Heat: Don't talk to Wade about him becoming a TOSB

[LkrFan]

Because he ain't having it:

The whispers of Wade declining began during last year's playoffs and have continued with the notion he's "NBA old" at the age of 30.

Rather than say he's a few years away from a rocking chair, Wade will just ignore the outside criticism.

"You know what I've decided," Wade said recently. "I've just decided not to comment on it any more."

....

"Any time someone questions you, it's going to bother you if you have any kind of compe ive nature," Wade said. "It fuels you. You want to see what you're made of in a sense. You want to come back and not only answer the bell, but do a little bit more than expected."

....

Wade calls the talk, "just speculation, man."

"I'm not really worried about it, I'm going forward," Wade said. "If anyone asks me anything about that, I'm not answering. I don't want to talk about it. We can talk about all that when I get done playing basketball. Right now, I'm one of the best players in the league, and I come in every year and try to work as hard as I can to try to stay there."

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"At the end of the day, everyone looks at points," Wade said. "That's what they look at. No one said anything about how my defense has been as good as it's been. No one said anything about how efficient I was last year. I shot 49.7 percent from the field, so that means I hit half the shots I took. People don't look at that. I can't worry myself with that. The only thing I can do is, whatever role I have to play, is play it."

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"We put this team together knowing that you're going to sacrifice," Wade said. "In a perfect world, if everyone could bring their (old) averages, then we would never have to play a game. That's not the case. When you decide to come together as a team, you sacrifice something. Other teams have done it, and it's a pat on the back for them. When I do it, I've lost a step. It is what it is."

LOLZ

Miami's championship window shrinks as Wade ages. It's funny because I don't recall seeing any LA Times articles like this when Kobe turned 30 - four long years ago. That year he was on his way to 3 straight Finals. Four years later - he's fresh off a 28 ppg season and primed for another few trips back to the Finals with a retooled roster.

[rayjayjohnson]

old man going blind

[LkrFan]

old man going blind

[Latarian Milton]

the fact is kobe never had any partner of a similar caliber as him playing in the backcourt or at the wing throughout his career, so he can jack up them shots as much as he like. wade's stats dropped alot but it doesn't bother him at all as long as the team is winning. dude's been playing with injuries which might have affected his game more than his age imho

[DMC]

Wade is correct. All he needs to say is "rangs , rangs".

[irishock]

Wade hasn't played a good series since the '11 Finals

[BUMP]

TOSB

[AussieFanKurt]

I woulda thought their window would get bigger with his departure

[mavs>spurs]

[Bynumite]

Wade's made and done tbh. Seriously, what kind of grown man acts like this:

[Latarian Milton]

dude is a true ing legend imho he knows what's the best he can do for his team and it doesn't bother him to play a small role as long as the team is winning with lebron in his best form of his life. there ain't many NBA players in the history that could win a championship only in his 3rd year and win the finals MVP the same year tbh

[LkrFan]

dude is a true ing legend imho he knows what's the best he can do for his team and it doesn't bother him to play a small role as long as the team is winning with lebron in his best form of his life. there ain't many NBA players in the history that could win a championship only in his 3rd year and win the finals MVP the same year tbh

Guess where 4,082 of his 14,990 career points come from? Like I said he ain't without FTAs.

# NBA-MANUFACTURED "SUPERSTAR"

[D12]

Wade has one of the biggest egos in the league. Annoying. You either completely like him or hate him as a player.

[Latarian Milton]

Guess where 4,082 of his 14,990 career points come from? Like I said he ain't without FTAs.

# NBA-MANUFACTURED "SUPERSTAR"

sounds like he's the only superstar to ever stand at the line at least my never jacks up shots to make up his personal stats at the expense of team's interest, nor has he ever had sex with a girl by force. kobe bryant is just a glorified ben gordon tbh

[LkrFan]

sounds like he's the only superstar to ever stand at the line at least my never jacks up shots to make up his personal stats at the expense of team's interest, nor has he ever had sex with a girl by force. kobe bryant is just a glorified ben gordon tbh

Without them FTAs, he doesn't crack the top 250 all-time. Dan Roundfield would have more career points.

[ElNono]

sounds like he's the only superstar to ever stand at the line at least my never jacks up shots to make up his personal stats at the expense of team's interest, nor has he ever had sex with a girl by force. kobe bryant is just a glorified ben gordon tbh

[mavs>spurs]

dude is a true ing legend imho he knows what's the best he can do for his team and it doesn't bother him to play a small role as long as the team is winning with lebron in his best form of his life. there ain't many NBA players in the history that could win a championship only in his 3rd year and win the finals MVP the same year tbh

my

[whitemamba]

sounds like he's the only superstar to ever stand at the line at least my never jacks up shots to make up his personal stats at the expense of team's interest, nor has he ever had sex with a girl by force. kobe bryant is just a glorified ben gordon tbh

id rather have my in es then raping guys

[Clipper Nation]

D-Whistle, tbh, he's been garbage....

[whitemamba]

free throw superstar....

[purple 'n gold]

neva too tired to flop around n shoot FTs. hed be a good clipper

[whitemamba]

neva too tired to flop around n shoot FTs. hed be a good clipper

[LkrFan]

neva too tired to flop around n shoot FTs. hed be a good clipper

Solid first post my Laker Brotha.

[daspurs]

give wade about 80 shots a game and watch him score as much as kobe

[Latarian Milton]

he's been playing with injuries through these years and it discounts his performances. dude is no longer the same caliber as bron or durant but he's still quite a valuable member of our team tbh