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Dwyane WadeDwyane Wade

The 2011 Miami Heat lost the Finals because they hadn't learned to sacrifice yet

After we lost in that finals, that's humbling. We all was very, we all got some humble pie very quickly... We realized we was trying to show that we could play together and we wasn't sacrificing at first, we were hooping.

Wade's internal insight into team dynamics is authoritative for that roster.

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SGA's style of play is frustrating to watch when he's fishing for fouls

I still stand by the take that I don't like watching him [SGA] when he is foul baiting... I still get pissed off when he, when he embellishes. I think the Timberwolves are at their wit's end with it too.

The sentiment of a player's style is subjective.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are the far and away best team in the NBA

Now the thunder look like the far and away best team in the NBA. They suffocate you on defense. Anthony Edwards had a pretty nice night and it still didn't matter. They're just that much better.

The Thunder were eventually eliminated by the Mavericks in the second round, proving they were not 'far and away' the best.
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May 23, 2025
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The 2024 Thunder might be the worst version of the team we see for the next five years

You could make the case that this might be the worst Thunder team that we're gonna see in the next five years. If the thunder can win with this roster, imagine what they're gonna do.

The Thunder improved significantly the following season and continued to acquire talent, making this prediction look prescient for their competitive window.

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The 2006 NBA Championship is my favorite title

I have my own [trophies]. Got three of 'em... My born. Okay. 2006. All right. Yeah. That's my favorite one. Yeah, that was a good one. That was a real good one.

Wade's personal preference for his own accomplishments.
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Pat Riley and the Heat were right about body fat requirements improving performance

I don't think I believed it early on until it was times where I was not at that body fat space and I wasn't in great shape. And you feel it in moments on the court... fourth quarter you're a little bit more tired. And so it was a method to the madness.

Wade is reflecting on his own physical experience, which is subjective but stated as a firm personal fact.
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The 'Banana Boat' crew would have kicked Gabrielle Union off the boat to fit Carmelo Anthony

I'm kicking my wife off the banana boat... I don't think we would get a, I don't think it would've been a banana boat [with all four]. But if I have to kick somebody? I'm kicking my wife off.

Purely hypothetical social hierarchy.

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