Over the span of two days and two games, Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley proved summer league games, in the grand scheme of things, mean little to nothing. On Monday, Beasley made his summer league debut against the Chicago Bulls, led by fellow super-prospect Derrick Rose. Beasley dominated, scoring 28 points in 23 minutes against very good NBA defenders in Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah. ...

Michael Beasley let the Association know he has arrived Monday night, as he led the Miami Heat to a 94-70 pasting of the Chicago Bulls. It was the first game of the NBA Summer League for both teams, and the number two pick in last month’s NBA Draft dominated the game. Beasley scored 28 points, and grabbed 9 boards for the Heat. Number one pick in the draft Derrick Rose did not make ...

Joakim Noah made his '08-09 debut You have to take the bad with the good when it comes to the NBA summer leagues. Monday marked the beginning of the six-team Orlando league (Magic, Bulls, Nets, Heat, Pacers and Whatever-the-Sonics-Are), and along with the highs there were definite lows for those going through basketball withdrawal between the [...]

Today was the debut of both B-Easy and DROSE in summer League play, and I was actually able to watch the game, so I just wanted to post some thoughts about it below. - First of all, this was definitely a Summer League game. Both teams committed tons of turnovers, and got called for like 78 travels. The Heat played well, and won the game 94-70, even though the game was actually closer than ...

Derrick Rose dream is getting closer and closer. We’ll just call the summer-league (which tips off tomorrow) a nap of his. There is a lot of hype around this game because Rose, the number 1 pick in this years draft, will be facing the number 2 pick, Michael Beasley and the Miami Heat. The two won’t be guarding each other, but everyone is eager to see how Beasley stacks up to the ...