Tired of Wading

I`ve been contemplating for a while now, trying desperately to figure out why I like Dwyane Wade`s game so much. The facts are there: he`s a proven scorer, mooves as smootly as a cat (it`s like his feet never touch the floor), dunks just-like-that, plays solid D, steals the ball with ease and, oh-yeah-right, blocks a shot or two (apparently he`s blocked more shots than any other 6-4 guy in the history of the NBA this season, so congrats). I like his general attitude, he`s always easy-going, carries himself with a smile, looks accessible. Yet there`s a fire in the same Dwyane Wade, the fire that he`s feeding off, the fire that has burnt his opponents on so many nights, so many stages. He`s a quiet killer. With the ball in his hands, he`s the kind of guy I feel certain will make a play. Not just a highlight play, but a breath-taking one, one that`ll get you off the couch, on the table, yelling `Wadeeee!`.

Even when he shows off (yeah, we are all flawed gems, I know), it is in a way that one can appeal to. It`s because he backs it up with a game, that`s is all style, all play, all the time. Wade simply inspires a lot, I know people that are trying to be more, do more, anchoring their struggle to achieve to that same guy that will either kill you with his game or make you smile with a silent, almost subtle comment or act.

One man. One ball. One game.

Now, I`m growing impatient. I saw Wade as a startling rookie, then as the Finals MVP & NBA Champion. Now I`m enjoying Wade persistently giving his all to a team that

- Wade = 12/70 record

And I`m tired of it. I want this guy to win. I`d hate to have his best years spent, his best efforts - worthy, but futile. I want Wade the Winner, not Wade the Dark Horse in the MVP race. I want more than the feel-good story of this season. I want more than the Top 10s, more than the fan-clips, simply more. I want it and you can be damn sure Wade wants it as well.

It would be nice to see Wade spend his career with the Heat, becoming their best player of all time and - I surely think so - a Hall of Famer.

It would be nice, but I want this guy to win. Like, a lot. So, dear Miami management, please beef up this Heat squad, and please do so before 2010, because that`s when a lot of fates in the L will be decided.

Wade`s fate, his legacy, will be decided as well. And I just know that nothing should stand in the way of Wade`s glorious run.

Witness inspiration.