So I was watching ESPN's coverage of the first half of the Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets tonight, and I must say even though the Heat were losing by 8 points near the end of the second quarter, Dwayne Wade looked really BORED. He wasn't trying to get fast break points, but instead he was pretty much speed walking down the court after his team got a defensive rebound (a rare rebound I might add). When he did get the ball, he pretty much smoked the Nuggets, including a sweet crossover to get past a defender which led to a one-handed dunk. And let's not forget all the fade aways he made as well.
I mean, most people would think DWade isn't trying very hard, and he is a poor team player, but he is literally single-handedly keeping his team in the playoff picture... even if the Eastern Conference's picture pretty much shoves the last 6 teams into the corner like a reject child in a family portrait. And he was pretty much keeping his team in the game, at least for the first half, making shot after shot after Kleiza and J.R Smith made spectacular moves to score a couple of points for themselves.
I'll be amazed if Miami makes it into the playoffs. They have NO rebounders. Their defense is speed and creating turnovers, but all Denver had to do was pass to Nene and it was over. I truly believe this year is Wade's resurrection year (I almost had a first round draft pick on him in my fantasy basketball team, only to be forced to settle for KG), but it will all be for waste if he doesn't get a better team. They need a big man. Shawn Marion is pretty much a David West for the heat, and Michael Beasley isn't exactly the most intimidating forward in the game. And although The Flash has already won an NBA Championship and Playoff MVP honors, if he continues jogging up and down basketball courts instead of blowing by defenders night in and night out, then the NBA is wasting a magnificently talented shooting guard and a potential Hall of Fame career.
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