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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 3555212, member: 1001"] You're selling Wade short when knocking his all-around game. He was a really good defender while he still had his legs. Not on Pippen's level but one of the better defensive guards in the league. Made All-D three times. He averaged 7 dimes per game before LeBron showed up in Miami. The six years before The Heatles Wade put up 26.7 / 5.0 / 7.0. I think a lot of people forget how good of a playmaker he was before he had to relent to LeBron. I really think Wade is going to end up being one of the most underappreciated stars of this generation. Shaq was past his prime in '06. Still decent but nowhere near the dominant force he once was. He was pretty good in the postseason but posted only 13.7 ppg in the Finals. That was the D-Wade show, though the officiating was so bad I nearly stopped following the NBA after that. Re: Pippen, few people bring up '94-'95. Chicago was 32-31 before MJ returned. That team was cruising towards a first-round exit. Pippen was still great but I think that showed some of his limitations. MJ returned and the team started a 12-1 stretch like three games into his return. [/QUOTE]