Beatty brought one of the more aggressive approaches from this group the last time that we saw him which sticks with me, and I’d rather have a young player who has to learn when to attack than one you’re constantly trying to convince to be aggressive. His first step created problems, and once he got defenders moving backward, he could get into his pull-up or create space for iso baskets. The offensive skillset is one he will be able to work with and as long as he keeps adding parts to his game, he will be a name to know in this class that I could see ascending rather quickly. His freshman year should be about sharpening the decisions that come after he makes a move and then seeing what alternative counters he can hit after. Just having a plan on the floor. Learning when to attack, pull up or make the next pass could turn that aggressiveness into a real strength that we are sure we will see. He makes his watch list debut. 

Beatty was a player who stood out due to how aggressive he was at the showcase. Every time an opportunity presented itself, he tried to make something happen. I liked his face-up game as his first step was a problem for defenders and shifted the defense. He was using dribble-drives to get himself going, stopped and popped for mid-range jumpers, and created separation in iso situations. Beatty played with an attacker’s mentality throughout the day, and that willingness to put pressure on his defender as well as creating shots for himself, was noteworthy.