Posted by gunsnewing:

Posted by diderotn:

Wowww! I like how the majority of you failed to realize how great of a person that Wade is. He is loved by all of his team-mates and others around the league. At 4" shorter than Lebron and perhaps 30 + lbs lighter, this young kid is balling. Shaq wasn't with Miami last season and Wade along with a much less talented squad marched all the way to the second round of the playoffs and gave a pretty talented Indy a hell of a run for their money. I love Lebron too, but at this point of time, I think that Wade is a much more polished player, and most of all, he knows how to close the deal....great finisher. That is my opinion...

they were pretty talented last year man with odom, butler and eddie jones who had a great year. Put Lebron on that team and they would've gotten just as far if not further

[Edited by - gunsnewing on 05/11/2005 08:56:45]

Posted by TMS:

as far as overall talent, Lebron is the better player...however, if the question is who i would rather have the ball in the closing seconds of a game, i might tend to agree that Wade is a more clutch player so far based on what they've shown, although Lebron has never had a chance to show that side of his game in a postseason game yet & he's not had Shaq to play alongside either, so it's not a fully fair comparison in that regard.

just to add, i'd rather Reggie Miller taking the last shot in a clutch spot than Lebron too...that doesn't mean i think he's more talented or even close to it...i think the 2 are different debates altogether.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by diderotn:

Tell me what Lebron does better than Wade besides marketing....Bron is 6'8" build like a TE, Wade is 6'3"...The two are kneck and kneck talent wise, but Wade is more agressive....

well, for starters, he's a better rebounder...he's a better passer...he has better court vision...better offensive instincts...better orchestrator...has a size advantage over most players trying to guard him.

Posted by TMS:

didn't you start this thread to get our opinions? or did you just want to post your own opinion & tell everyone else how wrong they were for having their own? if you think Wade is a comparable player, that's fine...i think Lebron is a notch above in almost every category.

Posted by Pharzeone:

Posted by gunsnewing:

its easy to rack up assists when you have shaq to pass to!

LOL, isn't Wade the reason why many MVP voters didn't give the nod to Shaq. What impressed me most about Wade is not this season but last. Wade is a better rebounder, makes crisper passes, attacks the basket more, and clearly looks more sound running the offense than Lebron. And Wade is a better defender, let me correct that Wade plays defense. At this point from what Wade showed me this and last season, and in the playoffs, he is the guy I would rather build around. Lebron is good but his teams collapse down the stretch while Wade's teams get stronger. I thought that Wade was a serious canidate for ROY last year. Man what a draft, Lebron, Anthony, Wade, Bosh.

[Edited by - pharzeone on 05/11/2005 14:32:56]