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Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Boring player but I always liked how smooth and easy it was for him to get to the rim unlike haren
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by AnaheimLakers24
Boring player but I always liked how smooth and easy it was for him to get to the rim unlike haren
They can't all settle for 20 foot jumpers with a hand in the face like some players did.
Last edited by Smoke117; 03-13-2015 at 09:45 PM.
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Seething...
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
I personally think it's an insult to Wade to compare him to Westbrook. As good a stretch as he's having, Westbrook is getting by with mostly athleticism. Of course he has skills but they aren't even close the the all around game Wade had. In his prime, he not only had the athleticism but the game. The ability to beat you with skill to go along with his raw talents.
The various euro steps, the ability to split doubles with ease, the hesitations, etc. The guy was an amazingly skilled player. One of the best 2 guards in history. Probably just behind MJ and Kobe.
As others have stated, the first word that always comes to mind when I watch him is "smooth".
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NBA All-star
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Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by Smoke117
They can't all settle for 20 foot jumpers with a hand in the face like some players did.
yeah, not everybody can be fantastic mid-range shooters like bryant was.
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College superstar
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
For all the comparisons between Kobe and MJ, prime Wade's game IMO more resembled that of young MJ in terms of the slashing and acrobatic finishes. Kobe's game to me always reminded me more of 2nd three-peat MJ but with more consistent range beyond 20 ft.
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Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by Prime_Shaq
He lead his team to a title and Finals MVP before Kobe did
01 Kobe better than 06 Wade..
Are we going to act like Kobe didn't outscore that same Mavs team 62 - 61 through 3 quarters the same season? Kobe on the Heat team has at least the same amount of success.
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Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by Dragonyeuw
For all the comparisons between Kobe and MJ, prime Wade's game IMO more resembled that of young MJ in terms of the slashing and acrobatic finishes. Kobe's game to me always reminded me more of 2nd three-peat MJ but with more consistent range beyond 20 ft.
you're absolutely correct. prime kobe and prime jordan were nothing alike in terms of playing style. wade was much closer to matching the drive-first mentality of jordan.
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Heat Nation
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by ImKobe
01 Kobe better than 06 Wade..
Are we going to act like Kobe didn't outscore that same Mavs team 62 - 61 through 3 quarters the same season? Kobe on the Heat team has at least the same amount of success.
you're beyond delusional if you think that.
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#Treble
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by Sakkreth
Do they have advanced statistics too?
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I usually hit open layups
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
The title of flash goes to D Rose. He is the quickest dude I see on the floor. Too bad his strength is also his curse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQeTIM1ceg
Last edited by Phantom84; 03-14-2015 at 10:43 AM.
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Knicks all da way
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by Papaya Petee
Let's be real, that Mavs team was flawed. They did not have Kidd yet, so they had no answer for the elite SG like Kobe or Wade. Kobe did have 62 through 3 quarters and Wade annihilated them in the Finals. Why is it so hard to believe that Kobe would not do the same to them? Was Kobe not able to take over a game. It's not a knock on Wade either, because like I said he annihilated, dominated, embarrassed the Mavs in the Finals.
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Heat Nation
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by imdaman99
Let's be real, that Mavs team was flawed. They did not have Kidd yet, so they had no answer for the elite SG like Kobe or Wade. Kobe did have 62 through 3 quarters and Wade annihilated them in the Finals. Why is it so hard to believe that Kobe would not do the same to them? Was Kobe not able to take over a game. It's not a knock on Wade either, because like I said he annihilated, dominated, embarrassed the Mavs in the Finals.
Maybe you should watch the series, especially game 3,5,6 and let me know if you think Kobe Bryant was doing what Wade did to the Mavericks that year.
ESPECIALLY down the stretch, what Wade did, in his 3rd year in the league, was absolutely unbelievable, that's why many people think this is one of the, if not the best finals performance ever.
27\7\6\2\1 regular season
28\6\6\2\1 playoffs
35\8\4\1\1 finals
Finals MVP
06 Wade > 01 Kobe
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Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
he was the fastest player at the time.
he was the fastest to win a ring out of the 2003 draft.
he was faster than Kobe to win a Finals MVP too.
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Lol
Re: Was Wade really "The Flash" in his prime?
Originally Posted by DMV2
he was the fastest player at the time.
he was the fastest to win a ring out of the 2003 draft.
he was faster than Kobe to win a Finals MVP too.
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