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No easy course correction for Beasley

By J.A. Adande
ESPN.com

Monday, August 24, 2009

Given that the NBA chose to overlook LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett and numerous other straight-from-high-school success stories when it instituted its age requirement, we should use the same selective logic to say this sad Michael Beasley case demonstrates that a forced year of college isn't the magical solution to the league's youthful problems. That season spent at Kansas State didn't make Beasley mature enough to be a professional basketball player, didn't provide enough guidanc ...

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