OJ Mayo vs Brandon Roy

WadeKnicks2010 · Post #1 » by **WadeKnicks2010** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 5:28 pm

Who will be the better player over their respective careers?

the two best young up and coming SGs IMO. (mayo is more a 2 than a 1)

Post #2 » by **gswhoops** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 6:21 pm

WadeKnicks2010 wrote:the two best young up and coming SGs IMO. (mayo is more a 2 than a 1)

Kevin Martin? Monta Ellis? Kevin Durant (if he stays at the SG)?

ponder276 · Post #3 » by **ponder276** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 7:12 pm

gswhoops wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Kevin Martin? Monta Ellis? Kevin Durant (if he stays at the SG)?

Add Iguodala into the mix - same age as Roy, although he plays a fair bit of SF as well.
Anyways, give me Roy over Mayo - proven at the NBA level, a leader, and always makes great decisions.

Post #4 » by **5DOM** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 8:18 pm

roy.

i dont like mayo at all

a-rod · Post #5 » by **a-rod** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 9:51 pm

Even tho i think Mayo is the better player, i take roy because he has heart and desire, and a good head on his shoulders.

OhMyBosh · Post #6 » by **OhMyBosh** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 10:51 pm

Roy is a lot more mature than Mayo. He's not flashy, but he gets it done.

Texas Longhorns · Post #7 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 10:51 pm

We don't even know how good Mayo will perform in his rookie year. Too early to determine right now IMO.

Post #8 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sun Apr 6, 2008 11:31 pm

I take Mayo if they are both coming out of college, he's got better athleticism, and one thing I really like about him, is that he's one of the most aggressive players at the 2 guard spot, love when he plays that tough, tenacious D.

Post #9 » by **gswhoops** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 3:43 am

Hard to compare a guy who's already putting up All-Star numbers to a guy who hasn't even played in the NBA yet....so obviously for now you take Roy.

Kobay · Post #10 » by **Kobay** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 5:20 am

My main man mayonnaise

TheMadMongoose · Post #11 » by **TheMadMongoose** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 5:24 am

I'm going with Roy. He has all the things that make you a great leader, oh and then theres the whole talent thing.

Super Bad · Post #12 » by **Super Bad** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 12:46 pm

Roy has the complete package. OJ is just a volume shooter

carrottop12 · Post #13 » by **carrottop12** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 2:44 pm

Both have very comparable stats in college.

Roy: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal and a half.

Mayo: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal and a half.

Biggest difference, Roy was a senior, Mayo a freshman.

I'll take Mayo.

Yangsing · Post #14 » by **Yangsing** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 4:17 pm

Roy. Mayo is a glorified Steve Francis.

ponder276 · Post #15 » by **ponder276** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 4:34 pm

Yangsing wrote:Roy. Mayo is a glorified Steve Francis.

Steve Francis was a pretty good player at his peak. A glorified Steve Francis is a great player.

Fitz303 · Post #16 » by **Fitz303** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 4:44 pm

Batronuj wrote:Both have very comparable stats in college.

Roy: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal and a half.

Mayo: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal and a half.

Biggest difference, Roy was a senior, Mayo a freshman.

I'll take Mayo.

Dont forget Mayo's killer A/TO ratio of 0.96. Yeah he put up numbers, but he also turned that ball over more, and shot 44% to Roy's 50%. Just because Roy plays within his limits and doesn't stuff the stat sheet doesn't mean he cant.

Mayo shot almost 100 more shots than Roy in 33 games. What do you think Roy's line would be if he shot as much as Mayo did? Roy has always been a very under control, play within the team, kind of player. Just because the numbers look close, it doesn't always mean thats the whole story

The_Believer · Post #17 » by **The_Believer** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 7:01 pm

Mayo will average better than 19-5-5, but then again, he has attitude problems.

Fitz303 · Post #18 » by **Fitz303** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 7:52 pm

The_Believer wrote:Mayo will average better than 19-5-5, but then again, he has attitude problems.

I know.. Its such a shame Roy peaked already in his 2nd year :nonono:

_BBIB_ · Post #19 » by **_BBIB_** » Tue Apr 8, 2008 12:29 am

Who would have thought Brandon Roy would be winning in a landslide over the PG hyped up since the 6th grade?

How times have changed.

Deservedly so though considering Roy is a proven young all-star and Mayo didn't exactly wow us as a Freshman.

But in fairness to Mayo, USC's offensive philosophy was atrocious and not necessarily indicative of what's to come from him.

Although he may be overhyped, he's certainly a talented young player. Roy has advantage of being proven, but perhaps if there's an advantage for Mayo perhaps he's a superior athlete.

Then again the Jordan esque move made by Roy in that one game, I don't know.

Perhaps Mayo's one edge could be if he can actually be a true PG.
He's also a guy who tries to take pride defensively with his best Kobe impression. (Although I admit I don't know what type of defender Roy is)

Mayo will be an interesting guy to follow but despite all the hype he's had, as of right now one would be crazy to take a risk on him over Roy.

He'll have to forget all that hype and prove himself worthy of receiving it before someone does that.

The_Believer · Post #20 » by **The_Believer** » Tue Apr 8, 2008 2:51 am

Fitz303 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I know.. Its such a shame Roy peaked already in his 2nd year

My point was that Mayo's stats will be > Roy's.