They have played better without Wade this season. If Wade can't go all out, he slows Lebron and Bosh down.
I need to watch more of them without Wade. The 8-9 minute snapshot in the 2nd quarter tonight was very bad. For various reasons, I couldn't watch the 2nd half.
The Heat's defense has really been porous to start this year, and Wade injured contributes to that as he is one of the better perimeter defenders in the L. That's one of the reasons why the Heat struggle at times this year more than anything else. It's hard to judge a team by an 8-9 minute stretch (you would think the Spurs were the worst team in the L watching the 3rd quarter, or the Lakers/Mavs game last night). Wade has been injured this year, and when he's injured, he really brings them down on both ends of the floor. The Heat are 4-0 without Wade this season, and 8-1 if you count last year also.
