he's not available.... i thought i heard somewhere that miami signed him to something like a 4yr deal but must have been mistaken...
either way he was high on a lot of draft gurus radars... both analytics and the prospect community... what made him slide to the 2nd round was his personality... he turned alot of people off with his demeanor, work ethic and delusional opinion of himself.. i think he said he told execs that he was a cross between magic and jordan... and he was serious...
Don't know what "big bucks" would be, but I would want a longer period of consistent good play by him before paying him "big bucks,"
Miami also has better leaders on that team, and I would not discount their impact on him as a player.
I think he's in a good spot in Miami at this point in his life.
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:EnySpree wrote:It's touch to invest in a player that came out of nowhere like Whiteside. He went from being a straight bum to all of a sudden dominating. I don't think the Knicks can invest money in a guy like that. He might come down to earth then you are screwed. Miami got him at the right time so they should keep him. That's their guy.
Did you read the article? He did NOT come out of nowhere. He was simply overlooked.
How was he overlooked and was on Sacramento's roster two consecutive years...
And he played pretty well for a rookie but they gave up on him after about 100 total min. He had 39 rebounds and 15 blocks in those 100 minutes and then they gave up on him. Are you denying that they overlooked his potential?
Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:EnySpree wrote:It's touch to invest in a player that came out of nowhere like Whiteside. He went from being a straight bum to all of a sudden dominating. I don't think the Knicks can invest money in a guy like that. He might come down to earth then you are screwed. Miami got him at the right time so they should keep him. That's their guy.
Did you read the article? He did NOT come out of nowhere. He was simply overlooked.
How was he overlooked and was on Sacramento's roster two consecutive years...
And he played pretty well for a rookie but they gave up on him after about 100 total min. He had 39 rebounds and 15 blocks in those 100 minutes and then they gave up on him. Are you denying that they overlooked his potential?
Well he can't be overlooked if he is on an NBA roster...He was cut and maybe now an improved product..But still..Will be 26 in June and only playing 20/21 mins a game with his production??..Might be a decent pick up on the cheap but to throw big bucks at??...I won't go so far...
Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:EnySpree wrote:It's touch to invest in a player that came out of nowhere like Whiteside. He went from being a straight bum to all of a sudden dominating. I don't think the Knicks can invest money in a guy like that. He might come down to earth then you are screwed. Miami got him at the right time so they should keep him. That's their guy.
Did you read the article? He did NOT come out of nowhere. He was simply overlooked.
How was he overlooked and was on Sacramento's roster two consecutive years...
And he played pretty well for a rookie but they gave up on him after about 100 total min. He had 39 rebounds and 15 blocks in those 100 minutes and then they gave up on him. Are you denying that they overlooked his potential?
He always had the potential. But it makes you wonder how immature he was for GMS to write him off after a couple years. I'very always heard rumblings about his work ethic. It looks like he's taking advantage of his chance with Miami though.
holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:holfresh wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:EnySpree wrote:It's touch to invest in a player that came out of nowhere like Whiteside. He went from being a straight bum to all of a sudden dominating. I don't think the Knicks can invest money in a guy like that. He might come down to earth then you are screwed. Miami got him at the right time so they should keep him. That's their guy.
Did you read the article? He did NOT come out of nowhere. He was simply overlooked.
How was he overlooked and was on Sacramento's roster two consecutive years...
And he played pretty well for a rookie but they gave up on him after about 100 total min. He had 39 rebounds and 15 blocks in those 100 minutes and then they gave up on him. Are you denying that they overlooked his potential?
Well he can't be overlooked if he is on an NBA roster...He was cut and maybe now an improved product..But still..Will be 26 in June and only playing 20/21 mins a game with his production??..Might be a decent pick up on the cheap but to throw big bucks at??...I won't go so far...
I think he means overlooked by the public eye in general.
