Hmmm... looks like he could be in some trouble. I was wondering how he got tickets when they showed him on TV at the game...


http://www.deuceofdavenport.com/2008/01/oj-mayo-just-ended-his-collegiate.html

Idiot. Before the season watched a special on him. They went through all these run ins with rules violations... framing them all like he was unlucky or it was just a product of him being a young kid in the lime light. Maybe bad decision are more than just unlucky with this guy.

If he gets busted for this I'd file him next to Mike Williams and maurice Clarett. Not to be touched with a 1st round pick. just the fact that OJ is already partying with Carmelo Anthony is terrifying. He seems to be destined for Marburydom.

pants wrote:
I think I'd have to agree with you. I am now on record hoping that the Wolves do NOT draft him at any costs.

I agree that he's been waving red flags for quite some time, but I can't really fault OJ on this one.

The rule says you can't accept tickets from a sports organization. Carmelo Anthony is not a sports organization. Also there's no way that Anthony could be using the tickets as a bribe. OJ isn't a free agent who can just sign with the Nuggets. He's going to get drafted by a lottery team and have to play for them. Where's the hidden agenda or bribe there?

If OJ Mayo's random friend got him a free ticket to a game, is that a violation? I don't think so. How is Carmelo Anthony anything more than a friend here?

I know these guys have to be careful because there are so many rules to violoate, especially when you're so high-profile. But it also seems that the NCAA is so stringent on its rules, almost to the point of sometimes being unreasonable. Can we really expect OJ to stop living his life out of fear of breaking some unknown rule?

I hardly see this being on the same level as receiving a car from a booster.

DeROK wrote:

You make good points, and I do agree that the NCAA is too stringent.

Still, NBADraft.net has Mayo ranked #10 overall right now. Combine that with his \"issues\" and I don't want the Wolves taking him if we have a high lottery pick.

DeROK wrote:
As I said in my post. I think all of OJ's issues including this one look insignificant when taken alone, but in aggregate they show someone who has bad judgment.

He clearly likes to walk the fine line when it comes to the rules. If that is accepting court side seats while in college it will be something else in the NBA.

sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3212316

If OJ truly vetted the plan of going to the game with Tim Floyd I would say he is not in the wrong. I also questioned why he was out with NBA players before he even made it to the NBA, but if he's been friends with Carmelo I think that satisfies that worry too.

How many of you had a fake ID or had a connection where you got in a 21+ bar/club? Him going to the club with Melo is hardly a cause for concern. Derok is right, calm down, ain't shyt wrong here. I'll take him if nobody else will.

daddyfatsax wrote:

True that.

All I'm getting at is that there are other guys I'd take over Mayo. When it comes down to it, I'd take him too if we somehow have like the 8th pick or some shyt like that.

I agree CW, he's not a Top 4 prospect at the moment. However, he's still probably going to be a decent player. If we are sitting in that 5-8 range for our pick, I'd have no problem selecting him.

Most people are down on him because he won't be the Lebron-type player he was originally hyped up to be. But at 5-8, I'll take somebody who will at worst probably be a Kevin Martin. Better than rolling the dice on some center who may turn out to be the next Eddie Curry.

College Wolf wrote:

As more facts have come out, it looks like the answer to this is a solid \"NO.\"

As usual, the NCAA/media is waaaaaaaaaaaaay overreacting about this. Typical.