Dwyane Wade is better than LeBron James

Statistics: My opponent has stated in the speech that a reason LeBron James is better than Dwyane Wade is because of better overall statistics; however, there are many reasons why this point does not help my opponent's case. Firstly, Dwyane Wade played significantly less than LeBron James throughout his career. Dwyane Wade's career minutes per game were 37.6 while LeBron's were 40.3. So to accurately see how many points they make, I calculated how many points each player made per minute. Wade is 0.68 while LeBron is 0.69, nearly identical. As you can see, both have about the same points per minute when it comes to career totals even though Wade would have to be pulled out in the middle of games when he would get minor injuries, which would lower his points per game. Also, as you can see, LeBron's more playing time is directly proportional to his inflated stats. These statistics were accumulated from my [1] and [2] sources. MVP: Next, my opponent uses LeBron's reigning MVP status as a reason he is better than Wade, however, there are several flaws with their logic. Usually, "a panel of 127 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada voted for this" [3], but now, I believe the public has a small say in it now. However, the point is that the award is biased and based on opinion. Also, if you use this MVP logic, than Steve Nash is as good as LeBron James (they both have 2 MVP trophies), Kobe Bryant is worse than Steve Nash (Kobe has 1 MVP while Nash has 2), and so on [4]. Player Rating: First of all, your first source is for fantasy basketball, not the actual NBA, I hope you know the difference because that makes the source you've provided not help your case. Also, people that rate him higher than Wade are still basing this off of opinion not off of fact, thus that isn't reliable information. Injury/Physique: Next, my opponent goes off into injury and LeBron being bigger and faster. However, my opponent doesn't realize that LeBron only does what he does because of that. If it wasn't for his inhuman body structure, his stats wouldn't be near what he gets, however, Wade with less of a physique is able to produce the same results and is able to bounce back from injuries, something LeBron hasn't experienced. My Contentions: Firstly, Dwyane Wade has a ring. Some will say, ‘well if you're going off that logic, than Derek Fisher is better than Chris Paul'. However, people don't seem to realize there is a difference between leading a team to a championship and being a small part in getting your team a championship. He was basically the team from Game 3 to Game 6. In Game 3, Wade had 42 points while no one on his team had more than 16. In Game 4, Wade had 36 while no one on his team had more than 17. In Game 5, Wade had 43 while no one on his team had more than 18. In Game 6, Wade had 36 while no one on his team had more than 17. Wade carried his team from a 0-2 deficit to a 4-2 finals win. [5] What did LeBron do however? Get swept by the Spurs in the finals. In the first game, LeBron had 14, in the second he had 25, in the third he had 25, and in the fourth he had 24. See the comparisons? Next, we have the fact that Wade is doing better than LeBron so far while they are on the same team. Wade is doing better in points, rebounds, blocks, player efficiency rating, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, and adjusted field goal percentage while playing nearly 2 minutes less then LeBron per game. [6] Conclusion: Wade has shown he has the heart of a champion and doesn't choke when it matters most. LeBron may have been slightly more of a statistical powerhouse in Cleveland but that can be easily explained with minutes per game. Regardless though, who is regarded as the better player Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain? Finally, Wade is proving to the world that he is still the dominate figure in Miami and is beating LeBron in almost every statistic even though he is playing with less minutes. References: [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] . http://www.nba.com... [4] . http://www.nba.com... [5] . http://sports.espn.go.com... [6] . http://espn.go.com...