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Steve Nash • One-Punch Man Posts: 13,579 Likes: 4,006	Post by Steve Nash on Mar 26, 2016 0:34:32 GMT Wade and West are two of the greatest shooting guards ever but where they rank relative to one another is murky. West is usually ranked above Wade in all-time lists, just outside the top 10, but I regularly see Wade ranked as the 3rd GOAT shooting guard...so what gives? Your thoughts?

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WayOfWad3 • Hood Go Crazy Posts: 4,638 Likes: 1,638	Post by WayOfWad3 on Mar 26, 2016 1:05:07 GMT Mar 26, 2016 0:34:32 GMT Steve Nash said: Wade and West are two of the greatest shooting guards ever but where they rank relative to one another is murky. West is usually ranked above Wade in all-time lists, just outside the top 10, but I regularly see Wade ranked as the 3rd GOAT shooting guard...so what gives? Your thoughts? After non-stop arguing in the NBA forum on the subject, a lot of it comes down to one's personal views on a few subjects: Eras Rings Favorite team Obviously if you seem the 60's inferior (I don't), then the argument goes to Wade. If you're a ring guy, the argument also goes to Wade. And if you're a Heat fan, the universal answer is typically Wade. But if you take every stat and achievement for what it's worth and don't discriminate, West beats out Wade almost across the board with PPG, career achievements, Defense, shooting, in many facets. I'll get more into this later probably, but I go with Wade partially due to homerism, but I'll research more to actually back that up
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Steve Nash • One-Punch Man Posts: 13,579 Likes: 4,006	Post by Steve Nash on Mar 26, 2016 1:06:26 GMT I think that Wade definitely peaked higher but I'm more curious about where the discrepancy between all-time ranking and SG ranking comes from. I just find it interesting as I can't think of any other examples of this happening.

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Deleted • Posts: 0 Likes:	Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 1:25:19 GMT Title run Wade was one of mt favorite players to ever watch. Very few sgs I'd pick ahead of that. Can't say I've seen much footage of West playing so I'll be biased and say Wade >>>>

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Tom Is Dead • Irish Lass Kicker Posts: 13,008 Likes: 8,196 :: I'll never love again My World Is Ending	Post by Tom Is Dead on Mar 26, 2016 1:34:07 GMT First I thought this was about Delonte, and your response to my Steve Nash v. Tony Parker troll thread.

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Steve Nash • One-Punch Man Posts: 13,579 Likes: 4,006	Post by Steve Nash on Mar 26, 2016 1:42:02 GMT Mar 26, 2016 1:34:07 GMT Tom Is Dead said: First I thought this was about Delonte, and your response to my Steve Nash v. Tony Parker troll thread.

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寂しいマグナエクス • Forum Moderator Posts: 22,542 Likes: 5,547	Post by 寂しいマグナエクス on Mar 26, 2016 7:31:55 GMT I have to go with West because Wade only had like 4 elite level seasons where he wasn't injured vs 10 or so for West. Both were top 5 players in the league, but West really has the edge in longevity.

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WayOfWad3 • Hood Go Crazy Posts: 4,638 Likes: 1,638	Post by WayOfWad3 on Mar 26, 2016 22:32:00 GMT Alright, here we go with the comparisons, I'll start with stats: PPG Wade: 23.7 - West: 27.0 West was arguably the greatest shooter to ever live (Stephen Curry is challenging that), so it's no surprise he has a higher career ppg than Wade. Wade does have a higher FG%, but I'll get to that later. RPG Wade : 4.8 - West: 5.8 West has the rebounding advantage here, whether or not that's due to pace is up for debate. APG Wade: 5.8 - West: 6.7 Wade was and is a fantastic passer for his position, but West has to have the edge here, just a dynamite playmaker. SPG Wade: 1.7 - West: 2.7 I'm not even going to debate this, West takes it BPG Wade: .9 - West: .7 Wade is arguably the greatest shotblocking guard to ever lace them up, he wins this particular stat. TOPG Wade has averaged 3.4 over his career, we currently don't know Jerry West's standing on the stat. It's a draw FG% Wade: 48.7 - West: 47.4 Wade has shot better, which has a lot to do with his slashing style and shying away from the 3-point shot. Advantage: Wade 3P% Wade: 28.6 - West: N/A While West has never made a 3 in his career, I think we can safely assume he crushes Wade in this particular aspect of the game FT% Wade: 76.7 - West: 81.4 No surprises here, Move Along Now we move onto Accolades: MVP: Neither have won an MVP award Titles: Wade: 3 - West:1 No matter how you want to spin it, Wade has the great advantage here owning an ATG finals run, as well as winning 2 titles putting in good work. FMVP: Wade 1 - West: 1 Equal here, West got his in a losing effort, but that to me just makes it all the more impressive ASG: Wade: 12 - West: 14 I believe West will finish higher ini this particular Category, Max Wade tying him. If Dwyane somehow makes it to 15, I will be absolutely stunned ASMVP: Wade: 1 - West: 1 It's a tie All-NBA: Wade: 8 - West:12 Jerry West has got this locked up. I even grouped all the NBA teams together to take the 1st Kobe bias out of the equation for Dwyane Wade, but Jerry West had mad longevity. All-D: Wade: 3 - West: 5 This one is tough because Wade has legitimately been robbed of multiple, however West is the superior defender from what I've read and heard, so the edge goes to West anyway Scoring Titles: Wade: 1 - West: 1 They're even, although West is the superior scorer As for Career totals, West has Wade beat at nearly every turn, add in the fact that Jerry West is literally the logo of the NBA, and it seems like the general conclusion that can be drawn from this is West>Wade all-time, although my homerism does not want to admit it
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