This man is O.J. Mayo of Liaoning Men's Basketball Team.
Compared with other teams' big-name habits of foreign aid, Mayo keeps a low profile like a "rookie", just bowing his head and playing with one heart. Such foreign aid with different personalities occupies an absolute main position in the Liaoning men's basketball team with outstanding strength, in which the past process and his contribution are worthy of respect.
Can you imagine that Mayo more than ten years ago was a favored son of heaven? And it is in the NBA on the other side of the ocean.
No matter his talent in basketball or his future development prospects, he is generally valued by professionals, even comparable to lebron james.
1, student days
Before he entered the NBA, his fame was well known.
In his high school career, he was almost omnipotent, averaging nearly 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to win the championship in succession, and his personal honor was soft.
Mayo, who later entered the university, still showed her talents, and participated in the NBA draft in her sophomore year, and was successfully won the third place by the Timberwolves (later traded to the Grizzlies).
2.NBA career
Mayo didn't let everyone down in the rookie season. His average playing time of 38 minutes per game is firmly locked in the starting position, and he can contribute 18.6+3.8+3.2 in the first season. The data of grizzly bears' rookie was almost refreshed by Mayo, ranking first among all the rookies in that year. Successfully selected for the all-star rookie team of the season.
However, the next year, Mayo hit a new wall, and his progress began to slow down as his opponents began to study him. But after the end of this season, he can still score 17.5 points. Although the score is slightly lower than that in the first season, it has improved the overall winning percentage of the team 16 games.
Since then, the team's series of operations have changed Mayo's mentality. For example, Guy's high-paying contract renewal made Mayo, who has been eager to become the core of the team, dissatisfied, and after the start of the new season, the ups and downs of the state completely made him a substitute for the team. In addition, the arrival of Henry and Tony Allen further squeezed his playing time. Playing time is not guaranteed, and the data plummets.
Mayo, who was depressed, broke out in various scandals afterwards (see Baidu for details). Finally, in the summer of 20 12, Mayo chose to join the Dallas Mavericks (now a lone ranger) instead of staying with the Grizzlies. Although the overall performance of the Mavericks rebounded in one season, after the season ended, he moved to the Bucks and signed a three-year contract.
During his three years in the Bucks, Mayo averaged only 1 1 point per game, and injuries have been bothering him. Finally, on 20 16, after the contract ended, the Bucks never chose to renew it with him.
3. Abandoned by the alliance
Due to his poor condition and constant off-court scandals, no NBA team signed him again, so Mayo had to go to overseas leagues to find a foothold.
20 18 played for San Herman in Puerto Rico league briefly, then joined Taipei Daxin Engineering Team in SBL league of Taiwan Province, and then transferred to NBL Hunan Yongsheng Team and Fubon Warriors in ABL league of Southeast Asia.
4. turning point in life
After the rematch of CBA last season, Stephenson and Bass of Liaoning men's basketball team didn't return to the team in time, so the team had to sign Mayo urgently.
It can be said that at that time, no matter the team, the media or the fans had high expectations of him, they just regarded him as a passer-by.
This is normal. Imagine a player who has been questioned for a long time and set foot in a low-level league. What high expectations can you have?
However, reality gave the skeptic a slap in the face. After a period of adaptation, Mayo gradually integrated into this team. Last July, Mayo scored 37 points in 48 minutes in the match between Liaoning Men's Basketball Team and Guangsha Men's Basketball Team. Not long after, against the Fujian men's basketball team, he hit eight three-pointers and scored 44 points, 1 1 rebound; In the game against Shanxi men's basketball team at the end of the month, he grabbed 17 rebounds and set his own record.
With the deepening of this season, Mayo, who has fully adapted to the tactics of the league and the team, has contributed more surprises. He, Guo and Zhao Jiwei's super attack guard combination has become the most reliable weapon for Yang Ming to score points at a critical moment!
1, comprehensive performance
So far, almost every team in CBA has played about 30 games. Liaoning men's basketball team achieved a proud record of 28 wins and 3 losses and topped the list, thanks to the joint efforts of the club's top management, coaching staff and all the players. As one of them, Mayo's performance naturally contributed.
3 1 game, keeping full attendance, averaging 29.7 minutes, 2 1.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting percentage as high as 52.9%, and shooting percentage from three-pointers as high as 48.5%. These two numbers are terrible for an outside player. His average shot is only 14 times, which is almost 20 times lower than other teams' foreign aid. In addition, his free throw percentage reached 90%, ranking fourth in the league in terms of efficiency.
2. Technical features: All-around warrior
1.93 meters tall, weighing only 100 kg, and his age has reached 33 years old. It is such a simple indicator that it is hard to imagine what he can do that is worthy of being brilliant. Compared with the foreign aid of other teams in CBA, there is almost no merit.
But look at the following performance, and then comprehensive evaluation, you should know how powerful he is.
Take Beijing Men's Basketball Team as an example:
attack
After the opening, the Liaoning men's basketball team did not enter the state, whether it was Guo, Zhao Jiwei or Han Dejun inside. The performance of the offensive end is extremely difficult. I want to do something, but I feel that my characteristics are limited by my opponent. In this way, the stalemate lasted for nearly 7 minutes, and the team only got 8 points, while the Beijing men's basketball team had already pulled the difference to 10.
No one can break the embarrassing situation of not scoring. At this moment, Mayo stood up. First, he hit a three-pointer against Zhai Xiaochuan in positional warfare, and then scored another three-pointer in the fast break when the other side's defense was unstable, which set off the climax of the team's counterattack and overtook the score before the end of the first quarter. The heart is big, and the ability to withstand pressure at critical moments is unobstructed.
protect
For a foreign aid, it is a very happy thing that the team is willing to defend with all its strength.
Why do you say that? Everyone knows that all foreign aid in the league is almost the core of the team's attack, and they have absolute shooting rights and dominance. However, they are rarely willing to put more energy into the defensive end. After all, no matter how good the defense is, it can't be quantified by data, and it wastes physical strength.
Therefore, the foreign aid who can fully defend, regardless of his ability, at least he is willing to give everything for this team without reservation.
There was such a scene in the second half: the Beijing men's basketball team grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and quickly launched a counterattack! Zhai Xiaochuan took the ball and went straight to the frontcourt. At this point, several players in the backcourt had given up chasing defense, but Mayo never stopped, successfully caught up with Zhai Xiaochuan and blocked him. His defensive movements on his hands and body are clean. In the face of Mayo's sudden appearance, Zhai Xiaochuan's feet were messy, he made a hasty layup and deliberately fouled. Obviously Mayo didn't fall for it, successfully defended and grabbed the rebound.
This scene was clearly recorded by the relay lens, and Yang Ming on the sidelines gave instructions and applauded!
Launch a ball attack
From the contribution of the team, the score is definitely a big basis, but the number of assists is also an important indicator that cannot be ignored. Mayo in the game rarely has strong and selfish scenes. Whoever is in a better position and has more confidence in scoring ability will not hesitate to send the ball out at the first time.
In the last quarter, Guo, Mayo and Mayo formed a three-line fast break to face Hamilton's defense. Mayo pushed the ball forward quickly in the middle, which seemed to be a forced layup. Guo also pinned down a defender for him. Only Zhu Yanxi is in front of him, and Mayo can directly surpass his opponent in speed. However, when Zhu Yanxi was about to contact, Mayo directly passed the ball to Zhang Zhenlin on the right, and Zhang Zhenlin, who was unguarded, got up and dunked successfully.
This is selflessness! I know I can score a layup, but I make wedding dresses for my teammates. After the goal, Zhang Zhenlin did not forget to give Mayo a high five to thank him. Obviously, Mayo knows in his heart that it is more meaningful for his growth and the long-term development of the team than scoring two points.
After coming to CBA and joining Liaoning Men's Basketball Team, Mayo seems to be a completely different person. In addition to playing seriously and silently contributing to the team, other off-court unstable factors have been completely isolated from him. Extraordinary life and ups and downs made him cherish this opportunity even more.
We are used to the "foreign aid in power" of CBA league.
In fact, this is understandable. After all, every club has spent a lot of money to introduce high-level foreign aid, so it is natural to assume more responsibilities within the team in order to be worthy of its own value and the contribution of the club.
But in this way, the progress of our domestic players will be limited. To this end, chinese basketball association has also made a lot of efforts, including the restrictions on salary caps and the restrictions on foreign aid playing in each game.
Although some achievements have been made, it is still difficult to change the status quo of "foreign aid core".
The appearance of Mayo, to a certain extent, provides some ideas for the signing of each team. At present, the main offensive and defensive core of Liaoning men's basketball team is mainly domestic players. Guo averaged 24.4 points and 7.8 assists per game, ranking first in scoring and assists, and Han Dejun ranked first in rebounding.
Mayo is hardly the first in all the important data parameters, which also shows that he doesn't want to compete with everyone.
However, this does not mean that Mayo's ability is poor. His efficiency is positive and negative, and his scoring ability at the critical moment is still unsolved.
In the game, Mayo gave us such an intuitive feeling: don't occupy the ball, be the No.2 or No.3 position in the book, and more often it is a running tactic, running without the ball. Open the offensive space with your active running, attract the attention of your opponent, create the offensive space for your teammates, and create more opportunities for yourself. Once there is an opportunity, not only does the breakthrough make the opponent have a headache, but his medium and long-range shooting ability is also quite accurate.
This also explains why our league needs such foreign aid, which can be summarized as follows:
First, don't occupy the ball, distinguish the main duties, and don't blindly compete for jobs other than duties;
Second, really promote the growth of domestic players and make the head coach system more in place;
Third, the competitive atmosphere in the team is more harmonious. It is precisely because there is no privileged shelf of foreign aid that everyone can compete fairly and help everyone to play their brighter side.
Finally, the author wants to say that from the media reports these days, we all know that Mayo's mother was unfortunately infected with COVID-19, which was like a bolt from the blue, and Mayo's state was ups and downs in previous competitions because of this. If Mayo chooses to return to China at this time, it is reasonable and the team will understand.
Up to now, every game is very important. Although Liaoning men's basketball team ranks first in CBA standings, it is only 1 ahead, followed by Guangdong men's basketball team and Zhejiang men's basketball team. With the strength of Liaoning men's basketball team, they can beat most teams without Mayo, but it's hard to say whether they will win or lose in the face of such absolutely strong teams as Guangdong, Xinjiang and Zhejiang.
Mayo's role in the team is more than just scoring goals. He has been integrated into this system and team. Once he leaves, it seems that a key link in the whole industrial chain has been broken, and it is difficult to find suitable accessories in a short time, which will have an unpredictable impact on the overall operation of the team and even affect the ultimate goal of the team.
Based on the above factors, Mayo made a touching choice: stay! Continue to advance and retreat with the team, endure the concerns in your heart and stay. This choice directly touched the club. The whole team recorded a blessing video for Mayo's mother, and sincerely hoped that she would recover soon.
Finally, I hope Mayo and Liaoning men's basketball team will continue their season vows and reach the other side of their dreams.