OJ Mayo: The Next One?

memgrizzlies · Post #1 » by **memgrizzlies** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:16 am

OJ Mayo has been very promising in the Summer League averaging 18.5 PPG. He has had amazing plays, including his slam over 3 Hornets' players. So I ask you...OJ Mayo: Is he the next LeBron, Kobe, maybe Jordan?!?! I think we all need to keep an eye on him this season. He's not just good, but he's good with the media and the fans. Tim Duncan is very good, but who wants to buy tickets to see Tim Duncan? OJ Mayo has the explosive ability and the fans love him. How good do you think he will be? A decent two guard? Maybe one All-Star game? Multiple All-Star Games? MVP awards? Hall of Famer?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FbovZZizMC4 - OJ Mayo Dunks over Armstrong
http://youtube.com/watch?v=90ZgcHeNUUI - OJ Mayo Baseline Reversal
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AV9ZgMxYiCg - OJ Mayo Long Three Pointer

fivas14 · Post #2 » by **fivas14** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:28 am

lol at HOF'r

memgrizzlies · Post #3 » by **memgrizzlies** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:31 am

fivas14 wrote:lol at HOF'r

It could very well happen. :wink:

SlickWilly8 · Post #4 » by **SlickWilly8** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:41 am

memgrizzlies wrote:
fivas14 wrote:lol at HOF'r

It could very well happen.

how bout we wait for him to play 1 nba game before saying he's gonna be a HOF'r?

memgrizzlies · Post #5 » by **memgrizzlies** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:42 am

SlickWilly8 wrote:
memgrizzlies wrote:
fivas14 wrote:lol at HOF'r

It could very well happen.

how bout we wait for him to play 1 nba game before saying he's gonna be a HOF'r?

It was a joke type thing.

That Nicka · Post #6 » by **That Nicka** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:49 am

I think he can definitely be a 24-26 ppg type scorer

memgrizzlies · Post #7 » by **memgrizzlies** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:50 am

Yea, he just needs to drive the ball more often. He has plenty of time to learn.

SabasRevenge! · Post #8 » by **SabasRevenge!** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:00 am

I think he'll be an AS 3-5 times

Post #9 » by **kingkirk** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:11 am

I think he will be a sick player, All star for sure. Im thinking he could potentially be an Arenas type player, who will give you 25, 4, 6 a game. Only question though, will he play the point and be your scoring point ala Arenas or will he move to the 2 and be somewhat undersized? Either way he will be a player no doubt

CB4MiamiHeat · Post #10 » by **CB4MiamiHeat** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:16 am

im thinking more along the lines of Joe Johnson or Brandon Roy ..i think superstar is far fetched, theres only like 5 superstars in the league and three of them were drafted 10 years ago(Kobe, Garnett, Duncan)

jmbflame21 · Post #11 » by **jmbflame21** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:20 am

Id say def allstar. this kid has been groomed for the nba since middle school

Reks · Post #12 » by **Reks** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:22 am

If he works at it he may very well be a superstar. Let's hope he has the work ethic of Kobe Bryant. But he will definately be an all star.

Stella Artois · Post #13 » by **Stella Artois** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:23 am

I'm not saying that Mayo won't be a good player, far from it. But if you're basing this on his performance on the Summer League action, I have to disagree.

I remember last year the Golden State Warriors had a player named Marco Belinelli and he was tearing up Summer League with an avg of 22 ppg or something.

Never heard anything special from him during the regular season. So let's just wait till the season begins before drawing any conclusions.

Captain_Morgan · Post #14 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:24 am

His turnover average is spectacular.

ljp24 · Post #15 » by **ljp24** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:17 am

Why are people doubting Mayo? He's been essentially NBA ready since his junior year in high school

Captain_Morgan · Post #16 » by **Captain_Morgan** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:21 am

Did you know that "mayo" in mandarin means "nothing"?

Post #17 » by **Turisas** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:22 am

I think worst-case scenario OJ will be a Kerry Kittles type of player. I honestly think the kid will have multiple all-star appearances to his name just because of his work ethic and basketball IQ.

Post #18 » by **pillwenney** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:27 am

ljp24 wrote:Why are people doubting Mayo? He's been essentially NBA ready since his junior year in high school

It's doubting him to say that some summer league games won't determine whether or not he'll be a star in the league.

Flyboy · Post #19 » by **Flyboy** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:27 am

He's been hated on forever everywhere it seems and I never got why. I think he'll be a superstar for Memphis and he was one of my favorite prospects in the past draft.

shaqfan1 · Post #20 » by **shaqfan1** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:42 am

memgrizzlies wrote:OJ Mayo has been very promising in the Summer League averaging 18.5 PPG. He has had amazing plays, including his slam over 3 Hornets' players. So I ask you...OJ Mayo: Is he the next LeBron, Kobe, maybe Jordan?!?!

I think OJ Mayo will be a great player in this league, but you had to have been kidding when you said that. If you weren't, then you need to learn that summer league doesn't mean anything because most of the players in the summer league will never play in the NBA. The NBA is a whole another animal. Michael Beasley averaged 19.6 ppg in the summer league, but I'm not sitting here wondering if he will be the next Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, or Karl Malone.

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