Heat center Hassan Whiteside has seen a dramatic reduction in both his playing time and production through three games of the playoff series against the Sixers.Whiteside is averaging just 3.7 points and four rebounds in 13 minutes a game, compared to a strong regular season in which he was an integral part of the offense in the paint, averaging 14 points and 11.4 rebounds in 25.3 minutes per contest.Despite reportedly trying to be a team first guy, the lack of involvement doesn't sit well with the big man. 

Whiteside has only 11 points over all three postseason games, and it appears his patience is thinning after the Heat's 128-108 loss in game three on Thursday night.

Clearly frustrated with Eric Spoelstra's offensive shift for the series, the 28-year-old said: "

It’s just different, man. I feel like our offense is a lot different.

“I’m not involved in as many dribble-handoffs as I was and post-ups as I was during the regular season. That’s what Coach wants. Coach wants me to just be in a corner and set picks. I mean, that’s what he wants so I’ve just got to trust it.”

It doesn't seem his issue is just about getting points though, and he's obviously trying to help out as much as he can on both ends of the floor, but his frustration at playing reduced minutes was almost tangible. 

"I want to get more rebounds out there. I want to get more minutes out there. I'm just going to keep trusting coach's decision-making," Whiteside said. "Even with the fouls, I still could have been out there. I wouldn't have fouled out. I am going to keep trusting coach's decision-making."

For the franchise's top paid player, who also led the NBA in rebounds during the regular season, to be sidelined for huge portions of games is odd. Spoelstra clearly has matchups in mind with this move, but Whiteside could surely be of help with Joel Embiid posting up and is a huge asset around the rim snagging loose balls almost at will. 

For now, Whiteside is just trying to work out how he can help his team win again, even playing far fewer minutes than he's used to. 

“I’m trying to figure that out right now,” he said. “I’m trying to figure it out. I guess I’ve got to crash, try to score off offensive rebounds maybe, keep running the floor and try to get alley-oops. But other than that, it’s a lot different than the regular season. It’s a lot different.”

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