http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8363672/new-jersey-nets-deron-williams-open-2014-basketball-worlds As title states, Cuban thinks Mayo can be a star. What do you think, can he at least fill Terry's void?
in all seriousness this is his 5th season in the NBA.. he's not going to get a whole lot better.. in fact his numbers have declined but mostly due to Memphis being really deep and playing 10 less mins per game... With 35mpg he was averaging 18 pts and 4 rebs. Not really All Star numbers if you ask me. Can he replace Terry though? hmmm that is probably his ceiling.. border line all star at best and he should be fine to fill in the gap that Terry left.
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I highly doubt it. On the upside, Kaman and Elton Brand are huge upgrades over Brandon Haywood and Ian Mahinmi, so they might get into the playoffs anyway.
Mayo's a fine player. Hits his threes, stays in front of his man on D, decent enough rebounder, good finisher in traffic. If he had the ability to blow past defenders, maybe he could be a star. But he doesn't. That said, you play him 40 minutes a game and he'll give you 19/4/3 with better than average shooting percentages. Those are Mobley numbers. But it's not star-level production.
Eh. Athletic wings typically don't suddenly become crappy at age 23/24 without suffering a significant injury or gaining a ton of weight. The last two years he's been cast as an instant offense guy off the bench, and he's clearly not uncomfortable in that role. I think his first two seasons as a starter are more indicative of his true ability.
well, he got punched by Tony Allen 2 years ago, and has been playing like a headless chicken ever since. Maybe there's a connection!
Cuban is currently on a trash talking across America tour: http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story...ngeles-lakers-new-jersey-nets-moves-mean-wins
