Hassan Whiteside

[bksballer89]

Wade also had a pretty damn good game, 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Yeah which is rare as he usually struggles in his hometown.

Deng also shutdown Butler and had a double double in his return to Chicago.

Solid win.

 

[DJ]

Didn't even have to trade 2 first rounders for him either.

 

[DJ]

Whiteside is averaging 12ppg, 8rpg, and 3bpg in games (9) this month.

 

[bksballer89]

Whiteside is averaging 12ppg, 8rpg, and 3bpg in games (9) this month.

in limited minutes

 

[wildturkey]

I can't get over how young he looks. He looks like you put a 14 year olds head on a man's body.

 

[bksballer89]

He sounds really young also

 

[trojanfan12]

This kid may be an all time steal. Hopefully he can keep it up because he's fun too watch.

 

[Flauge]

he needs to work on a post up game and his free throws. but honestly, this kid paired with Bosh and Deng could be a VERY difficult front court for Eastern Conference teams to deal with in the playoffs.

 

[bksballer89]

he needs to work on a post up game and his free throws. but honestly, this kid paired with Bosh and Deng could be a VERY difficult front court for Eastern Conference teams to deal with in the playoffs.

I agree but the funny thing is that just by playing with Wade & Bosh, he can easily run into 8-12 PPG without even having a post game due to Wade playmaking ability, catchin ally oops, & garbage basket from offensive rebounds.

As long as he can block & rebound, the scoring is just an additional bonus

Our defense was shitty before Whiteside.....now teams struggle to score 90 points on us with Whiteside playing 20+ MPG

 

[lakersrule]

Dude is tall, long, and strong. A lot of times guys his size and length lack the upper body strength. This dude looks pretty strong. It will be interesting to watch him develop.

 

[Wishbone]

Where is Whiteside from? Did he play in college or is he from overseas?

 

[Flauge]

I agree but the funny thing is that just by playing with Wade & Bosh, he can easily run into 8-12 PPG without even having a post game due to Wade playmaking ability, catchin ally oops, & garbage basket from offensive rebounds.

As long as he can block & rebound, the scoring is just an additional bonus

Our defense was shitty before Whiteside.....now teams struggle to score 90 points on us with Whiteside playing 20+ MPG

With Wade and Bosh his scoring is a bonus. But as tall and as long as he is, if he adds some low post moves to his game.. we wont be talking about 8-12 ppg, we will be talking about 20+ppg. This kid gets a low post game and starts hitting free throws even in the mid 60s percentage, he will be unstoppable. Especially in the very weak center position East.

 

[Flauge]

Where is Whiteside from? Did he play in college or is he from overseas?

Played at Marshall in College

Drafted by the Kings in 2010 in 2nd round. Bounced around the D-League, Lebanon, and China. Even was sent to the D-League this season by Miami, because even Miami had no idea what they had on their hands early on. He looks like a player. Hopefully this isn't a Jeremy Lin flash in the pan month or two.

 

[Leking2246]

Didn't even have to trade 2 first rounders for him either.

They did have to sign kris bosh to the highest contract in the nba

Opps

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

They did have to sign kris bosh to the highest contract in the nba

Opps

Bosh remained an all star with or without James.
How's Love doing?

Also, in 2016 his contract will be a bargain ( so will Kyrie's).

Until then, he is still a max player and if Whiteside continues this type of play, could we be saying "watch out for the Heat" pretty soon?

 

[Flauge]

Bosh remained an all star with or without James.
How's Love doing?

Also, in 2016 his contract will be a bargain ( so will Kyrie's).

Until then, he is still a max player and if Whiteside continues this type of play, could we be saying "watch out for the Heat" pretty soon?

I believe we could. East is still wide open. Bulls/Cavs/Hawks clearly the best of the bunch. Toronto/Washington next tier down for me. Miami is 3rd tier team right now. But if Whiteside can be a double/double guy, then Miami has as good a front court as anyone in the East.. with exception of Cleveland (because LeBron). Wade/Bosh/Deng/Whiteside pretty solid group that all play D. We would have a punchers chance to come out of the East. Although, at the end of the day I think it will be Chicago or Cleveland.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I believe we could. East is still wide open. Bulls/Cavs/Hawks clearly the best of the bunch. Toronto/Washington next tier down for me. Miami is 3rd tier team right now. But if Whiteside can be a double/double guy, then Miami has as good a front court as anyone in the East.. with exception of Cleveland (because LeBron). Wade/Bosh/Deng/Whiteside pretty solid group that all play D. We would have a punchers chance to come out of the East. Although, at the end of the day I think it will be Chicago or Cleveland.

Is Whiteside enough to make Riley possibly go off the 2016 course and look for a PG upgrade now?

 

[Flauge]

Is Whiteside enough to make Riley possibly go off the 2016 course and look for a PG upgrade now?

The PG upgrade is a problem. I am not sure of the solution.. because what do we have to offer? We cant lose Deng. Ennis has just been a bust. I mean Cole and some draft picks for an expiring contract? Don't know. We should have got DJ Augustine.

 

[Flauge]

FWIW, I think the Heat should be a win now team. Wade is 33, 2016-2017 season he will be 35. Waiting till then to make your run will put the window of opportunity on Wade very small. I love Wade.. all time favorite player. But we have nothing behind him at SG right now. We really need to think about addressing the quality of guards on this team soon.

 

[WiggyRuss]

With Wade and Bosh his scoring is a bonus. But as tall and as long as he is, if he adds some low post moves to his game.. we wont be talking about 8-12 ppg, we will be talking about 20+ppg. This kid gets a low post game and starts hitting free throws even in the mid 60s percentage, he will be unstoppable. Especially in the very weak center position East.

whoa whoa whoa

20ppg? lol

there are currently (i think) 4 guys in the league that are 20 and 10- Davis, Cousins, Aldridge, Griffin.

cmon man....you are embarrassing yourself