Is Russell Westbrook Better Than Dwyane Wade?
You just said “no”. I heard you all the way through the internet. But consider this:
NBA Finals fantasy draft — gotta pick a starting 5 from the OKC and Miami rosters. You pick either LeBron James or Kevin Durant first. The other team selects whichever one you didn’t pick. You’re up. Wade and Westbrook are still on the table.
If the game is being held TONIGHT, do you still go Wade?
We all saw the game last night and how DWade shrunk up like Eskimo dick. The guy made a handful of ridiculous shots but in the end you just got the feeling that he was stealing opportunities away from James, Chalmers, and even Battier. No lift on his shot. No confidence. Just the complete opposite of what Russell Westbrook brought to the table. Been that way a lot of the playoffs, actually. Sure, teams are keying in on him, but a top (3? 5?) player doesn’t shoot 39% in his last 5 playoff games. Yeah, it’s only one stretch but…is it really?
STATS:
Comparable. Westbrook is 23. Wade is 30. And while I could point out that they obviously will move (or already have moved) in different directions physically with Westbrook entering the prime of his career and Wade beginning to fade, it has little to do with this series. But neither does Wade’s Finals MVP, Olympic gold medal, and actress girlfriend. I’m talking about RIGHT NOW — who do you think is the better basketball player?
Vote 1 for Dwyane Wade and 10 for Russell Westbrook.
(220 votes, average: 8.22 out of 10)
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I said YES and i don’t even think its close.
Westbrook plays with fucking FIRE in his belly. Wade not so much.
Skill wise I think they are the same, but I think Westbrook is much better competitor, but a Horrendous dresser.
Westbrook still feels he needs to prove himself, much like Wade did in 2006.
I would take Westbrook every day of the week
the other thing is, Wade just started playing with another superstar. Westbrooks
numbers reflect that.
Give me Westbrook. Wade can say he is a “winner” all he wants, but it doesn’t make it true. Even though Westbrook didn’t hit his shots last night, he still wanted them bad.
I think Wade is a little bit more consistent (in general) and a little smarter. Westbrook has more “Off” games then Wade.
Westbrook might be inconsistent because he’s immature, but I was just about to say that superstars don’t disappear like Wade seems to these days. Seems like given the beaten he’s taken he’s one of those guys that is aging very quickly.
Wade is still a better individual player when he neds to be. He has had such as substantial affect on miami. his success is just clouded the other 2 idiots
I know one thing’s for certain, Russel Westbrook can jump higher, run quicker, and is overall a better physical specimen than Wade at this point in both their careers. The rest of it will come to him. I’m taking Westbrook
lol typical espn and bandwagon fans. mid season everyone was talking about wade being a top 3/5 player in the league and complaining about how westbrook shoots too much. westbrook has just been making those shots lately and now hes a top 5 player. everyone is just so damn quick these days to call someone the best. the only reason ill give you credit Mo is because you did say Right Now.
Wade is the reason the Heat lost last night. In a very crucial 3rd quarter, DWade played absolutely horrible and allowed OKC back in the game.
Problem is Westbrook can shoot you in or out of games, that should never happen when you have Durant on your team. He took more shots than Durant in the first half (possibly in the game). He shoots way too much for a PG. He also has Mario Chalmers guarding him while OKC has a bunch of athletic defenders they can put on Wade. I hate Wade but he’s better than Westbrook.
Give me Rondo over both of these posers.
Better question is who wears more outrageous shit? Wade paints his toe nails
Better question is who wears more outrageous shit? Wade paints his toe nails
dwade is hurt, so its gotta be westbrook. healthy, you gotta take dwade
is this a sneaky move to give Bron an excuse if they lose the finals? so you can say “well Durant had a better sidekick than Lebron did”? cause you certainly are the biggest Lebron apologist on this site, Mo
I might take him, but with Westbrook, he’s young and immature, he’s too full of himself on the basketball court. Wade, like Durant, is always in control of himself, just a classy guy. Westbrook could try to take over a game, and get his team 6 points behind, Wade I think is less likely to do that
@stan- i might have turned my sarcasm detector off this morning but you were kidding when you called Wade a “classy guy”, right?
I dislike both these guys… I guess I’m taking Westbrook and hoping I get Harden on the next one.
All I know is Westbrook and Durant when off in the second half when the game was tight, and Wade and LeBron vanished, once again
fuck DWade, he is 30 going on 37 and clearly on the wrong side of the cliff….his go to move now is a crossover into a shot fake, and OKC is all over it!! the guy is breaking down in front of our eyes, he might give ya 1 or 2 big games in a 7 game series, but thats it…thats all his old legs can do anymore so its quite obvious to me, Westbrook all day, everyday over Wade id love to see a stat on how many points Boston got in transition from Wade complaining for a call and not getting back on D
D.Wade is waaay better then Russell “needs to pass the ball” Westbrook… Yeah he avg more points and assist then wade but that’s only cause D wade has Lebron James… Westbrooks name shouldn’t even be by d wades, wade has his fall like in the series vs the pacers but after that 5pt game he avg 33ppg for the rest of the series… Game four tonight. A champion will rise. #Go heat