Hassan Whiteside: Road To The Max

[QUIZ]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JasonLieser/status/695802028879171588[/tweet]

[EscapoTHB]

I would give him the max. But I'm old school and like having a dominant paint presence anchoring my team. But what do I know. If I were trying to beat the Warriors I would slow the pace, and post up on Draymond and be really physical with Curry and Thompson. Not try to match their pace and size.

[Heat3]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/695794945031012352[/tweet]

someone gif that!

[dolphinatik]

sick

[casketball]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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[puppa bear]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/695794945031012352[/tweet]

That play has almost everything I hoped for this team in one: Winslow putting his body on the line to try & take a charge, Whiteside block & outlet to Dragic, fast break to Wade for the finish.

That is a sig-worthy play right there!

[SoFlaKingReal]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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This was Whiteside's 2nd game after a 6 game injury absence....Stoudemire started in Whiteside's place and the team was actually playing pretty well. No one knows what Spoelstra is thinking, but most imagine Whiteside will be back to starting soon.

[MettaWorldPanda]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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Just came off a quad injury and we are easing him back in. Also 2-0 with him coming off the bench. He has looked amazing coming off the bench but doubt it last much longer. He will most likely be starting soon

[gom]

I would give him the max. But I'm old school and like having a dominant paint presence anchoring my team. But what do I know. If I were trying to beat the Warriors I would slow the pace, and post up on Draymond and be really physical with Curry and Thompson. Not try to match their pace and size.

I don't think your plan will work, however I do agree that if we try to outplay Golden State "their" way, we will lose. We need to make them play our game. We get one more chance this year in Miami. Let's see what plan we execute and if it works.

Look at Tyler's message:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/RealTJohnson/status/695796133197713409[/tweet]

You can sense the excitement. This is a pretty cool time to be a Heat fan.

Oh, and this tweet from Hassan:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/695847539438911488[/tweet]

[EscapoTHB]

The great thing with Hassan is he blocks the ball to his teammates and they usually start fast breaks. I wonder how he ranks against the rest of the top shotblockers in terms of keeping the ball in play?

[TroubleS0me]

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[3ballbomber]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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This was Whiteside's 2nd game after a 6 game injury absence....Stoudemire started in Whiteside's place and the team was actually playing pretty well. No one knows what Spoelstra is thinking, but most imagine Whiteside will be back to starting soon.

Is it just me or should we leave him coming off the bench for now while we seem to have a certain consistency w/ Amare starting.

[puppa bear]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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This was Whiteside's 2nd game after a 6 game injury absence....Stoudemire started in Whiteside's place and the team was actually playing pretty well. No one knows what Spoelstra is thinking, but most imagine Whiteside will be back to starting soon.

Is it just me or should we leave him coming off the bench for now while we seem to have a certain consistency w/ Amare starting.

You're probably not the only one thinking it, but I can tell you I'm not one who shares the same view. I can see a case for the next game or two, but once he's shown that he's healthy enough to be playing 30+ minutes again, then he should go back into the starting line-up. We need to get as many minutes with him and the rest of the core together before the playoffs.

[RexBoyWonder]

This was Whiteside's 2nd game after a 6 game injury absence....Stoudemire started in Whiteside's place and the team was actually playing pretty well. No one knows what Spoelstra is thinking, but most imagine Whiteside will be back to starting soon.

Is it just me or should we leave him coming off the bench for now while we seem to have a certain consistency w/ Amare starting.

You're probably not the only one thinking it, but I can tell you I'm not one who shares the same view. I can see a case for the next game or two, but once he's shown that he's healthy enough to be playing 30+ minutes again, then he should go back into the starting line-up. We need to get as many minutes with him and the rest of the core together before the playoffs.

I think we're noticing a trend where Whiteside is beasting the most in games where he's not playing huge minutes. Might be a mental hunger thing, could be energy, conditioning, or teams less prepared for him.

Whatever it is, It's better to see him give 110% effort in 27 minutes like last night then him going easy because of fouls/energy for 36 minutes.

Also I really like his quote about changing shots, It's great to see he's understanding his impact doesn't have to be actually blocking a shot, he did tend to chase the block and sacrifice the overall defensive play in the past. Hoping he now gets that a huge part of his impact is just being a deterrence, you will always be a bigger factor with the overall shots you COULD block then the shots you actually block. picking your spots is a skill that comes with more experience.

[puppa bear]

Is it just me or should we leave him coming off the bench for now while we seem to have a certain consistency w/ Amare starting.

You're probably not the only one thinking it, but I can tell you I'm not one who shares the same view. I can see a case for the next game or two, but once he's shown that he's healthy enough to be playing 30+ minutes again, then he should go back into the starting line-up. We need to get as many minutes with him and the rest of the core together before the playoffs.

I think we're noticing a trend where Whiteside is beasting the most in games where he's not playing huge minutes. Might be a mental hunger thing, could be energy, conditioning, or teams less prepared for him.

Whatever it is, It's better to see him give 110% effort in 27 minutes like last night then him going easy because of fouls/energy for 36 minutes.

Also I really like his quote about changing shots, It's great to see he's understanding his impact doesn't have to be actually blocking a shot, he did tend to chase the block and sacrifice the overall defensive play in the past. Hoping he now gets that a huge part of his impact is just being a deterrence, you will always be a bigger factor with the overall shots you COULD block then the shots you actually block. picking your spots is a skill that comes with more experience.

I agree with what you're saying Rex & personally think we could be seeing the emergence of a shot-blocker who is the modern equivalent of those greats of the 90s (Hakeem, Admiral, Mutombo). We may not be, but I really hope that we are.

[RexBoyWonder]

You're probably not the only one thinking it, but I can tell you I'm not one who shares the same view. I can see a case for the next game or two, but once he's shown that he's healthy enough to be playing 30+ minutes again, then he should go back into the starting line-up. We need to get as many minutes with him and the rest of the core together before the playoffs.

I think we're noticing a trend where Whiteside is beasting the most in games where he's not playing huge minutes. Might be a mental hunger thing, could be energy, conditioning, or teams less prepared for him.

Whatever it is, It's better to see him give 110% effort in 27 minutes like last night then him going easy because of fouls/energy for 36 minutes.

Also I really like his quote about changing shots, It's great to see he's understanding his impact doesn't have to be actually blocking a shot, he did tend to chase the block and sacrifice the overall defensive play in the past. Hoping he now gets that a huge part of his impact is just being a deterrence, you will always be a bigger factor with the overall shots you COULD block then the shots you actually block. picking your spots is a skill that comes with more experience.

I agree with what you're saying Rex & personally think we could be seeing the emergence of a shot-blocker who is the modern equivalent of those greats of the 90s (Hakeem, Admiral, Mutombo). We may not be, but I really hope that we are.

At this point I have no doubt about it - in pure shot blocking Hassan belongs in that group even right now. He has their size, their length (if not better), their blocking instincts.

What separated those guys and made them a corner stone defensive anchor was the IQ and experience to know when to sag off, when to fake like they're going for block but really just wait for the rebound, how to hold the position and not give up the space in the paint (big Whiteside weakness right now), how to be consistent during a lot of minutes and different matchups, not getting frustrated, stay focused because the entire team defense is depending on you.

Whiteside is already showing he's an historically great shot blocker, where he needs to grow is the defensive awareness around his elite blocking talent.

[SCHeat]

I really think we resign him. Unfortunately, probably to a max or near max deal. Maybe we get him for 18 per instead of the 21 he's eligible for

[dubasilva]

Not a heat fan but turned the heat game on league pas and noticed amare starting over white side? Can someone explain that???


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I don't mind keeping him there. Seems that this is working on his head. In addition, I believe it makes our second unit very strong with Winslow, Green and Whiteside.

[perempe20]

2 close games, 15 blocks (-30 points).

[King Ken]

Can you guys afford him?