What Will OJ Mayo's Rating Be ????

[Spyda85]

What will OJ Mayo's rating be ???


Discuss

[AI Crossover 3]

Probably an 89ish?

[IB33UKNOW]

94ish, I call USC, that's my school, I don't care if people call me cheap, u know what, because I use them against everyone, Florida, UNC, it don't matta, just like people, u really gotta ask yo selves a question, would u use florida if they wasn't great, or Kansas if they was an 81? Exactly, I use them against everyone, y do everyone gotta play cheep?:rotfl:

[Lakerlegend24 glitcher]

OJ MAYO IS 7 YEARS WILL BE THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THE NBA

Hes the best flat out the closest in his class has to be Derrick Rose and he still cant compare OJ MAYO is NBA Ready

[SuperNova854]

its all about USC basketball and football. O.J. Mayo goin to be like a 90 or more. he can play 3 positions.

[KINGD3V1N]

this whole thread shows me nun yall know **** about high school basketball ok first off that ***** that said mayo will be the best player in the nba...he gon be lucky to be an all star that is the most over rated high school player of all time ok maby kwame brown is but oj is over rated patrick patterson his former teammate a freshman at kentucky hes better eric gordan freshman at indiana way better kevin love center freshman at ucla umm way better than any them *****. oj *** got showed up in abcd camp by kevin love and jeff jordan who i would be ashamed to call my son if i was michael jordan. any yall ***** remember the mcdonalds all-star game that ***** didnt get out the single digets hes good i aint gon lie but hes not consistant...yall givin this ***** way too much credit i give him a 77...they only gave kevin durant a 79 how do you expect oj to get in the 90s yall ***** needa brush up on some high school basketball for real.

[Lakerlegend24 glitcher]

^^ u live in texas i live in ohio ive watched OJ mayo about 20 high school games and im tellin u he is the real deal all those games werent real games OJ mayo is just cool and collected he has kobe style of play he will be Kobe Bryant 7years from now

[KINGD3V1N]

haha wow you are stupid...compairing oj to kobe. this guy isnt even good enough to be kobe's waterboy. yes i live in texas but i write for espn in fact my department is high school sports i been following oj since he was a 6 foot 3 8th grader the kid is good but to call him the best player in the nba in 7 years is giving him way too much credit for one lbj will still be in the nba in seven years and he will have about 3-4 nba championships by then. bottom line compairing a kid who has only proven him self good amoung high school players to kobe is IGNORANT.

[Suellaboy22]

This guy is right... O.J. really isn't as special as he is hyped to be. Don't get me wrong, he is clearly a great high school player, but he is really not even on the same level as some of the other guards in his very own class. He is a little bit of a tweener. Is he a pg or a sg? Let's say he is a point. Is he as good as Derrick Rose? Not a chance. Rose has much greater court vision than O.J. who has pretty solid court vision himself but not at the level of Rose. He doesn't have the speed, quickness or first step of Rose. Derrick Rose is a more athletic version of Jason Kidd. That is a scary thought. Now on O.J.'s side, he does have a better shot, but that can only do you so much if you are asking him to lead a TEAM as a point guard. Ok, so he can shoot better. Maybe he is a shooting guard. He is not the shooter that Eric Gordon is. I would argue he can't even penetrate as well as Gordon. Godron has a much stronger built and a very quick first step. Now O.J. has more point guard skills, but as far as being a shooting guard, I have to give it to Eric Gordon.

[KINGD3V1N]

suellaboy thanks for agreeing with me but personly think your over your head when you say eric gordon has a stonger build than oj...mayo is swole but to me eric gordon is the best player in the 07 freshman class if not kevin love...oh and lakerlegend yeah you really really need to reed up on some high school basketball oj lives in huntington WEST VERGINA not ****in OHIO haha please keep your mouth closed until you have all the facts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oj_mayo

[jer_d_best]

i say chris love is overrated

[KINGD3V1N]

^^you mean kevin love haha i say you lost your mind

[Suellaboy22]

Kevin Love is not overrated. He was easily the most dominant big man in high school basketball last year. I do not think he will be a great pro because he is a little slow and small for the center position. But I definitely seeing him as a strong role player in the league for many years.

[Lakerlegend24 glitcher]

^^ kingd3v1n r u a f@ucking idoit oj mayo played in ohio from his freshman year to his junior year hes running mate bill walker got ruled illeligible so me went back to his hometown for his senior year U ve watched about 20games of OJ Mayo including some aau games hes the real deal he has his off days but hes the real deal he is a kobe bryant in the makin

^^ c now i know u dont work for f@ucking espn if u didnt know that and if u think lbj is winning 4 championships in the next 7 years in need to get fired seriously. LBJ was lucky to make it to the playoffs with the easiest road in the playoffs by far i mean toronto wizards without arenas r u serious ill give him props on beating detroit tho but did u see how the spurs smashed them.

First off all the favorites have to be the celtics moron then the heat because dwyane wade can lead his team. LBJ23 in 7years wont be the best player in the league hes just to incomplete of a player when he learns how to shoot the 16ft jumper and developes a post game then come talk to me

PS i know what im talking about after one of his ohio games i took a picture with him he signed my ball him and bill walker

[KINGD3V1N]

haha oh wow you took a picture with him wow this guy is FAMOUS he has takin pics with hundreds of fans...ha wow you serously needa get out of ohio get off the computer and hop on some high school basketball for real greg monroe the #1 player in the country this year can kill oj mayo the #2 player in the country this year Demarr Derozan who ive seen paying since he was in 6th grade and Demarr Derozan will kill oj you wil see oj wont average more than 15 pts a game this year. and you say oj will be the best in 7 years hers a list of the guys who will be better than oj in 7 years
1.lbj
2.tony parker
3.tj ford
4.kevin durant
5.the whole 1st round of the 2007 draft
6.eric gordan
7.dwight howard
8.brandon roy
9.andrea bargnani
10.chris bosh

oh and you wanna talk **** about lbj gettin sweept ok first off your out your mind if you want to give lbj credit for beating the pistons...the pistons the most overrated team in the L. the spurs are arguably the best team since the bulls of the 90's and its only right for him to get sweept aginst a monster like the spurs great bench players the biggest 3 in the NBA tp timmy d and manu its only right for a guy to get sweept in the nba finals when he has no one to count on when hes on the bench...please read you post agine cause now you need to brush up on high school and NBA basketball the cavs played the wizards and the NETS not toronto you stupid *** haha toronto got beat by the nets in the 1st round and cavs beat the wiz in the 1st round cavs beat the nets (barley) and the cavs beat the pistons...wow you are dumb. and what dose "years in need to get fired seriously" mean haha oh yeah its not f@ucking espn its just ESPN. haha wow you...just wow.

[KINGD3V1N]

its IGNORANT guys like "lakerlegend24" that made me wanna become a sports writer.

[Lakerlegend24 glitcher]

^^ ignorant do u know what ignorant means if i had never seen oj mayo play that would be ignorant but ive seen him play many many times SAYING THE WHOLE 1ST ROUND OF 2007 is ignorant

WHEN I SAID IVE SEEN HIM PLAY WHEN HE PLAYED IN OHIO AND U SAID HE HAS NEVER PLAYED IN OHIO is ignorant. It's ppl like u who work for espn that dont know a damnn thing about basketball. U guys suck in the NBA and dont get me started on brackets each year i do my own bracket and then do what the quote on quote espn experts say. At my work my bracket has always been in the top 3 the past 4 years ive won the darn thing 2 out of those 4 years and my espn bracket is always way on the bottom. Trust me I know more about basketball and talent than u do. Ive probably in person seen about 20 oj mayo games and 10 lbj games in high school and oj mayo so far has a better high school career then LBJ23 if u dont believe me go to high school records of ohio and dont say no because thats being ignorant. OJ if he would have played his senior year in high school would have been #1 in ohio is most points in career and would have surprise greats like LBJ23 and John Havolic greats like those Ohio has always had a history of bringin in the NBA Best and i won't talk anymore the season is going to being in what 2-3 months ill let mayo games do the talking ill remember u

[KINGD3V1N]

wow that brackett **** about your job just came out of no where what was that a response to? **** rider24

[TheMOInTheNO]

It should be at least 84-88

Oden's was 88, and O.J. has superior ball skills. Durants should have been at least 82, but no one knew he would be as good as he was his freshman year. O.J. was ranked higher than Durant overall during the 05 and 06 seasons.

Derrick Rose

82-86

Eric Gordon

84-87

Kevin Love

82

Kyle Singler

80-83

[retrojordanxvii]

yep those ratings look about right to me but ill put derrick rose a lil higher tho

[guckin1989]

I love the hate here. but you are right King devin is not a writer due to his lack or correct grammar. And for you who said LBJ cant hit the 16ft jumper. Have you watched any of the FIBA games? Hes got his shot down. LBJ will be the best player in the league in 2 years and for awhile after that.


As for Mayo i don't know much but i will say in low 80's since that what most good players are rated in their first year.

[Vern247]

I'd take Gordon over Mayo anyday.

[betterthanmagic]

haha oh wow you took a picture with him wow this guy is FAMOUS he has takin pics with hundreds of fans...ha wow you serously needa get out of ohio get off the computer and hop on some high school basketball for real greg monroe the #1 player in the country this year can kill oj mayo the #2 player in the country this year Demarr Derozan who ive seen paying since he was in 6th grade and Demarr Derozan will kill oj you wil see oj wont average more than 15 pts a game this year. and you say oj will be the best in 7 years hers a list of the guys who will be better than oj in 7 years
1.lbj
2.tony parker
3.tj ford
4.kevin durant
5.the whole 1st round of the 2007 draft
6.eric gordan
7.dwight howard
8.brandon roy
9.andrea bargnani
10.chris bosh

oh and you wanna talk **** about lbj gettin sweept ok first off your out your mind if you want to give lbj credit for beating the pistons...the pistons the most overrated team in the L. the spurs are arguably the best team since the bulls of the 90's and its only right for him to get sweept aginst a monster like the spurs great bench players the biggest 3 in the NBA tp timmy d and manu its only right for a guy to get sweept in the nba finals when he has no one to count on when hes on the bench...please read you post agine cause now you need to brush up on high school and NBA basketball the cavs played the wizards and the NETS not toronto you stupid *** haha toronto got beat by the nets in the 1st round and cavs beat the wiz in the 1st round cavs beat the nets (barley) and the cavs beat the pistons...wow you are dumb. and what dose "years in need to get fired seriously" mean haha oh yeah its not f@ucking espn its just ESPN. haha wow you...just wow.
jeez.
what a hater

[soonersam]

How about my boy Blake "The Beast" Griffin, what should he be?
I'm guessing 78 or so.

[xThaKidx]

IM TELLING EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW

ERIC GORDON IS GONNA BE AN ALL-STAR
THEN LOOK UP THE NAME (MIGHT BE SPELLED WRONG) DIRESE GARY
HES GOING TO NEW MEXICO
I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIM LAST YEAR
HES A BEAST

ERIC GORDON
DIRESE GARY

[LiVe N Die N TX]

wow yall retarted if they gave greg oden below 90 why da h3ll would they give mayo who wasnt even rank #1 in the country a over 90 rating

[KINGD3V1N]

I agree with the two getalmen above me eric gordon is deff. a 1st team pg. at the end of the season. and that boy gary kid ive heard of him seen some videos of him hes pretty good. i give him about a 78-80 hes raw. but still gordon isnt even the best player in this freshman class hes 2nd kevin love is a beast under the basket and has one of the purest shots in college basketball.

[spoofrice11]

Mayo is overated. I would much rather have Michael Beasley on my team. Did u watch the McDonald's All-American game. Mayo just throws up junk, Beasley has all around game.

Mayo - 86 (Higher than I think he should be) Beasley - 90

[TheMOInTheNO]

Mayo is overated. I would much rather have Michael Beasley on my team. Did u watch the McDonald's All-American game. Mayo just throws up junk, Beasley has all around game.

Mayo - 86 (Higher than I think he should be) Beasley - 90

Beasely is not a 90, 84-87. Mayo On the Ball skills are higher than Beasley's, and has more clutch ability. Beasley is bigger and a superior athlete with potential, but O.J.'s game is more NBA ready than Beasly's right now.

O.J. hit Beasley's team for 43 in the 06 season. O.J. deserveds all the hype that he has. He is not Lebron, but he is exceptional.

[TheMOInTheNO]

Mayo is overated. I would much rather have Michael Beasley on my team. Did u watch the McDonald's All-American game. Mayo just throws up junk, Beasley has all around game.

Mayo - 86 (Higher than I think he should be) Beasley - 90

47 Points against St. Patricks the number 1 ranked team in the nation
44 points against Javaris Crittendon 2007 1st round NBA Draft Pick at the 2005 Kingwood Classic
43 Points against Oak Hill(Mike Beasley, Tywon Lawson, Nolan Smith, etc.) the number 1 ranked team for the 06 season
43 points against against the SoCal All-Stars(Kevin Love, Brandon Jennings, Taylor King, etc.) at the 2006 Rose City Invitational
34 points in the 2006 Ohio Division III state championship
31 points in the 2005 Nike Youth Festival(Greg Oden, etc.)

He is overrated, yeah right.

[CincyFan]

He is good, but I wonder if he will have the grades to play. He isn't one of the smartest kids and I would put money on him getting help in classes or even having people do his homework cause he had to sit out the first couple of games his senior year in the playoffs cause he wasn't eligible to play. Makes u wonder why he picked USC.

[Man-o-Vertigo]

he picked usc because of the city. i wouldn't rate him in the 90's, they didn't rate Durant or Oden in the 90s, so i would guess mid 80's. i believe him, Eric Gordon, and derrick rose (my two favs) will be rated in the mid to low 80's(eric and oj) and high 70's(rose, i think he's better than that. but he relies on his athleticism too much as of now). rose will have the higher potential of the 3.

dont know much about the other freshmens, I've watched rose play for a couple of years, and gordon also.

also, watch out for E'twaun Moore of Purdue, im curious to see how he turns out.

[TheMOInTheNO]

Neither Oden nor Durant was not a 90 out of high school. Mid to Low 80's for Oden for both of them

[bigfnjoe96]

Since OJ Mayo actually can't be featured in the game, this thread is MUTE...

[Man-o-Vertigo]

why is that?

[IB33UKNOW]

Yea man, 4 reel, O.J. is the real deal, but if you compare him to anybody in the NBA, compare him to T-Mac, T-Mac is amazing, but Kobe is just, wow!

[KINGD3V1N]

47 Points against St. Patricks the number 1 ranked team in the nation
44 points against Javaris Crittendon 2007 1st round NBA Draft Pick at the 2005 Kingwood Classic
43 Points against Oak Hill(Mike Beasley, Tywon Lawson, Nolan Smith, etc.) the number 1 ranked team for the 06 season
43 points against against the SoCal All-Stars(Kevin Love, Brandon Jennings, Taylor King, etc.) at the 2006 Rose City Invitational
34 points in the 2006 Ohio Division III state championship
31 points in the 2005 Nike Youth Festival(Greg Oden, etc.)

He is overrated, yeah right.

Anyone can get that many pts when they attempt 45 shots a game.

[DaProphetho]

Hope u guys know 2k NEVER give frosh crazy overall ratings, which is GOOD. Oden probably was highest rated frosh ever!!!

[Xboxing2006]

84
Its very high but he is an allaround player.

[DaProphetho]

2k should go back to pre 2k7 were no frosh was higher than 79.

[CincyFan]

i think they only put freshman over 80's overall if they strongly think they will go pro (i.e. Durant and Oden). Only reason why Mayo will be rated in the 80's is if everyone thinks he will go pro. Other than that i really don't see why they would give me a mid 80 if he wasn't going to go pro

[Man-o-Vertigo]

2k should go back to pre 2k7 were no frosh was higher than 79.

nah, durant and oden were both rated lower than they should have been. if anything it should be a very rare occurrence for you to recruit someone and they turn out to be higher than 79

[lawcutta]

I don't know how high Mayo will be rated but he will be a solid player.

[DaProphetho]

nah, durant and oden were both rated lower than they should have been. if anything it should be a very rare occurrence for you to recruit someone and they turn out to be higher than 79
they were rated low they had never played a college, and overall ratings are meaningless...durant could dunk over any1 on the game, and oden defense awarness and shot block were crazy, i had a sg on drexel with 58 overall rating but had 80 mid and 85 3, and i dropped 20plus every game with him.

[Man-o-Vertigo]

they were rated low they had never played a college, and overall ratings are meaningless...durant could dunk over any1 on the game, and oden defense awarness and shot block were crazy, i had a sg on drexel with 58 overall rating but had 80 mid and 85 3, and i dropped 20plus every game with him.

im not gonna comment on low rated people being effective because i agree with you for the most part. i had a 68 overall guy with almost 90 in 3 point shots, so i feel ya there. but i still do not agree with the no freshman should be rated over 79. thats like saying that no one that comes outa highschool to the pros should be rated over 79(before the new rule that is). now it isnt everyday that we see a durant, carmelo anthony, or greg oden. someone who dominates in their freshman year, but it does happen. so in order to represent this, give them the ratings they deserve. and i feel that oden was rated lower than he should have been. like i said in my earlier post, just make it a rare occurrence.

[Superjames1992]

When I lived in West Virginia last year, they showed Huntington High's games on TV all the time. For those of you who do not know, that is OJ Mayo' school. He and Patrick Patterson were pretty darn good to say the least! By the way, does anybody know where Patric Patterson decided to go?

[grizz101]

the real question should be...

what will derrick rose's rating be in 2k8, a player who is much better than mayo

[ATL Jones Bro3]

OJ Mayonaise will be good......

[DaProphetho]

When I lived in West Virginia last year, they showed Huntington High's games on TV all the time. For those of you who do not know, that is OJ Mayo' school. He and Patrick Patterson were pretty darn good to say the least! By the way, does anybody know where Patric Patterson decided to go?kentucky probably gonna start pretty early

[realsports]

What's so funny is that I was able to put all these guys in CH2K7 and the announcers said their name, that's why CH Basketball is the best game around.

Anyway I put Mayo at 94, Kevin Love at 90, Patterson at 92, Eric Gordan at 92, and Derick Rose at 94.... now I want to see if they do the same in 2k8 :)

[realsports]

2k should go back to pre 2k7 were no frosh was higher than 79.


I don't think so, because now you don't have high schoolers going straight to the NBA anymore, so you're going to get some players that are MADE to play in the NBA, and can pretty much crush the college talent ala Kevin Durant. So I would assume that some players will be rated in the 80's and early 90's from now on.

[DaProphetho]

What's so funny is that I was able to put all these guys in CH2K7 and the announcers said their name, that's why CH Basketball is the best game around.

Anyway I put Mayo at 94, Kevin Love at 90, Patterson at 92, Eric Gordan at 92, and Derick Rose at 94.... now I want to see if they do the same in 2k8 :)
2k would never rate frosh 90plus, which is great

[cool318]

2k would never rate frosh 90plus, which is great

True

Eric gordon SHOULD be the highest rated freshman in the game. Around a 87 or so

Eric Gordon is a first team All-American joining Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina, D.J. Augustin of Texas, Chase Buddinger of Arizona and Chris Lofton of Tennessee.

[realsports]

2k would never rate frosh 90plus, which is great


No it's not, they really rated Durant very low, and he was whipping up on everybody as a FRESHMAN, and again, you will see more of that in the future, know that 5 star high school players can't go straight to the league. They will have to change their ratings for some players PERIOD

[LiVe N Die N TX]

lol yall are crazy if yall think any freshman will be higher than 86 cuz greg oden was the most hyped high school center i ever herd n he was a 86

[Xboxing2006]

Mark my word. Beasly will be the best freshman in the NCAA.

[ransom101]

i think that they should just do an update, half of the players they just don't know yet. regardless. it should be an upgrade available for schools. especially for the smaller schools. Some players get robbed every year.

[ProphetHo]

a update would be nice, i remember when choops came too 360 they did a update, making memphis a cheesers DREAM w/carney aka jordan/kobe/magic/lebron

[thelonelydead27]

The 2k6 Carney cheese was horrible. Reverse dunk with Carney EVERY PLAY!

[OSUCowboy]

It may have already been said, I haven't read the entire thread, but in 2K7 Greg Oden was an 87, which I felt was high for a freshman. I've always felt freshman need to prove themselves before earning a rating like that. With that said, Kevin Durant was a 79. I thought that was fair.

With that said, Mayo, Gordon and Beasley should be in the high 70s, low 80s at best, but who really knows?

Brian

[blwall1416]

I think his slugging percentage will help push him over 90.:eek:


Mayo's article:
http://www.dailynews.com/usc/ci_7188818

[ProphetHo]

It may have already been said, I haven't read the entire thread, but in 2K7 Greg Oden was an 87, which I felt was high for a freshman. I've always felt freshman need to prove themselves before earning a rating like that. With that said, Kevin Durant was a 79. I thought that was fair.

With that said, Mayo, Gordon and Beasley should be in the high 70s, low 80s at best, but who really knows?

Brianexactly ODEN most hyped big since shaq, so his rating was sumwhat understandable, but luckily he didnt have great offensive stats outside of dunking which was fair. I just don't believe a FROSH should be over 79 minus the lebrons and oden type recruits. and mayo, gordon and beasly aint lebron...

[fatboyob5]

Dont forget Rose. he's prolly better then all of them. but yea 80 should be high. but i thought Oden sucked in the game anyways.

[OSUCowboy]

I'm with you guys, of course. Freshmen shouldn't be in the 80s, let alone the 90s. If I ever saw a true freshman in the 90s, I'd quit. If that were the case, there's no room for growth.

I know as a young coach in LM, with a team that mustered maybe 13 wins, and that's a good season, a recruit in the mid-70s is awesome. Making freshmen so talented would make the game worse, I think. Of course, that's my opinion.

Brian

[ProphetHo]

funny thing is people dont want these frosh to be good because they truly think their that good. It because they wanna cheese with them. So USC, KSTATE, MEMP, IND, UCLA will all be heavily played not because ppl love these teams, but because ppl think they can cheese, with MEMPHIS being #1 cheeser prefered team online,lol

[rottie55]

I think 73-74. I do not know why people make a big deal about him. He's alright, but he is not all that. You people are putting him as good as Kobe, best player in NBA, etc. and he hasn't played one game of college.:confused:

[fatboyob5]

have you seen the kid play? or seen him is stats? id have to say hes that good. up until last year (and still now in a few rankings) he was ranked as the top player in his class, and one of the top five in ANY class since 6th grade. now i dont like him, i think hes selfish and a punk and i dont think hes gonna work well in the college game at all cause you actually need TEAMwork. that being said the media loves him and hes gonna be an amazing NBA player. so he'll be ranked really high.

[ProphetHo]

I'm just not ready to hop on mayo, gordon or rose bandwagon. every year ppl blow up ppl to make them seem like the next just jordan and it never turns out that way. For every kobe, lebron, melo and durant there are another 100 superstar prospect that ppl forget never make it. I still remember djuan wagner dropping 100pts in highschool and ppl annoiting him the new basketball "jesus"

[Victor Sweet]

OJ MAYO IS 7 YEARS WILL BE THE BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THE NBA

Hes the best flat out the closest in his class has to be Derrick Rose and he still cant compare OJ MAYO is NBA Ready
that's if world war 3 aka george bush doesn't kill us all before then

[ProphetHo]

lol bet sum of yall dudes would give mayo a hand job...

[HKai]

i think this **** is hilarious how in the hell can you take his HIGH SCHOOL stats and think that they matter? ITS HIGH SCHOOL think about it I hope all of us went to HIGH SCHOOL your talking about this guy playing average ballers yes i know not all the time but tis not like hes playing people his caliber night after night.When he gets to college hes gonna be playing seasoned players that have been playing college ball for 3-4 years that are BETTER than him.

Hes gonna have guys guarding him that are at his skill level a hell of alot more than in HIGH SCHOOL.So go look at USC schedule and see who they play and then you see whos gonna be guarding him and we will see how he does. OOOOO and hes playing college zones your not gonna find tougher defenses to beat than in college.

ne ways hes not all that gth over it stoping acting like hes the next great thing untill he is.