A: It's funny how not long ago there were many lamenting the Heat's lack of a physical, imposing center since the departures of Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning. Then along came Hassan, and suddenly the Heat regained muscle in the middle and everyone loved Hassan, wanted the Heat to go to the max in free agency, viewed him as the franchise's big man of the future. And then the pace of victory slowed, smaller lineups became more in vogue and now it's almost as if Hassan is some sort of pariah. That is foolish. When Hassan is right and ready, he gives the Heat a built-in advantage in the middle in most matchups. Prior to this most recent injury, the calls were for even more of Hassan. Yes, there is something to be said about selling when value is maximized. But have the Heat truly yet maximized Whiteside's value? The greater issue is whether he is enough of a priority to be maximized. That's the part that hasn't been determined yet.