A: There are times when too much attention is paid to body language. But body language matters when you are perceived as a team's franchise player, particularly when you call yourself a franchise player. With Whiteside, actions mean a lot. And actions beyond shot blocks and dunks, similarly to how all the skill play in the world can't save DeMarcus Cousins from inspection because of his actions. NBA basketball is hard, physical, demanding work. But you know that going in. It also requires only about 2 1/2 hours of intensity 82 days a year. The next step for Hassan has to be about his motor, a motor that has to rev as highly on the nights when it's not going as well as his 20-15 nights. And, no, that is not too much to ask. For years, as he toiled overseas and in the D-League, Hassan craved the spotlight. Now the glare is as bright on his not-so-best nights as on the ones he dominates. As Erik Spoelstra says, greatness means being an all-the-time player. That is the next level for Whiteside. His next steps have to be eliminating the doubts he can get there.