Michael Beasley & Inconsistency
If I would use one word to describe Michael Beasley’s first two seasons in the NBA, it would be inconsistent. We have seen flashes of brilliance from the 21 year old, but we have also seen some pretty bad games as well. In my opinion, inconsistency is a mental issue and if you start seeing it for long stretches (over the course of two seasons for example), it tells me the player is never going to get out and play consistently. Why do I think that? Because playing consistently is a mindset. It has nothing to do with talent at all.
I have to say, I believe Michael Beasley is destined to be inconsistent his entire career. He has all of the talent in the world, but I never think he is going to be able to display it on a nightly basis. So what makes me think this inconsistency will continue in Minnesota? All you have to do is look at his preseason performance in the first two games:
I feel like I should mention, that yes, I understand that this is the preseason and that you can’t really judge much from it. But I think mentality and decisions like whether or not someone drives or settles for the jumper can be – to me, it isn’t that Beasley went 4-12 against the Knicks after going 8-10 against the Lakers, its how he did it.
