Heat: How many superstars do the Heat have right now?

[Thebesteva]

Wade's not in his prime, faygo.

You take that back boy before I cut bacon off your back

[Juggity]

There are only 2 Superstars in the league right now. Kobe

Wait, the guy with the probably career-ending injury and the Lottery-level team is still a superstar?

[Buddy Mignon]

Wait, the guy with the probably career-ending injury and the Lottery-level team is still a superstar?

ESPN's latest headline about Kobe.

Lebron Has Finally Passed Kobe In Most Popularity

[D-Wade]

That's part of it, but not the entire package. Duncan was a superstar but he didn't sell out arenas. The superstar is the alpha male that performs his best when the game is on the line consistently. Can you say that about KG... no. AI... no. TMAC... no. Those were the players that rivaled Duncan, Kobe and Shaq but came up short most of the times. Today you have guys like Durant, Westbrook, Melo, and others being called superstars. They are not alpha males at all.

I generally agree with your definition. KD is a superstar. Melo and Westbrick aren't. Rose is. J-Kidd was. A healthy Wade definitely is. That's why I laughed, filet mignon.
Can't help it if Miami in general is apathetic as . Even the first year or so with LBJ there and on the heels of The Decision, the crowd generally sucked well into the playoffs. This year was the best crowd and I don't necessarily think you can pin it on Lebron alone. It's the whole package including now Ray Allen. The rest is a combo of ESPN, clever stuff like "white hot" and "noche latina" which wasn't around for most of the Wade alpha era, it being a 2-peat etc...

[D-Wade]

Also, filet, you're using the definition of crowd turnout rather than overall fan popularity (USA and worldwide) and awareness. Duncan trails both Lebron and Wade in that.

[hater]

Ginobili was at allstar levels for them in game 6 IMO

[Buddy Mignon]

I generally agree with your definition. KD is a superstar. Melo and Westbrick aren't. Rose is. J-Kidd was. A healthy Wade definitely is. That's why I laughed, filet mignon.
Can't help it if Miami in general is apathetic as . Even the first year or so with LBJ there and on the heels of The Decision, the crowd generally sucked well into the playoffs. This year was the best crowd and I don't necessarily think you can pin it on Lebron alone. It's the whole package including now Ray Allen. The rest is a combo of ESPN, clever stuff like "white hot" and "noche latina" which wasn't around for most of the Wade alpha era, it being a 2-peat etc...

KD is nothing but Lebron's dish rag. He has settled for being what TMAC was to Kobe. He actually has the audacity to go work out with the guy he should be seeking to destroy. Wade has always been a good player but never a superstar. Kidd was never a superstar.

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