Can Wade remain consistently healthy ever again?

[TRG]

This is now the second year in a row where Wade is banged up during the middle of a playoff run. Given his age and style of play, it's only logical to be concerned about his health moving forward.

The question is: How concerned should we be? We all know Wade is still more than capable of performing like a top 5 player when healthy, but are his days of being consistently healthy done? Do you think Wade's health going forward will play a role in LBJ's decision to stay with Miami in the coming years?

What do you guys think?

[DivineFury]

no

[Moggs24]

I don't know if anyone can really answer that.

Wade has always had health issues in 05 he hurt his ribs, in 2011 he hurt his hip in the finals and his injuries over the past two seasons have been well documented. The shame is that this year he had been healthy for the whole season and was playing some great basketball right up to the end of the streak. I think it is possible that he can stay healthy but unlikely. Wades main problem is simple, he plays a very physical game and plays much bigger than his size. His body just simply can not take the pounding and almost every single year he misses time with nagging injuries, you just hope it is not during the playoffs.

But the real question is the reward of having him outweigh the risk. Even when injured this guy plays some great basketball. These past two games are honestly in my mind more of a mental slump than anything physical going on. He is clearly struggling with some pain in his knee but I am watching him mishandle more balls then i have ever seen him do in his career.

I don't know what he will do for the rest of the playoffs but being the Wade fan that I have been since his college days, I just have to believe that when we need him he will find away to make those 4 or 5 plays in each game that help us win. Im not gonna count him out but it sucks that he can't stay healthy b/c he is so much fun to watch play when he isn't limited.

[STA 13]

If he took a reduced role during the season that would help but it doesn't seem like he's willing to. He played 35 minutes per game this year and had a usage of 30. Doesn't make sense to me. He should be playing 30 minutes per game IMO

[Tony15]

Tough question....all I know is that he should seriously consider that knee treatment Kobe got. It worked wonders for his knees, so I see no reason why it can't for Wade.

[DWadeno3]

Yes he can.

[fast-break]

If he took a reduced role during the season that would help but it doesn't seem like he's willing to. He played 35 minutes per game this year and had a usage of 30. Doesn't make sense to me. He should be playing 30 minutes per game IMO

Yeah I don't think he's ready to reduce his role for Bosh anytime soon and Bosh does not seem like one to force the issue. Wades usage is pretty up there though, thats just as much as Lebron's.

To answer the OP's question, logic says no.

[TRG]

Yes he can.

And what evidence do you have to support this? Times like these where we have to take off the Wade homer glasses and look at the big picture here.

In my opinion Wade needs to decrease his usage next season to prevent more wear and tear on his body. Bosh has shown on multiple occasions that he's more than capable of being a solid 2nd option. Keeping Wade healthy should be a top priority for this team if they want to remain at the top.

Healthy Wade with a reduced role >>> Banged up Wade that we're seeing now

[DWadeno3]

Yes he can.

And what evidence do you have to support this? Times like these where we have to take off the Wade homer glasses and look at the big picture here.

In my opinion Wade needs to decrease his usage next season to prevent more wear and tear on his body. Bosh has shown on multiple occasions that he's more than capable of being a solid 2nd option. Keeping Wade healthy should be a top priority for this team if they want to remain at the top.

Healthy Wade with a reduced role >>> Banged up Wade that we're seeing now

I'm not overreacting. He won't be fine during this playoff run, but he'll be fine going forward, you can sig quote me on that.

[twix2500]

Wade is fine, the is no need and never was any need for any of the big three to raise their level of game. The first two rounds was about end the series quickly and stay healthy as possible. The Heat were fully capable of beating the Bulls and Bucks without a high level of play.

[Tien]

Yes.

Limit his minutes further next season, give more minutes to Cole and Chalmers. 25-30 minutes a game.

It's a stupid ass bone bruise. Other than that he's fine.

[TRG]

Yes.

Limit his minutes further next season, give more minutes to Cole and Chalmers. 25-30 minutes a game.

It's a stupid ass bone bruise. Other than that he's fine.

Would Wade be willing to play 25-30 minutes a game next season though?

[Buju]

German Surgery.

Please Wade


Thank you.

Beloved Fan
Buju.

[zogster]

I would like to know how serious the bone bruises are... is he capable of getting to 85% from say 70% he is at right now if he takes 2 weeks off? The Heat can certainly beat the Pacers and Knicks without Wade.

In some ways, it hurts the team if he is out there. He's not as quick on defense, he can't drive or make cuts to the basket as effectively, and he doesn't space the floor (does not shoot threes well) with or without the bone bruise.

If he sits game 5 vs. the Bulls and the entire ECF, is he healthier by the Finals? If so, i think we should sit him until the Finals unless we just look like crap without him in game 1 and 2 of the ECF and are desperate.

[Buju]

Yes he can.

And what evidence do you have to support this? Times like these where we have to take off the Wade homer glasses and look at the big picture here.

In my opinion Wade needs to decrease his usage next season to prevent more wear and tear on his body. Bosh has shown on multiple occasions that he's more than capable of being a solid 2nd option. Keeping Wade healthy should be a top priority for this team if they want to remain at the top.

Healthy Wade with a reduced role >>> Banged up Wade that we're seeing now

I'm not overreacting. He won't be fine during this playoff run, but he'll be fine going forward, you can sig quote me on that.

He will be, no need to put bets though -- All want the same thing lol

[seminoles1993]

Mike Ryan, 790 the ticket, is saying wade is really hurt and he's doing what his body allows him to do and we shouldn't expect him to take over a game And John Weiner "stugotz" is saying wade is trolling is by not even trying against the bulls because apparently he knows bulls suck and they don't need him to go off. Stugotz is a closet knicks fan btw

[Axel]

Wade has never been consistently healthy, ever, so I'm going to say no. He has never played more than 79 games in a single season. I would call him injury prone due to his style of play. He has had just about every injury in the book over the years. Sort of like Iverson, both players really put their bodies on the line with physical play. When it matters though Wade is usually out there and doesn't complain even if he isn't at 100%

[Ratchet_Rio]

Probably not, and I dont know why anyone would think otherwise

[Slot Machine]

I don't think so.

I always laughed when people said he didn't have the fundamentals or whatever for him to age well though. If he could just stay healthy, he's shown he's still able to produce even if he lost a little bounce. I honestly just don't think he can stay healthy enough anymore though. It's unfair because he's shown he can still produce at a superstar level, it's just the injuries always seem to hit him when he really finds his stride. Someone brought up Kobe and I hope he ages like him and moves past all the knee issues but I also fear he could go down the path of Amare. It's very tough to watch Wade when he's obviously playing injured. I've also found that over the past few seasons, I've started to get nervous every time I see him hit the floor.

I would love if Wade could stay consistently healthy but I think he's just turning into the next Ginobili, where he's still extremely talented and dominant, he just can't put it together for a good amount of time before he gets injured again.

[dreamchaser]

Yea...Wade has never consistently been healthy. Like Moggs24 said he's basically been injury prone since 05. I do think he can compete at a high level in the next couple of years but as far as remaining consistently healthy no because he has remained consistently healthy since his rookie days...