For a player who was often put up there with Lebron and Dwyane Wade, he has come up short when it comes to playoff success.  He has never made it out of the first round where his cohorts have been to the finals and with Wade, won one.  Now he’s going around saying that they “quit” against the Lakers in the 3rd game where they now trail 3 - 0 in the series. 

I have not been a big fan of Anthony and have never put him up there with those other guys.  For a player to be surrounded with the talent that he has had over the years, he does not have the ability to elevate his game and the players around him.  And don’t give me this crap about it being the west.  At least you can look like you are competitive and they have not.  Let’s keep Anthony out of the conversation when we look back to the best players too come out of the 2003 NBA Draft.  He’s good, but not great.  Maybe that’s why Detroit passed on him saying that they have a Tayshaun Prince type player already.  At least he’s not Darko.

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Dwyane Wade’s season with the Miami Heat is over.

Heat coach Pat Riley announced Monday that Wade, the All-Star guard and 2006 NBA finals MVP who has battled left knee pain throughout the season, will not play in Miami’s final 21 games this year.

“I think it’s time,” Riley said.

The move was expected, although the timing—with so much of the season still to play—was mildly surprising. But Wade missed Miami’s game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday because of knee stiffness, telling Riley at the time that it pained him just to get out of bed.

The next day, Wade looked strong playing in Atlanta. But with all hope of the playoffs gone, the Heat—the NBA’s worst team at 11-50—and Wade decided Monday that the time was right to give the franchise’s best player additional time to heal and rest.

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