Did any of you hear Battier on LeBatard today? He told a good story about Whiteside trying out for the Heat the summer after the 2nd championship and why he didn't make it at that time.
Cliff notes:
- He wasn't really going hard the whole time
- They ran sprints after the workout and he was lying down
- Battier went up to him and told him that they had just won 2 championships and were going after a 3peat and none of them were lying down. And asked him if he thought Riley was going to bring him acting like that
- He said that he could see the potential for him to be great during the workout but he felt that it seemed like Hassan didn't "get it"
- He said he thinks having to play at the YMCA with scrubs is what finally made it click for Hassan