There goes Beasley...... for a 2nd round pick
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What BS. Beasley is just 21 years old putting up 15 and 6. You compare that to "kinda clunk around town." If 21 years old putting up 15 and 6 is "kinda clunk around town", what's you assessment of our roster after DWill?
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Beasley is a cupcake. He hasn't been tough enough to be a solid PF. Why do you think Miami was entertaining offers 1 year after he was drafted. I think he'll have a career similar to that of Drew Gooden. A decent PF, but never one who is reliable enough to be one of the "stars" on a franchise.
Hopper
Banned
Minnesota and Utah aren't the only two teams in the league. Everybody knew Beasley was "available" at some price. These teams have private investigators and access to many other reliable sources of information that message board posters don't have. Why couldn't Miami get more? There must be *some* reason his market value is virtually zero, eh?
Perhaps reports of his mental instability (suicidal) and drug useage have sumthin to do with it? Who knows? Not me. But I'm sure yawl do, so mebbe ya could clue me in, eh?
Perhaps reports of his mental instability (suicidal) and drug useage have sumthin to do with it? Who knows? Not me. But I'm sure yawl do, so mebbe ya could clue me in, eh?
Miami was entertaining offers because they were clearing CAP to get the guys they just got. For same reason Bulls gave up picks, Thomas, Hinrich for nothing - a chance to land James/Wade/Bosh. Now they did and cleared the CAP to give them MAX or near MAX offers. As far as Beasley not being tough, he is just 21 years old. Many top draft picks this year are similar age as him or older and are putting up inferior numbers in College as he did last year on a play-off team. Certainly worth a second round pick, don't you think?
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
I wouldn't touch him with a 10-ft bong. And it's essentially giving up two picks. Miami switches 1st-rounders, so they get a lottery pick in exchange for giving Minnesota a pick that could very well be 29th or 30th.
Rose was consensus #1 choice, I never questioned it. So, you are wrong yet again here. You are by the way becoming quite predictable. Never a difference of opinion with Jazz coaching/management/front office. All is perfect in Jazz world, eh?
Twin Towers
Well-Known Member
Everyone stop complaining and research what the trade was. Our first round pick is not nearly as good as the Wolves.
I am sure it is protected for the first couple of years. But we did not have what it takes to get him.
It was not a salary dump. And the Beasley trade for Dooling was proven wrong and it was total speculation.
I am sure it is protected for the first couple of years. But we did not have what it takes to get him.
It was not a salary dump. And the Beasley trade for Dooling was proven wrong and it was total speculation.
Hopper
Banned
Consensus, eh? Too bad no one told Paxson:
Rose tries to sway Bulls into drafting him ahead of ... Beasley By Andy Katz ESPN.com
Derrick Rose desperately wants to be the face of his hometown Chicago Bulls. He's not hiding his feelings one bit. If the Bulls don't draft him with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft next Thursday, he said he'll be crushed. Rarely has a potential No. 1 pick politicked as much as the one-season Memphis freshman point guard, who played at Chicago's Simeon Career Academy. The last hometown star to be drafted No. 1 was Akron's LeBron James, to Cleveland in 2003. But James did not have to convince the Cavs to take him -- he was going to be first pick the moment the Cavs won the draft lottery.
"It's a tough decision because I think Michael will come into the league and score," Paxson said. "That's what he does. Derrick can come in and have an effect on games without scoring. You're looking at what fits for how you want to shape your roster for the future."
Representatives for both Beasley and Rose have told ESPN.com their client will be taken with the No. 1 pick. So far they have had no reason to waver.
"Both guys are going to be terrific NBA players," Paxson said. "We were looking at being at nine [in the draft lottery] and we end up at No. 1. We count our blessings and whatever we do we can't go wrong."
https://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3452817
And? Which mock drafts had Beasley #1 on draft night?
Any time now, I assume?