Re: Where would Peak Wade rank today?
Posted: Mon Jan 8, 2024 3:40 am
Peregrine01 wrote:MyUniBroDavis wrote:Peregrine01 wrote:
I think it's problematic to use Lillard in this comparison.
#1, he isn't "significantly slower" than Wade. If anything Lillard has one of the quickest first steps of any guard in this era. His main issue when getting into the paint is his size.
#2, Lillard is probably the second greatest pull-up 3 shooter in NBA history. And probably the second most dangerous high pick and roll player in NBA history. His shooting threat forces defenses to stretch out which gives him driving lanes that Wade wouldn't get.
Wade’s 3/4th quarter sprint time was 3.08 seconds, 5th in his class.
Lame agility was 2nd in his class, 10.56 seconds, half the test is lateral though
lillards 3/4th quarter sprint time was 3.34 seconds, 25th in his class.
lillards agility was 23rd in his class, 11.15 seconds
Agree it’s not a one to one comparison but it’s almost as if ur trying to argue lillard is a better slasher lol
First step as in burst. Lillard was never great end to end or laterally (one reason why his defense was always suspect). But he's one of the best guards I've seen in this era getting a first step on guys.
Yeah bro, Wade is way faster and more explosive than Dame in every respect when it comes to on the ground stuff. Wade is arguably the fastest guard of all time, and he arguably has the best combo of speed and power of all time for any guard. My only point in mentioning Dame was that his finishing numbers were incredible last year.