Wade's Comeback Season Version 2.0

ricochet · Post #101 » by **ricochet** » Mon Oct 1, 2012 5:06 pm

mhi wrote:Off to a great start

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... ee_Surgery

I heard he sprained his knee trying to ride yo M*M*a

:falloff:

DWadeno3 · Post #102 » by **DWadeno3** » Mon Oct 1, 2012 6:55 pm

Dwyane Wade
With training camp open, I’m working hard and my knee feels great. Looking forward to the new season! Go, Heat!

Zasterror · Post #103 » by **Zasterror** » Tue Oct 2, 2012 6:09 pm

Wade plans to play in the preseason
by Ethan J. Skolnick

Dwyane Wade surprised his coach, but not himself, by participating in practice for a second straight day.

“I’ve been doing everything I need to do,” said Wade, who is nearly three months removed from knee surgery. “Every day is different, but if I feel good, I’ll continue to go. If I feel like I need to not push it, then I will do that as well.”

Wade said swelling wasn’t an issue Tuesday, and hopes it won’t be Wednesday, so he can participate in the evening scrimmage.

What about the eight preseason games? There has been speculation that he wouldn’t play in any of them.

“I don’t know where that came from,” Wade said. “I will try a preseason game. At least one. It will be more than one. It won’t be eight, but it will be more than one. If I continue to progress the way I’ve been progressing.”

Following practice, Dwyane Wade confirmed he has left Nike's Jordan Brand, but declined to discuss his impending move to China-based Li-Ning. Wade switched out of sneakers after practice back into Jordan Brand flip-flops.
Said Wade, "I did mutually part ways with the Nike umbrella. I have parted ways with Jordan Brand."
Chris Bosh was held out of practice by coach Erik Spoelstra, with Spoelstra saying Bosh had soreness in his knee.
Of sitting out Tuesday, Bosh said, "Just training camp legs, just getting really back, acclimated."
Mario Chalmers also was held out of practice, after Spoelstra said Chalmers took a blow to his quad during Monday's practice.
Mike Miller again was limited to only a portion of practice.
Of Miller, Spoelstra said, "He's been doing something every single practice, and we want to keep it that way."
Wade went through Tuesday's entire practice, with Spoelstra saying the team would reevaluate Wednesday, to see how Wade came out of the session.
Wade said his surgical knee has not been an issue during camp, "I've been doing everything I need to do."
Wade said there is nothing to speculation that he will sit out the entire preseason due to his knee. "I will try a preseason game," he said. "It will be more than one. I won't be eight, but it will be more than one."
Spoelstra, on how the team's newcomers are adjusting, "Guys that are new are picking it up really quickly."
Bosh, on next week's trip to China, "That jet lag is a beast. You need about a week to get adjust again."
Asked what fans should expect at Wednesday's open scrimmage at AmericanAirlines Arena, Bosh said, "A bunch of talented, young, hungry players ready to defend their championship."

Altered_Beast · Post #104 » by **Altered_Beast** » Tue Oct 2, 2012 6:55 pm

smart move by wayne way, li-ning is about as popular of a brand besides nike that there is in china the largest market in the globe.

now hes going to get even further exposure and dollars while li-ning now has a viable superstar unlike scrubs like evan turner and baron davis.

jordan brand was supplying wade with trash outlet-clown shoes anyways. heres hoping that they cook up a crazy shoe for him

Zasterror · Post #105 » by **Zasterror** » Sat Oct 6, 2012 10:38 pm

Courtesy of 420:

420 wrote:http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-miami-heat-main-dwyane-wade-1007-20121006,0,7842152.story

Wade:
The whispers of Wade declining began during last year's playoffs and have continued with the notion he's "NBA old" at the age of 30.

Rather than say he's a few years away from a rocking chair, Wade will just ignore the outside criticism.

"You know what I've decided," Wade said recently. "I've just decided not to comment on it any more."

....

"Any time someone questions you, it's going to bother you if you have any kind of competitive nature," Wade said. "It fuels you. You want to see what you're made of in a sense. You want to come back and not only answer the bell, but do a little bit more than expected."

....

Wade calls the talk, "just speculation, man."

"I'm not really worried about it, I'm going forward," Wade said. "If anyone asks me anything about that, I'm not answering. I don't want to talk about it. We can talk about all that when I get done playing basketball. Right now, I'm one of the best players in the league, and I come in every year and try to work as hard as I can to try to stay there."

...

"At the end of the day, everyone looks at points," Wade said. "That's what they look at. No one said anything about how my defense has been as good as it's been. No one said anything about how efficient I was last year. I shot 49.7 percent from the field, so that means I hit half the shots I took. People don't look at that. I can't worry myself with that. The only thing I can do is, whatever role I have to play, is play it."

...

"We put this team together knowing that you're going to sacrifice," Wade said. "In a perfect world, if everyone could bring their (old) averages, then we would never have to play a game. That's not the case. When you decide to come together as a team, you sacrifice something. Other teams have done it, and it's a pat on the back for them. When I do it, I've lost a step. It is what it is."

Spo:
"He was not healthy last year," said Spoelstra, who used "a young 30" to describe Wade. "The most important thing for any player in this league is your health. What's sad is [Wade being old] was the story line instead of being the ultimate competitor. That is the amazing story. He helped lead us to a championship. The story about him being old is exaggerated and absurd to us."

Haslem:
"Nobody wants to hear Dwyane is still just as good as he was before," Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. "It's not as controversial as saying Dwyane Wade is getting old. Guys like Dwyane, people don't understand when they piss him off, that's going to make him play better. Keep talking that craziness … When he's pissed off, he plays better. I know that look on his face."

I'm way too excited for this season now.

ERRDAY3 · Post #106 » by **ERRDAY3** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:51 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuPIwMin5Wo[/youtube]

ERRDAY3 · Post #107 » by **ERRDAY3** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:52 pm

lets hope for a similar season opener this year

Zasterror · Post #108 » by **Zasterror** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:55 am

Wade's been looking good this preseason. So much for him not playing any preseason games huh wiretap/ESPN, lol.

Zasterror · Post #109 » by **Zasterror** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:10 am

A little inefficient but a good game overall from D-Wade

29 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.

His jumper is still off but maybe it will get better with time.

FlashFlare · Post #110 » by **FlashFlare** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:41 am

Wade's jumper looks good when taking in rhythm and not off balance. But tonight was a pretty good night for him. He needs to get back on defense though...

krikor · Post #111 » by **krikor** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:43 am

he will get better.

Post #112 » by **DefenseWins** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:49 am

He forced a lot of stuff today... other than that he was good.

Flash4thewin · Post #113 » by **Flash4thewin** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:58 am

He will get better, overall a good game by him minus the forced shots

This IsMy House · Post #114 » by **This IsMy House** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:20 am

He forced way too many shots tonight, seems out of it a little which is to be expected and he seemed frustrated with the defense. Hopefully that Rondo play wakes him up.

DWadeno3 · Post #115 » by **DWadeno3** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:27 pm

I rememeber in his first game of the 08/09 season he was a little rusty and looked like he wanted to do too much just to prove the doubters wrong. It's to be expected when you finally have your legs under you again. I liked his offensive assertiveness and the rhythm he showed on a couple of jumpers, which are the most promising signs. Given that he got murdered on some drives but didn't get the call, his efficiency wasn't that bad, but I'm sure he'll be better. Those two fadeaways he took from around 16-18 feet out of weird post-ups were indicators for a lack of rhythm. He wasn't sure what to do, but wanted to do something and then ended up being stuck with the ball in his hands. The missed layup is also something you're not gonna expect to happen all that often. Overall, it was another very promising game by D-Wade.

RexBoyWonder · Post #116 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:34 pm

U know why i love Wade so much guys?

The guy scores 29 points taking just 22 shots, and we all seem to think "well, he could do better".

That's just awesome.

HE LEADS THE LEAUGE IN SCORING, HE HAD A PER OF 23.5.

The amazing part - it's true. he's really still not in full rhythm after the surgery and down time. he's just strating to get his grove back. and HE WILL get better.

This IsMy House · Post #117 » by **This IsMy House** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:47 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:U know why i love Wade so much guys?

The guy scores 29 points taking just 22 shots, and we all seem to think "well, he could do better".

That's just awesome.

HE LEADS THE LEAUGE IN SCORING, HE HAD A PER OF 23.5.

The amazing part - it's true. he's really still not in full rhythm after the surgery and down time. he's just strating to get his grove back. and HE WILL get better.

Ya in that aspect the numbers are good, but he did force a lot of shots and made some stupid plays but thats typical Wade. You have to take the good with the bad, hopefully that was just him getting back into the swing of things and he'll continue to improve.

He leads the league in scoring after 1 night :lol:

come on now

fast-break · Post #118 » by **fast-break** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:01 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:U know why i love Wade so much guys?

The guy scores 29 points taking just 22 shots, and we all seem to think "well, he could do better".

That's just awesome.

HE LEADS THE LEAUGE IN SCORING, HE HAD A PER OF 23.5.

The amazing part - it's true. he's really still not in full rhythm after the surgery and down time. he's just strating to get his grove back. and HE WILL get better.

His per was 21.24 and 29 points on "just" 22 shots isnt a good look when you have someone like Allen on the floor with you. The only touches Allen got in the 4th were technical FT's. Why take so many bad shots when you have a ton of help on the floor?

RexBoyWonder · Post #119 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:14 pm

fast-break wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:U know why i love Wade so much guys?

The guy scores 29 points taking just 22 shots, and we all seem to think "well, he could do better".

That's just awesome.

HE LEADS THE LEAUGE IN SCORING, HE HAD A PER OF 23.5.

The amazing part - it's true. he's really still not in full rhythm after the surgery and down time. he's just strating to get his grove back. and HE WILL get better.

His per was 21.24 and 29 points on "just" 22 shots isnt a good look when you have someone like Allen on the floor with you. The only touches Allen got in the 4th were technical FT's. Why take so many bad shots when you have a ton of help on the floor?

1. His Per was 23.3, check your stats and STFU ballboy. 29 points on 22 shots is better than what 99% of the players in the NBA will do against the Celtics. it wasn't a perfect game and his not 100% yet, that was my all point. he's a stud even when he's not up to his ridiculously efficient standards.

DWadeno3 · Post #120 » by **DWadeno3** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:20 pm

fast-break wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:U know why i love Wade so much guys?

The guy scores 29 points taking just 22 shots, and we all seem to think "well, he could do better".

That's just awesome.

HE LEADS THE LEAUGE IN SCORING, HE HAD A PER OF 23.5.

The amazing part - it's true. he's really still not in full rhythm after the surgery and down time. he's just strating to get his grove back. and HE WILL get better.

His per was 21.24 and 29 points on "just" 22 shots isnt a good look when you have someone like Allen on the floor with you. The only touches Allen got in the 4th were technical FT's. Why take so many bad shots when you have a ton of help on the floor?

Part of Allen's quality is to be a decoy in order to open up room for everybody else. Boston, knowing about his shooting qualities, focused on shutting him down. Wade had 9 points on 3/6 from the field and 3/4 from the line in the 4th, that's solid. I really don't understand all the complaining and nitpicking about Wade when we played very well as a team and won the game in a convincing manner.