<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Feb 5 2007, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wade can catch fire from the outside. It has happenned before. And he can get to the basket and get fouled just as easy as any player in the league. I could see Wade getting 13 in 35 as well as most in the NBA. And Lebron could definaltey do it. He is a very streaky shooter, but when he is on, his shot is crazy good. He could do it also. And we all know Gilbert would be as good as anybody at doing it.You say that any of those 3 guys could do it, but what is the closest they have gotten to 81?</div>Wade can't catch fire from 3. I have seen him hit one contested 3 this season. No way he could have hit fadeaways over Bowen from 3 or gotten a 4pt play with a Duncan foul. Bron can catch fire, but his jumpshot is far less reliable than T-Mac's, and I don't think you'd see him take some of the shots T-mac did and make them. if Gilbert caught fire, I could see him possibly doing it, but with his size I don't think he could have risen over the defense like T-mac did and knock down those shots without getting ball tipped.T-Mac was closer than anyone to 81. He was actually a LOT closer than people realize. If he had not missed 10 of his last 11 shots in his 62pt game (he made 20-37 shots total) and not missed 9FT's, who knows what he could have done.
Didn't know at one point he was actually 22-26, talk about %. I'm mad he has been having injuries the past couple years and switched from reebok to adidas .
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nitro1118 @ Feb 5 2007, 10:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wade can't catch fire from 3. I have seen him hit one contested 3 this season. No way he could have hit fadeaways over Bowen from 3 or gotten a 4pt play with a Duncan foul. Bron can catch fire, but his jumpshot is far less reliable than T-Mac's, and I don't think you'd see him take some of the shots T-mac did and make them. if Gilbert caught fire, I could see him possibly doing it, but with his size I don't think he could have risen over the defense like T-mac did and knock down those shots without getting ball tipped.T-Mac was closer than anyone to 81. He was actually a LOT closer than people realize. If he had not missed 10 of his last 11 shots in his 62pt game (he made 20-37 shots total) and not missed 9FT's, who knows what he could have done.</div>"The Outside" doesn't just mean 3 pointers I think what Ballerman was trying to say is that he can catch fire with his mid-range game. Maybe you didn't see Wade in the Finals where he dominated throughout the series and was making those mid to long range jumpers all the time...?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (moses2121 @ Feb 6 2007, 12:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"The Outside" doesn't just mean 3 pointers I think what Ballerman was trying to say is that he can catch fire with his mid-range game. Maybe you didn't see Wade in the Finals where he dominated throughout the series and was making those mid to long range jumpers all the time...?</div>Without 4 3ptr's no way in hell would T-mac have gotten 13pts. Spurs wouldn't foul Wade if he didn't shoot 3's. and he wouldn't get 4 3pt plays. And I am a HUGE wade fan, but he is not a great outside jumpshooter. He shot only 44% in the Mavs series, and was probably around 60% from right at basket, putting him below 40% from midrange and out. That is lower than what Kobe and T-Mac averages for season from same range, which is far from being amazing at midrange and catching fire. Catching fire and dominating is what T-mac and Kobe do when they score 40 or more.King0:He has beenw ith Adidas since he signed with the Magic. And in last 17 games he has put up 30 or more 11 times, including 2 40pt games (and shooting over 46%). The guy is back, healthy, and carrying Rockets to a 14-6 record without Yao.
Wade had a magnificent shooting time from mid-range towards the second half of last year and in the playoffs and I was amazed by what he did against Detroit shooting about 55 or 58%. But the point is he is bad when it comes to three pointers and I doubt he would do what T-mac did.Damn, my bad I could have sworn it was him. Yeah, I just hope he stays healthy because I love watching him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KiNg 0 @ Feb 6 2007, 12:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wade had a magnificent shooting time from mid-range towards the second half of last year and in the playoffs and I was amazed by what he did against Detroit shooting about 55 or 58%.</div>Try 63% (and if he didnt have flu for last game wher ehe shot like 6-17, he would be near 70%). But he is not an amazing midrange jumpshooter, and can't hit the type of shots Kobe and T-Mac hit daily.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Captain @ Feb 6 2007, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Isiah's 25 in the 4th quarter, game 6 nba finals, on a sprained ankle.</div>And with the same sprained ankle what did he do in game 7? Nothing.
I'll take T-Mac's 13 points in 35 seconds. T-Mac was not stat padding during that time. Every point was needed to beat San Antonio.
I'm going to say this.One of them is something you see on SC and say wow. It amazes you but you forget about it quickly.The other one is History. It's a classic. Nothing like it has ever been recorded on video.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Melo061 @ Feb 6 2007, 04:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And with the same sprained ankle what did he do in game 7? Nothing.</div>Shouldn't even had been a game 7.Phantom foul anyone?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Feb 6 2007, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'll take T-Mac's 13 points in 35 seconds. T-Mac was not stat padding during that time. Every point was needed to beat San Antonio.</div>so when they were down 20 half kobe should have stopped scoring right? The only point you could possibly say he was padding stats was MAYBE late 4th when they took a bigger lead but at that point if any player was in that position to break records ANY coach would let them try. Why would you deny a player a chance to make history?
Nitro, Wade was actually at 55% before last game 52/94 and with last game finished at 53% and was 58/109 from the field. Yeah, he definently can't hit shots like Kobe, T-mac or even Arenas. I remember watching him and most of the shots he took were perfectly on target that it surprised me.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KiNg 0 @ Feb 6 2007, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nitro, Wade was actually at 55% before last game 52/94 and with last game finished at 53% and was 58/109 from the field. Yeah, he definently can't hit shots like Kobe, T-mac or even Arenas. I remember watching him and most of the shots he took were perfectly on target that it surprised me.</div>http://www.nba.com/heat/stats/2005/conf_finals_stats.html62%.
That site doesn't just give 2pt FG%. When it says FG % it refers to both 2 and 3pt shots. He was 58-94 (3 and 2pt combined) and it equals .617 shooting %. Check NBA Hotzones for that series and for what Wade did from everywhere.
hmm well I found this http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2006...?series=miadet# and it seems to disagree.
I'll trust NBA.com's Hotzone thing as it tells you exactly where he shot the ball, and how many makes-attempts he made from each place, and it agrees completely with the FG % they give.http://www.nba.com/hotzones/Check it out for yourself (because of the way it is setup, you have to click on 2005 Conf Finals, NOT 2006).
Tmac's 13 in 35 seconds isn't too different from Isaiah Thomas' 16 in 91 seconds. Hell, Kobe does sh*t close to that in almost every game the Lakers are behind. Kobe sustained an amazing level for an entire game. He did things in that game that many very good players don't even know how to do. Come on!<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Isiah's 25 in the 4th quarter, game 6 nba finals, on a sprained ankle.</div>Only 13 of those were on a sprained ankle.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I must go with Kobe Bryant's 81 point game, seeing how he sustained his "fire" for the entire game, where as T-Mac caught fire in the final 35 seconds. It's impressive how these two men can catch fire a lot, but Kobe just has the upper hand on basically everything involving a "fire moment" over Tracy McGrady. I won't deny that T-Mac's outburst of 13 pts in 35 seconds is an incredible feat, but when has anyone ever seen anyone drop 81 points? Only 4,100 some odd fans saw Wilton Norman Chamberlain drop 100 points, but I'm positive most of them don't even recall how many dunks Wilt had in the game or whatnot. In fact, Kobe's 81 point game is the highest scoring game by a single player ever recorded.KB24 brought his team back from a deficit. You could tell the Lakers' crowd expected the game to be over already, but as soon as Kobe caught on fire, it just seemed as though everything was going to drop for the guy.So, basically, yes, I'll take Kobe's 81 points over T-Mac's 13 in 35 seconds. I mean, in the future, when both of these guys retire, whose "fire" moment will we be discussing with the future generation? I'm pretty sure only die-hard NBA fans will remember T-Mac's 13 points; I'm positive everyone from our generation will remember Kobe's 81-point game. They'll remember the correct date, too: January 22nd, 2006.Okay, maybe only some will remember the correct date.</span>
