Maybe it's just me. The 2nd game against Heat, Wade has shown me that he is unstoppable as well. He totally collapsed our defense (even when Shaq was on the bench most of the time, remember?) and he blocked Amare (that was very ugly) and made that last second shot. Wade is very competitive. Wade scares me more than Lebron for some reasons.
I guess my approach to a team-based game is different than most of you. I would actually choose Amare over Lebron. Yes, Amare doesn't have the stats Lebron has but when you add a so-so, pass-first guard like Nash it becomes almost unstoppable. I think most teams lack guys like Amare than guys like Lebron. When you have guys like Amare/Shaq, it opens up the floor so much. You don't need Lebron to do it all himself like what Kobe is trying to do. That's too much work and it's not very team-friendly.
I like Wade because he does what he does the best. I don't want Wade to have high assists because he is not a guard. I want him to SLASH inside and break their defense. I want Wade to take over 4th quarter game and be the go-to guy all the time.
I guess my point is... I don't like versatility. Versatility sucks. If you play RPG online games, you'll know what I mean. Team-oriented games/sports, versatility is the worst of all. Take Diablo for example, why do you see so many Sorc than Druid? Because Sorc does what she does the BEST. Sorc can't really solo well because she is not versatile but when she has a meatshield like Pally and Barbarian, she becomes unstoppable; whereas you have this Druid guy who KNOWS IT ALL but isn't the master of anything. He can do some melee fight, some magic and some summoning but NONE OF THEM are great. In a party situation, Druid becomes so weak 'cause there is nothing in him that stands out (unless it's a pure werewolf/werebear/windwalker). But versatile characters are usually great soloers because they can handle many situations.
Basketball is a team sports and I think the logics are the same. You can clearly see in MJ's Bulls. They have one of the best rebounder/defender in the league Rodman who does nothing but defense. You have Steve Kerr whose job is to take clutch 3pt and spread the floor. You have big, fat Luc Lonely whose job is to box out everybody and let Rodman get the rebound. You have Pippen who is the best supporting character you can find. And then you have MJ who is the best offense machine. You have a great TEAM.
Bottomline, at this moment, I'll choose Wade/Amare over Lebron. Maybe Lebron will prove me wrong next year when they have much better players but they did have a great run before the all-star so it's not like those players suck in the first place. They were "good" at one point so something must go very wrong for them to drop out of playoff.
