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Here’s a philosophical question for you: does saying that something is “The Dean Wade Show” make it “The Dean Wade Show”, or are there external criteria for “The Dean Wade Show” that must be met before something becomes “The Dean Wade Show”? Posed another way, can you speak “The Dean Wade Show” into existence, or does it manifest itself outside of the human speech which declares it?
This is an important question because Larry Nance Jr., who was doing guest commentary for parts of this game, seemed to be very certain that The Dean Wade Show was taking place after Dean Wade hit four three-pointers in the first half. However, I would argue that, just because one person is getting hyped and yelling “Dean Wade Show”, does not mean that the Dean Wade Show is taking place. Scoring twelve points in an NBA game, while an impressive feat, does not make the game your “show”. Especially if you aren’t contributing meaningfully in other areas of statistical measure.
I do feel like that the Dean Wade Show could take place without anybody making explicit note of it. I feel this way because the first half of this game was actually the T.J. McConnell Show. As far as I know, nobody actually said that it was the T.J. McConnell show, but it totally was, even if nobody said it. The way he took over the game and eventually got a triple-double with steals made it the T.J. McConnell Show.
Final question: can two players have their “Show” at the same time? Because if this game was the T.J. McConnell Show, and two Shows can’t occur simultaneously, then it is logically impossible that this game was the Dean Wade Show, no matter how many times Larry Nance Jr. says it was.
Clearly, the concept of “Shows” is fraught, and reliable information on the exact nature of “Shows” is limited. The only thing we know for sure is, this game was not a “SICK SHOW”. At least not by Dean Wade. Who is the best D-Wade in Cavs history, by the way.