]

Wade looked magnificent, active all over the last few games. However, with Wade, I think it's more of his effort level than health. Maybe last night was motivation cuz he was facing Harden, who media guys openly say he's going to emerge as the top 2 guard. But we know Wade coasts at times, & it stands out even more since he's been with Bron, cuz Bron seems like he doesn't even take a play off. We know Wade loves to be in that free-safety mode, where he roams the court as that help defender for that block or steal. But so many times he gives too much room to the 2 guard & doesn't get back in time, individually killing our defensive rotations with those gambles. But his effort level is higher getting back (& other guys rotating better). Even his FT's look better again (not the 45*, but close enough arc), & that's a little more telling about his effort/focus.

I never understood this notion of LeBron never taking a play or a game off. Even he's coasting at times, especially defensively, and it keeps games closer than they should be. There's nothing wrong with it though, as it's not possible to play hard every night during an 82 game season and still be a factor in the playoffs. It's one thing if you're a roleplayer and your responsibilities are limited, it's another if you're a superstar a la Wade or James. As much of a freak of nature as LeBron is, he's still human, he still gets tired (even talked about it himself), so you'll see him gamble and settle in some games too.

The difference between Wade and James right now is Dwyane coming off knee surgery after playing almost an entire season on a bad knee. In their first season together, all this Wade coasting talk wasn't half as bad because he was producing offensively. Now that he wasn't healthy/is working his way back, he hasn't always been a dominant offensive force, which shifted more attention towards his defensive coasting.

The Wade coasting is as blown out of proportion as the James clutch discussions used to be.

Is it really that far of a reach though? Lebrons worst game this season is 15 (37%)/10/9 ...lol. Ugly shooting but that's a rough night for him.

[Zasterror]

Even in LeBron's coasting games, he still stuffs up the stat sheet and makes the notion of him "coasting" disappear. Wade barely stuffs up the stat sheet anymore these days due to reduced minutes and shot attempts so its easier to point out the coasting aspect on his part. Wade is a rhythm player, before LeBron came into the picture whenever Wade had a rough shooting night he always found a way to impact the game, whether its defensively or with his passing/getting teammates involved. Nowadays, whenever Wade has a bad night, he is bad all-together. I think its because the ball is not in his hands as much as it used to be and its harder for him to get out of his cold streaks without it. Good news is that we have LeBron and Bosh on our team so Wade doesn't really have to force it anymore but it also reduces his overall ability and/or impact to make plays with or without the ball. But that's my personal opinion.

[DWadeno3]

Wade looked magnificent, active all over the last few games. However, with Wade, I think it's more of his effort level than health. Maybe last night was motivation cuz he was facing Harden, who media guys openly say he's going to emerge as the top 2 guard. But we know Wade coasts at times, & it stands out even more since he's been with Bron, cuz Bron seems like he doesn't even take a play off. We know Wade loves to be in that free-safety mode, where he roams the court as that help defender for that block or steal. But so many times he gives too much room to the 2 guard & doesn't get back in time, individually killing our defensive rotations with those gambles. But his effort level is higher getting back (& other guys rotating better). Even his FT's look better again (not the 45*, but close enough arc), & that's a little more telling about his effort/focus.

I never understood this notion of LeBron never taking a play or a game off. Even he's coasting at times, especially defensively, and it keeps games closer than they should be. There's nothing wrong with it though, as it's not possible to play hard every night during an 82 game season and still be a factor in the playoffs. It's one thing if you're a roleplayer and your responsibilities are limited, it's another if you're a superstar a la Wade or James. As much of a freak of nature as LeBron is, he's still human, he still gets tired (even talked about it himself), so you'll see him gamble and settle in some games too.

The difference between Wade and James right now is Dwyane coming off knee surgery after playing almost an entire season on a bad knee. In their first season together, all this Wade coasting talk wasn't half as bad because he was producing offensively. Now that he wasn't healthy/is working his way back, he hasn't always been a dominant offensive force, which shifted more attention towards his defensive coasting.

The Wade coasting is as blown out of proportion as the James clutch discussions used to be.

Is it really that far of a reach though? Lebrons worst game this season is 15 (37%)/10/9 ...lol. Ugly shooting but that's a rough night for him.

That's exactly my point, he's been healthy and a consistent force, so his coasting barely even gets noticed. Who cares if he gives up a couple of shots or is late on his rotations when he drops 30/7/7 on the other end?

@Zasterror: I disagree. He's had bad shooting nights and still impacted the game (against the Mavericks and Bobcats most recently), his problem was mainly health. Those nights when he looks like complete trash, you notice how he isn't himself physically. He can always find his rhythm because he receives enough touches, but if you're injured, you're gonna be limited in your abilities, no matter how hard you try. The fact that he has been a force recently despite not shooting the ball well is actually a good sign of him regaining his health and his rhythm.

[dreamchaser]

i hate the word "coasting" because it's just a big excuse to me. the fact that people can say that wade is declining like charles barkley & countless nba analyst is funny to me. the problem with wade this whole season has been his lack of effort. when i watch him i just feel like sometimes his head isn't in the game. i don't know what got into him in these past two games but i'm loving it. he's been doing what i wanted him to do all season long and that's getting back on transition defense without whining to the refs once he doesn't get a call and attacking the boards. i felt like if wade was to do this against boston (the game where i was really disgusted with him) then we would've won big time. barkley has no right to talk about players like wade because 1. he doesn't know what it takes to win a championship since barkley has never won one & 2. the toll it takes on wade's body is crazy. i love seeing him hustle and his energy but at the same time seeing him hitting the floor can be scary at times. dwyane wade is a vet but on top of that he is a elite player. people say he is declining because they expect him to be putting up big stats across the board and on top of that he was the best player in the game back in 2006 & the 08-09 season imo, he was playing at a legendary level. in my honest opinion dwyane wade doesn't give two fk's anymore. he doesn't care about being a superstar in this league, he doesn't care about being a top 3 sg of all-time, he doesn't care about chasing legends like mj, magic, bird, wilt, etc. all he cares about is winning championships. i can't wait to see how wade plays in the playoffs, i feel if he can start hitting his jump shots consistently and getting that floater to go down consistently also then we could probably see the 06 wade return. i already know he's going to attack so that's nothing new. can't wait for the playoffs but for now i'm just going to sit back and watch the road to him getting back to 100%

[Miaheatfan3]

Even in LeBron's coasting games, he still stuffs up the stat sheet and makes the notion of him "coasting" disappear. Wade barely stuffs up the stat sheet anymore these days due to reduced minutes and shot attempts so its easier to point out the coasting aspect on his part. Wade is a rhythm player, before LeBron came into the picture whenever Wade had a rough shooting night he always found a way to impact the game, whether its defensively or with his passing/getting teammates involved. Nowadays, whenever Wade has a bad night, he is bad all-together. I think its because the ball is not in his hands as much as it used to be and its harder for him to get out of his cold streaks without it. Good news is that we have LeBron and Bosh on our team so Wade doesn't really have to force it anymore but it also reduces his overall ability and/or impact to make plays with or without the ball. But that's my personal opinion.

Can't say it better.

[Miaheatfan3]

Even in LeBron's coasting games, he still stuffs up the stat sheet and makes the notion of him "coasting" disappear. Wade barely stuffs up the stat sheet anymore these days due to reduced minutes and shot attempts so its easier to point out the coasting aspect on his part. Wade is a rhythm player, before LeBron came into the picture whenever Wade had a rough shooting night he always found a way to impact the game, whether its defensively or with his passing/getting teammates involved. Nowadays, whenever Wade has a bad night, he is bad all-together. I think its because the ball is not in his hands as much as it used to be and its harder for him to get out of his cold streaks without it. Good news is that we have LeBron and Bosh on our team so Wade doesn't really have to force it anymore but it also reduces his overall ability and/or impact to make plays with or without the ball. But that's my personal opinion.

Can't say it better.

[fast-break]

Even in LeBron's coasting games, he still stuffs up the stat sheet and makes the notion of him "coasting" disappear. Wade barely stuffs up the stat sheet anymore these days due to reduced minutes and shot attempts so its easier to point out the coasting aspect on his part. Wade is a rhythm player, before LeBron came into the picture whenever Wade had a rough shooting night he always found a way to impact the game, whether its defensively or with his passing/getting teammates involved. Nowadays, whenever Wade has a bad night, he is bad all-together. I think its because the ball is not in his hands as much as it used to be and its harder for him to get out of his cold streaks without it. Good news is that we have LeBron and Bosh on our team so Wade doesn't really have to force it anymore but it also reduces his overall ability and/or impact to make plays with or without the ball. But that's my personal opinion.

Can't say it better.

Hm I don't know if that's an acceptable way to look at it. Bad nights are going to happen but when you're a star, after a rough night you should usually be able to say well Wade shot like trash tonight...BUT he...________. And the blank could be defending, rebounding, facilitating just whatever. Wades a two-way player, not shooting well or not having some arbitrary scoring "rhythm" shouldn't stop you from impacting the game. Wades game against the Bobcats a few nights ago is the perfect example of this, poor shooting but he grabbed 12 rebounds. That's impactful stuff.