Who do you think is the better overall player? And who do you think is more athletic.Well, I will start of With Lebron. Lebron is a great player and I think I would give to him that he is more athletic than Dwyane. Now not everyone agrees to that but I think he is.Now as for Wade I would say he is the better overall player. James has not been able to get the Cavs anywhere in his career. James hasn't done anything spectacular, but Wade got his team to the semifinals and almsot got them to the Finals.
Yeah I would go with Wade also. Unfortunately for Wade they put the wrong players around him this year. A bad chemistry mix of Walker, Payton, Jason Williams, and Posey is no Eddie Jones.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wade3 @ Feb 12 2006, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Who do you think is the better overall player? And who do you think is more athletic.Well, I will start of With Lebron. Lebron is a great player and I think I would give to him that he is more athletic than Dwyane. Now not everyone agrees to that but I think he is.Now as for Wade I would say he is the better overall player. James has not been able to get the Cavs anywhere in his career. James hasn't done anything spectacular, but Wade got his team to the semifinals and almsot got them to the Finals.</div>I have gotten so annyoed with people arguing that Wade is the better player because his team has gotten further. Where do you think the Cavs would have been with Wade? Most certaintly not in the playoffs. The two previous seasons, the Cavs had teams that were not very good. In James' rookie season the Cavs had a terrible roster. The one player that stood out was Zydrunas, and you can't expect a nineteen year old rookie to carry his team to the playoffs with no help other then a somewhat productive center. In his second year, Lebron's game had develop, and he started taking a step towards the next level, however coaching troubles kept the team from doing anything in the last stretch of the regular season, therefor missing the playoffs. This year, pieces were installed to help this team get to the next level, and Lebron is responding by leading this team. Lebron has the Cavs holding the third best record in there division, and on pace to get the fourth seed. So you can see that Lebron can lead a team, it was just a matter of him getting the right help necessary to do so.
I'd say Lebron at the moment. However once wade develops an great jumpshot and a 3 ball, he'll be better. Wade already had that instinct in him where he can win the game for his team single handedly. Lebron doesn't have the concept of the go to guy.
You say that as if anyone can easily add range to there jumper. Some guys just plain and simple cannot shoot with great range, and Wade is one of those guys. If he were going to develop better range on his jumper, he would have done so by now.
I think Dwyane Wade is better, and maybe a little less athletic though. Dwyane Wade is a lot more clutch, I mean LeBron passes the ball away when it is crunch time when Dwyane wants the ball. Dwyane Wade stats may not be as good, but that is because he has a good team, unlike LeBron. Wade doesnt have to shoot every shot, but when he is hot, he wants it.
Lebron easily. Not gonna write a long essay for this because i'm tired but:shooting;Lebronpassing:hmm..tie?rebounding:lebronAthleticism:Lebrondriving:tiedefense: wadescoring:lebronthis is bron here.
I think the passing has to go to Lebron. He has some amazing court vision, and is starting to develop into the point guard he was supposed to be.
That list is wayyy off. Ill tell you guys the real truth:shooting: Lebron - its clear that he has more range, regardless of Wade having the better mid-range gamepassing: Lebron - he has unbelievable court vision like what gocelts saidrebounding: Wade - Hes probably the second best rebounding guard in the nba behind Bonzi WellsAthleticism: Lebron - hes a freak of naturedriving: Wade - the only guy that is arguably a better penetrator that Wade is AI and Tony Parkerdefense: Wade - Both guys are bad on the on ball defense. But Wade is a great weakside defender, better than Jamesscoring: Lebron - This is a real tough one. I gave it to Lebron just for the fact that hes averaging more this year. But dont sleep on Wade, he can light you up as easily.
I'm going to have to go with Wade. Even though James is the more athletic one, I think Wade is better overall. Wade takes the ball to the hoop and scores when he needs to. James on the other hand is more of a PG and dishes off the ball to his teammates instead of taking the shot for himself. Wade is also better at the rebounding game than Lebron and I think that Wade being the clutch player that he is, helps him play as good as he does.
When did kobe develop a jumpshot? When did michael jordan develop a jumpshot? Both played like Wade earlier on in their careers and when they developed a jumpsot became one of the best in the league.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I'm going to have to go with Wade. Even though James is the more athletic one, I think Wade is better overall. Wade takes the ball to the hoop and scores when he needs to. James on the other hand is more of a PG and dishes off the ball to his teammates instead of taking the shot for himself. Wade is also better at the rebounding game than Lebron and I think that Wade being the clutch player that he is, helps him play as good as he does.</div> Then why is LeBron averaging 31ppg? He takes his shots.
James is a much more talented player, but it seems God-given. He came into the league w/ the ideal frame and athleticism. Wade to me seems like a harder worker. Also, Wade is MUCH more clutch. But from a talent standpoint it's not even close. Wade is probably more athletic.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bballinyao06 @ Feb 13 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm going to have to go with Wade. Even though James is the more athletic one, I think Wade is better overall. Wade takes the ball to the hoop and scores when he needs to. James on the other hand is more of a PG and dishes off the ball to his teammates instead of taking the shot for himself. Wade is also better at the rebounding game than Lebron and I think that Wade being the clutch player that he is, helps him play as good as he does.</div>Wait, so why is this a bad thing? LeBron being an unselfish player should count in HIS favor, not Wade's. :no3:
You can't even debate Lebron not being better, the only point anyone ever brings up is how wade went to the playoffs and everything else is just bogus. Oh yeah and wade has SHAQ on his team last time I checked....
I think that part of the reason Wade has made the layoffs is because he is older and more experienced by playing at Marquette. Lebron was just a youngster and it is hard to develop leadership at that age. Another reason is because Lebron was forced into being the star player and the only decent player on the team besides Big Z. Wade has always had good players around him. This year Lebron has a better team and he is going to the playoffs.
James being more of a PG is not a bad thing, I'm just saying that he passes the ball to his teammates when the game is close when he needs to take the shots himself.
The first thing is this comparasion is not fair to either beccause Wade plays with the only C in the league that commands a double every time and he has much better players around him. I mean but Lebron has to the one who is better because in his SECOND year in the league, he averaged 30-7-7, i mean those are great numbers in any game, let alone a season. Also, to say Wade is better than LBJ because his team wins more, tell me what Miami has won since Wade that LBJ hasnt?? Rings are the only thing that matters in this, not who gets to the confrence title game. Lastly, LeBron is a sick freak at 6-8, but his strength cannot be god given and in terms of who is better, you really cant go wrong, but with LBJ, you almost expect a triple-double.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KobeJames823 @ Feb 14 2006, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The first thing is this comparasion is not fair to either beccause Wade plays with the only C in the league that commands a double every time and he has much better players around him. I mean but Lebron has to the one who is better because in his SECOND year in the league, he averaged 30-7-7, i mean those are great numbers in any game, let alone a season. Also, to say Wade is better than LBJ because his team wins more, tell me what Miami has won since Wade that LBJ hasnt?? Rings are the only thing that matters in this, not who gets to the confrence title game. Lastly, LeBron is a sick freak at 6-8, but his strength cannot be god given and in terms of who is better, you really cant go wrong, but with LBJ, you almost expect a triple-double.</div>Lebron averaged 28/7/7. Just thought I would point that out. Otherwise good point.
Wtf are up with some people on this board? Did you not watch the playoffs last season were wade raped the wizards with shaq not playing?He averaged 31 points in that series.Dwayne wade's playoff stats are also much more betterWade- 22-6-5Lebron- ?Wade lead his to the playoffs in his rookie season. Lebron hasn't. I don't see how this comparision is a white wash. It's actually close.
I'd say it is very close, but Bron gets the nod for me. Wade has always had the gift of playing with a much better supporting cast than Bron, and his stats aren't quite on par with Bron. Bron also is a more versatile player offensively. defensively, Wade is better, although he is not anything to brag about and put on all defensive team.I actually might say this is tied, as Wade is incredibly clutch and has carried the Heat in a way Bron has not. But unlike the Kobe/T-Mac topics, Bron is a better scorer, passer, rebounder and pure speciment than Wade. I really don't know, very close....
