More Athletic Peak: Russell Westbrook or Peak D-Wade

mdonnelly1989 · Post #1 » by **mdonnelly1989** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:19 am

More athletic player?

Whirrun · Post #2 » by **Whirrun** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:25 am

Westbrook for me.

walk with me · Post #3 » by **walk with me** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:26 am

meant to vote russ but voted dwade by accident

Post #4 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:00 am

Size matters.

Post #5 » by **Quotatious** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:06 am

NO-KG-AI wrote:Size matters.

There isn't that much difference between them in terms of size. Wade is only a bit bigger. It's not like we are comparing Westbrook to LeBron here.

HeartBreakKid · Post #6 » by **HeartBreakKid** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:07 am

Quotatious wrote:
NO-KG-AI wrote:Size matters.

There isn't that much difference between them in terms of size. Wade is only a bit bigger. It's not like we are comparing Westbrook to LeBron here.

He has at least 30 pounds on Westbrook, that's a pretty sizeable difference.

Whirrun · Post #7 » by **Whirrun** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:13 am

HeartBreakKid wrote:
Quotatious wrote:
NO-KG-AI wrote:Size matters.

There isn't that much difference between them in terms of size. Wade is only a bit bigger. It's not like we are comparing Westbrook to LeBron here.

He has at least 30 pounds on Westbrook, that's a pretty sizeable difference.

No.

HeartBreakKid · Post #8 » by **HeartBreakKid** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:16 am

Whirrun wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:
Quotatious wrote:There isn't that much difference between them in terms of size. Wade is only a bit bigger. It's not like we are comparing Westbrook to LeBron here.

He has at least 30 pounds on Westbrook, that's a pretty sizeable difference.

No.

We're talking prime Wade, he was probably 225-230, that's pretty big for 6'4 player. Marcus Smart is that size and is slow as molasses in comparison.

2klegend · Post #9 » by **2klegend** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:26 am

It's close. Westbrook is a straight line athletic freak. He doesn't have the type of body control of Wade but he is pretty athletic in a straight line drive.

Post #10 » by **Quotatious** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:46 am

HeartBreakKid wrote:We're talking prime Wade, he was probably 225-230, that's pretty big for 6'4 player. Marcus Smart is that size and is slow as molasses in comparison.

I've never seen Wade listed as anything more than 220 lbs.

juice4080 · Post #11 » by **juice4080** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:57 am

westbrook is more explosive a better leaper faster in a straight line....wade is quicker more agile better footwork and body control better angular speed

bigboi · Post #12 » by **bigboi** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:04 am

Used to think Westbrook, but watched some old Wade games. It's Wade, his change of direction and body control>>>>>> Westbrook. D Rose was more athletic than both

Post #13 » by **Prez** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:23 am

I think in terms of raw explosiveness, power, and energy Russ has him beat, but I might value Wade's fluidity and body control a bit more. It's a tough call but I think Westbrook has the advantage in more categories.

rich316 · Post #14 » by **rich316** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:27 am

This is a weird question. I wanted to say 'Westbrook, duh,' but then I thought about how silly prime Wade was. As good as Russ is when he drives, it damned well seemed like Wade got to the hoop whenever he wanted, from any spot on the floor. I'm not sure how much that has to do with his crazy ballhandling skill v. athleticism. He had/has so many moves in his midrange arsenal: the triple-threat pump fake, the high post spin move, the euro step. Westbrook doesn't have as many ways to keep the defense guessing. I guess I'm leaning more towards Russ as the pure athlete, but Wade's skill/quickness combo was unreal.

mischievous · Post #15 » by **mischievous** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:50 am

Milbuck wrote:I think in terms of raw explosiveness, power, and energy Russ has him beat, but I might value Wade's fluidity and body control a bit more. It's a tough call but I think Westbrook has the advantage in more categories.

I wouldn't say Westbrook has more power than Wade, if by power you mean strength.

Post #16 » by **Prez** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:52 am

mischievous wrote:
Milbuck wrote:I think in terms of raw explosiveness, power, and energy Russ has him beat, but I might value Wade's fluidity and body control a bit more. It's a tough call but I think Westbrook has the advantage in more categories.

I wouldn't say Westbrook has more power than Wade, if by power you mean strength.

Yeah, probably the wrong term. Meant the power of his movements if that makes sense, like just how powerfully he gets up and his burst down the court. Wade is definitely stronger.

Dr Positivity · Post #17 » by **Dr Positivity** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:08 am

Westbrook is more explosive athlete to me. For Wade you would have to make a coordination, etc. argument

Post #18 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:48 am

Quotatious wrote:
NO-KG-AI wrote:Size matters.

There isn't that much difference between them in terms of size. Wade is only a bit bigger. It's not like we are comparing Westbrook to LeBron here.

He has about 3 inches of wingspan, 2 inches of standing reach, and at least 20 pounds. That's the reason he's so much more effective as a finisher at the rim, because he's a bigger and stronger guy, and that's way more glaring than the straight line speed difference.

E-Balla · Post #19 » by **E-Balla** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:55 am

Quotatious wrote:
HeartBreakKid wrote:We're talking prime Wade, he was probably 225-230, that's pretty big for 6'4 player. Marcus Smart is that size and is slow as molasses in comparison.

I've never seen Wade listed as anything more than 220 lbs.

He was drafted at 217 and bulked up after. Before he lost weight headed into the 2014 season he said he was 239 and hovering around 235-240 for years.

He's also a solid 2 inches taller than WB and has super long arms. Not saying he wins but it's close enough for me to not be able to make the call.

DirtyDez · Post #20 » by **DirtyDez** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:19 am

Dr Positivity wrote:Westbrook is more explosive athlete to me. For Wade you would have to make a coordination, etc. argument

Early Wade 04-08' was the most coordinated attacker I can remember. Against those Pistons teams he would weave thru the lane without looking jerky and even when he lost control he still throw up a circus layup that almost went down. I prefer Wade's grace over Westbrook's explosiveness.