But that's the Thing.... Wade was BS'ing in the PLAYOFFS Too...The Heat TRAILED in their Series vs. the Pacers & Spurs, Remember???...Why???...Because Wade was Pulling his "Hurt" Act During the Early Portions of Both Series, Only to "Resurrect" & Play VintageISH Basketball, When it was All Said & Done... Personally, REED Couldn't Care Less about the Regular Season Anymore...After the 1st 10-20 or So Games, 1nce the EXCITEMENT of a NEW Basketball Year has Worn Off, REED's Interest Wanes a Bit...It Picks Up for SINGULAR Games, Here or There, but it's Not Back in Full Force Until the Playoffs Begin.... As Such, REED Isn't Tripping on what DWade Does in the Regular Season...Wade Needs to Bring it on a CONSISTENT Basis, in the Playoffs... Durant has DARED DWade to "Show Me" You're Still Top 10 Worthy...In Today's Friendly NBA Climate, w/Guys Toooo CHICKENSHIT to Enter a Fucking DUNK CONTEST, for Fear of Losing, it Says ALOT that Laid Back, Unassuming Kevin Durant CALLS OUT DWade... There's CONTEMPT There, a Transparent LACK of Respect There, that You're just Unwilling to Accept...If Durant BELIEVED Wade was Genuinely as HURT as he Says, Wade WOULDN'T Have Been Put on Blast like that, Publicly... REED
I'm glad you see through Wade's bullshit act. Very few people do. It's clear that he's hurt about Bron taking over. I found it very funny that when they won the championship he was celebrating his THREE championships with notable emphasis as if saying that he still has something over LeBron. It's pathetic.
wade is unable to bring it on a consistent basis in the playoffs or regular season. he'll have days where his leg feels good and he can be more explosive here and there, but after the grind of a nba season he will need medication to be able to go full blast. durant called wade out because its CLEAR the guy aint one of the 10 best players in the league at this point. if durant thought wade was GENUINELY hurt, why WOULDNT he call the list out as being bogus. some gimp ahead of his boy harden who is a legitimate star in his prime?
Because TODAY's NBA Climate ISN'T Like that... Instead of HEATED Rivals, There's a Multitude of Guys who are COOL w/1 Another, Even ON the Court...Kobe Bryant's 1 of the FEW Truly CUTTHROAT Players in the League, Since Jordan...Again, we're Talking about a League where Guys are AFRAID to Even Compete Against Each Other in the Dunk Contest...ELITE Players Simply Don't Talk Shit about Other Elite Players, in Today's NBA... You Know it as Well as REED Does... REED
41. Anthony Davis 42. Ty Lawson 43. Larry Sanders 44. Al Jefferson 45. Danilo Gallinari 46. David Lee 47. Damian Lillard 48. Jrue Holiday 49. Andrei Kirilenko 50. Nikola Pekovic 51. Nicolas Batum 52. Greg Monroe 53. DeMarcus Cousins 54. Steve Nash 55. Luol Deng 56. Manu Ginobili 57. Ryan Anderson 58. Nene 59. Joe Johnson 60. Andrew Bynum REED
so he doesnt like wade. big deal, it could be for a number of reasons. he thinks the guy is washed up, over rated, gay, whatever. everyone i speak to about basketball around here considers wade damaged goods. durant pointing out he isnt among the elite 10 doesnt prove anything.
this list to me shows that the league isnt very strong. looking at guys past the top 20 or so is not very impressive.
I don't care about guys getting along and/or working out together during the off-season. What pisses me off is the hopscotching to form a cliques to chase titles. That's the shit I hate. That friendship shit should get checked courtside. I'm sick of dudes acting like high school girls looking to play with their BFF's. Hint: LeBron Decision #2 I can understand if the guy is toward the end of their career and fell short during their primes ex. Clyde Drexler in Houston. But leaving in the prime of your career? I take issue with that.
drexler nutted it up to play big in the finals against orlando and win himself a ring. he was obviously sand bagging the rest of the season.
Funny how Karl Malone and Charles Barkley did the same (Barkley going to the Rockets, Malone to the Lakers). Gary Payton did it twice...he missed out with the Lakers but picked up a ring on the '96 Heat.
so what? you and reed act like wade is this young, spry dude in his prime. he is way diminished physically from the guy who lead the heat to a ring against dallas.
REED Sees it just the Opposite... Rajon Rondo, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, DeMarcus Cousins & Damian Lillard AREN'T Even in the Top 20...The League is VERY Strong, in REED's Opinion... REED
That was just 6 Years Ago, Neil...& Wade's just 31 Years Old...He's Not THAT Faaaaaaaar Removed from his Prime...You Make it Sound like he's a SHELL of his Former Self or Something... REED
Blake Griffin was BARELY Top 20 (19th to Be Exact)...Roy Hibbert WASN'T Top 20...Zach Randolph & John Wall WEREN'T Top 30...There's TONS of Talent in the NBA... REED
The reality is Wade was mostly fine until the Chicago loss that broke the streak. He landed awkwardly on a jumper and that started the knee troubles for the rest of the season.
He's pretty clearly better than James Harden. He was better all year except for the last 3 weeks of the season. He'll likely play at a high level unless he gets injured again as well. Tim Duncan is way too high and Derrick Rose is too low. Anything else really isn't that important.
rondo is coming off a major injury, george should definitely be top 15 at this point. leonard is a terrific complimentary player but we'll see if he ever develops into a guy who can be a top option on a contender, or a guy who can create his own shot. cousins is a head case. i dont think that list makes the league look strong, considering some of the guys above these chaps are washed up, over rated or on their way out
So what? Some guys are more durable than others. Also lots of people (and I'm pretty sure you yourself) have been saying for years that DWade's style of basketball doesn't make for a long healthy basketball career. Now as those same predictions start to play out, people want to say he's faking it? Utterly ridiculous. The guy's knees are going bad just like lots of players do, he's had reported drainings, and correct me if I'm wrong but coming through when your team needs it is exactly what a winner is supposed to do. When your back is against the wall I'd think you'd suck up the pain a bit more wouldn't you? Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I disagree he's faking it. Durant only made the top 10 claim, not because he thinks Wade is faking it or because he doesn't like Wade but because he just wanted to campaign for his buddy Harden being in the top 10. I'll tell you what, I love Durant but until either he or Harden gets a ring, he needs to STFU. I also disagree with Neil that Wade ain't top 10 anymore. There were only 2 players in the NBA last season who scored at least 20 points on 50 plus percent shooting while averaging at least 5 rebounds and 5 assists. 1 was LBJ, the other was DWade. Wade is back working with Tim Grover and trying to get his weight down to take some pressure off his knees. Just watch, he'll quiet his doubters this season.
61. Ersan Illyasova 62. Thaddeus Young 63. Andre Drummond 64. Rudy Gay 65. Tyreke Evans 66. Anderson Varejao 67. Gordon Hayward 68. Monta Ellis 69. Omar Asik 70. Jose Calderon 71. Carlos Boozer 72. Danny Granger 73. Kevin Martin 74. Tiago Splitter 75. Kenneth Faried 76. Jamal Crawford 77. O.J. Mayo 78. Jeff Teague 79. George Hill 80. Lou Williams REED
Blake Griffin was BARELY Top 20 (19th to Be Exact)...Roy Hibbert WASN'T Top 20...Zach Randolph & John Wall WEREN'T Top 30...Rudy Gay & Tyreke Evans WEREN'T Top 60...Danny Granger WASN'T Top 70...Kenneth Faried was 75th... There's TONS of Talent in the NBA...It Boggles REED's Mind that You're Questioning the DEPTH of it... REED
You've just Argued from BOTH Sides of the Coin... If Wade's Knees are "Going Bad", How is Gonna "Quiet his Doubters this Season" ???... You YOURSELF Insinuated Wade WASN'T Cool w/Giving Up his Spot as Miami's # 1 Guy & was Likely HOLDING BACK During the Playoffs Last Year, as a Result...Remember That???...Now, You're Acting Offended by the Suggestion???... REED
Well for one thing, he's had treatment and is supposed to be dropping some weight to take pressure off of them. His knees are in bad shape, but if they hold up I think he can still have a very good season. At the same time if the playoffs role around and his knees are acting up again, should anyone really be surprised after an 82 game season of pounding? I don't recall saying that. I know there were points where I thought Wade was mentally shot but I'm pretty sure I never thought Wade was purposefully playing bad or pretending to be hurt when he wasn't. I did think him and LBJ were not as tight as before.
no but the point is age is a meaningless number in sports sometimes. the guy has mileage and isnt close to the same physically he was 6 years ago
81. Kyle Lowry 82. J.J. Reddick 83. J.R. Smith 84. Amir Johnson 85. Amar'e Stoudemire 86. Vince Carter 87. Derrick Favors 88. Goran Dragic 89. Klay Thompson 90. Jimmy Butler 91. Brandon Jennings 92. Shawn Rubio 93. Ricky Rubio 94. Chandler Parsons 95. Eric Bledsoe 96. Danny Green 97. Matt Barnes 98. Kyle Korver 99. Jarrett Jack 100. Nikola Vucevic REED
REED Frowned Upon the IDEA of Bron Doing it, Initially...But it's Obviously Worked Out for the Best, in his Case... Granted, he LOST to the Mavs, Trying to Be a Glorified SIDEKICK, but 1nce Him, Wade, Riley & Spoelstra Came to an Understanding that it was Bron's Team, they've Won Titles Ever Since... 3 Finals, 2 Championships in 3 Years...Ain't Bad... REED
