Yeah, I agree. Miami would've easily lost without the early heroics or Shaq and late 4th Qtr efforts of Wade. I feel the Piston's defense fell apart during the 4th.
I would take him on my team before AI because: 1) he's much younger and 2) he's bigger and stronger and thus that gives him more versatility. So I agree I would take him over AI right now, heck, I would take him or Lebron over Kobe and McGrady just because of the age/health factor, not a knock against those guys at all, but that's just the way the league goes, the younger and healthier you're the more value you have as a player. Wade and Lebron are that good at this young age, barring injuries, can you imagine how high their ceiling is? That's just potential you can't pass up given the way they've been playing this early in their respective careers.
It just shows you the value of a superstar. True, Detroit is the most solid team 1-through-8 in the league, but in the final waning moments of a very close game, I will always hinge my bets on the team with a superstar to break through...won't always be the case, but just generally speaking.
