Why The 2006 Miami Heat Were Not Able To Repeat

[@ManFrancisco]

It’s weird looking back at this era considering it’s been almost 20 years.

[@NBATENT]

just uploaded a video i think youd like give it a look pls

[@lakernation26]

Weird lookin at the mid to late 2000s being almost 20 years ago😭I miss the late 2000s era of hoops

[@Bakingcards68]

We getting old

[@2007NissanAltima]

Bc 2000s was last great decade in nba

[@dellingtonarts3487]

LeBron still playing though lol

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

*Even before watching the video, I already knew the answer:* injuries and an old roster full of vets who were exiting their primes and at the end of the road who finally got their rings.

[@rahamanawelenje9955]

Same here . They got injured in 2007 it was like EVERBODY was hit with injuries and also remember the team was old so they got aged out quick. Guys like shaq

[@amazinlion]

You ruined the video before I could even have a chance to watch it

[@MoralesCorner]

Okay ?

[@Braylon1997]

@@amazinlionI mean it’s public knowledge to nba fans

[@Kenard-nc6gg]

Antoine walker was the reason they won the ring

[@mattypaul87]

The Heat getting destroyed by the Bulls in the first game of the '06-07 season 108-66 (at home no less) was an eerie sign of things to come.

[@coreyrowe4119]

The Bulls were hungry for revenge after the Heat beat them in the 2006 playoffs, that opener was quite the omen as the Bulls went 7-1 against the Heat in 06-07 (regular season and playoffs combined).

[@Greenglower2012]

Been tryna find that full game

[@danielfletcher8491]

Big Ben Wallace

[@bighand1530]

@@coreyrowe4119 Wonder if Chicago Bulls will ever win another championship?

[@kitothekito915]

@@bighand1530 coby white will lead the next Bulls dynasty with Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis

[@raptors11111]

Walker saying he shoots so many 3s because there aint no 4s is friggin hilarious 😂😂😂

[@MoralesCorner]

That 08-09 season was crazy for D-Wade. Truly a MVP caliber season and the one that cements him as an all time great, given that all his championships happened with superstars next to him. He proved he can lead the league in scoring while being very effective as a guard and staying available.

[@ryanr20091]

first thing is everybody needs help to win, and the casuals never understand that . secondly, he wasn't just a scorer like a Carmelo Anthony was so the rule still holds true for one dimensional scorers they don't win with style of selfishness. wade was way more versatile closer to Lebron than people realize and had other aspects to his game outside of scoring

[@alanlee67]

​@ryanr20091 what kind of help did kobe Bryant have exactly?

[@_Marv704_]

@@alanlee67when kobe won his rings he had solid teams. He always had a co star

[@andreasmakoben2455]

@@alanlee67 SHAQ

[@somregularguy]

@@alanlee67Kobe had EXCELLENT help, definitely not a superteam but non of his runs to his rings where teams with lack of help

[@iansanchez966]

As a Heat fan who remembers this championship, the ‘06 team has to be one of the ones with the lowest “repeat potential” in modern NBA history. Outside of Wade/Haslem, much of the squad was old and nearly all of them were out of the league by 2011, including Shaq. Maybe if the Heat won in 2005, they could’ve repeated, but that ‘06 team was destined to be one-and-done, Shaq was declining fast

[@makwabear4078]

Facts. When I think of lowest "repeat potential", the ‘06 Heat and the ‘11 Mavs come to mind. Both were eerily similar, but at least for Miami they had a young superstar in Wade and could TRY to build around him (we all know that didn’t happen in hindsight until Big3/The Decision).

[@orlandowilliamson691]

Facts!! 👌

[@iansanchez966]

@@makwabear4078 Crazy to think that Pat Riley was willing to waste a couple of Wade’s prime years waiting for LeBron to enter free agency. But hey, it worked out and Wade has 3 rings instead of one, so all’s well that ends well, I guess

[@Bmw968-t8t]

Yh we should have repeated. 05 Shaq was still Shaq and Wade was taking the league by storm. It was due to Wade's rib injury that we didn't beat pistons. I'm confident we dismantle Spurs too as again no one is stopping Shaq/Wade.

[@iansanchez966]

@@Bmw968-t8t Don’t forget that the ‘05 team was a bit younger, we had Rasual Butler/Keyon Dooling/Damon Jones. Riley made the big trade that summer that brought Toine, J-Will and Posey to Miami. Maybe the ‘05 team was built to last a little longer, but with Shaq as the second star, that build had an expiration date. Would’ve been cool to get a second ring out of it tho

[@andycanoy863]

Considering that they had former all-stars and White Chocolate past their prime, it's amazing that Wade carried them to the championship. He gave famous chucker Antione Walker a ring. One of the best carry jobs no doubt. As you said @AndyHoops, injuries caused the team to regress quickly from NBA champions to a lowered seeded team that either didn't make it past the first round or missed the playoffs. The parallels between the 06 Heat and the 11 Mavs is not lost on us.

[@younglove3362]

Wade didn't carry the team. He still had a functioning Shaq and all the players were veterans. Stop ✋️

[@cyrus2546]

As a Bulls fan it was sweet beating them into the ground after they beat us in 2006. By the way aside from Dallas we gave them more trouble than anyone else. Nocioni had a great series.

[@Papa-kj3eh]

​@@younglove3362they get swept without the cheating refs. Disgusting watching how blatant the shit is.

[@andycanoy863]

@@cyrus2546 Having Big Ben on the team certainly helps

[@ultimateyagerman]

​@@younglove3362nah, the refs did the real carryjob. All wade had to do was drive to the basket and wait for the whistle

[@eliebechara3811]

Imagine going from Horrible to Championship and back to Horrible in a 5-year span 🧐

[@noahcricket]

payed off, we got two more 😉

[@charismatic9904]

Imagine being the model franchise for 30 years. Which we are. Called Heat culture for a reason

[@wazzup233]

And Miami Heat is the most underrated franchise in the NBA.

[@kobe2kallday]

​@@charismatic9904if being mid for years is the heat culture way then...

[@bigbangbasketball]

Reminds me of the Lakers

[@kl2389]

That shoulder injury to Wade sealed it.

[@bouddahlovee]

I will forever feel that Wade should’ve won that mvp in 09. I was a very biased Lebron fan growing up but I won’t deny that incredible season Wade had fresh off that shoulder injury and Olympic medal

[@orlandowilliamson691]

Facts man!!! That just shows you the MVP award is BS sometimes. Because anyone who remembers Wade prime knows that he was just as good as Jordan and Kobe and I'm the biggest Kobe fan ever. Wade was phenomenal he definitely deserved it 08-09.

[@bouddahlovee]

@@orlandowilliamson691 Word maybe you just had to have been there but Wade was definitely up there at that time. On both ends too. These MVP voters have got it wrong almost every time for years! I’m a big time Mamba fan from the Frobe days and everyone knows he’s been robbed about 2-3 other years in his career but even that prior year when he actually got it I felt should’ve went to Chris Paul.

[@Bmw968-t8t]

Yh unfortunately Wade's team was so bad. He literally played with a roster that comprised of 4 rookies/2nd year players in the rotation and Spo was a rookie then too, no where near as the coaching genius he is now.

[@Recurses]

Gtfoh lebron won 66 games and wade won 43 how does that make sense and his team was damn near just as bad as wade's

[@cherimoneeboone7127]

66 wins vs 43 stay off drugs

[@petersonofleo11]

Injuries and an old roster. I honestly think that they would have reached the 2004/05 finals against the Spurs if Wade didn't get injured against the Pistons.

[@ryanr20091]

Shaq at that time was still the man though so he would get more credit unlike 06 were wade took over

[@petersonofleo11]

​@@ryanr200912005 Spurs vs Heat would be an extremely fun finals. Prime Duncan vs the last season where Shaq was still considered top 5 in the league. Prime Manu and 2005 Wade match up will also be interesting. I remember that Wade and Manu used to give the mid 2000s Pistons amazing defense a lot of headaches. I see it going to 7 games.

[@ryanr20091]

@@petersonofleo11 I would take the spurs the heat was more of a one hit wonder team whereas the spurs were a dynasty well built oil machine

[@petersonofleo11]

@@ryanr20091 I don't know if they were a one hit wonder but they were definetely on a time limit. They were real contenders on 2005 and 2006. The problem is that they had a lot of veterans. Wade's health was also a big problem and Shaq was getting more lazy which caused him to have a lot of problems with Pat Riley. They were a Wade injury of defeating the Pistons on 2005 and we saw how extremely close those Pistons were of defeating the Spurs on the finals. Hell if Rasheed didn't leave Horry open then those Pistons would have repeated as a Spurs fan I am happy that Rasheed made that mistake. Old roster, Wade injuries and Shaq being lazy as hell made them probably the worst defending champions on 2007.

[@orlandowilliamson691]

People forget how great Wade was. In his prime he was just like Kobe and Jordan!

[@russenterprise6502]

Wade was face of the nba in the late 2000s alongside Kobe and LeBron, should been league mvp in 2009.

[@orlandowilliamson691]

Facts

[@cantgetsnaked9819]

finally someone who knows ball

[@stevenirizarry9427]

MVP? No.

[@hmhm856]

Wade was no longer one of the top faces of the league after the 2007 season. It was just Lebron and Kobe. Although Wade started to make a renaissance starting in the 2008 Olympics. But it wasnt until Lebron went to the Heat that Wade was once again one of the faces of the league

[@AirRusher1992]

It must be really sad to see that Heat team not repeat and it wasn't until LeBron is their best player when they did just that. It's funny that the Mavs went through a similar path as the 2006 Heat after winning the title in 2011.

[@chrilpy]

The Mavs weren’t able to repeat because they let Tyson Chandler walk for nothing

[@AirRusher1992]

​@@chrilpy Yeah but still didn't you notice a similar trend? 2012: Swept in the first round 2013: Missed the Playoffs 2014: Lost in the first round (once held a 2-1 series lead) 2015: Lost in the first round (once trailed 3-0) Seems like a coincidence, right?

[@younglove3362]

​@@AirRusher1992 People that over rate Dirk stay thinking delusional. That same team wasn't going to go far, with or without Tyson Chandler.

[@AirRusher1992]

@@younglove3362 I know that. Still, I don't why it is funny for me.

[@Manz03fresco]

They would’ve won if lebron stepped up. Clearly he wasn’t the best player on the team in 2011

[@youngair24]

Andy Hoops I dk how old you are gang but Wade legacy is never in question. He brought the Heat to the ECF in his second year, then won it the next year. LeBron needed him to win.

[@Bmw968-t8t]

Don't like how he made it seem like Wade couldn't get his team past the first round "until lebron came". Uhhh he led his team to a title before lebron did and arrived. His first round exits after 06 were due to lack of talent, playing with rookies/2nd year players and a rookie coach Heat were projected to be 8th seed 37 win teams in 08-10 but Wade willed them to 45-47 wins and the 5th seed. Took a far more talented Hawks squad to 7 games.

[@bandUp-k1q]

Yea he said some questionable things in this video and he’s missing some context lol

[@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky]

Right. Just reading this makes me doubt his credibility so now I can’t watch the video damn

[@chriswahl4139]

getting blown out at home by 40 plus points on ring and banner night was a bad omen

[@Tiy51]

D Wade my favorite player ever , but it do bother me when people leave him out of those What If conversations. He truly was a top 3 player in his prime , at times looking like the #1 . He already considered to be the 3rd best shooting guard ever, If that knee injury wasn’t a thing, who knows how great he’d be .

[@rayzrealm]

*5:34** Jason Williams never cared about his numbers. He never even averaged 20 ppg in a season. That’s why ya gotta watch the footage Andy before you hit upload.*

[@anryXcurse]

He even said Shaq gave it all when basically he was not even playable because of his poor defence and his scoring was not the same anymore. Alonzo was their best center not Shaq.

[@Bmw968-t8t]

He made tons of mistakes and blunders in this vid its unreal. I guess I still appreciate the effort as a heat fan/Wade stan since it's different than the usual lebron/MJ/Kobe talk.

[@jeton8306]

You're right The shaq/kobe was long gone.. Give your flowers to the heat.. With the help of refs!!

[@PraiseThaDon]

2006 Finals were rigged just like the 2016 Finals. 8:38 you mean Kobe had the worst supporting cast of the modern era? 🤦‍♂️ look at the Lakers roster from 2004 - 2007

[@Maxjuliann]

Yeah lakers sucked after shaq left but also the heat were not very good either after they won in 06

[@KingoftheLions-z87]

Fuck is you on about?

[@Bookworm84330]

Stop smoking crack

[@syad911]

yeah, but were we able to accept the fact that 2006 was 18 years ago ??? time flies

[@spencercole23]

Don't remind me lmao 😭

[@PygmaApril]

08-09 season was crazy, and has carried Wade's legacy a bit too much in the pre Heatles era. Sadly he missed on an MVP due to playing in a league with one of the GOATs in his athletic prime doing even more magnificent things.

[@jahnelss]

I remain saying Dwade those first 5 to maybe 7 years was better than from. No shade, it was just constantly watching him on a nightly basis beating all the other teams best player. Not to mention, going to Miami WAS A NIGHTMARE.

[@Davivd2]

It's amazing what happens when you get written out of the script.

[@dimerstv]

Getting blown out by the young Bulls during opening night of the next season kind of gave us a big clue of what kind of season they would have

[@滋榎本]

I was a little sad when Dwyane Wade was traded from the Miami Heat to the Chicago Bulls in 2016. Still, I was very happy when he retired with the Heat in 2019.

[@jaychulo.F]

He didn’t get traded he left to play for his hometown

[@younglove3362]

​@@jaychulo.F He left because Riley didn't want to compensate him for all the paycuts he took.

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

He left the Heat in FA cuz cheapskate Riley wanted to pay Hassan Whiteside over him 😂😂

[@brucelau2023]

Almost twenty years and it’s funny enough how much we’ve grown in the NBA since

[@BuccLife]

3rd Greatest SG of All Time

[@gregrowe1168]

Problem with Wade is that he really wasn’t a great shooter. Obviously Jordan and Kobe were better but I’d put a few more ahead of Wade. Reggie Miller for sure. I think Klay Thompson is better. If you consider Vince Carter as a shooting guard, he’s better too.

[@christiansoldier77]

Wade was better than Kobe . He outperformed him in big games

[@BuccLife]

@@christiansoldier77 Personally I think Wade had a higher peak than MJ/Kobe. He's another what if? If he never got hurt he could have taken one of there spots.

[@christiansoldier77]

@@BuccLife wade had 8 years before he started getting hurt so he isn't a what if. Plus he was never on MJ's level but he was better than Kobe

[@BuccLife]

@@christiansoldier77 that doesn’t make sense since everything Jordan did Kobe did better.

[@user-federicochen]

For 06 Miami's championship 🏆, I only felt happy with those 90's tough guys, like A.M or GP, one more, the white chocolate.

[@DJBlack909]

Antoine Walker is the one more.

[@Johnny-hn9ts]

Andy not mentioning Peja at 4:55 is criminal

[@bumblebity2902]

They won, because being on the form even supporting cast play solidly. After that Shaq, Zo, Glove come into twilight aka age catch up, D-Wade , J-Will, Antoine Walker injuries.

[@Thatboysanch210]

I always enjoy your videos and your take. Wish KZbin didn’t make you take down the PEDs in the nba vid.

[@RandomBurner]

Lol at 6:18 Andy using the Kobe/Shaq meme 😂

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Age caught up with that team Especially SHAQ whose injuries and weight issues caused him to miss some playing time

[@SixerIverson04]

You should do a video on why the 2020 Lakers were unable to repeat as NBA Champions

[@willingexile3374]

As great as Shaq was, he wasn't the same when he was in Miami and the struggle to fit in with the Heat's physical regimen actually made him worse. Once Miami decided to trade him, it was all downhill from there. Though it may have meant trading more assets, I think Miami should have gotten Stoudemire instead of Marion from Phoenix.

[@trvspvrk]

hello no suns wouldn’t trade a 25 year old Amar’e for a old ass shaq lmfaoooooooo

[@willingexile3374]

Sarver cheaped out when he bought the team. In 2006 and 2007, Phoenix essentially got cash for trades that included Brian Grant, James Jones and picks that became Rajon Rondo and Rudy Fernandez. I think Shaq was a poor trade choice since he both he and Amar'e played close to the basket. Marion shot about 35% from three at the time of the trade, so he could space the floor for Shaq. Amar'e was as close as untouchable at the time but who knows what might have happened behind closed doors?

[@kobepi236]

They had a magical championship run that is very difficult to replicate and Shaq decline so much after joining Miami so its not possible to repeat

[@donaldhutchison4652]

Aye bro, your next video should be your favorite jerseys of all time! I’d love to see your take on them

[@PeacenMind-v8p]

That team was really old and Wade got injured alot the next couple years. Its surprising they even won it that year. That team wasn't really that talented anyways. Surprised Wade was able to bounce back and win more titles.

[@ryanr20091]

no shaq one of the greatest centers of alll time was another big reason they won in the first title 06 losing him was the main reason they struggled until Lebron and bosh came and they started winning again

[@Mizzymsyg]

Not surprising at all he played with the best player in the league for four years

[@freezhollywood]

They decided to run it back with the AARP squad. When they should’ve blew it up. Imma Heat fan. I seen it all. We got 3 titles. But I seen a lot of pain. 15 game season to draft a bust lol. League robbed us from D Rose. Takeaway the big 3 Wade was stranded his whole career. Just like Jimmy. Thanks Pat!

[@Shpankyy]

They would've won in 2005 too if it weren't for injuries. DWade could've been a 4 time champ 2 finals mvp

[@ultimateyagerman]

Lmao🫵🤡

[@Shpankyy]

@@ultimateyagerman ?

[@mistermann3225]

​@@ultimateyagermanhe ain't lie....

[@i-work-at-enron]

they aren't getting past that spurs defense

[@ultimateyagerman]

@@mistermann3225 yall need to stop talkin basketball. That dicrepit heat team barely beat San Antonio's little brother with all them extra FTs Pop aint avery johnson, he would have closed out the heat in 5 games and gone back2back and probably 3peat on top at that point since they clapped 05 and 07

[@Jeff-te2cc]

Can you do one about why the 2006 Pistons didn't get to the finals. They had the best record in the league, and they had the best record in franchise history, just fresh off of two straight finals appearances

[@i-work-at-enron]

Because the Heat figured out they could just slash their way to the rim with their guards and win the game.

[@coreyrowe4119]

I also remember hearing a lot of guys on the Pistons didn't particularly like Flip Saunders who replaced Larry Brown that season.

[@xBlacKxScoPex]

If I’m not mistaken they made the conference finals the year before they won and was up 2-1 on the pistons but wade got hurt

[@cyrus2546]

They won the championship with just a 52-30 record. I truly believe Dallas was the better team. The refs screwed Dallas. The Heat got 49 free throw attempts in Game 5, Wade got 25 of them. The entire Mavs team got just 25. The final score? Heat 101 Mavs 100.

[@ultimateyagerman]

Yup Casuals and heat fanboys cant accept this reality. There's atleast 4 fouls in that game alone where no one even touched wade and he got FTs for them. All you need to do is shave 2-3 fouls and 4 FTs,and Miami loses game 5 Game 6 went down the same way, wade getting FTs to defend their single digit leads every time Dallas went on a run to overtake them.

[@cyrus2546]

@@ultimateyagerman Yeah I remember. It was so egregious, if I were a Dallas fan I think I would’ve stopped watching the NBA.

[@winter9242]

Lol it was only because no mavs defender that can stay in front of wade. Name me even one mavs defender that can stay in front of 06 wade.

[@Trancymind]

@@winter9242 Kobe outscored the entire Mavs team in 2005-06 season after 3 quarters (62-61).

[@bighand1530]

@@cyrus2546 At least Dallas won in 2011.

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

The big reason? Age. Shaq and GP were pushing into their mid 30’s the season after and couldn’t keep up with the more young established teams at the time. Plus you add D Wade’s knee injuries that haunted the rest of his career, and you pretty much have the reasons why they couldn’t repeat.

[@steviewadley3881]

Never forget the Dwyane wade were best players in 2011 finals before losing to mavericks.

[@futureDreamer4]

Gary Peyton was the reason why the Heat won in 05'-06' by telling Shaq to hand over the team to Wade. Which was something Shaq couldn't do in LA with Kobe. Then Wade just took over in the finals. I actually told my friends in high school that the Bulls were going to beat the Heat. They thought I was bugging.

[@hmhm856]

Something of importance not mentioned = This Miami Heat core of Shaq-Wade was supposed to win it all in the 2004-2005 season, but they had a HORRENDOUS game 7 loss at home against the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. This was the Heat season to win it all, mainly since Shaq was still an MVP-caliber-player. They won like 60 games and were just dominant. The Heat swept their first round series against the Nets, and then swept their second round series against the Wizards. Not only that, but this was a young roster overall. Next season, 2005-2006, Shaq was no longer an MVP-caliber-player for the rest of his career, nor an All-Star-player for the rest of his career, and because of it, the Heat no longer had that eliteness in them like they did in the 2004-2005 season, and they were also no longer a "young" team since decided to go for more of a veteran roster after the 2004-2005 season. As you mentioned, Heat won 52 games in the 2005-2006 season, and they werent that dominant team anymore and mostly benefitted from the East being weak this season (asides from the Pistons, Cavs, Nets). Heat even struggled in their first round series against the Bulls (who only had a .500 record of 41-41). And in the second round, many were picking the Nets to beat the Heat, and the Heat even lost homecourt in the second round against the Nets after losing game 1 in Miami. But then afterwards, they turned it on and backdoor swept the Nets by winning the next 4 games, beat the Pistons in 6, and made a great comeback against the Mavs to win it all. Again, the 2004-2005 Heat was their season to win it all, with 2005-2006 being their "try to repeat" season. Meaning, they should have broken this roster up after the 2005-2006 season and gone younger and rebuild, and trade all their veteran players, even Shaq, after this 2006 season to a younger contending team. Heat had no chance of repeating nor being great in the 2006-2007 season with the same roster that won them the title, even if they didnt have all the injuries. If they were healthy, they would have been a 4-seed at best, and would have faced off against the Bulls either way in the first round, and would have still lost to the Bulls in the first round (except I doubt that they would have gotten swept). Bulls went 7-1 against the Heat in the 2006-2007 season (4 games in the regular season and 4 games in the postseason, and also they played them tough in the playoffs the season before)

[@chriswahl4139]

they have to be right at or near the top of all time worst NBA title defenses, ironically another team would be the 2011 Mavericks who beat the Heat

[@Mr.0ne]

Michael Beasley could have been great, but he had his own immaturity and issues off court.

[@remmsterr]

Imagine if Walker was on the Warriors from 15 - now? He’d be in the HoF

[@jaredb7004]

The Celtics created their Big Three in summer of 07 not 08. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@TheBearicalWizard]

It ain’t that deep

[@brandonm5394]

​@@TheBearicalWizard it is

[@cheon4786]

So wade called flash without his left meniscus? Thats a biggest what if right there

[@vonnblagaming984]

I think it’s more interesting on how the spurs got 5 championship, but couldn’t repeat or couldn’t even reach the finals again.

[@X02Overdose]

Make a video on why the Warriors couldn’t beat the Jazz in 07

[@TheAlan11223]

2010 Dwade has every right to be pissed. Dude was producing futuristic stats but had a trash support cast.

[@allsmiles3666]

1:43 lmfao what the hell is with that picture

[@BlerimIsmaili]

Your background music choice for this video reminds me of a Super Nintendo Tennis game, or Super Nintendo FIFA, lol.

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

Wade was only in his 3rd season when he won that 2006 championship ! Lebron didn’t win his first title until 2012. Lol

[@weswith360s]

The Heat got Wade some help. The Cavs didn't do the same for Bron. It's that simple 🤷‍♂️

[@greekifreekifan870]

You're telling me that a team with Shaq, Gary Payton, Jason Williams, Alonzo Mourning, and Udonis Haslem is better than Ilgauskas and Larry Hughes? Who woulda thunk it

[@gangstagummybear3432]

​@@greekifreekifan870Lol incredible sarcasm

[@younglove3362]

Look at LeBrons team and look at Wade's. LeBron basically did a carry job as opposed to Wade, especially in 2007. Stop ✋️, you LeBron haters need to sound more logical.

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

@@younglove3362 I’m not a Lebron Hater. I just made a simple statement. Wade had the momentum early in his career and Lebron literally had a harder road to a championship than all the other greats like MJ,Kobe,Magic,Bird, etc. before he went to Miami and created the trend of a SUPERTEAM ! People might forget that about Lebron. That’s all I’m saying. I never hated Lebron, I’ve actually been a fan of him his entire career! But only rooted against him when he went to Miami Lol

[@crzeglehighvidz]

2006 Heat 🤝🏿 2022 Warriors One last ride with that old core

[@SalCali123]

And bucks

[@Papa-kj3eh]

Refs handed them the rings.

[@3ddant]

Refs 2006

[@somregularguy]

@@Papa-kj3eh warriors? Yes we know

[@somregularguy]

@@3ddant2022*

[@GregLyons-x2i]

Wade great player played along time just had to many injuries

[@furkansarica7263]

I think the Heat has the same trick now, they know when to push for it. That championship team wasn't the best in the league, no chance. Same with the latest two finals appearances. But they just knew when to go and when to invest. That's actually what made me a Heat fan; growing up watching Wade and knowing that the team will reach it's potential when the moment comes. As a grown man now with less and less time to watch the games, that's what keeps me going after the Wade era, that trust. I hope it stays the same

[@sportstalktv513]

Roster got old besides d wade. But that legendary playoff run was always be remembered.

[@pharkasj]

14:18 his image is fine. A top 10 SG list without him cannot be taken seriously. He's top 5 almost everywhere, and more than 50% of these lists ranks him 3rd. I'm not sure about the last one, because by the numbers he wasn't even close to Jerry West , but i haven't seen West playing, and that was a totally different era.

[@chrissoulsinger]

Exactly!!!

[@AshED65]

I remember back in the 09 season Shaq was rumored to waiting a trade to go play the Lakers again.

[@Trancymind]

It wasn't happening because Pau Gasol was the better Center and younger player in 2009 plus the Lakers had the rising young star Center backup Bynum.

[@nonamelegend_vapor]

As a Mavs fan, the 06 Heat weren't able to repeat because fuck 'em, that's why

[@westcoastnative2523]

Dirk was robbed that year. Bad officiating is the reason the heat won that series.

[@coreyrowe4119]

​@@westcoastnative2523 Dirk got his revenge in 2011 at least.

[@bighand1530]

@@coreyrowe4119 Dirk is underrated

[@razkable]

They really should of made the 05 finals

[@younglove3362]

People talk about 06 being rigged but nobody want to admit that the Pistons always got favorable calls in their home games.

[@nicoli-thenextup9866]

2:31 - look at Alonso’s face he like fuck not again 😐😐😐

[@GregLyons-x2i]

The reason the 2006 Miami heat didn't repeat to old of a team and injuries

[@donaldmcgee6334]

That was the 2nd time in Bulls history where they swept the defending champs. 91 they swept the defending champs Detroit Pistons and in 2007 they swept the Miami Heat

[@Johnny-kv7mh]

The Celtics formed their "Big 3" in the summer of '07, not '08 😅

[@SBDs-_-LSPr]

13:13 The 2000’s Pistons disrespect will not be tolerated

[@araucanoraptorargentinus3973]

I remember watching the 06 Finals with my family

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Injuries and an old rosters.

[@tupatshakurtis5195]

God it makes me feel so old seeing how grainy the game footage is from this era lol

[@MrEOM41]

Shaq was on his last leg as far as his prime goes.

[@luissyquia]

Healthy 07 heat (mainly Wade) would’ve had a good chance to repeat imo. Could’ve gotten the LBJ DWade series we never saw 05 also was unlucky with Wade shoulder injury in the ECF. Lots of what-ifs with the Wade/Shaq heat

[@Antti29]

I remember one guy in the late 80s who also scored well over 30ppg in the playoffs yet only saw early exits due to lack of support.

[@pinoyhiphop3977]

except that guy didnt win shii

[@Trancymind]

AI?

[@Antti29]

I vaguely remember MJ winning something a bit later. Maybe you missed those seasons?

[@ameetsander9344]

Wades image is that he’s a three time nba champion

[@Twoofus0525]

Miami really missed the opportunity in 2005 they should’ve beaten Detroit and went on to play the Spurs but of course that didn’t happen and maybe the Heat wouldn’t have beaten the Spurs either, but with this happening and the fact the roster gotten older and injury’s that’s why the Heat couldn’t repeat💯🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Slumpster-w5g]

Michael Beasley was a really good player who could still be in the league today. His drive and work ethic are why he’s not in the NBA.

[@depekthegreat359]

Unlucky Miami Heat of course after their triumph but at least,they were in the playoffs,good friends!!!🙏

[@Therantguyyeazy]

As A heat fan injuries

[@todro8410]

Also, this is NOT CLOSELY SIMILAR to the 2011 title, stop the disrespect.

[@TraitsofGreatness]

Dude you saying d wade was balling moving fast asf around the court with one meniscus ?

[@shawnmarques7117]

Didn’t really expect them to repeat outside of D wade and UD the whole team was old.

[@manofpsg]

So Chris Bosh didn't exist !!!!! He was a huge part of our success in the big 3 era

[@kingkongaintgotshtonme7710]

Because the referees didn't give Wade the same number of free throws per game the next season

[@peterramos5128]

They we're overachievers, it was basically dwade and aging shaq, Antoine walker that got fat and became complacent chucking low efficiency 3s from outside, Zo still played decent defence but was aging, payton aged and became a spot up shooter and played a bit of defence, Jwill aged, Posey was still pretty good, just like Haslem. They finally got outrun by the Bulls hitting their prime with Hinrich, Gordon and Deng respectively

[@devingiles887]

And we in the same boat, stuck in the middle talent wise and can’t get by…..PAT, WE NEED HELP

[@nvm9040]

They probably had a two year window after winning the championship but injuries and the overall age of the team didn’t get them anywhere near the mountain top until Lebron joined

[@bumblebity2902]

Beasley was disposable for upcoming big 3 even if he prove expectations.

[@anonymousab1393]

Shaq was traded before the 2008 playoffs

[@DThornDigital]

As a Heat fan i was disappointed when the heat got swept by the bulls the following season

[@zeaccu934]

Considering wade has a lot of injuries and some of them are career ending injuries he still bounce back in 2011-2014 unlike other players in todays generation once you know they have worst injuries you already know they are unable to bounce back in their future career

[@Greenglower2012]

Im a desperate pistons fan saying, buddy, they were not on the downswing at all that year lol. Best team in the league that year and best team we ever had. We just got completely outplayed and mismatched by the heat

[@azovandy14.88]

Wade made the right decision in terms of getting the surgery in college even if it caused issues later bc the NBA is never a guarantee.

[@traviswilliams6752]

Wade was not in his shadow. He had to suppress his game for LeBron because LeBron can only play one way.

[@Skizzy_276]

40k 10k 10k. Played all 5 positions. Keep making fantasy’s up to keep Kobe and MJ your gods 😂💀

[@rebeccajohnson4156]

I’m early 😩

[@AirRusher1992]

Still 5th

[@gilfordmccormack8140]

It's pretty simple aside from D Wade at the time they were too old. A lot of those guys on that roster were on the last leg of their careers.

[@leolynch6663]

As long as Crawford was the ref, they absolutely had a chance to win again

[@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to]

Wade goes down top 3-5 Shooting Guard All-time.. He got 3 rings on top of that..