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Now, does the above cover absolutely every single kind of distraction that is unwanted? Probably not, but you should by now have a good idea of the general types of things we will be discouraging. The above examples are meant to give you a good feel for / idea of what we're looking for. If something new or different than the above happens to come along and results in the same problem (that being, any other attitude or behavior that ultimately distracts from actually just discussing the topic at hand, or that is otherwise disrespectful to other posters), we can and we will take action to curb this as well, so please don't take this to mean that if you managed to technically avoid saying something exactly like one of the above examples that you are then somehow off the hook.

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The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

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  • #16
    Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

    Randy Moss had a few down years in Oakland then look what happened in New England. It's a different sport, but sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders.

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    • #17
      Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

      Originally posted by Day-V View Post
      I don't wanna lose 1 of our only 2 PF's on the team, a guy who gels really well with Roy and is one of the better passers on our team for an immature punk who scores only 12 points a game, is not a very good defender, and will more than likely do something stupid and get himself in trouble before his time here with us is up.
      not calling you out bro, but I dont understand why people are so quick to judge. Yes Mayo had some recruiting issues , but that is very common. He has not been in trouble in the courts, and his "ban" was for a sports drink

      he is only 21 and I am still in shock we couldnt meet a funkin deadline

      How unprofessional
      Sittin on top of the world!

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      • #18
        Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

        Originally posted by PR07 View Post
        Randy Moss had a few down years in Oakland then look what happened in New England.

        We are not the New England Patriots. We are the Houston Texans.

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        • #19
          Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

          Originally posted by Day-V View Post
          This I agree with. I would've been more in favor of the trade had a quality big been included. The oft-reported J-Mac & 1st Rounder for Mayo, however, no thanks.
          Well it was reported as a three way with NOH sending back 2 players and a 1st. We will never know who those players were. NOH has a lot of cheap players that could have made that deal work, including 5 bigs at 2.5 mil or below.

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          • #20
            Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

            Randy Moss was also amazing before he experienced a decline... whereas Mayo was just... decent.

            That said, I don't disagree about change of scenery doing good, look what Jalen Rose did for us. But, let's not pretend that is a consistently repeatable scenario.

            Mayo has declined each year in the league. He has incidents quite frequently. He has all-world talent. It's just not gonna happen. We already have one of those guys in Lance Stephenson, let's keep it to one gamble at a time please.

            Besides, from everything we've read, we got canoodled by NO backing out of the deal at the last second, what are ya gonna do?
            There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.

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            • #21
              Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

              Originally posted by 90'sNBARocked View Post
              and his "ban" was for a sports drink
              He said it was an over-the-counter supplement at first.

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              • #22
                Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                Originally posted by Day-V View Post
                We are not the New England Patriots. We are the Houston Texans.
                That's not the point though. Just because a guy is not playing well in an organization where basketball goes to die and they rarely win anything, doesn't mean he couldn't succeed under the guidance of a future hall of famer (Bird) and a rising culture that is Pacers' Basketball.

                I mean the Grizzlies might be second in incompetence only to the Clippers when it comes to running an NBA organization. I don't put much stock into how a guy is performing there because I'm not sure if there is any set plan present.
                Last edited by PR07; 02-25-2011, 10:57 AM.

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                • #23
                  Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                  Originally posted by PR07 View Post
                  That's not the point though. Just because a guy is not playing well in an organization where basketball goes to die and they rarely win anything, doesn't mean he couldn't succeed under the guidance of a future hall of famer (Bird) and a rising culture that is Pacers' Basketball.

                  I mean the Grizzlies might be second in incompetence only to the Raptors when it comes to running an NBA organization. I don't put much stock into how a guy is performing there because I'm not sure if there is any set plan present.
                  Off topic, but that future happened in 1998.

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                  • #24
                    Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                    Originally posted by PR07 View Post
                    That's not the point though. Just because a guy is not playing well in an organization where basketball goes to die and they rarely win anything, doesn't mean he couldn't succeed under the guidance of a future hall of famer (Bird) and a rising culture that is Pacers' Basketball.
                    My fear is that he wouldn't pay attention to Bird. I think he'd do much better around proven veterans like Tim Duncan in San Antonio, Kobe in L.A., or KG and Ray in Boston.

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                    • #25
                      Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                      [QUOTE=PR07;1178392]The problem I have is when people are acting like Mayo and George couldn't coexist. You can never have too much talent. If Wade and LeBron can coexist, I'm sure these two could've too. Right now, how many guys on this roster can create their own shot on a regular basis? Not many. At the very least, Mayo would've given us that.

                      QUOTE]


                      The thing is he doesn't create his own shot.Yes it was a strength coming out of higschool and College but it has not translated over in the NBA. I think the reason is he's not a great athlete, secondly he doesn't have that explosive first step that some of the other undersized two guards have that make them so good at attacking the rim.

                      At this point in his career he has alot of trouble getting by his man and he's not considered a very a good one on one player.Alot of people who were so high on was mainly because they thought he could play pg in the NBA and potentially be a huge matchup problem but he can't play that spot and I don't think scouts see him as a elite talent anymore.

                      He is a excellent shooter and a willing passer and there would have been a role on him for this team but I don't view him as starter on a team looking to win a championship.I think he could be a great 6th man.

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                      • #26
                        Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                        Originally posted by 90'sNBARocked View Post
                        not calling you out bro, but I dont understand why people are so quick to judge. Yes Mayo had some recruiting issues , but that is very common. He has not been in trouble in the courts, and his "ban" was for a sports drink
                        A warning about sports drinks is clearly posted in the locker room of every NBA team in the league. So at worst he is dabbling in banned substances and at best he is a big bonehead. We need neither type here. He also apparently has anger issues. We've seen many people like this in the league. They do nothing for team chemistry, and more often than not, these people do not change. Again, no room for such a person in the Pacers locker room.

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                        • #27
                          Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                          Reportedly, Bulls offered 3 1st picks and to take on a bad deal for Mayo, but Heisley declined due to personal grudge against the Bulls owner. On hoopshype twitter page atm.

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                          • #28
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                            http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...vs-mayo-emerge

                            Sources have brought me up to speed on the details of Allen/Mayo I, and judging by the fruit of this fight -- a black eye for O.J. Mayo and a fine for Tony Allen -- there will not be a rematch.

                            I'm told the two Memphis Grizzlies players, who are actually friends, scuffled over a debt of $7,500 that Mayo owed to Allen after losing in the card game Bourre.

                            Allen, regarded as one of the toughest guys in the league, tried to avoid a confrontation, but Mayo trash-talked Allen for roughly 15 minutes, criticizing his game, bragging about how he was a better basketball player than Allen, about how he was a lottery pick.

                            Allen was especially bothered by Mayo's chatter because they have a friendly relationship. Zach Randolph tried to play peacemaker, telling Mayo to stop ribbing Allen, but to no avail.

                            Finally, Allen had enough and struck Mayo in the face. He then landed a succession of blows to Mayo's eye, mouth, shoulder and the side of his head. Mayo was able to get off a swing, but Allen ducked to avoid it and then clocked Mayo once more for good measure.


                            As Apollo Creed said to the young upstart Rocky Balboa, "Ain't gonna' be no rematch.''
                            That confrontation is 1 of the 2 times that Mayo has been suspended this season. Sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't happen.

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                            • #29
                              Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                              Originally posted by SMosley21 View Post
                              http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...vs-mayo-emerge



                              That confrontation is 1 of the 2 times that Mayo has been suspended this season. Sometimes the best trades are the ones that don't happen.
                              Well so he was a dick with his friend and got beaten up. I thought he had anger management issues himself. This isn't nearly as bad. He's no Artest, he just can't keep his mouth shut around his friends.

                              I hadn't seen the particulars untill now, this makes me feel much better about his issues. Not nearly what I was afraid off.

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                              • #30
                                Re: The busted Mayo Deal / Paul George

                                Originally posted by ballism View Post
                                Well so he was a dick with his friend and got beaten up. I thought he had anger management issues himself. This isn't nearly as bad. He's no Artest, he just can't keep his mouth shut around his friends.
                                He's got an bad attitude problem, point blank. The worst part of it is he talks trash and then can't back up his mouth. Players like that don't fit the mold of the team we're trying to build.

                                Talk it, walk it

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