The Lakers are far from having exploited their potential, and that makes more than one observer cringe. Recently, it is Dwyane Wade who dried them bluntly on a point that is debating. By the way, he took the opportunity to rent a competitor of the Pourpres et Ors.
The supposed clash between Lakers and Nets (106-96) saw a lot of superstars miss out, including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Anthony Davis meanwhile, had just returned from injury… The two superteams have not yet reached their expected level, far from it, but some observers still have confidence in them. Shaquille O’Neal thus declared on TNT that it was useless to evaluate them now, when they are missing precious elements:
Shaq: “You can’t judge either of this teams (Lakers, Nets) because they’re not at full strength.”
DWade: “Shaq what does that mean? The Miami Heat haven’t been at full strength all year and they’re in first place.”
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You can’t judge either of these teams, the Lakers, the Nets, because they’re not full right now. It’s not me saying it, it’s the people.
Wade: “The Heat are in the same situation as LA, but they are winning”
A factually true argument, but which does not necessarily have the same value for everyone. For example, Dwyane Wade is absolutely not a fan of it, and he immediately let his former teammate know. To illustrate his point, he especially took the example of his former franchise, which has just ascended the throne of the Eastern Conference with a good record of 31 wins for 17 defeats:
The Miami Heat haven’t been full all year and they’re in first place. This is a team everyone in the league has their eyes on and should be wary of… The Heat have shown – with Jimmy Butler, without Jimmy, with Bam Adebayo, without Bam, with Kyle Lowry, without Kyle – that they is a serious customer.
They reorganized in the right way. They added the right parts. This is a team everyone in the league has their eyes on and should be wary of. With health and coach of the year Erik Spoelstra, they have the opportunity to do something big this year.
Flash is bound to be a little biased in this case, he who is the best all-time player in South Beach. Beyond the compliments for the Heat, we can also see this as a harsh criticism of the big cars. In short: you are not the only ones to have personnel problems, and yet others are doing better with less intrinsic talent. An observation as implacable as it is true in the case of the Pourpres et Ors… who have just recovered AD.
Dwyane Wade does not appreciate that we reduce the problems of the Lakers in their infirmary and prefers to recall that the discomfort is much deeper on the spot. Not sure that many people like LA, but the ex-back is not wrong on this point.
