Dee-Zy

Exactly.

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23AJ

Wade is officially underrated. Not surprised. However I don't believe the Heat will get out of the East with out Wade playing a big role.

R-Star

Probably not past Bynum and the 6ers.



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Luke

Who exactly has underrated Wade in this thread and why?

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The other thing regarding comparing Wade to Iverson, Thomas and these guys is that DWade has a post game. He's not 6 foot on a good day. Yes his best years are behind him, but he's still in the upper echelon of NBA players.

It was also Wade's lowest minutes per game last year and he still managed to put up:

22.1ppg
4.6apg
4.8rpg
1.3bpg
1.7spg
2.6tpg (career low)
33.2mpg (career low)
49.7%fg
26.8%3fg
79.1%ft

So when you look at it, he was getting around 4 minutes less per game than his career average.

I think the Finals and Playoffs have impacted peoples perception of Dwyane, who clearly didnt have his best postseason - some of this can be attributed to his ailing knees, and hopefully the surgery he had has alleviated some of this stress.

I think the Heat will continue to monitor him and play him in the low 30's for minutes during the season. Now that Ray is on board, we have a quality 2 guard who can rest him. I think if Wade can get his J back to 2008 levels than he'll be OK as he ages.

I'm expecting similar numbers over the next few years: 22/5/5 on 50%.

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23AJ

Anyone who actually believes the Heat will blow through the East next year with out Wade is underrating him. IMO the Celtics, and Bulls (with a healthy Rose) could all beat the Heat next year with out Wade. My Darkhorse out of the East is the 76ers. We also saw an emerging Pacers team who also shouldn't be over looked. D Wade had to muster up a 40/10 game on a bum knee in last years playoffs to help Miami win that series against Indiana.

Dre

Who said the Heat would "blow through the East" without him

23AJ

Luke and Diable made some asinine comments about it.

Dre

Diable said
Luke pretty much said the same thing. So what are you talking about

23AJ

I quoted and bolded the statements I'm referring to. But good to see you're backing them.

Dre

I'm not backing anybody I'm just saying don't exaggerate and eschew reading comprehension for an excuse to rant. If you have something to say just say it.

23AJ

First and foremost, you quote me, asked who was underrating Wade. So I do you the favor of dropping names, and even quote the statements that were made, bold them out so you can understand why I came to that conclusion. But instead of seeing it for what it is. You call me out, for ranting

No offense but you're a fraud as a moderator, personally I don't care about your boys club. I come here to delve into basketball discussions. That's it. No more no less.

And I stand behind my statements. Don't need you jumping my ass, just because you apparently disagree with me. Not sure why, the writing is on the wall for everyone to see.

Dre

you right

E.H. Munro

Nah, he's another Michael fanboy terrified that someone's going to eclipse his idol.

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I don't think his intent was to underrate him. If he said something like "Wade wouldn't be able to lead the Heat to the finals if Lebron was injured, but Lebron could do it without Wade", then that would be underrating him to the max.

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