Is not a hot take. He isn't a rookie, there is plenty of tape on him. I know everyone is excited about how he's been playing lately, but there is a reason that he was a minimum salary player.

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Posted by GynoSandberg

Member since Jan 2006

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Posted on 11/26/15 at 8:11 pm to Epic Cajun

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Is not a hot take. He isn't a rookie, there is plenty of tape on him. I know everyone is excited about how he's been playing lately, but there is a reason that he was a minimum salary player.

cmon

Hassan Whiteside is 26 year old,2nd Rd pick, cut by multiple NBA teams, DLeague, China, Lebannon

making $980k this season

arguably the best center in the league right now

steve nash wasnt a double digit scorer until he was 27

jeremy lin

nobodies can become somebodies, baw. look not where they are from, only where they are going

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Posted by Crewz

Member since Jun 2014

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Posted on 11/27/15 at 10:59 am to Epic Cajun

I believe the "hot take" is acting like there can't be a middle ground. He can both be a limited player AND a huge part in why we have played well the last four games. He could both be a guy who hurts our spacing in the half court, but finds a way to impact the game in other ways and occassionally knock down the open shot

My contention is that he is solid player when he is on the court with other good players. Early in the season, when he was playing heavy minutes with two other 10th men types in most lineups, that killed us. Put him on the floor with Jrue or Gordon, Ryno, AD, and a wing and he does his job.

But the book is far from written. He is not great, he is not terrible. He has skillsets that the team can take advantage of and he has liabilities that can hurt the team in the wrong lineups.

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