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Home > Features > Breaking Down the NBA > No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James

No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James

by Oly Sandor
Jul 15th, 2008
Some believe 'Flash' is no longer a superstar like Kobe, LeBron or even CP3. Sure, injuries took a toll, but critics focused on his poor fitness. Of course, in 2007, the Bulls swept the Heat and things bottomed-out last year when his squad was lottery-bound by January ... No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron JamesTwenty-four months ago, Miami celebrated the Heat’s 2006 championship. Coach Pat Riley danced and Shaquille O’Neal rapped. Quietly, superstar Dwyane Wade enjoyed the party, knowing his playoff was the stuff of a basketball god.

Two years later, Riley is done coaching. Shaq is still rapping, only now he’s asking Kobe Bryant to sample his buttocks. And Wade is still quiet, except the league he once dominated is talking about him being mortal.

Some believe ‘Flash’ is no longer a superstar like Kobe, LeBron or even CP3. Sure, injuries took a toll, but critics focused on his poor fitness. Of course, in 2007, the Bulls swept the Heat and things bottomed-out last year when his squad was lottery-bound by January.  

However, the chatter about Wade slipping is premature. Things are looking up in South Beach.

Injuries ended Wade’s 2007-08 season five weeks early, giving him extra rest. It looks like he has taken advantage of the time off. At a recent charity game, the guard electrified the crowd by converting several lobs into athletic jams.

Playing for Team USA will help. Each day, he’ll practice with eleven other mega-stars and then suit up against the world’s best in China. And the coaching staff will likely preserve Wade for Miami’s regular season by using him as a sixth man.

He’s also got new teammates. Marion, if he’s not traded for cap space, should provide athleticism. James Jones is a deep threat, capable of spreading the floor and punishing double-teams, while Michael Beasley has impressed in summer league.

Look for Wade, if healthy, to enoy a rebirth. A second NBA Title is unlikely, but talk of him falling off is flat wrong.

Is Wade still a bonafide superstar? Get at us in the comment box below with your thoughts and come back to HoopsVibe The Blog for more NBA news.  Photo courtesy of photographer Killbucky's on-line portfolio.

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KB24 July 15, 2008
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Oly: Are you saying Wade is as good as LeBron and Kobe? Got to disagree if that's your call, dude!!
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O.Sandor July 15, 2008
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Hey KB24: No. In 2006, Wade, in my mind had slightly passed LeBron and Kobe with his play in the Finals. However, Bryant has since taken things to a new level, James had a great playoffs last year, and Wade has been hurt. But when healthy, D-Wade is a top-level player like Bryant and James, capable of carrying his team and having an entire franchise built around him. This year in Miami should be interesting. New coach for Wade and new teammates Thanks for the comment.
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a guest July 15, 2008
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Dwyane Wade is way past above LeBron and Kobe. He's way better as a player, any aspect of the game. We are lucky to witness WADE in the NBA.
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showbe July 15, 2008
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wade never dominated. He was a good player at the right moment
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ronh July 15, 2008
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Wade deserves to be in the conversation of lebron and Kobe he won a finals mvp and carried shaq's weak ass in the finals , but Kobe is still #1.
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Dustin Bilow July 15, 2008
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RU KIDDING?? Wade is nowhere near Kobe and LeBron. LeBrons the best scorer in the NBA, and Kobe is MVP. The only aspect of the game left is defense and D-Wade isin't the best at that. But, Wade is defently one of the best gaurds in the NBA, just not at the level of the Kobe & James.
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a guest July 15, 2008
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Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world. Both LeBron and Wade r not even close yet to reaching dat
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MVP24 July 15, 2008
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This post is a joke! Wade flops everytime he goes up 4 a shot and always complains about "and 1" he is good but not great
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numzy July 15, 2008
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wade was better than kobe and lebron when the heat won it in the 2006 finals, he averaged 34 pnts a game. after that its been hte kobe and lebron show. But wade has been injured. take this last season he came in early to help he wasnt 100% and still averaged 24 pnts per game. wade deffinatley is in hte argument for the nba's best.
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Feelin tha Heat! July 15, 2008
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Wade basically won a championship by himself, I didn't see LeBron or Kobe do that these past 2 years.
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easy e July 15, 2008
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d wade is one of the best players in the leauge the only thing hurt him was "getting hurt"
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easy e July 15, 2008
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wade was the highest scorer to come into the leauge as a rookie with 16.7pts agame
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Easy has weak stats July 15, 2008
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Easy E not really that same season lebron and melo avg 21 ppg as rookies and MJ avg 28ppg as a rookie wade isnt probably in the top 10 rookie season scorers
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KB24 all da way July 15, 2008
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Wade is not a superstar like them three but he is an allstar but barely. i mean he hardly played this year and most was injurie but he shouldn't have been out as long as he was all he was doing was resting being a pussy taking the pay. Kobe and lebron didn't stop or cp3 didn't either they are for real he is for fake.
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Up with Wade, Down with KB and LeBron July 16, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
Wade is a superstar. He's far better than Kobe Bryant and LeBron. After all, he won an NBA Title solo. Where is KB and James' rings. Nowhere. LeBron is overrated, Bryant is Selfish. Yeah I said that, what? Wade, when healthy, dominates, shoots a high percentage, and has had TEAM success
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a guest July 16, 2008
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up with wade: the only reason why wade has a ring "solo" is because the refs gave him a record number of free throws in a 6 game span in finals history. not to mention the choke job by dallas that everyone's so familiar with year after year. don't make something insignificant more than it is
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that one guy July 16, 2008
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all in favor with me of "up with wade" being an idiot say I
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Kobe is better than Wade July 16, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
"Up with Wade, Down with KB and LeBron" The only reason why Wade won a ring was having shaq and I can show u 3 rings Kobe has for the same reason. Kobe played with an injury in his finger throuhout the season in case u didn't notice, If only kobe got to the line every time wade does he'd be almost imposible to stop. Wade is terrible shooting Lebron could crush wade anytime and Kobe is too skilled and too experienced for Wade.PS- If wade played in the west and in the lakers they would be worse than the bucks...
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Kobe is better than Wade July 16, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
"Up with Wade, Down with KB and LeBron" The only reason why Wade won a ring was having shaq and I can show u 3 rings Kobe has for the same reason. Kobe played with an injury if u throuhout the season in case u didn't notice, If only kobe got a foul every time wade gets it. Wade is terrible shooting Lebron could crush wade anytime and Kobe is too skilled and too experienced for Wade.PS- If wade played in the west and in the lakers they would be worse than the bucks...
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bwill July 16, 2008
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Kobe Bryant is the best. He is on another level he makes all nba first team and defensive team every year. His team is also a contender for years to come. Wade has a good team around him. and simply LeBron needs to leave cleveland if he wants to win KB24 all day.
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G July 16, 2008
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Wade is the 2nd best SG in the league....point blank
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a guest July 16, 2008
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wade is a ball hog he always has the ball and when he trips, the balls accidentally goes to a teammate and he gets his assists
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Blaine July 16, 2008
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Ok, Flash is way better than kobe, flat out. shaq did nothing in the 2006 finals, i repeat NOTHING. If lebron is so much better than wade then why couldn't lebron lead his team past the spurs? and why could kobelead his team past the celtics. i think i've made my point, o 1 more thing espn did an article "best individual fina;s performances" . number 2 was mj, thats right he wasn't first, Dwyane Wade was 1st. So you can't say dwade is bad, he's a superstar, face of the nba.
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a guest July 16, 2008
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Look Kobe has always played tough runned more than any player an played loads of minutes and a times shoot until he got bored of doing it..but an injury has never stopped him.Look at wade he's spent half of his NBA career with injuries he might have done well in the finals i agree he played great but that doesn't make him better than Kobe by the way Shaq did nothing? 18.points and 9 rebounds..plus wade against the spurs or the celtics? he beat the mavericks!!!every player of the celtics and spurs roster is good but in the case of the mavs it's another story.Don't get me wrong Wade is not bad but Kobe and Lebron are ahead of him especially kobe 81 points and more than 4 games with 50 or something
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Franchise July 16, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
Wade? better than kobe? better than lebron? lol u are a joke man. So many things are wrong with your argument. Firstly, wade is not close to kobe. Secondly, lebron drove his team single handedly to the finals. Wade had a team a great team going into the finals. Lebron carried the same team he carried to the finals to game 7 vs. the celts. Wade carried his same championship team to a 0-4 defeat to the bulls. Lebron on so many levels is better than wade. KOBE pulled his team through the toughest western conference in 40yrrs. Wade won 15 games in the weak eastern conference. shall i say more?
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Franchise July 16, 2008
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blaine either you;re joking or you just dont know basketball... i mean c-mon Iverson had No One when he led his team to the finals. Wade had so many players even hall of fame players. Wade's PG was williams/payton. Iverson's was eric snow. Wade's C was shaq. Iverson's was MUTUMBO, Wade's back up sg was posey. Iverson;s was RAJA BELL. That is the definition of no one. Wade had a championship team no doubt about it his team trumps iversons or lebron. seriously payton or HUGHES? Ilgauskus or SHAQ? Newble or KAPONO? ... nuff said
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jlgkaferrari1 July 17, 2008
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none of u guys on here no anything about basketball.wade in 2006 averaged 35points a game with an old shaq n old payton n a washed up walker .ina injured season he averaged 24n a half a game. n when it mattered in the finalls he was unstopable.go ask kobe what happened 2 him in the finalls.
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BETTA CHEK YO SELF July 17, 2008
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ITS THA EAZY MUTHAFUKIN E BETTA LET THA DOC CHEK YO FAKE SLEAZYAZZ
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franchise July 17, 2008
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in an injured season, wade won 15 games. c-mon he won 9 games b4 the all star break. injured or not, thats just terrible
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franchise July 17, 2008
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take this into consideration: the TIMBERWOLVES, KNICKS, GRIZZLIES and the CLIPS(who had a lot of injured guys, in the west) won more games. no excuses
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They call me Tony July 17, 2008
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I'll try to use small words because I'm obviously not dealing with mental heavyweights. The greatest to touch a basketball, MJ, was a MERE MORTAL the season he came back from his first retirement, and then ran off 3 straight. D-Wade played on a bum knee with no squad. And need I remind you, he played with the injury because the previous season he opted not to have surgery so that he could come back and help his team in the playoffs. Only an idiot (I'm mean a person who should be expunged from the gene pool), would play the "no excuse" card here. Please, like you're out there running marathons with a blown a ACL... Losers
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franchise July 17, 2008
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blown acl? buddy iverson had 26 injuries in his career the last time he won under 20 games was his rookie season. Iverson had plenty of injuries excluding his rook season, he carried his team. Wade wasnt even puttin 100% in he was jackin up 3s when he knows hes garbage at em hes no superstar. If youre gonna tell me that a team with wade, shaq can only win 9 games at the all star break while young inexperienced teams in the west(minnesota) are winnin more and wade is still a superstar, theres a problem.
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ya boi lucas July 17, 2008
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Wade is not better than lebron, kobe, or CP3, but, I do believe he is still on their level, maybe not as good, but definitely on their level. Wade has been struck by an injury bug for last few years and seems to be very good at bouncing back. Look for a breakout season by Dwyane this year. Possibly even MVP caliber, YES, I SAID IT!
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mysticrage July 17, 2008
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Each one of these players have some type of characteristic that sets them apart from the rest. I am a firm believer that Kobe's talents are overrated. If I was on a team that consisted of "average" players, I would look good too. This happens to work in his favor. He shines while doing so, as do Lebron and CP3. Just because you have all of these high accolades, that does not mean that you are the greatest there is or ever was. Someone has to get it... In the case of D. Wade, he did right by sitting out to nurse his injury. For those who are true athletes, they know that when you acquire an injury that could end your career prematurely, you have to correct the problem before it gets out of hand. A blown ACL is nothing to play with and those, again, who are true athletes know this. D. Wade is an awesome player and he will continue to grow in his game. Now don't get it twisted, just because he is soft spoken, does not mean he is soft on the court. D. Wade is one of the best AND he can compete with the best.
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Djay July 17, 2008
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i believe d-wade is better than lebron but he is not better than kobe it's MJ and Kobe everyone else is at the bottom. Lebron cant win in cleveland wade has a good team with beasley. But Kobe's team is a title contender for years to come. KB24 all day
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KB24 all da way July 17, 2008
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Look at it this way Kobe untill this year for the past few years has had shit like wade has had but kobe still took his team to the playoffs and they were competitave yeah they din't make it out of the first round but McGrady has never made it out of the first round and he has help. Wade gets put out of injury basically because they were getting embarrased so he didn't want to play. On the other hand kobe had a fucked up finger that needed surgury but he didn't pussy around he kept fighting and they made it to the finals and if he had pussied around like him they would have been out first round again.
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Franchise July 17, 2008
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Wade's team that went to the finals had alonzo, shaq, kapono, a decent jason williams, kapono, Posey, Payton and antwon walker. They faced the mavs and won the ring largely in part because wade saw single covrage(shaq). Lebron brang a team with eric snow, larry hughes, anderson varaejao, ira newble, daniel gibson, drew gooden to the finals. The only all star caliber player he had was big Z. He faced the SPURS(who is a harder opponent in the finals than the mavs) and lost. if u asked me lebron had a weak core and still went to the finals let alone push game 7 vs the cavs. Wade took that same core he won the ring with to lose 0-4 against the bulls. So tell me Djay, who is a better player considering these facts? wade, a guy who had shaq(he avg 18-9 dont use that aging excuse) or lebron who's secondary scorer was daniel gibson (a rookie, 2nd rounder)?I;d go with the latter,
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Franchise July 17, 2008
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KB24alldaway, the only time mcgrady had help going into the playoffs was 06-07 when they faced the jazz. Every time he went to the playoffs excluding that, he had no one. Orlando=Injured grant hill, Kevin Cato? houston=Soft Yao Ming, Bob Sura, Barry, juwan howard? sorry man but t-mac was only favoured to win a series once where his team choked. he still got 31-9 that game 7. get your facts straight before you assume he had help.
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kobe24clutch July 17, 2008
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wow idiots... wade is not as good as kobe.. and he is not as good as lebron, is he good? yes... 2nd best shooting gaurd in the nba.. hwo can soem of u guys be this retarded... look here is a skill by skill comparison between kobe and wade.. if u disagree with any of these ur an idiot..shooting:kobe,driving:wade,handling:wade,rebounds:kobe,passing ability:kobe,vision:wade,finishing around the rim: kobe,post-up:kobe,ability to convert difficult shots:kobe,on-ball defense:kobe,inside help defense:wade,dunking;kobe,clutch:Kobe( you can make a case for this one but ask yourself.. ur down by 1 who do u want to shoot?kobe or wade?moving without the ball:kobe,athleticism:kobe,free throws:kobe,descision making:kobe,finishing after contact:kobe, there is barely anything that wade is better then kobe at... silly argument.. is wade a superstar? yes.. but no way si he better then kobe or lebron
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Franchise July 17, 2008
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kobe24allday, who the hell said wade was better than kobe? in no way shape or form did i say that y dont you learn hou to read before you comment and call people idiots. I was comparing tracy mcgrady to wade and wade to lebron where i both said t-mac and lebron were better. Please learn how to read man dont post shyt that is irrelevant to the whole conversation.
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kobe24clutch July 18, 2008
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franchise are u saying t-mac and lebron are better then kobe?
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TEMPY July 18, 2008
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DWADE IS MY MAN, HEWILL BE A SUPERSTAR AGAIN IN THE NBA NEXT SEASON

HOWEVER HES NOT BETTER THEN KOBE OR LEBRON, NOBODY IS

CANT WAIT FOR THE OLYMPICS USA IS GONNA KILL IT
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a guest July 18, 2008
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OMG dude are you mental? Why are you so insecure? I've been an AI fan since G-town, but there are injuries, and there are basketball inhibiting injuries. Fool, a bum knee prevents you from elevating. A bad shoulder sucks when you are trying to shoot the ball. Ain't nobody haten' on your boyfriend.. My point simply is that Dude was all world before he was... LET's SAY IT TOGETHER CLASS... INJURED! I bet you're spending the off season in front of the tv watchin the WNBA, with ugly face and all talking bout; "Sheryl Swoops can't shoot better than AI!" lol Hater..
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kobe24clutch July 18, 2008
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this dude under me... what are u talking about? injuries are part of the game.. why don't we just say t-mac is the best with all the injuries he's gone through.. its nobody's fault but wades that' he's been this injured and even without the injuries he's stil not the best... im not sure who ur talkin to.. if im wrong here im sorry.. if ur tryin to say wade is better then kobe look at the skill by skill comparison i wrote down just a few posts down.. i higlhy doubt there is anythign on there that u can disagree with...
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Jay from DC July 18, 2008
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D-Wade is NOT a superstar. Put Kobe, Bron, TD, KG, Pierce, and Paul on that same Heat team and they are winning more than 16 games even with injuries and the last five weeks off. D-Wade is a star, but not a superstar.
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Joseph Mutanta Kibenda July 18, 2008
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Hey guys, you surely think Wade is no longer up there. Well let me tell you one thing, D Wade is still one of the worlds best guards and one of nba's supersters. So please keep your comments to yourselves, You cant blame him for the injuries, he is also human. DWAYNE YOU ARE A SUPERSTER OK.....
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a guest July 18, 2008
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dwade will be healthy this year so consider this his comeback year and he is better than lebron james HE IS A SUPERSTAR
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Franchise July 18, 2008
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WHO SAID T-MAC AND LEBRON ARE BETTER THAN KOBE? LOL Kobe24Clutch, i think you as well as every other laker fan seriously cannot read... learn how to read and then comment jeez dealin with a bunch of laker idiots here... and the anonymous dude, i dont respond to people that make assumptions about other people. Every superstar has battled through injuries but wade is the first one i've seen go through an injury and come back looking like the present day vince carter/leading his team to 15 wins. lik c-mon t-mac has been injured for a decade and hes still managed to win more than 15 games. loser.
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Franchise July 18, 2008
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BTW, boyfriend? lol man u must be on dwayne wade's jock like theres no tomorrow. If you've even watched iverson play in his prime, you'd know that he suffered injuries WAY WORSE than wade... broken shoulder and ankle in one season? c-mon man. Wade will come back healthy next season and when he's not better than lebron, i hope u shut your mouth... btw, who's sheryl swoops? looks like you've been watchin the wnba this offseason... get a life before you try to pin your life story to me.
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kobe24clutch July 18, 2008
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i just misinterepted it chill dude... and for the record im not a la fan
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They call me Tony July 19, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
A life!?!? Who has the most posts here? Lol! Dude I ain't mean to upset you, this being your life n all. I'm just allergic to stupid. I can't help it. I read your posts and be like "damn that's stupid." But, It is not my job to be punitive, but to educate. So in that spirit, I'm going to tone down the vocab to aid your comprehension..... DWYANE WADE HURT. HAVE SURGERY (DOCTOR CUT TO FIX) ON KNEE, SHOULDER. KNEE NO HEAL, HE NO PLAY LIKE NORMAL. NO NEED INSECURE. AI, KOBE, LEBRON STILL GREAT. ALSO, IT OKAY YOU HAVE CRUSH ON MAN. BUT NO THINK AI GO THAT WAY!! Lol! Loser..
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kobe24clutch July 19, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
anybody who thinks wade is better than kobe look here is a skill by skill comparison between kobe and wade.. if u disagree with any of these ur an idiot..shooting:kobe,driving:wade,handling:wade,rebounds:kobe,passing ability:kobe,vision:wade,finishing around the rim: kobe,post-up:kobe,ability to convert difficult shots:kobe,on-ball defense:kobe,inside help defense:wade,dunking;kobe,clutch:Kobe( you can make a case for this one but ask yourself.. ur down by 1 who do u want to shoot?kobe or wade?moving without the ball:kobe,athleticism:kobe,free throws:kobe,descision making:kobe,finishing after contact:kobe, there is barely anything that wade is better then kobe at... silly argument.. is wade a superstar? yes.. but no way si he better then kobe or lebron .
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ronh July 19, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
Let me get you people straight. Wade is a superstar when he is healthy. But against kobe he has no shot. wade 3 all nba teams kobe 10 all nba and oh yeah wade no all defensive team kobe 8 times it 's not close. But you can compare wade with lebron i think wade is better.
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a guest July 20, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
he dont got as much game as kobe and LeBron plus he stay fallin after making layups and tryin to draw fouls which iz why he stay hurt
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star jones July 20, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
wade is so sexy, omg
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lyrical gangster July 20, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
first anyone who says Wade ain't a superstar is a morone. The mere fact that he's being compared to Kobe & Lebron makes him one. Had Wade played the last 5-6wks, Heat would have one over 20 games. That team even lost other key players to injuries as well, but Wade still averaged 24 points with injury. Rite now Kobe, Lebron are better than Wade but 2yrs ago Wade was better than both in the playoffs enroute to his championship. There's room for him to beat Lebron, Kobe again in the near future, no one is a palm reader here. Plus, for those who'd followed basket ball long enough, MJ is not the best to ever play the game, he's a top 5 though !!
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bjay July 21, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
I say it's Kobe and MJ at the top. then everyone else is at the bottom. Wade is still a superstar he carried the heat to the title , LeBron went and got swept . Kobe will end up with more rings than Wade and LeBron
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Garritt Bakhuis July 22, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
WADE is a superstar he will always be great but lebron is god he is soo good but kobe has gasol and odom wade has got marion but hes all defence the next leading scorer would be ricku davis but michael beasely will out it 20 a game so the heat will go far this season! OJ MAYO Rookie of the Year
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Lyrical gangster July 23, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
bjay, no doubt MJ and Kobe are some of the best to ever play the game, eventhough I'm curious to know how well Kobe would've faired in the 90s. When the league was at it's best ever, and the league permitted more phycicality ever to the advantage of teams such as the Knicks, the Pistons, the Heat and in face of players such as Rodman, Alonzo, Barkley & even Hakeem who's one of my top 10 players ever. As for Kobe winning more titles than Wade & Lebron, that one is too early to speculate. Gooshh !! Lebron and Wade might even pair up in 2010, no one knows. Time will tell !!
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Cjay July 23, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
kobe would have faired good in the 90's. He can go to the whole anytime he wants. Physicality does not bother him. Wade is a superstar i think he is better than LeBron but both do not compare to Kobe.
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Jack July 27, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
He's good, but he's no LeBron or Kobe ANYMORE. He was, but now I'd say Melo is better than him too. He's looking to end up being 5th best in his draft class. No way is he comparable to LeBron, Kobe. Both Nuggets superstars are better than him & the argument can be made that Chris Paul is 3rd in the league. D-Wade is now more of a top 10 player, not top 5.
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bob July 27, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
yer exactly right
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lyrical Gangster August 26, 2008
No 'Flash' in the pan: Why Miami's Dwyane Wade is still a superstar like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James
Now all MUST be convinced after watching Wades exploits among the superstars at the Olympics that he is a bonafide superstar, if not the best player in the world right now. The fact that he was the Redeem team's leading scoring and second in assist, while coming off the bench proves he's without doubt a top 3 player in the league. Folks please stay tuned bcos this season, may be "Flash" MVP season due to the type of team around to include Marion and Beasely. Y'all better be suprised now than later !!
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