Dwyane Wade

It was released on twitter as a countdown. Here’s a look at the Heat players that cracked the list and where they rank. In very non-surprising news, the Heat have three of the top twenty-five players. An argument could be made for Chris Bosh being ranked higher then number twenty-four, but I am not here to make that today. Instead today, I am going to take a look at ESPN’s top 10 rankings of the players, as well as give you analysis of what I think of the list. Here’s a look at the top 10 with links to their [...]

Heat superstar shooting guard, Dwyane Wade has made the NBA Finals twice in his 8-year NBA career now. His first time in the finals, Wade was mighty impressive. Wade won the Finals for the Miami Heat that season and was named the NBA Finals MVP. In 2006, Wade led a group of over-the-hill Heat players to a championship against the Dallas Mavericks. In 2011, after dealing with some injuries and some lackluster rosters, (we’re looking at you Smush Parker), Wade made his return to the promised land, once again, against the Mavericks of Dallas. This time, he made it there [...]

The Chicago Bulls took advantage of its mismatches in taking the first game of this best-of-seven series.  Miami gave up too many second chance points, allowing the Bulls 31  second chance points and 19 offensive rebounds. Chicago also out-shot Miami by 19 attempts, putting up 87 shots compared to only 68 for the Heat.  This discrepancy is due to the great play on the boards by Chicago’s bigs. Miami will lose this series if they cannot figure out a way to limit these second chance opportunities from Chicago.  No team can survive giving that many more attempts to other team. [...]

The Boston Celtics responded in a big way on Saturday night, with a loud 97-81 victory over the Miami Heat.  Kevin Garnett was especially impressive, with 28 points and 18 rebounds.  At least for tonight, he looked anything but old. It was to be expected that Boston would come out with every ounce of energy and passion that they had, trailing Miami by 2 games they simply could not afford to lose this game. What was not to be expected was the very poor play from LeBron James and Chris Bosh.  Both stars were very inefficient, combining to shoot 30% [...]

The Boston Celtics might have just found a spark. Reports indicate that  Shaquille O’Neal will be availiable for Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat. The Celtics have been lacking a presence in the paint ever since the loss of Kendrick Perkins.  The hope was that Shaq would fill the void left by Perkins, while adding a young prospect in Jeff Green.  He has not. Obviously Shaq has not been able to stay healthy this season, but according to reports he will dress this Saturday and that is potentially good news for Boston, who needs all the help it can get at [...]

Last night in Miami’s win over the Celtics, Dwyane Wade produced two sick highlights to put in your scrapbook.  Which one was better? Wade’s patented “euro-step”  against Kevin Garnett Crossover on Ray Allen sending him to the floor, then Wade drains the “3″  

Rare in sports do you see a professional athelte get the opportunity to play in their hometown.  James Jones grew up in Miami, attended American Senior High in Miami, and played basketball at the University of Miami before being drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 2003. After a few stints in other cities, Jones signed a contract to come home and play for the Miami Heat.  His role with the team has always been limited, that is until this year. Jones has been a valuable asset to this team, especially in the absence of Mike Miller, with his outstanding three [...]

All U Can Heat took some time to talk with Brian Cloney, the editor of Hardwood Houdini, a blog covering the Boston Celtics here at the Fansided network.  Here is his take on the series. AUCH:  How many minutes, if any, can Shaq play? Shaq will not play in the series. We have been teased since February calling for an imminent return, but the return dates seem to come and go. The combination of the Heat’s lack of a legitimate center presence and the emergence of Jermaine O’Neal will keep Shaquille O’Neal on the sidelines for this series AUCH:  Does [...]

Dwyane Wade scored 38 points and Paul Pierce was sent to the locker room midway through the 4th quarter after receiving his second technical foul, as the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 99-90, taking an early 1-0 lead in the series. Miami simply was more aggressive from the start, getting to the rim and getting Boston’s stars into foul trouble.  It is clear that the Celtics are lacking a center capable of contending shots from two of the game’s premier slashers in Wade and LeBron James. Wade looked like Wade.  He was getting everything he wanted, whether beating his [...]

On the eve of the Eastern Conference Finals, its fitting to showcase Dwyane Wade’s stellar game 4 performance against the Celtics last year. Hopefully D Wade can channel some of this tomorrow.  I especially enjoy when Wade stares at his hand almost in disbelief as he simply could not miss.