Comments on: Superstar vs. Half-a-Star http://kingjamesgospel.com/2010/02/03/superstar-vs-half-a-star/ A LeBron James and Miami Heat Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 14 May 2012 10:57:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cody Norman http://kingjamesgospel.com/2010/02/03/superstar-vs-half-a-star/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Cody Norman Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:24:34 +0000 http://kingjamesgospel.com/?p=1907#comment-706 I didn't say that Wade was not the third best player in the league. I completely agree that he is the third best player in the NBA. However, he is not quite on the same level as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Kobe and LeBron have an undeniable ability to make everyone on their team better. As you've seen the last couple years, Dwyane Wade just isn't able to do that. There is no chance at all that Wade could have taken the Miami Heat to a championship without guys like Shaq and Zo. Sorry to say it but LeBron did take a team of nobodys to the NBA Finals. Did he fold once he got there? Certainly. But he did take a very untalented team to the Finals. How can you honestly say guys like Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall and Sasha Pavlovic are any better than the guys Wade has around him this year? And for the record, the "Superstar vs. Half-a-Star" title is a reference to the Longest Yard. It wasn't meant to be taken literally. The body of my column did address the greatness of both guys. But I do stand by my first comment: LeBron > Wade. I didn’t say that Wade was not the third best player in the league. I completely agree that he is the third best player in the NBA. However, he is not quite on the same level as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

Kobe and LeBron have an undeniable ability to make everyone on their team better. As you’ve seen the last couple years, Dwyane Wade just isn’t able to do that. There is no chance at all that Wade could have taken the Miami Heat to a championship without guys like Shaq and Zo.

Sorry to say it but LeBron did take a team of nobodys to the NBA Finals. Did he fold once he got there? Certainly. But he did take a very untalented team to the Finals. How can you honestly say guys like Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall and Sasha Pavlovic are any better than the guys Wade has around him this year?

And for the record, the “Superstar vs. Half-a-Star” title is a reference to the Longest Yard. It wasn’t meant to be taken literally. The body of my column did address the greatness of both guys. But I do stand by my first comment: LeBron > Wade.

]]> By: Geebs http://kingjamesgospel.com/2010/02/03/superstar-vs-half-a-star/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Geebs Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:46:14 +0000 http://kingjamesgospel.com/?p=1907#comment-704 Are you serious?? Wade is the third best player in the league. When healthy (he isn't this season), he is in the Kobe/ LeBron category. There have been many years when Wade has averaged more assists, better FG%, and better FT% than Bron. Look it up. And he always outpaces James when it comes to steals and blocks. LeBron himself would laugh at your column. He knows very well that Wade is the same player he is, only shorter. And please get off this refrain that James took a team of nobodies to the NBA Finals. Ever since his third year in the league, his supporting cast has been extremely underrated. And James couldn't even make the playoffs before Mike Brown's team defensive system arrived in Cleveland. Also, do you want to compare Wade's performance to James's performance when both actually played IN the Finals? Didn't think so.... Are you serious?? Wade is the third best player in the league. When healthy (he isn’t this season), he is in the Kobe/ LeBron category. There have been many years when Wade has averaged more assists, better FG%, and better FT% than Bron. Look it up. And he always outpaces James when it comes to steals and blocks. LeBron himself would laugh at your column. He knows very well that Wade is the same player he is, only shorter.

And please get off this refrain that James took a team of nobodies to the NBA Finals. Ever since his third year in the league, his supporting cast has been extremely underrated. And James couldn’t even make the playoffs before Mike Brown’s team defensive system arrived in Cleveland. Also, do you want to compare Wade’s performance to James’s performance when both actually played IN the Finals? Didn’t think so….

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