"Wade took a backseat to Lebron" - As if he had a choice

[Andrew Wiggins]

anyone find it amusing that commentators and analysts regularly praise Wade for taking a backseat to Lebron?

it's not like he had a choice. if he valued winning and getting rings, it was in his best interest to let Lebron take over. Lebron is clearly a better player and if Wade was unwilling to relinquish the main role on the team, his ass would have been shipped out of miami.

[kNicKz]

Forgive April 2013 Lord, for they have sinned

[NBAller]

What they mean is he isn't trying to outplay his better team-mate. He isn't out there trying to prove to everyone that he's better than LeBron is. Worthy of praise.

That would be called cancer.

[L8kersfan222]

April 2013

[selrahc]

wade did it out of kindness and respect. if wade wanted to he could have been number one and then maybe they wouldnt have lost so many games due to lebron being incompetent in the 4th quarter.

lebron was and always will be a selfish player that likes to stat stuff and dominate the ball and has to try to be number one.

[SpecialQue]

wade did it out of kindness and respect. if wade wanted to he could have been number one and then maybe they wouldnt have lost so many games due to lebron being incompetent in the 4th quarter.

lebron was and always will be a selfish player that likes to stat stuff and dominate the ball and has to try to be number one.

This is almost as idiotic as Pauk calling Magic a "ring chaser" because he was drafted by the Lakers.

[Horde of Temujin]

See: Russell Westbrook

[NBAller]

wade did it out of kindness and respect. if wade wanted to he could have been number one and then maybe they wouldnt have lost so many games due to lebron being incompetent in the 4th quarter.

lebron was and always will be a selfish player that likes to stat stuff and dominate the ball and has to try to be number one.

that's true. rest of the post....ehhh...

[DaSeba5]

This is almost as idiotic as Pauk calling Magic a "ring chaser" because he was drafted by the Lakers.

Did he really say that?

[Andrew Wiggins]

What they mean is he isn't trying to outplay his better team-mate. He isn't out there trying to prove to everyone that he's better than LeBron is. Worthy of praise.

That would be called cancer.

that's the thing though, if he was out there trying to outplay Lebron and not accept his role, Riley would have traded him before it became detrimental to the team. letting Lebron take over was in his best interest and a no brainer...not something that requires countless praise as if it was some kind of amazing, selfless act.

[NumberSix]

These new posters are seriously terrible. And that's coming from me.

[red1]

anyone find it amusing that commentators and analysts regularly praise Wade for taking a backseat to Lebron?

it's not like he had a choice. if he valued winning and getting rings, it was in his best interest to let Lebron take over. Lebron is clearly a better player and if Wade was unwilling to relinquish the main role on the team, his ass would have been shipped out of miami.

[Haymaker]

There was some competition going on between the two in their first season together, but by the half of the second season, Wade just had to concede since Lebron was clearly carrying the heaviest load and was playing out of his mind. Dwade is #2 since then just because.

[Magic 32]

Iverson and Lebron were cancers as second options.

Wade had no choice.

[leMVP]

He did take a backseat intentionally and non-intentionally after what happened in 2011, it's not his fault but what we see heat doing right now is because lebron is the alpha dog out there, it's kind of foolish of wade to get back and try to be the manand destory the chemistry they created over last year.

also being injury-prone doesn't help your case.