Think some people have the wrong read on the real D Wade as a player, when asking why he doesn't "step up" when guys are out. And wondering why his counting stats can be so low some games when he is getting big minutes.
Rch actually brought up a good analogy during their last podcast that made a switch go on that put it into words why I like him so much as a bench piece.
He is the anti-Denzel Valentine. Regardless of if he is starting, if he is a bench piece, if he is out there during garbage time he doesn't change his game. He doesn't become more aggressive, he doesn't look for his shot more or start to play out of control. He just passes the ball if he's guarded, shoots if he is open, and keeps the offense flowing. Makes sense why they keep chucking him into the starting 5 instead of Cedi or someone else when Lauri was out, or Love or someone else when Mobley was out. He keeps things going for the starting 5, offensively, the same way that group does with the normal starters, where often times its about the next pass, or the next cut.
Think that's why you see Rubio start of Cedi too, when Okoro or Garland or Sexton have been out.
You need your Valentine types deep on your roster where they can force the issue when the need is there and get you a 20+ point night scoring the ball that makes you ask where the hell is that at all the time, but good teams need those real D Wade pieces that can be plugged and played with your starters and main rotation pieces and the group as a whole loses nothing too. What makes him a nice piece to have.
