Pat Beverley has made quite an impression on the Heat. The 6-foot-1 rookie guard was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round with the 42nd pick of the draft. The Heat obtained his draft rights for a 2011 second-round pick and cash. Beverley set the tone for his stay by arriving in Miami a week before he had to report.
He spent Monday and Tuesday working out at AmericanAirlines Arena. So what is coach Erik Spoelstra’s impression of Beverley?
“This is the impression,” Spoelstra said Tuesday, nodding toward the court where Beverley was still working hard. “(Monday) we worked for an hour and a half and he wouldn’t leave the gym.
“I had to tell him, ‘Hey, this is the first day. We have three more months of this.’ ”
This is what Beverley brings to the Heat _ a fiercely competitive spirit.
“I like to be the first one in the gym and that’s the way it’s going to be,” he said.
Beverley, who attended Arkansas through his junior season and played professionally in Ukraine last year, has the right mindset for a run at a roster spot. But he’s definitely an underdog in this battle.
Beverley will compete primarily with starting point guard Mario Chalmers and reserve Chris Quinn. Most likely the Heat will look to sign a low-priced veteran point guard, too. Beverley has a tough task ahead, but so far he’s doing all right.
definitely the kind of dedication and effort you'd like to see from anyone in our team. but how much all of that translates to his game remains to be seen. I really want to see this guy in action and im hoping he does well.
Hey just passing through because the Heat drafted Razorback P-Bev and I was checking the mood of the Heat fans about that pickup. THE HEAT ARE GETTING "JANNERO PARGO WITH LESS RANGE AND TREVOR ARIZA LIKE HUSTLE AND DEFENSE" which I will explain below. Also I'd be happy to answer any of your questions on P-Bev.
What I will tell you for starters is that Heat fans have themselves a HIGH ENERGY rookie who will not be out worked or our hustled. One on one Bev will blow by his man with a qick first step or pull up and nail the J if his man gives him room. He is an emotional player who will give you the highlight dunks and plays great D. Bev gets a lot of steals without having to cheat into passing lanes leaving his own man which (he has very long arms). His jumper needs work from NBA range but Ill bet he straightens that out before the Season the same way he worked on his handle before he went overseas to adapt to playing the point. The kid plays with fire every possesion and will not back down to anyone.
At The University Of Arkansas "Hustle Is Not An Option" and Bev will routinely put his body on the line for loose balls and get the crowd and his teamates fired up in the arena. For his size he was leading the SEC in rebounds for about half the season and was avereging a double double in that time span. The way he positions himself for rebounds is almost unreal as we were starting a 6-10 and a 7 footer but beverley seemed to have a nose for where the ball would come off the rim better than them both. P-Bev was the a late signee at Arkansas and was the best recruit unsigned when he signed with Arkansas. Although Sonny Weems (Denver Nuggets) was our most gifted player 6-6 about 230,, beverley was our most important player and the leader of the team in many ways. He wants to take the big shot and has the confidence he will make it.
THe biggest knock on Bev was his maturity but after a few pregnancy's, being kicked out of school, and having to go overseas alone he seems to have matured very quickly. Overall you may have gotten the second steal of the draft (including the Knicks 29th pic from FSU) and when u see this kid on the floor you will all see why. Last but not least the ceiling for this kid is sky high and his best days are ahead of him wearing a HEat uniform. I will be cheering for you guys this year. Woooo Pig Soooieee...... aNy Questions?????????????
Rumors about what happened academic fraud-wise that got him kicked off.
He did some stupid stuff at Arkansas related to academics and some allergy to birth control, but never anything even as far as a drug incident or anything.
Sorry to keep posting about this guy, but here's another account from a legit scout at LeBron's Skills camp right before P-Bev went to Ukraine:
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I'm at the Lebron Skills Camp and just finished watching the evening pick up game between Lebron and Chris Paul (and some college guys) against the college campers.....
Patrick Beverly was going head to head with Chris Paul (with Lebron James on his team). Beverly was running the point for the team of college guys and they won the first game and Paul was trying like hell to contain Patrick. The second game, Lebron was visibly frustrated as Beverly's team won again. Paul was playing serious D, but he couldn't stop Patrick from doing what he wanted.
I've seen a lot of these types of games in 13 years of scouting, and this was one of the best "surprise" performances of a guy like Patrick I've ever seen.
There were a number of college coaches watching the pick up game and most of them were convinced that Beverly could be an NBA point guard.
Just figured you guys would want to hear about it.
I hate when writers make these rookies sound like they are going to be great before they play a single game... especially NBA 2nd rounders. A lot of times it just gets you excited only to be disapointed later. Remember the Eddie House/AI comparisons when we first drafted him? "A poor man's Iverson"...PLEASE
With that said I hope he does well
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