“A bat out of hell that nobody can catch.” Kobe Bryant said in reference to Dwyane Wade in a recent ESPN feature. “People don’t realize how difficult it is to do literally everything to get your team in.” Kobe, again, in support of Dwyane Wade this season.
One can bring up quotes from peers of Flash. One might be tempted to mention his dominance on offense, leading the league in scoring. Instead, take a look at what the team is doing. Last season, the Miami Heat was atrocious, disgusting, abhorrent and a disgrace to a team that had so very recently won an NBA title. 15 wins. Injuries hampering him enough to bring up talk of “the next Penny.” Fast forward to this year- on a team where Chris Quinn is your backup PG and Jamario Moon gives more of a boost to a team than Jermaine O’Neal coming off of the Shawn Marion trade, Dwyane Wade has his Miami Heat solidly in the playoffs at this point & has a real chance of getting his team to the 4th seed in the East.
For a little while, Wade was the butt of “fall down seven times…” jokes. Now, we are reminded of his greatness. A year and some change ago, Wade was carted off in a wheelchair. Now, he’s got a gold medal in his trophy case & a newly revived chip on his shoulder to get his team back. Bat out of hell indeed.
