O.J. Mayo, one of the top high school basketball players in the nation, will not be transferring to Oak Hill Academy (Va.) for his senior season, and it remains unclear if he will return to North College Hill.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/SPT0301/50512012/1062/SPT

Uh oh..WoodyJr should love this one..:devil:

I am impressed with Oak Hills and the call they made.

I am impressed with Oak Hills and the call they made.

It shows that good character is more important than basketball talent...kudos to them.

No surprise here. Steve Smith doesn't have to put up with Mayo and the baggage that his entourage entails. Good decision. Word is Mayo will end up at a prep school ... I'm sure they'll have several potential suitors.

10-13-2005, 04:00 AM	#58
westsider All World Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the cutting edge ... Posts: 7,068	Mayo and Walker will never end up at Oak Hill. Steve Smith would never allow their "entourage" to wield such influence over any of his players.

So you have!

This whole circus is simply sad. No chance for a somewhat 'normal' teenage existance.

 

BTW, its Oak Hill and not Oak Hills.

10-13-2005, 04:00 AM	#58
westsider All World Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the cutting edge ... Posts: 7,068	Mayo and Walker will never end up at Oak Hill. Steve Smith would never allow their "entourage" to wield such influence over any of his players.

So you have!

Good call westsider!!:thumb:

Sad developement but kudos to OHA.

Sad developement but kudos to OHA.

Maybe this is just what Mayo needs. Someone to say to him "It doesn't matter how good you are, we're not putting up with this garbage." He's not past saving from himself.

I am impressed with Oak Hills and the call they made.

:thumb: and I better not say anything else :sssh:

To answer my question from the other thread: it seems as if Oak Hill does have some standards they follow. Good for them.

Uh oh..WoodyJr should love this one..:devil:

 

Well ummmmmmmmmm...............:bunny:

 

I'm not completely sure of your meaning on that Oh Fair One

 

I hope no one thinks I have any animosity towards any HS player. My jousts on here have been with how I perceive others comments sometimes being personalized towards me (thats just MY opinion of course). Others can & may feel my comments aren't always 100% up to par but we can agree to disagree without getting off topic IMO. I just TRY to stick to the specifics (as much as possible:p ) when debating in hopes of not digressing into :fight: . Of course, a small side dish of sarcasm is sometimes offered as a little spice to the meal

 

Any Who, My "issue" surrounding most of this stuff has been the impact of AAU, Summer Tourneys, Shoe Co. influence, Entourages, Adult(or semi-adult) egos, etc dictating and overly influencing HS basketball - as I see it. Others have differing views and thats fine; perhaps I'm just too old school:sleep:

 

I don't know whats best for any HS player & I don't think anyones else's opinion is any better either. There may be several good options OR no good options. Often we just have to make a decision and go with it - life is a process.

 

I had thought that Oak Hill would be a pretty good option for Mayo (hopefully alone) in the belief he would get great coaching and be a "little" better insulated from the traveling circus that follows him seemingly everywhere. It may not occur and/or we don't know where he will end up but I hate to see a young person so bounced around/led around/bribed around (I dont know what words to use) simply because they have a God given physical talent better than most others.

 

Lets just hope things work out for the best for him.

And by that I don't necessarily mean the largest contract ever for his age, etc, etc, etc .....:fire:

 

Woody Jr

I drove through Mouth of Wilson the other day. It makes Possum Trot and Black Gnat look like a metropolitan giant. The 'You're entering Mouth of Wilson' sign and the "You're leaving Mouth of Wilson" sign were on the same post. Smack in the middle of nowhere. Of course, during basketball season, they don't spend much time on campus anyway...

I drove through Mouth of Wilson the other day. It makes Possum Trot and Black Gnat look like a metropolitan giant. The 'You're entering Mouth of Wilson' sign and the "You're leaving Mouth of Wilson" sign were on the same post. Smack in the middle of nowhere. Of course, during basketball season, they don't spend much time on campus anyway...

I have been there too...way out in the country.