The last couple of games help.

Neil seems to have found a trend in September that mentions this. I think their talent will win out, they were 8-4, top 2 in SRS before Wade's injury against the Bobcats.

Wade got hurt in Charlotte and he's been mostly garbage ever since, aside from the Wizards game. He went 7-43 before finally bouncing back. He's just not completely healthy.

Reality is he's being asked to distribute too much, when he should be even more aggressive if anything. You don't tell LeBron James to stop attacking the rim, he's getting the wrong idea.

And remember what Neil said about SRS, it is not nearly as bad as people think. LeBron needs to be aggressive, Wade needs to keep attacking as well he was just fine until he got hurt.

I don't think most teams have the personal to cover this. If you're forgetting, LeBron is built like a power forward. If you've got a Chalmers, Miller, and/or House out there with them and 1 more big, then a big almost has to cover LBJ. Even without that, it's not that easy to just switch on these two and not expect a mismatch.

Vs. Boston, Ray Allen is on Wade, and Pierce is on Bron. Can Allen possible deal with LeBron's size and muscle when he's rolling to the hoop? Can Pierce handle the extra speed Wade has on him?

Vs. LA - same thing. We've got Artest trying to switch onto Wade, and Kobe trying to stop Bron streaking to the basket.

The Spurs? Ginobili? Can he cover either of those guys WITHOUT a PnR?

Most teams don't have the right sizes at 2 and 3 to cover it.

Even when the other team switches on every PnR, there have to be decisions made. That's the beauty of PnR. It forces the defense to react. There are so many options. Wade can go with the pick and then cross back, LeBron can slip. LeBron can feign the pick and cut. etc etc

It also draws attention from other defenders and make them decide whether to help or not, who you already know are leaning toward Bron and Wade anyway. Of course, all of this is predicated on LeBron being willing to be a setup man, recipient, or decoy for Wade. And while I never doubted it for a second in Cleveland, I am beginning to wonder if this guy has was it takes to truly sacrifice for the team.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8309

The purpose of the PnR is to create one of 3 things

A. Space for a quick shot (often a 3)
B. A defensive mismatch
C. An overplay

That's why a PnR is usually run with a perimeter player and a big. If there's a switch, then you have speed against the big or size against the smaller guy. But Lebron and Wade are the same player so they're being defended by the same player. All you have to is switch or go under the screen. Now, going under the screen usually leads to an open shot, but neither Wade or Lebron are good 3 point shooters or good 20 foot shooters, therefore you simply go under the pick or switch and it's neutralized.

The answer doesn't rely on a lebon/wade Pick N Roll. It relies on more off-ball movement or Lebron finally developing a post-up game. The real issue is neither of them are good outside shooters and it's hurting the offense. Often one guy does nothing when the other has the ball. And by nothing, I mean just stand around doing nothing.

I don't know the answer, but I wonder if the answer might give us a reason why they seem to never fast break.

Also how often teams score in the paint. Again, I don't know the answer, just curious if the answer helps us understand what's going on.

In fact, I may be able to study this: Set up a Monte Carlo simulation based on their career game scores, simulate 18 games a million times, and see how often both play at this level simultaneously due to random chance alone.