taufblazers33 wrote:mayo isnt a good fit for this team.
he has attitude problems and not good work ethic.
he is also selfish.
i think his basketball career will be similar to that of Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis - all star talent, but selfish players.
Mayo really doesnt have any attitude problems.
People think that because he is a little cocky.. .
But so are all players that want to reach the top
"superstar" level. Im not saying he will reach that
level, im saying that if you want a player that wants
to be great & "the man", youre going to have to put
up with cockiness. Being cocky has nothing to do
with being a problem player. Many people think that
Mayo is a problem player, that image has come from
his highschool days, from two happenings. The first
had to do with him & his friends being cought with
some weed which turned out to be his friends, but
who really knows whos weed it was. The second
had to do with a ref. Mayo & a ref got into it during
a game. Mayo got nose to nose with the ref then
the ref fell back as if Mayo headbunted him. The
replay later showed clearly the ref stepped into
Mayo. Mayo was suspended and the ref tried to
bring charges against Mayo, but it was dropped
because the video clearly showed the ref acting.
Besides those two things I dont believe Mayo has
done anything else that has been bad. If anyone
else can add any facts to this please feel free.. .
Being selfish, that is somewhat true. But you have
to look at his teammates. If you want to win and
know your teammates can only do so much & you
know you can do better, youre going to be a little
selfish. I have no idea what Mayo will be like in the
NBA. I do know he has talent & wants to be the best.
I think how he acts & does depends on the team he
goes to. If the Blazers can get Mayo without giving
up to much I think they would be fools not to try.. .
