Somebody cue the Marvin Gaye.   Lets look at the career of 3rd year pro OJ Mayo.

- best 8th grader in the country
- top 5 player in class of 2007
- drafted 3rd overall in 2008
- as a rookie avg. 18.5 ppg

sounds like a player destined for greatness right?

Fast forward to the current 10-11 NBA season.  OJ Mayo is now playing a 6th man role coming off the bench and his stats across the board have taken a considerable drop.  He's currently averaging 13 ppg in 28 minutes.  Mayo averaged 38 minutes ppg i...

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Kansas freshman Josh Selby is as good as advertised.  He's only played in 2 games so far but one could argue he is Kansas' best player already.  The explosive guard has stepped right into the role Coach Self invisioned.  Selby just had to play the waiting game and deal with the NCAA investigation that led to a 9 game suspension.  Well, now the wait is over and Kansas has the complete formula to make a great run in March.  Post play? Check. Experienced guards? Check. Explosive play maker? Chec...
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Who saw this coming? Who thought in December UConn would be a top 5 team in the country with it's controversy surrounding recruiting violations and unexperienced roster.  Last night the Huskies finally lost there first game this season to the #6 Pittsburgh Panthers. Well, there was one reason and one reason only why the Huskies started off 10-0.  Kemba Walker!

Right now Kemba is leading the nation in scoring at 26.9 points a game.  He is basically the whole UConn offense. Players talk about be...
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The Magic are 3-2 since the blockbuster trade.  It seems they have caught a groove and won the last three games against the Spurs, Celtics, and lowly Nets.  Did Orlando improve? I would believe so.  Everybody wants to complain about them giving up Gortot which leaves them thin in the frontcourt, but what about the improvements in the backcourt.  The players Orlando acquired are mentally rejuvenated and you can see it in their play.  Hedo just wasn't happy in Phoenix and Gilbert Arenas was pro...
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