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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: Kat Kid on May 29, 2008, 02:21:05 PM
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As I watch fatty’s brilliant new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGV_wGpupbM, I begin to see more and more the kind of game that will translate to the NBA. It is a scrapbook of his time in Manhattan and could just as easily serve as the basis for a scout’s notebook. Fatty does an excellent job of putting Mike’s skills on display. The video has all the usual double and triple teams on the blocks, the scrapping in the lane, the rebounds, the dunks and the putbacks but as the video builds at the 3:15 mark the turnaround game begins to emerge. Picking up the ball on the wings and a simply indefensible fade away swishes through the net. Next we see Beasley facing up for guarded three-pointers and extending the D. At the 4 minute mark we start to see the athletic ability, intelligence and will to defend. At 4:40 Beasley starts taking people off the dribble and scooping in finger rolls with both hands. 6 minute mark he starts dribbling to create his own jump shot. Did I mention the man is 6’10”?
The video is a showcase of why Beasley is an absolutely unique player that has the kind of game that is on display from one of the most underrated and underappreciated players of this era: Rasheed Wallace.
Flip on a game during this Eastern Conference Finals and watch ‘Sheed turn around on the baseline one possession, then spot up his man behind the arc the next time down or work his shot in to a pump fake, in to a baseline drive for a dunk. Their D is similar too with ‘Sheed having the smarts and strength to KG off the block, but also the quicks and length to trap off a screen, poke away a ball or block a shot. On the boards, they both work with a combination of positioning and finesse as they tip balls, work put backs and use their size to frustrate smaller players. Sound familiar?
How fitting that they are compared in the year after Beasley was passed over for POY honors by a Tar Heel. The arguments for a Baby Blueblood were unsatisfactory for EMAW!ers and sentient humans everywhere, but the similarities between ‘Sheed and Beaz are much more relevant than Googles.com and his fellow ‘Heel.
One of the continuing reasons pundits have given for Beasley’s slip to the #2 spot in the Draft has been the meme that he is ‘immature’ or ‘has an attitude.’ This comparison to ‘Sheed is no knock on Mike because he has a track record at Kansas State both on and off the court that were peerless and to be applauded. However, the guilt by association that most K-State fans will react to is in large part unwarranted not because Beasley has misbehaved, but because ‘Sheed’s rep is far worse than he deserves. The stories about Beasley’s good-natured hi jinx in High School: signing his name to the principal’s car and his love of SpongeBob were twisted in to a scandal in the same way that Rasheed’s confrontations with referees were always given scrutiny while the rest of the league was out makin baby mammas and tuning on fans with fists.
In Portland, as part of the infamous JailBlazers, ‘Sheed showed a streak of not wanting to be the guy and not handling the pressures of fame well. Many feel like Beasley’s experience at Kansas State stands in stark contrast to Rose and the constant spotlight of #1 seed Memphis. People have implied that Beasley did not face the same pressures and scrutiny as Rose, but this ignores other profound differences that were also in play in the POY debacle. While Rose had a lineup full of NBA talent and former NBA coach, Beasley had Billy Walker and not much else. In the same way as Beasley is now being criticized, ‘Sheed was pounced on for never taking a leadership role in Portland, but the team was full of &@#%ups, dysfunction, turmoil and outside the glare of the hot lights. Sound familiar?
The talent of ‘Sheed and Beaz were misunderstood in the incredibly frustrating environments that they both played in early in their careers. With the benefit of hindsight for ‘Sheed, we’ve learned that placing him on a team full of responsible workers has allowed him to be their fire and their leader while diverting the enormous load that he carried in his earlier years. For Beasley, his accomplishments at Kansas State were not made at the expense of the team, but rather for the benefit of it. The “stains” on both of their résumés are in reality, indictments of the team at large that were misappropriated to the best player. Beasley should bear no more responsibility for the second round “collapse” of Kansas State to a superior Wisconsin team than ‘Sheed should bear the cross of Damon Stoudamire.
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I'm sure that long-ass thing you just wrote was good so I'm going to go ahead and QFT it.
QFT!
Really good work on the video trips. jk kk I read it and qft'ed it anyway.
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:D
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simply put... this vid is fatty's masterwork!
:cyclist:
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song?
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God Damned brilliant imo
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http://www.basketballforum.com/chicago-bulls/402913-reasons-take-michael-beasley-3.html#post5514360
They are taking notice.
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This video makes me miss Beasley even more :-[ :'( :'(. He was a one in a million player.
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We're so f*cked next year.
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I missed this...
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj129/SeaHawk24/kaunedbeaz.gif)
Was it in the video?
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We're so f*cked next year.
unless walker gets hurt :chainsaw:
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I missed this...
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj129/SeaHawk24/kaunedbeaz.gif)
Was it in the video?
No that clip didn't make the cut.
But clips of 84-75 were in the vid bro.
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I missed this...
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj129/SeaHawk24/kaunedbeaz.gif)
Was it in the video?
Beas got blocked a lot last year. Nothing new here.
(didnt he score something completely outrageous that game, like 39?)
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I missed this...
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj129/SeaHawk24/kaunedbeaz.gif)
Was it in the video?
You should make a Kaun season highlight video. Oh wait, it looks like you already did!!!! YES!!
I love that feeling you get when an amazing post/comeback comes together in your head. What an outstanding post by me. You're welcome everyone.
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I missed this...
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj129/SeaHawk24/kaunedbeaz.gif)
Was it in the video?
You should make a Kaun season highlight video. Oh wait, it looks like you already did!!!! YES!!
I love that feeling you get when an amazing post/comeback comes together in your head. What an outstanding post by me. You're welcome everyone.
Top Shelf.
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Kaun definitely fouled him with the body. When Beasley started jumping, he wasn't headed toward the area under the backboard. Still, Kaun is a decent player. I give him props for that. I don't think he deserves a ring, but that's not what we're talking about here.
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:love: :'(
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Hey fats,
Can we get a high quality link or something
Great stuff
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Shame that few will watch the video because of the extremely annoying music. PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, etc.
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Shame that few will watch the video because of the extremely annoying music. PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, etc.
crap.
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Shame that few will watch the video because of the extremely annoying music. PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, PIANO POUND, etc.
I thought the exact same thing the first time.
Second time? Pure Beasley awesomeness overwhelms the senses. :love: :love: :love:
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#1 overall or just #1? Don't know if it matters for the purpose of the vid.
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http://www.basketballforum.com/chicago-bulls/402913-reasons-take-michael-beasley-3.html#post5514360
They are taking notice.
:mad:
After reading those boards I no longer want Mike going to Chicago. He deserves to be first. He's the best player available. But I want him to go to a team that will love him, which will never happen when Chicago born Derrick Rose is available for the Bulls.
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frack bulls fans.
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5 years, 6 years, 100 years down the road I am going to be a WILDCAT, I'm a WILDCAT for LIFE... We miss you already and you've only been gone a few weeks, Awesome video and the ending was perfect with that saying, awesome job... I have never liked the AS$ociation but Beasley finall gives me a reason to watch the NBA, where ever you go, YOU got a FAN for LIFE, actually a lof of fans for life... Also very good writing, in my mind Sheed is under-rated but I can tell you know there is not going to be anyone who under-rates Beasley.... Except it seems for fracking Chicago... They should feel lucky getting the next great Michael...