Should Rockets make trade for Michael Beasley when he'll be available?

Beasley's actually closer to 6'8". He looks about 2 inches shorter than 6'10" Durant.

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Yes. We should make a trade for him in a heartbeat

Why would you say no to Beasley?

He is a great talent

Our team is going nowhere, so the best thing to do now is to acquire new young talent. And Beasley is actually a talent. He is not some Courtney Lee or Jordan Hill that has little upside with limited ability. Beasley can be an all-star in this league if he develops right in the right system.

He will bring excitement to the team, a breath of fresh air, and he will be able to replace Patterson as our backup 4, while Patterson is promoted to starter and Scola traded away for other pieces.

He is on a great contract. This means alot for us because it means we are getting a productive, high-value, young, developing player who still has a lot of upside that can be a legit starter on this team.

I don't see why we wouldn't jump at this opportunity. He could be had for a bargain, or even better, we could net some of the other Wolve's talent too.

Our team needs to get younger desperately, and Beasley is a great fit. Always been a fan of him.

Would you watch Scola bringing us to another 14th pick or would you watching Beasley carry our team to a top 5 pick?

 

He's tremendously better at the 4 spot than at the 3 spot. He is a NBA 4 that can probably start at the 3 like Lamar Odom/Andrea Bargnani once used to do, but will spend the majority of his time at the 4.

And his skillset on our team would be a much better at the 4 than at the 3 I believe.

PG Lowry -
SG Martin
SF Williams
PF Beasley
C Thabeet/Yao

In this lineup, we have 2 very good ball-handlers who knows how to pass. Lowry can handle the ball, and Williams can be the 2nd ball handler on the court, which can be so vital to a team's offense. Now Beasley can stretch the court out very well, and is quicker than Scola, which means Yao can have much more room to work with, and can kick it out to him when he needs to. With Scola it always seems like you have 2 players who are really only good in the low-post, which isn't a great fit.

 

These videos always mess the page up.

 

Beasley's defense isn't that good, and he would have even more trouble defending 3's, the general thought is that a guy like Beasley is going to get far more then he gives. As long as the Rockets can get him to buy into the team defense they will be more then ok with his defense because their just aren't enough guys in this league who are going to match his production and the ones that will for the most part would still get those numbers on anybody.

The bigger issue with the guys who don't play good defense are the guys who don't play team defense, every team in the league has guys who are questionable one on one defensive players its team defense that makes all the difference in the world.

 

Still 6'8 is a good size for PF.

 

I never said they would be... I'm just saying that is all I'd be willing to give up for him. Otherwise the move would be incredibly pointless.

 

Not sure he brings anything to us that would involve winning. Maybe for the right price?

 

I'm sure he can play better defense than Scola.

 

Probably won't get him because of the PF glut that we have.

 

Btw, is anyone else having a problem with AXG's video loading?

 

Anyone that wouldn't want Beasley is an idiot. Martin, Scola, and Lowry are the only players I would be hesitant to let go of on this team. I love Budinger, Patterson and Lee...and i truly believe that is a good enough cast coupled with a legit center to get us deep in the playoffs. But Patterson is the only one of that group who might come close to having Beasley's level of game...and if it is there, it ain't yet. So you take the more athletic guy who is already showing the production over the guy who could eventually show the production, every damn time.

 

You want a team that starts Williams, Beasley and Thabeet? Seriously? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but that is insane.

Thabeet is terrible, can not play basketball in the NBA at all, and may never receive another contract in the NBA.

Williams has not shown any indication thus far in his career that he deserves to be in an NBA rotation, and I see a nice long stint in the Chinese Basketball Association in his future -- but not on the Shangai team, because Yao is a better talent evaluator than that.

Beasley is talented and will probably stick around in the league past this season, but he will only ever put up the type of numbers he put up this season on a team that has a record about as bad as the team he was on this season. Playoff teams and championship teams can not typically afford to have people on the court who are incapable of playing solid team basketball.

 

Not interested in one dimensional players.

 

The fact that Bud lit him up when they played proves that he can't guard threes.

 

I voted Yes.

 

I'd be really interested in the Rockets landing Beasley. He can play.

 

Beasley starting full time at power forward is a terrible idea. he can't rebound, and has no post up game whatsoever.this was mainly the reason why he struggled in miami. i would rather start him at small forward because he has a solid midrange game, and can beat his man off the dribble whenever he do decides to drive to the hole. only problem with him at small forward is that he cant defend for ****..

 

McHale can help him with his post up game. Being at the four would benefit the team because he can stretch the defense. After guarding SF for so long, he would be that much better at defending PF's. The only problem i have with getting Beasley is what to do with Pats.

 

I see him as a SF, in the same sense as a Carmelo Anthony type. A guy who can post up smaller SF, and use his power and strength to over power his way to the basket. As well knock down the deadly mid range jumper.

Definitely has the skill set better fit for SF, then a PF. His ISO skills are tremendous, I'd love to trade for him. His one heck of a talent.