Dwayne Wade Puts Things In The Right Perspective

It certainly appears as if landing LeBron and Chris Bosh in Miami has gotten to Dwayne Wade's head a bit. Now I can understand why he would be happy to have played a big part in forming a super team in the town where he is loved in Miami, but sometimes it is best not to let said expectations get the best of us. And I think that is exactly what has happened to Dwayne Wade. How else can you explain the following quote? From NBA Fanhouse

"We're going to be wearing a bullseye,'' Wade said. "But that's what you play for. If we lose a couple in a row this season, it will be like the World Trade (Center) is coming down again. When the schedule comes out, people will be looking for the Lakers and Heat, to see when they play us. I feel like I'm a new player in Miami. That's how excited I am.''

Dwayne could be referring to one of 2 things.

1. If the Heat do that ever so unthinkable deed of losing 2 games in a row this season, the media will quickly turn against the team and write about them as though they were the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In which case, Dwayne Wade is an idiot. The media will do one of three things if the Heat lose 2 in a row this upcoming season. a). Make excuses and blame poor officiating and/or the other teams getting all the fouls (though with the NBA so determined to give LeBron, it would likely be a BS excuse, but regardless, it is an excuse the media would make), b). Criticize the team (which, believe it or not, can happen without drastic comparisons to world changing events), or c). State the team is crumbling just like the levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

2. If the Heat do that ever so unthinkable deed of losing 2 games in a row this season, Dwayne Wade will personally take it like the planes crashing into the World Trade Center. In which case, this whole Wade/Bosh/LeBron thing has caused Dwayne Wade to suffer from delusions of grandeur and is the biggest idiot in basketball.

Update: Nice one Fanhouse. You misquoted Dwayne Wade. Here is what he really said.

"We're going to be wearing a bullseye. But that's what you play for," Wade said. "We enjoy the bullseye. Plus, there's going to be times when we lose 2-3 games in a row, and it seems like the world has crashed down. You all are going to make it seem like the World Trade is coming down again, but it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games.

Yep. Nothing to see here. Carry on.