2011-2012 Player Preview: #4 Todd Mayo
by Soft Pretzel with Cheese on Oct 27, 2011 10:00 AM CDT
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PrintYOUR Marquette Golden Eagles begin the 2011-2012 season against Mount St. Mary's at the Bradley Center in a little over 2 weeks. In the mean time, we at Anonymous Eagle will provide daily player previews for the members of the 2011-2012 Marquette Golden Eagles to familiarize you with our roster. First up on the list is freshman guard Todd Mayo. Mayo, a 6'3" shooting guard, attended Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, MA where his team won the National Prep Championship and he averaged 22 points and 6 assists per game. Originally from Huntington, WV, Todd is the younger brother of Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo. Mayo committed to Coach Buzz Williams in March 2011 and chose the Golden Eagles over teams like Providence, West Virginia, Memphis, Oklahoma State and Central Florida.
Minimum Expectations: There is little doubt that Mayo has the athletic ability and potential to follow in the footsteps of Wade, McNeal, and Darius Johnson-Odom as a star shooting guard for Marquette. In fact, Mayo's athletic ability was on full display at Marquette Madness as he finished second to DJO in the dunk contest. On a team coming off a deep NCAA tournament run and loaded with talent, athletic ability and potential may not be enough for this freshman to contribute on a regular basis. However, if given opportunities to play in the early part of the season, don't be suprised if he shows flashes of the player we are all expecting him to become.
In My Wildest Dream: He's the second coming of Jerel McNeal. The offensive recruiting report on Mayo sounds very similar to that of Marquette's all-time leading scorer. He's been dubbed a playmaker and has the ability to both shoot the ball from the perimeter and attack the rim which can cause match-up nightmares for opposing teams.
In My Worst Nightmare: In order for Todd Mayo to crack Coach Buzz Williams' rotation he needs to be able to play defense. By all accounts, defense is the area where Mayo needs to most improve. A perceived lack of defensive prowess and the depth at shooting guard on the current roster may result in Mayo having a hard time finding minutes in the regular season rotation as a freshman. The bigger concern would be that he’d have a hard time developing his offensive and defensive skills at the college level and thus never reaching his full potential at Marquette.
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Kid still needs a nickname.
This shouldn’t be this hard.
The Clinic is growing on me, after I realized that Miracle Whip isn’t actually mayonnaise.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
But Miracle Whip is basically mayonnaise since it looks and taste like it!
If he puts up big numbers and occasionally owns defenders by shooting in-your-face 3’s and poster dunks, then The Clinic seems highly appropriate
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Mayonnaise is far superior
And I’ll have words with anyone who says otherwise.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Oct 27, 2011 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Baconnaise?
An improvement on regular mayonnaise?
Restoring carousel. Come help.
by Brewtown Andy on Oct 27, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm intrigued by Mayo
Word on him coming out of HS was that he can get his own offense, but needs the ball in his hands a lot. I like the idea of a guy being able to provide some instant offense. But I’m unsure how a guard that needs to dominate the ball would fit the offense as it’s currently constructed.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
Backing up DJO?
Restoring carousel. Come help.
by Brewtown Andy on Oct 27, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Possibly
But even DJO doesn’t require the ball in hishands hands all the time to be effective. In fact you could even argue that he’s more dangerous off thethe pass, as a spot up shooter, than he is when he’s looking to create for himself.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Oct 27, 2011 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh
I hate typing on my phone. I think I still made my point, despite the unnecessary words added in there.
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Oct 27, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
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