Whiteside's NBA journey can be described as full of magic.
After being drafted by the Kings in 2010, he was basically in a state of no ball to play, and then went to the Development League to play for the Vipers of the NBDL, but still didn't play, and then went to the Celestial Empire to develop in the NBL.
After that, it was signed and cut by the Grizzlies, signed and cut.
In the end, Riley took a two-year, $ million contract to Miami.
He finally shined, and in the game against the Nets on January 5, he got a career-high 5 blocks, and then, just like the original Lin Madness, he was out of control.
A big double-double of 20 points + 15 rebounds, a terrifying triple-double of 14 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocks, 14 boards in a single quarter, a super double-double of 20+20, and a game-high 25 rebounds.
made him the hottest player at the beginning of 2015.
If he is an Asian player, the whirlwind set off is no weaker than Lin's madness.
In the new season, he sat firmly in the position of the Heat's starting center, and his statistics soared again, averaging blocks per game since the start of the season, ranking second in the league.
In front of him is Ye Fei, averaging blocks per game.
Whiteside is not an idle person, and made it clear in an interview that the block is not a standard to prove whether an inside player is excellent, and he does not recognize Ye Fei's blocking ability, in his heart, he is the real king of blocks, and he will also tell Ye Fei what is the real block master in today's game.
Ye Fei's response was simple and rude.
"When you're able to average more than 6 blocks per game, talk to me about who the real king of blocks is. "
What's more, the current cap is not something he is interested in.
What he wants to do is to take the ball like a bulldozer and rush into the opponent's interior line to wreak havoc on the basket.
After the game started, Ye Fei was still a substitute player sitting on the sidelines, and the Lakers' starting interior combination was still Hibbert and Randle.
Sometimes I really don't understand, what Scott is thinking in his head, Hibbert is now only left with height, he can only grab rebounds on the court, and his ability to protect the frame is not as good as before.
Even if Ye Fei is not allowed to start, it is a good thing to cultivate young players.
But this pig-headed Scott has always stubbornly sent this starting lineup and never thought of changing the lineup.
This set of inside combinations is really not good, and after the game starts, it once again proves that the inside line of the two partners can't prevent the opponent at all.
Even the Knicks' interior can bully Randle and Hibbert.
Not to mention Whiteside, the Heat's two starters from the inside, needless to say, Chris Bosh's strength is even higher than him, don't look at him playing tepidly, the championship is good Wade, James's thighs, and even Ray Allen's presence is stronger than him.
But don't underestimate him, the former king of the North and an all-star interior player "Dragon King" Bosh.
With comprehensive skills and old experience, a young player like Randle, who still has an absolute advantage in height, has been successful in attacking on the inside.
The young Whiteside, full of energy, was excellent on both ends of the floor.
Constantly impacting the Lakers' interior line, scrambling for rebounds, secondary offensive strong hits, and ruthless hats, it's simply omnipotent. The combination of the new and old interior lines of the Heat has turned over the river and the sea, constantly destroying the young Lakers.
Kobe Bryant was also out due to injury in this game, and Derrick Williams fouled in the last game, which did not cause Kobe Bryant's new injury, but caused him to relapse from his old injury, and he is expected to be out for about two weeks.
The starter who replaced him was Artest, whose offensive ability was far from Kobe.
Therefore, the Lakers on the court are simply playing blindly, there is no tactics at all, and whoever takes the ball is their own.
Before the half quarter of the game, the Lakers were already 10 points behind the Heat.
The eye-catching performance of Whiteside was praised by TNT TV commentator Chris Webb.
"Hassan mentioned that after starting the game, the performance is getting better and better, the score has risen to points, and the rebounding has also improved by almost two, and he will perform better and better next to Chris, I feel that today's Celestial Miracle Boy is estimated to be deflated here. "
Before the game, there was a lot of discussion about the position of Ye Fei and Whiteside, after all, in Scott's system, Ye Fei had been promoted from the third or fourth player to the fifth position.
The two players have a similar style of play, with Whiteset's scoring being more of a strong shot under the basket, a secondary offense, an open catch, and a player waiting for his teammates to feed him, but with a more well-rounded technique. Very strong on the defensive end, good rim protection, and excellent blocks.
The same is true for Ye Fei, but in the eyes of people, his only advantage may be strength, and he is much inferior to White in all aspects of technology.
Therefore, there are not many people who are optimistic that Ye Fei will win in the counterpoint.
Smith on the side also thought: "Hassan has a height advantage, the strength will not suffer too much, I also think he will have an advantage in the position, without Bryant to attract the defense, Ye, even the opportunity to receive in the air will not be too much." "
Chris Webber smiled: "Then how many times do you think this game, Ye, will be blocked by Hassan?3 times, 4, or more? I think it will definitely not be less than 3 times, hahaha, Ye is an overrated player, without Bryant he will do nothing on the offensive end." "
The foreign commentators don't look good at Ye Fei, and the domestic commentators are also very worried.
Zhang Reasonable Guidance said: "Kobe Bryant is suspended, the Lakers' outside offense is greatly discounted, the opposing player shrinks the basket, with Bosh and Whiteside, two excellent interior defensive players, Ye Fei is not easy to play on the inside, I hope he can play more reasonably, he has three-point shooting ability, I hope he can grasp the opportunity well." "
In the first six games of the Lakers, Ye Fei was able to play well, and everyone thought that Kobe Bryant attracted defense, so that Ye Fei would have such a good opportunity under the basket.
Therefore, everyone doesn't think that in the face of Whiteside and Bosh, Ye Fei will perform too well, and even play back to his original form and float outside to shoot three points.
But as soon as Ye Fei came on the field, everyone was surprised.
came up to attack for the first time, and he directly asked for a position on the inside, obviously to force the inside.
Without Kobe, do you really think you can't score on the inside?
Inexistent!
Ye Fei was ready to turn on the bulldozer mode and crush the inside line of the heat.
Seeing that Ye Fei was about to attack in a position, Whiteside stepped up as soon as possible: "If you want to fight on the inside, you don't have a chance, I will wait for you in the air and offer you a ruthless hat." Without Bryant to attract the defense, you're a scumbag, rookie!"_
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