OJ Mayo 40 points 8 rebounds 3 assists against James Harden

No-Man · Post #21 » by **No-Man** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:58 am

He's an All Star right now.

MrBigShot · Post #22 » by **MrBigShot** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:58 am

I agree that Mayo is better at scoring within the flow of the offense. Is he a better player? Tough to say. I definitely like him a lot better though...he's finally playing like we thought he could since his rookie year.

I'ts really annoying that people say he can't create his own shot or attack the rim...OJ is the whole package. He can shoot the 3, drive, put it on the floor and shoot from mid-range.

MavfanAus · Post #23 » by **MavfanAus** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:58 am

Archerbro wrote:
MavfanAus wrote:I still have no idea why McHale didn't play Parsons (Rox best perimeter player) on Mayo more. Putting Delfino on him in the 4th was a n00b move.

Good win for us though, we needed it.

he did, that's how Mayo went for that 16 pt outburst in the first quarter. after that, he had douglas on him.

Mayo was hitting all types of nonsense in that first quarter though. Parsons had contested alot of those shots but Mayo was on fire.

Delfino sagged off him far too much in that 4th quarter.

Sasaki · Post #24 » by **Sasaki** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:59 am

MavfanAus wrote:I still have no idea why McHale didn't play Parsons (Rox best perimeter player) on Mayo more. Putting Delfino on him in the 4th was a n00b move.

Good win for us though, we needed it.

Parson's too big. Douglas was playing defense, and he was generally fine. Most of it was Mayo hitting tough shots...aside from that last shot which I'm utterly infuriated about.

Goldtop · Post #25 » by **Goldtop** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:00 am

Sasaki wrote:So driving into the lane for FTs isn't impressive? It's certainly more sustainable than a player shooting above 52% from 3 for a season.

Driving into the lane hard and drawing fouls is impressive. Driving in soft and getting whistles just because you brush against someone is not impressive. Its called flopping. I'm calling him James Soften from now on.

Sasaki · Post #26 » by **Sasaki** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:03 am

Goldtop wrote:
Sasaki wrote:So driving into the lane for FTs isn't impressive? It's certainly more sustainable than a player shooting above 52% from 3 for a season.

Driving into the lane hard and drawing fouls is impressive. Driving in soft and getting whistles just because you brush against someone is not impressive. Its called flopping. I'm calling him James Soften from now on.

You go ahead and do that. After having watched Kevin Martin play and comparing him with Harden, it's clear that you don't know what you're talking about when it comes to driving in and drawing fouls.

spearsy23 · Post #27 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:04 am

Goldtop wrote:
Sasaki wrote:So driving into the lane for FTs isn't impressive? It's certainly more sustainable than a player shooting above 52% from 3 for a season.

Driving into the lane hard and drawing fouls is impressive. Driving in soft and getting whistles just because you brush against someone is not impressive. Its called flopping. I'm calling him James Soften from now on.

Did harden sleep with your mother and sister in the same night or something? The amount of haterade in you is astonishing.

Krodis · Post #28 » by **Krodis** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:06 am

MrBigShot wrote:I agree that Mayo is better at scoring within the flow of the offense. Is he a better player? Tough to say. I definitely like him a lot better though...he's finally playing like we thought he could since his rookie year.

I'ts really annoying that people say he can't create his own shot or attack the rim...OJ is the whole package. He can shoot the 3, drive, put it on the floor and shoot from mid-range.

It's not that Mayo is totally ineffective at driving, but he's definitely a jump shooter. He's averaging 3 shots at the rim and 4 FTA per game, which is fairly underwhelming. He's also assisted on almost 60% of his shots. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Of course, as long as he can keep shooting >50% from 3 him being primarily a jump-shooter is fairly moot.

Guy986 · Post #29 » by **Guy986** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:09 am

Mayo had 40.

Harden had 39.

Mayo made every shot he took. Harden was doing Harden things. Driving to the rim, finishing in the paint, drawing fouls, hitting 3s, creating off the dribble.

Harden is a far \more complete offensive player.

NY2k1 · Post #30 » by **NY2k1** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:11 am

Harden's ability to get to the rim makes him a bit of a better player, imo.

D Nice · Post #31 » by **D Nice** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:12 am

How is calling him mr. 5 PPA an insult? I don't understand the Gen board. :lol:

But yeah, his FTs are ridiculous.

Part-time Lover · Post #32 » by **Part-time Lover** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:12 am

Mayo > Harden

spearsy23 · Post #33 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:14 am

Guy986 wrote:Mayo had 40.

Harden had 39.

Mayo made every shot he took. Harden was doing Harden things. Driving to the rim, finishing in the paint, drawing fouls, hitting 3s, creating off the dribble.

Harden is a far \more complete offensive player.

Also 17fga to 26. Both of those numbers are great, but one is still better.

Ballings7 · Post #34 » by **Ballings7** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:15 am

I freakin' missed it, would of loved to see it, especially since I've wanted to see more of both players this year

TheGoodDoctor · Post #35 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:18 am

Reminds me of when Mike James went off for 39....beasting something meaningless lol

lilojmayo · Post #36 » by **lilojmayo** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:19 am

TheGoodDoctor wrote:Reminds me of when Mike James went off for 39....beasting something meaningless lol

That was in an era were everybody got there shine in.

Check out today's NBA only 8 guys aaveraging 20+ ppg , but then it was about 20-25 guys.

a 40 point game in today's NBA is like a 50 point game in the mid 00s

Guy986 · Post #37 » by **Guy986** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:21 am

Mayo's shot is so pure. He made 3 straight pull up shots in transition without hesitation. Nobody in the world could defend him tonight with the way he shot the ball.

spearsy23 · Post #38 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:21 am

lilojmayo wrote:
TheGoodDoctor wrote:Reminds me of when Mike James went off for 39....beasting something meaningless lol

That was in an era were everybody got there shine in.

Check out today's NBA only 8 guys aaveraging 20+ ppg , but then it was about 20-25 guys.

a 40 point game in today's NBA is like a 50 point game in the mid 00s

Actually the baskets count the same, it's like a 40 point game.

Post #39 » by **Mr. E** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:22 am

Great game by Mayo, but this thread title isn't accurate. It should read "against the Rockets." Harden wasn't the defensive assignment on Mayo.

TwentyOne920 · Post #40 » by **TwentyOne920** » Sun Dec 9, 2012 4:24 am

Mr. E wrote:Great game by Mayo, but this thread title isn't accurate. It should read "against the Rockets." Harden wasn't the defensive assignment on Mayo.

Pfft. Haven't you heard shooting guards can only guard the opposing shooting guard?