The Miami Heat are the best of the rest when it comes to the Eastern Conference. With the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors locking up the East is good fashion, it was a certified dogfight behind them, with Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte and Boston fighting for the 3rd to 6th seeds. Miami came out on top and now it’s time to prove that they earned that 3 seed.
Hassan Whiteside, who has been in and out of the Miami Heat starting 5 all season has been the block King, but he needs more than blocks to make an impression. That is something that Whiteside wants to do as he goes into his first NBA Playoffs.
Whiteside, in a private moment this week, said he believes he needs to leave a strong lasting impression on the Heat in the coming weeks.
“It’s very meaningful,” he said of the postseason’s impact on how the Heat views him. “Every day is a day I can try to leave an impression on the Heat. They really emphasize winning here. I want to make a good impression.”
Hassan Whiteside has gotten tons of help, with Miami vets like Dwyane Wade always in his ear, teaching him to limit his immature moments and turn that into strong basketball. And more recently Shaquille O’Neal was talking to Hassan and dropping knowledge so he has gotten the help. It’s now time to use that and assert himself. Earn that max deal.
