H&F: Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan, soccer flops, and why this is the worst time of year for sports

HINDSIGHT

---Dwyane Wade

If you’re a Miami fan, there should be absolutely no reason to be angry at Dwyane Wade for signing with Chicago. If anything, be angry at the Miami front office. It was pretty clear the whole time that Wade wanted to return to Miami, but Pat Riley and the rest of the front office took him for granted. $10 million a year offer (with all this cap space) to the player who has been the face of your franchise and STILL has some gas left in the tank? Disrespectful. If you’re burning D-Wade’s jersey, you are the worst type of sports fan there is.

---Thank you, Tim Duncan

Earlier today, NBA legend Tim Duncan retired. To me, Timmy D was the ideal basketball player. Not only did he play at a scary consistent level, but he carried himself with class, and never let his emotions get the best of him. In a lot of ways, Timmy D was the Derek Jeter of the Spurs. While he may not be as iconic, he did a lot of things that Jeter did -much more quietly for that matter. Regardless, similar to Jeter, it’s virtually impossible to hate Tim Duncan. With that being said, it goes without saying that fans everywhere will miss Tim Duncan. Thank you Timmy D.

---Soccer flops

I watched about 50 minutes of the Euro Championship between Portugal and France, and I could not believe some of the plays I was watching. Excluding Ronaldo, who was actually injured, every time that there was some sort of extra contact, the player would fall to the ground and would roll around as if he had broken his femur and torn his ACL at the same time. Then, he would be up and sprinting in a matter of two minutes. This is an embarrassment to the game in my opinion. It is a shame that these professional athletes can’t take a hit without flailing and rolling around on the turf. This is all too common and I always lose some respect for the athletes when I see this.

FORESIGHT

---This is the worst time of year for sports

With the M.L.B. All-Star Game Tuesday, I am fairly confident that this is statistically the worst week of sports in a calendar year, as there is literally nothing happening. To make it worse, I am not the biggest baseball fan during their brutal 162 game regular season, so I feel as if there is nothing to watch anymore. Even if you are a baseball fan, nothing really exciting is happening being that it's right in the middle of the year. Here’s to hoping that the Olympics and the N.F.L. regular season get here in no time.