How would you rate Dwayne Wade's season?

Moderators: bwgood77, zimpy27, infinite11285, Clav, Domejandro, ken6199, bisme37, Dirk, KingDavid, cupcakesnake

User avatar
Wizards2Lottery
RealGM
Posts: 10,317
And1: 26
Joined: Jun 25, 2006
Location: All aboard the TANK

 

Post#41 » by Wizards2Lottery » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:20 pm

Heat3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



What grade do you give Shaq then? 8)


If there was something lower than F, I'd give it to him. Pat Riley shouldn't have traded him. Should have sat his ass on the bench and made him rot.
ljp24
Bench Warmer
Posts: 1,489
And1: 22
Joined: Nov 12, 2007

 

Post#42 » by ljp24 » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:24 pm

Flash3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



gow come he didn't say that when he wasn't losing?
User avatar
Heat3
RealGM
Posts: 20,398
And1: 16,173
Joined: May 26, 2006
Location: Where all the children are above average.
Contact:
   

 

Post#43 » by Heat3 » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:28 pm

Gilbert0Arenas wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



If there was something lower than F, I'd give it to him. Pat Riley shouldn't have traded him. Should have sat his ass on the bench and made him rot.


I can't disagree with you there :lol:
User avatar
realball
Head Coach
Posts: 6,315
And1: 3,359
Joined: Sep 13, 2006
 

 

Post#44 » by realball » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:13 am

I don't know how Wade could have carried this team. In the beginning of the season, they had the worst PG situation in the league, Shaq was absolutely useless, and the only competent forwards being a mediocre Wright and Haslem. Not to mention no depth WHATSOEVER. It's been so bad that D-Leaguer nobody Chris Quinn consistently outplayed J-Williams. There is no way this team could have had a better season.

Add to that, Wade was injured the entire year. I'd just not rate him this year and wait for next year.
Ern III
Bench Warmer
Posts: 1,274
And1: 1
Joined: Mar 12, 2007
Contact:

 

Post#45 » by Ern III » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:27 am

Wow... four and a half pages before someone politely corrected the spelling of his name in the thread title.
|||-Abaddon-|||
Senior
Posts: 523
And1: 49
Joined: Aug 28, 2007

 

Post#46 » by |||-Abaddon-||| » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:15 pm

I think you are all forgetting how good Wade is.

He is relentless, he is consistent ... and it was pretty clear that Miami was tanking this season from the beginning.

If you watched any Heat games whatsoever, there was no thrust in Wade. It was like he didnt care, and he didnt. Miami was in fact tanking this season from the start.

He'll be back next year, or at least the one after the next. Miami should have a really active offseason where they try to acquie some key role players to help contribute to the team.
User avatar
Rerisen
Retired Mod
Retired Mod
Posts: 105,369
And1: 25,052
Joined: Nov 23, 2003

 

Post#47 » by Rerisen » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:22 pm

Not his best, but he still had a better year than his team.
UDRIH14
General Manager
Posts: 7,757
And1: 665
Joined: Jan 27, 2005
Location: Australia

 

Post#48 » by UDRIH14 » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:16 pm

his setting himself up for a mvp next season, and make the excuse of last seasons performance and the season b4 that, as he is due for one.
AJ:"I'm Western Conference," he said. "I'm Popovich. I'm for him, for Texas and for the Spurs."
User avatar
SpeedyG
RealGM
Posts: 15,501
And1: 1,310
Joined: Mar 07, 2003

 

Post#49 » by SpeedyG » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:56 pm

dflash3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


I'm not disappointed that he chose to shut it down instead of risking further injury when it was obvious that he hadn't fully recovered from his knee and shoulder surgery.

He made the smart and safe choice for his health and career in the long run.

His reputation as a player has taken a hit, but at least he'll get time off to recover a few months earlier and get off to a better start next season.


I actually agree. Fans have a habit of dogging players who "quit" on their teams due to injuries. Then, when their careers get halted, or limited by an injury they tried to play through (see Grant Hill), they blame them for being trying to play through it instead of being smart.

Kidd practically played on one leg the year the Nets lost to the Pistons in seven games. Should he have just sat that one out, have surgery earlier, and perhaps not do as much damage that microfracture surgery was needed (and thus preserving his career even longer)?

Hill did the same thing (except his was his ankle) and was never right after. I'm sure there are many other players who had injuries but kept playing through it because their team were in the playoffs (or playoff hunt) and ended up severely hurting the longevity of their career because of it.
Malinhion
Banned User
Posts: 10,071
And1: 3
Joined: Oct 03, 2006
Location: Holding a Players-Only Meeting

 

Post#50 » by Malinhion » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:30 pm

Gilbert0Arenas wrote:If there was something lower than F, I'd give it to him. Pat Riley shouldn't have traded him. Should have sat his ass on the bench and made him rot.


Did you know it costs $60 million to clean up a beached whale?
conleyorbust
Lead Assistant
Posts: 4,837
And1: 0
Joined: May 24, 2007

 

Post#51 » by conleyorbust » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:18 pm

DanDanE420 wrote:He was hurt. Bottom line.

Will he come back the same way next year, or will he be the 30/8/5/2/1/50% Wade that was the best player on the planet? We'll see.


Right, I doln't see this whole "inability to lead a team" thing. Was Jordan unable to lead a team in his second season?

I guess most people here don't watch the games and just assume that he "is unable to lead a team" because his stats are down and the team sucks. It was pretty obvious he was injured, probably shouldn't have been playing, and overestimated how good the rest of the cast would be.
User avatar
Yadadimean
Analyst
Posts: 3,407
And1: 76
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Location: Oakland

 

Post#52 » by Yadadimean » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:39 am

He had a great season making commercials and making friends with Charles Barkley
Signature
Chubby Chaser
Banned User
Posts: 2,744
And1: 0
Joined: Jun 20, 2005
Location: California

 

Post#53 » by Chubby Chaser » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:14 pm

Yadadimean wrote:He had a great season making commercials and making friends with Charles Barkley


It's so funny how wade gets more tv time on his commercials than he does on the court.
jzmagik
Banned User
Posts: 5,528
And1: 0
Joined: May 06, 2005
Location: NYC

 

Post#54 » by jzmagik » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:21 pm

Chubby Chaser wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



It's so funny how wade gets more tv time on his commercials than he does on the court.


:lol:
Dwightmare
Sixth Man
Posts: 1,676
And1: 24
Joined: Sep 03, 2006

 

Post#55 » by Dwightmare » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:25 pm

Great Success!
NetsForce
Banned User
Posts: 20,711
And1: 29
Joined: Dec 27, 2006

 

Post#56 » by NetsForce » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:38 pm

On a 5 star scale I'd give D-Wade 1 star for being in Barkley's fav. 5.
MagicNolesFSU
Analyst
Posts: 3,314
And1: 3
Joined: Jul 04, 2007

 

Post#57 » by MagicNolesFSU » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:40 pm

Malinhion wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Did you know it costs $60 million to clean up a beached whale?


:rofl: :rofl: :bowdown: :bowdown:
Illuminati wrote:MagicNoles is a g. Don't bring beef and there ain't no beef.

Return to The General Board