Just throwing it out there -- Beasley for Paul George

[horaceworthy]

Beasley has shown much more in the league than George. Nope.

Beasley has shown he's an inefficient tweener who sucks at rebounding against pro competition, and is a total headcase with substance abuse issues. Yay?

I take it you've identified Beasley as the biggest threat to Love getting minutes.

[Esohny]

Beasley has shown much more in the league than George. Nope.

Beasley has shown he's an inefficient tweener who sucks at rebounding against pro competition, and is a total headcase with substance abuse issues. Yay?

I take it you've identified Beasley as the biggest threat to Love getting minutes.

[GopherIt!]

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You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose
But you can't pick your friends nose.

[AkiraSendo]

Good post, and for me, George is about where the break-even point is, so that makes it an interesting question as well.

I would probably say no though.

First, while I like Paul George, at this point, Kahn has went in a different direction with the SF position, and adding him would reduce the minutes for Wes Johnson and Webster.

Second, Beasley still has that trememndous upside, and tremendous upside is what we need. I personally don't think he's got the character to make good on his talent, but its a risk MIN needs.

Finally, while Beasley seems like a great fit in IND (needs a starting PF, young, inexpensive), their team will not bring in any player with criminal issues. Their ticket sales are low, and the fans demand that their team is rid of its "bad apples."

Great balance on a deal though, and a great thread.

the post is very good but the bolded part is false.

Following him over his first 2 NBA seasons i can state without any doubt that the kid is really a good person with a straight head.
The Weed issue and all the rehab thing were totally misleading in this sense. YES he probably smoke but i believe that a lot of players do it. A LOT. He's probably not the smartest guy but that doesn't make him a criminal or a bad apple. And the rehab was just orchestrated by Pat Riley to show that the organizazion cared about, and that he was gonna become totally clean and a new man (imo).

On the other side, he never complained about playing time, about he benched every single mistake to give PT to UD, despite the very hard pression to perform as a 2nd overall pick on the verge of the bust label (at 19 YO!) and was always recognized as a good locker room guy and an hard worker.

I feel really bad for him. Very unfortunate. I really hope he will break out next season!

sorry for the english.

edit: i understand that you not said that he is a criminal or anything, but you just pointed that the reputation he has around is not good for the pacers situation, i had no intention of discredit your words, i just post for the sake of conversation. Actually i felt the need to take the parts of SCB.

[collin_k41]

I wouldn't do this trade. I never quite understood the whole fascination with Paul George. He's a scrawny beanpole who can't dribble. I always thought he could develop into a Corey Brewer with better offense but that's about it. Plus, it's going to take him a few years AT LEAST to develop into a really good NBA player if he ever does. Beasley has the ability and experience to be a 20ppg scorer THIS YEAR. Not saying he will, but he does have the most superstar potential of anybody on our team right now. Also, he really doesn't fit in. Brewer, Wes, Webster, Ellington, AND George? No thanks, I'll keep Beasley thank you very much.