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Does Wade even move the needle for Cleveland? At this point in his career, I don't think so.
Where does that idiom - "move the needle" come from? I feel like it must've generalized from a highly unrelated phenomenon.
Quote from: johnnygreen on September 26, 2017, 01:04:27 PMDoes Wade even move the needle for Cleveland? At this point in his career, I don't think so.Yes. He's a lot better than you think he is, still at this point.
What's the Cavs' best lineup?I would sayThomas - J.R. - Crowder - Bron - Love/TT (matchup-dependent)Bench:Rose, Wade, Korver, JeffersonStart:IT, Crowder, Bron, Love, ThompsonA lineup I'd be curious to see:IT - Wade - J.R. - Crowder - Bron
Quote from: Snakehead on September 26, 2017, 01:21:06 PMQuote from: johnnygreen on September 26, 2017, 01:04:27 PMDoes Wade even move the needle for Cleveland? At this point in his career, I don't think so.Yes. He's a lot better than you think he is, still at this point.He is going to be 36. They should not start him but probably will.
I know he is a still good player, but I don't think his body will allow him to bring it every game. I can easily see him missing 15-20 games this season, so that may have a negative effect on the flow of the offense throughout the year. One other draw back that I see is Wade still seeing himself as a superstar player on par with LeBron. Will he take shots away from more capable players, just so he can justify his star status on the team?This was Wade's scoring production against the Celtics during their first round match up last season:Game 1 - 11Game 2 - 22Game 3 - 18Game 4 - 11Game 5 - 26Game 6 - 2 He had a monster game 5, but was gassed in game 6, and was inconsistent throughout the series.
Quote from: johnnygreen on September 26, 2017, 02:25:47 PMI know he is a still good player, but I don't think his body will allow him to bring it every game. I can easily see him missing 15-20 games this season, so that may have a negative effect on the flow of the offense throughout the year. One other draw back that I see is Wade still seeing himself as a superstar player on par with LeBron. Will he take shots away from more capable players, just so he can justify his star status on the team?This was Wade's scoring production against the Celtics during their first round match up last season:Game 1 - 11Game 2 - 22Game 3 - 18Game 4 - 11Game 5 - 26Game 6 - 2 He had a monster game 5, but was gassed in game 6, and was inconsistent throughout the series.It was more a question of getting to the line. Wade's shots were 12, 16, 18, 12, 18, 10. Game 2 he shot very well and game 6 he shot very poorly, but otherwise wasn't much different (overall poor). In game 3 he got 6 FT's and game 5 he got 10, he wasn't above 2 FT's in any other game. That says it is more about aggression than anything else.