miamiherald.com - 10/30/2008
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NEW YORK -- He had confidence. He had swagger. He even had a little dance going as he strutted into the locker room before the game. But none of it lasted long after the opening tip-off. Michael Beasley missed several layups and open jump shots and at times looked lost defensively Wednesday in ...
peninsulaismightier.com - 10/26/2008
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Team Name: Miami Heat Last Year's Record: 15-67
Key Losses: SF Ricky Davis; PG Jason Williams; C...
Earl Barron; SF Kasib Powell; PF Stephane Lasme; PG Blake Ahearn Key Additions: PF Michael Beasley; PG Mario Chalmers; PG Shaun Livingston; SF James ...
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NBA Blogger Preview Series: Miami Heat
nyknicksbeat.net - 10/29/2008
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nyknicksbeat.net —
by Mike Slane, NYKnicks.com A new coach. A
new high-powered offense. A new season. The new era...
of Knicks basketball is set to tip off tonight as New York hosts Michael Beasley, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in the 2008-09 season opener at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET. After ...
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Knicks Season Home Opener Preview
FanIQ.com - 10/27/2008
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FanIQ.com —
Rookies in the NBA always make the biggest
impact of any of the major professional sports. This...
year’s crop of rookies is one of the deepest and star studded classes of rookies in recent years. From Michael Beasley, Derrick Rose, and OJ Mayo to ...
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NBA Preseason: Ten Rookies To Watch
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Brian Costa of the Miami Herald: “Few who have watched Beasley are accustomed to seeing him so hapless — and even hesitant at times — with the ball in his hands. But it was Beasley’s defense that concerned Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. ‘Michael struggled offensively, but I wasn’t even looking at that side of the ball,’ he said. ‘We’re kind of in a situation right now where there’s expectations, accountability, and to get our defense right all five guys have to be working together.’ It was in the same Manhattan ...
Don't Fret Over Beasley's Poor Premiere
The Sporting Blog —
... In the Miami Herald, Udonis Haslem summed it all up nicely: "He's going to be a great player. He has a great future in this league. But he doesn't have it all figured out right now. There's some things he has to learn." Those moments will become more and more frequent, and the errancy will resolve itself into real strengths and weaknesses. That's when we can really assess him, and when, as we do with Durant today, we'll surmise that Beasley has a bright future that he just has to keep catching up with. ...
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blogs.herald.com 10/20/2008 — An interesting development occurred late in the Heat's 100-92 exhibition loss to the Magic Saturday in Jacksonville that might be worth keeping tabs on. With the teams locked in a tight fourth quarter battle - with starters from both teams...
Miami Heat's Beasley bounces around
miamiherald.com 12/1/2008 — One step forward. One step back. Rookie forward Michael Beasley is proving that he has the resilience to overcome the lows and not get too high when things are going well.
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Four minutes. Two points. One assist. One turnover. It was easy for the stat line to get lost on Wednesday night -- what with Mike D'Antoni leading the New York Knicks to a 120-115 victory over Miami in his debut as Knicks coach, Stephon Marbury ...
