Pierce: "I was better than D Wade"

[ozgod]

I love the Truth but I gotta give this to D-Wade. At one point he was considered the heir apparent to MJ and Kobe when it came to the shooting guard position. But it's not that big a difference.

[celticsclay]

Here are their career stats compared to each other presented as is and not the disingenuous way they were presented earlier in the thread:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.fcgi?request=1&sum=1&player_id1_hint=Paul+Pierce&player_id1_select=Paul+Pierce&y1=2017&player_id1=piercpa01&idx=players&player_id2_hint=Dwyane+Wade&player_id2_select=Dwyane+Wade&y2=2019&player_id2=wadedw01&idx=players

As can be seen, Wade took more shots so scored slightly more. Pierce was a slightly better rebounder, Wade the slightly better passer. Pierce the more efficient scorer overall, better free throw shooter and better outside shooter. Wade was better shooting within the three point line. Their defense was both very good.

Their per36, per 100 poss, and playoff numbers are all similar.

Big difference between them is Pierce played 300 more regular season games. If Pierce retired 4 years earlier, the games would be similar and his per game numbers probably would be better.

Personally, I am not sure I can objectively say one was better than the other.

Well said thank you for this

[Androslav]

I am a better basketball player than Bill Russell!

[philr13]

When they were both playing I don't remember for one instant thinking that Wade was as good a player as Pierce. I always thought Wade was the luckiest player in the NBA because first Shaq and then Lebron voluntarily joined his team.

Even if their career stats are comparable, as others have noted. I can only imagine what Pierce's numbers would have looked like if he spent a large portion of his career without facing the double and triple teaming that was used against him every night.

A lot of revisionist history floating around during Wade's retirement year.

[slamtheking]

I love the Truth but I gotta give this to D-Wade. At one point he was considered the heir apparent to MJ and Kobe when it came to the shooting guard position. But it's not that big a difference.

considered by who, D Wade?

[SHAQATTACK]

He is not called the "Truth " for nothing ....if Shaq says so , then it is so.  ...LOL