Wouldnt you be underestimating Eddie Jones, Zo, Christian Laetner, Haslem, and the rest of the guys when talking about the Heat being nothing without Shaq?
I never said nothing, I said not a champion without Shaq. And without either Shaq and Wade, they're not a playoff team.
Odom played well but it was Wade who was the leader and was dropping all the points.
In response to your line that Wade was the *only* top player on last years squad, I maintain he was one of two, Odom being the other. And both of them benefitted greatly from the play of the Butlers, Grants, and Haslems. Also scoring a buttload of points doesn't necassarily win playoff games (Nash-48 point, L for Phx). Wade getting the 15 assists in 1 game, or going 15 for 17 from the line, averaging 7 boards from the guard spot, these are the statistics that add up to W's.
Ahh but the points are not what I was getting at...what I was getting at was the fact that Wade realized he needed to strap the team on his back and started to attack with vegence last year.
