Some nights it seems like he's more like Gilbert Arenas where he will start taking most of the shots, usually this happens when the offense gets stagnant and I guess he feels pressure to take over and will his team to victory. However, there are other nights where he plays under control and is more like Chauncey Billups, where he picks and chooses his spots to score and gets the rest of his team involved.
No one is ever going to be like Lebron. He was built like a tank by his jr year in high school. I wouldn't be suprised to see Mayo turn into a D-Wade type player. Mayo already seems to be pretty good defensively at least when he wants to be, as evidenced by his d against Rose, while helped by the triangle 2, was pretty damn good.
I've seen a lot of USC games this year, and Mayo kind of fades from almost every game. He hasn't shown the tenacity that I heard about in high school. At the same time, I doubt his playmaking ability. I don't think that he's a PG on the next level.
If he is indeed a legit 6'5" 200, he's definitely a 2 in the NBA. However, I don't see him making a big impact. To me, he's had the look of a role player. Right now, he's more Larry Hughes than he is Gilbert Arenas.
His outside shot is streaky, he has barely displayed any driving ability, and his passing skills are average at best. His defensive ability comes and goes. He shows flashes, but that's all they are. He's been a real disappointment to me, at least.
In terms of freshmen, you look at Beasley. He's been dominant plenty of times, and he's consistently the best player on the floor. Same with Gordon. Rose hasn't shown real dominance, but he's showed that he's got the skills and potential to be a beast on the next level. With Mayo, I just don't see it.
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If Mayo wanted to, he could be a lock down defender in college and in the NBA. I think he is the best perimeter defender outside of Darren Collison in the Pac-10 and if he puts that effort in for an NBA franchise, he is going to be very good. His offensive game is very very good and with a better shot selection he plays 30 mins a night as a rookie.
what a horrible game against ucla. 10 turnovers and he played passive as hell. He hasnt been playing like he was at abcd and AAU tournaments. There are some games that I wish he would assert himself like he did in high school
Dude simply doesn't want to get hurt and ruin his meal ticket. I can't say I don't blame him.
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I certainly can. USC ain't paying him **** and he doesn't owe them a ****ing thing.
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Dude simply doesn't want to get hurt and ruin his meal ticket. I can't say I don't blame him.
I hear you but damn this last game was hhorrible. I could see if he was locked down but the mistakes he made were effortless no one forced him into those mistakes.
Mayo is a 6'4.5" shooting guard with short arms, average athleticism, and a quick trigger. He has some nice all-around skills that make him a fringe top 10 pick, but I don't think it'd be wise to wait for him to "assert" himself and become a superstar. He's just not that physically gifted at the higher levels.
Dude simply doesn't want to get hurt and ruin his meal ticket. I can't say I don't blame him.
I have to agree here, although he could be playing better than he has without risking much. I see your location is out in LA. Is this just your opnion or do you have connections into the USC program?
He's going to be a one dimensional shooting guard in the NBA and there are plenty of those.
I would take him in the draft, but he would probably be bottom lotto. His stock is dropping because he's not as good as everybody thought he would be.
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Mayo is a 6'4.5" shooting guard with short arms, average athleticism, and a quick trigger. He has some nice all-around skills that make him a fringe top 10 pick, but I don't think it'd be wise to wait for him to "assert" himself and become a superstar. He's just not that physically gifted at the higher levels.
i have seen mayo play against pros it has nothing to do with the level of comp
He's going to be a one dimensional shooting guard in the NBA and there are plenty of those.
I would take him in the draft, but he would probably be bottom lotto. His stock is dropping because he's not as good as everybody thought he would be.
O.J. Mayo primarily was considered a point guard coming into college, or a combination guard. Mayo has been good enough to average 20.4 points on 44 percent shooting and 3-plus assists per game as a freshman despite playing more off the ball.
With all the attention given to Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose and the emergence of people like Jerryd Bayless, he has toiled in relative obscurity. However, let's not make Mayo out to be the next Delray Brooks.
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I have to agree here, although he could be playing better than he has without risking much. I see your location is out in LA. Is this just your opnion or do you have connections into the USC program?
I just watch him and he seems not interested in taking it to the rack unless it's a fast break. We all knew that college was something he was forced to do. I say this, judging him on this season would be bad from a scouting standpoint. If USC gets in the tournament, I expect him to play to his potential, but if they don't, he will simply go to the NBA, drop a few spots then proceed to make the All-rookie team.
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Mayo has 30 against Oregon. He has been destroying them.
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