So his stock is rising again and a lot of people are now claiming that his stock was overly decreased by the overwhelming expectations. Do you agree ?
maybe but i think USC's offensive scheme played a large part. he was the only outside threat they had. there was little movement and barely any uptempo style. I felt mayo should of played pg but it would of hurt hackett cause he isnt the scorer mayo is
You can never be a leader if you always follow. If you sit around waiting on people to give you permission to do anything, you will never get anywhere- KM
maybe but i think USC's offensive scheme played a large part. he was the only outside threat they had. there was little movement and barely any uptempo style. I felt mayo should of played pg but it would of hurt hackett cause he isnt the scorer mayo is
Yeah, I think your right. This is part of an interview I found on DraftExpress yesterday where Mayo was basically saying how Floyd wasn't really using him to his strengths....He was expecting to play the point coming in, but Floyd wanted him to be their primary scorer, so you can see where it maybe looked like he trying to force things a little too much early on and being selfish was probably more of Floyd just wanting him take more shots when he wasn't really comfortable with that. I think this guy is going to be the real deal.
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Jonathan Givony: At USC you carried a pretty big load in terms of your offensive responsibility; are you looking forward to being a little more versatile in the NBA, being able to show more of your passing and stuff like that?
O.J. Mayo: Yes sir. Those are some of the things I wanted to do at USC, but Coach Floyd said we needed me to score points, so I did what was best for the team. When you get to the NBA, though, you’ve got a lot of players who can make shots. Like I said, I like to play like Deron Williams, he plays at a high level and can do a lot of things. If he needs to score, if he needs to play defense, get the bigs involved, or get a shooter going a little bit, he can do that.
Jonathan Givony: Do you think your assist to turnover ratio at USC is indicative of the type of point guard you are?
O.J. Mayo: No sir, I don’t think so. I can definitely play the point guard spot, that’s what I want to play; but if the team needs me to be a combo guard and a two-guard, really it’s whatever they need me to do in order for us to be in the best position to win.
Jonathan Givony: Do you think some of the criticism you got as USC was fair?
O.J. Mayo: What criticism?
Jonathan Givony: In terms of living or not living up to the hype. Your start was a little rough, but you got much better as the season progressed obviously. Do you think that was fair in terms of you being a freshman and all that?
O.J. Mayo: No sir, I don’t think so. I mean I didn’t really look into it that much. I know we had an early loss, but working all summer to become a better point guard, then having to come in and play as a shooting guard, like you said, that was something I wasn’t too good at in the beginning of the season. But I put in a lot of extra work before and after practice seeing as how that was the position I was going to be playing.
Jonathan Givony: What do you view right now as your biggest strength? What is your strongest selling point to an NBA team?
O.J. Mayo: I feel like I’m a tremendous competitor. I really want to win, hands down, more than anything. Whatever it takes to win, I’m willing to do.
You can never be a leader if you always follow. If you sit around waiting on people to give you permission to do anything, you will never get anywhere- KM
That has always been the word on him: that despite having had a "posse" around him since he was a young teen and all the rumblings of being a potential problem, that he's a smart and courteous kid. I think he's clearly intelligent enough, and has known his future (more or less) for long enough, that he puts a lot of thought into his persona. Good for him, I think. He's still not my choice for the Wolves, but I do believe he's really talented and smart.
PG- Rajon Rondo, Eddie House, Gabe Pruitt
SG- Ray Allen, Tony Allen, J.R. Giddens
SF- Paul Pierce, Bill Walker, Darius Miles
PF- Kevin Garnett, Leon Powe, Brian Scalabrine
C- Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, Patrick O'Bryant
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