Heat not interested in re-signing Michael Beasley due to defense and maturity concern

[robert de niro]

Okc to play with his bud durant

he don't play with buds he smokes them

[TheMilkyBarKid]

You gotta respect the fact that he just doesn't give a ****. I bet he's a chill dude to kick it with it.

Id love to get stoned with him, seth rogen and the workaholics dudes.

[Dresta]

He was solid last year in a lot of the minutes he played. Played well within the offense, and his man defense was actually pretty good; he just got lost frequently in the silly scrambling headless chicken defense that Miami has been using for way too long now.

[deja vu]

Pop can revive his career.

[r15mohd]

Pop can revive his career.

probably the only coach that can...Doc to a degree too, as mentioned before

[StrongLurk]

Have people not realized yet that Beasley obviously has mental problems. And you don't just fix those, I mean the guy is borderline retarded. It's like expecting a guy who has terrible eyesight to all of the sudden see with 20/20 vision without glasses or contacts.

[pegasus]

Have people not realized yet that Beasley obviously has mental problems. And you don't just fix those, I mean the guy is borderline retarded. It's like expecting a guy who has terrible eyesight to all of the sudden see with 20/20 vision without glasses or contacts.

Yeah, but he can score with his eyes closed.

[East_Stone_Ya]

Can the Cavs get him?

you forgot add ''is he good?''

[chocolatethunder]

All that potential being wasted.

What potential is there? I'm not sure that after seeing that he actually isn't very good why people insist that he still has "potential'? At what point can people just say they were wrong about him? Dude is trash.

[chocolatethunder]

He was solid last year in a lot of the minutes he played. Played well within the offense, and his man defense was actually pretty good; he just got lost frequently in the silly scrambling headless chicken defense that Miami has been using for way too long now.

You're right dude, the Miami staff has it all wrong. A team like Miami who desperately needs players are willing to let go of a guy that they've tried to develop, a guy who they think didn't play good d but you know that he did. You may want to give the front office a call. I think they're making a terrible mistake. It's not that Beasley played bad d it's that Miami's schemes were all wrong. Spo will be really happy to hear from you.

[Duderonomy]

Dude was a beast in college and showed flashes in Miami and Minny. I think a few teams would roll the dice on him. Any hope for a big payday is gone though. Washington would be his best fit.

[HylianNightmare]

You're right dude, the Miami staff has it all wrong. A team like Miami who desperately needs players are willing to let go of a guy that they've tried to develop, a guy who they think didn't play good d but you know that he did. You may want to give the front office a call. I think they're making a terrible mistake. It's not that Beasley played bad d it's that Miami's schemes were all wrong. Spo will be really happy to hear from you.

Ruthless

[JimmyMcAdocious]

I doubt even the Spurs could save him. You can't insert any player under Pop and he will magically play better. They actually have to want to do those things to help themselves succeed, and apparently he just doesn't give a shit.

And the potential is there. Remember that one year in Minnesota? Dude had a long stretch (like 2 months) of 20+ a night, near 50% shooting including 30+ and even a 40+ game. He can ball.

[sfballa13]

Beasley was grossly misused in Miami last year

During the regular season he played 55 games and put up:
- 8 pts / 3 rebounds in 15 minutes

The Heat couldnt have used that off the bench in the playoffs?

Oh that's right even in the 1st and 2nd round Beasley didnt get any burn

In the right situation like in OKC, Beasley could come off the bench as a super sub.

Imagine OKC's bench: Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Beasley, McGary, Perkins

[chocolatethunder]

Beasley was grossly misused in Miami last year

During the regular season he played 55 games and put up:
- 8 pts / 3 rebounds in 15 minutes

The Heat couldnt have used that off the bench in the playoffs?

Oh that's right even in the 1st and 2nd round Beasley didnt get any burn

In the right situation like in OKC, Beasley could come off the bench as a super sub.

Imagine OKC's bench: Reggie Jackson, Lamb, Beasley, McGary, Perkins

So what you're saying is that you obviously know something that the Miami coaching staff and front office doesn't? So they get to see this guy in practice and in games and they base their decision on that and other factors yet you, who got to see him play 15 minutes a game are convinced that he could have contributed more. Ok, then I ask, where are the other teams lining up to snatch up this "grossly misused" player? The evidence that Beasley is not a good player is overwhelming yet there is a small segment of people who still want to believe that he's somehow been misused or overlooked his whole career. What is the only common denominator in all of his situations? Him. He's the only constant, yet you choose to overlook that and place blame on every organization and coach yet never on him. He is who he is and it's time you came to that realization. He had one great year of college basketball but that ended in 2008. As a basketball fan you should know that being a great college player does not make you an effective pro especially when it comes to tweeners. Do you think that Riley isn't a good talent evaluator or isn't good at developing talent? This is a dude who took scrubs like Starks and Mason and made them effective starters in the NBA. If there was something there with Beasley he would have found it.