Kobe, Lebron or Wade

[Miramonti]

How can you go wrong with either Lebron or Wade? Keep in mind wade is 3 years older than Lebron. Barring injury they both are winners, as players and people.

That said if I was an owner and was looking after the team for the next 10 years, I'd take Lebron over wade in a heartbeat. Aside from his talent, he's a free agent as well as season ticket magnet.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: Patt

Originally posted by: NeoV
"he just doesn't seem to have the 'take-over-a-game' mentality that Wade (and Kobe) has"

I don't think you've seen very many Cavs games from this past season......trust me, he has it.

Yeah, ok, you are right, he does have it. The end of this season soured it for me a bit I guess. I thought he'd be able to carry the team with all their troubles, and he was unable to do so (not his fault though). I have seen quite a few Cavs games though, approx. 25 in the last couple of years, and what I don't see is the fire that gets teammates going. He scowls too much, tries to act a little too old when he should still be an exuberant puppy.

Don't take my words to say he isn't going to be one of the all-time greats, because he has that potential for sure.

I'm somewhat agree that James didn't rise to the occasion when it came down to crunch time.
I was fully expecting the Cavs to make the playoffs after that stellar start but they fell apart and Lebron couldn't hold them together.
He had great invididual stats, but he couldn't get the rest of the team going when it counted.

A lot can be attributed to the fact that management was f'ing things up with coaching changes etc., but James just didn't step up and take over.
He's a great passer, but he has to know when to take the shot and Wade seems to have that edge.

One can argue that Wade has a better surrounding cast, but even without Shaq (or an injured/ineffective Shaq), he's shown dominance.