Does OJ Mayo care about basketball anymore?

[John Reena]

He was annointed next by those dikk riding magazines mags like SLAM who hop on anybody nuts if they have a couple of good games. HoopsTV too.

SLAM tried soooo hard to make this nikka next

 

[The_Sheff]

Years ago i finally came to the realization that in damn near every industry out there you have the same makeup of people that exist at the job you are working right now. You have people working IT jobs that dont give two shyts about doing the best job they can do, they're just there for the check and you also have people who go above and beyond who really want to make a difference for the company. Same shyt in sports. Just because a person is good at basketball doesnt mean he actually wants to compete and be the best, its just a check to them.

You gotta stop putting these people on a pedestal and realize they have more in common with a lot of everyday cats out here than you think.

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

Years ago i finally came to the realization that in damn near every industry out there you have the same makeup of people that exist at the job you are working right now. You have people working IT jobs that dont give two shyts about doing the best job they can do, they're just there for the check and you also have people who go above and beyond who really want to make a difference for the company. Same shyt in sports. Just because a person is good at basketball doesnt mean he actually wants to compete and be the best, its just a check to them.

You gotta stop putting these people on a pedestal and realize they have more in common with a lot of everyday cats out here than you think.

Exactly. Unless the nikkas doing the criticizing are Dwight Shrute at their own jobs, don't be appalled that a ball player is just showing up to work to get payed. Can't be mad at a player for choosing the club over extra minutes at the gym if your'e posting here when there's stuff that needs to be done at your own job..... I understand being disgusted if he's on the team you root for though

 

[NigerianDonDada]

The OJ Mayo and Bill Walker hype

 

[Luvs 2 Spooge]

I remember him and Bill Walker being a big deal when they played on the same HS team.

Crazy looking back and most/all of these dudes are nobodies now.

Don't forget Patrick Patterson was on the same team..who woulda thought he would be the best pro of the 3?

 

[DonRe]

Damn i thought this b*stard was going to take Kobe place in terms of entertainment/skill value on the court. I really wanted homie to be a superstar. But the combo of being mis-used and injuries and lack of drive, and there you have it.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Love, Mayo, Rose, Beasley, Gordon ........I never thought this class would turn out like this

So trash

Lopez the only one still beasting

 

[RhodyRum]

Years ago i finally came to the realization that in damn near every industry out there you have the same makeup of people that exist at the job you are working right now. You have people working IT jobs that dont give two shyts about doing the best job they can do, they're just there for the check and you also have people who go above and beyond who really want to make a difference for the company. Same shyt in sports. Just because a person is good at basketball doesnt mean he actually wants to compete and be the best, its just a check to them.

You gotta stop putting these people on a pedestal and realize they have more in common with a lot of everyday cats out here than you think.

Yup, & it usually starts with the media lionizing dudes to the naive & gullible kids who are watching, no different than cigarette companies subliminally targeting underaged smokers. Sure there's grown ass men who still buy into the pedestals built for these cats (as pathetic as that is) but man, once they get a kid believing these athletes are better than the rest of us and that the teams they root for are there to create a family atmosphere within the city they reside in, it's cash city for the next 20 or so years.

Then that young sports fan grows up, sheds the naivete & discovers a lot more to life than watching other people play a sport you love. Then the leagues and their media partners just sink their teeth into another generation of youth.

 

[feelosofer]

Dude had the skillset to be an elite player, but he lacks the passion and the drive. He'll be a backup the rest of his career.

 

[NormanConnors]

Didn't teams have this cat trying to play PG most of his career though

 

[Reggie]

OJ seemed to have lost the desire to be great in the league and is just content it seems just saying he is a part of the NBA. Dude should be one of the best shooting guards in the league. But I suppose once he got paid he said fukk it and didn't want to put in the work to get to that level.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Or maybe he was just never that talented in the first place?

There are many talented people who know they're talented...and have no desire to consistently prove it to anyone, cause they already know what they're capable of.

 

[Piff Tannen]

He was annointed next by those dikk riding magazines mags like SLAM who hop on anybody nuts if they have a couple of good games. HoopsTV too.

SLAM tried soooo hard to make this nikka next

lol goddamn this brings back memories;Maurice fukking taylor, him and mcinnis along young Lamar were lo key a fun watch

 

[YoungOldHead]

Let your rookie year be far and away the best year of your career brehs.

Do we call it Tyreke Evans syndrome or OJ Mayo syndrome?

Actually, I guess it's Damon Stoudemire syndrome.

Can't agree with that he had many good years.... Never felt like he was just collecting a check

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Years ago i finally came to the realization that in damn near every industry out there you have the same makeup of people that exist at the job you are working right now. You have people working IT jobs that dont give two shyts about doing the best job they can do, they're just there for the check and you also have people who go above and beyond who really want to make a difference for the company. Same shyt in sports. Just because a person is good at basketball doesnt mean he actually wants to compete and be the best, its just a check to them.

You gotta stop putting these people on a pedestal and realize they have more in common with a lot of everyday cats out here than you think.

Yeah like I don't think Andrew Bynum gave a fukk about basketball like that.

nikka was just big and talented and could get paid off that shyt.