Funny how we can agree so perfectly on LeBron and Harrison Barnes, yet disagree so much on the other guys.

Russ: You HAVE to respect his pluck and his loyalty. He's sorta like IT, you may not like him, but he IS good at basketball, and there's certain qualities to the man you have to respect. as in, he's no Kevin Durant.

TT: Totally agree on Kardashian bullshit, just ask Harden. Disagree on his basketball, think the Cavs don't play him enough, he should be starting center with 35 minutes per game. THEN we can say if he's good or not.

Whiteside: Agree he's kinda locker-room cancer, but he IS good. His coach, if Spoelstra actually wanted to win, SHOULD play him 35 minutes assuming he's healthy. Think this merits comparing records of Miami with Whiteside playing less than 27 minutes, to Miami where Whiteside gets > 27 minutes. Willing to bet Whiteside wins this, but we're not really willing to do that work at the moment (but we will, when needing to write about Whiteside). We did this for Nerlens Noel, and it turns out if you play Nerlens, you win at a GSW rate-- that's been true in Philly AND in Dallas. but yeah, Nerlens is a pain in the royal ass, and so is Whiteside.