For the past few games, O.J. Mayo has been coming off the bench, not because of poor play, but so the Grizzlies can have a better bench. Coach Hollins was quoted as saying:
“I’ve been thinking about how we can balance our line-up. Everybody talks about how bad the bench is. We were not getting anybody on the bench that was a true, pure scorer so I have always been trying to figure out what is best to do. O.J. is a good shooter and he does have a scoring mentality. When you put him with the second unit maybe they’ll develop an identity.”
While Mayo is disappointed, he is committed to winning and doing what’s best for the team:
“You just have to be patient and stay enthused. I just want to help my team in any way possible. I just want it to be a winning decision. I won’t do anything to bother this team because I’m definitely a team player.”