Do you think D Wade has the potential to be the next Michael Jordan?
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this is a news click i got off of NBA.com\nThe Big O Knows\n\nHoop Magazine - April Issue \n\nBy Rick Barry \n\nOscar Robertson has always been one of my favorite players. When I came into the NBA in 1965, he was already a well-established star. I loved his style of play and admired his fierce competitiveness. A few years ago at a retired players event, Oscar asked me if I had seen the “kid” from Marquette University perform his skills on the basketball court. I told him I hadn’t. He went on to rave about this young talent and went so far as to predict greatness for him in the NBA. Well, when the only man ever to average a triple-double for an entire NBA season tells me to check out a player, I am going to do it. \nThe young man was Dwyane Wade, and after watching him play, I immediately saw why The Big O was so complimentary. Wade was definitely something special and I made it a point to keep tabs on him the rest of his senior year. I have followed him even more closely since he joined the NBA and, as Oscar predicted, Wade has distinguished himself as one of the premier players in the League.\n\n \nWade has been blessed with phenomenal athletic ability. Not only is he quick, he is fast and can jump out of the gym. His dunks are spectacular, but he can pull up for the midrange jumper with equal deftness. He has a great instinct for the game, is a relentless competitor and exudes confidence. I love his business-like attitude with no show boating or trash-talking.  \n\nHe is truly Michael Jordanesque both on and off the court. He has an infectious smile, good looks and plenty of charisma. Wade is also like the young MJ when it comes to three-point shooting—he isn’t very good. He also has room for improvement on defense. However, Wade is a far superior midrange shooter than Jordan was at this stage of his career. And remember, Michael got better in both areas as his career progressed.\n\nIf the Miami Heat are ever going to win an NBA championship, the man most responsible will be Wade. Just go back to last season’s Eastern Conference Finals where the Heat pushed the defending champion Pistons to a Game 7. There is no doubt in my mind that had Wade not injured his rib in Game 5, causing him to miss Game 6, won by Detroit in a rout, the Heat would have faced the Spurs in the Finals. Even in the deciding Game 7, Wade was not himself and Miami was still leading by six with only six and a half minutes to play. A healthy Wade could easily have been the difference in the game. \n\nEven Shaquille O’Neal realizes just how important Dwyane Wade is to the Miami Heat. The Diesel has tabbed Dwyane with the fitting nickname, “Flash.” And both Oscar and I agree that this is one Flash who will definitely not wind up in the pan.
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It's the media filtering down to the fans. By comparing players to MJ the media gets fans thinking and interested, even if it isn't true. The media is strikingly good at making mountains out of molehills. People are currently comparing Dwyane Wade to the MJ even when he's smaller and doesn't have a jumper. Why? Publicity. Everyone knows who Michael Jordon is. The media wants to take advantage of that.
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i do. hes getting older, but hes still one of the greatest and will always be remembered. he and wade on the heat lead the team.
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Dwayne Wade, of course!!!
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Michael Jordan for sure........look at his stats they speak for themselves. Yeah Magic and those guys were great but not as dominant as Jordan....he was the type of player that would grab the game by the scruff of the neck and make it his own.  Just look at the Bulls record when he retired the first time....he had a good support cast but he was the greatest.....and he won 6 championships with that support cast.........magic had all-stars all around him.... so of course he was going to look good.
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Lebron certainly has a great chance to be as good as Jordan.... He's already a much better player than Jordan was at that age. (You can't compare Jordan's 2nd year in the NBA with Lebron's, since Lebron went straight out of high school, and Jordan played 3 years in college)...He's a better shooter than Jordan, a better rebounder than Jordan was, as good a passer as Jordan was... his in-depth knowledge of the game definitely surpasses Jordan's at the same age... he's also much stronger than Jordan ever was, although that's not entirely basketball related.\n\nLebron is certainly on his way to becoming better than Jordan, but he has to not only keep this level up for many more years, but he must continue to improve every year as well (which he's done so far, and which Jordan himself did).\n\nPlus, Lebron's GOTTA be a better baseball player than MJ...  Jordan was a HORRIBLE baseball player!\n\nOf course, Jordan really wasn't the best player ever, that's just hype fed to the yutes of America by ESPN...
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i have to agree with most people here.. he's NOT YET better than MJ but he can definitely be..as long as he keeps on focusing in his career and his game.. for some reasons, i really think he is "LIKE MIKE".. come to think of it, MJ was and still is his idol.. MJ just looks like better because in his time, only him was the 'KING' of basketball.. being the 'Air' and everything.. yeah Bron may be 'King James', but there are many out there ready to try to dethrone him.. my point is, i really think MJ and Bron are equally gifted, though Bron may prove that he's better..but it's too early to tell.. the difference between the two of them is, MJ has no one to compete with in his days- yeah there are some but no one can come close to him in those days.. unlike today with King James, he has many competitors, like his friends Melo and D-Wade.
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Michael Jordan is a legend.
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Wade...more talent AND a team player
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In Detroit he had a bright future ahead of him, but not much of a supporting cast, sort of a situation somewhat similar to Kevin Garnett in Minnesota, they had players that could get the pistons to the playoffs, but not really make any noise.  He was glorified as the next Michael Jordan back in the day.  He was supposed to be the savior of the Orlando Magic back in 2000 when they landed both Hill and McGrady, but unfortunately he has been injured for the majority of every year since then.  In retrospect, Grant Hill had a great first half to his career, one of the best pro basketball players to come out of Duke, but ever since Orlando he has not done anything, and has spent what would have been the prime of his career on the bench.  It will be a real tough choice on whether he will make the basketball hall of fame or not.  I think he could be one of those players who get bypassed year after year and maybe eventually make it, but it could be really tough, I'd say he was the basketball equivalent of Terrell Davis.
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Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade are both great basketball players. If Dwyane Wade wants to surpass MJ, the he has got a lot of work to do.
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Not after last night. Wade is the 3 best player in the game. Only Kobe and King James are better right now.
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Not right now but in 3-6 years he could be. Youngest player to win All Star MVP. He has led the Cavs to a 4th or 5th seed in the East. He has a drive to win\n\nHe may be the future in the NBA. Him, Dwayne Wade, Maybe Andre, Bosh, \n\n I dont know why pistons is saying that people that thing that Lebron is good is retarted. Your calling every sports anaylyst stupid. And compared to them you dont know anything.\n\n   Lebron may when it in the future. But not in the near future. This year it will be Kobe or Nash or Billups or Dirk
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Yes.  He is in his twenties and averaging 30 pts a game.  He is young and has PLENTY of time to grow.  He is just now coming into his talent.  LeBron is the man...
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He could be if he would quit getting in trouble.  The deciding factor would be his throwing.  He has better arm strength and better mechanics than Michael does, and he's just as fast.  Some team will probably take a chance on him in the upcoming draft, and if he can leave the dope alone, that team could have a steal.  His talent and potential is unquestioned.
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I agree, he is a team player who always seems to make the big plays at the end of the game. To bad the heat are so banged up, otherwise I think they would give Detroit a run for their money in the east.\n\nWhat he has done in just three years in the NBA is amazing!
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michael jordan without a doubt