 Why Dwayne Wade is the third best shooting guard of all time? There is no doubt that Dwayne Wade is extremely talented. Seeing him dominating the finals of both ends of the court is remarkable. D-Wade in his prime was one of the most exciting players to watch. He was a two-way player who could slither through double teams so gracefully and defend as well as anyone in the NBA for a player his size. For those that don't know, I love the Miami Heat. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Wade is the reason I truly got into the NBA so as you can imagine just like many Miami Heat fans I was pretty upset when he went to Chicago in saying that I don't know how I haven't made a Dwayne Wade video on this channel But I think it's about time Now I think we know who the top two shooting guards of all time are Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant I don't think that people should have a problem with me calling those two the greatest shooting guards of all time But the third greatest well, that's up for debate, but you've read the title you clicked on the video And here's why I think Dwayne Wade is the third best shooting guard of all time So in order to put Dwayne Wade in a top three shooting guard list We first need to discuss who else is fighting for the spot. Here's the list that I've come up with Obviously one and two is Mike and Kobe, but for the number three spot We have Alan Iverson, Clyde Drexler, George Gurvin, and obviously Dwayne Wade Now you've noticed I haven't put Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Sam Jones or Jerry West And here's why I just don't think that the first three players of Miller, Allen, and Jones deserve to be in a top three discussion Yes, no doubt. They were great players Definitely three of the top shooting guards to play But I just don't think they were good enough to make it to a top three shooting guard of all time I also mentioned Jerry West. The reason I'm not talking about Jerry West is well because he's a point guard Not a shooting guard. Yes, he may have played shooting guard for some time in the NBA when Gal Goodridge wasn't playing in LA But for majority of his career, Jerry West was a point guard according to basketball reference He was listed at point guard every season, but two and basketball reference is pretty much a guide to basketball So I'm definitely trusting basketball reference. Anyway, let's compare Dwayne Wade with some of his competition for the top three shooting guard spot We're gonna compare four things peak career stats Efficiency and Accolades now what I mean by peak is literally at the peak of their career pretty much their best season So peak for Dwayne Wade was thirty point two points per game five rebounds seven point five assists two point two steals 1.3 blocks per game with a thirty point four P.E.R Allen Iverson in two thousand two thousand one where he won the MVP Average thirty one point one points per game three point eight rebounds four point six assists 2.5 steals zero point three blocks with a twenty four point oh PR George Gurvin in nineteen seventy nine nineteen eighty average thirty three point one points per game 5.2 rebounds two point six assists one point four steals one block per game with a twenty four point oh P.E.R Regimilla in nineteen eighty nine nineteen ninety average twenty four point six points per game 3.6 rebounds three point eight assists per game 1.3 steals zero point two blocks with a twenty point eight P.E.R Clyde Drexler in nineteen eighty eight eighty nine average twenty seven point two points per game 7.9 rebounds five point eight assists two point seven steals Zero point seven blocks with a twenty three point six P.E.R The peak of each of these players is amazing while George Gurvin and Allen Iverson were the best scorers Clyde Drexler is the best rebounder But that's kind of expected since he was six foot seven and Dwayne Wade is the best passer and the best shot blocker Which is pretty crazy for a guy his size I give the slight edge to Dwayne Wade here because of his ridiculous P.E.R Along with the incredible defense he displayed during this season. Now, let's go over career stats Dwayne Wade 24 point six points per game five rebounds six point one assists One point eight steals one block with a twenty five point four P.E.R Allen Iverson twenty three point three points per game three point three rebounds five point four assists 1.9 steals zero point two blocks with a twenty point nine P.E.R George Gurvin twenty five points five point three rebounds two point six assists One point two steals one block with a twenty one point four P.E.R Reggie Miller eighteen point two points per game Three rebounds three assists one point one steals zero point two blocks with an eighteen point four P.E.R Clyde Drexler twenty point four points per game six point one rebounds five point six assists two steals zero point seven blocks with a twenty one point one P.E.R Here Reggie Miller is clearly lacking compared to the other four However, it is important to note that he did play until he was thirty nine years old Wade and Drexler clearly have the best Outlines for their respective careers Clyde played until he was thirty five years old So we'll have to see how these numbers change for Dwayne Wade in the next couple of years Now the next stat is efficiency But I don't really want to get too into it because it's a lot of hard to explain in numbers But I'll give you the breakdown Reggie Miller is the clear winner here because of his excellent three point and free throw shooting Iverson's numbers are pretty bad In fact, they're abysmal while Dwayne Wade George Gurvin and Clyde Drexler are all relatively close to each other Now let's look at accolades. Dwayne Wade He's a three-time NBA champion a finals MVP a scoring champion and a 12-time All-Star But he's still playing in the NBA today Alan Iverson is an MVP a four-time scoring champion and an 11-time All-Star George Gurvin four-time scoring champion nine-time All-Star Reggie Miller five-time All-Star Clyde Drexler an NBA champion and a 10-time All-Star So Alan Iverson is the most declarative player in the regular season But Dwayne Wade has had the most postseason success. He's won more championships than all the other players combined Yes, he has played with LeBron James and Chris Bosch, but it isn't his fault for wanting to win not to mention He's not the one that left the other two left their respective teams to join Dwayne Wade in Miami So can you really blame Dwayne Wade? Still in 2006 Dwayne Wade didn't have LeBron James or Chris Bosch and he still won. Yes, he did have Shaq But during that final series it was all Dwayne Wade. I'm going to explain more later on The 2006 finals performance by Dwayne Wade is argued by many as one of the greatest finals performances of all time And here's why in 2006 his teammates included a 33 year old Shaquille O'Neal who only played 59 regular season games that year Udarnus Haslam, James Posey, 35 year old Alonzo Mourney, 37 year old Gary Payton and Jason Williams There was no mistaking Wade's ascension to Superstardom Ironically his best regular season performance that season was a 44 9 and 8 near triple double And that came in a loss to a third-year player like Wade himself LeBron James who eventually they would become teammates and win two Championships, but this was only the prelude to what would be one of the greatest postseason performances in NBA history Wade took Shaq's cape and became Superman after handling the Chicago Bulls and the New Jersey Nets in the first two rounds They would have to face up against the tough Detroit Pistons They were no easy task by any means in 0304 They won the NBA championship in 0405 They lost in the NBA championship and lost in a close seven games So when the Miami Heat had to face them the next season Dwayne Wade was only in his third season That's like any player drafted in 2014 leading their team to the Eastern Conference finals Wade, Shaquille O'Neal and a 35 year old Alonzo Mourney against the 64-win Pistons Led by Chansey Billips, Rip Hamilton, Rashid and Ben Wallace They sound friendly, but the Pistons defense was absolutely insane and they had a little bit of bad boy about them Anyway, six games later Dwayne Wade in his third year was headed to the NBA finals In the Eastern Conference final series He put up 27 6 and 5 on 62% from the field and 81% from the line against one of the league's premier defenses Wade's NBA finals were even better after a poor two games in Dallas as a team Dwayne Wade scored 42 of his team's 98 points and holds in 13 rebounds to drag his team to victory in game 3 Game 4 was more of the same with Wade scoring 36 of his team's 98 and in game 5 Wade was already at 41 where Dirk found him with 1.9 seconds to go Standing him to the line. Wade sank two clutch free throws to give the Miami Heat a 3-2 series lead 36 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks later, Wade was crowned the NBA finals MVP And Wade brought the Miami Heat their first title in franchise history Dwayne Wade during these NBA finals had an average of 35 points 8 and 4 with 3 steals a block and again the qualified for one of the greatest NBA playoff performances of all time John Hollinger wrote in 2012 that it was the single greatest final series in NBA history Ahead of any Jordan 6, ahead of Magic, ahead of Bird, Russell, Kobe, Duncan Which is just crazy to say but when you break it down, it's definitely up there in Hollinger's own words and I quote While it seems strange to have somebody besides Michael Jordan in the top spot for the greatest final series in NBA history The truth is Jordan never dominated a finals to this extent at the time many called Wade's performance Jordan-esque It turns out they may have been selling Dwayne Wade short. Now, do I agree with this statement? I don't know that's debatable Jordan had some pretty amazing moments in the NBA finals But I do agree that Dwayne Wade absolutely killed it in 2006 So we've looked at Dwayne Wade compared to some of the other NBA greater shooting guards in Clyde Drexler, Reggie Miller, Alan Arveson and George Gervin I've discussed Wade's incredible 2006 final performance Now it's time to go over his 2008-09 season where many consider this season as the season where Dwayne Wade was robbed of the MVP Dwayne Wade at his peak was unstoppable. In the 2008-09 season He submitted one of the most dominating seasons in NBA history slicing through and shooting over opponents as well as anchoring Miami defensively Wade manhandled opposing teams despite possessing a supporting cast of Mario Chalmers Udanis has them Michael Beasley and D Quang Cook. Hold up a second. I need to throw up I won't even bother mentoring the bench warmers Surrounded by a horrible roster Wade joined a league company not top 10 or top 5 elite But all-time great only three players have ever in the entire NBA history scored 2,300 points Hold in 350 rebounds and dished out 500 assists in a single season Michael Jordan LeBron James and Dwayne Wade in 2009 Bill Simmons said a best in the book of basketball saying Wade performed the best Jordan imitation yet During that particular season. I'd have to agree with Bill Simmons yet Dwayne Wade didn't win the MVP and here's why That year in 2008-09 any fan can make the outstanding argument for either LeBron James or Dwayne Wade to win the MVP award that season Okay, I'm gonna put two sets of numbers on the screen right now And I want you to choose either player A or player B. All right ready Player A 30.2 points per game first in the NBA 7.4 assists ninth in the NBA five rebounds 2.1 steals second in the NBA Player B 28.4 points per game, which is second in the NBA 7.25 assists per game, which is 10th in the NBA 7.57 rebounds 1.9 steals, which is seventh in the NBA Yeah, you probably guessed it already player A was Dwayne Wade and player B was LeBron James when you put the stats side-by-side They are very similar that particular season Dwayne Wade beat LeBron James in points assist Steals blocks and field goal percentage Dwayne Wade easily had a better case to beat the MVP that season if the MVP trophy was awarded to the most valuable player to their team Then Dwayne Wade would have won it since the MVP trophy is awarded to the most valuable player in the entire NBA LeBron James was crowned the winner although Dwayne Wade put up incredible numbers that season LeBron James Historically had one of the best seasons in NBA history LeBron James that year led his team to the best record in the NBA Having the 12th most win shares of all time the most since Michael Jordan in 1996 Enhances MVP case by a larger margin people like to say the Dwayne Wade was robbed of the MVP I personally don't think he was I still feel like LeBron should have won that year because he led his team for the best record in the NBA But I also think you can definitely make a case for why Dwayne Wade could have or should have won the MVP and Also, I strongly believe that this season of wades should not go unnoticed Now lastly, I just want to talk about Dwayne Wade's legacy and injuries because I feel like that's important and then we'll end the video He's always had some sort of injury throughout his career. That's why I always wonder what if Dwayne Wade played healthy for most of his career He's never ever played all 82 games in a season and he's only played 855 games in his entire career, which is not that much for a player who's played 13 seasons in the league And obviously Dwayne Wade's impact on the league is still in effect as he's playing for Chicago this season But just to go over his legacy Dwayne Wade already has Hall of Fame worthy accomplishments. He's a three-time NBA champion He's an NBA finals MVP. He almost won the MVP like I said before He's a ten-time All-Star All-Star MVP. He's an eight-time all NBA player three time all defensive second team player He's a scoring champion. Wade is the only player ever ever in the entire NBA Under six foot six with more blocks than 600 only he and Michael Cooper have had more than 500 Despite the fact that Dwayne Wade has never been awarded with an all defensive first team He has shown the world of all defensive talent. You knew he would bring it on a nightly basis from both ends of the floor Dwayne Wade is also in a league company since 1980 only five players have averaged 27 points five rebounds six assists per game Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Dwayne Wade. 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