The missing piece of the puzzle for Beaz...

[teven_1]

Ron Artests advice way back at the start of the season rings just as true today as it did then.

http://dimemag.com/2010/11/ron-artest-b ... not-there/

Artest: “It’s just the way you play, his awareness on the court; somebody should have told him,” Artest said. “He should learn to pass, who to pass to, how to attack to make his teammates better. Then he’ll be super tough.

Beasley seems to have upped his assist totals lately (maybe he's starting to catch on) but he can't just coast on pure skill anymore. Once he starts reading the defense and feedings his teammates, we will see a much improved player.

I honestly believe this all he's missing.

[Foye]

Defense, ball handling and passing are his major weaknesses.

If he can at least become average in all these categories he'll be a tremendous player.
He's actually one of the few guys I look forward to watch next year.
His season was destroyed by injuries and he was never capable of recovering fully (thanks to nobody telling him to sit the f*ck out until you're completely healthy). I wanna see what he can do when healthy.

I still believe in him. He has flaws in his game but he doesn't have that loser gene that a lot of players on our team seem to have.

[revprodeji]

I still wonder if the defense is partially system based. Beasley appears to be over-helping many times and gets burned by the shooter.

[Rolf]

Beas plays ok defense for the first 4 minutes of every game, and during the 4th quarter on those rare nights when the Wolves are still in the game. At all other times, it's just a complete lack of focus/effort that makes him a poor defender.

If I were Rambis or Kahn, my "exit interview" with Beas this year would go something like this: "We would like for you to have 2 goals as a player next year. Goal #1 - Pride yourself on defense and make an all-NBA defensive team. Goal #2 - Lead all non-centers in free throw attempts per game. Work all summer towards making those goals a reality."

Obviously, neither will come true, but if Beas is serious about putting in extra effort this offseason, I'd love to see him zero in almost exclusively on those two aspects.

[teven_1]

Beas plays ok defense for the first 4 minutes of every game, and during the 4th quarter on those rare nights when the Wolves are still in the game. At all other times, it's just a complete lack of focus/effort that makes him a poor defender.

If I were Rambis or Kahn, my "exit interview" with Beas this year would go something like this: "We would like for you to have 2 goals as a player next year. Goal #1 - Pride yourself on defense and make an all-NBA defensive team. Goal #2 - Lead all non-centers in free throw attempts per game. Work all summer towards making those goals a reality."

Obviously, neither will come true, but if Beas is serious about putting in extra effort this offseason, I'd love to see him zero in almost exclusively on those two aspects.

I agree with these points, but on offense I think he would be that much more efficient and effective if he learned when to pass and when to shoot.