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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: fatty fat fat on September 12, 2006, 06:22:31 PM
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Rush and Mayo meet head-to-head
Mayo scored 31 points and played impressive defense against Rush
When the brackets were announced and people attending the Big Time Tournament saw the 3:40 pairing of the D1 Greyhounds and Rocktown an exciting buzz could be heard and plans were made to be at Basic High School to witness 2005 small forward Brandon Rush and 2007 point guard O.J. Mayo in a battle of possible high school to the NBA players.
Mayo, 6-foot-5, came out aggressive, at times too aggressive, taking 15 1st half shots while scoring 18 points and leading D1 to a 45-35 lead at the midway point. He found the mark on seven of his shot attempts and was hitting from outside the arc and creating off the dribble. Meanwhile Rush struggled to get an open look thanks largely in part to Mayo’s impressive defensive effort but he did break away for a nice dunk in traffic and scored 10 points.
The 2nd half saw much of the same, although Rush was more successful when he decided penetrated. The game belonged to Mayo and the Greyhounds and Rocktown never really made it a close contest. On the day Mayo finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists with Rush scoring 22 points and pulling down six rebounds. The Greyhounds advanced with a 83-70 win.
D1 small forward Bill Walker was a dominating force in the opening minutes when he snagged five rebounds in the first three minutes of the game. He finished with 10 boards and 18 points despite deferring to his teammates for much of the 2nd half.
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Basically, what I get from that post was...
Walker>Rush
He's going to regret not going to the league :lol:
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Also, Arthur and Walker both played on the US team back in 2005.
In almost every game, Walker pretty much doubled DA's point total.