From SportingNews.com:
...When Floyd said to get in a defensive stance, Mayo got in a stance. When Floyd said to run, Mayo ran. When action halted, Mayo's Barry White bass boomed off the walls as he asked another penetrating question about how best to fulfill his responsibilities.
Floyd says the two did not have a strong relationship before Mayo enrolled at USC. Given what he knew about big -- rep recruits and what he'd heard about this one particularly, Floyd expected to be coaching a whole lot of nonsense out of Mayo's game.
"I thought we were going to have to fight him," Floyd says. "I thought maybe he would feel he didn't have to guard as hard, change ends as hard. He wants to lead. And he recognizes if he is not going full -- tilt, people aren't going to be doing that behind him."
For all the words spent on Mayo, what has been mentioned too rarely is how serious and respectful he is about basketball. He does not cut the corners his talent would allow. He plays the game the way folks who write coaching textbooks dream it should be played.
Yet another article detailing Mayo's incredible work ethic.
