He should have done what all those Florida guys are doing and go for one or two more years. Had he done that we would have had a better idea of what he was bringing to the league and he would have been more prepared.
Go Gators.
Few things:
I think the league is in good shape for the future. Everyone went a bit overboard for the immediate post-Jordan stars like Iverson, Garnett, Kobe, T-Mac, etc. but only Kobe has shown more than a slight ability to really lead a team, and not that much. I like this new group of stars a lot better and I think Joe Sixpack on the street does too. For the record Wade was drafted #5 overall behind Lebron, Darko, Melo, and Chris Bosh. Bosh ain't too bad a pick. That whole class was
sick. Half the players are at least mid level stars. Pat Riley is a heck of a coach and did a nice job this year but he set it up to seriously tank in the next year or two. Shaq is owed $20 mil a year for 4-5 years and ain't gonna be worth it. Mourning, Walker, and Williams are all overpaid too. Haslem and maybe Posey are the only building blocks. If I were Wade going into the last year of his rookie contract, I'd think hard about leaving for greener pastures. Make Riley pay the piper, not him. And I'll chime in that Lebron's defense is not where it should be given his level of athleticism.