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01-12-2008, 12:18 PM | #1 |
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Thoughts on OJ Mayo?
No, not OJ and Mayo...
Will he only stay at USC one year? I was thinking of going to a game to see him play, but maybe should go this year. |
01-12-2008, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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01-12-2008, 01:14 PM | #3 |
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If you want to see him, go this year.
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01-12-2008, 01:21 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, I figure there's too good a chance he'll be gone. Thoughts on him as a pro? College player?
I saw some posts on Fox Sports where people were bashing, but for the most part it seemed to be bashing without any reasons/stats/analysis to back it up. I've only seen him once on TV so far. But after all the news last year during recruiting, I've been wanting to catch more games. |
01-12-2008, 07:55 PM | #6 |
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01-12-2008, 08:04 PM | #7 |
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I don't see the same talent as a LeBron.
I remember watching LeBron's highschool gamers and thinking, "Wow, this kid undertsands the fundamentals. He needs to learn how to shoot but the rest is all there." OJ Mayo is still very raw. I guess scouts like his speed and athleticism and his willingness to be the guy. And from what I've seen he's a better shooter at his age than LeBron was. But there's still something missing. I haven't seen much from him but he seems like a star 2 and that's it. Guys like Durant and LeBron have body types and abilities that allow them to be versatile enough to be considered Top 1's, 2's, and 3's and mediocre 4's. I only see OJ as a Guard. And that's new because most of the guys possessing his talent level have flexible at the guard position (Kobe, McGrady, LeBron, Durant, Vince Carter). You can slide each of them into the three and they'd body with the rest of the bigger guys and get rebounds. So we'll see. Maybe he'll be a weaker version of those guys. I just worry that if he doesn't become a better shooter he's going to suffer in the league. |
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01-12-2008, 08:32 PM | #9 |
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My concern (bad choice of words but I'm struggling on making a better choice) was that he might be the next Harold Miner. Explosive talent in college and flop in the pros.
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01-12-2008, 08:44 PM | #10 |
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Hmm, apparently the scouts think he already has the jumpshot. We'll see.
I really hope for his sake, Pion, that he is not the next Harold Miner. Though, what happened to Minor? He was actually a pretty good shooter. I just see that his minutes got cut and then he stopped playing in the league. |
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I watched the kid play probably half a dozen times in High School. I don't know how he's been at USC but he had a pretty bad attitude in High School and has gotten the wrap as a "me-first" player. The kid has the goods though, there's no question about it. Good size, can score from anywhere on the court and when he wants to be, he's a great passer. I think the big question for him is whether or not he's a PG or a SG at the next level. I'm not the biggest fan in the world of the "combo-guard" so to me he falls behind Gordon and Rose in the draft based on that but he's likely a top 7 pick. |
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The kid was suspended multiple times in High School for on and off the court transgressions. He also played at 3 different high schools during his career. I don't really see a huge difference in what that report says vs. what I'm saying about him. There have been lots of games where he tried to take over and forgot about his teammates but like I said in my post, when he WANTS TO, he's an exceptional passer. They went wayyyy overboard on the "most unselfish star in years" comment though, if he was THAT unselfish, there wouldn't be questions about whether he can run the point at the NBA level. Last edited by marc; 01-12-2008 at 10:45 PM. |
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