This video’s been making the rounds for a few days. It’s OJ Mayo’s final high school moments. There’s a dunk, hurling of the ball into the crowd, and a technical. You half expected the guy take of his jersey, fling it into the crowd, grab his nuts and point at women and leave for the locker room, groupies in tow.

More cocky than the video? His entitled attitude toward college basketball, courtesy of the NY Times.

It’s incredibly sickening, and we truly wish Tim Floyd the best in this endeavor (first though, PLEASE cover 8.5 against UNC). Why Floyd would want anything to do with someone who lives by this credo, “O. J. doesn’t give out his cell … He’ll call you” is beyond us. Mayo is the anti-Kevin Durant, and exemplifies everything that is wrong with American youth basketball. Increasingly, it’s trickling up to the NBA.

When Floyd answered the phone, he heard a teenager’s voice on the other end: “Coach, this is O. J. Mayo. I’d like to come to your school.€

Mayo had not been on an official campus visit. He had not seen the new arena, the Galen Center. He did not know anything about the current roster.

Mayo’s mind was apparently made up. He was already looking ahead. “How many scholarships do we have for next year?” he asked.

Floyd stammered. “After this,” he said, “I guess we have three.€

Mayo went through the priority list in his mind. “Don’t worry about recruiting,” he said. “I’ll take care of it.€

Before Floyd hung up, he asked one more time for Mayo’s cellphone number. “No,” Mayo said. “I’ll call you.€

One word, OJ: douche. So what do you think … NBDL in 2008?

Mayo Recruited U.S.C., Raising the Program’s Profile (NY Times)