Is Westbrook what OJ Mayo was supposed to be?

bigboi · Post #1 » by **bigboi** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:35 am

OJ Mayo was supposed to be a monster. People were hyping him as the next Kobe. Do you think Mayo was supposed to have similar, probably less assists and more scoring.

Noonskadoodle · Post #2 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:38 am

kobe?........

Noonskadoodle · Post #3 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:39 am

Oh yea and no Mayo was supposed to be a big time scorer, and I still feel that he will be eventually. Just needs to find the right situation.

Russ is a PG he is supposed to have more assists than Mayo.

Lionel Messi · Post #4 » by **Lionel Messi** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:48 am

Just going to point out that I've been a Westbrook fanboy since weeks before that draft and a Mayo doubter for a couple of years now.

High0ctane21 · Post #5 » by **High0ctane21** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:48 am

Those Kobe comparisons were quickly put to rest after a few seasons. I really hope Chicago gets him to possibly revitalize his young career. But I think that they are two completely different players. Mayo was always a jump shooter, Westbrook is the complete opposite.

siar617 · Post #6 » by **siar617** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:09 am

Mayo is not an elite athlete.

AboveTheRim726 · Post #7 » by **AboveTheRim726** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:40 am

Actually.... I think Eric Gordon this year is what Mayo was supposed to be.

PanicBeats · Post #8 » by **PanicBeats** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:26 am

If any Realgm poster was president we'd all be dead. They label bust on rookies after half a season, 15 games into the season make or break a team. OJ been in the league for like what 3 years? Give him some time, he will be just fine.

That Nicka · Post #9 » by **That Nicka** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:26 am

No, Eric Gordon is what Mayo was supposed to be

Frank Dux · Post #10 » by **Frank Dux** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:29 am

i agree with the Eric Gordon comparison.

he was also supposed to be similar to how Rose is playing this season.

vincecarter4pres · Post #11 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:39 am

Yeah, current Eric Gordon is it, or a prime Ray Allen.

AboveTheRim726 · Post #12 » by **AboveTheRim726** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:15 am

vincecarter4pres wrote:Yeah, current Eric Gordon is it, or a prime Ray Allen.

Wow. I NEVER thought he'd be as good as a prime Allen.

But I did think he'd be putting up Gordon's numbers this year.

As somebody said in an earlier post... Mayo really isnt THAT athletic. I'd say that Kobe RIGHT NOW is more athletic than Mayo.

Ellis & Gordon are far more athletic than him as well.

GswSucks4Ever · Post #13 » by **GswSucks4Ever** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:55 am

A lot of people don't realize how short he is, watching the game he is almost the exact same height as Monta Ellis w/o the elite athleticism

Narcist · Post #14 » by **Narcist** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:58 am

OJ mayo was suppose to be kobe lite. Brandon roy with good knees. Westbrook is a whole different beast.

Jvaughn · Post #15 » by **Jvaughn** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:53 am

PanicBeats wrote:If any Realgm poster was president we'd all be dead.

WTF does that even mean?

Darain · Post #16 » by **Darain** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:42 pm

O.J. Mayo gets seriously underrated

AboveTheRim726 · Post #17 » by **AboveTheRim726** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:25 pm

Narcist wrote:OJ mayo was suppose to be kobe lite. Brandon roy with good knees. Westbrook is a whole different beast.

I dunno why the hell people ever mentioned his name with Kobe's.

He doesnt have a FRACTION of the talent and athleticism of a young Kobe.

Roy with good knees sounds a bit better.

Its too early to write Mayo off though. He can still become a top 10 SG and have a few 22-24 PPG seasons. But Kobe he'll never be in the same UNIVERSE as.... simply because of Kobe's freak athleticism which Mayo will never posses.

Post #18 » by **GYBE** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:57 pm

I never understood the hype about Mayo. I think people get too caught up in the fact that he was so highly thought of as a youngster. Players develop differently. If I remember, Mayo was always old for his level in grade/high school, probably to give him an advantage in all the recruiting rankings.

I look at his game and don't see a single elite skill. Don't misinterpret that as saying he doesn't have skills, because he does. He just strikes me as a solid all-around player. He's an average athlete. He's a good shooter, but has never been a great one. His playmaking is average.

I think he'll be a solid starter for a bunch of years, but I don't see any star qualities in the guy.

MAQ · Post #19 » by **MAQ** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:27 pm

GswSucks4Ever wrote:A lot of people don't realize how short he is, watching the game he is almost the exact same height as Monta Ellis w/o the elite athleticism

I know I didn't. I thought, when he was all hyped up in HS, he was a legit 6'5.

vincecarter4pres · Post #20 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:29 am

AboveTheRim726 wrote:
Narcist wrote:OJ mayo was suppose to be kobe lite. Brandon roy with good knees. Westbrook is a whole different beast.

I dunno why the hell people ever mentioned his name with Kobe's.

He doesnt have a FRACTION of the talent and athleticism of a young Kobe.

Roy with good knees sounds a bit better.

Its too early to write Mayo off though. He can still become a top 10 SG and have a few 22-24 PPG seasons. But Kobe he'll never be in the same UNIVERSE as.... simply because of Kobe's freak athleticism which Mayo will never posses.

Oh now I see where your first post was going.

Kobe agenda even in this thread.

SMH.

Brandon Roy with good knees was on his way to being a truly great player.

And for what it's worth I never really thought he would be as good as Ray Allen, but it's what he was "supposed to be" based on hype.