Happy to see him making strides. Sad as it lessens Rubio forcing his way out of Minny.

GodSaveTheKnicks wrote:that's what I thought but the kid seems to be finally doing what everyone thought he would do. Maybe Minnesota as an older player is a much better place to be than South Beach as a young buck?

Happy to see him making strides. Sad as it lessens Rubio forcing his way out of Minny.

i think taking him out of South Beach has definitely helped him to focus on the game... he's showing the promise that he showed in college.

martin wrote:it's too bad that Miami didn't either take enough time or create the necessary on-court structure in which Beasley could blossom. Perhaps change of scenery was just necessary.

I think he could have really done well if he was the main focus on offense whereby LeBron and Wade were creating for him yearly on (LeBron at PG?). And then after Beasley went off for 3 quarters, both of those guys would be fresh for the 4th and closing quarter.

kind of crazy to think that Miami might actually be better off if they'd kept Beasley over Bosh and added a center with the $10M difference in their salaries.

martin wrote:it's too bad that Miami didn't either take enough time or create the necessary on-court structure in which Beasley could blossom. Perhaps change of scenery was just necessary.

I think he could have really done well if he was the main focus on offense whereby LeBron and Wade were creating for him yearly on (LeBron at PG?). And then after Beasley went off for 3 quarters, both of those guys would be fresh for the 4th and closing quarter.

Are you suggesting Pat Riley doesn't develop rookies either? Oh my!

AnubisADL wrote:Beasley was never going to reach his potential being Wade's side kick. Wade dominated the ball in Miami and Beasley defense isnt all that great.

Beasley isnt a head case either. Kevin Love already stated Beasley is a great locker room guy.

Minnesota is allowing Beasley to focus on what he does best and that is scoring. Beasley is doing the same things he did in college. He still needs to step up his defense which is average at best.

Beasley > Randolph

for now I'll agree with you. let's talk again in 2 seasons. i hope AR does blow up..on the Knicks. if he gets traded i hope he's more darius miles than marcus camby.

AnubisADL wrote:Beasley was never going to reach his potential being Wade's side kick. Wade dominated the ball in Miami and Beasley defense isnt all that great.

Minnesota is allowing Beasley to focus on what he does best and that is scoring. Beasley is doing the same things he did in college. He still needs to step up his defense which is average at best.

Throw James into the mix and Beasley becomes an even more inconsistent performer again. He needs the ball to be effective, and is not a Fields type who is going to be running around on offense.

He obviously has the be "the man" to some extent on offense, and it's good to see that he has seemingly taken on the responsibility of being a go to guy for Minny.

The Beasley "character" issue had more to do with his off the court mishaps, I think. Other than his inability to do certain things to Wade's satisfaction, I never recall hearing that much about him be a "cancer on the team" type of player.

AnubisADL wrote:Beasley was never going to reach his potential being Wade's side kick. Wade dominated the ball in Miami and Beasley defense isnt all that great.

Beasley isnt a head case either. Kevin Love already stated Beasley is a great locker room guy.

Minnesota is allowing Beasley to focus on what he does best and that is scoring. Beasley is doing the same things he did in college. He still needs to step up his defense which is average at best.

Beasley > Randolph

The Beas is definitely better than AR. Much more composed, much more practiced. AR is less developed than his youtube vids. I bet they looked long and hard for those moments