Oh fuck no! Seriously, any talent this guy may have once had is long gone. He's been in the league for five years and has gotten worse every year. His PER and FG% have declined every season. I'm always a little cautious of guys who put up big numbers on shitty teams. No worries there with Beasley. He put up a PER = 10.8, shot 40% from the field and had a NEGATIVE WS/48 on a 25 win Phoenix team. His production is in a free fall. Next up, the dreaded single digit PER.
Seriously, Phoenix last season was the PERFECT situation for him to revitalize his career. He could have played big minutes and put up big numbers on a very talent thin roster. Did he take advantage of this situation? Fuck no, he totally sucked ass.
The only talents he seems to have these days are bickering with his coaches and teammates and smoking an absolute shitload of pot. I don't consider occasionally lighting up in the privacy of one's home a big deal. Stuff like that doesn't hurt anyone or negatively impact someone's job performance, but when you are ALWAYS high, it does start to impact your job performance. And, right now, Beasley's job performance flat out sucks. If I was looking for a former high lottery pick that sucks to fill out my 15th roster spot, I'd take Adam Morrison over Michael Beasley - and I think Morrison is worthless. At least he wouldn't be a distraction or bad influence on his teammates. At this point, Thomas Robinson is SO much better, because at least Robinson does one thing well - rebound. Beasley does everything poorly. He's a horrible defender, weak rebounder and an inefficient ballhog who makes his team worse in every way. I'd take Luke Babbitt back before I'd waste a roster spot on Michael Beasley.
BNM
