One Player benefits from the Three Kings signing
By Waleo
Now a lot of people are excited because of the signing of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade to the Heat, but there is one player that isn't on the roster anymore that I'm really excited for and that is Michael Beasley. The former second pick in the 2008 NBA Draft was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In my opinion Beasley was never given a chance to succeed with the Miami Heat. Playing with Wade was hard for the Washinton DC Metropolian native. Wade never gave Beasley a chance to shine in Miami. If Wade wanted Beasley to truly succeed I think Beasley would have did his thing in Miami. Wade is a great player but who has he made better? I'm waiting! And it is not Beasley. But Wade doesn't deserve all of the credit for this, some of that goes to Coach Erik Spoelstra.
I watched a lot of Miami Heat games and Coach Spoelstra made Michael Beasley look one dimensional. He made him only a jump shooter. He had him at the free throw line for the majority of plays. We are talking about a guy in college, who led the nation in scoring in his first and only season at Kansas State University (KSU). The man averaged a double-double at KSU. Michael Beasley did his thing inside and out. So you are telling me that Coach Spoelstra could only utilize Beasley as a jumpshooter only? Give me a break. How do you have a power forward on the outside of the perimeter during the duration of a basketball game? Beasley is not Dirk Nowitzki. He doesn't just shoot jumpshots. He is good post player, he can face up and drive, and he can shoot from the outside. Spoelstra never featured Beasley at all. He didn't even feature Beasley when Wade sat on the bench for a breather. Now to prove my point I have a couple of numbers to add to my point. High scorers typically put up about 20 shot attempts per game. Beasley only averaged about 13 shot attempts and still average 14.8 points a game last year. So with his average 29minutes, Beasley would score 15 points on 13 shots and people are coming out of their mouths calling Beasley a bust. I beg to differ. It was Beasley not getting a fair shake in Miami. I'm just happy that now this guy will have the opportunity to do some special things in Minnesota along side a young and up and coming team.
Now Beasley will have the same opportunity that Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Brook Lopez, and many more rookies who came out in 2008 have had and that is being on a young team with the chance to grow. Beasley will have a coach and team that believes in his ability and not a coach who likes being one of "Wade's friends." The young nucleus of this team consist of Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Martell Webster, Wesley Johnson, Kevin Love, and now Michael Beasley. I would have included Al Jefferson but rumor has it that with the signing of Beasley Minnesota will try to trade him. The organization has already shown Beasley more respect than Miami, just with the trade rumors with Jefferson alone. Beasley will get to showcase his game. The same game many people saw here in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia), and KSU. Even President of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley and team owner Mickey Arison know that they may regret this move. "Whatever happens, I would hate, two or three years from now -- and Micky and I talked about this -- I know I'm going to probably regret it when he gets 29 (points) and 19 (rebounds) on us one night," Riley said. He added by saying "he's really a gifted kid." When Beasley gets multiple double-doubles I want to thank the three kings for making it happen because without this madness we may have labeled the soon to be Allstar Power foward a bust. Thanks again Three Kings especially you Wade!
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Now a lot of people are excited because of the signing of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade to the Heat, but there is one player that isn't on the roster anymore that I'm really excited for and that is Michael Beasley. The former second pick in the 2008 NBA Draft was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In my opinion Beasley was never given a chance to succeed with the Miami Heat. Playing with Wade was hard for the Washinton DC Metropolian native. Wade never gave Beasley a chance to shine in Miami. If Wade wanted Beasley to truly succeed I think Beasley would have did his thing in Miami. Wade is a great player but who has he made better? I'm waiting! And it is not Beasley. But Wade doesn't deserve all of the credit for this, some of that goes to Coach Erik Spoelstra.
I watched a lot of Miami Heat games and Coach Spoelstra made Michael Beasley look one dimensional. He made him only a jump shooter. He had him at the free throw line for the majority of plays. We are talking about a guy in college, who led the nation in scoring in his first and only season at Kansas State University (KSU). The man averaged a double-double at KSU. Michael Beasley did his thing inside and out. So you are telling me that Coach Spoelstra could only utilize Beasley as a jumpshooter only? Give me a break. How do you have a power forward on the outside of the perimeter during the duration of a basketball game? Beasley is not Dirk Nowitzki. He doesn't just shoot jumpshots. He is good post player, he can face up and drive, and he can shoot from the outside. Spoelstra never featured Beasley at all. He didn't even feature Beasley when Wade sat on the bench for a breather. Now to prove my point I have a couple of numbers to add to my point. High scorers typically put up about 20 shot attempts per game. Beasley only averaged about 13 shot attempts and still average 14.8 points a game last year. So with his average 29minutes, Beasley would score 15 points on 13 shots and people are coming out of their mouths calling Beasley a bust. I beg to differ. It was Beasley not getting a fair shake in Miami. I'm just happy that now this guy will have the opportunity to do some special things in Minnesota along side a young and up and coming team.
Now Beasley will have the same opportunity that Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Brook Lopez, and many more rookies who came out in 2008 have had and that is being on a young team with the chance to grow. Beasley will have a coach and team that believes in his ability and not a coach who likes being one of "Wade's friends." The young nucleus of this team consist of Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer, Martell Webster, Wesley Johnson, Kevin Love, and now Michael Beasley. I would have included Al Jefferson but rumor has it that with the signing of Beasley Minnesota will try to trade him. The organization has already shown Beasley more respect than Miami, just with the trade rumors with Jefferson alone. Beasley will get to showcase his game. The same game many people saw here in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia), and KSU. Even President of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley and team owner Mickey Arison know that they may regret this move. "Whatever happens, I would hate, two or three years from now -- and Micky and I talked about this -- I know I'm going to probably regret it when he gets 29 (points) and 19 (rebounds) on us one night," Riley said. He added by saying "he's really a gifted kid." When Beasley gets multiple double-doubles I want to thank the three kings for making it happen because without this madness we may have labeled the soon to be Allstar Power foward a bust. Thanks again Three Kings especially you Wade!
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