I'm excited for Beck actually. I'm not gaga over anyone, not even Demidov, but that's just because I don't get gaga over anything really.
I see a lot of ROR in Beck. Will he reach that potential? Who knows, but the similarities are there.
Who taken after him, aside from Hutson, would have been a better gamble? Personally I think you're indicting Beck very early. He's a smart player and I see no reason he can't put up .75 ppg with decent likemates a few years into the league.