Thursday, December 13th, 2012 at 10:05 am  |  67 responses

Mark Jackson Calls Dwyane Wade the Third Best Shooting Guard Ever


The Golden State Warriors escaped Miami with an unlikely win last night, but not before head coach Mark Jackson paid Heat superstar Dwyane Wade a major compliment. Per the Palm Beach Post: “Mark Jackson is a coach now, and his Warriors have been one of the NBA’s surprises. Recently, he was an analyst, and he still is prone to making grand statements. Asked what Dwyane Wade looks like to him on tape these days, Jackson didn’t hesitate. ‘He’s a guy I love as a basketball fan’ Jackson said. ‘To me, he’s the third-best shooting guard to play the game. People think I’m crazy for saying that. And there’s no disrespect to anybody else. The guy is a winner, he competes, he’s an underrated passer, and we all know he can score the basketball.’ Jackson added — as you’d expect — that he has Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant first and second.”

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  • Datkid

    this is absolutely fascinating. Thank You for putting it on here.

  • Datkid

    Jerry West is arguably better, but he’s also arguably better than Kobe Bryant. Regardless he’s probably more of a PG ever so I don’t have a problem with this. and D.wade’s performance in the 2006 finals makes him hyper elite.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    man i’m happy you watched it for real.

  • Datkid

    How can I not? it’s not like it’s a lecture on astrophysics. it’s sports. and positional versatility is incredibly fascinating.

  • http://www.facebook.com/qcollingwood Interdico Scriptor

    Yawn. Mark Jackson says alot of sh*t. Superlatives are us! Even my mum used to say GTFOH about dude’s ‘commentating’

  • http://www.facebook.com/qcollingwood Interdico Scriptor

    Okay. I’ve said some controversial stuff, but here goes. Aside from Chamberlain/Russell (because of size/skill) I really think a lot of NBA ‘stars’ from yesteryear weren’t that good, or should I say in the sixties I would have played NBA. No kidding. I have watched footage of West, Big O and I gotta say…”meh”. Big O was impressive with that whole triple double average, I admit, but that back-down dribble turnaround J was sh*t! We’ve all played people who did that sh*t and that move is OLD. Same with the ‘logo’ I can see he could play and was fast and stuff, but those moves he has, aside from the ‘j’ were crud, and Wade woulda shut him down…
    Waiting on the hate…

  • http://twitter.com/seanmagicjuan Sean Superstar Juan

    Name a situation where D. Wade has “struggled” on-ball defensively?

  • http://twitter.com/seanmagicjuan Sean Superstar Juan

    You dudes don’t speak with ANY credibility though, anyone who thinks that Tyson Chandler is even remotely close to Bill Russell athletically is just uninformed.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    No. I’m not jumping back into a 4 month old argument just to give
    You am example of something you can find on your own.

  • brad09

    pretty lopsided might be an over statement, Wade is a much better rebounder than West. Their defense is probably a push, but West was probably a more complete offensive player and a better passer.

  • real

    Wrong. Wade is a better defender and would out play him because Wade is faster and more atheletic

  • r

    Wrong. West didnt even play against all the greats during his era. Yes West was a better shooter but that was it

  • http://twitter.com/seanmagicjuan Sean Superstar Juan

    So you jump back into the same 4 month old argument just to deflect because you realize you made an ridiculous statement and can’t back it up. Good job.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    no i got an email. and was letting you know i’m not wasting my time. just like right now.

  • Markvag

    In a literal sense you are not wrong,nutrition,strength training,specialization have produced much better athletes in all sports.Back in the day players competed just as hard on court,but had other lives also.Pay was not outrageous and players had other interests.Cousy took a year off to work at a gas station.Players were not so over endorsed that that they could not voice a political opinion.They played everything until they discovered what they were best at,they stayed in school.Now an athlete is recognized early in life and is given an entourage of help to guide them to be the best they can be and focused on the goal of the big bucks.Not saying players are not playing with as much pride on the court,they just have a lot more help and motivation in getting there.West in this era would be overwhelmed.On the other hand any modern player would suck in West’s era because palming the ball used to be a violation.

  • iFry

    The fact that the competition is so much better in this decade Wade is a much better defender. He’s got some major guard milestones! Arguably one of the greatest finals performances ever.. first player under 6’4″ to reach 2k pts, 500asst, 100 blks, 100 steals! End of story, Wade all day

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    sorry bro, but i can’t judge guys based on which decade they played in. i can only judge them for what they did against their competition.

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