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RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: September 25, 2016, 9:09 pm
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To a somewhat mixed reaction among Bucks fans, the team acquired
former second-overall pick, Michael Beasley from the Houston
Rockets in exchange for Tyler Ennis. Are you a fan of this move,
and what sort of production do you expect from Beasley next
season?
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Re: RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: heffernon
Date: September 26, 2016, 11:19 am
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The Bucks bench got markedly better with this trade. The
combination of Greg Monroe, Michael Carter-Williams, Jason
Terry, Mirza Teletovic, and now Michael Beasley is going to do a
lot of damage to bench defenses. They might give up some points
against team's with strong interior scoring but beyond that they
should be fun to watch and competitive. This was a good trade to
make but, at the same time, it probably won't move the needle
much.
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Re: RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: September 26, 2016, 11:28 am
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Rohan K - I was happy that Tyler Ennis got moved in this deal.
He wasn't likely to see many minutes this year behind MCW and
Delly, so moving him was the best option. Michael Beasely seems
like he could be a decent second unit player, but playing in
China until mid season last year speaks volumes for a former
number two overall pick.
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Re: RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: September 26, 2016, 10:03 pm
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I could say Michael Beasley is mysterious or difficult to
understand, without it even being apparent that I've replaced
his name with the Oxford English dictionary definition of an
enigma. That says everything that you need to know, really.
He was fascinating to listen to on Media Day, and on top of
being funny, he spoke like someone who has gained a
self-awareness of his former pitfalls. I'm not ready to believe
that's actually true yet, but I'm ready to hope it is.
Theoretically he could offer a scoring boost, but it really all
comes down to if he can suddenly become passable defensively.
Likely a member of an already suspect defensive unit, it's good
that Beasley has voiced excitement about the defensive side of
the ball, but delivering on promise has always been the hardest
part of the deal for him.
I'm not a fan of the deal yet, but Michael Beasley could
certainly win me over if he can be who he thinks he is already.
Ennis is better than everyone gives him credit for, but with
limited minutes for him in Milwaukee, he was always most likely
to be dealt in a trade. Unsurprising, but potentially another
name who could join Norman Powell in the what could have been
stakes where so many Bucks fans love to reside.
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Re: RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: September 27, 2016, 12:58 am
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(clears throat very loudly) Well, I don't know about you, but I
may have voiced my displeasure with this move very loudly
shortly after it happened, not that there's audio or written
proof of that (eyes dart around). However, in the days since,
my disapproval with the trade has started to wane. My feelings
on Tyler Ennis aside, I understand Beasley can offer a scoring
punch at a position the Bucks were light on off the bench. With
that said, I just know it'll likely be a wash, considering
Beasley's defensive deficiencies. Nonetheless, I can already
feel myself coming around on Beasley, but forgive me if there
are times where I stir my drink like Al Roker after watching the
worst of Beasley at times throughout the season.
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Re: RT6 - Question 3 - Beasley Trade
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: September 29, 2016, 7:45 am
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Between Michael Beasley's off-court reputation, terrible on/off
numbers, usage rate of almost 30% and defensive struggles, I'm
not the biggest fan of this move for the Bucks. Tyler Ennis was
always in an extremely vulnerable position in the depth chart.
The addition of Dellavedova and Terry over the off-season also
made me question if he would be seeing much court time next
season. Point being, I understand why Ennis was traded, I'm just
not convinced sending him to Houston in exchange for Beasley was
the right move. However, Milwaukee was in dire need of wing
depth, especially with Middleton going down, so this does fill
the bulk of the minutes at the back-up small forward position
where he should take plenty of shots and provide a spark on
offense with the 'no-defense' second unit. I’m not totally
writing Beasley off, there’s no question he has talent, but if
the Bucks feel they can get something useful out of him…we’ll
wait and see.
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