PG/SG O.J. Mayo (Official Thread)

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Padraig

Sorry,

He wasn't a Buckeye, so I don't really follow his story. And my uneducated perception was : a kid with super-star talent, nationally known since the 7th grade, reportedly "on the take" ...I never thought he had the profile of someone to put an effort forth in the classroom...again, totally due to my own lack of effort to keep up with it all...

Just was stunned by that tidbit.

no big deal. but hes an interesting kid. that kinda smarts and that kinda talent.

[tibor75]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

no big deal. but hes an interesting kid. that kinda smarts and that kinda talent.

smarts? OJ Mayo?

[DaytonBuck]

Originally Posted by tibor75

smarts? OJ Mayo?

He got into USC

[billmac91]

so the money used to pay OJ when he was an amateur came out of a sickle cell charity fund?

Good stuff Guillory and Mayo. Stay classy fellas.

[LitlBuck]

He got into USC

From personal knowledge that is not that difficult especially due to the fact he was an athlete.

[Tlangs]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

From personal knowledge that is not that difficult especially due to the fact he was an athlete.

I have a feeling that Dayton Buck was being sarcastic.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Mayo hires Rose as NBA draft draws closer

ESPN.com news services


Updated: June 6, 2008, 5:35 PM ET

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- O.J. Mayo has new representation -- LeBron James' agent, Leon Rose.
Mike Woelfel, a Huntington lawyer for Mayo's family, confirmed the signing, which was first reported Friday by The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington. Woelfel didn't immediately return a telephone message to The Associated Press.
Mayo and agent Calvin Andrews of Bill Duffy Associates parted ways last month over the distraction of allegations first revealed in an ESPN "Outside The Lines" report in May.

Continued.....

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Johnson met with officials from USC, Pac-10 and NCAA Monday

By Kelly Naqi
ESPN
(Archive)

Updated: June 13, 2008, 2:43 AM ET

Louis Johnson, a member of former USC guard O.J. Mayo's inner circle until three months ago, met for about six hours on Monday with investigators from the NCAA, Pac-10 and USC, according to an attorney for Johnson.
"The substance of the meeting is subject to a confidentiality agreement and, out of respect for that, I'm not in a position to comment on the subject matter which was covered," said David Murphy, an attorney at the Los Angeles-based law office of Anthony Salerno.

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[ScriptOhio]

Tuesday November 11, 2008
Mayo or Rose? Rose or Mayo?
Six words to summarize the dilemma atop this week's Rookie Rankings.
Grizzlies shooting guard O.J. Mayo averaged an eye-popping 28 points during a road swing through Sacramento (28 points), Golden State (20), Denver (31) and Phoenix (33). And he's adjusted to the NBA three-point line with frightening alacrity, making 14-of-27 attempts (51.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
But I've given the edge to the Bulls' Derrick Rose, the point guard, on degree of difficulty. Plenty of NBA-quality athletes can get buckets playing off the ball -- but it takes a special player to run the offense at 20 years young. Call it a matter of point over points.

Derrick Rose and O.J. Mayo lead the NBA Rookie Rankings - Bryan Armen Graham - SI.com

['BusNative]

O.J. Mayo - Breakout Stars of 2008 - Photos - SI.com

Ranked by many as the top player in the 2007 recruiting class, Mayo signed with USC and sparked the burgeoning power to its second-straight NCAA tournament. He left L.A. after his freshman season and was picked third overall in the NBA Draft before being dealt to Memphis for former-Pac-10 rival Kevin Love. Through 25 games, Mayo led all rookies in scoring, with 20.8 points per game.

[MaxBuck]

Some may hate OJ for all the sizzle, but there is plenty of steak there as well.

[LitlBuck]

Paging a moderator! We really need to take O.J. out of the Ohio State basketball forum and move into professional basketball since he is now being paid. Thank you.

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Paging a moderator! We really need to take O.J. out of the Ohio State basketball forum and move into professional basketball since he is now being paid. Thank you.

wasnt he getting paid last year also....

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

wasnt he getting paid last year also....

You would have to ask METHUMPS about that but then again there is a football player who never got paid out there according to my friend