Swap Wade & Kobe in '09 & '10

[SouBeachTalents]

How would the Heat do with Kobe and the Lakers do with Wade in those two seasons? Would either of them win a ring in that time span?

[ArbitraryWater]

Hmm.. Lets be real, Lakers would win both years.

[JT123]

Same results. Kobe with 2 first round exits and Wade with 2 rings, only he doesn't need Gasol and the refs to bail him out in game 7.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

2010 would be "tougher", but if I had to bet, I wouldn't against Wade. 2 rings.

Kobe gets past the Hawks in 2009 and likely falls to Cleveland in the semis. 2010 same results.

[imdaman99]

Lakers likely still win. Wade was still dominant. Although Kobe was unreal in both Western Conference Finals and Lakers won in 6. Does Wade play as dominant on the road in hostile environments? I'm not sure.

[Papaya Petee]

Same thing, Wade was individually a little better than Kobe in those years. (At least 2009)

Kobe might of beaten the Hawks in 2009 with the Heat, Wades back injury held him back that series.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Lets be real, take any player in nba history and put them in Kobes position & they have the same results or better

- ISH

[BasedTom]

Wade was awesome in those years. I mean it's not that easy to just say "Oh yeah they'd win for sure" since you have to account for style of play (kobe had much more experience with Phil Jackson) how they fit with the rest of their team-mates, all that stuff.

The Heat were preparing for the 2010 offseason, so they didn't have much of a team at all besides Wade. I really doubt any individual player could just be plugged in and turn that squad into a championship-calibur team. Even Kobe.

[TheMarkMadsen]

The floor spacing for the lakers would be awful.

Kobe was taking 5-6 threes per game in the playoffs which kept the defense honest.

Wade shooting 6 threes per game wouldn't be pretty..

[ArbitraryWater]

Lets be real, take any player in nba history and put them in Kobes position & they have the same results or better

- ISH

That's not it... But Kobe's cast was strong, and LeBron was a better player at this stage...

Only the guys from the top tier could replace Kobe.

LeBron, Wade, Dirk, Paul.. Howard with the equivalent of a cast fit for him.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

The floor spacing for the lakers would be awful.

Kobe was taking 5-6 threes per game in the playoffs which kept the defense honest.

Wade shooting 6 threes per game wouldn't be pretty..

Wade more than makes up for that w/ his flawless mid-long range game. I think he shot a career best from 16-feet out those seasons.

[BasedTom]

Same results. Kobe with 2 first round exits and Wade with 2 rings, only he doesn't need Gasol and the refs to bail him out in game 7.

Weren't you shitting on Wade before and acting like it was a basketball miracle that Lebron won at all with the Heat? Now that Kobe is being brought up in the discussion, Wade is suddenly getting respect from you again.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Wade more than makes up for that with his flawless mid-long range game. I think he shot a career best from 16-feet out those seasons.

The 2 guards needs to be a 3pt threat to fully maximize triangle

[GrapeApe]

Same results ultimately but the style of play would be a bit different for each team.

[Inactive]

Same result.