Beasley Being Hung out to Dry......By His Own People

I am a huge Michael Beasley fan.

That is a tough place to be at the moment.....but hey....someone has to root for this kid.

No way is he as bad as people and particularly the hatchet men of the press making out.....but I suppose they have to fill column inches.....and he is bombing, spectacularly, in front of millions.....

I said, in a fit of anger, during the last trade window that they should have moved him on...if it were possible....as he was being constantly mishandled by the Coach and most of the senior players.....to me it would have been a sensible move for for Michael and possibly a kick start for his career. However such ideas were completely rubbished by the Heat front office. Pat Riley unequivocally stated that #30 was going nowhere, he said that Beasley reminded him of James Worthy....bold claim that....Worthy was awesome. So what does he see in Mike that isn't being replicated on the court?......what does he see that is Worthy-esque?.....what is causing the #2 overall draft pick to be such a "box of chocolates"?

It is an interesting question if nothing else.....I mean, let's be serious for a minute.....Riles knows a player when he sees one.

Something isn't right....It's been fairly polarising all season long.....and the gutter press are doing an excellent job of stirring unrest. They won't be happy until Mike is toast.

I found this posting on a blog somewhere and thought it was a fairly decent point of view......agree or disagree as you will.....some of us have made our beds

Winderman is the biggest **** in the world. He is constantly on Beasley for not being a 20/10 guy on a mostly veteran team. The problem is that he uses the success of Rose and Brook Lopez to say that Beasley isnt cutting it. Neither one of those players has superstars on their team to defer to and no real veteran presence. Does he watch the games. The Heat do not run plays for Beasley or anyone else except Wade and O'Neal. Beasley has had to become a number two option on a veteran filled team and he is surprised that Beasley isnt an all star. The Heat has always been slow to develop young talent. Wright has been on the team for almost six years before he made a contribution, Cook never plays and Chalmers who seems to play ok doesnt get a great deal of playing time. The fact that Winderman believes that Haslem is better than Beasley speaks for itself. He might be underachieving but he is not devoid of talent. The Heat need to learn from the Thunder and just let the young guys play.