Heat's Beasley thinking big

2008-10-03T10:23:39-04:00

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/beasley.jpg" alt="Beasley" width="150" height="180" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes">Michael Beasley, AP</div> </div> <p>Amid reports that he's <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/708285.html" target="_blank">struggling to learn the Heat's playbook</a> comes this from No. 2 pick <strong>Michael Beasley</strong> (through the <em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093003190.html">Washington Post</a></em>):</p> <blockquote> <p>"I want to be MVP, no disrespect to nobody," Beasley said. "I don't ever want to be second best. I feel I can walk down those steps to the locker room and be better than everybody else . . . I think going for rookie of the year is selling myself short."</p> </blockquote> <p>For the record, two players have won the MVP award as rookies: <strong>Wilt Chamberlain</strong> (1959-60) and <strong>Wes Unseld</strong> (1968-69). Chamberlain (37.6 ppg, 27.0 rpg) led the Warriors to a 17-game turnaround, to 49 wins, while Unseld (13.8 ppg, 18.2 rpg) helped the Bullets go from 36 to 57 victories. The Heat won 15 games last season. </p> <p>• At the start of his career, Beasley isn't joking around (<em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093003190.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a></em>)</p> Heat's Beasley thinking big

2008-10-01T17:03:19-04:00

2008-10-03T10:23:39-04:00

Jay83

No City 574088

27 D-Wade is on his team, right? He's not MVP of his team, much less the league. 2967945

2008-10-03T10:22:04-04:00

Jay83

No City 574088

26 D-Wade is on his team, right? 2967929

2008-10-03T03:00:20-04:00

GOSUNS

Casa Grande 331019

25 diggin the confidence 2966224

2008-10-03T02:47:37-04:00

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FASHO1000RR

Honolulu 93587

24 Even if/when he falls short...he is gonna be ROTY. Do it big kid 2966205

2008-10-02T23:01:13-04:00

rhinocerosb

Asuncion 204255

23 This is a DeShawn Stevenson type of statement, whom I might add is the only NBA player with a "Nimrod clause" in his contract. I suggest that the Miami Heat do the same thing and add a Nimrod clause to this kid's contract. But, at least it provides for good entertainment to hear such foolishness coming out of one's mouth like this! 2965944

2008-10-02T14:47:09-04:00

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Nanumanu

Miami 28844

18 If anyone can put up 14ppg and 18 rpg as a rook its Beasly. So stop hating, losers.... 2962511

2008-10-02T20:31:25-04:00

Sparky57

Independence 554081

If anyone can put up 14ppg and 18 rpg as a rook its Beasly. So stop hating, losers....

22 I don't see the point in calling people losers. This isn't a matter of hating him. It was more amusement that anyone would make such a silly statement like that. Confidence is one thing. But goals that lofty are probably best kept to oneself, instead of making yourself a target. He is a talented ballplayer, but even if he carried his season totals of 26ppg, 12rpg, and 1 assist per game to the NBA, (which he won't), those kind of stats aern't even enough to get any votes for MVP, let alone winning it. Add to that the fact that since he won't be surrounded with a boatload of talent, defenses will just focus on him and shut him down. Lebron averaged 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists last year, despite being double and triple teamed every time he moved, yet still couldn't win the MVP. 2965422

2008-10-02T18:31:35-04:00

aniva

Imperial Beach 406307

21 Hey Beasly, are u and Josh Howard are smoking the same gon ga? or do you guys share the same brain? 2964862

2008-10-02T18:27:33-04:00

aniva

Imperial Beach 406307

20 Hey Beasly, good luck in trying to win the MVP....your going up against some tough competition such as Kobe, Lebron, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, etc. And whatever your smoking.......can I have some....lol. On a serious note, your not going to win the MVP on your rookie year. Here some advice, try not to run off the mouth too much and concentrate on your game. Not even Kobe or Lebron said this crap when they were rookies. 2964842

2008-10-02T15:07:25-04:00

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rolter

No City 202577

19 this guy doestn smoke weed, he smokes meth 2962773

2008-10-02T14:47:09-04:00

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Nanumanu

Miami 28844

18 If anyone can put up 14ppg and 18 rpg as a rook its Beasly. So stop hating, losers.... 2962511

Brad Weinstein

New York 4215