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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.
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.
