Time for More Growing Pains: Beasley will Switch to SF for Heat

According to the Miami Herald, Michael Beasley will be in the starting lineup at small forward this week for the Miami Heat:

And while Beasley’s certainly made progress in developing his game on the perimeter, SBN’s Peninsula is Mightier points out that he still has a ways to go in his development:

From SBN’s Peninsula is Mightier, via the Miami Herald, comes Michael Beasley’s apology to the fans, players, and coaches of the Miami Heat:

And Dwyane Wade, Miami’s superstar and a staunch Beasley defender throughout this process, chimed in with support:

ESPN’s True Hoop reacts:

And while I guess I can see where Henry Abbot’s coming from, I’d like to take this opportunity to eschew any butterfly-cocoon discussion. It’s a chicken-and-egg matter, really. What’s truly fascinating about this video is his workout music.

On Saturday Michael Beasley, Sr. spoke to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about his son’s progress:

I like that: “zero-to-man in 60 seconds.” Michael Beasley’s been chided for immaturity for virtually his entire career. When he was at Kansas State, for example, he never got into trouble, and yet, questions about his maturity level persisted in the media throughout his outstanding freshman season.