OJ Mayo aint to be messed with.

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Consensus of the Day: That O.J. Mayo is not to be trifled with. If there was a pattern to responses today — from players and other team personnel, on the record and off — it was this: Mayo has an intensity, swagger, and work ethic that is highly unusual for a rookie. When Mike Conley was asked if he thought Mayo might struggle to make a big splash on the team as a rookie — since Conley himself and Rudy Gay both struggled their rookie seasons — Conley smiled and said, “O.J.’s a different guy. He has the swagger right now. It doesn’t matter with him [that he’s a rookie].

Further testimonials continued from a number of non-player team insiders. One said that after Mayo’s team lost in an unofficial pick-up game last week, Mayo spent the next day stewing about it, a story Mayo himself confirmed. This source also said Mayo has been “making everything” in recent team pickup games.

Another said that he’d heard Mayo had gotten into it with pretty much everyone on the team, but in a good way, including chastising one teammate for being 10 minutes late to an informal shooting practice. Asked if he thought Mayo had crossed the line from being a leader to a problem, this source said no: “We’ve never really had guys take control like this. We need it.”

A third source confirmed Mayo’s suffer-no-fools demeanor and said he thought Mayo would make an easier rookie transition than Rudy Gay because, as someone whose been under the microscope since middle school, he’s better prepared, and because his superior ball skills will allow him to be more effective earlier.

http://cmimemphis.com/grizblog/node/352

I'm been saying barring injury OJ will be ROY.
 

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OJ is definently ROY, and the Grizzlies will be a very dangerous team in about 2-3yrs.

I can see him becoming the next great thing since... well Kobe. Kind of like how Kobe was viewed when he came into the league while MJ was still playing.
 

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OJ is definently ROY, and the Grizzlies will be a very dangerous team in about 2-3yrs.

I can see him becoming the next great thing since... well Kobe. Kind of like how Kobe was viewed when he came into the league while MJ was still playing.
I agree 100 percent. His drive and motivation is what is gonna set him apart from all the other players.
 

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My two picks are Oden or Mayo.
Always has been this year.

Derrick Rose is also Chi-town's lock at PG.

Those are the three to watch.
 

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My two picks are Oden or Mayo.
Always has been this year.

Derrick Rose is also Chi-town's lock at PG.

Those are the three to watch.
Yep.
Brook Lopez might not do that bad either.
 

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I have to see more from Oden, he looked good last night, but he's still very raw. I dont know if he'll win ROY over Mayo.

A darkhorse to watch will be Bayless, depending on how Portland uses him, I dont think thats the best team for him but he should still make an impact.
 

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I'm undecided whether he'll win ROY or not because Oden and Rose but I bet he has a solid season overall regardless
 

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Rudy Gay is OJ's sidekick
 

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I really don't see why people are putting Rose up for ROY, yes he's a fcking stud and will be a beast for 15-20 years but I just don't see him finishing no closer than 3rd and really that could be too high imo.
 

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I really don't see why people are putting Rose up for ROY, yes he's a fcking stud and will be a beast for 15-20 years but I just don't see him finishing no closer than 3rd and really that could be too high imo.
+1

I dont think Rose will be impressive this year, he struggled in summer league, and still doesnt really know his position/role with the Bulls.

It wont take long though...
 

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I dont think Rose will be impressive this year, he struggled in summer league, and still doesnt really know his position/role with the Bulls.

It wont take long though...
I think he will have a slump at the beginning but i expect him to shine. He just needs to work on that J.
 

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ok.
i like OJ, i really do, but IMO he tries to hard to be "kobe" or "that guy"
i dont think he'll be a super duper star like Bron, Wade, Kobe but i think he'll be a really good player like Jamal Crawford or at least in that ball park
 

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i like OJ, i really do, but IMO he tries to hard to be "kobe" or "that guy"
i dont think he'll be a super duper star like Bron, Wade, Kobe but i think he'll be a really good player like Jamal Crawford or at least in that ball park
They said the same thing about kobe doing that earlier in his career. OJ will be a beast. I think he can be a superstar in the league.But of course i'm bias.
 

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i like OJ, i really do, but IMO he tries to hard to be "kobe" or "that guy"
i dont think he'll be a super duper star like Bron, Wade, Kobe but i think he'll be a really good player like Jamal Crawford or at least in that ball park
OJ being compaired to a Jamal Crawford esqe player?! OJ will be a total beast. He's Kobe esqe if you ask me, give him atleast 5 years and he will be a top 5 player in the league.
 

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Lol how can you say he is going to be a Superstar when he hasn't even played 1 real NBA game..

Get off his nuts and let the kid play.
 

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Lol how can you say he is going to be a Superstar when he hasn't even played 1 real NBA game..

Get off his nuts and let the kid play.
lol.
If you know anything about NBA or even the MLB, and NFL you can just tell when a player will be great. It's really easy to see when a player will be great in the NBA.
 

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Lol how can you say he is going to be a Superstar when he hasn't even played 1 real NBA game..

Get off his nuts and let the kid play.
Its simple its the same as you saying amir johnson will be worth a <Censored> in the nba. When he hasnt really done nothing. You just feel he's gonna be special.
 
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