This is the pro's, lots of guys with talent but its the small things that get you over the top.

nixluva wrote:Beasley is actually 6-8.25. He's a true mystery. He's got loads of talent but just hasn't caught on. The only issue I could see is him being unhappy with a limited role. He was down to 20 mpg last year and i'd imagine he'd get less here. Maybe just being in a winning situation would be enough to make him put up with a reduced role. I still wouldn't mind adding a guy like Haddadi, but if they picked up Beasley I could see it as taking a flier on a guy with some talent.

I know there could be potential problems & disappointment but on a vet minimum deal, I'd take a chance on that talent. He probably fails again but you never know -- people sometimes surprise you. Gotta grow up sooner than later. This guy's overall talent level is still very high. Couldn't do any better for a 15th man, even with the character baggage.

Too bad we didn't go after Luke Babbitt. That kid has a lot of talent at the SF position, much more than CJ Leslie. On his way to Russia where the plan is to play him big minutes...He'll dominate over there and resurface soon. The potential's there for much more than a 3-pt specialist...Can't believe no one offered that kid an NBA deal.

Meanwhile, per Ian Begley, we appear to have cooled on Haddadi: https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/374933484680134656

CrushAlot wrote:

Finestrg wrote:

nixluva wrote:Beasley is actually 6-8.25. He's a true mystery. He's got loads of talent but just hasn't caught on. The only issue I could see is him being unhappy with a limited role. He was down to 20 mpg last year and i'd imagine he'd get less here. Maybe just being in a winning situation would be enough to make him put up with a reduced role. I still wouldn't mind adding a guy like Haddadi, but if they picked up Beasley I could see it as taking a flier on a guy with some talent.

I know there could be potential problems & disappointment but on a vet minimum deal, I'd take a chance on that talent. He probably fails again but you never know -- people sometimes surprise you. Gotta grow up sooner than later. This guy's overall talent level is still very high. Couldn't do any better for a 15th man, even with the character baggage.

Too bad we didn't go after Luke Babbitt. That kid has a lot of talent at the SF position, much more than CJ Leslie. On his way to Russia where the plan is to play him big minutes...He'll dominate over there and resurface soon. The potential's there for much more than a 3-pt specialist...Can't believe no one offered that kid an NBA deal.

Meanwhile, per Ian Begley, we appear to have cooled on Haddadi: https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/374933484680134656

Knicks are also reported to be interested in Rip Hamilton. That has me a little worried about JR.
Agree about Beasley. As a 15th man on vet mini deal he is low risk with the potential for a really high reward.

Right? One a vet min. deal?? If he blows up, cut him. No harm, no foul. Classic low risk/high reward scenario here..If he succeeds (even semi-succeeds), we're geniuses.. If he gets locked up for weed and gets suspended -- oh well. We still did the right thing because he's young, still has a load of talent and the price tag is right...I hate to say "it's only weed" but we definitely could be talking about much worse character issues here, no question. Latrell Sprewell choked out PJ Carlesimo and went after him with a 2x4...We traded one of our most popular players to get that guy and you know what -- GREAT move. Spree was awesome and we went to the Finals with him....Anyone remember Robert Parish getting busted for weed in his suitcase? It was at the airport I believe, right? One of the best, most consistent NBA centers I've ever seen play the game...Meanwhile, NBA players break down, sometimes quite a few key players at the same time -- suppose Melo AND Bargnani ever broke down where both were lost for an extended period -- then where would we be? Deep teams could be made to look thin awful quick. It'd be nice to have quality depth to fall back on in the event that we had to weather a big storm.

IronWillGiroud wrote:beasely is no mystery,

he's gifted and also highly flawed at the same time,

he is not the first and won't be the last to squander talent.

how long you give a guy to "catch on"? at some point, it just ain't happening