Dwyane Wade seems to me like a popular guy in college, who used to hit the bars with a couple friends from other dorms, and they were great wingmen. Then the next year he decides to live with them. All of the sudden one of them is committing robberies on his women. The other is lamer than he thought last year. He tries to deal with it, but most of the time he barely even sleeps at his own place or go out to the bars with his roommates much anymore. He's mad that he signed up for classes with his roommates, too. Problem is he's locked in and can't kick them out. Either he's gotta change and deal with Bosh's Gilmore Girls marathons and having to outgame girls he brings over, or else ______ takes them, or sit back and let things get more difficult.
I don't think they even like each other basketball wise, let alone respect each other. The only fluid basketball communication on this team is always between the role players and one of them, almost never between one another. Their threes won't always be there, but they're not Orlando, where Dwight can make up for that. These jokers need to grow up quickly. No one wanted you guys together, because they knew it was wasteful. No team needs ______ and Wade. People couldn't even make D.Rose and Wade make sense.
4 years ago, when he won the title the NBA was ready for Wade to be the next MJ. It didn't work out, immediately. Instead ______ made it to the Finals. And the lights went dim in South Beach, and they were ready for him to be the next greatest. But Wade didn't go away and tricked his dumber friends to help him be the man again. But you can't change the fact that someone on your team is better than you, when you're supposed to be the best. Or that, all things taken into account, you're almost the last thing your team needs to succeed now.
I mean, the NBA really wanted him to be the next MJ. He was a flashy up and coming star, in a major market that never had (cared too much about) an NBA team. Just like the Bulls in the 80s and 90s. In a way the Cavs weren't just Ohio's team, but the midwest's team. And the Raptors were Stern's little international project.
So it's not ridiculous to think, the 'NBA Gods' won't do them too many favors with whistles in the playoffs. They'll have the MLE. They don't have a 1st or 2nd rounder next draft. They don't have a pick to trade until 2013's 2nd rounder and 2017's 1st. A contender can't afford for 1/4 of their salary to not get with the program in today's NBA. I hope one of them gets stabbed in the back, Decision style. No opt-out clauses?
Cliffs: I respect Vince Carter about as much as I respect Wade.
