Michael Beasley?
by Moj0 on Feb 22, 2012 8:39 AM EST
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Now I acknowledge that I may be a little biased- I was a huge Beasley fan in college and always felt like he just needed the right opportunity to break through in the NBA. He has been relatively clean the last year and a half which is great news for him.
There are reports that the lakers were interested in picking up Beasley for a 2nd rounder. It seems like a no brainer to me that the Nets jump in on this and try and assess the situation for themselves and pick him up.
He has maturity issues, he hasn't fully applied himself, nor does he have a great reputation with coaches. Talent wise- very few players have had the kind of potential that Beasley had coming out of college. The guy can rebound, shoot, create, defend when he wants, and really thrown it down in fashion.
He showed us he can put a single season together last yr
| 73 | 32.3 | 7.7 | 17.1 | .450 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .366 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .753 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 19.2 |
73 games 19.2 pts/5.6 rbds/ on 45% fg and 37% 3pt? Sounds good to me.
The guy also averaged nearly a block and steal a game. I think he can really benefit from the leadership of someone like Dwill. Not to mention the fact that he was in a sense- pushed out of rotation this yr with the timberwolves with their crowding at the 4/3. We certainly do not have that issue and can afford to give him the 28mpg+ .
His CAREER per 36minutes is also impressive
CareerNBA 7.9 17.3. 454 0.7 1.9 .358 3.1 4.1 .768 7.3 1.8 0.9 0.7 2.4 3.3 19.6
19.6 pts/ 7.3 rbnds/ 2 asts/ on 45% fg per 36 as his career. Again- still looks solid to me if he can clean up his attitude just a little bit. Avery has had a good track record with some knuckle heads and Popeye Jones seems to do great with athletic players who can rebound. I really think a combination of the factors in NJ can help propel Beasley to perform at an acceptable level.
Beasley can help bring some offensive punch to both our first and second units. He has never been a defensive liability and has shown some flashes. He is both fast,long, and strong enough to guard the 3/4. Our defense and offense at the 3 spot has been historically awful this entire year.
He is still so young (just 23!!!) .A second rounder for the possiblity of a quality starter or 6th man seems great to me.
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Yes have always felt the same way. Beasley got an unfair shake in Miami and the situation in Minn is not ideal for him. We desperately need a SF – and even though he is more of a tweener 3/4 (part of his NBA issues) I think he would be a great signing for the Nets. It is very low risk/high reward. And at this point in the season, is definitely worth offering a 2nd rounder (our second rounder obviously more valuable than the Lakers) and maybe even some filler.
Ironically, as Nets fans living in NYC area, everyone here should realize that the situation dictates the success of a player. If you are in a bad situation, you will not produce. Conversely, if you are put into the right situation, it could change the entire arch of your career……Exhibit A – Jeremy Lin
He has not been pushed out of the rotation in Minnesota
He is averaging 26min per game. They are 2 games out of the 8th seed. I doubt they give him up for a 2nd rounder when they are still in contention for a playoff spot. Also consider, if we don’t send back as much salary as we take back it hurts us if we need to aquire Dwight in Free Agency. We still have to shed a few million in order to sign him outright without renouncing Lopez.
To get Beasley from Minnesota
You will need more than a 2nd round draft pick. However, Rubio could really use a shooting guard who can knock down 3’s. Anthony Morrow is better than Beasley now, but Minnesota wants to win now and that MarShon kid is pretty dang good. The Nets get a young SF, who could start on this team right now, and dont lose much because Brooks can step right in at 2. Beasley’s deal is expiring, so if it doesn’t pan out we then have more cap space for Dwight. The wolves would also be able to give Derrick Williams more time at the 3, so not much loss there. It fills needs for both teams. (jordan Williams is thrown in to match salaries. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine What do you think?
In theory
I like your logic. But morrow seems to valuable to the future of this team- whether it include howard or not b/c we have to improve in the post regardless and having morrow just roam around is free points for us.
Id rather give a 2nd rounder and some money- or even farmar. I think farmar could be of use to them as well- good 3pt shooter who can either quickly play the 2 or scoot rubio or someone else over defensively.
Part of my point was
To also make the T-wolves happy. I don’t think they would trade Beasley for a 2nd round pick.
For a 2nd sure I'd do it
I think we’d have to match salary to get him since we’re over the cap. If we didn’t have to give up anything important then sure.
Farmar/Shawne Williams and a 2nd for Beasley I’d do it.
He’s expiring and he’d complete our starting 5, why not.
I thought of this myself
HOWEVER :: in that dreaded Stephen A Smith voice:: The only way I see us doing a trade other than one for Howard, is after we have completely exhausted all possibilities with Orlando. This will likely take too long. By that time I’m sure LA would have scooped him up. I think its a great trade otherwise. Especially considering that if a Howard trade does not happen we will still have to clear up some space to sign the Twin Tower show (Brook and D12). (I remember reading that somewhere). His expiring contract could benefit us.
LUNAtic201 We Miss BROOK!
Ive been saying this all along. Love this guy. Id trade morrow and the houston protected pick for him.
you go into next year with a
dwill
brooks
beasley
humphries
lopez
core…
with a pick left…and room for D12! sign me up.
hes an expiring contract no way i trade a valuable asset like Morrow for him
i would defintly trade Farmar, they could use a back up for Rubio and Farmar is showing how good he can be this year, i would add the houston pick as well. they are in the loaded west so its very unlikely they make the playoffs this year, they are currently 10th and just decimal points in front of 11th place. at this point let dwight come here as a FA if he really wants to come here. He would probably want to come here even more with Beasley on the team.
Have you forgotten
how stacked they are at the PG position. They have Rubio, Barea and Ridnour. Morrow would have to be the piece they would want considering SG is their area of weakness
by bettacalltyrone on Feb 23, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
The Nets are not adding/subtracting anyone or anything of any importance
At least not until the DH thing is resolved. This year is meaningless to the Nets. Oh, I’m sure Management would like to win the championship, but they are not going to do anything to this team until they know whether or not they’re getting DH. Simple as that. Pretty friggin’ annoying for the fans, though. I suppose that if a core of DWill and DH lead the Brooklyn Nets to a title in the next few years, everyone will say it was worth it. But man… if the Nets don’t get DH, they are going to be demolished by the press and if they go to BKLN without DH or DWill and they play at or below the level they’re playing now? Well, if that’s the case, they’ll be playing to 50% capacity – tops.
All that aside, would I like to have Beasley? Hell yeah, but if he’s an expiring contract, what’s the point? Unless/Until this DH torture ends, the Nets aren’t doing a friggin’ thing.
Morrow for Mr Beasley?
A no brainer. MarShon makes Morrow a luxury and we could give Beasley 35 minutes a game at SF no problem. I would do this in a heartbeat, and I really like Morrow, but he seems to have disappeared in the last ten/15 games. BK: GO GET MRS> BEASLEY"S SON!
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
I would try to get the other Minnesota Forward
No, not Love (although he would be nice). I’d make an offer for Derrick Williams. If we end up going the Howard in free agency route, I think Derrick Williams is the perfect tweener forward to play alongside Howard, and he’s locked up on his rookie deal. If Orlando holds on to Howard, a deadline trade of Lopez for Derrick would provide us with some extra salary cap room whether or not we manage to dump the likes of ShaWill, Petro or Farmar.
Lopez would be an upgrade at center for the Wolves, and Derrick Williams is better suited as a PF (Love’s position) than a SF. Question is whether Lopez is enough of an upgrade at C for Minnesota to be willing to trade Derrick. I doubt it, but it’s definitely an interesting deal for both teams.
interesting post
I actually really like pekovic as well. guy is tough as nails, can score, board, run, and defend. I can see him fulfilling a marcin gortat role.
I think lopez would definitly interest them. Could you imagine lopez in the post and love roaming the perimeter on offense? Teams will have so much trouble guarding that combo.
Id be interested in a
Lopez
Hous #1
Nets #2
Farmar
For
Derrick Williams
Pekovic
We can sign a defensive oriented 3 in the offseason or simply draft one.
I like Pekovic as well
However the point would be to reduce salary obligations in order to sign Dwight. While Pekovic is a nice player, he’s adding to our guaranteed salary & he’s a luxury if we manage to sign Dwight. The extra cap space could be better spent on another forward.
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