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Mars wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/status/581140130720804864[/tweet]...“I don’t want to reopen the stitches and have to stitch the hand back together,” he said. “That’s what it is. Probably two weeks to heal completely.”
That does not mean he will be out two weeks, but he probably will need at least a few more days before he can consider playing with a cast or wrap...
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Bishop45 wrote:"Let Iggie start the season brehs, was the wors that could happen"
You don't have to dig too deep in the PER rankings to find Hassan Whiteside. According to ESPN, the Marshall product ranks sixth in that department with a PER of 26.25.
That is insane, considering that Whiteside, a second-round pick of the Sacramento Kings in 2010, hadn't set foot in the Association since April 2012 prior to his D-League call-ups with the Miami Heat this past December. In between, Whiteside spent time plying his trade and maturing in China and Lebanon before returning stateside to audition for teams around the NBA.
Since then, Whiteside has been nothing short of a revelation for the injury-and-defection-ravaged Heat. In 2015, Whiteside has averaged 13.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks while converting 62.7 percent of his field-goal attempts in 26.1 minutes per game. Along the way, Whiteside has racked up 19 double-doubles, four games of at least 20 rebounds and a triple-double with blocks against the Chicago Bulls.
Crazier still, Whiteside's performance has garnered the 25-year-old praise in comparison to Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. But don't take my word for it; see what Bob Cousy, who won six championships with Russell, had to say about it.
"I have never said this in the 40 years since I retired, but he is the first big guy, not (Patrick) Ewing, (Hakeem) Olajuwon, Shaq (O'Neal), who reminds me defensively and on the boards of Russell," Cousy told the (Worcester) Telegram & Gazette's Bill Doyle. "He runs the floor well, he has excellent timing, he blocks shots and keeps them in play the way Russell did."
And Whiteside's done it all while earning a salary ($769,881, per Basketball-Reference.com) that, when accounting for inflation, is probably comparable to what Russell took home from the C's during the 1960s.
smartcane wrote:Does anyone think Whiteside, Bosh and McRoberts can play together(all three on the court at the same time)? While both bosh and Mcroberts play more like SF than PF ( the can play on the perimeter, shoot threes and pass) the big question is can either one guard a SF? Could we also just play a zone with those three together? I really would like to hear what you guys think.
Jaxon wrote:Bosh could guard some small forward. McRoberts no.
qjz123 wrote:smartcane wrote:Does anyone think Whiteside, Bosh and McRoberts can play together(all three on the court at the same time)? While both bosh and Mcroberts play more like SF than PF ( the can play on the perimeter, shoot threes and pass) the big question is can either one guard a SF? Could we also just play a zone with those three together? I really would like to hear what you guys think.
No they can't McBob is 6-10 he's not guarding any SF's. I expect to see a mix of Whiteside Bosh front court and Bosh McBob Front court. Whiteside at 5 when we want to go big and Bosh at the 5 when we want to space the floor.
