BFRESH44 wrote:Some Heat fans lobbied Wade on Twitter to come back to Miami after he got his buyout from the Bulls this week, and former teammates like Udonis Haslem, Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic also said they wanted him back.
Wade said it was flattering.
"To be in this position, to be in this league so long and to have fans wanting you to be part of their team -- I mean, we all want to be wanted -- I can't even explain what that means," Wade said. "I really looked at their team and where could I fit in and what could my role be and would I be happy with that role."
Miami has plenty of shooting guards: Dion Waiters is the presumed starter, and Josh Richardson, Tyler Johnson, Rodney McGruder and Wayne Ellington all will see time at that spot for the Heat.
Wade looked at Miami's depth at that position and realized the fit wouldn't be ideal. Plus, the Heat were able to bring back most everyone from a team that went 30-11 in the second half of last season and Wade thought he could get in the way.
"Honestly, I didn't feel they needed me there," Wade said. "I feel that those guys are in a good place. They deserve to come back this year and see what that 30-11 was about. They don't need me there over their shoulder or anything like that. That's kind of how I approached it."
There is a bit of irony in how the schedule works out.
When he was with the Bulls last season, Chicago played at Miami only once -- one of the schedule quirks that has some Eastern Conference teams playing each other three times instead of the more customary four. The same thing happens this season in the Heat-Cavaliers series, with Cleveland coming to Miami one time only.
"Last year, honestly, I could only take coming back that once," Wade said. "It worked out for the better last year. It was the weirdest game I ever played in my life."
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This is why I'm ok with this. As much as I love Wade, and as much as it would feel great to have him back, I have to admit I'm not sure where he fits with all of the guards we have. As much as UD, Goran, and everybody tried to get him here, I think they all knew that, too, and this is for the best. The Heat get to see if that second half of the season really was a fluke or not. And Wade adds more to the Cavs than to the Heat, with a chance to help a contender. I think this works out for everybody.
I'm not sure why everyone hates Cleveland at this point. I get people may have hated Lebron for leaving, but that was a long time ago and I hope, like Riley, everybody can see by now why he did it. I have absolutely zero hate for the Cavs or for Lebron leaving to go back to the Cavs (although I have never forgiven Lebron for the 2011 finals).
Bottom-line is yeah the breakup with Wade was messy on both sides last year and it's unfortunate we're in this sistuation, but this latest move is really what made the most sense for everybody at this time -- Heat, Cavs, and Bulls.
I do hope though that he doesn't stay for more than a year and comes back to Miami next year. I would prefer that he play some meaningful minutes with the Heat rather than just a 1 day contract before he retires.
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