A: This is what I alluded to with yesterday's final question, how everything with Whiteside becomes bigger this season now that he becomes a primary focus of the opposing game plan (with no Dwyane Wade to focus on, no Luol Deng to account for). As with any team's primary option, creating foul trouble certainly will be a goal. And that's where Whiteside has to take another step, appreciating what to challenge and what to allow. With the Heat's previous mix, getting the best out of Whiteside on the defensive end was the ultimate goal. Now, his scoring will be needed, as well. And that means being able to stay on the floor. By the end of last season, Hassan was no more than the fourth scoring option (behind Wade, Goran Dragic, Joe Johnson, and maybe even Deng), if that. Now he moves to the top of that last. And you can't score when on the bench saddled with foul trouble. To his credit, Whiteside's 4.5 fouls per 48 minutes had him positioned above most NBA centers last season, even with his defensive aggression. Based on the fact that the next man up at center for the Heat could be untested Willie Reed, staying on the floor will be paramount for Hassan.