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Derby Classic Participants Announced
Published 3/20/2007 by Mike <info@cardchronicle.com> at Card Chronicle: Front Page Posts
... , and headlining the field is the nation's top-rated player, Kansas State bound Michael Beasley.

Catching Up on Wildcat News
Published 7/13/2007 by TB at K-State Sports and Beyond
... I see some encouraging things from his recent comments. I think the chief concern with Beasley is his attitude and effort. At a minimum, he's saying all the right things... ...

Hype Off! Beasley v. Rose
Published 11/12/2007 by jtom at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... Beasley: Already has an NBA body and made his stance known that rebounds are to be his and only his. Can shoot a little from the outside and beat most guards down the court. He also has very little interest in playing anywhere besides the NBA, and enthusiasm is always a plus to employers! ...

Freshman 10: Kevin Love Surpasses Michael Beasley
Published 2/6/2008 by Jason Tomassini at College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
... that defined his high school career). ...

Michael Beasley < Kevin Durant
Published 2/17/2008 by confused_questions at Sports Nation
... posed a few weeks ago, my answer does not take any numerical statistics into account.  The most important stat to me is maturity, and for Beasley that his lack of it.  As the Washington Post reported last March, Michael Beasley's immaturity is really no secret.  He jumped from high school to high school five times in only four years, and he just assumes he will make it to the National Basketball Association because of his skills; but the NBA should never be considered a given.  Though Beasley and Durant's numbers from their freshman year are almost completely identical thus ...

The Sports Guy: Serving up the week's hottest links
Published 3/3/2008 by Bill Simmons, Page 2 at ESPN Feed: Bill Simmons
... normal accolades you'd expect from this sort of thing, the one thing that struck me was just how knowledgable and (intentionally!) funny the Bush quotes were. When was the last time you could actually say that about him? I can't shake the feeling that he belongs in baseball, not in politics. In fact, it explains a lot about the last eight years. OK, I'll stop." Ricky in Alexandria, Va.: "Any NBA GM who takes Mike Beasley with the first pick in the NBA draft should be forced to read this article . Yeah, I can see Jordan not working out for an entire year because it was too ...

NBA Frankenstein: Michael Beasley
Published 5/6/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: NBA Draft, Featured Stories, The WordFanHouse's NBA Frankenstein, in which we describe how draft prospects were created. Introducing: future Rookie of the Year Michael Beasley. Liner notes: A 2007 Washington Post profile of Beasley, a YouTube'd high school dunk on Gerald Henderson, Pomeroy's Kansas State scouting report, FanHouse's NBA Draft Watch, Derrick Coleman's Wikipedia page, Paula Deen's recipe for Cheesy Broccoli Bake. ...

Beasley Character Concerns
Published 5/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Docksquad) at Docksquad Sports
... I spent most of the day Friday looking around the Internet and emailing some NBA junkies, when I finally got my answer late Friday afternoon. Ryan, a buddy of mine on the East Coast, sent me this article, and then it all made sense. Please take a couple minutes to really read this article. Now we do have to take into account that Beasley was in High School at the time, and was probably just immature and not surrounded by the right people. Most of the things he does in this article are not that off the wall for most ...

Linkage - May 29
Published 5/29/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
The thinking is that Riley is concerned about drafting someone as apparently immature as Beasley. There is a terrific Washington Post story from a year ago making the rounds. It details Beasley’s journey to six high schools in five states and quotes him saying he was "just killing time" in high school. Basketball factory Oak Hill didn’t ask him back after he averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds during the 2005-2006 season. And he admitted to the newspaper that he wore pajamas to the school cafeteria, threw sticks at teachers’ houses, organized late night ...

Beasley's Refreshing (But Frightening) Honesty
Published 5/30/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... At the same time, when you're spending a top-2 pick and about $20 million on a player, basically lashing your franchise to a single decision, you want some assurances the dude is serious about being serious. So yeah, Chicago or Miami would like you to act 25, 30 or 40 years old. And if you haven't heard what "those character issues" are, you should probably read the landmark Washington Post feature written about you in 2007, which has been cited 2,700 times since April. (In fairness, Beasley had an impeccable season at K-State and seems more goofball than future felon, ...

Michael Beasley Wants to Know How Old You Want Him to Be
Published 5/30/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... you have a chance to take a player that could be a great point guard (he's been called Jason Kidd with a jumpshot, man) you can't pass it up. No matter how many mediocre point guards you already have on your roster. Four mediocre point guards don't equal one great one. So, while I have no problem with Beasley, I'd just prefer Rose. For those out there that do have a problem with Beasley, their problems and concerns seem to focus on Beasley's "character issues." Issues that were well documented in a Washington Post article in 2007. What Michael Beasley wants to know, is ...

What Brand of Crazy is Michael Beasley?
Published 5/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Eli Saslow of the Washington Post wrote a big article about then high-schooler Michael Beasley. A year later, I still remember this part: ...

2008 NBA Draft Profile: Michael Beasley
Published 5/31/2008 by rtmsf at Rush the Court
... Finally, a quick word about a common misperception somebody has perpetuated about Beasley. I’m speaking, of course, about his alleged attitude issues. To put is simply, I don’t see it. I’m sure it all stemmed from this Washington Post article. First of all, what happened in that article is high school stuff. In his one year at K-State, he was universally considered an ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: NBA Draft Links June 2
Published 6/3/2008 by jtom (noreply@blogger.com) at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... about something. He's probably somewhere in between (in both personality and ability). Oh and any Beasley item on the Internet must link to this article in the WashPost, as required by federal Intertubes laws. ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: Draft Links & Rumors: Tuesday
Published 6/3/2008 by Jason Tomassini at College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
... about something. He's probably somewhere in between (in both personality and ability). Oh and any Beasley item on the Internet must link to this article in the WashPost, as required by federal Intertubes laws. ...