Miami Heat: Decoding why Mystic love doesn’t mean Beal stays in Washington

Explaining Beal’s first quote

The previous quote is the longer of the two quotes or details that tell the story of Beal here. While some only see a sleek way of helping him to improve as a player and a shooter by his mom, others such as the author of this piece see something totally different and deeper.

When taking into account the totality of the quote and then specifically the last line where he writes, “To this day, man, I still think it’s true: My game is like the sum total of those lessons from my mom”, that screams regiment.

Bradley Beal not only seems to like being in a regimented, organized, structured environment, but he is literally saying in that quote that he believes this structure and instruction is what helped to make him who he is today. Regiment and structure is practically the most important functional principle at the core of the mantra, Heat Culture. 

In case you need a reminder, see James Johnson being sent home from training camp for not meeting conditioning rules when he was probably in better shape than at least half the other players around the league that reported to their various training camps. What this points to is a certain expectation, instruction, and necessary discipline it takes to be a member of the Miami Heat.

Beal has thrived in that environment, and to the point where he acknowledges that he wants it, he needs it, and he desires it. It is at the heart of that quote as well, but that is not something the Wizards can or are providing at the moment. While it may not be Miami, this quote smells as though he is yearning for something that he just won’t be able to get in his current environment.